Happy birthday, Ed Vosberg

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 28, 2010 12:44 PM CDT

Happy birthday to Ed Vosberg, who turns 49 today.

Vosberg was a lefty reliever who was a key component of the Rangers' bullpen on their first playoff team, establishing himself as a legit major leaguer at the age of 33.

He's primarily remember by Rangers fans for two things, however.

First, he was arrested in 1995 outside of the Ballpark in Arlington for attempting to scalp his all star game tickets. Only with the Rangers...

Secondly, he was part of one of the better trades the Rangers made in the 90s, being sent in 1997 to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Rick Helling, who ended up being a solid part of the Ranger rotation for the next several years.

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The concept of a major league player scalping his tickets to the All Star Game never ceases to amuse me

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by WestTxAg06 on Sep 28, 2010 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

I'll never forget that

I laughed for a very, very long time when I heard that.

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by t ball on Sep 28, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep

For a few years after that, every time I passed the “no scalping” sign in front of the Ballpark, I’d yell out, “that means you, Ed Vosberg!”

by RCCook on Sep 28, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't believe he is that old

by ab03 on Sep 28, 2010 1:03 PM CDT reply actions

lol

you get arrested for scalping tickets? for real?

by I am Neftali Feliz on Sep 28, 2010 1:05 PM CDT reply actions

Fairly certain

There’s a clause on the back of the ticket that states you can’t sell the tickets for more than face value within a certain number of feet of the ballpark.

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by Brandon Bibb on Sep 28, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions

It totally depends on the locale

in Phoenix you’ll get scalpers right across the street because it’s legal.

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by Dirk Diggler on Sep 28, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions

This is correct

States determine whether or not scalping is legal. Most commonly it is illegal to resell the tickets on the club’s property.

In Minnesota, you can resell tickets if you are licensed but not for more than face value. You cannot resell tickets on the grounds of the event. Previous to 2007 scalping was illegal entirely.

In my experiences at Camden Yards you can resell on site but in a designated resale area.

by Heebs on Sep 28, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Aren't scalpers usually the people with signs asking for tickets?

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by TooLegitToQuit on Sep 28, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes

This is because scalpers cannot be arrested for asking for tickets. However, if they had a sign that said tickets were for sale they could be arrested.

The funny thing is that even as state’s have begun to legalize scalping (with different levels of restrictions), the signs still persist because scalpers clinging to old habits.

by Heebs on Sep 28, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions

He was my default guess as the "secret Ranger"......

….back when the Hardline used to host Diamond Talk and I actually liked those guys enough to call in nearly every show.

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by Hard8 on Sep 28, 2010 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

Ahh, the Secret Ranger...

…spawned one of the greatest drops in Ticket history:

Ohhh Kayyy????

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by Brandon Bibb on Sep 28, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions

now that's a callback

nice

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by Hard8 on Sep 28, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

/Wang Lee (the free food glutton)

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by Rodney on Sep 28, 2010 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Is Ed Vosberg the one who threw "The Vulcan?"

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by Cecilio's Guante on Sep 28, 2010 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

If he is that would explain a lot

I went to the same high school as Vosberg and were taught a play named “Vulcan”… that would almost be too strange.

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by Desert Ranger on Sep 28, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions

by Cecilio's Guante on Sep 28, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions

If you think it only happens with the Rangers

Look at this

Minnesota head coach Mike Tice is being investigated by the NFL for allegedly heading up and profiting from a Super Bowl ticket-scalping operation within the Vikings organization, a violation of NFL rules that league sources say has been going on for years.

by Heebs on Sep 28, 2010 1:57 PM CDT reply actions