Dallas Morning-News, official record-keeper for the welcome back group hug in Arlington, had some quotes from Pudge, namely, on being a C2 (a role in which I could have sworn he didn't want to fill in the off-season):
“I understand the way the team is playing, and we don’t want to break that,” said Rodriguez, who made his major-league debut with the Rangers on June 20, 1991, and stayed with the club through the 2002 season. [Manager] Ron [Washington] and I, we talked about that, and he’s going to play me two or three days a week, which is OK. I’m a winner, and whatever it takes to win, I’ll be here.”
Also an interesting note on the potential third player: that only kicks in if the Rangers make the post-season.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
