Ever wonder what happens?

by SocalAngelFaninOC on Jul 30, 2008 7:58 AM PDT

When a player like Kotch or Tex gets traded the day of a game with no chance to make many plans? Here's a few questions I have and I'm sure there are many more:

An hour before the game he re-dresses to street clothes and heads for the airport:

1) The team has already bought him a ticket on a commercial airline - does he fly first or coach?

2) When he arrives, who meets him and where do they go?

3) Assuming he stays at the team hotel, he theoretically has no clothes other than the ones on his back....

4) Assuming (and we do) that he is in the lineup either that day or the next day, he has a locker and a uniform all ready prepared for him which somehow fits perfectly so he is not distracted performing his duties.

Anybody know how all this stuff gets done?

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The Angel's seamstress...

has to show up early (1:00am) and start getting to work on the new player’s uniform. She said she was glad when O.C. got traded because his uni was always ripped and dirty. I bet she hates these mid-season trades too.

"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."

by NoDakHalo on Jul 30, 2008 8:15 AM PDT reply actions

WE are in the Road. Boston's people are making Tex's Jersey.

When traded players measurements ETC are exchanged.

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Jul 30, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

My guesses

1) CBA governs (I can’t believe they would fly coach)
2) Team traveling secretary sets him up in a hotel and one of those guys holding a sign with his name on it meets him at the airport
3) Kotch would probably have the same clothes (i.e., his luggage) that he had in Boston and arrange for stuff to be sent from home. Evidently Teixeira’s family will be staying with Boros until he gets set up
4) Team seamstress goes to work (see above)

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on Jul 30, 2008 8:46 AM PDT reply actions

Tell me that Tex's

first Uni won’t say “ANGEES” on the front, ok??

by pattimelt on Jul 30, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

XD

Adam Riggs will live forever because of that goof-up.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 30, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

He lives forever due to a walk-off hit against the Yankees, also...

by Downing Rules on Jul 30, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

That was big, but walk-off hits happen every year.

Epic jersey misspellings are much rarer. :-P

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 30, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Doesn't he live forever

Due to his inclusion in the Mitchell Report?

by BBFan1 on Jul 30, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Boston Red Sox propaganda...

that Mitchell Report.

by Downing Rules on Jul 31, 2008 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Dude, no one read that thing.

;-)

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 31, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Private Charter Jets

When a team has to get a player from on place to another in a hurry, they use corporate jets to get them there. I read recently that Ervin Santana, Frankie Rodriquez, and some A’s player flew together on one to get to New York for the All-Star game.

by 44FAN on Jul 30, 2008 12:13 PM PDT reply actions

Here's an interesting article

about moving and such: LINK

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 30, 2008 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

WiFi HaloFan

Thanks! That was very helpful – gives good insight as to how much it upsets the lives of the players and their families. And, just think of how many times a year it happens!

by SocalAngelFaninOC on Jul 30, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions