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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, June 11, 2009, marks the debut of the Coastal Bend |
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Thunder baseball team, which is beginning its first season of |
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competition in United League Baseball; and |
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WHEREAS, The newest franchise in the ULB, the Thunder will |
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compete against teams from Edinburg, Laredo, Harlingen, San Angelo, |
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and Amarillo, which promises strong intrastate rivalries among the |
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six ball clubs in the Texas-based league; and |
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WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend team will make its home at |
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Fairgrounds Field in Robstown, and the Thunder will throw out the |
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first pitch there on June 15 after playing its opening series in |
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Harlingen; and |
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WHEREAS, Overseeing the team's operations are general |
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manager C. J. Bauer and assistant general managers Ray Hunt and |
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Javier Limon; the action on the field will be guided by manager Al |
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Gallagher, a former major league player who has extensive |
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experience at the helm of minor league teams; and |
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WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend region is filled with passionate |
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baseball fans, and the arrival of the Thunder promises them plenty |
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of excitement and entertainment this summer and in seasons to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the inaugural season of play for the |
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Coastal Bend Thunder baseball team and extend best wishes to the |
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team's players, coaches, and management for great success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Thunder as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |