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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 422
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WHEREAS, Amarillo residents are celebrating the return of |
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affiliated minor league baseball to the city after a 37-year absence |
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as the Sod Poodles ball club makes its debut in April 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The new Double-A affiliate of the San Diego |
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Padres, the Sod Poodles are the first Texas League team to call |
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the city home since 1982, when the Amarillo Gold Sox completed a |
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seven-year run, also as part of the Padres organization; and |
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WHEREAS, After launching their 2019 season at Corpus |
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Christi on April 4, the Sod Poodles will christen their home |
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ballpark, Hodgetown, during their April 8 home opener against the |
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Midland RockHounds; located in downtown Amarillo, Hodgetown is a |
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state-of-the-art baseball facility named for Jerry Hodge, who |
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has played a leading role in getting the team established in the |
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city; and |
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WHEREAS, The Sod Poodles take their name from the term that |
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Panhandle pioneers gave to prairie dogs, and the mascot was |
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selected from more than 3,000 proposals in the franchise's "Name |
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the Team" contest; the quick-draw and cowboy-hat-tipping Sod |
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Poodles depicted on two of the official team logos illustrate |
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Amarillo's can-do spirit and hospitality; moreover, the club's |
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colors of Amarillo Yellow, Texas Red and Blue, and Route 66 Retro |
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Blue symbolize the proud history of the region and the Lone Star |
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State; the team is already generating such excitement among local |
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residents that there has been a call to make the Sod Poodle the |
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state's unofficial Herbivorous Burrowing Rodent; and |
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WHEREAS, The return of affiliated minor league baseball to |
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Amarillo marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the |
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community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join all those |
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associated with the Amarillo Sod Poodles in commemorating this |
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momentous occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Amarillo Sod Poodles on |
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their inaugural 2019 season and extend to the team's players, |
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coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for success this year and |
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in seasons to come; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Seliger |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 3, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |