Local heroes

Zach Duke -- Pittsburgh Pirates -- Waco Midway -- no college

Taylor Teagarden -- US Olympic Team -- Texas Rangers -- Univ. of Texas -- Carrollton Creekview

Matt Thompson -- Texas Rangers Rookie Ball -- DBAT -- Arlington Grace Prep

That is something that has always annoyed me. why are these people heroes over athletes, construction workers, lawyers, trashmen, or fast food workers. they are no more important or less important than the other.

If you think so, let all truck drivers stop working and see how your life is affected. Don't have your trash picked up for 3 weeks and see what your life is like.

If the person is working hard and is making an honest living, then they are a hero.

Josh Geer -- Portland Beavers AAA (San Diego)--Forney--Navarro--Rice--no recent stint
Blake Beavan -- Clinton Lumberkings A (Texas Rangers)--Irving--no college--no recent stint
Curtis Thigpen -- Syracuse Chiefs AAA (Toronto Bluejays)--Forney--UT--recent stint

It's an expression OA5II, nothing more. My dad is retired, so there is no where on the Internet for me to follow his day-to-day success. It's baseball....and it's just for fun....and call them what you will. I'll reword the topic if I can remember how to do it.

I was targeting those that have had at least a recent stint in the big leagues.

Duke certainly qualifies.

OA5II, get a grip. Do you ever tell your kid how great he is? Why is he so great? What has he done for society, other than to have 3 speeding tickets, a PI, gotten anything less than an A in class, got caught with pot, etc. (This is not YOUR son, as I don't know who you are, just that our youth put themselves in less than positive situations from time to time). The point is, it is a word, explaining how proud you are of them, and you should keep using it.

In this thread, the word happens to be HERO. They have done nothing to save a life, just that we are proud of their accomplishments. What gets me is that the word HERO, for some people, must mean that a life or death situation must have been in play. Whether it be a soldier or person who sacrifices personal safety for the wealfare of others.

Search for the negative and that's what you will find. Search for the positive, and your life will change...think about it.

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Originally posted by OA5II:
That is something that has always annoyed me. why are these people heroes over athletes, construction workers, lawyers, trashmen, or fast food workers. they are no more important or less important than the other.

If you think so, let all truck drivers stop working and see how your life is affected. Don't have your trash picked up for 3 weeks and see what your life is like.

If the person is working hard and is making an honest living, then they are a hero.

Heroes are something people, especially kids, look up to and strive to be someday. While I always appreciated the trashman when I was a kid I never strived to do that for a living.

Nobody is "dogging" another profession, just giving some props to the kids that are chasing and achieving their dreams.

Just my 2 cents...

rfc,

you either got me confused with someone or misunderstood what I said. My question is why do people knock athletes and say they are not real heroes but teachers, cops, firefighters, etc are the true heroes.

Brad Hawpe---Boswell H.S.(state championship)... Navarro Jr. College...L.S.U.(national championship)
Colorado Rockies.

good one NTB! Forgot about the former Pioneer/Bulldog/Tiger turned Rockie.

For OA5II

from dictionary.com

he·ro
–noun, plural -roes; for 5 also -ros.
1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
2. a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
3. the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.
4. Classical Mythology. a. a being of godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity.
b. (in the Homeric period) a warrior-chieftain of special strength, courage, or ability.
c. (in later antiquity) an immortal being; demigod.

5. hero sandwich.
6. the bread or roll used in making a hero sandwich.

A few other DFW products:

German Duran- FW Paschal- Rangers
Hunter Pence- Arlington- Astros
Yovanni Gallardo- FW Trimble Tech- Brewers
David Purcey- TCA- Blue Jays
Vernon Wells- Arlington Bowie- Blue Jays
Mike Bascick Jr- Duncanville - Nationals
Zach Segovia- Forney- Phillies

A couple of Brewer grads
Kelly Shoppach
Aubrey Huff

Hero = my Dad

Adam Miller -- McKinney HS -- Buffalo Bisons AAA (Cleveland)