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FILENAME:	3763_1381_1476
TOPIC#:		365
DATE:		920115
TRANSCRIBER:	RDL
UTT_CODER:	lsh
DIFFICULTY:	2
TOPICALITY:	1
NATURALNESS:	1
ECHO_FROM_B:	4
ECHO_FROM_A:	2
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:        None.

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qy          A.1 utt1:   ((   ))   Are you there? /  

ny          B.2 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b          A.3 utt1:  Okay,  /
ad          A.3 utt2: {D now } tell me your favorite team. /  

qy          B.4 utt1:  {F Uh, } baseball? /  

ny          @A.5 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  <Lipsmack> {D Well, } I've  [ been +  kind of  <breathing>, been ] intrigued with the Rangers, {F uh, } more so with, {F uh, } {F uh, }  their management than anything else.  /
sd          B.6 utt2: [ I, +  I ] don't follow baseball [ that, +  that ] closely,  /
sd          B.6 utt3:  {C but, }  {F uh, } {D you know, } since I live here so close to Arlington, {F uh, } that's the  team that I've been kind of following. /  

b          A.7 utt1:  Okay.  /
sv^t          A.7 utt2:  I think it's a little bit  late in the season for them to assign us - /
qw^t          A.7 utt3:  where do you think they're headed,  /
ad          A.7 utt4: {C so }  we'll have to talk about the future --   

b          B.8 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.9 utt1:  -- with the Rangers. /  

aa          B.10 utt1:  Right. /  

qo          A.11 utt1:  What are your thinkings on what they can do, what they'll be able to do? /  

sv          B.12 utt1:  {D Well, } I think that, {F uh, } {D you know, }  with, {F uh, } so much controversy over Ruben Sierra not signing and asking us for so much money,  it's, {F um, } {D you know, } I think <breathing> - /
sd          B.12 utt2: I'm not real sure about   th-, - /
qy          B.12 utt3: do you know anything about Ruben Sierra's, # {F uh, } # /  

nd          A.13 utt1:  # {D Well, } # I heard tonight on  the news that he is willing to come down.   

b          B.14 utt1:  Yeah #  /
bf          B.14 utt2: that, #   

+          A.15 utt1:  # on his, # -/  

+          B.16 utt1:  he was willing to come down a little bit #  [ and, + ] #   

aa          A.17 utt1:  # Yes. # /  

+@          B.18 utt1:  {F uh, } # if the Rangers will go up a little bit. #   *[[ I think this should end in a slash.  B's next turn seems to start with a backchannel of A.19. ]]

b^m          A.19 utt1:  # {C And } the Rangers go up a # little bit,  /
b          A.19 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+@          B.20 utt1:  Yeah,  /  *[[ I think this should be an independent utt; see note on B.18. ]]
sd          B.20 utt2: {C but } a little bit [ from  three, +   {D you know, } from thirty ] million dollars or  thirty-five mil-, <breathing> - /
sv          B.20 utt3: that's a lot of money. /  

sv          A.21 utt1:  I think the entire baseball, - /
%          A.21 utt2:  yeah,  /
sv          A.21 utt3: they're the ones that probably are paying the highest. /  

aa          B.22 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.22 utt2: # they are. # /  

sv          A.23 utt1:  # {C And } I # think this is absolutely ridiculous. /  

b          B.24 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

o          A.25 utt1:  No. /  

sv          B.26 utt1:  {C And } [ I really think, + I really think ]  [ that, +  {F uh, } that ] they ought to, - /
sv          B.26 utt2: I'm not real sure that they should pay him that much money.  /
sv          B.26 utt3:   I think they should, {F uh, } {F uh, } pay him what his salary is going to be, {F uh, }  and let him, - /
sd          B.26 utt4: {C because } he's got one more year before he turns into a free agent. /  

aa          A.27 utt1:  That's right. /  

qh          B.28 utt1:  {C And then, } {F uh, } who knows,  /
sv          B.28 utt2: if he produces next year, they may have to end up paying him anyway,  /
sv          B.28 utt3: {C but } if he doesn't,  then his market value will go down  /
sv          B.28 utt4: {C and } they can pick him up [ for, +  for ] a lot less # [ than, # +    

%          A.29 utt1:  #  ((   )) . #    

+          B.30 utt1:  than ] they would, {F uh, }  if they paid him [ the si-, +  {D you know, } the six ] million dollars a year this year. /  

sd          A.31 utt1:  What I saw on the news today,  that - /
sd          A.31 utt2: [ Bu-, +  Buechele ] was back just to visit. /  

b          B.32 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.33 utt1:  I'm awful sorry he's not # still. # -/  

aa          B.34 utt1:  # {F Oh, } # yeah,  /
sd          B.34 utt2: {C but } {D you know, }  what, he, - /
sv          B.34 utt3: that was a great deal for him. /  

aa          A.35 utt1:  {F Oh, } I'm sure it was. /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv^r          B.36 utt2: it was a great deal for him  /
sd          B.36 utt3:  [ {C and, } +   {C and, } ]  {F uh, } he just signed on, {F uh, }  /
sd          B.36 utt4: I think it was like a five year deal with, {F uh } --   

^2          A.37 utt1:  Pittsburgh. /  

+          B.38 utt1:  -- Pittsburgh. /  

b          A.39 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.40 utt1:  {C So, } {D you know, } he's real happy there.  /
sv          B.40 utt2:   As far as the Rangers are concerned, [ I think, + I think ] they [ need some, +   definitely need some ] pitching. /  

aa          A.41 utt1:  Yes, sir. /  

%          B.42 utt1:  {F Uh, } {C and so } [ I, +  {D you # know } I, # ] -/  

qo          A.43 utt1:  # {D Well, } what # do you think of Howse, who is the coach for the pitchers? /  

br^m          B.44 utt1:  The pitching coach? /  

aa          A.45 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          B.46 utt1:  {D Well, } {D you know, } I  was just looking at the news tonight,  /
sd          B.46 utt2: {C and } they showed  [ [ a, +  a, ] +  a ] black guy that [ was  go-, + was helping  ] out, {F uh, }   

^2          A.47 utt1:  His assistant. /  

+          B.48 utt1:  His assistant. /  

b          A.49 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.50 utt1:  {C And } I think that's [ a, +  a ]  great addition.  /
sv          B.50 utt2:  {E I mean, } he seemed to know what he was doing  /
%          B.50 utt3: [ {C and, } +   # {C and, } ]  {F uh, } # -/  

sd          A.51 utt1:  # I really # wish they could see fit to get rid of Howse. /  

qy^g          B.52 utt1:  {F Oh, } you don't like Howse, # {F huh? } # /  

nn          A.53 utt1:  # No,  /
nn^r          A.53 utt2:  #  no,  /
sd^e          A.53 utt3: I really don't. /  

x          B.54 utt1:  # <Laughter>. #   

sd          A.55 utt1:  # {C And } I'm not # going to stand up, {D you know } on # my, #   

x          B.56 utt1:  # <Laughter>. #   

+          A.57 utt1:  soapbox and say that, /  

x          B.58 utt1:  <Breathing>.   

sd          A.59 utt1:  {C but } I'm,   

x          B.60 utt1:  <Breathing>.   

+          A.61 utt1:  not fond of Howse  /
sd          A.61 utt2: {C and } I'm not fond of Grieves. /  

br^m          B.62 utt1:  {F Oh, } Tom Grieve? /  

aa          A.63 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b          B.64 utt1:  <Lipsmack> Yeah.  /
sd          B.64 utt2:  [ I'm, +  I'm ]  not sure [ that, +  {F um, } that ] they're ready to get rid [ of, +  of, ] {F uh, } Tom Grieve yet,  /
sd          B.64 utt3:  {C but } Howse might be a different, {F uh, } situation,  /
sv          B.64 utt4: {C and } I think you're probably right, [ that they, +   that they ] need [ some, +  {D you know, } some ] changes in, {F uh, } pitching coach, maybe  /
%          B.64 utt5:  {C and, }  {F um, } -/  

sd          A.65 utt1:  {D Well, } I'm just gullible enough  that I think Bobby Valentine is, {F um, } {F uh, } doing all right #  /
%          A.65 utt2: {C and } I'm sure, # -/  

qy^g          B.66 utt1:  # You # do, {F huh? } /  

nd          A.67 utt1:  {D Well # <laughter>, } # /  

sd          B.68 utt1:  # <Laughter> That's contrary to,  {F uh, } # popular belief, {D you know } # <laughter>. # /  

aa          A.69 utt1:  # <Laughter> # {F Oh, } I know,  /
sd          A.69 utt2: I know so,  /
sd          A.69 utt3:  {C but } I would like so much for these Rangers to get their act together  {C and } give, {F um, } <lipsmack> {F oh, } {F uh, } Nolan Ryan the support he needs. /  

aa          B.70 utt1:  <Breathing> {F Oh, } I know <breathing>.  /
sv          B.70 utt2:  {D You know, } it's too bad that, {F uh, } it has to be a forty-two year old guy [ to, +  to ]  lead [ the, +  {F uh, } the ] Rangers, {D you know. } /  

aa          A.71 utt1:  I understand. /  

sv          B.72 utt1:  They need to have [ some, +  some ]  young guys that can take the lead  /
%          B.72 utt2: [ {C and, } +  {C and, } ] - /
%          B.72 utt3:  {F uh, }   

sd          A.73 utt1:  {D Well, } [ I just +  <laughter> {F oh, } I ]  have so many mixed emotions about all this. /  

+          B.74 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.75 utt1:  {C But } I think with their new stadium, they should go and let, -/ 
