The next thing I know, they were loading me into an ambulance. I asked Andy if the game counted (toward the streak), and he said, 'Anyone who was here at the ballpark counts. I was back here the next night.

If he can't recreate the Republic of Texas, I think his second best is to recreate the Alamo right down here.

I've been waiting for this for seven months.

The natives are getting restless. It's a tense situation.

I know the plate is 17 inches wide and it doesn't expand. But with these guys it does. It really makes you miss the minor league umpires.