The downside of fancy salad dressings

[Trey]

If the Astros give a player a ranch, wouldn't that player have to pay property taxes on it?  And if so, wouldn't that counteract all the extra $$ they would get from no state income tax?  I'm thinking maybe we didn't think this ranch thing all the way through.  And neither did Carlos Lee, probably.  Did somebody give him a Wonderlic test?  Just checking.

[MusicMan]

Can someone please translate this for me?

[Andyzipp]

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If the Astros give a player a ranch, wouldn't that player have to pay property taxes on it?  And if so, wouldn't that counteract all the extra $$ they would get from no state income tax?  I'm thinking maybe we didn't think this ranch thing all the way through.  And neither did Carlos Lee, probably.  Did somebody give him a Wonderlic test?  Just checking.

I'm not sure, but the tax on a (mostly) undeveloped ranch in unincorporated land isn't going to be all that much, especially if Lee has set up an Ag exemption.

[Arky Vaughan]

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If the Astros give a player a ranch, wouldn't that player have to pay property taxes on it?  And if so, wouldn't that counteract all the extra $$ they would get from no state income tax?  I'm thinking maybe we didn't think this ranch thing all the way through.  And neither did Carlos Lee, probably.  Did somebody give him a Wonderlic test?  Just checking.

It's likely that the property taxes on a place suitable for a multimillionaire in many big-league cities would be higher than the property taxes on Lee's ranch.

[Limey]

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It's likely that the property taxes on a place suitable for a multimillionaire in many big-league cities would be higher than the property taxes on Lee's ranch.

Is Royal Oaks full yet?

[strosrays]

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It's likely that the property taxes on a place suitable for a multimillionaire in many big-league cities would be higher than the property taxes on Lee's ranch.

Yep.  Stay away from that balsamic vinagrette crap and stick with the ranch (or, if you must, thousand island.)  Good rule of thumb.

Re: Carlos Lee:  His nickname is El Caballo. Is there a theme song to be played prior to his at-bats at MMPUS next year?  There are some great equinocentric songs out there -- "Wild Horses", "Chestnut Mare", etc. -- but they are a little involved for a two or three second pre-AB snippet.  My guess is something akin to the Mr. Ed theme will prevail.

And I assume Purpura has sent someone out looking for the nitwit who used to bark from the second deck every time Hidalgo came up.  We definitely need someone whinnying from the mezzanine for all of El Caballo's PAs next season.

[Froback]

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And I assume Purpura has sent someone out looking for the nitwit who used to bark from the second deck every time Hidalgo came up.  We definitely need someone whinnying from the mezzanine for all of El Caballo's PAs next season.

That makes me think of that Christmas song that High School bands always play that has the horse whinny sound at the end.  I think a trumpet with a muffle-thingy is how they make it... seems like something that could easily be brought into any park.  But probably easy to spot then too.

[Arky Vaughan]

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That makes me think of that Christmas song that High School bands always play that has the horse whinny sound at the end.  I think a trumpet with a muffle-thingy is how they make it... seems like something that could easily be brought into any park.  But probably easy to spot then too.

It's Sleigh Ride with a cup mute. Maybe General Admission/The Conductor can play it.

[DVauthrin]

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It's likely that the property taxes on a place suitable for a multimillionaire in many big-league cities would be higher than the property taxes on Lee's ranch.

Yep.  Stay away from that balsamic vinagrette crap and stick with the ranch (or, if you must, thousand island.)  Good rule of thumb.

Who needs salad dressing when oil and vinegar works like a charm?   Second best would be honey mustard, however.

Back to Lee:  What kind of ranch is it?   The high quality hidden valley stuff or the crappy off brands?  

[Lefty]

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Re: Carlos Lee:  His nickname is El Caballo. Is there a theme song to be played prior to his at-bats at MMPUS next year?  There are some great equinocentric songs out there -- "Wild Horses", "Chestnut Mare", etc. -- but they are a little involved for a two or three second pre-AB snippet.  My guess is something akin to the Mr. Ed theme will prevail.

"Caballo Diablo", Charlie Daniels Band.

Anything but that damn Michael Martin Murphy song will do fine, though.

[VirtualBob]

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... cup mute. Maybe General Admission/The Conductor can play it.

This is making me a little uncomfortable ...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

 Dark Horse by George Harrison.

[strosrays]

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Dark Horse by George Harrison.

Excellent choice.  That one had slipped my mind.

"Horse Latitudes" would be a major bummer, and is way too involved, anyway.  Probably induce a dribbler to the pitcher with two outs and men in scoring position.

I thought of Babe Ruth's "Amar Caballero", but you'd have to be a serious 1970's prog-rock fan to even get it, and I am not sure how many of those also regularly attend games at MMPUS.