| Richard Ray, Anchor/Reporter The job description is Anchor/Reporter. Whatever you label it, mine is the best job in America. I'm a Minnesota native who grew up in a small farming community and finally made his way to KDFW-TV in October 1983, a prime example of someone who wasn't born in Texas but got here as fast as he could. My previous stops included newsrooms in Nashville, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Rochester, Minnesota. I currently anchor the weekend newscasts: Saturday 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. I also do a weekly travel and recreation feature called "Lone Star Adventures" and periodic documentary and special projects. My wife Catherine (Supervising Producer at Fox 4 News) and I live in Denton County, Texas with our college student daughter, Kristina. Oldest son Nicholas, a decorated Naval veteran from the war in Iraq, is now out of the service, working as a paramedic and finishing undergraduate work with an eye on medical school. His wife, Simone, is currently enrolled in Texas Women's University's prestigious nursing school. Another adult son, Derek, also lives and works in North Texas. E-mail Richard at richard.ray@foxtv.com. Visit Richard Ray's myFOXdfw.com blog. |
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| Vintage Baseball May 8, 2007 | 3:07 PM Category: Entertainment Featured On: MyFoxDFW Farmers Branch Historical Park I'm headed out to the ballyard to wave the willow for a spritely match with the FB club nine, hoping to flumox the bowler and wallop the horsehide for an ace or two. You can bet I'll show a little ginger as a basetender and a ballist and a striker. Huzzah! If any of the above makes any sense to you, you're probably one of the growing number of people getting involved in Vintage Baseball -- the 19th century version of the Great American Pastime. Farmers Branch is in the forefront of organizing a team -- complete with uniforms to match those worn in a picture by a 1908 FB team. I It should make a great Lone Star Adventure. In Vintage Baseball pitching is underhand -- fair or foul balls caught on one bounce are outs -- the bats around round and must not exceed 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Lots of different rules -- all based on the way the game was played in the 1800s. Just for fun -- here's 19th Century Base Ball Slang (some trash talk included) courtesy the FB Mustangs web site -- using the language is encouraged to "add color to the game." Ace: run Apple, pill, horsehide, onion: the ball Ballist: player Basetender: infielder Behind: catcher Bowler, hurler, thrower, feeder: pitcher Club nine: team Cranks, bugs, rooters: fans Daisy cutter, bug-bruiser, grass clipper or ant killer: ground ball Dew drop: slow pitch Dead: put-out Dish: home plate Duff, muff: error Foul tick: foul ball Hand: a player Hand out: player out Huzzah: form of congratulation Leg it: run hard Muffin: player of lesser talent The line: where the batter stands at home plate Make your first: a single Match: a game Player dead: out Show a little ginger: hustle Side out: three outs Sky ball: high pop-up Stinger: hard hit ball Striker or batsman: batter Tally: run scored Three hands out: side retired Whitewash: to hold a team scoreless in an at-bat Willow: the bat Rich: reporter http://community.myfoxdfw.com/blogs/RichardRay/2007/05/08/Vintage_Baseball |
