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Update on the link provided claims he suffers from severe migraines. If so I can empathize and they have been known to cause me to choose bizzare words in the middle of a sentence as well. Even when taking the proper medication it can cause that.

Feel for him. If that is indeed the case it is a temporary problem only (say a day or 2 max) in my experience and should not be any long term effect.

I'd suggest he address it (explain the condition) and sort of apologize for the confusing comments. Should clear it up. Will be interesting to see how the Rangers organization deals with it.

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Heard this earlier today on the Musers...I too hope Dave is OK...that said, I'd pay handsomely to see Tom Greive's expression for the thirty seconds after the word "fifth."

The audio dump out makes me wonder what else he said before they got everything under control. Really hope he is okay.

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Barnett to miss two days due to recurring migraines - rangers press release:

http://texas.rangers...ws_tex&c_id=tex

He has been missing a lot of calls lately. Hopefully this rest will fix it, but there's been ground rule doubles he has called homeruns and several other headscratchers. Hope he puts his health above everything else. At the very least, Tag should send him some cookies while he is out.

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He has been missing a lot of calls lately. Hopefully this rest will fix it, but there's been ground rule doubles he has called homeruns and several other headscratchers. Hope he puts his health above everything else. At the very least, Tag should send him some cookies while he is out.

Tag's a creature of habit. That table of cookies goes straight into the trash at the bottom of the 8th every night. Always has always will.

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When I heard the Barnett audio...all I could think was "wow, this is not good". To me, the similarities between his rambling & the JetBlue pilot that lost it are chilling. A similar "Good vs. Evil" storyline floating around unchecked in his head.

I'm a Dave Barnett apologist. I think he's good at what he does and is held back by lack of chemistry with Tom. TAG flat layed out on Dave when things when things were obviously not right with him and amplified this whole thing that much more. Of course, that's nothing new...TAG lays out on Dave all the time. That said, I think this could present an opportunity to the Rangers to overhaul the TV booth and fix the mistakes they've made in that regard.

I just wish that someone in the Front Office would concede the fact that Josh Lewin was not the weak link in that pairing, nor is Dave Barnett the weak link in the current pairing. It's Tom Grieve that makes this broadcast booth feel like a minor league broadcast...and the "cookie talk" and obvious contempt for fellow broadcasters & fans alike that needs to end sooner than later.

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When I heard the Barnett audio...all I could think was "wow, this is not good". To me, the similarities between his rambling & the JetBlue pilot that lost it are chilling. A similar "Good vs. Evil" storyline floating around unchecked in his head.

I'm a Dave Barnett apologist. I think he's good at what he does and is held back by lack of chemistry with Tom. TAG flat layed out on Dave when things when things were obviously not right with him and amplified this whole thing that much more. Of course, that's nothing new...TAG lays out on Dave all the time. That said, I think this could present an opportunity to the Rangers to overhaul the TV booth and fix the mistakes they've made in that regard.

I just wish that someone in the Front Office would concede the fact that Josh Lewin was not the weak link in that pairing, nor is Dave Barnett the weak link in the current pairing. It's Tom Grieve that makes this broadcast booth feel like a minor league broadcast...and the "cookie talk" and obvious contempt for fellow broadcasters & fans alike that needs to end sooner than later.

I've never liked Tag. I agree with what you said about him and how he constantly makes excuses for the Rangers if they're playing poorly. I'd love to see Barnett and Busby in the booth together.

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Thanks for the heads up, GreenP1. A few quotes:

"Every specialist I see has a different slant on things."

"The good news is I feel fine and haven't been having migraines."

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