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meh.. 1 of 3 is all we needed.
If we had Josh, I think we win. Murphy came up with the bases loaded and 1 out hitting in Hamilton's spot, and popped up getting no runs. If Hamilton was batting, guarantee we get atleast 1 run in
meh.. 1 of 3 is all we needed.
texas should have got swepted
dan haren pitched a of a game
complete game but lost
We got one of three
That's all we really needed
We're still 8 games up
gr8 pst, u rly know ur baseball
Back to the bankruptcy drama, Cuban has filed a motion to force MLB to hold the owner confirmation vote by August 16th so he can take control of the team. Doesn't seem like there is any precedent to this type of motion, so it will be interesting to see what the judge rules. he will have to rule tomorrow, since bids are due by 8:00 pm.
http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?o...les&Itemid=157
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08...treat-the.html
This sums up how angry I feel about Cuban's involvement in this whole bankruptcy mess. But, if he does become owner I hope that MLB confirms him quickly, or else our off-season is sunk and there will be no hope of signing any of our free agents. That could lead a promising team to take a giant step or two back, which is unacceptable to me. So if he is going to be owner, just let it be done already.
Still holding out hope for Greenburg/Ryan though.
I used to be 100% behind Greenburg Ryan until hearing from multiple people that Greenburg would run the team to be profitable which is a horrible way to run a ball club.
BUT Cuban might view this as a business venture as well. I dont know. we shall see how it works i suppose...
BTW if Cuban buying the team loses Nolan AND Daniels? Then that asshole better be ready for some F'ing negative feedback..
So .. it looks like it's down to Greenburg/Ryan and Cuban/Crane, who have apparently teamed up.. Cuban teaming up with Crane, who reneged on ownership of the Astros a few years back, seems bad. They might have a hard time getting confirmation from MLB this way, which would could stall the sale until well after the best free agents are already signed in the offseason.
I am surprised Cuban teamed up, although with the resources of both combined, they can surely beat anything that Greenburg/Ryan put out. But the vote by the owners, that scares me now.
**sigh**
Even when the team is on the verge of their first playoff run in over a decade, being a Rangers fan is still a punch in the gut sometimes.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/8/3...wn-to-three-or
I doubt Cuban cares about negative feedback. Especially from Spurs fans.
How is Cuban getting involved anything but a good thing?
I prefer Greenberg/Ryan but I'm not gonna piss and moan about Cuban owning the team.
Have you people forgotten the ing asshole that's been running this team into the ground for the past decade plus? HE'LL BE GONE COMPLETELY regardless of if it's G&R or Cuban. That's cause for celebration for any true Ranger fan. Griping about Cuban is stupid.
Agreed...not a huge Cuban fan, but the guy definitely spends money on his team..and didn't he say that he wanted to involve Nolan, anyway?
He says he wants Nolan to stay with the team, but after blocking Nolan/Greenberg here, I doubt Nolan will want to stay.
Either way, Tom Hicks will be taken out of the picture completely. That's a happy day regardless of who owns the team.
Agreed..I'm so glad to get rid of that . Problem is, Nolan is a man's man..dude won't stay around to be a symbol..he wants to be a part of the decisionmaking...if Cuban won't do it, Nolan will be gone. That's not what I want as a fan, but Cuban's better than Hicks being here.
at the end of the day..
Cuban >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Hicks
YES!! Orioles beat the Angels!!
Buck Showalter makes a nice first impression.
Baltimore just beating the AL West teams they're supposed to beat. No surprises here
I am not ing about Cuban anymore, I have resigned myself to the thought of him owning the team. My only concern is that I don't know a damn thing about Crane or what kind of an owner he would be, and since he is taking the lead on his group with Cuban as the backstop, I am not sure how that will turn out.
Also, if they don't get a quick confirmation from MLB, this thing could drag out beyond Opening Day next season. That ruins the offseason. All I can hope for is a quick vote from MLB. But I am afraid they may stall in an attempt to get their favored group some time to sue or something. Because I truly believe that Bud Selig is an incompetent fool and would let something like that happen.
Yeah, Crane/Cuban are better than Hicks ... if MLB will approve them. Let's see how much of a tool Selig really is.
Cuban...
Why would you think he would run the team like he does the mavs? Cuban doesn't care about the Rangers the same way, he only popped up when a business deal could be made. Sounds like he wouldn't just sink money in it and take losses like he does with the mavs, he wants a profit from this one, and that's bad for the Rangers.
Since July 1st the Rangers have scored 3 runs or less in 17 of 29 games.
Vlad .209 3HR 17RBI
MY .248 4HR 9RBI
Elvis .215 3RBI
Julio .231 1HR 2RBI
Murphy .200 3HR 6RBI
Benji .196 2HR 8RBI
Smoak/CD .089 0HR 2RBI
This offense has been BAD for a month now. If that doesnt change immediately it will be their downfall.
I didn't say he'd spend money like he does with the Mavericks. If you actually read my post, you'd know that all I said was this -
HE'S NOT TOM HICKS.
That's good enough for me to be overjoyed if he becomes the next owner. That alone.
And you're ing re ed if you think he'd own the Rangers and not do whatever it took to win. Will he make them the Yankees/Red Sox with rampant spending? Probably not. But he won't turn them into the ing Royals either.
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