2010 Texas Rangers

[DoKdynasty]

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.

How would you know this? What makes you think Cuban, someone who has already made more money than he knows what to do with, would treat the Rangers any different than he treats the Mavs? Multi-billionaires like Cuban don't buy pro sports teams as investments, they do it cause they want a toy to play with.

If Cuban bought the Rangers I'd find it to be very comparable to when Jerry Colangelo added a baseball team to Arizona (the Diamondbacks), only it would be even better for Dallas-FW than it was for Phoenix. They were/are both longtime owners of the NBA team in the city, neither one ever had a problem pouring money into the Suns/Mavericks, but they both make/made very similar mistakes trying to manage an NBA team I don't feel like explaining because the similarities are obvious

When Jerry Colangelo bought the Diamondbacks, they were an expansion team that basically had nobody and was starting from scratch. Fortunately in baseball their isn't a problem you can't solve by throwing money at it. Their 2nd year in the league they won 100 games and made the playoffs, and their 4th year they won a world series because Colangelo just poured money into the team. Cuban not only has significantly more spending power than Colangelo ever had, he'd be buying a team that already has enough talent to contend, and he's rich enough that he wouldn't have to sell the Rangers like Colangelo had to sell the D-Backs because of the money he lost buying a world series.

[sribb43]

Ryan/Greenberg delaying the auction so they can go to the ATM

[sribb43]

I didn't say he'd spend money like he does with the Mavericks. BIf 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.

Co-mother in-Sign. If Nolan is gone that's unfortuante but in hope JD stays and all the other baseball people. Cubes is a smart man and he won't mess with a good thing. When he bought the mavs, he kept everyone in the front office when people thought he would clean house.

[monosylab1k]

How would you know this? What makes you think Cuban, someone who has already made more money than he knows what to do with, would treat the Rangers any different than he treats the Mavs? Multi-billionaires like Cuban don't buy pro sports teams as investments, they do it cause they want a toy to play with.

If Cuban bought the Rangers I'd find it to be very comparable to when Jerry Colangelo added a baseball team to Arizona (the Diamondbacks), only it would be even better for Dallas-FW than it was for Phoenix. They were/are both longtime owners of the NBA team in the city, neither one ever had a problem pouring money into the Suns/Mavericks, but they both make/made very similar mistakes trying to manage an NBA team I don't feel like explaining because the similarities are obvious

When Jerry Colangelo bought the Diamondbacks, they were an expansion team that basically had nobody and was starting from scratch. Fortunately in baseball their isn't a problem you can't solve by throwing money at it. Their 2nd year in the league they won 100 games and made the playoffs, and their 4th year they won a world series because Colangelo just poured money into the team. Cuban not only has significantly more spending power than Colangelo ever had, he'd be buying a team that already has enough talent to contend, and he's rich enough that he wouldn't have to sell the Rangers like Colangelo had to sell the D-Backs because of the money he lost buying a world series.

tbh this is just Spur fans getting pissy because they don't want big bad asshole Mark Cuban owning one of their teams.

@ "I talked to Chuck Cooperstein and he told me Cuban was a ! It has nothing to do with the fact that Coop and Randy Galloway tossed Avery's salad the entire time he was here, it's cuz he knows his stuff!"

[monosylab1k]

Cubes is a smart man

No he's not, he's a moron! He said the Riverwalk sucked

[sribb43]

spurs fan not wanting cubes as rangers owner bc they don't like the mavs

[Texas Chili Dog]

Today is the 17 year anniversary of Nolan Ryan's massacre of Robin Ventura. Easily the most memorable game I've ever attended. Fitting that it's on the day of the auction.

[Texas Chili Dog]

wow, don't see this too often...

[Whisky Dog]

How would you know this? What makes you think Cuban, someone who has already made more money than he knows what to do with, would treat the Rangers any different than he treats the Mavs? Multi-billionaires like Cuban don't buy pro sports teams as investments, they do it cause they want a toy to play with.

If Cuban bought the Rangers I'd find it to be very comparable to when Jerry Colangelo added a baseball team to Arizona (the Diamondbacks), only it would be even better for Dallas-FW than it was for Phoenix. They were/are both longtime owners of the NBA team in the city, neither one ever had a problem pouring money into the Suns/Mavericks, but they both make/made very similar mistakes trying to manage an NBA team I don't feel like explaining because the similarities are obvious

When Jerry Colangelo bought the Diamondbacks, they were an expansion team that basically had nobody and was starting from scratch. Fortunately in baseball their isn't a problem you can't solve by throwing money at it. Their 2nd year in the league they won 100 games and made the playoffs, and their 4th year they won a world series because Colangelo just poured money into the team. Cuban not only has significantly more spending power than Colangelo ever had, he'd be buying a team that already has enough talent to contend, and he's rich enough that he wouldn't have to sell the Rangers like Colangelo had to sell the D-Backs because of the money he lost buying a world series.

Timing. He didn't come forward to buy the team until he saw a huge investment opportunity to make money. You don't realize these big money types don't ever feel they have enough. The mavs are his personal ambition to make successful at all costs, and the timing of his involvement here suggests he's in it to make a profitable deal, not spend crazy to win. We'll see.

[Whisky Dog]

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.

So trading Hicks for Cuban, who by all indications is sniffing an investment opportunity and that only, is trading one evil for another.

Rofl at you mav homers not looking at the situation and the timing of it all and seeing the Cuban owning the Rangers won't be the free spending Cuban owning the mavs.

[Whisky Dog]

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.

Nobody wants to talk about the real issue right now? This team can't ing hit.

[Ignorant Spurs fan]

AAtta Boy, Whisky Dog, tell 'em what's up!!!

We all saw what that loser did to the Chokericks, so the Chokengers are destined to fail as well!!!!!

The Mavs had a 2-0 lead in the FInals and choked, so if Cuban bought the team they would strat to choke as well!!!!

[sribb43]

AAtta Boy, Whisky Dog, tell 'em what's up!!!

We all saw what that loser did to the Chokericks, so the Chokengers are destined to fail as well!!!!!

The Mavs had a 2-0 lead in the FInals and choked, so if Cuban bought the team they would strat to choke as well!!!!

Better to be chokers or a team that sits at the bottom of it's division annually and has no shot to win

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Better to be chokers or a team that sits at the bottom of it's division annually and has no shot to win

You're talking to someone else's troll above, i don't wanna give it away but its not a real poster.

When you see what Cuban turned the Mavericks into from what they were before, I'm ecstatic that he's going to try and become the Rangers owner. Any Mav fan from the 90's understands how much of a steaming pile of that franchise was. Getting to the Finals and choking away a 2-0 lead>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>flirting with the worst record in NBA History

[monosylab1k]

Rofl at you mav homers not looking at the situation and the timing of it all and seeing the Cuban owning the Rangers won't be the free spending Cuban owning the mavs.

prove it.

[monosylab1k]

When you see what Cuban turned the Mavericks into from what they were before, I'm ecstatic that he's going to try and become the Rangers owner.

Yeah but he hates the Spurs and he's a big mean ol' meanie That means I don't want him owning the Rangers

Any Mav fan from the 90's understands how much of a steaming pile of that franchise was. Getting to the Finals and choking away a 2-0 lead>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>flirting with the worst record in NBA History

lalalalalalala i can't hear you lalalalalalalalala he'll be a terrible owner because he's also making a smart business move in this whole thing, which works out logically only if you have a completely irrational hate for mark cuban lalalalalalalala

[monosylab1k]

Cuban wants a ballpark in downtown Dallas. You think he wants to open up a new ballpark with a ty franchise that he invests no money into?

and tbh Jim Crane is loaded too. Even if Cuban has less interest in the Rangers than he does with the Mavericks, it's not like they still don't have Yankee money to spend either way.

[Spurminator]

Cuban wants to be loved by the City of Dallas. He's a narcissist, but he's very compe ive. I don't see him running the Rangers any differently than the Mavs.

[badfish22]

Cuban wants to be loved by the City of Dallas.

Like that hasn't already happened.

[sribb43]

Cuban wants a ballpark in downtown Dallas. You think he wants to open up a new ballpark with a ty franchise that he invests no money into?

and tbh Jim Crane is loaded too. Even if Cuban has less interest in the Rangers than he does with the Mavericks, it's not like they still don't have Yankee money to spend either way.

Or why would he want a network with the mavs/rangers games only to field a ty team thus creating poor ratings. He will put the team in a position to win and that's all you can ask for in an owner

[dallaskd]

Or why would he want a network with the mavs/rangers games only to field a ty team thus creating poor ratings. He will put the team in a position to win and that's all you can ask for in an owner

[dallaskd]

Got my tickets for both Yankees games next week

[Findog]

My only concern with Cuban owning the Rangers is losing both Ryan and JD, moreso JD since he deserves the bulk of the credit for turning this thing around.

Both Cuban and Greenberg/Ryan are a major upgrade over Hicks, but I don't want Cuban getting the team under these cir stances. There is a price to be paid when you basically elbow your way to the table, and I don't want the Rangers becoming a pariah organization that other franchises won't deal with. A lot of opposing GMs got all pissy after Moneyball was released and refused to deal with the A's, both because of all the pub Billy Beane got and the fear that he was going to hoodwink them if they dealt with him. I can see a Cuban-led Rangers franchise being a similar outcast organization since he couldn't get approved Country Club style like all the other prospective owners have to do.

[Texas Chili Dog]

O's are kicking the Angels' ass. A's won however.

[dallaskd]

The A's have the better shot of catching us at this point. LA just seems like they are done. CJ on the mound should get us a much needed win tonight. Lets hope the bats pick up before this tough stretch at home.