Nolan wants to own the Rangers?

by venturafearsnolan on Aug 11, 2008 4:26 PM CDT Comment 49 comments

• Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe suggested that Rangers president Nolan Ryan will convince club owner Tom Hicks to spend this winter. And that may be so, but I'm told that what Ryan would most like is to convince Hicks to sell -- that is, to sell the team to him. There is no evidence to this point that Hicks is interested in selling, though.

I know Nolan has his share of people who aren't that fond of him out there, but wouldn't he be a damn better owner than Hicks? I mean, worst case, he can't be any worse.

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besides, i know nolan has a lot of endorsements but does he really have access to like $300million.

i know he’d have to have partners, but come on.

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by gossamer on Aug 11, 2008 4:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That's a lot of Ribeyes

by venturafearsnolan on Aug 11, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i bet he does

say he sells the round rock/corpus christi team i bet he has some serious cash to play around with

anyway who WOULDNT want to be a part of a partnership group w/ nolan? all things considered…

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by knockoutking on Aug 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It isn't even about him having $300 mil

I bet he could easily convince a bunch of Texas investors to pool up and buy it, with Nolan being the face of the investment group. Why would Hicks want to sell now though? We’re about to be really good. (supposedly)

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by Agreen07 on Aug 11, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

About to be really good

LOL

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by DaheelzCM on Aug 11, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking on baseaball terms

Hicks would be selling low, considering he put the Stars up for double it’s value why would he sell now when the farm is stocked and the potential is there?

by Taylor on Aug 11, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if he wants to keep liverpool ownership he does.

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by Jayslick on Aug 11, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thought he was using the Rangers as collateral

for the Liverpool stadium

by Taylor on Aug 11, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

$300M

this club goes for at least twice that.

by Jayslick on Aug 11, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

365MM according to Forbes last year

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by Longhorn on Aug 11, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What they're worth and what they'd sell for

are two totally different animals.

Not that you were suggesting they weren’t.

Just saying.

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stranger things have happened, but I don’t think Hicks would sell (for anything other than an outrageous price). I think he thinks he derives synergies from owning the Stars and Rangers (to say nothing of Liverpool). I’d love to see regime change though.

by thedudeabides on Aug 11, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Deriving Syneries

What an awesome name for a band.

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by DaheelzCM on Aug 11, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better than

Coldplay?

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would hope to see a

“Hicks is going to sell the Rangers at the end of the season” post now.

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by Longhorn on Aug 11, 2008 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I

say all lonestarball members put up money and let Miles run the team.

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by fsujon on Aug 11, 2008 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Steal Home

could be the GM

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by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We would

be doing a lot better than we are now.

Because I know reality and wouldn’t do the “bandaid” theory.

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by miles on Aug 11, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+ 1

I've never seen a pitcher with "bone spur" issues throw 96 mph. The only spurs I'm aware of are the spurs that Wash has buried in C J's ass as he rides him. I love ya C J but welcome to Wash's DOGHOUSE.
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by LAMuscleFag on Aug 11, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And we would have about 20

Warner Madrigal situations a year where we lose someone over a roster malfunction.

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by t ball on Aug 11, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's this "badaid theory" that you wouldn't do?

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hahahahahaha

Nolan thinks he can afford that? He can’t even afford a share of the team.

Bidding starts out at 400 million at least.

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by miles on Aug 11, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was documented

two years ago that Nolan tried to buy this team, I know last year Revo did an interview with Nolan, were he said his dream is to own either of the Texas franchise’s the Astro’s or the Rangers! Oh and YES HE HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY!! plus it would probably be a group thing!

by blueballlefty on Aug 11, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So

Being the greatest pitcher to ever wear a Rangers uniform qualifies him as a good owner. He’d probably do better than Hicks but the question is “how much better?”

by chrisR on Aug 11, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Fergie Jenkins wants to buy the Rangers?

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by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

zinggggggggggg

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by Rodney on Aug 11, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fergie Jenkins > Nolan Ryan?

by chrisR on Aug 11, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

In six years here he was 93-72 with 90CG.

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by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

allright

Won’t debate that. but still, how much better than hicks would nolan be?

by chrisR on Aug 11, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know he would

be any better.

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by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's learned everything he knows about team ownership from Drayton McLane

Look at how he’s handling what should be a rebuilding process in Houston.

BTW—I don’t think anyone knows what the deal with Hicks entails, but there were some rumors that a partial stake in the team was included in the deal.

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 11, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

then

why the hell are there so many idiots around calling for Hicks to sell the team to Nolan?

by chrisR on Aug 11, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

With the Rangers

And in general

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by DaheelzCM on Aug 11, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No doubt

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by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's probably be just like

the old Hicks was. Wanting to win now at all costs and doing what he can to make sure that happens which means a lot of trades for veterans and a lot of bad FA signings.

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by Gdawg on Aug 11, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its ok

to spend money, just do it the right way.

Don’t blow all your money on that one piece of candy sunny.

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by miles on Aug 11, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its

amazing to me that there are still people outthere that treat Nolan like he’s a complete idiot! The is SUCCESFUL, he’s succesful in anything he does, y’all are right nothing he has done Guaratees he will be a GREAT owner, but the guys a fan, and in this town we have 2 owners that are FANS 1st, and one thats a business owner 1st, and which organizations tend to do the best?

by blueballlefty on Aug 11, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't treat Nolan like an idiot

I just doubt his ability to do stuff like be a GM and owner which I think he would try doing. Look at the reports we have heard throughout the season. Nolan has been the one that has been trying to win now while JD has been the one trying to build a consistent winner and not a 1 year wonder. If Nolan owns the team, I can pretty much guarantee he would try doing what Hicks did when Hicks went big after FAs. He would learn from it and maybe become a great owner in the future, but there is no reason to expect he would own the team and then they’d be WS champs.

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by Gdawg on Aug 12, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Adam would give up the blog…

by JBImaknee on Aug 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nolan + G W Bush money + more

I think it gets done. Bush and wife talking about living in Dallas, probably right near Miles.

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by rldwb on Aug 11, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Living near Miles?

Alert security.

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by t ball on Aug 11, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

He is.

They are building his new office building 3 blocks away from me.

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by miles on Aug 11, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Josey

just creamed his pants.

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As did Beat Weed...

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by Brian Thomas on Aug 12, 2008 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he runs a team as he approached pitching...

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by pro82 on Aug 11, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Great

Just what we need.

We go from a guy who has the money to spend big on the team without feeling the consequences in his wallet at the end of the day but doesn’t consider it a sound investment.

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

oops... hit post too soon

continued from above:

...to a guy who considers pending big on the team a sound investment but who doesn’t have the money to spend big on the team withou feeling the consequences in his wallet at the end of the day.

Money is the root of building winning baseball clubs.

Would Nolan be able to raise enough money to run this club like a big market team? (Cause he doesn’t have that sort of scratch himself unless I’m grossly misinformed.)

Or would it just be the same old shit with a new “Texas-style” attitude?

My vote is for the latter.

So “meh” on Nolan owning the team.

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep it takes billionaires to own teams today

Nolan is only a Millionaire like most the players, (only!) but maybe he could put together a team of Texas Big Boys, i would love to see an all Texan team come together to buy the Rangers

by TRFAN on Aug 12, 2008 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs