Saturday a.m. Rangers things

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 21, 2009 10:24 AM CST

Michael Young talked yesterday about the possibility of new ownership, and of course, as the E.F. Hutton of the Rangers, it got a fair amount of attention...

Anthony Andro writes that Michael Young wants to see an owner in the mold of Arte Moreno, who will spend to make the team better.

Calvin Watkins has a blog post up at ESPN Dallas on the topic as well.

Evan Grant says he talked to a Rangers official who says the potential three-way deal involving Kevin Millwood leaving and Milton Bradley coming to Texas is "not happening," and says the only way the Rangers would consider Milton Bradley coming back is if it allowed the Rangers to shed a big contract so they could afford to add more pitching.

However...Kevin Millwood is the only significant contract the Rangers have on their books right now, other than Michael Young (who I assume isn't going anywhere). So I'm not sure how adding Bradley could accomplish anything, particularly given that you're not going to give up a significant contract without having to pick up a good chunk of Bradley's deal.

Richard Durrett has a short Q&A with Marlon Byrd, who he talks to about his pending free agency.

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Does anyone under 35 even remember who E.F. Hutton is?

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com

by WhipSmart on Nov 21, 2009 10:41 AM CST reply actions

In my first year of law school

In Contracts, I referred to Benjamin Cordozo as the E.F. Hutton of early 20th century jurisprudence. My professor railed at the temerity of a 1L comparing Cardozo to E.F. Hutton.

After class, some of the younger students (I was 28) approached me and asked who E.F. Hutton was.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 21, 2009 10:45 AM CST up reply actions

i don't get it

was he saying that cardozo was bigger than hutton?

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions

Cordozo..

I seem to remember him more from Torts than Contracts. Didn’t he decide Palsgraf?

by Topgun22 on Nov 21, 2009 11:26 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

he did

but he showed up everywhere

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions

Yep, he couldn't hit the curveball

washed out after AA ball.

by txranfanted on Nov 21, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

yup

by Mike E on Nov 21, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

How odd.

by brettgardner on Nov 21, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions

And I should say

The odd part is not your professor’s reaction, but that you made that comparison in class.

by brettgardner on Nov 21, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

why is 35 the cutoff

seems like it would be a lot older, no?

I’m 28 and I just knew that the name was associated with wall street

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions

now that i read the wikipedia about the commercials

they sound vaguely familiar

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions

b/c I'm 36 and I remember it, but my wife (33) does not.

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com

by WhipSmart on Nov 21, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions

ha

works for me

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions

Well...

That’s evidence of it being a gender thing because I’m 32 and do remember.

by Topgun22 on Nov 21, 2009 11:27 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

it wasn't a scientific poll

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com

by WhipSmart on Nov 21, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions

Poll

Seems to have fallen victim to the LSB mantra… "But, but…SSS!

by Topgun22 on Nov 21, 2009 11:34 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

lol

by Mike E on Nov 21, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions

OT

An interview with everyone’s favorite GM. Some good info: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/11/20/1167032/an-interview-with-oakland-gm-billy#storyjump

"More than likely JW never played sports above the youth level. It amazes me that he seems to have no concept on the common reactions of an adult athlete or their normal interactions between each other." - laxonto

by Michael Cave on Nov 21, 2009 10:41 AM CST reply actions

Whoda thunk it?

Mike Young wants a good owner who can afford to make the team better

by jam0152 on Nov 21, 2009 10:53 AM CST reply actions

Now we know, ..

"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris

by inactive lsb user on Nov 21, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions

and knowing is half the battle?

Scott Feldman – "The greatest Hawaiian-born Jewish baseball player to ever set foot on the mound."

by Pocket Ninja on Nov 21, 2009 4:48 PM CST up reply actions

GI JOE!!!

by MikeEl on Nov 21, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions

you only get writing that good out of DFW

Pulitzer kind of stuff there

Fuck Mike Estabrook

by Horns130 on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM CST up reply actions

So, since the sale has to get approval from all NHL owners..

…is that going to make it more difficult for it to go through or is it more of a formality?

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 AM CST reply actions

NHL

that would be interesting

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions

The Andros article is the typical FWST "run their own agenda" type of piece

where they put words in somebody’s mouth. In reading the article, the Mike Young “quotes” really don’t seem to be the source introducing Moreno, etc into the conversation. This seems to have been engineered by Andros and then supported by Mike Young quotes that could have been in response to completely different questions.

by swampdonkey on Nov 21, 2009 11:23 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

"Salary Blues in G"

Been a Ranger fan for so long…
Suffered a whole lot of pain
Wish Tom Hicks was gone
So I can smile again

by 3Bagger on Nov 21, 2009 1:43 PM CST reply actions

How Ranger Can You Get?

I gave you a brand new Ford, but you said “I want a Cadillac”
I bought you a ten dollar dinner, you said “Thanks for the snack”
I let you live in my penthouse, you said it was just a shack
Bud Selig took your precious franchise, and now you want to buy it back!!!!

AFL Scores ~ Carib Leagues

by shroomer on Nov 21, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions

I dig your...

hip hop feel.

by 3Bagger on Nov 21, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions

That's B.B. King

I don’t get your reference.

Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...

Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?

by Brian Thomas on Nov 21, 2009 7:22 PM CST up reply actions

Sigh.

This not being able to spend any money shit blows. We’re probably gonna watch as Nick Johnson signs with the A’s, Milton Bradley gets traded to Seattle and we become the new Mariners in 2010 (all defense, no offense).

"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS

"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire

by LSJ on Nov 21, 2009 6:40 PM CST reply actions