Nolan Ryan Speaks
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 8, 2009 8:27 PM CST
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PrintNolan Ryan has spoken today about the Rangers' ownership situation, his involvement and his future with the team:
"Under the scenario that was presented to me by Tom last week, after thinking about it a couple days, I told Tom that I didn’t feel like I would stay with the ballclub if Dennis came in under that scenario — Dennis overseeing the day-to-day operations," Ryan told a group of Dallas-Fort Worth reporters covering the team at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown.
Hicks told Ryan that he had reached an agreement with Gilbert that would allow Hicks to maintain control of the club and put Gilbert in charge of all baseball operations. The Hicks-Gilbert arrangement has since fallen apart.
So, basically, Ryan has confirmed the story that Galloway broke last week. Which is interesting in no small part because there were some voices out there on the interwebs when this came out that said, in essence, it came from Galloway so it must all be made up, and Galloway is just trying to stir up trouble and create a story where none exists.
Instead, it appears that he was pretty much spot on, to the point where one has to wonder if Galloway's source on that story wasn't Ryan himself (or at least very close to Ryan), and if Ryan or his people didn't leak the story in an effort to sabotage the nascent Hicks/Gilbert partnership.
If that was the goal...well, Mission Accomplished.
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shrewd move by Nolan
if that was the goal. Well done. Nobody wants Hicks in a position with any sort of power as it goes for the Rangers. Let’s just name Greenberg the winner, kick Hicks to the curb, and celebrate our new given life and freedom from the Albatross.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Dec 8, 2009 8:30 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
A-motherfucking-men.
This report is encouraging. Though, like Adam said, the situation is with the MLB and the Banks. I’m hoping they let Greenberg have This Thing.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
Purke?
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Preach it.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
I think he had his hand in the fuck up jar just as much as anyone else.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
And if you're going to say that
Nolan Ryan gets credit for Smoak, Ross and Scheppers as well.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
why?
Did Nolan go and speak with any of those three before the draft. Did Nolans agnets company represent any of those three?
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
So
if something good happens i.e. the organization drafts and signs Ross, Scheppers and Smoak that credit goes to JD.
If something bad happens, i.e. the organization drafts but doesn’t sign Purke, the blame goes to Nolan.
Got it.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
Nolan gets about as much credit as any other team president gets for draft picks which isn't much
But with Purke he had extra imput and I believe it was his word that made us believe we would be able to sign him given our financial situation. So he gets more blame than a team president would normally get.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Sure he gets some credit, why you getting so defensive?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
Hicks
I would say Hicks gets almost all of the blame. Without the financial mess he created they probably sign him.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 9, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Hicks gets all blame for everything, even transgressions in my own life.
In fact, I blame Hicks for Tiger’s transgressions.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
May Have Been Asked Before
Do we feel confident Greenburg will open up the wallet for all aspects Rangers (i.e. players, fan experience)
there have been no assurances on either side
we don’t know what will happen when they take over. Much like politicians, things can change once they get into office.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Agree Nothin
I could be wrong, but seems I read that Greenburg’s teams increased attendance. If he could get the same thing in Arlington, that could help with the team payroll. Of course, it’s back to the Chicken or the Egg argument.
On a side note, you would have to think Major League Baseball has to be begging for something good to happen with the Rangers since, in my opinion, it’s a sleeping giant.
by OKC Ranger Fan on Dec 8, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
true, the DFW area is largely untapped
in regards to the Rangers. Hopefully the new owner takes advantage of the market, and can help keep this thing rolling in the right direction.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I'm just glad Nolan finally spoke.
Me and His parents were starting to get worried that he hadn’t spoke yet after all he is 62.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Dec 8, 2009 8:46 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Nope
not even the crickets are audible on that one.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 8, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
don't worry people
it’s only a pity rec i gave him.
by ElMerkoMuffley on Dec 8, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I see your pity rec
And I raise you another pity rec plus a Thumbs up for wanting to be recognized for your good deed. You also probably donate to charity then text all of your friends that you just did it.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Run by a Board of Governors
Does that not scare anyone else?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I'm picturing
a group of guys all like Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Not really.
Considering the alternatives: (a) Hicks continuing to run This Thing into the ground; (b) Gilbert pulling a Jerry Jones and trying to run the whole damn thing by himself, which would probably just end up running This Thing into the ground.
Give me Greenberg.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
Well to me that just says more people are involved which means more opinions
and less might get done. Who knows.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Hicks is in his mansion reading the latest update on LSB
when he turns his chair only to see Nolan holding a dagger at his side. Hicks, then realizing his last opportunity to hold onto the Rangers is gone, looks Nolan in the eye and says, “et tu, Nolan?” Nolan responds with a monotone, “myeah”.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2009 8:59 PM CST reply actions
Veni, vidi, visa!
(Hicks as Caesar): I came, I saw, I borrowed against it!
by mgb5 on Dec 8, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Screw the waiting game.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 8, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Better than the crying game
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
by WestTxAg06 on Dec 9, 2009 5:41 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Ok, I was wrong about the Galloway article.
I admit it. Still don’t get a lot of coherence from his writing but RG’s cred for getting things right definitely took a tick up here.
What worries me now is THIS scenario…..Galloway thinks Ryan is God, constantly talks him up in articles and evidently has his confidence. At the same time, Galloway thinks JD is a BM of a GM and is constantly ranting about it. So the question I have is, are RG and Nolan of like minds on this front? And if so, and Greenberg wants to keep Nolan on, what does that mean for JD’s future if Greenburg wins the bid? That worries me because I like Nolan fine but in my opinion JD is the better part of the front office, and one of the best GM’s in the game now. Short of John Schuerholz I don’t know who i’d rather have as the GM, and it’s looking more and more like he’s on his way out. Hopefully i’m just being paranoid.
yeah you're being paranoid
galloway is a writer. he’s kissing nolans ass to stay on his good side. besides its never been the reporting that sucks about galloway. its ridiculously dumb opinions and refusal to admit when he’s wrong about them that drive us mad.
Once the story changed on ST within an hour,
that should have been a clear sign RG was on to something.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yep, dude's been dropping clues like mad.
I hate his style, but he’s brought a lot of substance to the table lately, and you’ve got to give him credit for that.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 8, 2009 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
A broke clock is right twice a day
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Hahahahahahahahahaha
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 8, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then……
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
True enough, boom.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 8, 2009 11:52 PM CST up reply actions
Once again, the LSB Community is arrogantly wrong: So says Adam.
“Which is interesting in no small part because there were some voices out there on the interwebs when this came out that said, in essence, it came from Galloway so it must all be made up, and Galloway is just trying to stir up trouble and create a story where none exists.”
Galloway has proven to be usually correct, Jon Daniels is a major-league loser, Ryan leaving should bother nobody here given that 90% of this group considered Nolan a joke, and 2010 is going to be a gigantic meltdown.
Face reality: Josey and Clueless know more about baseball and the Rangers than the lot of you. The truth stings.
I disagree with that
Although a bunch of people on here know a lot less about things than they think. Josey is at the top of the list, though.
Also don’t refer to yourself in third person, orange hates when people do that.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Congrats on the bleak outlook
Now go crawl back into your 2man hole with Josey. I’m sure you 2 need your privacy
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Josey's love child hence the name clueless
Because Josey had no clue to what the fuck he was doing with the blow up doll at the time.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
i.Orange ain't playing tonight. You've been Orange crushed sir!
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
by BigGuns on Dec 8, 2009 10:46 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I grab the cans and put them on your bicep
You squeeze the juice out of them.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
that could be a problem since they contain soda i.Orange
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
To you healthy people it's soda
To lazy unhealthy people everything is fresh juice, and vegetables till it causes them to die due to heart disease
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
are you a soda drinker? if so which one?
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
Water for me
I use to drink Mountian Dew every day but have since quit that over a year ago.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
good boy!
yeh you don’t need all those extra calories.
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
Thank you.
I feel much better now. Don’t get me wrong I have always drank water but I had a soda every day up until I sold my company last Nov. then I quit one day and never looked back.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Was that cause you had so many rolls on your neck you couldn't look back?
Or did you mean metaphorically?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Metaphorically
I have never had a weight problem. My whole family is thin. I just didn’t like the way I felt.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
LOL too much beer tonight!
No soda but lots of beer!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Soda is better for you than beer.
And that’s saying something. I really need to cut back on my beer drinking. I pretty much drink nothing but water and beer, with a little bit of fruit juices sprinkled in and the occasional soda. I can’t quit gaining weight. And it’s all belly fat. Fuck beer, I love it but I’m about to switch to liquor. I’ve never felt so out of shape in my life.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
I never drink beer
waits for someone to tell me how much of a fag I am
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Not at all...
I don’t do soda, alcohol, cigs, weed, nada, nothng, zilch.
Now that’s weak.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Ex Mountain Dew drinker
I was in college, and I used to drink that stuff all the time. Then, one day, I went to the bathroom, and noticed that what was coming out was the same color as what I had been drinking, and I never touched the stuff again.
People in Appalachia give their kids Mountain Dew instead of Milk...
….the Appalachian people have a unhealthy appetite for the Dew and the vast majority have major dental issues.
Lesson: Brush your teeth.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
Not everyday, no.
Some days. Would you like me to write down everytime I drink some on a notepad and report back to you?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
lol well as long as you're not knocking back a few a day....
like some people I know, that’s way too many empty calories. I like the diet mountain dew you may want to consider that.
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
It's usually a bottle of sprite every other day for me.
I’ll stick to sprite, but I appreciate your concern for my calorie in take. If I happen to become fat one day I’ll look back on this day, and think “Damn I should have listen to the dude with the big guns.”
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
haha yeh I have a feeling you wouldn't let yourself get fat
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
Could you?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
actually the diet mountain dew was meant for you
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
I'm good I don't need soda anymore.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Good cus look what happened to Jared again...
those lbs. sneak up on ya…
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
I was reading this from a few feet away and the "lbs" looked like "tits."
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
well he's got those too, moobs or man boobs
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
I drink
Dr Pepper and whisky every day. I smoke anything that will burn, and I eat bloody red meats and real butter. Fuck all this healthy shit, I’m gonna outlive all you healthy pussies.
LOL yeh that makes sense..
I had a friend who was 48 who drank heavily every day, smoked like a chimney and had a horrible diet he used to say the same thing. He died of a massive heart attack last year but if you say so boss.
So who's todays mistress? They're coming out of the Woodswork!
If you were a real man you'd eat deep fried butter.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
yet again,
wrong post. thought i hit reply a ways up on this page
It's always an endless amount of fuck ups with you
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Dec 9, 2009 4:46 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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