Poll -- Are you disappointed Tom Hicks will no longer own the Rangers?
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 23, 2010 10:00 PM CST
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Maybe I'm being harsh. Maybe I'm underestimating the amount of Tom Hicks love out there.
So here's a poll...cast your vote.
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Just silly people.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 23, 2010 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey
Did you respond to Thomas about the dinner tickets? I’m wondering if anyone got that email – he copied me and I got it, but he says NO ONE has responded about whether they want their tickets mailed so they can attend the autograph session (we won’t be) or whether they want to get their tickets from us at the dinner.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
This is a trick poll
Just to see how many people will accidentally vote yes, isn’t it Adam?
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
It looks like
What you’d get if you sealed Tom in one of those vacuum bags they sell on TV.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions
This is like asking....
If i pefer having my small penis.
by death of the cool on Jan 23, 2010 10:03 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Where's the "hell no" option??
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
by lisa w on Jan 23, 2010 10:04 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
I was looking for that, too . . .
“Not only no, but Hell No.”
exactly.
I’m picturing that scene from Hitch where Will Smith slaps Albert Brenneman.
“Get out”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 24, 2010 1:46 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
anyone who would vote "yes"
should be automatically banned
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Someone voted yes
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
x
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
39-0 so far?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
45
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 10:11 PM CST up reply actions
Oh there it is
some dumb fucker decided it’d be funny to be wrong.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Betcha Joaquin Arias's salary it was OC
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
nope
he’s yet to vote.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Shucks.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 10:15 PM CST up reply actions
x
yeah who’d vote for yes?
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
We should have a blog wide man hunt
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jan 23, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Rabble! Rabble!
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Has anyone accounted
for Josey yet?
To those about to buy, we salute you.
by sunlegend54 on Jan 23, 2010 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
Please don't bring up his name
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
Is it like Bettlejuice
and if you say his name three times he will appear
We are having such a good time.
Please don’t ruin it man.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Looks like Josey's busy.
Who gives a shit what Josey says.............................
by Lil' Jonny Donuts on Jan 24, 2010 5:33 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
I guess you're proud of that pic
since you posted it in two threads.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
This was a favorite pic
of NMLR prick “Ken” (who mysteriously doesn’t post near as often on NMLR).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Now there are 2 dumb bastards.
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
ESPN hasn't doesn't have it on their webpage yet....
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Why would they?
It has nothing to do with the Red Sox or Yankees.
by TheCrow471 on Jan 23, 2010 10:18 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
On Second Thought.....
I don’t care if it does or not.
by Weaselmuffin on Jan 23, 2010 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
I'd rather the door not get dirty, actually.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
well....
I think of Greenberg as a ninja fighting off evil samurai…….or I like to picture Greenberg with angel wings. And he’s singing lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd and I’m in the front row hammered drunk.
by death of the cool on Jan 23, 2010 10:31 PM CST reply actions
I'd like to think
he’s the Texas Rangers own personal Chuck Norris
To those about to buy, we salute you.
by sunlegend54 on Jan 23, 2010 11:41 PM CST up reply actions
Dear 6 pound, 8 oz Baby Greenberg...
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by rlb02a on Jan 24, 2010 8:24 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually
Al Davis is sad. He probably doesn’t know who Tom Hicks is,
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
As of 10:57
9 of you are idiots.
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spiritedness is likely contained in the preceding post
Holy crap.
Tom better start carrying a gun with him if he’s this unpopular.
Hicks has been like a father to me.
Hope my new Daddy gives me a bigger allowance.
I’m tired of shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
Who gives a shit what Josey says.............................
by Lil' Jonny Donuts on Jan 23, 2010 10:59 PM CST reply actions
1 of 9
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Yep just checked.
He voted yes.
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
son of a bitch
rescued me from a life of dunking doughnuts
Who gives a shit what Josey says.............................
by Lil' Jonny Donuts on Jan 23, 2010 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
x
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
off topic
I’m trying to show a friend how great Elvis is. Does anyone have video to that awesome defensive play when O’Day was on the mound. It was an inning ending play. Sorry for the vague description , but I’ve had a few.
Let me guess, your friend doesn't know what UZR is
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 11:03 PM CST up reply actions
You're welcome
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spiritedness is likely contained in the preceding post
boooo urns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzV_0l5ILI
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:) - Obligatory smiley showing I don't mean whatever mean
spiritedness is likely contained in the preceding post
Ever see a grown man naked?
Who gives a shit what Josey says.............................
by Lil' Jonny Donuts on Jan 23, 2010 11:22 PM CST up reply actions
Ever spent any time in a Turkish prison?
"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 Jan 24, 2010 7:19 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Is that you Captain Oveur?
Who gives a shit what Josey says.............................
by Lil' Jonny Donuts on Jan 24, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions
Backup CF and 25th man! GO!
I like Matt Brown for the 25th man, and I’m down with Ham as the backup CF.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
over/under 1.5 years
on when this board will turn on Greenberg and Co.?
"Clearly, I've been wrong. VY is awesome." - AJM
You know, the one negative to this deal
is we’re down one easy target.
I mean, seriously, some shit goes bad in July or August, who do we blame after Wash?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Bud Selig
He may have ended up on the right side on this deal, but sooner or later he’ll find a way to screw this team again.
Good point
And it does move Rev up a notch as well
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Oh, he's trying
With the proposed circus acts of eliminating the DH or making the WS champs play the Japs.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by lonestarJon on Jan 23, 2010 11:55 PM CST up reply actions
and put in a fucking international draft
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 24, 2010 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
Plus 1MM Latin FAs
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Jan 24, 2010 12:51 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Josey F. Wales
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
by AceJC on Jan 24, 2010 12:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
12 yes votes at 11:48 PM.
I’d say Adam’s just trying to get a sense of how much of the DaMN bloggies he gets over here…
Al Davis looks strikingly similar to Mason Verger from Hannibal.
God, it’s uncanny.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
wow, wow, thats actually scary now that you pointed that ou
thats one ugly dude
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
A good follow-up poll would be
Were you disappointed by the Tom Hicks era?
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
The Tom Hicks era
wasn’t very successful, but I’m not sure that getting rid of him is the silver bullet.
I’m not sure the franchise he is leaving top to bottom isn’t in some ways better than the franchise he bought. The franchise he bought had lots of stars from a previous regime, but it had a GM who didn’t know much about drafting or developing talent, and was absolutely useless at identifying pitching. Had we stayed on the trajectory we were on pre-Hicks, I doubt we would have been any better off.
Hicks gets a C+/B- as an owner from me. He had the money to draft the Teixeiras and other players, and I think he finally got us a GM that has a chance to be successful. Even with a wealthier owner, I don’t see DFW competing with pure FA talent, because I dont see the Rangers having a $150-$200 payroll, so finally getting a GM who can do something with a farm after 15-20 years of crap from our farms is worth something.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Dammit man, we're trying to be reactionary over here
Logic at a time like this? Come on…
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I agree with all of that, except
the grade. Hicks gets a D. He got lucky with Daniels, and with how he and Ryan appear to be working together. But Hicks’ constant changes of direction kept the team out of contention and created the hole they’ve had to dig out of.
The silver lining may be that without that depth of suck, they might not have gotten the religion on player acquisition they now seem to have.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
by t ball on Jan 24, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
I entireely agree with Cahill
and if anything thing the grade is actually a tad low.
Hicks hasn’t been a great owner. We all know why. But the organization, from top to bottom, is richer and deeper than it ever has been in its almost 50 year history. It seems nonsensical to me for everyone to be relishing in the optimism of this farm system, young talent, and promising major league club, yet demonize the owner as if he is among the worst in not only baseball but all professional sports. That is, simply put, idiotic.
Hicks is squarely in the middle of the pack of major league owners. He had a few terrible moves; namely the ARod debacle and his Liverpool leveraging. And his “grade” gets knocked for those. But on balance, he’s been far better than anyone gives him credit for. And when you take a refurbished, stronger organization from top to bottom and throw out the owner at the last minute, you are taking a risk.
I am hopeful for Greenberg, but I will miss Tom Hicks.
Go Rice Owls!
I certainly don't mean that everything that went wrong the last decade is Hicks' fault.
But if the organization is in a better place right now than it has been I’d almost have to say it’s by accident on Hicks’ part. Kudos to him for recognizing the talent he had in Daniels and for buying into the rebuilding from within plan a couple years ago. But, honestly, at that point he didn’t have much choice. They had tried everything else and failed.
So, I guess I might agree if you’re saying, nice job by Hicks in finally getting around to semi-competence after trying everything else first.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
I'd give him about a C or C-
but Id have to agree with alot of DJ’s reasoning… However, he did pretty much single-handedly set this orginization into a nose dive this decade with several bad moves. And I’d also say we could be a lot worse off owner wise, but the whole money squeeze is making this deal so much sweeter… if we had to continue to deal with his broke wallet we would be very much handicapped even with him allowing JD to continue with his plan. And this deal comes at a critical juncture as we are going to need to start spending near the upper half of the rest of baseball over the next few years to supplement this team as it makes playoff runs.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
Personally, I always thought
what set this club up for a nosedive in the ‘00s was Doug Melvin’s absolutely shitty drafting and development, especially of pitchers. Melvin got a lot of credit for what he did with Grieve’s kids (Pudge, Juan, Rusty, etc.), but really he was the one who extended the rot on the farm, and had an unbelievable dry spell with pitching.
I know Hicks gets killed by some in the local media because he fired the popular Melvin, but Its a stretch to believe this franchise would be in good shape if they let Melvin rebuild. Its not like the Milwaukee Farm System is any great shakes after 7 years there. Letting Melvin run the show would have been a recipe for indefinite mediocrity.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Agree completely
I don’t like Hicks, but that has nothing to do with him getting rid of Melvin. Melvin also inherited some nice prospects in Milwaukee. And even Melvin gave credit for the Brewers’ minor leaguers to Seattle’s new GM:
Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin praised Zduriencik’s efforts when he was quoted as saying: “No doubt about it, he deserves almost all the credit for the young players we have. The players he has drafted are making an impact at the big league level.”
(quote from a Baseball America article when Z won their exec of the year award)
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
I'm ambivalent on the topic of Melvin
but while he was a failure in developing pitching, you’re painting with WAY too broad of a brush when you say he didn’t leave anything. Melvin left: Michael Young, Mark Teixeira, Hank Blalock, Travis Hafner, Carlos Pena, along with lessers like Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix, and he had basically a horrible tragedy in Ruben Mateo, who would have fit with that group. That is a hell of a core of guys that Hart & co. inherited, along with ARod. The pitching, yes, disaster. But you should stop there.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 25, 2010 7:17 PM CST up reply actions
So, who are the 29
Dooshers?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I don't know Rodney but they should be shot and pissed on asap
Tell Boomer to grab the rifle and bring 29 bullets.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
You can still vote on polls when you're banned?
Wierd.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
I voted yes
Different is not always better.
A new girlfriend is always better than the last one until she turns out to be the same ol’ bitch.
From what I understand Greenberg is just a face and a facilitator. The “new ownership group” is going to be just as concerned about making a profit as anyone else. Groups of anonymous limited partners tend be less accountable. I bet Dubya is a partner; he’s now Hicks’ neighbor.
I see nothing changing; which is probably good since Hicks has the team headed in the right direction. Remember he hired JD, Nolan, Sunny. I’m really indifferent.
The real reason I voted yes was of personal greed. I have a close friend who works for Hicks and gets us free tickets sometimes.
907 (so far) happy people who have been waiting for this day for years...
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Jan 24, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
been a long time a'coming!
Good times ahead.
So happy Hicks won’t be around to screw things up any longer.
is this the most votes of any poll?
sitting at 1088 votes right now
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
43 is 40 more than i thought would be there
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
here's one of em, the face of yes
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
by BigGuns on Jan 24, 2010 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Is that LBrooks?
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
it could be but I always pictured LBrooks to be an older disgruntled postal worker...
…but it could very well be Stealhome.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Apparently 44 people can fit in this...
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Jan 24, 2010 5:06 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
Greatness!
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
Even a dog wipping his ass across the floor would have a higher approval rating than Hicks right now.
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
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"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
by AceJC on Jan 24, 2010 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Nice
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
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
Al Davis looks like a burn victim...
or one of those people who don’t have a face. Pizza the Hut, maybe.
Like I posted earlier up. Mason Verger. They're practically twins.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
So 4% says yes and 95% says no
What the hell happened to the other 1%?
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
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