Rangers sale process stalls

/gasp

Maury says no big deal, he thinks the sale will go through and that the Cubs sale was worse.

…will make sure this deal gets done.

Here’s a link.

- Says they are still targeting April 1 closing or shortly thereafter.

- Greenberg: “As an ownership group, uh, you know, we’re able, to a larger extent, kind of wipe the slate clean with some of the things that were complications in the past.”

Hmmm… interesting and sounds very positive for the Rangers. Would have liked to hear what specifically is being wiped clean and what specific effect(s) that will have. No follow up question though.

- Ben (or Skin?): “Is it fair for a Rangers fan to say, ‘I would expect to see some parallel between the level of media market and the level of payroll?’” (Good question.)

Greenberg: “Absolutely. Uh, it-it absolutely is. I mean there, there’s no reason for the Rangers not to be, uh, in the upper tier of, uh, you know, in terms of powerful franchises – and ‘powerful’ means a lot of different things. It means, uh, the way you’re able to fill the stands. It means the way you’re able to have business partners. It means, uh, you know, and of-and of course that translates into the-the type of team you’re able to consistently field and the cost of fielding that team. So, uh, there’s no reason for the Rangers to be, uh, in the bottom half of anything, and we don’t anticipate that happening, and this franchise – all the arrows are pointing straight up, and we’re going to do everything we can to-to fuel that, uh, fuel that uptick.”

- No question about the difference in debt levels before and after the deal unfortunately.