I would not mind having a moratorium on all Nolan Ryan related stories until after the non-waiver deadline.  Outside of the fact that Ryan is now employed by Hicks, he has not done or said anything that merits an article that can be called "newsworthy".  Instead, people are just projecting their opinions onto what little Ryan has said.  This can be broken down into three camps: "Activists For Change", "Stay the Course", and "It's All About the Mother *!#%^&@ Pitching!".

• "Activists For Change" - These people, like Taylor, are not happy with the way Daniels has run this team.  In their opinion, Ryan was brought in to be the real GM, though Daniels has the title, and does all the work.  As Taylor stated in his article, Ryan is saying all the right things while he assesses the problem, and then makes his move.
• "Stay The Course" - These people are excited by the newly renovated farm system and the talent already on the 25-man roster (Wilson, Kinsler, Saltalamacchia, etc.).  They see Ryan's comments as representative of his tenure; seeing to the business aspects of this franchise, supportive of Daniels, and not involved with on the field decisions.
• "It's All About the Mother *!#%^&@ Pitching!" - People of this mentality have been screaming their mantra for the past few years to no avail.  When is Hicks going to realize that pitching wins ballgames?  And by pitching, they don't mean retired Hall of Fame players; they prefer the active Hall of Fame pitchers (Santana) or those who could be future Hall of Fame material (Bedard).

Enough with the Ryan stories; there is nothing to be said of any value whatsoever.  After the trade deadline, write away my friends.

"I would have tore up some chalk on the left-field line. "

- Manager Ron Washington, on what he would have done had he faced team president Nolan Ryan during his playing days

[Worsh made a funny?]

You mean the letter I received from Nolan Ryan thanking me for my "loyalty" to the Rangers was just some marketing ploy to sell more tickets?  And here I really thought he appreciated my buying season tickets...

/sarcasm