I remember like it was only yesterday. Actually it was one o'clock this morning. The Texas Rangers had just beaten the Seattle Mariners. It was the post game show. They interrupted with a live news flash that the war was over. No, wrong memory. The auction was over and the Ryan-Greenberg group had won. The prize? The Texas Rangers Professional Baseball Club. How American is that? Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher for four teams, now has an ownership stake in one of those teams. And how apropo that it came on the anniversary of one of the great moments of his storied career. No, not the seven no-hitters. Not the 5,000th strikeout or the 300th win. I'm referring to the Fracas in Texas, Dr. K's KO, the Donnybrook in Arlington, Ryan-Ventura, when Robin Ventura charged the mound and Nolan Ryan, in the words of Tony Kornheiser, gave him multiple noogies to the head.
Last night, that image kept running through my head, only Mark Cuban was playing the role of Robin Ventura.
What does it mean for the Texas Rangers? Hopefully, no more questions about the ownership situation. Now that distraction is out of the way. I believe this little mini-slump of the past few days can be correlated to the uncertainty. Now, hopefully, that is behind them. Maybe this is next year.
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