Another strange twist for Lowell

...ownership group approved by MLB, and new owner Chuck Greenberg, whose group includes Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, could well instruct GM Jon Daniels to go in another direction. Daniels almost certainly would want...

Gladwell-Simmons III

Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell return for Gladwell-Simmons III: The War to Settle the Score.

Could Mark Ingram inspire these teams to dream?

...shameful the Mets have never tossed a no-hitter, especially because the king of this feat (Nolan Ryan, with seven in his career) began his career with the club. Seriously, how difficult can it...

Rangers are Ryan's team

The clear theme from Chuck Greenberg's chat with the media Wednesday was that Nolan Ryan will run the baseball operations of the club. Greenberg is insistent that his minor league clubs...

Courting the Hall of Fame voters

Some Hall of Fame candidates are seeing their chances get a boost from some unlikely advocates.

Ryan key to Rangers ownership pursuit

Chuck Greenberg would have withdrawn his bid to buy the Texas Rangers had Nolan Ryan aligned himself with another group.

Greenberg talks Ryan, money and video boards

...approach it. Greenberg will be involved in the day-to-day operations, but Ryan runs the team on the field. "Nolan is going to have complete authority on the baseball side," Greenberg said. "I...

Nolan Ryan talks about ownership

Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan took some time to talk about the ownership situation on Wednesday afternoon. We'll have more...

The 2009 stats you may have missed

...you are a non-NASCAR fan who accidentally stumbled upon this blog searching for information on Nolan Ryan and Willie McGee, and if that's the case, welcome!). You likely also know that Johnson...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Young excited about Harden (and other stuff)

...clubhouse every day. He will be missed." Young isn't sure exactly what the Chuck Greenberg-Nolan Ryan group means for the organization. "I just want a quick resolution and it looks like it...

Sep 13, 2009; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan inspects the field before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark

A word about the new owner and money

...able to get done before Opening Day, but don't expect to see the Chuck Greenberg-Nolan Ryan group take over right after the 30-day exclusive negotiating window is closed. How does that...

A new Chuck takes on Texas

...You get the sense from talking with folks within Major League Baseball that the fact that Nolan Ryan, the Rangers' current president, had worked out an alliance with Greenberg was extremely important for that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Nolan Ryan's involvement with Greenberg's group gives the deal credibility

At This Hour 12am ET: Jones to Cincy, Nolan Ryan Negotiating with Rangers, Westbrook Recovering

...three years at Central Michigan Jones had a record of 26-13. AP Photo/Donna McWilliam Nolan Ryan Heads Group Negotiating to Buy the Rangers The Texas Rangers may finally be getting sold. On...