(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) You don’t mess with Nolan Ryan, at least not in Texas. Today, former Rangers’ managing partner and CEO Chuck Greenberg learned that lesson the hard way. I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of […]
Archive for March 11th, 2011
Room Enough for One Sheriff: Conflict with Ryan Leads to Greenberg’s Ouster; Clash Similar to One from Yankees’ Past
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged Chuck Greenberg, George Steinbrenner, Michael Burke, Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The One That Got Away? Despite Having Bevy of Talented Young Arms, Yanks Could Regret Trading Arodys Vizcaino
Posted in Baseball, Minors, MLB, Yankees, tagged Arodys Vizcaino, Atlanta Braves on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As if last year’s Javier Vazquez trade wasn’t bad enough for the Yankees, now comes word that Arodys Vizcaino, the young right hander sent to Atlanta in the deal, has been throwing lights out in spring training. In fact, in his last outing on March 9, Braves’ GM Fran Wren confirmed that at least two […]