Why are the Rangers so bad?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:22 am
Rangers owners get the blame for this mess
By Mac Engel
tengel@star-telegram.com
His titles say “President, Baseball Operations/General Manager,” which is what Jon Daniels wanted. Like any employee, just because he wanted it does not mean it was going to happen.
Somebody above JD had to make those titles possible. And that is where we must begin, at the offices of Mr. Ray Davis and Mr. Bob Simpson, primary owners of your Texas Rangers professional baseball mess.
Some of this Rangers cowflop is on the two who sign the checks.
Mr. Randy Galloway recently stepped away from the golf course to assault his favorite punching bag — JD — on what is fast becoming Daniels’ worst season as this team’s GM since he took over in October 2005. Bravely, Randy said JD belongs in the Jerry Jones category of stupid.
Personally, I gave JD and Ron Washington a pass because of the injuries, the fact they do have a positive record and every so often stinkers happen.
Next season is when JD will be on the hook for the full Jerry treatment. I hated the additions of Prince Fielder or Shin-Soo Choo because of their seven-year contracts, and nothing on the horizon suggests this team is ready to overtake Oakland any time soon.
The biggest mistake JD made was trying to extend the Rangers’ championship window with cash rather than young talent. The biggest reason the Rangers were so good was not because of spending big but developing their young players who were hungry.
Would some of these moves have happened with Nolan Ryan as JD’s fun-governor? Nolan did sign off on trying to land Fielder three years ago when he was a free agent, he OK’d the $100 million addition of Yu Darvish, and didn’t stop the team from burying Elvis Andrus in so much money that has acted like a drag on his swing.
While The Curse of Nolan Ryan is debatable, any of the moves JD has made since The Express went to Houston also required the approval of his bosses — Ray & Bob.
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By Mac Engel
tengel@star-telegram.com
His titles say “President, Baseball Operations/General Manager,” which is what Jon Daniels wanted. Like any employee, just because he wanted it does not mean it was going to happen.
Somebody above JD had to make those titles possible. And that is where we must begin, at the offices of Mr. Ray Davis and Mr. Bob Simpson, primary owners of your Texas Rangers professional baseball mess.
Some of this Rangers cowflop is on the two who sign the checks.
Mr. Randy Galloway recently stepped away from the golf course to assault his favorite punching bag — JD — on what is fast becoming Daniels’ worst season as this team’s GM since he took over in October 2005. Bravely, Randy said JD belongs in the Jerry Jones category of stupid.
Personally, I gave JD and Ron Washington a pass because of the injuries, the fact they do have a positive record and every so often stinkers happen.
Next season is when JD will be on the hook for the full Jerry treatment. I hated the additions of Prince Fielder or Shin-Soo Choo because of their seven-year contracts, and nothing on the horizon suggests this team is ready to overtake Oakland any time soon.
The biggest mistake JD made was trying to extend the Rangers’ championship window with cash rather than young talent. The biggest reason the Rangers were so good was not because of spending big but developing their young players who were hungry.
Would some of these moves have happened with Nolan Ryan as JD’s fun-governor? Nolan did sign off on trying to land Fielder three years ago when he was a free agent, he OK’d the $100 million addition of Yu Darvish, and didn’t stop the team from burying Elvis Andrus in so much money that has acted like a drag on his swing.
While The Curse of Nolan Ryan is debatable, any of the moves JD has made since The Express went to Houston also required the approval of his bosses — Ray & Bob.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/16 ... rylink=cpy