Rangers' brass meets over team's play

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Washington’s Future Hangs In Limbo As Rangers Win Walk-off Thriller
Published 4/26/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... A two-hour closed-door conference on Friday afternoon was but the first of what will undoubtedly prove to be several assemblages of the franchise’s brain trust over the coming days. It is behind these office doors, rightfully so or not, that Ron Washington’s future within the organization will likely be decided. ...

Saturday morning stuff
Published 4/26/2008 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Of course, the big story is The Meeting yesterday, and Ron Washington's future.  Evan Grant has a story up about that, with some quotes from Jon Daniels, and in which he looks at the organizational dynamics that could impact whatever the decision ends up being.  ...

Dallas News: Texas Rangers’ management meets; no moves made
Published 4/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dallas News: Texas Rangers’ management meets; no moves made Look for Ron Washington to be canned after the festive charity function, his birthday, an off day...and the delightful Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival are all over! The Texas Rangers’ top management gathered Friday at owner Tom Hicks’ uptown office for the most nauseating lunch they’ve ever had. The barbecue was fine. It was the aftertaste that made it so difficult to swallow. Hicks, general manager Jon Daniels and club president Nolan Ryan met for more than two hours over a hastily-arranged meal to discuss ...

The Week In Quotes: April 21-27 by Alex Carnevale
Published 4/28/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... of ownership is that we get things turned around. That's on Ron. That's on me. It's on everybody that wears a 'T.' I'm not going to put the blame on any one man." --Daniels "I like the exchange of ideas. We all are unhappy with the performance to date and want to get this team turned around." -- Tom Hicks , owner of the Rangers "Tom has been through a lot of different situations. He understands the ebbs and flows of the season." --Daniels, on his club's owner. (Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News ) A TRADITION OF NOT PUTTING FANS IN A POSITION TO SUCCEED "We don't sit back and ...

Padilla flotilla
Published 4/28/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues at Uwe Blog
... I don't blame the players. Allegedly, they had a players-only meeting before the game, which preceded a management meeting between manger, general manager, president and owner. A vast majority of the Rangers players are not as bad as they've seemed at times. They're probably pressing because they know they're behind the eight ball. ...

Roster Notes
Published 4/30/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... I missed this over the weekend, but it's worth mentioning: the Rangers are already thinking about firing Ron Washington. Sure, why not? ...