6-4-2.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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Tom Hicks has folded the marketing group selling the Rangers , splitting employees into their respective teams. (It was plugging both the Dallas Stars hockey team and the Rangers.)
The Rangers borrowed $15M from MLB to make payroll .
The chatter arose Wednesday after a local blog ...
bizofbaseball.com - 7/2/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
In a sign that Tom Hicks’ financial woes
may have reached a critical level, the Texas Rangers...
may have borrowed as much as $15 million from Major League Baseball to make payroll. The news of the possible shortfall by the club arose yesterday on “Inside Pitch” which airs on SIRIUS XM Radio’s ...
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Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from ...
insidecorner.dmagazine.com - 7/2/2009
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insidecorner.dmagazine.com —
ARLINGTON - Amid increased internet chatter Wednesday that
Tom Hicks financial woes are deepening and that the...
club has borrowed money from MLB’s rainy-day fund, club officials took a strange approach. They went silent. The chatter arose ...
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Texas Rangers Go Silent Over Chatter Major League ...
star-telegram.com - 7/4/2009
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star-telegram.com —
ARLINGTON — With Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks
trying to sell the team, Thursday’s reports that the...
Hicks Sports Group borrowed millions of dollars from Major League Baseball caused a stir.
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Rangers’ work goes on despite money matters
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Rangers in Financial Trouble
baseballmusings.com —
... 6-4-2 Notes the Rangers had to borrow money from MLB to meet their payroll. It seems like a good time for some rich Texan to swoop in and buy the team cheap. ...
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Brew Crew Ball —
... The Texas Rangers are in financial trouble, and while the team looks for a buyer, the situation continues to deteriorate. The team reportedly borrowed $15 million recently from Major League Baseball to make payroll. While this does not give baseball the right to take over control of the franchise, it might give MLB officials some say in Rangers' spending decisions, which could complicate negotiations with their top two draft picks, who are both still unsigned and seeking contracts above slot value. ...
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