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The dominance of the Rangers with the sport betting prospects and the American league West Division have been pretty astonishing to MLB betting odds makers and buffs. MLB betting expectations were mixed for Texas this year as despite the fact that they did a lot better than expected with the MLB prospects last year, ownership issues were a cloud on 2010.



The Texas Rangers have been on the block for over a year and have had to file for bankruptcy protection. There were wild rumors and conjecture about what would occur to the team in sports betting and whether or not general manager and former pitching celebrity Nolan Ryan will still be engaged.

After a lengthy and occasionally tumultuous process Ryan was able to secure his place with the Texas Rangers not only as general manager but also as a part owner. Ryan’s team beat out a late and aggressive bid by NBA Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for charge of the team.

Ryan has become the 1st former competitor in the modern era to in fact own a significant piece of a team.

“Did I ever think I’d be in a position to be an owner of a Major League Baseball team?” the hall of fame strikeout star said. “Not at all. But I never thought I’d throw seven no-hitters either.” Ryan joined forces with sports attorney Chuck Greenberg for the winning bid. Ryan will serve as team president and Greenberg as CEO.

Ryan only took a minor sip of champagne that was offered to him when the bid was announced at 1 AM. He was too exhausted to celebrate for long.

The next step will be to secure the future of manager Ron Washington. Texas has been one of the top commodities in online baseball betting all season. Getting the Texas Rangers into the playoffs, however, is Washington’s focus.

“I’m all about baseball,” said Washington.

Washington had the Texas Rangers well ahead of Oakland and Los Angeles in the AL West Division race and is in his 4th season on the job.

Texas was the only team in the AL West to be securely over the .500 mark with the baseball prospects and has been steady both at home and on the road this year.

Optimism now abounds with Ryan’s future secured, though the Texas Rangers had their share of MLB betting skeptics.

Ryan is given a good deal of the recognition for turning the team around with wise steps and making for a better pitching staff.


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