Texas Rangers post intrigues Ryan
Ex-pitcher says there's 'some attraction' to being team president
01:38 AM CST on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
By RICHARD DURRETT / The Dallas Morning News
rdurrett@dallasnews.com
Nolan Ryan spoke with media members in Houston on Monday and said there would be "some attraction" to becoming Rangers president.
Rangers owner Tom Hicks declined to comment through a team spokesman. Last week, he confirmed that he and Ryan met in Round Rock on Friday to discuss a variety of issues, including the vacant front office position.
The president position was vacated when Jeff Cogen was named president of the Stars in November as part of the Stars' restructuring, which included Brett Hull and Les Jackson becoming interim co-general managers.
Nolan Ryan pitched for the Texas Rangers from 1989-93.
"I think from a baseball perspective, I think everybody would like to be involved in putting a ballclub together and try to put a winning effort together, so I think obviously from my perspective there would be some attraction to that," Ryan told the Houston Chronicle.
Ryan was at Minute Maid Park for the first day of the Nolan Ryan and Jeff Bagwell Elite Pitchers and Hitters camp for Astros prospects.
Ryan, who turns 61 on Thursday, played his final five seasons for the Rangers. That stint included his sixth and seventh no-hitters, his 300th win, his 5,000th strikeout and a memorable fight with Robin Ventura.
Ryan, currently a special assistant to the general manager, has one year remaining on his five-year contract with the Astros.
"Will something come of this? You know, it's too early to predict, and Tom and I have had a relationship over the years since my playing career," Ryan told the Chronicle. "So it was an opportunity for us to get together and visit on Friday."
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I guess his pursuit of the snow monkeys will have to wait.