What they need is George W. Bush, he'll make things right.

I make note the man worth $51 billion can't make payroll. I guess one must have priorities.

Bush!

BTW, he's worth $1 Billion, not $51 Billion. Slight difference.

ACORN's fault!

One-billion? Why the man's practically broke. Time to manipulate the appearance of another tax-subsidized ball park, or something.

Perhaps only the first crimp in the armor of pro sports in this depression?

Nobody said he's broke. But just because your "net worth" is $1 Billion doesn't mean you have millions in cash lying around to make payroll. It's probably all tied up in other ventures.

Has he been handed any money by anyone? The article only says he has borrowed money - which means he has to pay it back. Why the hatred?

Oh, I get it. He's rich. Nevermind.

Oh, those Texas Rangers.

Honestly, when I first read the headline I thought it pertained to the Texas Rangers who wore six-shooters and a badge. Probably should brush up more on my knowledge of sports teams.

Oh, those Texas Rangers.

Honestly, when I first read the headline I thought it pertained to the Texas Rangers who wore six-shooters and a badge. Probably should brush up more on my knowledge of sports teams.

#8 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-07-03 11:41 AM | | Reply | Flag: An obvious blonde

#7. Joe, I thought rich guys just had their money in cash swimming pools while they laze around the pool working on their tans. You mean they actually try to use it by employing people and running businesses? They keep whatever cash they do have in the bank so it can be lent to other people trying to create something?

I thought we could just tax the shit out of the swimming pools of money and have the government make good use of it by creating some social programs - like, say, free school lunches year round for everybody. Something like that...

.....who gives a shit.....

....a bunch of millionaires playing a kids game....

.....fuck em....let them work for a living if Hicks doesn't pay them.....

looks like prima donnas in sports may have to lower their expectations? oh boo.

"and a badge"

I have a great idea! Let's trade that Sosa guy. He'll never amount to much...

looks like prima donnas in sports may have to lower their expectations? oh boo.

#12 | Posted by nanc at 2009-07-03 12:36 PM |

Don't hold your breath.

I doubt any of them will be sniffing around the nanc double wide any time soon.

That socialist Bush seems to have left the Texas Rangers like he did the USA---screwed. Maybe he didn't socialize enough land.

Awwwwwww. That breaks my heart.

.....they can probably use another landscaping crew in Texas anyways......

I have a great idea! Let's trade that Sosa guy. He'll never amount to much...

#14 | Posted by AuntieSocial

We'll be greeted as liberators and the team will pay for itself! Can do it in three months, six months maximum.

Shrub suckered taxpayers into paying for your fucking Stadium asshole.

the cost of steroids has gotten just to darn expensive

I love it when the brainwashed parrot brigade chirps in to defend billionaires. These poor shithead freaks don't have a pot to piss in but Flush and Beck have brainwashed them so thoroughly that they will defend the super-wealthy's right to tax cuts and taxpayer-funded corporate welfare at every opportunity.

Gotta laugh at the idiocy of it all.

#22 | Posted by axe at 2009-07-03 02:36 PM | Reply | Flag:

They think that someday THEY will be rich and get all those tax breaks.

I have been wondering when the bubble on athletes' salaries would burst? The receipts from TV, ticket sales, concessions, endorsements, and other sources cannot sustain the current salary levels. Being outlandishly large and gifted athletically may no longer be a ticket to becoming an instant millionaire.

In my area, the basketball team is hawking "buddy tickets," a season ticket with half the tickets awarded to one purchaser and half to the other. It's being promoted as an "opportunity," but actually is a desperate attempt to maintain season ticket sales.

Sports are not recession proof. The advertisers are not finding ROI in this particular PR area to merit the expenditures. I wonder if there will be bankruptcies to rid teams of salary claims, and if in the process athletes assume ownership of the franchises.

#9 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-07-03 12:07 PM

Honestly, when I first read the headline I thought it pertained to the Texas Rangers who wore six-shooters and a badge. Probably should brush up more on my knowledge of sports teams.

#8 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-07-03 11:41 AM | | Reply | Flag: An obvious blonde

Ah Jerry, and undoubtedly "Lovely to look at and delightful top hold." Eat your heart out.

Ah Jerry, and undoubtedly "Lovely to look at and delightful top hold." Eat your heart out.

#25 | Posted by Johnson at 2009-07-03 03:58 PM |

Wow. Bible thumping Johnson 3:16 has lust in his heart.

I'm tellin gaaawwwd.

#22 | Posted by axe at 2009-07-03 02:36 PM

Gotta laugh at the idiocy of it all.

It's probably all tied up in other ventures.

I think he sold a hockey team recently to help cover payments to RBS on loans for Liverpool. That loan deal has to be restructured. I don't remember the date but it is real soon and a sale/merger/new investor seems imminent.

Basically I think he and Gillett (the other owner of LFC) are your typical "rich" guys that don't really own shit. He's got credit (for now), a bunch of debt, and businesses that should be profitable but aren't.

Ever seen Boiler Room? He's like that, "nigger rich". Just pushing paper back and forth across the pond until daddy Warbucks pulls the credit card. Fernando Torres just got a contract extension with no leverage against LFC, raising his salary to 140,000 pounds a WEEK...but he can't pay his shortstop.

$300K Ferrari and no gas money.

"Why all the hatred...?"

No hatred; much annoyance. The man's rich, necessarily, because the he or persons like himsqueezed a huge benefit out of ordinary tax payers in the form of a stadium.

The fellow probably thinks he works for a living. I think that might be disputed.

if you are an owner in professional sports today and you cant make money, you are an idiot. a real big sincere idiot

Post #22, Yes Bob, its like the chickens defending Col. Sanders.

There is a crew of mexicans that come clean my neighbors pool (in houston). They can do anything.

We had a giant pine tree (75' tall) damaged from Ike and they climbed it and cut it down from the top. Then he told me he has a friend that does auto repair.

I'll bet they would play baseball too if you gave them a twenty dollar bill each.