Instead of making changes, the Rangers
spent yesterday discussing goals
both short term and long term.
At a news conference this afternoon, the
Rangers majority owner, Eddie Chiles,
refused to reveal those goals,
which are part of a, quote, confidential
plan.
It's a plan Childs says can be
accomplished with people presently in the
organization.
It seems like the sports
world think that the cure
for any difficulty is to fire somebody
or any industry. That's not true.
Probably the poor guy that got you in
trouble is you guys got to sit there
and get you out of trouble.
So General Manager Eddie Robinson and
manager Don Zimmer's job seems safe
for the time being.
But how about Eddie Chiles?
Chiles, highly successful in the oil
industry, admits he's had second thoughts
about owning a baseball team.
I've asked myself, what in the hell am I
doing here?
I guess I'm not like the mouse and said
I'm not after the cheese anymore.
I just try to get my head out of the
trap.
And with each loss, that trap gets
stronger. And when the question of the
Rangers dismal record came up today,
Chiles and Robinson seem puzzled.
Yeah, the band is hotter and hotter and
hotter and hotter. No more than
25 and 25.
And wow, that's a bad news.
Actually, gentlemen, the news is even
worse than that. The Rangers have indeed
lost twenty five games, but they have
won only 11.
Stan Radford for Channel 5 Action Sports
in Arlington.