Tom Hicks has sold the Texas Rangers.

Hicks Sports Group has finalized the sale to Rangers Baseball Express, an ownership group consisting of Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan. Tom Hicks will still own a minor investment in the team, based on his sale of 153 acres of land around RBiA, and will have the title of 'Chairman Emeritus'.

It's important to note that this doesn't mean that the Dallas Stars suddenly have money to spend. If this frees up the team's finances at all, we won't see any until this summer at the earliest.

For perhaps the MOST EPIC celebration thread ever, please head on over to Lone Star Ball and join in on their joy.

H/T to Pat4OT for his FanShot.

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Well

It can’t hurt.

by Brad Gardner on Jan 24, 2010 10:53 AM CST reply actions

Tom who?

"It would've been a huge momentum boost if we had beaten the St. Mary's School for the Blessed, Blind, Deaf and Dumb."

Hockey nut since the night of 5/2/08. What a night it was.

by Pat Iversen on Jan 24, 2010 10:58 AM CST reply actions

It's a step.

But I won’t be happy until the entire thing is finalized, which could take awhile.

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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Jan 24, 2010 12:05 PM CST reply actions

And it won't become Official...

…until the deal passes muster with MLB and all of HSG’s creditors.

Which it’s assumed won’t occur until just before or after the Rangers’ season starts.

Either way, fans of the other two teams held hostage by the Hicks’ Regime will continue to be held hostage until at least this summer.

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by Brandon Bibb on Jan 24, 2010 12:06 PM CST reply actions

Next week

After the Haiti fundraiser, we’re going to raise $300 million to buy the Stars. Brandon’s going to kick in .05 per comment, so we only need about 6 billion or so…

by Brad Gardner on Jan 24, 2010 12:11 PM CST reply actions

I have like $3 or $4 bucks I could chip in, maybe $5 if I counted spare change.

I must have this thing for hockey boys from Whitby with the initials JN.

by Happy Girl on Jan 24, 2010 1:07 PM CST up reply actions

I have two gold Sacagawea dollars from the DART train I can chip in.

Some pocket change, and a nail clipper.

So I can pretty much offer the same thing Tom Hicks can offer.

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by RyanM on Jan 24, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

I have

eight dollar…dee dollar…DARR!!

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by Brandon Bibb on Jan 24, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions