Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,

so that you may be able to prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12 2. This is resistance and reformation on the Fight, laugh,

Feast Network. In 1988, while helping manage his father's successful presidential bid,

George W. Bush learned that a family friend,

Fort Worth, oilman Eddie Childs, was exploring the possibility of selling his Major League

Baseball franchise, The Texas Rangers. An avid, lifelong baseball fan, Bush couldn't help but dream about the possibilities of owning

the club.

Despite the fact that he had only a modest bank account and had begun to explore the

possibility of throwing his own hat into the ring as a gubernatorial candidate in the

upcoming wide open election cycle, Bush put together a syndicate to purchase controlling

interest in the team for $89 million. Though at first, he only had a minority stake of the deal. Bush was able to convince the

investor group to make him managing general partner. He immediately became the public face of the

team and began lobbying for a new stadium for the club, which then played in a renovated minor league facility.

He also negotiated a deal to sign the future Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.

Shortly afterward, he was also able to sign future American League MVP's Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez giving the Texas team

two popular Latino stars. Suddenly, the Rangers were on the map for the first time in decades.

The Rangers, formerly the Washington Senators, were at one time one of the most storied

franchises in modern Major League Baseball history. The team had boasted such legendary managers

as Ted Williams, Whitey Herzog, Billy Martin, and Bobby Valentine. It would become the stage

upon which Nolan Ryan would achieve some of his most remarkable feats, including his

300th win and his record 5,000 strikeout and two of his unparalleled seven no-hitters.

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