MICHAEL LYNN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Escaped Convict Tries Out the New “NASCAR Tickets for Guns” Program
Michael Lynn Sherer wasn’t about to let a little thing like incarceration pending his murder trial stop him from his one true love—NASCAR. So he did the only reasonable thing he could think of.
He escaped.
After busting out of the Winston County Jail in Alabama, the 51-year-old Sherer trekked to Hampton, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Without sufficient funds...
Via The Last Angry Fan
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September 04, 2010
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September 04, 2010
Discuss
Give Him NASCAR Tickets or Give Him Death
Michael Lynn Sherer had the whole world in his hands. He busted out of prison. He had a gun. And, some obligin' folk near the NASCAR track in Atlanta gladly swapped a pair of race tickets for weaponry.More »
Via Deadspin
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September 04, 2010
Escaped inmate nabbed after trading gun for NASCAR tickets
Sometimes, life is like a country song. Or a William Faulkner novel, whichever.There's so much southern gothic in this story that we're not even sure to begin, but let's start here: Michael Lynn Sherer was nabbed in Hampton, Georgia near Atlanta Motor Speedway after trading a gun for tickets to Sunday's Emory Healthcare 500 NASCAR race.Oh, but it doesn't end there. Turns out Sherer...
Via From the Marbles
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September 03, 2010
Judge backs off delay of sale hearing
Judge Michael Lynn has granted the Rangers request to have their bankruptcy hearing moved to the original date of July 9.
Via mlb.com
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June 25, 2010
Brown: The Brilliance of the Texas Rangers Ruling
As the age-old adage goes, haste makes waste. News organizations (this one included), looking to get the report of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn’s opinion in the Texas Rangers bankruptcy case out timely, skimmed over the 28 page ruling, focused mostly on the “Conclusion” at the end of the document, and said, “The prospective owners of the Rangers have been dealt a major...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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June 23, 2010
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June 23, 2010
Judge's deadline won't help Rangers' hopes to add to roster
During the hearings on the Rangers' bankruptcy proceedings Tuesday, Judge Michael Lynn made it clear he'd like to have everything resolved by the July 31 trading deadline.
Via FOX Sports Southwest
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June 22, 2010
Rangers Sale Still a Mess
Evan Grant reports on the latest from the judge ruling on the bankruptcy of the Rangers:
At every turn, the sale of the Rangers becomes a more convoluted mess and today’s ruling by Fort Worth bankruptcy court judge D. Michael Lynn throws another wrench into the already-locked up sales process. Judge Lynn ruled that the creditors have been “impaired” during the sale process...
Via Baseball Musings
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June 22, 2010
Chuck Greenberg Pleased with Texas Rangers Bankruptcy Hearing
A U.S. bankruptcy judge rendered no decision at a hearing on Tuesday that could have determined the outcome In moving the Texas Rangers at a hearing in Ft. Worth today, but not before making statements from the bench that appeared to side with the Rangers and MLB.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn listened to arguments Tuesday that it was irrelevant whether creditors could...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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June 16, 2010
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June 16, 2010
Why the Creditors of the Texas Rangers Got Into a Bidding War with MLB
It was an interesting twist in the midst of the third day of hearings over the voluntary bankruptcy of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
The Rangers have already tapped $18.45 million in loans from MLB’s credit line, but as part of the voluntary bankruptcy, the “pre-packaged” plan called for $11.5 million in a new line of credit to allow the Rangers to function through the...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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May 27, 2010
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May 27, 2010
Cards Like Draft Class of 2008
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up 51 players in Thursday's amateur draft, 27 pitchers and 24 position players. Here is a little info on the top 5 picks:
1. Brett Wallace 1B/3B Arizona State (13th overall pick) - Known as one of the top hitters in this year's draft, the Cardinals jumped at the chance to snag this PAC-10 Triple Crown winner, who is projected to...
Via MVN
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June 07, 2008
THE CARDINALS HOT 25
