January 21, 2005
INSIDE BASEBALL:
Bush shifts ex-ballclub partner to Japan (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, 1/21/05)
President Bush is naming a former fellow investor in the Texas Rangers, J. Thomas Schieffer, to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan, the White House announced Friday.Posted by Orrin Judd at January 21, 2005 8:55 PMSchieffer, the U.S. ambassador to Australia and brother of Bob Schieffer of CBS News, was a member of the investment group that bought the Rangers in 1989 and was president of the baseball team while Bush was a part owner. He also was a Dallas attorney with a portfolio centering on oil and gas companies and, a Democrat, served three terms in the Texas House.
Comments
The Rangers' standing in the American League West actually rose while Schieffer was president. They always lost to the Yankees in the playoffs, but that's still a better success record than his brother has with "Face the Nation."
Posted by: John at January 22, 2005 9:56 AM