Ryan Says He Can't Bring Relief From Ballpark Heat

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During his playing days, no one could bring the heat like Nolan Ryan. Now, the newly minted owner of the Texas Rangers would like to take some away. But adding shade to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is being deemed unfeasible.

"You can't justify putting a retractable roof on this stadium at the current cost of doing so," said Ryan on Thursday, less than a week after he and partner Chuck Greenberg purchased the Rangers with a winning bankruptcy auction bid of $385 million. "We've looked at sun screens that would reduce the temperature in the ballpark by 15 degrees, but we haven't come up with something that is economically feasible on that yet."

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