i saw this and i think it gives you an idea of what kind of things the yanks are looking for in terms of investment - they don't want out, just backers:
Another bidder appeared on the scene for the controlling interest in the Texas Rangers. His name: Tom Hicks. Hicks, who has owned the club since 1998, expressed renewed optimism on Wednesday that his own locally-based investment group would allow him to maintain his current status as majority owner. Hicks has been seeking minority investment in the club to help retire debt since late March, but over the course of the summer, it became more likely he would have to sell at least a majority of his interest in the team in order to service the debt. Hicks said he has found a significant number of local investors, including Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, to back him.
