The Texas Rangers deny they were blackmailed about the cocaine use by manager Ron Washington, as has been alleged by Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Randy Galloway. "To my knowledge there was nothing made in reference to Ron's situation," team president Nolan Ryan told the Dallas Morning News. "I don't know of any kind of threat that was made against him or his situation." Galloway, however, wrote: 'A blackmailer had the goods on the team's manager, and he was making strong demands, using the manager's "situation" as his hammer. Numerous sources within the team have confirmed that.'