The Texas Rangers’ path to the World Series is the product of a political struggle more than a half-century ago, when then-Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff dared to bring America’s pastime to North Texas. The Rangers are in Arlington because Vandergriff won at politics – the ultimate spectator sport. He fought President Richard Nixon and others to pry the Washington Senators from the …
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October 30, 2023