Texas Rangers Tickets

Nothing creates more excitement than bringing one of your own back to the family, so when the Texas Rangers hired Nolan Ryan as their new team president, Texas Rangers Ticket sales were brisk. There is good reason to be excited in Arlington, and the Rangers are really starting to build what looks like a team that can be competitive in the American League West for years to come. Don't wait too long this year to get your Texas Rangers Tickets .

There has never been much of a question about the Texas Rangers offense. All-Star Michael Young, one of the best hitters in all of baseball, leads a line-up that produces runs in bunches. Hank Blaylock and the newly acquired Josh Hamilton will help the Rangers score and score some more. Another reason Texas Rangers Tickets could be in high demand this year is the pitching, which looks to be much improved. But no matter what the performance on the field, taking in a game at Rangers Ballpark at Arlington is an experience unlike many others. Just Great Tickets is the place to get all of your Texas Rangers Regular Season Tickets, and with a little luck and a lot of hard work, your Texas Rangers Playoff Tickets and Texas Rangers World Series Tickets.

An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1961 and was called the Washington Senators. For most of their existence, the new Washington Senators were the definition of futility, losing an average of 90 games a season. Frank Howard, known for his towering home runs, was the team's most accomplished player, winning two home run titles. After sagging attendance and little demand for tickets, the team then moved to Arlington in 1972 and became the Rangers.

There was great promise upon the move to Arlington. Texas Rangers Tickets were hot and fans in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area were excited to have a baseball team to go along with their beloved Dallas Cowboys. However, the team was terrible -- continuing along the same path as when they were in Washington.

In 1974, the Rangers began to come into their own as a team. They finished the season 84-76 and in second place behind the eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics. Mike Hargrove was named AL Rookie of the Year, Billy Martin was named Manager of the Year, Jeff Burroughs was named AL Most Valuable Player, and Ferguson Jenkins was named the Comeback Player of the Year after winning a (still) club record 25 games. Texas Rangers Tickets were in high demand going into the 1975 season, but the team played poorly, and again the Rangers were mediocre. This pattern of one good season followed by one bad would be the status quo for the Rangers until the 1990's.

However, everyone wanted Texas Rangers Tickets in 1989, the year they signed hometown boy and then 41-year-old star pitcher Nolan Ryan. This signing allowed Ryan to reach his 5,000th strikeout, 300th win and throw his sixth and seventh no- hitters with the Rangers. Ryan, along with powerful batters like Juan Gonzalez, Ruben Sierra, Julio Franco, Harold Baines, and Rafael Palmeiro and bullpen mates like Charlie Hough, Bobby Witt, Kevin Brown, and Kenny Rogers, had fans expecting much from the team. But despite Ryan's accomplishments, that team never panned out. Ryan retired as a Ranger after the 1993 season.

The Texas Rangers regrouped and did achieve some success in the 1990's, and Texas Rangers Tickets were again in high demand. With a brand new ballpark that hosted its first All-Star Game, Johnny Oates was hired as the Rangers' manager and promptly led them to an AL West division title in 1996. The first Rangers' playoff series in history, 24 years after the franchise came to Texas, saw the Rangers lose to the New York Yankees. Oates was named AL Manager of the Year and Juan Gonzalez was named American League MVP. The team featured a powerful lineup of hitters with Ivan Rodriguez, Will Clark and Juan Gonzalez, but continued to struggle with pitching -- a reputation that dogs the Rangers to this day. Oates again led the team to AL West championships in 1998 and 1999 - but no playoff wins followed.

In the subsequent years, Rangers ownership tried to keep Texas Rangers Tickets hot and fans happy, with signings like Alex Rodriguez and Alphonso Soriano -- but the result has been largely the same. The Rangers are still one of four teams to have never played in a World Series, having never won a league championship, and have only been a playoff team three times.

As the Texas Rangers look to return to the form that saw them reach the playoffs three times in the 1990's, there is hope that this is the year. Texas Rangers Tickets are always tough to get, but Just Great Tickets has all the action, from opening day this April to the World Series. Turn to us for those hard to get Texas Rangers Tickets.