Cliff Lee, unfortunately, is right. Rangers fans are extremely fair-weather. At a Cubs game this May, half of the stadium were cheering for the Cubbies.
It’s generally true for any sunbelt franchise, it’s just different than in the Northeast. Most people here in DFW came from somewhere else and keep their old allegiances, I’ve lived here for 20 years, and while I’d rather see the Cowboys do well than not, the Detroit Lions (thank you for your condolences) will always be my team. This season was probably the first time I truly rooted for the Rangers more than the Tigers. The Rangers have for the time being changed a lot of things with their success, but they have to follow it up. But by now I’m afraid it’s “World Series or Bust” for the fans, and if the Rangers are out of it, nobody will care.
“At a Cubs game this May, half of the stadium were cheering for the Cubbies”
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The reason for that is that allot of the non Ranger fans are from the rich burbs like Plano, Allen and Frisco. Those areas are all infected with yankee carpetbaggers, and their not the baseball team Yankees. They are the people shipped in here to work at the Corporate HQs for HP, Dell, J.C. Penney and etc....
The ones cheering for the Rangers are usually the native locals. After living in the far North Dallas burbs the last
ten years, I hardly ever meet a local native.
Got news for you, when the Cubs come to San Francisco, a lot of their fans show up and cheer for them.
I had the pleasure of being at Candlestick the night a Dodgers fan went from upper reserve to lower box without using the stairway. This would never happen with a Cubs fan in SF.
The truth is, the Cubs are a great franchise and there are a lot of baseball fans who would love to see them (or the Rangers, or the Indians) win it all. Trust me, as a Giants fan since 1962, it feels real good when your team wins it all.
>>At a Cubs game this May, half of the stadium were cheering for the Cubbies.<<
That’s because nobody moves from Texas to Chicago, New York, Philly, Boston, or whatever other place you’d call a baseball town. You can’t sling a dead cat in DFW without hitting someone that’s a northern transplant. Further the Rangers to WAY back to ... 1972. 5 years AFTER Yaz won the last triple crown. The first 10 years, the franchise was basically a joke — horribly under financed, poorly managed (field and upstairs), and playing in a minor league stadium. First generation Ranger fans aren’t finished having kids yet!
And you seriously think its reasonable to compare what happens in the Ballpark to Wrigley or Fenway? Hell, Hockey won a title a decade before the Rangers played for one.