r/TexasRangers • u/Kk0971 • 22d ago

Remembering the 1996 Rangers, Thirty Years Later

https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/09/texas-rangers-1996-mlb-playoffs/
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u/centexgoodguy 19 22d ago

I was there the night they won the West for the first time and it was cathartic. So many giddy high-fives and hugs with anyone and everyone leaving the Ballpark that night.

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u/JohnBrine C. Hough 22d ago

That team could hit the shit outta the ball.

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u/AdaTex M. Young 22d ago

juiced to the gills hitting dongs in 110 heat. It was a vibe for sure

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u/JohnBrine C. Hough 22d ago

I miss the ballpark. RIP hot games where the ball flew off the bat.

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u/AdaTex M. Young 22d ago

damn straight. we had our ace Rick Helling standing tall on the mound with a smooth 4.50 era knowing our boys were about to put up 9 on their asses.

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u/JohnBrine C. Hough 22d ago

Good old Rick. He threw hard and they hit him harder.

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u/P1_Synvictus Juan Gonzalez 22d ago

I expected my local Champs Sports to have the Division Champions hats the next day (I live in New England).

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u/BigShot357 C. Hough 22d ago

After the Game 1 win, I bought tickets the next day for the ALCS that never came to fruition for us.

Henneman’s blown save in Game 3 after a great start by Darren Oliver was the writing on the wall. 😬

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u/collinwade 22d ago

My first baseball games were that year with my dad. Amazingly vivid memories