The Texas Rangers have had an eventful offseason following their second World Series appearance in two years. The Angels swooped in and stole CJ Wilson, the ball club signed Yu Darvish and Josh Hamilton drank a few Bud Lights.
The Rangers were a surprise when they won the bidding war for Darvish at 51.7 million dollars. Will he generate increased ticket sales for the Rangers' Ballpark? In the short term, yes. He has generated some buzz but then again, he is an ace from overseas. Strasburg was a hot ticket when he was a rookie with the Nationals because he was a home grown American pitcher much like Clemens, Randy Johnson and David Wells. While the Internationalization of baseball has helped the sport's popularity, Dallas is still a town with the Cowboys on the brain.
Sellouts are tough to come by at the Rangers Ballpark due to it's huge capacity and it's blistering heat. The lack of a close proximity to downtown Dallas does not help either. I look for Darvish's effects on the team's record to be drastic but his effect on the attendance to be minimal.
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