Last season, we had 73 million people in the stands.
Revenues are up.
TV contracts are solid. First, there's the smaller matter of saving the Rangers, the team that finished last in the American League West with a 71-91 record last year. Much like Wayne Huizenga did with the Marlins, Rangers owner Tom Hicks set out to buy a winner. Hicks went after pitchers Hampton, Mussina and David Cone but could only buttress the bullpen with Pat Mahomes and Mark Petkovsek. So while the Rangers might score at will, their No. 1 and No.