Until last season the Texas Rangers had only enjoyed postseason success three previous times: 1996, 1998 and 1999. In those years, they advanced to the League Division Series and came up short each time. Eleven seasons went by before they saw another postseason, but in 2010 they were not to be denied and advanced to their first-ever World Series. I moved to North Texas in 2005, Arlington to be exact, not very far from the Ballpark of Arlington. I realized that this was a football town with the DallasCowboys, but I was totally shocked that I couldn't get...