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ARLINGTON -- Rangers owner Tom Hicks said he has brought it to Commissioner Bud Selig's attention that the Rangers have opened on the road in seven of the last eight seasons and that needs to change.
"He said he would look into it and get back to me," Hicks said before the Rangers' home opener against the Orioles on Tuesday. "He doesn't know why a warm-weather team like ours doesn't open at home. It's a mysterious process. He promised to look into it. I know we had a spurt in the '90's when we opened at home, but this is getting ridiculous."
The Rangers opened the season at home in 2006 against the Red Sox but that's the only time they have done so since 2000. The Rangers opened the season this year in Seattle and then went to Anaheim before returning to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Tuesday.
The Rangers took a 3-3 record into the home opener, but this was the first chance for Hicks to see his team in person. Liverpool had a Champions League game against Arsenal on Tuesday night in England, but Hicks declined a chance to see his English football team play. He preferred to stay home and see his baseball team instead.
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The Official Site of The Texas Rangers: News: Hicks wants Rangers to start at home
Kind of an interesting story there. Plus we've always opened against either the Angels or the Mariners.