Rangers should thank David Clyde
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Rangers should thank David Clyde
The Rangers were in serious financial trouble and struggling to build a fan base in their second year in Texas, so owner Bob Short decided to bring Clyde to the big leagues immediately and show him off as a sideshow attraction.Rangers Shop
For Clyde’s much-hyped big league debut, 35,698 fans eager came out to see the left-hander, making it the first sellout in Arlington Stadium history.Only three weeks earlier, the Rangers had made Clyde the top pick of baseball’s amateur draft after a lights out senior season at Houston’s Westchester High School.Tommy Hunter Jersey
The Rangers were drawing poorly, but when Clyde pitched in Arlington, the attendance was more than 4 times what it was for other home dates.Many current Ranger fans might not know it, but Clyde almost single-handedly saved the franchise from bankruptcy back in the ’70s, although he did so at the expense of the superstar career he was projected to have.Nelson Cruz Jersey
The attention and press that Clyde drew to the team in the second half of the season created enough interest for Short to sell the team to Fort Worth businessman Brad Corbett in 1974, which guaranteed the Rangers would stay in business and remain in Arlington, Texas. As for Clyde, he stayed on with the Rangers in 1974 and had another so-so season at age 19 before being sent to the minor leaguesScott Feldman Jersey
