Emotional Rangers fans celebrate first World Series win
The Texas Rangers won their first ever World Series title - and the fans are partying on the streets of Texas.
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:04 >> This is it man, complete redemption.
00:06 Forget what happened in 2010, forget what happened in 2011.
00:10 This is 2023, right?
00:14 >> We're not little anymore, we're the big time Rangers.
00:17 Long time coming over what, 60 years since they were Washington Senators,
00:21 they were brought down here to Texas.
00:23 I just knew we had it, 11 and 0 on the road.
00:26 I've been coming to the watch party since 67 of the actuals.
00:29 I had to keep on coming.
00:31 I had a tradition going.
00:33 Nobody predicted us to even win the division.
00:36 We lost what, 100 games, two times in the past three years?
00:40 We came out of nowhere.
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00:52 >> It's amazing, even on crutches, hobbling on one leg.
00:59 I would never have missed this.
01:01 We've waited 52 years.
01:03 My dad was a security guard here for the Rangers.
01:06 He passed this summer and he said,
01:09 I wish I could have seen the Rangers get a World Series in my lifetime.
01:12 He came so close.
01:14 So, pay tribute to Mr. Irwin Norris.
01:17 The Rangers did it.
01:18 We are World Series champs.
01:22 It only took us 52, it took Houston 55.
01:25 So we are still better than Houston.
01:29 >> Let's go Rangers.
01:31 >> It's a lifelong dream.
01:33 I was born into the Rangers baseball family in 1974.
01:37 I've been there pretty much since they moved to Texas.
01:40 My grandfather was a Ranger fan.
01:42 My dad was a Ranger fan.
01:44 My stepfather was a Ranger fan.
01:46 They're all gone now, but they're looking down and seeing me experience this.
01:50 >> It's like a dream come true.
01:51 I can't believe it.
01:53 I can't believe it.
01:54 I didn't think I'd live long enough to see him win.
01:56 I didn't think I'd see him even get a chance.
01:59 I love the stadium.
02:00 I love the Rangers.
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