The Ballpark in Arlington opened in 1994, and in June of that year, my family and I made the two-hour drive from our home in East Texas to the sprawl of concrete that is Arlington, Texas. I’d been to a game in old Arlington Stadium, but I didn’t remember it. I was ten years old, and this would be my first official Texas Rangers game. (And yes, it’s Globe Life Park now, but it will always be The Ballpark in Arlington to me.)
As we walked toward the stadium, the red brick exterior held my gaze. I’d never seen a building so big.