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They come to work at the rink every day, strapping on their hard hats, putting on their Black-and-Blue shirts, committed to improving, not even needing to proclaim that they’re All In, because that’s evident to anyone who watches the way they play.
A year after Tim Mara bought the Football Giants in 1925, Tex Rickard bought the Rangers. The Giants, the Rangers and Yankees, here since (or before) Jimmy Walker was Mayor, they are our historical franchises.
And now, the Rangers could make history again.
Now the Blueshirts could follow Big Blue one more time.
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