He arrived at Globe Life Field in Arlington at 1:30 a.m. to get a seat right next to the stage where Rangers players and coaches made speeches after the parade.the 1.9 mile parade route around Arlington’s entertainment district Friday. Some camped out overnight in temperatures in the low 40s, but all said it was worth it to be a part of history.Robles started coming to Rangers games when the team still played in Arlington Stadium.
Robles never thought he’d see the Rangers win a World Series, and he cried after seeing the final out at the watch party at Globe Life Field. “I get to live in a world where my boys get to see the Texas Rangers become champions. That’s a big deal,” he said. Arlington resident Nancy Chapin, 65, raised her three boys watching Rangers games. They were there in 1993 during the infamous fight between Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and Chicago White Sox player Robin Ventura.“He was pinching me and saying I can’t believe we’re at the World Series,” she said. Chapin got to Globe Life Field roughly five hours before the parade was set to begin Friday.