Dallas Rangers

Inaugural Draft
In the 2000 Inaugural Draft, the Dallas Rangers were the second team on the board. With their first pick, they chose center fielder Haroun Al Rachid bin Fadi. In the second round, with the ninth pick, they drafted right handed pitcher Jeff Quillen.

2000's
During their first season, Dallas struggled offensively, but their pretty good pitching staff helped them reach the playoffs on a 23-19 record. In the 2000 Championship Series, Dallas blew a 3-1 lead to the Bombers.

After losing to New York in the Championship Series, Dallas reached the Championship Series for the second time in a row, finishing the season in second place, with a 28-20 record. However, they came up short again in the Championship Series, this time losing to the Boston Bandits.

Clearly one of the best team in ABA, the Dallas Rangers built an impressive team on offense, but many were concerned with their pitching, being deemed one of the worst pitching staff in the league. Dallas proved their doubters wrong, winning the division. They faced the Boston Bandits in a Championship Series rematch and beat them this time in five games, to claim their first ever ABA Championship.