How ALCS-bound Rangers built clubhouse chemistry through old-school … – Dallas Morning News

ARLINGTON — The Rangers’ clubhouse was designed to be a sanctum. Or a resort.Between the spacious dressing area, spa room, sleep pods, lounge, biomechanics lab and gourmet chef-stocked dining area, it’s posh. For crying out loud, the place is so nice, the Rangers didn’t even celebrate winning the AL Division Series in there. They set up an auxiliary locker room down the right-field line. Poppin’ bottles is fun. But champagne and high-tech don’t mix well.In the age of fancy finish-outs, perhaps it’s a bit surprising the centerpiece to the clubhouse is a single white, circular dinette table. And a deck of playing cards.Related:Rangers-Astros ALCS series will have something other Silver Boot battles lackedRangersBe the smartest Rangers fan. Get the latest news.If you are looking for how this team bonded — beyond the prodigious amount of talent — it might not be necessary to look beyond an old-school card game that has broken out and picked up steam. Pluck is a version of Spades, a trick-taking, two-team, four-player game based on trump cards and suits. Any afternoon, home or away, you can find a foursome playing with a handful of others watching, waiting and, of course, trash-talking.“When you get guys together
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