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Rangers farmhand Bob Brower knew he kept up his end of the bargain . He had a good year at AAA Oklahoma City in 1986. He just hoped the Rangers would, too, and get him up to the majors, according to The Daily Oklahoman . "Bobby Valentine (Ranger manager) told me to come here and put together a good year, do the things I can do and the rest would take care of itself," Brower told the paper that August. "I worked hard and things worked out all right. The rest is in their hands. We'll just have to wait and see what happens." Brower didn't have to wait much longer. The Rangers called him up that September. He then became a regular the next year. He would ultimately see four major league seasons , as injury ended his career. Brower's career began in 1982, signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent out of Duke University . Brower started with the Rangers in the rookie Gulf Coast League . He made single-A Burlington and AA Tulsa for 1983 and then AAA O...