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So top 3 moments from the playoff run? I'm thinking...
3) Adolis grand slam in game 6 of the ALCS
2) Semien home run last night (basically when the "this is actually happening" started to set in)
1) Seager game tying home run in game 1 of WS
3) Adolis grand slam in game 6 of the ALCS
2) Semien home run last night (basically when the "this is actually happening" started to set in)
1) Seager game tying home run in game 1 of WS
I love the "Steve Cohen's still the richest owner in the sport" while flashing a s*** eating grin. How'd all that money work out? I'm glad he is since he's paying two pitchers north $60 million to not play for his team next year.
Mine will be recording the last out of game 7 of the ALCS.Bones08 said:
So top 3 moments from the playoff run? I'm thinking...
3) Adolis grand slam in game 6 of the ALCS
2) Semien home run last night (basically when the "this is actually happening" started to set in)
1) Seager game tying home run in game 1 of WS
What a long and epic battle that series was and we won it. The real World Series ended up being the ALCS. We were just fighting over who got to beat up on Arizona.
The Rangers made big investments in Seager, Semien, & deGrom & signed Gray & Eovaldi to healthy deals. What about Jung, Carter, Lowe, Heim, Garcia, Leclerc, Sborz, Chapman, Dunning, Jankowski, & Garver, among others? None of those guys were bought for big $
— Jared Sandler (@JaredSandler) November 1, 2023
This team was BUILT
I haven't seen it mentioned but I'm thrilled for Mike Maddux. He is baseball lifer and never won a World Series as player or coach. He came close with Rangers in 2011.
He was absolutely choked up after the game.
He was absolutely choked up after the game.
I love how Ray Davis is up there last night looking like a greeter at Walmart instead of a multibillionaire.Quincey P. Morris said:
I love the "Steve Cohen's still the richest owner in the sport" while flashing a s*** eating grin. How'd all that money work out? I'm glad he is since he's paying two pitchers north $60 million to not play for his team next year.
Ray Davis wants no part of the spotlightfc2112 said:I love how Ray Davis is up there last night looking like a greeter at Walmart instead of a multibillionaire.Quincey P. Morris said:
I love the "Steve Cohen's still the richest owner in the sport" while flashing a s*** eating grin. How'd all that money work out? I'm glad he is since he's paying two pitchers north $60 million to not play for his team next year.
Grapesoda2525 said:The Rangers made big investments in Seager, Semien, & deGrom & signed Gray & Eovaldi to healthy deals. What about Jung, Carter, Lowe, Heim, Garcia, Leclerc, Sborz, Chapman, Dunning, Jankowski, & Garver, among others? None of those guys were bought for big $
— Jared Sandler (@JaredSandler) November 1, 2023
This team was BUILT
The response to any fan that says we bought this championship is that every championship is bought to an extent. However, more teams bought a loser. Maybe not in overall record but there is only one winner. The Braves, Astros, Phillies, etc all TRIED to buy a WS team and they all failed. Sure, Baltimore bought theirs by losing for years and stockpiling draft picks. It cost them gate revenue and marketing revenue. The Rays spend prospect capital like it's going out of style (and how they manage to continue to have prospects baffles me) and they can't get over the hump.
This is an era of free agency and no one has drafted a championship in probably ever. The Rangers just made the right moves (for the most part) Seager being the best of all the Shortstops that went on the market the last few years.
The vast majority running that line are either Astros fans or sports writers from the northeast still pissed that deGrom chose Texas.
He has a ranch up in Denison a couple of miles from my parents. I think he moved up there when he "retired" to be out of the limelight. I know a couple of people who say they used to see him at a local cafe getting breakfast from time to time. Other than that, I think he just goes from his ranch to the airport and that's about it.ElephantRider said:Ray Davis wants no part of the spotlightfc2112 said:I love how Ray Davis is up there last night looking like a greeter at Walmart instead of a multibillionaire.Quincey P. Morris said:
I love the "Steve Cohen's still the richest owner in the sport" while flashing a s*** eating grin. How'd all that money work out? I'm glad he is since he's paying two pitchers north $60 million to not play for his team next year.
Banging on the bleachers and looking forward to every Steve "BOOOO"chele at bat. I still have mine. My kids now use it for tennis ball BP in the back yard.twilly said:
In the Bottom of the 9th, my heart was beating faster than a kid pounding the Arlington Stadium aluminum bleachers with the free full size Rangers bat given out on Bat Night.
A little surprised Bob Simpson wasn't more visible, although i think a rough divorce has made him a smaller minority owner than he used to be
https://www.youtube.com/live/AORFIivvoyE?si=Wysrkiqpbcuv0pEP&t=11065
Oh my gosh this caller on last night's postgame show on The Fan was freaking hilarious!! I cried from laughing so hard at this guy!
"A couple things. First off...I'm seven beers in...and 5 shots."
Oh my gosh this caller on last night's postgame show on The Fan was freaking hilarious!! I cried from laughing so hard at this guy!
"A couple things. First off...I'm seven beers in...and 5 shots."
During the Astros series it looked like some Angels in the outfield was happening
A home run off the edge of the glove a fumbled ground at 1st
Last night Corey Seager hit a ball with the blunt end top of the bat to empty left infield
A home run off the edge of the glove a fumbled ground at 1st
Last night Corey Seager hit a ball with the blunt end top of the bat to empty left infield
does anybody have Nadel's call of the top of the 9th, or just Semien's HR?
IVE BEEN A FAN SINCE 2021
ONE LAST THING... THE MAVERICKS WON
ONE LAST THING... THE MAVERICKS WON
So cool. I love the DFW sports scene https://t.co/RhVbCqECsJ
— John Moore (The Recliner Nerd) (@reclinernerd) November 2, 2023
Mavs fans definitely got their moneys worth on their tickets last night.
justnobody79 said:
does anybody have Nadel's call of the top of the 9th, or just Semien's HR?
Start this at the 23:00 mark for the late inning radio call highlights
oooo good call, I'd like to hear thosejustnobody79 said:
does anybody have Nadel's call of the top of the 9th, or just Semien's HR?
Evan Carter was in Double-A on August 28th.
— Milb Central (@milb_central) November 2, 2023
This playoffs he set a MLB record with NINE DOUBLES in a postseason.
He also got on base in ALL 17 games during the playoff run.
He's now a World Series champion at 21 years old. pic.twitter.com/DNN9YaIsFV
The scary thing for other teams is it's the worst kept secret in the Rangers organization that Langford is better than Carter.
Hard to tell who owns what anymore - they're very closed mouthed.DannyDuberstein said:
A little surprised Bob Simpson wasn't more visible, although i think a rough divorce has made him a smaller minority owner than he used to be
Executives listed here - and you can find some nice people way down the page.
https://www.mlb.com/rangers/team/front-office
that may be but I'd tap the brakes on that for now. What Carter did in this post-season has elevated him to absolute new heights. He got on base in all 17 games and made some absolutely HUGE plays that turned games around. His double in the 8th to get Seager to 3rd. His catch vs. Houston. Homer vs. Tampa.
His fingerprints were all over this post-season.
What's great is EVERYONE contributed in big moments. Even Leody (homer vs. Verlander, catch of Yordan's HR).
His fingerprints were all over this post-season.
What's great is EVERYONE contributed in big moments. Even Leody (homer vs. Verlander, catch of Yordan's HR).
The Rangers were no accident. They were a master plan executed to a gilded end.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 2, 2023
Free/unlocked at ESPN, from the middle of a World Series-celebrating hotel party, the story of a fundamental-dominating, demon-exorcising championship 63 years in the making: https://t.co/jlYjNtwYrE
Congrats to the World Series champion Rangers–with them in spirit as they wore my Texas sleeve patch, designed in 1999 along with some other potential brand tweaks. The idea of a TR cap went through a few rounds, kinda like my logo (which I've used since 1987, but not quite…) pic.twitter.com/gKV40PAPtL
— Todd Radom (@ToddRadom) November 2, 2023
This is pretty cool, I kinda want one of those hats
My favorite thing about this team is in there:Grapesoda2525 said:The Rangers were no accident. They were a master plan executed to a gilded end.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 2, 2023
Free/unlocked at ESPN, from the middle of a World Series-celebrating hotel party, the story of a fundamental-dominating, demon-exorcising championship 63 years in the making: https://t.co/jlYjNtwYrE
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And they especially dominated the fundamentals. While the other two ideals necessitated only effort, dominating the fundamentals took an attention to detail few teams emphasize. The Rangers fixated on limiting errors after committing 96 in 2022. They followed the lead of Semien, who for the fourth consecutive full season played every game and did so because, he said, inactivity stimulates sloppiness. Texas made only 57 errors, the third-fewest by a team in major league history.
I'm so happy for Michael Young, Ian Kinsler to be able to see the Rangers win the WS!
Probably because when he gets the spotlight... people think he is a Wal*Mart greeter.ElephantRider said:Ray Davis wants no part of the spotlightfc2112 said:I love how Ray Davis is up there last night looking like a greeter at Walmart instead of a multibillionaire.Quincey P. Morris said:
I love the "Steve Cohen's still the richest owner in the sport" while flashing a s*** eating grin. How'd all that money work out? I'm glad he is since he's paying two pitchers north $60 million to not play for his team next year.
PuroAg07 said:Banging on the bleachers and looking forward to every Steve "BOOOO"chele at bat. I still have mine. My kids now use it for tennis ball BP in the back yard.twilly said:
In the Bottom of the 9th, my heart was beating faster than a kid pounding the Arlington Stadium aluminum bleachers with the free full size Rangers bat given out on Bat Night.
This post made me go look for some of mine. Still wild to me that they used to just give these out at the games.
Been watching replays and highlights all day. The most impressive thing that I noticed is that literally EVERYBODY on the team contributed throughout the post-season. Hitting, defense, starting pitching, relief pitching, it was all there. Truly a team effort.
I hope Chuck Greenberg got to celebrate..... somewhat hated it when the ownership team kicked him to the curb
At some point the celebration needs to include a throw back to the early 90's "if the house is rockin" intro they did before every game on TV
At some point the celebration needs to include a throw back to the early 90's "if the house is rockin" intro they did before every game on TV
1) Seager homer in Game 1Bones08 said:
So top 3 moments from the playoff run? I'm thinking...
3) Adolis grand slam in game 6 of the ALCS
2) Semien home run last night (basically when the "this is actually happening" started to set in)
1) Seager game tying home run in game 1 of WS
2) Garcia gunning down Walker in Game 3
3) The single in 9th combined with error
I really am a strange person. I'm probably alone in this, but my sports watching is somehow more about the journey and the hope and anticipation rather than the actual winning. It's about following the games, looking at the future, "What do they need to win the division/league/conference? What is the playoff situation looking like? What are the matchups going to be? Could they win the division? Could they win this round/next round/championship? How are things lining up for next year?" Then when they win, I'm like "Cool", shrug, and move on to the next thing.
John Smoltz this morning,
"but who's going to pitch game 7 for the Rangers?"
"but who's going to pitch game 7 for the Rangers?"
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