MLB 2023 Season: Rangers are going hunting for Snakes

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ The Sklar Brothers won't...

 

[cardinal biggles]

 

[Aragorn]

The Rangers look like they're on a different level than the Diamondbacks.

 

[Chaos Descending]

The Rangers look like they're on a different level than the Diamondbacks.

That kind of how the Diamondbacks looked in Game 2.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

My Uncle just posted pictures of his grandson and some of his former high school ballplayers in the bleachers behind center field on Facebook.

 

[Chaos Descending]

Well. At least they aren’t getting slaughtered AS BADLY as they were an inning ago.

 

[Chaos Descending]

That was a wild ride. The Diamondbacks (barely) got more hits, and drew more walks, and still wound up eating dirt 11 to 7.

As they say, it's not just a matter of getting a lot of hits in nine innings, it's a matter of getting a lot of hits close together in nine innings.

It's too bad they don't have four REAL starters. Having only three real starters is not gonna cut it.

 

[Timby]

The Padres might be literally broke. Per The Athletic, they took out a $50 million loan in September to cover expenses and payroll. (They actually asked MLB for permission to take out $100 million, but the league only allowed them to borrow up to $50 million because they were worried about the Padres being unable to comply with the league's debt servicing rules.)

Yikes.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

RANGERS WIN IT!

 

[Timby]

Offseason thread is coming by Friday, I'll start writing it tomorrow.

 

[Aragorn]

Teams that have never won the World Series:

Padres (2 appearances)
Rays (2 appearances)
Brewers (1 appearance)
Rockies (1 appearance)
Mariners (0 appearances)

 

[tomalak301]

Congrats to the Texas Rangers and Bruce Bochy. It wasn't the best world series, but I had a fun time watching it.

 

[Chaos Descending]

The Rangers definitely earned their win.
Congratulations to them.

 

[Super Grover]

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers, your 2023 World Series Champions.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Seager: "It feels incredible to win a real World Series".

Wow, shots fired!

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Sometimes being traded a lot feels bad, other times.....it works out fine.

The past three World Series champions are the 2021 Atlanta Braves, the 2022 Houston Astros and, now, the 2023 Texas Rangers. They all have one player in common.

Left-handed reliever Will Smith (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher or the actor/rapper) finished the season sipping World Series champagne for the third straight year on Wednesday, making some wild history in the process.

Smith is the first player in not just MLB history but also across all of the big four men's North American sports leagues to appear in at least one game for three different championship-winning teams in three consecutive seasons...

 

[BillJ]

Sometimes being traded a lot feels bad, other times.....it works out fine.

Saw this story this morning. Pretty cool.

 

[Super Grover]

I hear Ron Wasington is interested in the Houston Managers position.

 

[Aragorn]

Nelson Cruz retires. He will play in the Dominican Professional Baseball League this winter as a farewell tour.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Shouldn't the 2023 WS at least be up for preorder on Amazon by now?

Usually the WS BluRays are available for preorder in mid October (before anyone even knows who'll be IN it).