November 2, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Hornlover said: Texas Rangers - 3 World Series, 1 win Houston Astros - 3 legit World Series, 1 legit win. 1 asterisk. Even going by your “legit” it’s 4 (2005)
November 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said: Even going by your “legit” it’s 4 (2005) 3 legit AL pennants and this
November 2, 20232 yr According to the ratings, Nobody saw it. Didn't really happen. Tree falling in the woods and such.
November 2, 20232 yr Oh it happened. Who gives a shit if the ratings sucked...well I guess Astros fans do.
November 2, 20232 yr For all the Astros saying the Rangers only won because we played an 84 win team I just wanna say:
November 2, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, mdmost said: Oh it happened. Who gives a shit if the ratings sucked...well I guess Astros fans do. Ratings usually tend to dip after cheating scandals that go unpunished. Wonder who could have caused that?
November 2, 20232 yr feels good to even the championship score with the astros. the west will be great going forward to see who can pull ahead in the coming years.
November 2, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, DaysOff said: According to the ratings, Nobody saw it. Didn't really happen. Tree falling in the woods and such.
November 2, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, brojangles2 said: We are most certainly here to stay. Jung ROTY if he doesn’t miss 37 games. Evan Carter speaks for himself. Monty will get a Brinks truck. Seager, Semien, and Adolis will piss you off until they retire. Oh, Wyatt Langford. Lol fuck Houston. Pretty sure Evan Carter is still eligible to win AL Rookie of the Year in 2024
November 2, 20232 yr Pretty sure Evan Carter is still eligible to win AL Rookie of the Year in 2024Absolutely is. As long as Langford doesn’t come steal it from him.
November 2, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, futureman said: feels good to even the championship score with the astros. the west will be great going forward to see who can pull ahead in the coming years. 1 to 1 baby! Let's see which franchise can get to 2 legit titles first.
November 2, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said: Those are some seriously pathetic sour grapes.
November 2, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said: Those are some seriously pathetic sour grapes. He got shut down pretty quickly within the thread. For the most part, we've given our grudging respect to the Rangers for the WS win.
November 2, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: Damn right You know that guy and all his buddies got taken down... hard.
November 2, 20232 yr Congrats to the Rangers. We're still not rivals. f selig forever. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by WBT
November 2, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said: Yeah, I'm honestly having a difficult time understanding how the Braves and Dodgers opened as favorites next year. Because they were a lot better this year?
November 2, 20232 yr 35 minutes ago, WBT said: Because they were a lot better this year? They were a lot better this year because of Rangers injuries. You can make an argument the Rangers had the worst injury luck in the MLB. Considering rosters and manager, I definitely wouldn’t have the Dodgers as favorites over the Rangers next year. Probably a couple other teams too (Astros). The ESPN power rankings have it as Braves 1 and Rangers 2 then the Dodgers much lower. That at least makes some sense but think I would have the Rangers #1 considering what they potentially return and Bochy. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by Rickylovesweed
November 2, 20232 yr Here's ESPN power rankings heading into next season. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38793943/way-too-early-2024-mlb-power-rankings
November 2, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, mdmost said: Oh it happened. Who gives a shit if the ratings sucked...well I guess Astros fans do. Just like some dork fans saying there’s an asterisk when the record books have no asterisk. So suck a dick pussies. Asterisks hahahahaha.
November 2, 20232 yr Congrats to the city of Arlington. It's nice to see all of the Rangers fans come out of hiding after 6 years to make this thread fun and relevant again, can't wait until next season.
November 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Rockethorn1978 said: Yea just like the aggys “wrts” Lullz Not sure how this is the same at all. aggy created a slogan with no merit behind it. Texas Rangers are the best team in Texas right now.
November 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Rickylovesweed said: They were a lot better this year because of Rangers injuries. You can make an argument the Rangers had the worst injury luck in the MLB. Considering rosters and manager, I definitely wouldn’t have the Dodgers as favorites over the Rangers next year. Probably a couple other teams too (Astros). The ESPN power rankings have it as Braves 1 and Rangers 2 then the Dodgers much lower. That at least makes some sense but think I would have the Rangers #1 considering what they potentially return and Bochy. I know it's Astros / Rangers up in here but speaking of Dodgers, they are whimpering a bit having to watch Seager and Sborz play massive roles in this World Series win. The Dodgers traded Sborz in 2021 after being DFA'ed when they signed Trevor Bauer.
November 2, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said: AL West will be damn fun again next year. Only scary thing is the Rangers could potentially be a lot better if they stay healthy. The Astros had no significant injuries in 2023…
November 2, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, BeardIP said: And on the topic of “Rangers aren’t our rivals” and other disassociation coping mechanisms that folks like WBT employ to console themselves watching the Rangers bask in glory, if I was an Astros fan my perspective would be the Astros better treat the Rangers as rival numero uno. If the Astros aren’t festering and eaten up by being absolutely embarrassed at home by Garcia and co. and letting that inspire and fuel them to play with more pride and urgency (e.g. Tucker, Peña, Dubon, etc) and continue to lean on Altuve, Yordan and “we are Houston”, they will be in for a rough go of it again next year. Especially breaking in a new manager; a new manager that ain’t gonna be a future HOFer and turnkey great like Bochy was this year. So yea, don’t approach us next year with the hatred and chippiness reserved for a rival, that will be fun for us to watch.
November 2, 20232 yr It's gotta sting for the Astros organization that they had to openly tank for 4 miserable seasons just to end up with the same amount of legit championships as the Texas Rangers.
November 2, 20232 yr Arlington is deserving of the title. As resilient a team as there was last season. Nobody could put them away. Congrats, Rangers.
November 2, 20232 yr 22 minutes ago, BeardIP said: And on the topic of “Rangers aren’t our rivals” and other disassociation coping mechanisms that folks like WBT employ to console themselves watching the Rangers bask in glory, if I was an Astros fan my perspective would be the Astros better treat the Rangers as rival numero uno. If the Astros aren’t festering and eaten up by being absolutely embarrassed at home by Garcia and co. and letting that inspire and fuel them to play with more pride and urgency (e.g. Tucker, Peña, Dubon, etc) and continue to lean on Altuve, Yordan and “we are Houston”, they will be in for a rough go of it again next year. Especially breaking in a new manager; a new manager that ain’t gonna be a future HOFer and turnkey great like Bochy was this year. So yea, don’t approach us next year with the hatred and chippiness reserved for a rival, that will be fun for us to watch. Since 2015, both teams are now actually good at the same time. Both teams blew ALDS leads that year. Came very close to Texas playing Houston in the ALCS that year. Houston missed the playoffs in 2016 and after that season, Texas was trending down and down while Houston was beginning its run. It should be a fun ride the next few years. Texas looks to be building something really good and Houston is already established. This thread really had no impact for years because Texas was terrible. While Houston was winning a ton. Not exactly anything Texas fans could even do. But now, it's game on. And the 2024 thread should be glorious. Texas is now the team to beat in the AL.
November 2, 20232 yr It’s gotta sting for the Arlington Rangers organization that they had to suck balls for their entire existence just to end up with half as many championships as the Houston Astros. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by elguapo
November 2, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: But now, it's game on. And the 2024 thread should be glorious. Texas is now the team to beat in the AL. Houston Astros +375 Texas Rangers +400 Baltimore Orioles +650 Tampa Bay Rays +650 Toronto Blue Jays +650 Seattle Mariners +750 New York Yankees +800 Minnesota Twins +950 Boston Red Sox +1800 Cleveland Guardians +2500 Detroit Tigers +3500 Chicago White Sox +5500 Kansas City Royals +10000 Los Angeles Angeles +10000 Oakland Athletics +10000 https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/twins-snubbed-in-2024-odds-to-win-american-league-pennant
November 2, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, BeardIP said: It should sting Houston fans that we won ours without cheating, but Astros fans have no scruples or ethics and embrace a win at all cost except at home in front of the fat and ugly fans mentality. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by elguapo
November 2, 20232 yr 45 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said: Houston Astros +375 Texas Rangers +400 Baltimore Orioles +650 Tampa Bay Rays +650 Toronto Blue Jays +650 Seattle Mariners +750 New York Yankees +800 Minnesota Twins +950 Boston Red Sox +1800 Cleveland Guardians +2500 Detroit Tigers +3500 Chicago White Sox +5500 Kansas City Royals +10000 Los Angeles Angeles +10000 Oakland Athletics +10000 https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/twins-snubbed-in-2024-odds-to-win-american-league-pennant Texas won the World Series. They are the team to beat. I don't care about betting odds.
November 2, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: Texas won the World Series. They are the team to beat. I don't care about betting odds. Sure thing guy who just started watching baseball 3 weeks ago
November 3, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, elguapo said: Sure thing guy who just started watching baseball 3 weeks ago chill out, guy. we both only have one title. we’re far from baseball royalty. good luck going forward. Edited November 3, 20232 yr by futureman
November 3, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, futureman said: chill out, guy. we both only have one title. we’re far from baseball royalty. good luck going forward. Bless your heart
November 3, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, Quagmire said: Your hurting buddy we get it , time may heal your wounds
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