Bill Text: TX HR158 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas Rangers on winning the 2023 World Series.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-11-06 - Filed [HR158 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR158-Introduced.html
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| By: Tinderholt | H.R. No. 158 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers closed out a historic season by | ||
| winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 1, 2023, | ||
| collecting the franchise's first championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season during which they | ||
| accomplished a historic turnaround by winning 90 games and earning | ||
| a wild-card berth in the playoffs, the Rangers advanced through | ||
| their first two postseason series against the American League's two | ||
| winningest teams, Tampa Bay and Baltimore, without losing a single | ||
| contest; following a two-game triumph over the Rays, the Rangers | ||
| recorded a dominating 3-0 sweep of the Orioles to advance to the | ||
| American League Championship Series against the defending World | ||
| Series champion Houston Astros; the all-Texas battle went the | ||
| distance in seven thrilling games, and the Rangers clinched their | ||
| third trip to the World Series in dramatic fashion, besting the | ||
| Astros 11-4 in Game 7 behind a four-hit, two-home run performance by | ||
| Adolis Garcia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Rangers matched up against the Arizona | ||
| Diamondbacks in the Fall Classic; Texas staged an exciting comeback | ||
| in Game 1, with Corey Seager blasting a two-run, game-tying home run | ||
| in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Mr. Garcia hitting a walk-off | ||
| homer in the bottom of the 11th to win 6-5; after dropping Game 2 at | ||
| home, the Rangers reeled off three consecutive victories in | ||
| Arizona, completing a perfect road game record of 11-0 in the | ||
| playoffs; in the decisive Game 5, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty | ||
| innings, followed by strong relief from Aroldis Chapman and Josh | ||
| Sborz; Texas took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning and added four | ||
| more in the ninth, with Marcus Semien's two-run homer closing the | ||
| door on the Diamondbacks and securing a convincing 5-0 victory; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Rangers were led by Mr. Seager, who won his | ||
| second World Series Most Valuable Player award, and by the stellar | ||
| play of Mr. Semien, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah Heim, Evan | ||
| Carter, and Mr. Garcia; overseeing the Rangers' success in 2023 was | ||
| manager Bruce Bochy, a future lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame, | ||
| who added a fourth World Series title to his resume after sitting | ||
| out three seasons; with the win in Game 7 of the ALCS, Mr. Bochy | ||
| moved to 6-0 in winner-take-all games and has won 14 elimination | ||
| games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of majority owner Ray Davis, | ||
| president and chief operating officer Neil Leibman, and vice | ||
| president and general manager Chris Young, the Texas Rangers have | ||
| won their first World Series in 62 seasons, and this achievement | ||
| will be celebrated by the team's countless fans for many years to | ||
| come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Texas | ||
| Rangers on winning the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series and | ||
| extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Rangers as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
