Bill Text: TX SR10 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the Houston Astros on winning the 2022 World Series.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR10 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR10-Introduced.html
88R5722 AMB-D | ||
By: Alvarado | S.R. No. 10 |
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WHEREAS, The Houston Astros closed out a historic campaign by | ||
winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 5, 2022, | ||
collecting the team's second championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season in which they | ||
collected 106 wins and the American League West Division crown, the | ||
Astros advanced through their first two playoff series without | ||
losing a single contest; the three-game triumph over the Seattle | ||
Mariners concluded with a marathon battle that stretched to 18 | ||
innings before Houston scored the winning run; the team followed | ||
with a dominating 4-0 sweep of the New York Yankees to reach the | ||
World Series for the second straight year and for the fifth time in | ||
franchise history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Matching up against the Philadelphia Phillies in the | ||
Fall Classic, the Astros staged a thrilling comeback, rallying from | ||
a 2-1 series deficit to reel off three consecutive victories; the | ||
team silenced the Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park in Game 4 | ||
thanks to a historic performance by pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan | ||
Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly, who combined for the first | ||
World Series no-hitter since 1956; following a nail-biting 3-2 win | ||
in Game 5, the Astros took the field for Game 6 at Minute Maid Park | ||
with a chance to clinch the title; Framber Valdez gave up just one | ||
run in six innings, and Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run homer in | ||
the sixth inning to put the Astros up for good; when the final out | ||
was recorded for the 4-1 victory, the Houston faithful celebrated | ||
the organization's second World Series crown in six seasons; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Astros were led by Jeremy Peña, who was named MVP | ||
of both the American League Championship Series and the World | ||
Series; another beloved hero of the 2022 campaign was manager Dusty | ||
Baker, who captured the first World Series title of his coaching | ||
career after compiling more than 2,000 victories with five | ||
different teams; and | ||
WHEREAS, The 2022 Houston Astros have burnished the | ||
organization's reputation as a modern baseball dynasty, and this | ||
unforgettable championship season will be celebrated by the team's | ||
countless fans for many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby congratulate the Houston Astros on winning the 2022 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 Astros organization as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas Senate. |