World Series 2023 (Diamondbacks-Rangers)

[zambonir]

All managers have too much faith in their relievers it seems.

[BaseballCat]

Tried to have my wording to be a jinx in any way, but a close game all the way around.

[zambonir]

Ginkle was a mess in his second inning but got the job done. But Sewald finally cracked. Twice.

[BaseballCat]

Congrats Texas Rangers

[zambonir]

I'd like to think the Phillies made sure Texas didn't take them lightly.

But the Rangers were also 11-0 on the road. Amazing.

Also we kept hearing how Schwarber was the new Reggie Jackson but turns out Corey Seager is the new Reggie Jackson (two-time WS MVP)

Pretty amazing they just closed it out on the road after losing Garcia for two games.

[zambonir]

I'm pretty sure Josh Sborz is what some might call a bullpen "project."

[zambonir]

lol why would they tweet that

Jacob deGrom is a World Series champion with the Texas Rangers. pic.twitter.com/zCvTqQwiHM

— SNY Mets ( @SNY_Mets ) November 2, 2023

[xogfog]

With the Rangers winning the World Series, there are now just 5 teams left that have not won a World Series and only one of those has never been to a World Series.

[bkox]

Bruce Bochy is the 6th manager in MLB history to win 4+ World Series titles pic.twitter.com/vbdEZqujSp

— Baseball Quotes ( @BaseballQuotes1 ) November 2, 2023

Will Smith has won 3 consecutive World Series with 3 different teams pic.twitter.com/znjBF7oUmx

— Baseball Quotes ( @BaseballQuotes1 ) November 2, 2023

Nathan Eovaldi is 1 of 10 pitchers to start 6 games in a single postseason (Gallen is another of those 10)

he’s the 1st to have his team win all 6

— Sarah Langs ( @SlangsOnSports ) November 2, 2023

Corey Seager is the first player in MLB history to win World Series MVP in both leagues pic.twitter.com/3cW5ZHK7MS

— Baseball Quotes ( @BaseballQuotes1 ) November 2, 2023

longest road win streak, postseason history:

2023 Rangers: 11 *active
1996-97 Yankees: 9
1937-42 Yankees: 9

— Sarah Langs ( @SlangsOnSports ) November 2, 2023

[zambonir]

It's pretty wild, obviously the Texas teams are basically teenagers compared to the Phillies and Cubs and Red Sox and others, but having grown up with that Philadelphia sense of futility and stories of '64 and even, more recently, the 10,000 losses, the reality is I still saw us a win a World Series in 1980 while the people I've been friends with since first moving to Texas in 1990 had never experienced that until 2017 and now.

[zambonir]

BRAD MILLER is a #WorldSeries champion

— Jeff ( @PugetStout ) November 2, 2023

[bkox]

The @Rangers are the first team in MLB history to finish 25+ games under .500 one year and then win the World Series the next.

— OptaSTATS ( @OptaSTATS ) November 2, 2023

[BaseballCat]

Rangers - Please take a few laps in the pool for us

[BaseballCat]

Seems that they guarded the pool even though some team higher up said any winning team could use it. Anyway well done Rangers, I just could not cheer for the NL team. February can’t come soon enough

[zambonir]

I kind of liked seeing Arizona get shut down but it doesn't really make me feel better. I'd rather lose to the eventual champions (and see them come out of our league almost any time. Yeah, even the dang Braves).

[Philsmania]

That's my feeling as well. Rooting against the team that knocked yours out of the playoffs is, in my opinion, petty and, yes, it looks better to lose to the team that no one else could beat. And, yes, NL pride

[BaseballCat]

Well I guess I’m petty by your definition. No need for me to list my reasons to be happy for the Rangers winning.

[zambonir]

I was still rooting for the Rangers on behalf of my friends. Don't know any Diamondbacks fans except for one guy who only just moved there from DC.

Rangers also wound up being the ex-Philly team. Brad Miller, Jankowski. Will Venables. Also always liked former Princeton basketball player Chris Young (we got the wrong Chris Young!) And Josh Bonifay gets a ring before Preston Mattingly. Also Mike Maddux has been coaching for a looooonnnnng time (in the minors and the majors) and never won a ring as a player or a coach. That's pretty awesome, especially since he was also the Rangers' pitching coach last time they made it.

I can also get my dose of petty from the fact that DeGrom and Scherzer got rings but not for the Mets.

[Benchjockey]

It seems obvious now what the most important signing is for the Phillies this off-season...get Will Smith...guaranteed World Series championship in 2024, just like his last 3 teams. No need to worry about the other moves.

[zambonir]

Not a bad guy to consider regardless though they probably need a RHP more (assuming they lose Kimbrel and keep Soto).

Ian Kennedy and Spencer Howard also probably getting rings.

Four former Phillies from 2021 team could get World Series rings with Rangers –...