88(4) SR 33 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
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             WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers closed out a historic season by |
 
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winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 1, 2023, |
 
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collecting the franchise's first championship; and |
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             WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season during which |
 
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they accomplished a historic turnaround by winning 90 games |
 
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and earning a wild-card berth in the playoffs, the Rangers |
 
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advanced through their first two postseason series against |
 
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the American League's two winningest teams, Tampa Bay and |
 
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Baltimore, without losing a single contest; following a |
 
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two-game triumph over the Rays, the Rangers recorded a |
 
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dominating 3-0 sweep of the Orioles to advance to the American |
 
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League Championship Series against the defending World Series |
 
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champion Houston Astros; the all-Texas battle went the |
 
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distance in seven thrilling games, and the Rangers clinched |
 
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their third trip to the World Series in dramatic fashion, |
 
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besting the Astros 11-4 in Game 7 behind a four-hit, two-home |
 
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run performance by Adolis Garcia; and |
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             WHEREAS, The Rangers matched up against the Arizona |
 
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Diamondbacks in the Fall Classic; Texas staged an exciting |
 
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comeback in Game 1, with Corey Seager blasting a two-run, |
 
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game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and |
 
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Mr.  Garcia hitting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th |
 
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to win 6-5; after dropping Game 2 at home, the Rangers reeled |
 
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off three consecutive victories in Arizona, completing a |
 
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perfect road game record of 11-0 in the playoffs; in the |
 
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decisive Game 5, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings, |
 
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followed by strong relief from Aroldis Chapman and Josh Sborz; |
 
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Texas took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning and added four more |
 
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in the ninth, with Marcus Semien's two-run homer closing the |
 
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door on the Diamondbacks and securing a convincing 5-0 |
 
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victory; and |
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             WHEREAS, The Rangers were led by Mr.  Seager, who won his |
 
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second World Series Most Valuable Player award, and by the |
 
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stellar play of Mr.  Semien, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah |
 
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Heim, Evan Carter, and Mr.  Garcia; overseeing the Rangers' |
 
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success in 2023 was manager Bruce Bochy, a future lock for the |
 
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Baseball Hall of Fame, who added a fourth World Series title |
 
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to his resume after sitting out three seasons; with the win in |
 
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Game 7 of the ALCS, Mr.  Bochy moved to 6-0 in winner-take-all |
 
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games and has won 14 elimination games; and |
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             WHEREAS, Under the leadership of majority owner Ray |
 
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Davis, president and chief operating officer Neil Leibman, |
 
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and vice president and general manager Chris Young, the Texas |
 
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Rangers have won their first World Series in 62 seasons, and |
 
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this achievement will be celebrated by the team's countless |
 
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fans for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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             RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
 
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Legislature, 4th  Called Session, hereby congratulate the Texas |
 
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Rangers on winning the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series |
 
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and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
 
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
 
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prepared for the Texas Rangers as an expression of high regard by |
 
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the Texas Senate. |
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       President of the Senate |
 
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       I hereby certify that the |
 
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above Resolution was adopted by |
 
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the Senate on November 21, 2023. |
 
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       Secretary of the Senate |
 
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         Member, Texas Senate |