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Before we get into things, I'd like to take a quick moment to congratulate Houston on their 2023 AL West division championship.

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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

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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.  

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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.

 

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

  1. Houston Astros +375
  2. Texas Rangers +400
  3. Baltimore Orioles +650
  4. Tampa Bay Rays +650
  5. Toronto Blue Jays +650
  6. Seattle Mariners +750
  7. New York Yankees +800
  8. Minnesota Twins +950
  9. Boston Red Sox +1800
  10. Cleveland Guardians +2500
  11. Detroit Tigers +3500
  12. Chicago White Sox +5500
  13. Kansas City Royals +10000
  14. Los Angeles Angeles +10000
  15. Oakland Athletics +10000

https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/twins-snubbed-in-2024-odds-to-win-american-league-pennant

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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.

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45 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:
  1. Houston Astros +375
  2. Texas Rangers +400
  3. Baltimore Orioles +650
  4. Tampa Bay Rays +650
  5. Toronto Blue Jays +650
  6. Seattle Mariners +750
  7. New York Yankees +800
  8. Minnesota Twins +950
  9. Boston Red Sox +1800
  10. Cleveland Guardians +2500
  11. Detroit Tigers +3500
  12. Chicago White Sox +5500
  13. Kansas City Royals +10000
  14. Los Angeles Angeles +10000
  15. 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. 

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