No more Silver Boots to award. The Rangers and Astros now have a heated, chippy rivalry — and a best-of-seven to crown a pennant winner.
When I was a senior in high school in Dallas back in the ’80s, the Hillcrest basketball team won its first state title. I was among the very few who didn’t venture down to Austin for the final four , which gives me an excuse for having to look up just who it was that we beat in the championship game. Advertisement But I remember, without assistance, who we took down in the semifinals. That would be the No.
Times have been lean; Texas lost an average of 92 games in the full seasons from 2017-22 and won at an even lower rate in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Still, the rivalry was real. Particularly once the Astros were thrust into the league villain role by the sign-stealing scandal that tainted their 2017 title, and, for some, continues to hang over the franchise’s reputation. Over those seven years, the Astros have gone 79-39 against the Rangers.
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