Texas SR 10: Congratulating the Houston Astros on winning the 2022 World Series.

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SENATERESOLUTIONNO. 10
WHEREAS
, The HoustonAstrosclosedout a historiccampaign
bywinningtheMajorLeagueBaseballWorldSerieson
November
A5,A2022,collectingthe team’s secondchampionship;and
WHEREAS, Aftera remarkableregularseasonin whichthey
collected106 winsand the AmericanLeagueWestDivisioncrown,
theAstrosadvancedthroughtheirfirsttwoplayoffseries
withoutlosinga singlecontest;the three-gametriumphoverthe
SeattleMarinersconcludedwitha marathonbattlethatstretched
to 18 inningsbeforeHoustonscoredthewinningrun;theteam
followedwitha dominating4-0 sweepof the New YorkYankeesto
reachthe WorldSeriesfor the secondstraightyearand for the
fifthtimein franchisehistory;and
WHEREAS, Matchingup againstthe PhiladelphiaPhilliesin
theFallClassic,theAstrosstageda  thrillingcomeback,
rallyingfroma 2-1 seriesdeficitto reeloff threeconsecutive
victories;the teamsilencedthe Philliesfansat CitizensBank
Parkin Game
A4 thanksto a historicperformanceby pitchers
CristianJavier,BryanAbreu,RafaelMontero,and RyanPressly,
whocombinedforthefirstWorldSeriesno-hittersince1956;
followinga nail-biting3-2winin Game5, theAstrostookthe
fieldfor Game6 at MinuteMaidParkwitha chanceto clinchthe
title;FramberValdezgaveup justonerun in six innings,and
YordanAlvarezsmasheda three-runhomerin the sixthinningto
put the Astrosup for good;whenthe finalout was recordedfor
the4-1victory,theHoustonfaithfulcelebratedthe
organization
’s secondWorldSeriescrownin six seasons;and
WHEREAS, The Astroswereled by JeremyPe•a,who was named
MVP of boththe AmericanLeagueChampionshipSeriesand the World
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Series;anotherbelovedheroof the2022campaignwasmanager
DustyBaker,whocapturedthefirstWorldSeriestitleof his
coachingcareeraftercompilingmorethan2,000victorieswith
fivedifferentteams;and
WHEREAS,  The2022HoustonAstroshaveburnishedthe
organization
’s reputationas a modernbaseballdynasty,and this
unforgettablechampionshipseasonwillbe celebratedby the team
’s
countlessfansfor manyyearsto come;now,therefore,be it
RESOLVED, ThattheSenateof theStateof Texas,88th
Legislature,herebycongratulatethe HoustonAstroson winning
the2022MajorLeagueBaseballWorldSeriesandextendto the
team
’s  players,coaches,andstaffsincerebestwishesfor
continuedsuccess;and,be it further
RESOLVED, Thatan officialcopyof thisResolutionbe
preparedfortheAstrosorganizationas an expressionof high
regardfromthe TexasSenate.
Alvarado
BettencourtHinojosaNichols
BirdwellHuffmanParker
BlancoHughesPaxton
CampbellJohnsonPerry
CreightonKingSchwertner
EckhardtKolkhorstSparks
FloresLaMantiaSpringer
GutierrezMen ̄ndezWest
HallMiddletonWhitmire
HancockMilesZaffirini
Patrick,Presidentof the Senate
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AAAAAPresidentof the Senate
AAAAAI herebycertifythatthe
aboveResolutionwas adoptedby
the Senateon January18, 2023.
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AAAAASecretaryof the Senate
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AAAAAAMember,TexasSenate
S.R.
ANo.A10
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