Riders Reign as Texas League Champs

Since my previous post was about baseball in Iraq, I thought I’d follow it up with a little minor league news, Texas-style. I posted previously that the Frisco Rough Riders had made the playoffs. This weekend, they wrapped up the championship.

The Frisco RoughRiders shut down Express and capture their first Texas League title in just their second year of existence as Frisco closed the book on the best-of-seven Texas League Championship Series.

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Frisco needed just five games to dispose of Round Rock in the best-of-seven series. The Riders took games one and two while dropping game three in Frisco. Then, the Riders won games four and five in Round Rock on Thursday and Friday night.

Alas! No more ballpark dogs, barbecue sandwiches, steak sandwiches and brews until next season. Oh well, I still have the Texas state fair coming up for my fix of deliciously-unhealthy food.