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Happy anniversary to one of baseball’s greatest moments. On August 4, 1993, Robin Ventura charged the mound only to be put in a headlock and wailed on by the much older Texas Ranger pitcher, Nolan Ryan. 

Texas Baseball beats Ole Miss 8-2 to take the opening series of conference play. Dylan Volantis was on a roll, striking out 11. Casey Borba hit his 6th home run in 7 days.

Hook Em 🤘

Texas Fight

This article makes the case that the most vicious baseball rivalries are local, not national, and that modern scheduling makes them sharper. With division opponents now meeting fewer times each season, the author argues these feuds arrive as short bursts that feel like storms instead of slow burns. 

The list is framed around three drivers: distance (close enough to invade), identity (polish versus grit arguments), and consequence (wild card pressure, deadline stakes, broadcast money). Then it ranks ten matchups that carry specific baggage, from playoff scars to civic insecurity. 

The top entries lean on moments and structural tension: Guardians versus White Sox gets its edge from the 2023 fight that turned a divisional matchup into real anger, Astros versus Rangers is fueled by the 2023 ALCS weirdness, and Cardinals versus Royals still lives in the shadow of the 1985 Denkinger call. The middle of the list adds modern business and geography, like Nationals versus Orioles shifting from courtroom bitterness after the MASN settlement, and Giants versus Athletics gaining a new wrinkle with the Athletics playing in Sacramento alongside the Giants Triple A ecosystem.