"May the ghosts of 2011 be forever erased." Pure perfection from Eric Nadel

You did a great job syncing this up. A pleasure to listen to Nadel instead of Smoltz.

Love Eric Nadel and wish him the best. This year has been the epitome of “it was the worst of times, it was the best of times.” for him. I hope he continues to be the voice of the Rangers. We love him here in North Texas.

These videos will never get old. I remember when Marcus got that homer. Somebody online said Marcus called ring there. Lol what a team

Wish there was an option for this. Nadel is so much better to listen to than any of the broadcast crews

I had to mute the tv so I could hear Eric call that game. The only way it could have been better was if Mark Holtz could have been in the booth with him.

I like the voice crack on "that ball is history."

I have yet to get tired of watching this

I haven't listened to Eric call a game in years, and hearing this reminded me just how gifted of a broadcaster he is. He deserves this so much.

Been going to Rangers' games and following them since they moved to Arlington in 1972. The ghosts go way back before 2011. This franchise had been the laughingstock of the Metroplex for so long. Not any more. This 62 year old never thought he'd see a WS championship in his lifetime. This is truly special.

I know I’m not the first person on here to comment on it, but Eric’s comment on, “Maybe the ghosts of 2011 be forever erased,” gets me choked up every single time. Seriously. If you know, you know how painful that night was. It’s been a very long 12 years… But we finally did it! The pain of the past is gone, the demons of 2011 are gone, the Rangers have finally done it! A few months later and there still times where it hasn’t fully sunk in. I am so proud of them. 💙💙💙

People keep asking me what will happen if I ever get tired of watching this clip. I guess we'll never know ;)

2 weeks as World Champs and it is still so sweet and so good. Love my Rangers!

I had to watch this again because I got tired head of listening to Dallas Cowboys drama on the radio. We're still drinking Texas Rangers Championship Kool-aid over here. 😂

That defeated gesture when Semien gets all of that high heater. The second he let it go Sewald knew. Im a Rangers fan but thats gotta be a miserable feeling

I've been a rangers fan all my life. I've always said, just give me ONE world series win and I won't care if we ever get another as long as I live I JUST WANTED ONE. Not only did my dream come true, but it's how we did it. We swept the Rays, we swept a dominant looking orioles. But I always feared the Astros bk they always had our number and they beat the hell out of us during the season. We were close to losing to them after that altuve honerun in game 5. But we dug deep in our soul and got hot in game 6 and 7 and won a ticket the world series. I wanted to be so happy that we won the battle of Texas against last years champions, but 2010 and 2011 was always there in the back of my head reminding me that we were so close and we are jinxed with a curse. When we got that final strike to win the world series against the dbacks, all those years of heartbreak and other fans giving us shit went down the toilet. That was a post season Ill never forget. Even if we don't win another world series, I don't care. I'll always remember this in my heart. I love my Texas Rangers. This was for you dad

Came straight here after that Cowboys… “game”

I can’t believe Nadel kept his cool like the professional he is through those final outs. I’m so happy for him that he got to see it because he’s in his 70s and been with the team for a very long time through good and bad and this was something we had all been waiting to hear for a very long time. I know I didn’t keep my composure during the games, I watched alone in my bedroom because I didn’t want to be too loud in the living room or someone else’s house & partly because of baseball superstition. The Rangers won when I watched in there with my dog Romo so I just kept doing it. When the 2nd out came the torture of 2011 started creeping in my mind so it was a huge relief to see that final strike. I remember the Super Bowls in the 90s and how wonderful it was & I am a Cowboys fan first and I remember how awesome it was watching the Mavs finally get the title in 2011 but this felt different from all of those I don’t know why but I still can’t believe the Rangers are WORLD CHAMPIONS!

This is a great video Steven. The sound of Eric Nadel and having the visual of The Rangers winning it all.

As life long rangers fan who listens to the game mostly on the radio this was amazing!

Decades of waiting ended with the most glorious inning in Rangers history.

"Rangers' Fans, You're not dreaming!" And Man, Has it finally happened for the Texas Rangers who finally won their 1st World Series!

Still does not feel real. But it is. 2011 pain is gone.

Dammit, why does everyone always cut onions when I watch this?

Thank you very much for this post, I wanted to hear Eric Nadel say what he said especially about 2011, he is finally free, and so are all the fans of the Rangers!!!

Rangers truly had a magical year. 11-0 postseason on the road wins? That is crazy good. Probably won’t be seen again for a long time if ever. Congratulations to Texas Rangers, World Champions of Baseball! 🇨🇱⚾️👍

I've been watching this video daily or multiple times daily replaying all the key moments. I still can't believe it happened. To watch the dam break in the 9th and get multiple complex emotions is as good as baseball gets. I'll watch baseball for the rest of my life but it won't get any better than the 9th inning of Game 5 in the 2023 World Series.

Over 40 years of watching, waiting, and hoping…OUR RANGERS FINALLY DID IT !!!!!

30+ years calling Rangers radio and the journey he had this year taking time off and coming back has been tough, but amazing. Eric Nadel. Rangers legend!!

Whenever I start feeling down about how the Cowboys never seem to perform well in the post-season, I always turn to this video that never fails to bring a smile to my face!

Hello Win Column!

Even if I live to be 100 this video will NEVER get old.

I will always get emotional seeing/ hearing this game. Sports crying is a good thing.

Big thanks to Eric Nadel. The voice I heard from the radio I kept under my pillow as a child. Or from the cab of the truck in my teens and twenties while my buddies and I sat on the tailgate drinking our Big Gulps and spitting sunflower seeds. Such great memories.

I listened to the entire playoffs (minus game seven vs Houston) and it was beautiful. They kept winning while I was listening and deliviering doordash so I just kept scheduling and wearing my blue. Cant wait to listen again and again and again

I have probably watched 100 different videos and highlights like this already. Think I’ll just keep doing that til next season starts. Thank you Rangers I love every single one of you

never gets old

One of the greatest moments in MLB history!! Been a Rangers fan for 50+ years and this was beyond words!

Cards fan here. Congrats on finally banishing the demons of World Series' past. You deserve this.

I was born a Chicago Cubs fan 61 years ago and I still am. But I live in Dallas and have followed the Rangers very closely since 1986. I’m so happy for the Rangers, the fans, and all of DFW.

Moves me to tears. I think I'm just as happy for Eric Nadel as I am for anyone else. You could hear the emotion in his call.

Damn it’s been 2 weeks boys but it still doesn’t feel real! I’ll never get tired of watching Rangers World Series clips! We did it boys…. Go Rangers!

Eric Nadel with a call for the books! ❤

I legit had tears with this call and Jared Sandler’s interview after. This was a truly special moment here in Dallas. Fuck Houston!

I live in Houston (unfortunately) so I not only stream the game but stream the radio broadcast. So I had to pause live TV to sync up with Eric’s broadcast. It’s funny to think that I broke out and celebrated like a crazy person about 2-3 minutes after it happened live. But I love listening to Eric Nadel… what a fucking legend and who better to have calling the World Series.

What made this so much better was being able to watch it with my 10 year old son. That's a memory that he and I will cherish always.

I'm so glad the Rangers have finally won it all. I have watched this video probably over 10 times already. Got my World series shirts and cap ordered.

Hello World Series championship!

I need this audio on Vinyl. A classic like this needs some of that crackle if you know what I mean

Man…fantastic job with this! I love hearing Nadel with this call. He sounded like we all felt.

Nearly three months later, I wonder when the official championship film is gonna be released. Definitely getting a copy of it.

I was listening to the radio with the tv on mute! Eric Nadel is got tier commentary

Eric knew better than too say “one strike away” 😂

Been a fan since the mid-80s. Cheering for the Rangers consumed my childhood and youth. Now as a middle aged man I only occasionally check in on them. I thought I'd moved on. I can't believe how emotional this win makes me.

How special that night was. Thirteen years to the exact night when Bruce Bochy won his first World Series crown with the Giants -- beating the Rangers in five games. Still feels surreal, even as spring training is now underway.

Thank you Steven for uploading this video with Erci Nadel making the call. 👍

For me,it was joyous, and was also.emotional. I wished that my dad had lived long enough to see it.Baseball was fellowship between a father and his youngest son.

I’ll add this to my rotation of Rangers videos I watch over and over 😂

Thank you for having the entire inning!

I used to listen to Nadal and Matt a lot on radio while driving around doing Rangers games. Great times! 2010s. Especially during 2008 - 2017. So many great teams that came close and then the down years which were tough. He's great and fun to listen to. So happy that they won it all finally. 2011 is no more! Thanks for this radio feed!

Marte had a 20 game postseason hitting streak going into that last at bat. HAD.

I’ve watched this final call from Eric Nadel so many times I have it memorized. “It’s over! It’s over!” So amazing for the franchise and for Nadel especially!

A real hero for putting this together ❤️

Big fan of Eric and Matt ... listening for 13 years now as the preferred voice for the Rangers out of anything else available.

Thank you. I keep watching these. It makes me so happy!

The perfect radio call by Eric. Go Rangers!

Thanks for the video. Can't get enough 🎉

MY, OH, MY! WHAT A SWEET RIDE!

Eric had a flawless ninth inning.

It is still awesome watching all of this, going into the playoff I was concern with our pitching boy they put that to rest what a future we have with this team. GO RANGERS!

We literally won the best World Series of all time

Is there anything better than hearing your hometown announcer call the final out of the world series?

The boys brought it home. The legend of Evan Carter will live forever.

Best of both worlds… What a magical season!

I was watching so I never heard this. To hear it while seeing what I saw is AMAZING!

I’d like to say that Tge DBacks fans were great and very respectful even appreciating what they saw. Class act organization in my Book and this won’t be the only shot they get they are an up and comer. As for my Rangers being 47 and a fan for 35 of that they did it and as a fan it feels great! Congrats to both teams for a great season. Texas now we need to run it back and if the retain JM and get a true top shelf closer we have a window of about 3-5 years and could put up multiple WS Championship’s!

Homie in the background flipping the bird after the 3rd strike😂

Watching this never gets old!

goosebumps...amazing call...amazing moment

Thank you for this. It was great to hear Eric make the call.

This never gets old.

Man WERE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS BAYBAYYYY!!! Wooooooooo

ICONIC BROADCAST

This is an amazing upload, thank you!

Awesome video. I remember back in the 80's I used to turn down the sound on the TV and always listen to Eric on WBAP 820. I remember for some reason on old Channel 39 out of Dallas then the broadcasts were synced. I wish we could still do that. The radio broadcast with TV is an awsome way to watch it.

The greatest inning of the greatest game

You could see it in the Diamondbacks eyes during the top of the 9th that it was over.

hey MLB this is the "Full final inning"...

Thank you. I’ve been wanting to watch the video of games 6 and 7 of the ALCS and this game with Eric and Matt’s radio call. This was great.

Even as a Rangers fan, my heart breaks for Alek Thomas after that error in right-center field cost his team two runs. It's moments like that error that shine a light on how cruel the game of baseball can be at times -- one misplay or funny bounce can change an entire series.

It is criminal to create a video of the final strikeout with anything other than Eric Nadel’s call.

"Now playing center field, Bill Buckner..."

I still can't believe they did it. Champions!

Bookmarked. Thank you for doing this, by God

Voice crack on Semien's HR similar to Dave Flemming in 2010 with Renteria (sorry Rangers fans but I am a Giants fan who experienced the same feelings in 2010 that you did exactly thirteen years later).

Love it!

The diametrically opposed experience to listening to Davis and (shudder) Smoltz. 😅

Forever! Thank you.

chills

I love but miss listening to Rangers game on the radio....I think they were on Newsradio 1080 on the AM side for a while. Then they got 105.3 The Fan on the FM side. Just the sounds and the apprehension of what's to come.