Banister On Jays Fans Clamoring For Odor: "It Must Be Christmas In Canada Because They're Gonna Get Him"

By: Josh Clark

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ARLINGTON (105.3 The Fan) - Part three of the Rangers and Blue Jays story begins Thursday afternoon at Globe Life Park.

Part one featured Joey Bautista powering the Blue Jays into the ALCS with the bat flip heard around the world. Part two saw Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor clock Bautista after the Jays right-fielder slid in hard at second base during a game on May 15.

More fireworks are expected throughout the ALDS rematch, and fans in Toronto, Texas and all around the country can't wait to see what happens next.

Following their walk-off win over the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card game Tuesday night, Blue Jays fans could be heard chanting "we want Odor," and Rangers manager Jeff Banister was asked what his reaction to that was when he joined the GBag Nation on 105.3 The Fan Wednesday afternoon.

"Well it must be Christmas in Canada because they're gonna get him."

Banister does ackhownledge, however, that Odor and his team are ready to move on come Thursday.

"Rougie is a year older. He's got 162 more games under his experience belt," Bannister said. "I think he's been through a number of things... the situation with Bautista, we feel like... we've moved past that part of it. It's for us now to go play the game of baseball. "

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