Astros

[saltydog]

wouldn't you have to go back to the 1970's to find more than a 10 year stretch that the Astros didn't make the playoff's?

If by "making the playoffs" you mean maybe one home game before they start getting ready for the next year, that would be every year from the early 80's until about 7 years ago.

i mean like a playoff series against another team. Like the had in 1980 or 81 or 86 or 97 or 98 or 99 or 01 or 05 or 06 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22

Oh yeah, the old get the fans excited in 80:1, 86, 99, 06 only to look at gutting the team and rebuilding. Futility has been an Astros fan trademark passed only by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL.

Uh Seattle and San Diego fans would like a word

In baseball, 3 teams where you talk about fan futility. KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.

Interesting. All three have owners that could care less about the product on the field as long as that sweet sweet revenue sharing tv deal keeps filling their pockets.

[Reservoir Dog]

wouldn't you have to go back to the 1970's to find more than a 10 year stretch that the Astros didn't make the playoff's?

If by "making the playoffs" you mean maybe one home game before they start getting ready for the next year, that would be every year from the early 80's until about 7 years ago.

i mean like a playoff series against another team. Like the had in 1980 or 81 or 86 or 97 or 98 or 99 or 01 or 05 or 06 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22

Oh yeah, the old get the fans excited in 80:1, 86, 99, 06 only to look at gutting the team and rebuilding. Futility has been an Astros fan trademark passed only by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL.

Uh Seattle and San Diego fans would like a word

In baseball, 3 teams where you talk about fan futility. KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.

The Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics are on line #1.

[saltydog]

If by "making the playoffs" you mean maybe one home game before they start getting ready for the next year, that would be every year from the early 80's until about 7 years ago.

i mean like a playoff series against another team. Like the had in 1980 or 81 or 86 or 97 or 98 or 99 or 01 or 05 or 06 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22

Oh yeah, the old get the fans excited in 80:1, 86, 99, 06 only to look at gutting the team and rebuilding. Futility has been an Astros fan trademark passed only by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL.

Uh Seattle and San Diego fans would like a word

In baseball, 3 teams where you talk about fan futility. KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.

The Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics are on line #1.

Yep, them too. Add in Minnesota and Colorado and about 25% of teams will only be competitive outside of once every decade.

[Reservoir Dog]

i mean like a playoff series against another team. Like the had in 1980 or 81 or 86 or 97 or 98 or 99 or 01 or 05 or 06 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22

Oh yeah, the old get the fans excited in 80:1, 86, 99, 06 only to look at gutting the team and rebuilding. Futility has been an Astros fan trademark passed only by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL.

Uh Seattle and San Diego fans would like a word

In baseball, 3 teams where you talk about fan futility. KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.

The Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics are on line #1.

Yep, them too. Add in Minnesota and Colorado and about 25% of teams will only be competitive outside of once every decade.

You can also throw in the Diamondbacks.

But NOBODY beats the Miami Marlins when it comes to low attendance.

[CentralTexasCrude]

In the NBA, I think about the Seattle Sonics. Great fan base for decades and the NBA let that oil dude just buy the team and move them to Oklahoma City. Some real screwed up crap when the $$$ becomes almighty.

[saltydog]

In the NBA, I think about the Seattle Sonics. Great fan base for decades and the NBA let that oil dude just buy the team and move them to Oklahoma City. Some real screwed up crap when the $$$ becomes almighty.

Keep going....

[Burn1dwn]

I was a fan of the SD Chargers, SD Clippers and Sonics (my replacement team after Clippers move).

[CentralTexasCrude]

The "Original" team mascot- San Diego Chicken. Miss that guy

[CentralTexasCrude]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

[saltydog]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

[Reservoir Dog]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

Good thing for Verlander the postseason doesn't count in Cy Young voting. He's getting creamed!

[CentralTexasCrude]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

I know, isn't that weird. One of the most dominant pitchers of a generation but winless in like 4 or 5 WS games. Baker sure screwed up leaving him in that last inning. Disagree about game 2 being a "must win". Astros still have the talent to play a grind it out Series. Kudos to the Phillies.

[Reservoir Dog]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

I know, isn't that weird. One of the most dominant pitchers of a generation but winless in like 4 or 5 WS games. Baker sure screwed up leaving him in that last inning. Disagree about game 2 being a "must win". Astros still have the talent to play a grind it out Series. Kudos to the Phillies.

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[saltydog]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

I know, isn't that weird. One of the most dominant pitchers of a generation but winless in like 4 or 5 WS games. Baker sure screwed up leaving him in that last inning. Disagree about game 2 being a "must win". Astros still have the talent to play a grind it out Series. Kudos to the Phillies.

I appreciate your optimism that the Astros can win 2 of 3 (minimum) in Philly. That park is about as close to "home field" advantage as you can get in baseball. Also, when will Ted Cruz show up to cheer on Astros players striking out?

[CentralTexasCrude]

Yowza- Phillies are smoking hot. Overcame a 5-Zip deficit like it wasn't even there. Going to be a grind -it-out series, it looks like.

Verlander. Still winless in World Series competition.

Game 2 is a must win for the Stros or else this series isn't coming back to Texas.

I know, isn't that weird. One of the most dominant pitchers of a generation but winless in like 4 or 5 WS games. Baker sure screwed up leaving him in that last inning. Disagree about game 2 being a "must win". Astros still have the talent to play a grind it out Series. Kudos to the Phillies.

I appreciate your optimism that the Astros can win 2 of 3 (minimum) in Philly. That park is about as close to "home field" advantage as you can get in baseball. Also, when will Ted Cruz show up to cheer on Astros players striking out?

We shall see. One game at a time.

[QillerDaemon]

Gawd, growing up in the Houston area, even though the team often had some good players, usually the team in general was so awful, they were called out on the streets as the "Half-Ass-'Tros"...

Glad to see them getting somewhere in fifty years.

[CentralTexasCrude]

Gawd, growing up in the Houston area, even though the team often had some good players, usually the team in general was so awful, they were called out on the streets as the "Half-Ass-'Tros"...

Glad to see them getting somewhere in fifty years.

For decades, what did the Houston Astros and Billy Graham have in common? They could get 40,000 people to stand and yell "Jesus Christ".

[saltydog]

Gawd, growing up in the Houston area, even though the team often had some good players, usually the team in general was so awful, they were called out on the streets as the "Half-Ass-'Tros"...

Glad to see them getting somewhere in fifty years.

For decades, what did the Houston Astros and Billy Graham have in common? They could get 40,000 people to stand and yell "Jesus Christ".

Slight difference, is that you're not as likely to be molested at an Astros game.

[Animal]

did i read that the Astros don't have any coloreds on their team this year? or maybe it was Philly.

[Reservoir Dog]

did i read that the Astros don't have any coloreds on their team this year? or maybe it was Philly.

Both, actually.

[CentralTexasCrude]

did i read that the Astros don't have any coloreds on their team this year? or maybe it was Philly.

First time since the 1950's there are no Native born African Americans playing in the World Series (Alvarez for Houston is black but from Jamaica or somewhere). The Black population in MLB has been sinking for decades. Latin players taking over.

[Reservoir Dog]

did i read that the Astros don't have any coloreds on their team this year? or maybe it was Philly.

First time since the 1950's there are no Native born African Americans playing in the World Series (Alvarez for Houston is black but from Jamaica or somewhere). The Black population in MLB has been sinking for decades. Latin players taking over.

Alvarez is from Cuba.

[CentralTexasCrude]

did i read that the Astros don't have any coloreds on their team this year? or maybe it was Philly.

First time since the 1950's there are no Native born African Americans playing in the World Series (Alvarez for Houston is black but from Jamaica or somewhere). The Black population in MLB has been sinking for decades. Latin players taking over.

Alvarez is from Cuba.

Thanks. I said somewhere.

[CentralTexasCrude]

Another example is Valdez, the starting pitcher tonight for the Astros and the pitcher who just relieved him in the 7th. Both are black, just not Native born.

[saltydog]

A current player in the WS once applied for a job with our company in the mid 2000s. Unfortunately, he was looking for part time work and his timing couldn't have been worse for us. Little did we know...