Go Houston Astros! Bring the W. Series To Texas!

PlummMeanGreen · October 18, 2005

They came into the NL and started as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962. This game is giving this former ex Houston area citizen some goose bumps!

Many of us remember some of the earliest pioneers of this baseball club like play-play guy Gene Elston, color commentators Loel Passe and Harry "that balls in Astros orbit" Kalas, Turk Farrell, Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn, John Bateman, Rusty Staub, Bobby Lillis, Don Nottebart, Ken "lost a no-hitter" Johson, Nellie Fox, Jose Cruz, Nolan Ryan, Bob Aspromonte, Walt Bond, Roman Mejias and who have I missed some of you old Colt .45/Astro fans?

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Coffee and TV · October 18, 2005

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CMJ · October 18, 2005

I think Albert hit that about 500 ft.

Eagle1855 · October 18, 2005

watched it at Champps here in Houston... everyone was cheering, celebrating, hugging.. you know, it was just ONE strike, how hard could it be? One strike from one of the best closers in baseball and its world series baby... ahh what a kick to the stomach

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untbowler · October 18, 2005

I was shocked!!!

Was watching it in the bedroom then BOOM!!!

Went from thunder to hearing a pin drop

UNTSportsGuy · October 19, 2005

i feel bad for you guys, i really do. growing up in a red sox family i have experinced the greatest punch to the stomach. i watched grown men almost in tears in 2003 because of the dumbest move in baseball history *grady litte*

i know how you feel, but this only makes the prize so much sweeter

NTEagle08 · October 19, 2005

I have faith that the Astros will win tomorrow night in St. Louis and perservere from that gut wrenching loss last night.

Eagle1855 · October 19, 2005

Man I hope we, the ASTROS, can pull this off tonight! I would hate to go to another game 7 with the Cards... ugh, deja vu...

Coffee and TV · October 19, 2005

I have faith that the Astros will win tomorrow night in St. Louis and perservere from that gut wrenching loss last night.
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In Roy we trust, dude. If we can score with runners in scoring position then Lidge wouldn't even be in the position to give up a 3-run homer. And Ensberg....he's my favorite player on this team but he's really ticking me off with his playoff performance. I'm flying to St Louis to shave his beard if things don't improve tonight.

Eagle1855 · October 19, 2005

Agree on Ensberg... hes need to show up tonight.

Funny, Monday night a friend of mine said, "I think its about time Berkman did something in this series" and the next swing was that homerun! So lets go Mo!

Coffee and TV · October 20, 2005

We got the call at 2nd base because the strike zone has been wider for us all night. That's what I think anyways.

PlummMeanGreen · October 20, 2005

I'll never forget the very first game I saw with the (then) Colt .45s (who became the Astros in 1965 when the Astrodome opened).

Anyway, it was a warm, muggy, mosquito-infested typical Houston night at Colt Stadium in May of 1962 when the Astros hosted Willie Mays, Willie "Stretch" McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando "Baby Bull" Cepeda and other San Francisco Giants (who were my team in the National League back then--the Yankees and the "M&M" boys were my team in the American League.

Anyway as I recall, it was a home run derby sorta' night with Mays, McCovey and Cepeda popping em' out for homers non-stop that night.

Colt Stadium looked a whole lot like the old Arlington Stadium. It had a collage of rainbow-colored seating sections that looked pretty cool for a 11 year old kid from Danbury, Texas. Hey, this was the majors and Texas had its first major league baseball team although they have had their ups and downs (and no pennants). Here's hoping that changes tonight.

GO 'STROS!

Edited October 20, 2005 by PlummMeanGreen