BayouCityGirl Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 that's okay. I'd be happy with just being in the world series. There's always next year. Ricco <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ME TOO!!!! I am happy they got this far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND being able to show them Rocket and Pettitte to the Yanks fans and say, "See what WE GOT?? Money can't buy EVERYTHING." Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I'm willing to bet that old georgie up in nyc has already got his eyes fixed on beltran as a perfect replacement for the aging bernie williams... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I hope we get beltran, he's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I really hope we get to keep Beltran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I got one question, though...Why were all those seats above the center outfield (above the resturaunt) empty?Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westender Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Here you go guys and gals.http://www.petitiononline.com/CBeltran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I'm very proud of the Astros. If the Astros win this series, its the YANKEES next. I fell that Astros will preveil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 THEY WON!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 What a win. My fingernails could use a day of rest too. Did anybody go downtown to watch it? I heard that the streets were blocked off and they were showing the game on a big screen. I couldn't make it tonight, but if they do it again for game 6 (that's all we need) then I'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovehouse Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Milo Hamilton (Houston radio announcer) calls the diving Beltran catch! (350kb mp3) Milo Hamilton calls the Kent homerun! (855kb mp3) KENT PAYS THE RENT!!! ASTROS ARE ONE GAME AWAY FROM THE WORLD SERIES!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovehouse Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I heard that the streets were blocked off and they were showing the game on a big screen.Big screen? Try the side of one of the buildings!! Fox News (after the game) showed folks downtown watching the game as it was projected on the side of a huge building!! TOO COOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 We watched the 'Stros play on one screen, and the Sox on another. Both these games were nail-biting tense playoffs. Everytime they showed the Boston fans, all bundled up in their coats and jackets, they had their fingers crossed or were shown with their hands in praying position. I got the distinct impression that all those fervent prayers must've helped put them over the edge! It also made my glad that our guys were playing at MMP and not there. I wonder what the weather is supposed to be Wednesday for our game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TIV Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Yes, the Red Sox/Yankees series is one of best rivalries ever and will most likely get more attention from baseball fans nationwide, but the lack of coverage for the NLCS is really sad. St. Louis and Houston aren't exactly the Sox/Yankess but it has been a really exciting series with better team stories this season. The Cards with the best record in the league and the Astros unbelievable second half surge. I was browsing the Boston Globe website and it doesn't mention ANYTHING about this series on their sports section. Granted, they are East coast and it was a "late game" to cover...But the NY Times managed to post an article with a picture of Kent's game winning homer next to it. I know we're low market teams, but seriously...the coverage is ridiculously lopsided. Should the Astros win the World Series, it will be downplayed as a fluke. But if the Yankees win, the media will make it seem like it's one of the most amazing achievements all year. If the Red Sox win, it will be a great story and may end the stupid curse talk. Go Red Sox, Go Astros....Go Balanced Sports reporting...and Boston Globe, get your head out of your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 N8TIV-Your last comment about the Boston Globe made me laugh because it reminded me of my grandfather (long since departed). He was a die-hard Steelers fan living in Pittsburgh all his life. Every year he would send me a five-dollar bill enclosed in a card on my birthday. It always read the same: "Have a great birthday! Love always, Grampa P.S. Tell them Oilers to get the lead out of their pants!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Coverage has been sad. NPR even did a long bit on the ALCS, but NADA on the NLCS.Typical East Coast media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TIV Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I really hope we get to keep Beltran.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>If you want to help keep Beltran in Houston...sign this petition and tell others:http://www.petitiononline.com/CBeltran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Beltran is a "Lease", just like Randy Johnson in 1998.Drayton will make an offer to look good, but no way will we meet his demands. PRINT IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 What's going on right now is incredible. There has been nothing like it in Houston sports history. They were saying on the sports radio shows this morning that as fans came out of Minute Maid Park, they were just yelling on the sidewalks, running out into the streets yelling, making noise for the pure sake of making noise. Marc Vandermeer, who has the 9-11 show on 610, said that he now understands why fans overturn cars after big victories - because he felt exactly like overturning a car. It was also pointed out that a whole generation of Astros fans are being built right now. This could have big long-term implications for the city, about our sense of civic spirit and pride, the way we think of ourselves as a whole and identify with Houston. It may sound farfetched, but I wouldn't doubt that it could even carry over into architecture and public works issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I signed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Im thrilled about the upcoming game, i hope we pull it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Well, keep an eye on this site if you're interested in tickets....they're going to go up on there either tonight or tomorrow night. www.ezbayer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 ahh thanks for the site. I wish i could go to one of the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 they're listing tonight after 9pm. just to let you know. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I couldn't afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 neither can I. I was in the room when someone who caught wind they had tickets called , and offered $8k for game 3 of the world series. Regardless if they made it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Marc Vandermeer, who has the 9-11 show on 610, said that he now understands why fans overturn cars after big victories - because he felt exactly like overturning a car. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>And that is exactly why I felt (feel) some trepidation about having sports stadia downtown. At The Summit (Compaq) or the Astrodome, there wasn't a lot to destroy to 'celebrate' a winning game. Perhaps that's why we haven't seen the disgraceful behavior in Houston that other cities have suffered. But now...now these thugs posing as fans have a focal point on which to vent their destructive urges. If winning the Series causes riots, I hope we lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I have to disagree with you, Tex. Basketball fans are known to be a bit more "Enthusiastic" in thier celebrations over the years. Yet when we won the first world championship, it was rowdy, but there wasn't the violence that plagued many of the other cities around the nation. Then we won the 2nd one...and guess what? Nothing really happend aside from alot of Public Intoxication arrests. And we were talking about when the rockets were at the summit and the celebration took over a good sized portion of Richmond from the strip to almost 610, I believe. Baseball fans are generally more sedate (but just as rabid, so to speak) then other cities. While we generally celebrate the games, we don't go out of our way to be destructive. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I hope you're right.I'd love to see us win the World Series, of course. It's just the senseless destruction that seems to have become more prevalent in the past few years that bothers me. As an example, Denver won some sports event a few years ago - I have no idea what - and celebrated by overturning cars, setting fires, breaking windows, etc. It certainly made a bigger impression on me than whatever it was they were celebrating. Not a good impression, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Big screen? Try the side of one of the buildings!! Fox News (after the game) showed folks downtown watching the game as it was projected on the side of a huge building!! TOO COOL!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YEAH! And during the super bowl, you could play a few old schiool video games on a few buildings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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