Subdude Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Well whaddya know. Houston is tied with Chicago for second in the NLC. Quite a turnaround from last place. Yesterday the Chronicle had an article about the wild card race. It's a bit premature - there are still six teams ahead of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 maybe its time for clutch city baseball edition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 That's exactly what they need. But the trade deadline is coming, and maybe they'll get someone resrectable. It happened before....last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I tried to get tickets at the gate on the 4th, and the only tickets left were standing room only. No big deal....until they wanted $10.00 for them. What happend to the $5.00 standing room tickets, and they used to be $1.00 way back.I refuse to pay more for standing room than upper deck seats. Upper deck seats go for $5.00. Anyway, we watched the game at the B.U.S. and had a good time with cheaper (but not much cheaper) beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 That just started this year, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I tried to get tickets at the gate on the 4th, and the only tickets left were standing room only. No big deal....until they wanted $10.00 for them. What happend to the $5.00 standing room tickets, and they used to be $1.00 way back.I refuse to pay more for standing room than upper deck seats. Upper deck seats go for $5.00. Anyway, we watched the game at the B.U.S. and had a good time with cheaper (but not much cheaper) beer.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I love that place. Always a good time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
713 To 214 Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Astros. . .2004 Contenders for the pennant. . .2005 Cellar Dwellars. . .What a difference a year makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 The Astros are currently tied for second with the Cubs in the NL Central (12.5 games back of St. Louis) and six games behind Atlanta for the wildcard.The Astros were 42-40 this time last year and are 40-42 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
713 To 214 Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I guess they're catching their second wind. RedSCare why did you bring the Rangers into it when I didn't mention the Rangers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 The Rangers are AL so they have no bearing on the Astros wild card chances. Upper deck tickets are usually $10 now, but if the attendance is bad sometimes they are still $5. Teams have started variable pricing based on game popularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 You lucky bastards .....I can't even catch the Astros on TV anymore. At first AFN(Arm Forces Network) was carrying games becuase of there last season then Stros went into there slump and AFN didn't want to show a team that wasn't a contender for a championship(which is what they do). I'm hoping with enough wins they will bring them back. Right now I just get my Astos coverage online or highlights on ESPN(AFN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 2 outs, bottom of the ninth, one run game and my satellite goes out....but that's OK because it means I'm getting RAIN!Thanks for ESPN. com. Final score: Stros 5, Padres 4. One game under .500! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 After being down 5-1, Astros score 5 in the 8th to win 6-5, and finish the first half with a winning record, which coincidentally, is better than last year.Way to go, Stros! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 After being down 5-1, Astros score 5 in the 8th to win 6-5, and finish the first half with a winning record, which coincidentally, is better than last year.Way to go, Stros!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I was constantly refreshing the scoreboard on the sports section of the chron to get the most up to date score. Sad I know but i have to get my Stros some how and I cant wait another 2 days for the paper to show today's game results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 this run reminds me of the second half of last year...lets just hope they can keep it up after the all star break 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Morgan Ensberg is an All-Star afterall.http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/3260568 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 last night around 10, i clicked on chron.com and saw the headline: ensberg heading to allstar game. it was pretty vague, but it said ensberg was chosen to go to the allstar game, because an unnamed player would not be going. i was watching sports center at the time, and they mentioned how many believed ensberg should be going but he was now. i checked the astros website and there was no mention. then finally after midnight it was on the astros page, rolen dropping out and ensberg being chosen. the chron article was by Richard Justice, maybe he found out somehow before it was officially released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Looks like Houston and Philadelphia are tied for third place in the wild card race, five games behind Atlanta. Should be an exciting second half of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Roger Clemmens is 42 years old and has a 1.47 ERA after pitching 122 innings - that's insane! Especially considering the fact that his home stadium is Minute Made Park.I was glad to see that Oswalt made it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 does anyone know the whole situation with roger and being traded...i know his contract stated he could go where he wanted to if the astros werent staying competitive and they werent until recently...i havent heard any news about it so i guess he is staying...does anyone know for sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokieone Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I know as much as you in terms of being "in the know", but I think there is no way in hell Drayton trades Clemens. If the team were in last place, I still don't think he would do it. This city remembers too well the loss of Nolan Ryan, and as much as the city is 50/50 on Drayton, it would move to complete hatred of him, even if it was in Roger's best interest. Especially now that the team is 5 games out of the wild card, between Oswalt, Clemens, and Pettite (assuming he can stay healthy) they have the pitching to get them there. The question is the hitting, but that hasn't held them too far back in this past month. I would like to see one more bat in the lineup, this will be GM Purpura's toughest test of the season, keeping the chemistry, not giving up too much in the farm system, but providing one more offensive player. Should be interesting to see how it pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I dont think its up to drayton...clemens' $16 million dollar, one year contract said he could "move" at midseason if the astros werent in contention anymore...i assume there would be SOME talk of it though if he were still planning on leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 looks like clemens isn't planning on going anywhere:chron articlehe just wants us to get another hitter, and hopefully we will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 this is all very interesting to me - i haven't followed the astros since 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Clemens' son is just about to decide to forego UT and sign with the Astros. I would be very surprised to hear him even consider leaving. In fact, if his son progressed fast enough, Clemens has stated he would love to play with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 As of today the Astros are two games behind Washington for the wild card spot. I'm thinking we have a good shot here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 62 games left, and we have 10 more home games then away - which is good since we're a league leading 34-12 at home. things are looking much better then they were only a few weeks ago, but the NL East is still really tight, and the cubs probably aren't going to go away. its going to be a good race.i saw my first walk-off homerun last night, it was great being there. too bad our attendance average is down several thousand from last year, hopefully that will pick up for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 everybody loves a winner...except the yankees that is...but i would expect to see it pick up...especially if we stay tight for the wildcard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Astros are on FIRE!Just won their 12th game out of their last 13. Carlos Beltran has gone 1 for 7 the last two nights, while Willy Taveras is 3 for 8. Astros are noe in sole possession of the Wild Card spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Carlos Beltran!Never undertood the poor schmos who were crying that he left us.The days of MLB "loyalty" ended when the Astros dumped Nolan Ryan.What comes around, goes around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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