I Jus' Cain't He'p Myse'f

[Solid D]

I'm a Spurs fan but tonight the Spurs are off soooooooooooooooo..........

No Limit!!!!!

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[SequSpur]

:lol

I hate the Astros.... but props to them..

[Spurminator]

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[Spurminator]

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[Obstructed_View]

It's funny that all the fans that were calling them chokers two days ago are now right back on the bandwagon. That's Houston fans for ya.

[LilMissSPURfect]

"congrats ASTROS!!!!!!!"
bring another championship to TEXAS!!!!!

[SequSpur]

They did choke. But they regrouped and won it.

Unlike the Spurs in 2003.

[Spurminator]

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[Marcus Bryant]

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:smokin

[Solid D]

If anyone listened to Gene Elston and Loel Passe as a child...
they are not bandwagon fans

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[Spurminator]

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[Solid D]

The Houston Colt 45's had a travel "dress code". :smokin

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[Spurminator]

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[KEDA]

If the 'stros win it, THIS guy should get a ring!

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[timvp]

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[Obstructed_View]

If anyone listened to Gene Elston and Loel Passe as a child...
they are not bandwagon fans
Doesn't matter how long you've been a fan. If you abandon the team and call them chokers when they get beat by a great player on a really good team, and then cheer for them when they come back and win the next game, that seems like bandwagon jumping to me. Anybody that was disappointed after the loss is human. People that suddenly spew venom at the team just because they lose is pathetic.

[SequSpur]

Doesn't matter how long you've been a fan. If you abandon the team and call them chokers when they get beat by a great player on a really good team, and then cheer for them when they come back and win the next game, that seems like bandwagon jumping to me. Anybody that was disappointed after the loss is human. People that suddenly spew venom at the team just because they lose is pathetic.


Everybody likes the winner.

Do you go around jumping on the losing side of things?

I don't like the Astros, but I hope they win, but I guarantee you I won't have flags on my car.

I might get a tshirt or something... But I doubt it.

[phyzik]

They did choke. But they regrouped and won it.

Unlike the Spurs in 2003.

Umm, Im not sure if your being funny or serious and just dont remember.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/

[Solid D]

For the record, Obstructed View was not referring to me specifically, but it was sort of a Buzzkill.

[Obstructed_View]

For the record, Obstructed View was not referring to me specifically, but it was sort of a Buzzkill.
Yeah, sorry. Didn't mean to do that. I was a little annoyed that anyone would criticize the Astros, especially considering what it took just to get to this point. My observation was motivated more by support for the effort the team made.

[SequSpur]

Umm, Im not sure if your being funny or serious and just dont remember.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/

ah crap.. I meant 04.

See what a little melatonin will do for ya? :)

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.astrosdaily.com/cards/1990D_Anthony_Eric.jpg


Jul 29 1989 - Craig Biggio becomes the first Houston catcher to bat leadoff in over twenty years and it seems to work out. He homers and singles in an 8-1 victory at San Francisco. Another blast is the first big league bomb for Eric Anthony. Glenn Davis and Ken Caminiti also go yard. Mark Portugal hurls a three-hit complete game, just his second win as an Astro.


May 17 1990 - Eric Anthony becomes the first Astro to reach the Dome's upper reserved seats in right field with a mammoth blast off Mike Bielecki in a 5-4, eleven-inning victory against Chicago. Cincinnati's Bernie Carbo was the only previous player to do it. Ken Oberkfell's sacrifice fly scores Ken Caminiti with the game-winner.

source (http://www.astrosdaily.com/players/Anthony_Eric.html)

[Solid D]

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is that jose's daddy? the one that plays now for giants i believe (drafted by mariners)????

Yes, and Jose (Sr.) is the Astros first base coach now.

[ploto]

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RIP

[slayermin]

What 'bout Bob Kneppa, patna?

[mouse]

Good luck catching a flight on this plane if your Black :lmao

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[whottt]

No Dicky Thon? Richard Hidalgo gets a place on the thread card memorial but Dicky Thon doesn't? Pathetic.


BTW, I really despise the Astros, excepting Clemens of course...and have since I was a little kid(and the uniforms made it easy), but props to them for making it to the WS and doing the state proud...it's about damn time Texas had a team make the WS and it's good to know we have at least one real team in the state. Finally...



LMAO...does anyone remember earlier this year when the Rangers and Astros were discussing a possible Clemens trade becasue the Astros weren't going to make the playoffs? Surreal....

[KEDA]

dont forget
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[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Hooray for the 'Stros, but compared to the insanity that SA has for the Spurs it's been kind of subdued. Not only that, but so many people are just so thrilled that they got to the series it almost sounds like no one around here expects them to win. And you can say, "Well, the Spurs are all that SA has," but there's really no other game in town in Houston right now. The Rockets are only in pre-season and the Texans are playing like a high school team (and a pretty bad high school team at that). I'm just surprised there isn't more hoopla around the city for them.

[Spurminator]

No Dicky Thon? Richard Hidalgo gets a place on the thread card memorial but Dicky Thon doesn't? Pathetic.

Go for it.

By no means did I expect to compile a comprehensive set of card pics.

;)

[Solid D]

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[ObiwanGinobili]

in a 7 game series I don;t see how losing 1 after a 3 game win is considered a choke.

thats people's emotions talking.

[Spurminator]

It was a choke (everybody chokes occasionally) but the Astros proved in Game 6 that they are not "Chokers."

[easjer]

It wasn't losing 1, Obi - it was being 1 strike and 1 out away from the World Series and watching Pujols smash that bitch over the wall.

The stomach lurch from crazy ass delirious excitement to Dear God That Did NOT Just Happen is very similar to .4 for us.

[phyzik]

ah crap.. I meant 04.

See what a little melatonin will do for ya? :)

:lol

ok, thought you where just trying to confuse people.

[Solid D]

The Astros as a team didn't choke in Game 5, but Lidge got psyched or something after he got 2 outs and Eckstein did his bleeder through the left side. Lidge lost his control badly with Edmonds and then the Pujols slider was pure salami. Lidge went through the mental meat-grinder, or something. Hey, it happens.

[Dre_7]

in a 7 game series I don;t see how losing 1 after a 3 game win is considered a choke.

thats people's emotions talking.

Exactly. Its all about winning 4 games. Thats it. The Spurs are considered the reiging champions, even though they were up 3-0 to Phx (went to 3-1 then won it 4-1) and up 3-2 (went to 3-3 then won it 4-3) to Det, not chokers.

[whottt]

TY Solid D for the card.


I don't think the Astros choked...I think Albert FREAKING Pujols got hold of one and jacked it out of the yard...the pitch wasn't really a bad pitch...I am sure Lidge would have preferred it didn't flatten out as much, but it was still a slider...That was all about Albert Pujols there. It wasn't like it was Ozzie Smith that FREAKING CRUSHED that ball...

I don't look at giving up that type of HR to, easily, a guy that's going to be a top 10 hitter ever, as a choke...More like an example of how walks can kill you. I guess you could say walking Edmunds was a choke...but that wasn't what cost them the game...IF John Cangelosi is hitting behind Edmunds then the game has a different outcome.

No choke there...and I doubt Lidge is going to dwell on it, now that Pujols is done.

[Spurs košarka kultura]

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RIP

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Lets not forget:

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[Solid D]

TY Solid D for the card.


I don't think the Astros choked...I think Albert FREAKING Pujols got hold of one and jacked it out of the yard...the pitch wasn't really a bad pitch...I am sure Lidge would have preferred it didn't flatten out as much, but it was still a slider...That was all about Albert Pujols there. It wasn't like it was Ozzie Smith that FREAKING CRUSHED that ball...

I don't look at giving up that type of HR to, easily, a guy that's going to be a top 10 hitter ever, as a choke...More like an example of how walks can kill you. I guess you could say walking Edmunds was a choke...but that wasn't what cost them the game...IF John Cangelosi is hitting behind Edmunds then the game has a different outcome.

No choke there...and I doubt Lidge is going to dwell on it, now that Pujols is done.

I've moved on, just as the Astros have, but that's why they call them "mistake pitches" and "quarter pounders with no cheese". The human factor is a part of baseball.

[Solid D]

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RIP J.R.

[Solid D]

The Rooster

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