Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com.
“To Clemens or not to Clemens, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the Yankees and Rangers and their outrageous fortunes…or to pick up the greatest arm against a sea of playoff contenders and by opposing, end them…”Read More
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com.
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball…”
So there we were, the typical American family, spending the Labor Day holiday as most families should. Relaxing. The wife was with the four-year-old, talking about tomorrow’s school day. It is an exciting time in his life as he is starting Pre-K early, and a less than epic time for this father, who fears that this is just another indication that time is passing by too quickly . “Why can’t they stay babies” I think, going back to what I was doing, playing with my five-month-old son in the living room. Unbridled laughter that comes from a baby is unexplainable, it must be experienced to be understood. Oh, and true to the American tradition, the television set is on.Read More
By dwalt
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on October 15, 1998.
In the first installment to Bleacher Rap, Andyzipp talked about what it meant to be an Astro fan and about the Astros past. I would like to talk about the Astros future.Read More
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com.
The Houston Astros. To the diehard Astro-Nuts who hang around the Talk Zone, these three words stir up a plethora of memories and emotions. We recollect fondly Chester Charge and General Admission, Rainbow guts and shooting stars, the drama of Scott’s No-No and Hatcher’s homer, the Orange Fire of Richard and Ryan and the Coneheads of Kerfeld and Andersen, the greatness of 1980 and 1986 and the growing pains of 1991, wondering how the team could lose so many games with Cedeno, Rader, Watson and May and how they could win with platoons at third and center in 1998, Howe’s bald dome and Sambito’s perfect coif, as well as Cabell and Landestoy’s Astro-puffs, the Cardiac Kids and the Killer B’s, the best and biggest scoreboard in the game and the Eighth Wonder of The World, Smith, Hofeniz, McMullen and Mclane and Durocher, Virdon, Lanier and Dierker.Read More
By Michael N
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on September 7, 1998.
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1998
Well here we go, some of the more memorable single takes from the TalkZone’s first year. At the bottom of the list, we also identify the 1998 TalkZone MVP, so you might be interested in checking out who’ll be hoisting the coveted Golden Scott Award aloft in victorious fashion…
BEST “IF I WAS THE GM” DIALOGUE OF THE YEAR
Billy, Prince Of Heck, Michael N.
The stats started flying in March when Billy’s musings on being GM and what he would do led to a heated discussion about the 12-man Padres deal in 1994 and whether or not Caminiti was a better hitter because he got off the sauce or because he got out of the Astrodome. As usual, no verdict.Read More
