No pride in Houston, Lidge?

[Mr. Happy]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080904&content_id=3419750&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Ever heard of the Co-Ardinals?

[JackAstro]

If you want to save your self from reading way too many words, here's the punchline:

"There's definitely a lot of pride," Lidge said. "There wasn't just an underlying theme with the Astros. There was nobody that it really [made you upset] to lose to. Here, it really makes people angry, especially the players and fans, to lose to the Mets. It's very frustrating for us, because there's been a lot said between the two teams. There was never anything like that in Houston."

[Mr. Happy]

I used to pull for Lidge, but no more. He called out the team and its fans. He goes to the top of the dislike stack. I hope that the Mets stomp on him.

[mihoba]

Hmmm, I read that as saying the Astros were well respected and also respected their opponents. Just the opposite of the Mets/Phillies situation. Maybe it's just me.

[Mr. Happy]

Hmmm, I read that as saying the Astros were well respected and also respected their opponents. Just the opposite of the Mets/Phillies situation. Maybe it's just me.

You could be correct, but it just palpably struck me the other way.

[JackAstro]

I read it as saying that there wasn't a passionate rivalry with any team that the Astros played, but I still just shrug my shoulders. I wake up every day with the good fortune of not rooting for the Phillies or the Mets. Advantage, me.

[Taras Bulba]

Lidge played hard for Houston and was always a stand up guy win or lose.  You get a mike stuck in your face enough times, things don't always come out the way you want them to.

[Amy]

Hmmm, I read that as saying the Astros were well respected and also respected their opponents. Just the opposite of the Mets/Phillies situation. Maybe it's just me.

That's how I read it too.  Some people may find that boring, but for my money it's a lot better than being a Phillies or Mets fan.

[Gizzmonic]

I think people in Houston are a little more relaxed...maybe it's the Southern gentility, I dunno.

I think baseball is enjoying a bit of a renaissance anyway, judging by the attendance numbers.  It's just that we're not the loudest fans...which is always a disadvantage when the Cubs come to town.

[matadorph]

I think people in Houston are a little more relaxed...maybe it's the Southern gentility, I dunno.

I think baseball is enjoying a bit of a renaissance anyway, judging by the attendance numbers.  It's just that we're not the loudest fans...which is always a disadvantage when the Cubs come to town.

If us not being the loudest fans means I'll never have to hear an Astros crowd chant "LETS GO ASS-TROS!! **CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP**" then I'm even prouder to be a Stros fan.

Now if we could just put an end to The Wave and the Cell Phone Wave Behind Home Plate....

[sporadic]

I think people in Houston are a little more relaxed...maybe it's the Southern gentility, I dunno.

I think baseball is enjoying a bit of a renaissance anyway, judging by the attendance numbers.  It's just that we're not the loudest fans...which is always a disadvantage when the Cubs come to town.

Is there a measure of penis envy between most northern major cities towards NY & Chicago?  Could this just be a bi-product of that?

[Ty in Tampa]

If I want a meteor to strike Wrigley Field while the Cards are playing the Cubs, does that make me a bad person?

[Jacksonian]

If I want a meteor to strike Wrigley Field while the Cards are playing the Cubs, does that make me a bad person?

It makes you a patriot, and my new write-in candidate in November.  Congrats.

[sporadic]

If I want a meteor to strike Wrigley Field while the Cards are playing the Cubs, does that make me a bad person?

Not in my book, although my opionion should be taken with a grain of salt (as always)...has to do with a pot and a kettle.

[Ty in Tampa]

It makes you a patriot, and my new write-in candidate in November.  Congrats.

I've asked Limey to be my running mate. He accepted but only if he could wear fishnets and a skirt above his knees.

[Jacksonian]

I've asked Limey to be my running mate. He accepted but only if he could wear fishnets and a skirt above his knees.

He's a cross-dressing Englishman not a Scot.

[mihoba]

If I want a meteor to strike Wrigley Field while the Cards are playing the Cubs, does that make me a bad person?

Technically speaking, what you would want is a meteorite, one that actually hits the earth. Or, to be really sure, an asteroid.

[pravata]

Technically speaking, what you would want is a meteoroid, one that actually hits the earth. Or, to be really sure, an asteroid.

I'd want some dinosaur on the field first to eat both teams, then the asteroid and then a really big flood.

[pravata]

I've asked Limey to be my running mate. He accepted but only if he could wear fishnets and a skirt above his knees.

so the invitation would read "come as you are"?

[mihoba]

I'd want some dinosaur on the field first to eat both teams, then the asteroid and then a really big flood.

Ack, you caught me between editing meteoroid/meteorite.

[ybbodeus]

If I want a meteor to strike Wrigley Field while the Cards are playing the Cubs, does that make me a bad person?

Only if Ditka is there.

[austro]

Only if Ditka is there.

Ditka would catch the meteor(ite) and throw it back.

[Trey]

Ditka would catch the meteor(ite) and throw it back.

No, Ditka would catch the meteor and turn it into hot dogs for all the fans to eat.

[austro]

No, Ditka would catch the meteor and turn it into hot dogs for all the fans to eat.

Big Ditka or little Ditka?

[Bench]

Big Ditka or little Ditka?

Mini-Ditka.

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

Bill Brasky has had craps bigger than Ditka.

[homer]

I'd want some dinosaur on the field first to eat both teams, then the asteroid and then a really big flood.

Didn't exist. God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve. The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex.

[ybbodeus]

Bill Brasky has had craps bigger than Ditka.

Meteorite wouldn't dare come near Brasky.

No, Ditka would catch the meteor and turn it into hot dogs for all the fans to eat.

  Ditka shares now?

[Ty in Tampa]

Bill Brasky has had craps bigger than Ditka.

"I've got chunks of guys like you in my stool!"

[pravata]

Didn't exist. God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve. The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Bible never says anything about computers neither. I think I know the reason.

[Outlawscotty]

Steve Jobs and the forbidden fruit?

[legs_of_eggs]

I was right in hating Lidge all along. I deserve my props. Lidge Sucks.

[HudsonHawk]

I was right in hating Lidge all along. I deserve my props. Lidge Sucks.

You're a dumbass.

[mihoba]

I was right in hating Lidge all along. I deserve my props. Lidge Sucks.

Give it a fucking rest. Lidge is 2-0, 2.15 and just recorded his 34 save against the Mets at Shea. He has been nails this year.

[Jacksonian]

Will you please not use the quote button.  Recycling is great for the environment.  Recycling horseshit is great for the environment.  Recycling THAT horseshit is bad for this environment.

[Mr. Happy]

Give it a fucking rest. Lidge is 2-0, 2.15 and just recorded his 34 save against the Mets at Shea. He has been nails this year.

Maybe I overreacted. I know that I have pride with respect to the Astros and consider a few clubs as rivals, whether the players do or not. Lidge has been lights out this year.

[TheWizard]

Give it a fucking rest. Lidge is 2-0, 2.15 and just recorded his 34 save against the Mets at Shea. He has been nails this year.

I don't think Lidge has blown a save all season.

[Mr. Happy]

I don't think Lidge has blown a save all season.

He hasn't, according to the MLB stats.

[pravata]

The Astros teams Lidge played on were renowned for professionalism and respect for their opponents.  They played hard because they did not underestimate their opponents.  The situation Lidge finds in Philadelphia is a rivalry built on hate and anger.  You can judge for yourself the more reliable motivation.

[ybbodeus]

No kidding.  That and there's that whole mob mentality that is Phildelphia fan.  While it's bad for outsiders looking in on Eagle and Philly fan, it's off the charts psycho with Flyer fan.  Somehow 76er fan isn't as high on those hate charts, or the awareness of such isn't as noticeable. 

The chip on that town's shoulder looks like a boulder in comparison to those on the shoulders of "suffering" fans from other cities.  Some of my favorite guys to shoot the shit with in relation to sports are Philadelphia fans from south jersey and the Philly area; they hate everybody and insist that their teams' player do, too.  They find it almost quaint, as well as a requirement to fit in.

It appeared to me that Lidge was trying as politely as he could to play up to that dynamic.  I certainly didn't take it as "Houston doesn't care."

[ValpoCory]

The chip on that town's shoulder looks like a boulder in comparison to those on the shoulders of "suffering" fans from other cities. 

That brings me back to the, IIRC, Southwest Airlines commerical about Philadelphia.  It included an actor saying, "It's like a baby New York".  Knowing Philly fan, I laughed a little at that one.

[Limey]

For the record, the skirt is at the dry cleaners, they don't make fishnets in my size, and the team I really, really, really hate losing to is the shit-bucket Pirates against whom the Astros are 2 and motherfucking 7 this year.

Tell me why...