Pistol Packing

[BatGirl]

are we supposed to vote?
is this already a done deal?

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2012/03/08/astros-get-mlbs-ok-to-leave-pistol-on-colt-45s-uniforms-but-will-they/

[Reuben]

I voted. Hint: I wasn't part of the 3%.

[Ron Brand]

I voted. Hint: I wasn't part of the 3%.

It's now down to 2%.

[BatGirl]

levine tweets:
Poll 97% in favor of keeping Colt .45 uni pistol and 3% anti. Astros say they'll announce Fri. but it's fairly evident.

[Ty in Tampa]

Kudos to whoever PR'd this whole episode.

[Fredia]

taking about guns and such has anyone watched tv, video games,real life or the new orleans saints latyely. how and how come after all these years the gun has became an issue
and tell me how many crimes have been commited with someone who has gone rogue and using a colt 45 directly attributed to the above said uniform

[NeilT]

taking about guns and such has anyone watched tv, video games,real life or the new orleans saints latyely. how and how come after all these years the gun has became an issue
and tell me how many crimes have been commited with someone who has gone rogue and using a colt 45 directly attributed to the above said uniform

And who but a few purists are going to be watching the Astros this year anyway?

[gleach]

I voted and took the opportunity to voice other displeasures.

[Navin R Johnson]

Whoa, players with a pistol from the 1800's on their jersey, $5 beers, possible rap music played before some at bats...MLB will be lucky if Minute Maid Park doesn't turn into Thunderdome that night.

[MusicMan]

MLB will be lucky if Minute Maid Park doesn't turn into Thunderdome that night.

2 PROSPECTS ENTER, 1 PROSPECT LEAVES!

[The Spleen]

To be nitpicky, it's a revolver, not a pistol... although it would be amusing if the "Colt .45's" played with a picture of a 1911 on their jerseys...

[94CougarGrad]

It's now down to 2%.

I just voted. Down to 1% now.

[austro]

I just voted. Down to 1% now.

Fucking 1%ers.

[Fredia]

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2012/03/08/astros-get-mlbs-ok-to-leave-pistol-on-colt-45s-uniforms-but-will-they/

another can of worms

[sporadic]

I voted and took the opportunity to voice other displeasures.

you freaking rule, man

[BatGirl]

To be nitpicky, it's a revolver, not a pistol...

hold it now, mr. monkey drinking, no money bum

[Jacksonian]

Decision rendered.  Keeping the original, gun and all.

[Bench]

Why is the "Colts" plural?

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[Taras Bulba]

To be nitpicky, it's a revolver, not a pistol... although it would be amusing if the "Colt .45's" played with a picture of a 1911 on their jerseys...

Yes.

[Mr. Happy]

IN honor of the occasion, I have donned my Colt '45s t-shirt and cap. The good news is that it is warm enough here to wear shorts and short sleeves.

[MusicMan]

The good news is that it is warm enough here to wear shorts and short sleeves.

85 here yesterday.  Currently low 50s.

[DVauthrin]

85 here yesterday.  Currently low 50s.

Yeah, I thought this weather was reserved for January and February in Texas.  Not March.

[Ty in Tampa]

Decision rendered.  Keeping the original, gun and all.

Gee, what a surprise.

[DVauthrin]

Gee, what a surprise.

Tell us how you really feel.

[MusicMan]

Yeah, I thought this weather was reserved for January and February in Texas.  Not March.

Lousy Smarch weather.

[Noe]

Why is the "Colts" plural?

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Because it's a throwback jersey and the original had Colts as well. The cap had 45's.

[Bench]

Because it's a throwback jersey and the original had Colts as well. The cap had 45's.

I get that.  But why was it ever plural?

[Lefty]

I get that.  But why was it ever plural?

Did you ever hear Pallillo go on a rant about Crackers Jack and not Cracker Jacks being correct and all? The same principle applies: it's multiple colts and not multiple .45s.  Or so I think.

I asked Billy Dee about it, he said it didn't matter 'cause they all mine irregardless'.

[chuck]

Did you ever hear Pallillo go on a rant about Crackers Jack and not Cracker Jacks being correct and all? The same principle applies: it's multiple colts and not multiple .45s.  Or so I think.

I have an unnatural aversion to that fellow for some reason but he is quite right in that the song lyric is, 'Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.' The abuse of this simple lyric annoys me tremendously.

[MusicMan]

I have an unnatural aversion to that fellow for some reason

Probably that he's an insufferable asshat.

[Noe]

I get that.  But why was it ever plural?

Because there is more than one colt in the holsters? (like maybe nine of them?) "I've got me a couple of Colts here itching to come play, pilgrim" - Duke Wayne

[Ron Brand]

I get that.  But why was it ever plural?

Because each player was a Colt, just as each player was a Colt .45 if you wanted to stay longform.

[Noe]

The same principle applies: it's multiple colts and not multiple .45s.  Or so I think.

I think so too. Like multiple Astros as opposed to the correct Astro use. One uni, plural doesn't make sense unless you think of a team of players wearing the same uni... or so I think.

[Fredia]

maybe a different uni for each position?

[Guinness]

And while we're at it, shouldn't it be the Maple Leaves?

[MusicMan]

And while we're at it, shouldn't it be the Maple Leaves?

eh?

[NeilT]

And while we're at it, shouldn't it be the Maple Leaves?

Maples leaves..

[Texifornia]

According to Robert Reed in his book "Colt .45s, a Six Gun Salute" the team was originally to be known as the "Colts" but Robert Kirksey persuaded the Colt Firearms Company to allow the HSA to append the ".45s" to the name in 1961 before the team started play in '62.

In 1964 the Colt Firearms Company started noticing the marketing dollars for swag all going to the ballclub and gave notice that things would have to change. Roy Hofheinz used this as his opportunity to change the name of the team from the Colt .45s, which he never liked to the Astros. Originally, Hofheinz had promoted the name "Stars" but was overruled.

Legend has it that Hofheinz had all of the Colt .45s memorabilia destroyed.

I do remember when I was very young, the team being nominally referred to as the "Colts" as often as the "Colt .45s". I have a vague memory of asking my dad about the discrepancy.

[Bench]

According to Robert Reed in his book "Colt .45s, a Six Gun Salute" the team was originally to be known as the "Colts" but Robert Kirksey persuaded the Colt Firearms Company to allow the HSA to append the ".45s" to the name in 1961 before the team started play in '62.

In 1964 the Colt Firearms Company started noticing the marketing dollars for swag all going to the ballclub and gave notice that things would have to change. Roy Hofheinz used this as his opportunity to change the name of the team from the Colt .45s, which he never liked to the Astros. Originally, Hofheinz had promoted the name "Stars" but was overruled.

Legend has it that Hofheinz had all of the Colt .45s memorabilia destroyed.

I do remember when I was very young, the team being nominally referred to as the "Colts" as often as the "Colt .45s". I have a vague memory of asking my dad about the discrepancy.

Thanks.  That was very interesting. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Also, the place where the team played was Colt Stadium.

[VirtualBob]

I do remember when I was very young, the team being nominally referred to as the "Colts" as often as the "Colt .45s". I have a vague memory of asking my dad about the discrepancy.

I did not know the story ... only moved to Texas in '63.  But I always called them (and heard them called) "the Colts" before that.  I knew they were listed as "Colt 45s", but then Cincinnati was officially listed as the "Redlegs" which nobody actually said either.

[HudsonHawk]

I did not know the story ... only moved to Texas in '63.  But I always called them (and heard them called) "the Colts" before that.  I knew they were listed as "Colt 45s", but then Cincinnati was officially listed as the "Redlegs" which nobody actually said either.

Cincinnati was only the "Redlegs" from 1954-1959.  People tend to think the moniker "Redlegs" is some sort of traditional thing, but talk about caving into to the "PC" crowd...that's the epitome of it.

[NeilT]

Cincinnati was only the "Redlegs" from 1954-1959.  People tend to think the moniker "Redlegs" is some sort of traditional thing, but talk about caving into to the "PC" crowd...that's the epitome of it.

I recall that the change from Reds was pushed by President Obama and the Democrats, who didn't want Ohio to consider itself  "red" state. 

[VirtualBob]

Cincinnati was only the "Redlegs" from 1954-1959.  People tend to think the moniker "Redlegs" is some sort of traditional thing, but talk about caving into to the "PC" crowd...that's the epitome of it.

Right ... I was too young for "the red scare" but old enough to see the difference between "Redlegs" (on the cards and in the Sporting News) and "Reds" pretty much everywhere else.