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A Tradition Like None Other
« on: August 17, 2012, 09:09:42 am »
The Astros Wives Gala.  Are any of the players old enough to get married?


Edit: Oh my.  There's an appearance by an all-time classic (or two of them) in the slideshow.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2012, 09:13:57 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on August 17, 2012, 09:09:42 am
Are any of the players old enough to get married?

Not if they know what's good for them.

Melissa Lima?
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2012, 09:24:53 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on August 17, 2012, 09:09:42 am
The Astros Wives Gala.
Oh my.  There's an appearance by an all-time classic (or two of them) in the slideshow.

Milo?
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2012, 09:43:32 am »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 17, 2012, 09:24:53 am
Milo?

Kinda sad that it's a picture of Milo and his microphone at the Wives' Gala.
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2012, 09:53:08 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on August 17, 2012, 09:43:32 am
Kinda sad that it's a picture of Milo and his microphone at the Wives' Gala.

He looks happy, though.
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2012, 09:55:56 am »
Gotta love Shawn Barnes' trap tat.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2012, 10:20:45 am »
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He also said the Astros are soliciting fans’ opinions on the future of Tal’s Hill in center field and that fans have said “they don’t see a lot of sense in having that 436(-foot fence) in center. We’re looking at a design that would incorporate some other things out there. We could use that space for a lot of different things.”

But, how many of those things would enhance those same fans' experience at the park?  Didn't think so.

Unless that space is functional (e.g. extra seating), just leave it alone.  Don't pull in the fences just to make more room for corporate signage.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2012, 10:37:11 am »
Tal's Hill is gone, I don't believe for a second they are truly going to listen to the fans on this one.  Nor do I believe there are enough fans who really give 2 shits about it.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2012, 10:49:30 am »
Quote from: Navin R Johnson on August 17, 2012, 10:37:11 am
Tal's Hill is gone, I don't believe for a second they are truly going to listen to the fans on this one.  Nor do I believe there are enough fans who really give 2 shits about it.

I like the distance, but not a big fan of the hill.  Of course, they'll probably move the fences in, maybe make a stupid esplanade thingie so we can be more like our cherished big brothers in South Oklahoma.
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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2012, 11:00:42 am »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on August 17, 2012, 10:49:30 am
I like the distance, but not a big fan of the hill.  Of course, they'll probably move the fences in, maybe make a stupid esplanade thingie so we can be more like our cherished big brothers in South Oklahoma.

Maybe they can use the extra space to put in a giant Aquarium ferris wheel (with the restaurant to the side). Our luck, they'll just extend the giant sponsor board they're erecting right now.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2012, 11:02:58 am »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on August 17, 2012, 10:49:30 am
I like the distance, but not a big fan of the hill.  Of course, they'll probably move the fences in, maybe make a stupid esplanade thingie so we can be more like our cherished big brothers in South Oklahoma.

Might as well put in a sun deck and a fucking swimming pool too.

I kinda like the hill but I don't give a real shit either way. I think the distance has been a good quirk for the Astros, but if you don't have a Michael Bourn-like CF it might be a disadvantage. Kinda tough to otherwise mitigate the effects of that short porch in left.

You'd think it'd be easier to mold the team for a better fit for the ballpark, but what the hell do I know?
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2012, 11:06:49 am »
I thought the idea of a deep CF was to negate the really short porch in LF and the somewhat short RF. That's kind of why we had an actual Michael Bourn CFer.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2012, 11:09:58 am »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 17, 2012, 11:06:49 am
I thought the idea of a deep CF was to negate the really short porch in LF and the somewhat short RF. That's kind of why we had an actual Michael Bourn CFer.

Exactly. Bringing in that fence will really make that place a bandbox. Maybe they saw what the competition is like and figured that those pitcher's parks don't work in the AL West.

I'm sure there is a metric on someone's desk addressing their proposed park effects.

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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2012, 11:24:42 am »
Quote from: Bench on August 17, 2012, 09:55:56 am
Gotta love Shawn Barnes' trap tat.

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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2012, 12:16:30 pm »
Quote from: astrosfan76 on August 17, 2012, 10:20:45 am
But, how many of those things would enhance those same fans' experience at the park?  Didn't think so.

Unless that space is functional (e.g. extra seating), just leave it alone.  Don't pull in the fences just to make more room for corporate signage.

Wait a second... how the fuck did Tal's Hill get mixed into the Wive's Gala slideshow? For once can we please stay on topic? THIS SHIT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2012, 12:32:37 pm »
Quote from: JackAstro on August 17, 2012, 12:16:30 pm
Wait a second... how the fuck did Tal's Hill get mixed into the Wive's Gala slideshow? For once can we please stay on topic? THIS SHIT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

Blame the Chron's website for fucking up in Chrome.  I can't see the cherished gala-wives!
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Re: A Tradition Like None Other
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2012, 12:49:13 pm »
Quote from: Ron Brand on August 17, 2012, 11:02:58 am
Might as well put in a sun deck and a fucking swimming pool too.


A swing set for the new outfielders?
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« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2012, 01:16:33 pm »
Quote from: PeteM on August 17, 2012, 01:12:15 pm
Does it mean something?

Probably a lot of things.  Looks like Chinese characters to me.
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« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2012, 01:36:02 pm »
Quote from: PeteM on August 17, 2012, 01:12:15 pm
Does it mean something?

It means she's down with the ink and not afraid to show it at a gala.
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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2012, 01:57:22 pm »
Quote from: Bench on August 17, 2012, 01:16:33 pm
Probably a lot of things.  Looks like Chinese characters to me.

One of my favorite sites on the internets is the one where people who have tattoos of what they suppose are Chinese characters send in pictures of these tattoos to ask a real, live Chinese speaker what the fuck they mean. Needless to say they don't often translate as "Peace," "Love," or "I Am a Motherfucking Ninja" like their wearers initially believed.

I particularly like the fact that the timeline goes: 1. Get a tattoo 2. Find out what it means.
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« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2012, 02:09:20 pm »
Quote from: chuck on August 17, 2012, 01:57:22 pm
I particularly like the fact that the timeline goes: 1. Get a tattoo 2. Find out what it means.

Tattoos are typically a result of sober, thoughtful reasoning.
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« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2012, 02:43:50 pm »
Quote from: Bench on August 17, 2012, 01:16:33 pm
Probably a lot of things.  Looks like Chinese characters to me.

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« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2012, 02:48:32 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on August 17, 2012, 02:09:20 pm
Tattoos are typically a result of sober, thoughtful reasoning.

Mine was. That's why I had my artist spell check "Bad Motherfucker" in sanskrit.
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« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2012, 02:54:30 pm »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 17, 2012, 02:48:32 pm
Mine was. That's why I had my artist spell check "Bad Motherfucker" in sanskrit.

But in Sanskrit, "Motherfucker" starts with an I.

Oh dear...
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« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2012, 02:57:03 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on August 17, 2012, 02:54:30 pm
But in Sanskrit, "Motherfucker" starts with an I.

Oh dear...

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« Reply #27 on: August 17, 2012, 03:06:36 pm »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 17, 2012, 02:57:03 pm
That's alright. If I don't wear anything off the shoulder nobody will see it.

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« Reply #28 on: August 17, 2012, 05:37:55 pm »
Elias looks younger than any of the players.

What is the point of a non-profile shot of Melissa Lima?

I do not even want to think about what Milo went home and did, afterward.
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« Reply #29 on: August 17, 2012, 05:46:38 pm »
Quote from: Dark Star on August 17, 2012, 05:37:55 pm
Elias looks younger than any of the players.

And his wife appears to be a 17-year-old at her junior prom. Unsettling.
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« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2012, 05:47:55 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on August 17, 2012, 02:54:30 pm
But in Sanskrit, "Motherfucker" starts with an I.

Oh dear...

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« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2012, 08:19:26 pm »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 17, 2012, 02:48:32 pm
Mine was. That's why I had my artist spell check "Bad Motherfucker" in sanskrit.

Should've asked Coach.
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« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2012, 08:48:34 pm »
Quote from: Ron Brand on August 17, 2012, 11:09:58 am
Exactly. Bringing in that fence will really make that place a bandbox. Maybe they saw what the competition is like and figured that those pitcher's parks don't work in the AL West.

I'm sure there is a metric on someone's desk addressing their proposed park effects.

Fuck. I have to think of this right before lunch.

Oakland's current ball park is pretty pitcher-friendly.
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« Reply #33 on: August 17, 2012, 09:09:10 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on August 17, 2012, 08:48:34 pm
Oakland's current ball park is pretty pitcher-friendly.

Yeah, and they don't have a recent history to be proud of either. I'm wondering if they believe the distance from the floor to the playoffs is shorter in a high-offense environment. I haven't looked at it at all, mind you.
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« Reply #34 on: August 17, 2012, 09:28:23 pm »
Quote from: Ron Brand on August 17, 2012, 09:09:10 pm
Yeah, and they don't have a recent history to be proud of either. I'm wondering if they believe the distance from the floor to the playoffs is shorter in a high-offense environment. I haven't looked at it at all, mind you.

To me, the numbers indicate that you get more bang for your buck by limiting your opponents by N runs than by increasing your offensive output by N runs. I'd sure like to see them be the vanguard of NL-style ball in the AL.
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« Reply #35 on: August 17, 2012, 11:05:15 pm »
Quote from: austro on August 17, 2012, 09:28:23 pm
To me, the numbers indicate that you get more bang for your buck by limiting your opponents by N runs than by increasing your offensive output by N runs. I'd sure like to see them be the vanguard of NL-style ball in the AL.

This. This right here.
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« Reply #36 on: August 18, 2012, 05:29:57 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on August 17, 2012, 09:09:10 pm
Yeah, and they don't have a recent history to be proud of either. I'm wondering if they believe the distance from the floor to the playoffs is shorter in a high-offense environment. I haven't looked at it at all, mind you.

Aren't they sort of forced to adapt to that ballpark, due to considerations for the football setup? Could they change the dimensions if they wanted to? I don't know, I'm asking.
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« Reply #37 on: August 18, 2012, 06:28:48 am »
Quote from: Dark Star on August 18, 2012, 05:29:57 am
Aren't they sort of forced to adapt to that ballpark, due to considerations for the football setup? Could they change the dimensions if they wanted to? I don't know, I'm asking.

I'm not sure but I believe the current configuration has a permanent outfield wall as the boundary, it is probably possible for them to erect fencing inside of the wall to decrease the ballpark's dimensions. It is not your typical cookie cutter ballpark, like the Dome, old Busch,  Riverfront, or Three Rivers, in that it requires much more of an overhaul from baseball to football. I know they really want to move the A's to San Jose or Freemont and have a stadium for baseball only. San Jose is the most desired but the SF Giants have a big issue with that.
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