addiction

[JimR]

My name is Jim Raup, and I am an Astroholic. The first thing I do each morning, after walking Bowie and getting coffee, is check the Trade Deadline thread to see if Detroit has come to its senses. Then I read the entire GZ if I was not on it the night before. Finally, I read the stories and watch the highlights on At Bat. Dan died, Jerry is a Rangers fan, and Mark's schedule often is too busy so I have no one here with whom I can talk baseball to the extent I want. I get some of what is missing from my life filled in here, and for your part of that, I thank you. There is no cure for my addiction, and I do not want one.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I'm glad you walk Bowie first. He's a good dog.

[JimR]

I'm glad you walk Bowie first. He's a good dog.

He is a great dog.

[BudGirl]

At least you have your priorities right. 

I don't think I am in as deep to the addiction as you, but I'm pretty far gone also.

I was thinking about AA meetings yesterday.  The Red Lion Pub has $2 Taco Tuesday and I thought it would be a great place for an AA meeting.  Especially since I think the tacos are good.

[JimR]

At least you have your priorities right. 

I don't think I am in as deep to the addiction as you, but I'm pretty far gone also.

I was thinking about AA meetings yesterday.  The Red Lion Pub has $2 Taco Tuesday and I thought it would be a great place for an AA meeting.  Especially since I think the tacos are good.

I have had longer to develop it.

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

Hiiiiiii Jim

[VirtualBob]

I have longer to develop it.

I think I may be in denial. I skip "at bat" but study every Astro affiliate milb box score. And all before breakfast or walking the dog.

Am I addicted?

[JimR]

I think I may be in denial. I skip "at bat" but study every Astro affiliate milb box score. And all before breakfast or walking the dog.

Am I addicted?

Yup. Welcome.

[juliogotay]

I think I may be in denial. I skip "at bat" but study every Astro affiliate milb box score. And all before breakfast or walking the dog.

Am I addicted?

Checking MiL box scores of affiliate teams is most definitely a sign of being in pretty deep.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 I slept in my Altuve jersey T shirt last night because I did it the night before and the Astros won 2 in a row.

I check OWA multiple times a day (sometimes multiple times an hour).

My son gives me all the Astros cards he gets from his Topps collection.

I still have my orange AND blue plastic Astros batting helmets from my childhood.

I'm addicted too.  And I don't want to quit.

[Ty in Tampa]

I'm so addicted I flew to Houston to see my family and I'm making them go to at least 1 game while I'm here.  Saturday for sure...maybe Sunday.

[Fredia]

better than knitting that is for sure.  the addiction keeps me from being a crazy cat lady.  I am just a crazy Astros lady.

[Jacksonian]

I've been addicted since the mid 70's.

[toddthebod]

Ha.  I look at your "addiction" as a heroin addict looks at a teenager taking his first hit off a joint.

DO NOT START FOLLOWING THE ASTROS TWITTERVERSE!!!!!

[JimR]

Ha.  I look at your "addiction" as a heroin addict looks at a teenager taking his first hit off a joint.

DO NOT START FOLLOWING THE ASTROS TWITTERVERSE!!!!!

I don't do Twitter at all.

[toddthebod]

Smart move.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't do Twitter at all.

You're unfit for the Presidency. 

[JimR]

You're unfit for the Presidency.

Among other things

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I've been a dickhead most of my life.

[MusicMan]

Ha.  I look at your "addiction" as a heroin addict looks at a teenager taking his first hit off a joint.

DO NOT START FOLLOWING THE ASTROS TWITTERVERSE!!!!!

The only place to find some long lost legends.

/waves to JackAstro


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[JimR]

The only place to find some long lost legends.

/waves to JackAstro


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Get his ass back here. Dark Star too.

[MusicMan]

Get his ass back here. Dark Star too.

Take it up with Waldo... he lost his login and doesn't known the email it's resetting to.


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[Andyzipp]

Take it up with Waldo... he lost his login and doesn't known the email it's resetting to.


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Pretty sure I can still reset a password. Have him email me.

[chuck]

Pretty sure I can still reset a password. Have him email me.

Altuve123

[Andyzipp]

Altuve123

ChrisHoltTakesTheLoss is more secure.

[chuck]

ChrisHoltTakesTheLoss is more secure.

Eerily close to my own pattern except I use Jay Powell.

[Mr. Happy]

Eerily close to my own pattern except I use Jay Powell.

A Ka-Powell reference! I still remember the Angel of Doom, Fernando Rodriguez.

[Bench]

The only place to find some long lost legends.

/waves to JackAstro


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Which one is JackAstro?

[HudsonHawk]

Which one is JackAstro?

He's the one with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed across the knuckles of his hands.

[Bench]

He's the one with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed across the knuckles of his hands.

I'm still striking out but I did run across breedlove in my brief Astros twitter search, speaking of long lost TZ legends. 

[Foghorn]

speaking of long lost TZ legends.

how about long lost non-legends?

[BudGirl]

how about long lost non-legends?

You, I missed.

[chuck]

He's the one with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed across the knuckles of his hands.

Hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand how.

[austro]

how about long lost non-legends?

Hey, just in time for some weekend trivia!

[Fredia]

everytime the  Astros seems to be having an ok season there seems to be posters who show up and one and done. whimps

[das]

Hey, just in time for some weekend trivia!

JackAstro
Dark Star
Foghorn (checked in!)
Pravata
Noe
Kev
Alison Footer
Alkie
Rebel Jew
Houston

[Fredia]

a hall of fame list if there ever was one

[MusicMan]

JackAstro
Dark Star
Foghorn (checked in!)
Pravata
Noe
Kev
Alison Footer
Alkie
Rebel Jew
Houston

Objection, Alkie WAS Rebel Jew.


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[das]

Objection, Alkie WAS Rebel Jew.

Ah, yes, there were a few name changes around the same time (Pravata-->Ferret, Alkie-->Rebel Jew, Forget-->Dark Star) and I did not keep them straight. For some reason, I thought Rebel Jew was Taras Bulbas.

[homer]

Rebel Jew was Joey Trum

[chuck]

And Alkie, it turns out, was a group of teenage Macedonians.

[Jacksonian]

Ah, yes, there were a few name changes around the same time (Pravata-->Ferret, Alkie-->Rebel Jew, Forget-->Dark Star) and I did not keep them straight. For some reason, I thought Rebel Jew was Taras Bulbas.

Dark Star was Strosrays.

[das]

Dark Star was Strosrays.

That's it!  Could not properly access that data on the organic hard drive...

[Mr. Happy]

Add Prince of Heck to that list.

[JimR]

Ah, yes, there were a few name changes around the same time (Pravata-->Ferret, Alkie-->Rebel Jew, Forget-->Dark Star) and I did not keep them straight. For some reason, I thought Rebel Jew was Taras Bulbas.

No. Allie and Rebel Jew are two different people.

[austro]

No. Allie and Rebel Jew are two different people.

And Taras Bulba is different from both of them.

[juliogotay]

Add Prince of Heck to that list.

You need to be around more these days. Have you completely converted to an Indian fan?

[BudGirl]

No one wants HD?  Or Noe?  Or more importantly Kev & Scott?

[Fredia]

those are all familiar names. where would this site be without the last two

[BizidyDizidy]

Yes, Joey was Rebel Jew. Can't really fake that style of blithering nonsense.

[Mr. Happy]

You need to be around more these days. Have you completely converted to an Indian fan?

I've let you guys do the heavy lifting this season. However, let my make myself perfectly clear, while we watch a lot of Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers baseball, my team is the Houston Astros!

[hostros7]

Yes, Joey was Rebel Jew. Can't really fake that style of blithering nonsense.

Is he the one who faded out after moving to Korea? Or maybe I'm getting him confused with the guy who already lived in Korea.


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[BizidyDizidy]

I think he may have died from trying to pull a Jobs and replace Western medicine with Chinese herbs

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[Foghorn]

everytime the  Astros seems to be having an ok season there seems to be posters who show up and one and done. whimps

I lost my fastball several years back.  Had to hang it up.  Full props to those of you who can keep chuckin' it in there at 95 mph.  Love seeing the team do well, and the GZ is a life saver having cut the cord.

Let's rip off about 10 wins in a row, get healthy, and tear the rest of MLB a new asshole

[chuck]

Trum did the inevitable SF -> Oakland -> somewhere else migration. If I recall correctly he ended up in Sebastopol.

I never had any idea he annoyed Biz so much but needless to say one's heart grows ever fonder.

I think the guy who left for Korea was named Matt. And Matt, if you're reading, I don't know, might be a good time to think about coming back.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Trum did the inevitable SF -> Oakland -> somewhere else migration. If I recall correctly he ended up in Sebastopol.

Sebastopol or Petaluma?

[Bench]

Is he the one who faded out after moving to Korea? Or maybe I'm getting him confused with the guy who already lived in Korea.


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That was Matt.

[Bench]

No one wants HD?

I do!  I miss the days were criticism was couched in terms of schlong-gorvelling ankle-grabbing lackey neckism. 

[BudGirl]

I do!  I miss the days were criticism was couched in terms of schlong-gorvelling ankle-grabbing lackey neckism. 

He was always nice to me. 

Rascal is also missing.

[drew corleone]

I met Joey in SF before a Giants game. He was a friendly guy.

[JimR]

As most of you know, I watched a game with HD in Houston. Weird and intense guy, but nice.

[Bench]

I met Joey in SF before a Giants game. He was a friendly guy.

I've hung out with Joey a few times. Great guy and I always enjoyed his posts, especially the feud with Biz which I thought was good-natured and entertaining on both sides.

[geezerdonk]

How about Ray K? Don't remember anything about him except the name.

I miss Taras Bulba. If you are out there, I hope that you are well.

[MRaup]

How about Ray K? Don't remember anything about him except the name.

This is missing legends, not legendary dumbassery.

[Andyzipp]

How about Ray K? Don't remember anything about him except the name.

I miss Taras Bulba. If you are out there, I hope that you are well.

Pretty sure he's still arguing about the necessity of the infield fly rule.  Somewhere.

[HudsonHawk]

Pretty sure he's still arguing about the necessity of the infield fly rule.  Somewhere.

The funniest thing about Ray was that he considered himself just an old-school, country hardball kind of guy.  Except the part about the infield fly rule...and not understanding why you'd need a cutoff man...

[JimR]

Pretty sure he's still arguing about the necessity of the infield fly rule.  Somewhere.

and asking what a cutoff man is for

[Astroholic]

Still around.  I usually just peak over the fence ever now and then.

[JimR]

The funniest thing about Ray was that he considered himself just an old-school, country hardball kind of guy.  Except the part about the infield fly rule...and not understanding why you'd need a cutoff man...

He considered himself an expert but was clueless.

[MusicMan]

He considered himself an expert but was clueless.

Hey! That's my role!


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[Ty in Tampa]

Joey made it to an AA meeting a number of years ago that I was lucky enough to be able to attend. I believe JackAstro, Noe, Austro, Houston, the Raups and 1 or 2 others were there.

[Andyzipp]

The couple of AA meetings I got to attend were a blast.

Still think the only HA meeting I've been to (outside of opening days) was during the World Series at Roeder's.

[hostros7]

Roeder's.

RIP

[BudGirl]

We could still have an HA meeting.  There was talk about meeting at Kenneally's and  Red Lion runs some good daily specials also ($5 burger Mondays, $2 Taco Tuesdays).

[VirtualBob]

This is missing legends, not legendary dumbassery.

Yes.  I showed up about then and stayed anyway.

[VirtualBob]

Too much time on my hands so I looked a couple of these up.  I realize that I have missed Dobro and his (famous?) last words:

Did your mother put douche water in your bottle?

[JimR]

Too much time on my hands so I looked a couple of these up.  I realize that I have missed Dobro and his (famous?) last words:

That was probably to me. He sent me some concerning PMs.

[austro]

Joey made it to an AA meeting a number of years ago that I was lucky enough to be able to attend. I believe JackAstro, Noe, Austro, Houston, the Raups and 1 or 2 others were there.

Yeah, that was down at Third Base on 6th. That was fun.

[HudsonHawk]

Joey made it to an AA meeting a number of years ago that I was lucky enough to be able to attend. I believe JackAstro, Noe, Austro, Houston, the Raups and 1 or 2 others were there.

Joey was/is a pretty cool guy, even if he's a little out there on some things. 

[BizidyDizidy]

I'm pretty sure Dobro was working through some actual roid rage issues, if I recall correctly.

[hostros7]

I'm pretty sure Dobro was working through some actual roid rage issues, if I recall correctly.

His most memorable feature for me is that his avatar was an unflattering picture of Teresa Heinz, but that may be because I refrained from reading the "Palin...WTF???" thread.

[JimR]

I'm pretty sure Dobro was working through some actual roid rage issues, if I recall correctly.

Dunno. Some PMs were alarming.

[Alkie]

And Alkie, it turns out, was a group of teenage Macedonians.

Тивок, ти.

[JimR]

Тивок, ти.

hey, Zach

[Bench]

Тивок, ти.

Were you ever able to hire a responsible millennial?

[WVastro]

Тивок, ти.

Alkie!!

Many many moons ago you warned me not to move to Durango CO. You were SO DAMN RIGHT.

[Alkie]

hey, Zach

hey, Jim

Were you ever able to hire a responsible millennial?

I honestly don't remember what this was in reference to, but I will assume the answer was "no."

Alkie!!
Many many moons ago you warned me not to move to Durango CO. You were SO DAMN RIGHT.

I honestly don't remember what this was in reference to, but I will assume I was so damn right.   My only memory of Durango, CO was some cunt in a Pizza Hut parking lot yelling at me and my dad because we had Texas license plates.  We walk in to get a table and guess who is putting on an apron and a name tag?  That's right, my dad.   Haven't spoken to him since that night.

Anyway, good luck everyone.  See you in 12-15 years.

[Ty in Tampa]

Anyway, good luck everyone.  See you in 12-15 years.

My OCD is having a hard time knowing it'll take 12-15 years for your 12200th post.

[chuck]

I honestly don't remember what this was in reference to, but I will assume I was so damn right.   My only memory of Durango, CO was some cunt in a Pizza Hut parking lot yelling at me and my dad because we had Texas license plates.  We walk in to get a table and guess who is putting on an apron and a name tag?  That's right, my dad.   Haven't spoken to him since that night.

Pizza Hut. Was Chili's closed?

[Alkie]

Pizza Hut. Was Chili's closed?

I was 12.  We were camping and didn't feel like cleaning up a fire cooked meal, so we went to the Pizza Hut on the edge of town.  As you're aware, it was the last time I've been inside a Pizza Hut. 

[VirtualBob]

Тивок, ти.

Зборувате македонски? Или можеби бугарски?

[Jose Cruz III]

If addiction to the Astros is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

[JackAstro]

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS I FINALLY GOT MY PASSWORD RESET

[JimR]

Welcome back!

[JackAstro]

Welcome back!

Had to check in, you're not on twitter.

[JimR]

Had to check in, you're not on twitter.

Nope

[MusicMan]

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS I FINALLY GOT MY PASSWORD RESET

Jesucristo. I may work on Israel/Palestine next.


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[Bench]

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS I FINALLY GOT MY PASSWORD RESET

Jeez.  The bandwagoners are really coming out of the woodwork. 

(Reference to a different thread.  Glad you're back, and you're going to have teach me how to save the home-run spectacular gif you use on twitter)

[chuck]

Jeez.  The bandwagoners are really coming out of the woodwork. 

(Reference to a different thread.  Glad you're back, and you're going to have teach me how to save the home-run spectacular gif you use on twitter)

http://twittervideodownloader.com

[JackAstro]

Jeez.  The bandwagoners are really coming out of the woodwork. 

(Reference to a different thread.  Glad you're back, and you're going to have teach me how to save the home-run spectacular gif you use on twitter)

Here, I uploaded it for you. What's your twitter handle?

[Lefty]

Here, I uploaded it for you. What's your twitter handle?

This is a good omen.  For what, I don't know.

[Bench]

Here, I uploaded it for you. What's your twitter handle?

Thanks. It's JBench but I typically only consume on twitter.

[drew corleone]

WHo are you, JA? @drew_fox

[chuck]

WHo are you, JA? @drew_fox

Man, I would have bet a lot of money that you two knew each other from Barking Carnival.

[MusicMan]

Man, I would have bet a lot of money that you two knew each other from Barking Carnival.

Whereas it was his use of the in-game snack spectrum that tipped him off to me.


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[JackAstro]

WHo are you, JA? @drew_fox

@uscocksman
https://www.sbnation.com/users/Ulysses%20S.%20Cocksman/blog

Man, I would have bet a lot of money that you two knew each other from Barking Carnival.

We all need to reach an agreement to pick one name and stick with it.

[Ebby Calvin]

We all need to reach an agreement to pick one name and stick with it.

Way ahead of you.

[drew corleone]

Ha! I saw the notification earlier and did not immediately think about this thread. I thought, "hey, after liking about 2,700 of his tweets the last few years I got a follow-back."

[drew corleone]

Man, I would have bet a lot of money that you two knew each other from Barking Carnival.

I don't write for BC (though I read), and I usually only comment on TWTWB. The guy that writes it is the only one I know personally.

[LonghornCDR]

Bumped to say that my TV has not been changed from MLB Network all day and I am on my second rewatch of last night's game. 

[Waldo]

Two nights in a row waking up in the middle of the night with baseball dreams.

[NeilT]

I've gained 10 lbs during the playoffs. 

[Astros Fan in Big D]

I've gained 10 lbs during the playoffs.

I've lost that much in perspiration.

[MikeyBoy]

I've gained 10 lbs during the playoffs. 

Turns out, Frito pie isn't healthy.

[NeilT]

Turns out, Frito pie isn't healthy.

Who knew?

[MRaup]

Turns out, Frito pie isn't healthy.

You shut your whore mouth.