Biden admin weighs complete block on offshore oil drilling as gas prices keep rising. Meanwhile at Rowan Marine Services located in Sabine Pass is still busy reworking off shore rigs. I took this picture a couple years ago. The Christams tree on the right has since been stripped down and re-out fitting the platform is moving along.nicely thank you.
About a month ago my oldest was at a game at Minute Maid and ran into Jose Cruz coming out of the bathroom, got pictures with him, Lil Ricky along side.
I was thinking Ken Caminity was on that team but he came on in ‘87. Was there on the night of his major league debut where he hit a triple and a home run and made some incredible fielding plays at third base.
Wife 2 had a friend with access to Astro games in ‘86 at the Dome. We went to a lot of games that year, and what a year. Saw many Mike Scott games, including the division clinching no hitter against the Giants. What a party that was, the Dome was rocking as much as the Luv ya Blue days. Manager Roger Craig cracked me up always having the umps check Scott’s ball for scuffing. Nolan was great as always, even that team never gave him any run support. Yeah that one was a heart breaking loss, couldn’t have asked for… Read more »
The 1986 Astros included
Ashby, Glenn Davis, Bill Doran, Craig Reynolds, Denny Walling, José Cruz, Billy Hatcher, Kevin Bass, Phil Garner, Dickie Thon, Terry Puhl
Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott, Bob Knepper, Jim Deshaies,
And the lovable Charlie Kerfeld
Mets won 108 games that year.
They haven’t won squat since.
1986 loss to the Mets in the NL Championship Series was particularly hard on me.
Squawk @6:29 PM
I’m watching the Astro players and coaches empty the dugout on the Alvarez homerun and then lastly, an HPD cop ambles out, as if he going to do or stop anything.
The question comes to mind: As an HPD officer, what exactly do you have to do to get assigned the Astro dugout in the American League playoffs ? You gotta have some serious stroke or some kinda blackmail on your boss.
The one thing my dad did as a CEO of his company was buy season tickets for the Astros in the third base box seats every year for I don’t know how long. Shannon and I both went to many games via those tickets and I can’t remember if I ever saw them win a game. The Astros in those days were pitching and defense kings, but couldn’t get a base hit to save their lives. It used to be Opponents 1/Astros 0 or Astros 1/Opponents 2 game after game after game – the whole season. Houston might have had… Read more »
Unless, of course, she was on the road watching Fay kick ass on the basketball court.
Fay’s mother and her two best friends listened to Gene Elston every single game. And discussed it the next morning.
And my parents, can’t believe my mom is a sports fan of any kind but she’s grown to love her Astros, can rattle off everyone on the team. Baseball season gives them something to enjoy together and look forward to.
Texpat
Yep, my PaPa and especially my wife’s grandpa. He would have been on cloud nine, I can see him slapping his knees now just a laughing.
72 GJT I tried but couldn’t figure out a way to watch the game today. We are spoiled by this team, and deserve every bit of it. You are damned right about that. My father, my brother and I suffered through decades of disappointment with this team. Our maternal grandmother in Bellville and paternal grandfather in Beaumont would listen to every single game on their radios. They didn’t miss one of them and were the most loyal fans ever no matter how badly they played. When the Astros win their division, their league and go to the World Series –… Read more »
GJT
The announcers both radiot and televicous have been calling him Air Yordan from the firsticus homerun he hit.
Is that a thing or did I just see somebody come up with it on FB?
Two words lololol
I watched a bit early on but missed the end. We are spoiled by this team, and deserve every bit of it.
Three things – I don’t watch much regular season baseball and since I got a forced retirement, not on the road much and don’t get to listen to sports talk much.
#2 most probable MVP? Never heard of him.
Cleveland Guardians?? That’s just ridiculous.
Yeah. I thought of him, too.
The only other homerun I have seen that was as devastating was Albert Pujols blast against Brad Lidge.
That’s uncanny crowd roar as that ball heads out.
Like every low male voice in the crowd went whoa.
Jordan Alvarez. Baseballs October surprise
Thanks, SQK. I can’t stop watching it.
Shannon
Watch homerun here
With three outs to go, I texted, Come on, guys. Let’s pull this one out of the hat.
Well, it was magical. Credit Peña with a clutch base hit, too.
Astros behind the entire game.
Two words
Homerun Jordan Alvarez
Now I guess I can go put the icing on the cake, and start the hotdogs cremating 😉
GO ‘STROS
Katfish tells me the TBS announcer had barely just got out the words, “The most feared hitter in the American League”.
Wham.
The big guy smashes a 3 run walk off homer.
Just frikkin incredible.
I wish I could have seen it.
Incredible.
BOMBSHELL BREAKING NEWS…
See My #36 today.
I don’t know that Pfizer is indemnified all over Europe and what about countries not members of the EU ? They are going to get sued.
Tedtam,
Thank you for the green ink. It works very well for me. 🙂
#57 – I have a hate/hate relationship w Comcast – that being said for me to acquire access to all of the various TV stations we actually do USE – would be real close $$$ wise to what I pay Comcast.
only ONE bill instead of several
GJT
I cut the cord some time ago. I do pay $60 a month for FUBO TV and it is a good service, carries what I want to watch 1/2 the price of SatTV. Cable is not available here. I could cut that price down to $30 a month thru Sling but it does not carry a couple channels the Mrs. likes. My fiber optic inet is $60 a month.
Good Afternoon Hamsters, Interesting stuff here today coming from all directions. Good news that more and more dirty info on the Covid shots front is coming out to the public, and the LSM can’t ignore it because too many folks are aware of it from other sources they trust. Sources that actually have investigated various aspects of the Covid rock and roll since it became not only big news, but in some times just about the only news from every insane angle anybody could think of. Let the lawsuits begin, despite that the companies who make the Covid shots are… Read more »
#56 KF
You said you were a cheapy, I assumed you were off the grid. Cable is not cheap! I found it on TBS.
I could sign up and cancel later to either youtube TV, hulu or sling to get TBS but i just don’t wanna. I do not mind radio broadcast it is like the olden days for me. Kinduh quaint.
#52 – I don’t speaky ‘streaming’
On Comcast ch 651 = TBS (Atlanta)
Maybe we should just turn the radio part “off” and listen in Espanol… It might be less painful… At least the hotdogs, and German chocolate cake will be good…
#51 Shannon: !?!3am!?!
That is way before the butt-crack of Dawn, that’s all the way up to the appendix.
I’ve about given up on the flu shot. The international group in charge of the custom formula each year has been well under 50% effectiveness the last 3 years.
I do have the pneumococcal vaccine, though, which is a lot more reliable.
What streaming channel is carrying the games Katfish?
All of the TV stations have been doing a story warning about gridlock at Bush Airport for the next thirty days. They’re going to have intermittent lane closures on the road near the terminals.
So I figure I’m going be there about 3AM for a 6AM flight.
Watching the Astros Rube Goldberg style. Got the game on TV in Spanish (muted) and listening to the game via radio via internet via 790AM. The radio is about 20 seconds ahead of the TV. Verlander pitches a strike and 20 seconds later I get to see it. Awwwww the joys of cord cutting and being a cheapskate. I refuse to pay for a subscription for a week or so to watch the games. Oh well it is like watching a game full of instant replays.
Maybe I need a rabies vaccine, too.
Just got my old-folks flu shot.
I usually wait a little longer but I want it in full force by the end of the month.
You never know what you might catch in New Jersey.
Per Michael Berry, Barrett-Jackson is coming to Houston in a few weeks.
Barrett Jackson
Lot #443.1 MICKEY GILLEY’S 1977 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MARK V
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#42 – One wonders HOW anyone at U of Chi could possibly concentrate on this level of technical stuff with all of the gunfire in the background?
/sarc OFF 😉
Tim roused EG Over Yonder, he is at home, resting up for Surgery #1 tomrrow.