The Day Of Astros Judgment Has Come
by David Coleman on Nov 17, 2011 6:01 AM CST
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PrintWell, it's finally here. Jim Crane is set to be approved as the newest owner of the Houston Astros today.
With that, the Astros are also moving to the American League in a move that will not be announced today but is inevitable at this point.
I, for one, welcome our new American League overlords. I'd also like to remind them that, as a trusted Astros blogging personality, I can help round up fans to toil in their underground designated hitter mines.
Just think about all the good things we'll get now that the Astros are in the better league. First of all, we get to be superior to the National League. We get to win All-Star games in bunches. We get to see more offense. It's win-win.
Oh, did I mention we'll also get to be mentioned more regularly in Bill Simmons' baseball posts? Plus, we get reasons to actively root against the Yankees and the Red Sox. I do it anyways, but now, it'll feel like that dislike is self-evident now. Plus, it's hard to root against the Phillies and Braves the same way. There are too many ex-Astros on those teams.
Did I mention the Texas Rangers? And that Nolan Ryan thug? The only league where Houston and Dallas can take their rivalry intra-divisional is in basketball. Isn't it fun for all you Rockets fans to root against the Mavericks in all those games each and every year? It's almost as much fun as rooting against the Spurs.
No, this new world order is going to work out all right. Heck, anything that gives Carlos Lee a chance to stick around for longer is fine by me. Oh, and a position for Brett Wallace? Much better than having Anthony Gose in the system, right?
All those pesky bunting situations? Gone. They don't bunt in the American League. That makes Brad Mills' job much, much easier. He can focus on coaching up the young kids and getting them to play better. Maybe they can put on another run like the end of 2010 with him concentrating less on bunting.
Let's welcome the change. Don't fight it Astros fans. It's for the best. It's what you want. You just don't know it yet.
Also, cut Jim Crane some slack. He didn't do this to the Astros. Major League Baseball did. The other 29 owners did. It was inevitable, because not even Drayton could fight it. You know how I know? Drayton gave up $35 million of his purchase price to make sure this sale and move went through. Have you ever known Drayton to voluntarily give up money for no reason? No, he had to, just like Crane had to accept.
Embrace the change. Live in the new day. Down with the Rangers. All Hail The American League.
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This article says that the Angels and A’s were not happy about the Crane ownership vote because they don’t like moving the Astros to the AL West.
Chron.com has an article on the strong negative fan reaction to the AL move. Something I didn’t know…a lawyer-fan finds that the Harris County Sports Authority’s lease with the Astros requires the Astros to provide a National League team to play in MMP.
by clack on Nov 17, 2011 8:08 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
AL here we come
This is great news for all Texans? They don’t have to watch any NL baseball anymore. In fact they are well insulated from seeing any of the NL losers like the 2011 World Series winning Cards, 2010 World Series winning Giants, etc. We get to see the bloated Yankees and more times to hear the Boston anthem when they come to town. This is going to be awesome! (sarcasm)
by MrRBI on Nov 17, 2011 8:17 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Bye bye NL
1. At least with games against Yankees and Red Sox, we’ll occasionally get to appear on national television.
2. Our pitching staff gets to learn the strike zones of 50 new umps.
3. We’ll have a great scouting report for the All Star game.
4. And heck, we’ll get to see our old stars in interleague play every few years or so.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
Would be nice
But aren’t we set up to get spanked by the Rangers for the next 5 yrs plus???? This sounds awesome considering my Brother in law is the most unbarable Rangers fan in the world. So excited…
by Texan5513 on Nov 17, 2011 8:34 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I will now be following the 'stros 100% more.
As an Angels fan I’m looking forward to this.
Unlike this cat, my love for the LAA will never die.
by NathanielS on Nov 17, 2011 9:29 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Welcome to the neighborhood, Houst...ites? Houstonarians? (Seriously, what do we call you?)
1) Kindly fix that abnormality in front of your CF wall. It was funny watching Shane Victorino and Nyjer Morgan deal with it, but I don’t think I’ll enjoy watching Bourjos do the same. If you want to put it back when you play your cross-state rivals, that’s fine with me.
2) You seriously are not prepared for the BOS/NYY/ESPN Gestapo Armies of Mordor. You may think you are because you read a few articles, saw them on TV and have recently had to deal with Phillies fans, but trust me, you are not. After nearly a decade of dealing with them in many high-stakes situations, I advise generous amounts of alcohol and sharp wit. Expect Chowd bandwagoners to lack any knowledge of their team or the sport in general before 2004. If you run into the much more elusive, truly life-long Sox fan who is actually from the Boston area, expect to be confused by their accent and lingering sense of underdoggedness.
Yankee fans are typically much more knowledgeable and actually have something to brag about, which makes them tougher opponents. Still, there are ways to get at them. Start with bringing up how much they are going to pay A-Rod until he is like 45 or pretty much anything having to do with AJ Burnett. Making fun of their stadium dimensions is amusing as well sometimes. Also, their manager looks like Skeletor and has a tendency to sabatoge his team with multiple, ill-timed visists to the mound.
3) You are correct about nobody ever bunting in the AL, especially the Angels. Especially especially Aybar and Bourjos. Those guys hate bunting and never do it, ever. Make sure your guys play as far back as possible so they can react to hard line drives from these guys. Just giving you fair warning…I like an even matchup.
4) I’ve always thought you guys had cool uniforms and rooted for you in the ’05 World Series.
Again, welcome to the hood!
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Nov 17, 2011 11:25 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
Ah, of course!
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Nov 17, 2011 11:49 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks for the warm welcome. :)
You’ll have to excuse some of us, they aren’t taking this well. lol I don’t like the move, but out of the four teams the only one I look forward to playing is your Angels. You have a nice stadium and a good team.
by vicious-peanut on Nov 17, 2011 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
You are a few weeks too late
We are under a new system of player management.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Nov 17, 2011 1:47 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously
That request would have merited more than a few fleeting seconds of consideration a couple of months ago. Especially if Trout was the key that unlocked a deal for Carlos Lee. Straight up. No cash exchanged.
"The contract is brought up a lot. What it's going to take to get past it is winning. This organization took on the contract. I'm here to make them look good."~Vernon Wells
by George Kaplan on Nov 17, 2011 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
The question that begs to be answered
What happens to Angel Sanchez? Mr. Sac Bunt’s place in the world is in jeopardy
by Astrofan on Nov 17, 2011 12:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Already don’tlike the Rangers. Like Nolan Ryan even less. Here’s to being a thorn in his side in the AL!
by The Deadman on Nov 17, 2011 12:42 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
The Sale
OK Astros fans……Mr. Selig and Mr. Crane would now like you to …..SQUEAL LIKE A PIG !!!
by lymber1955 on Nov 17, 2011 12:43 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Staying up late will be the worst part for you guys. But you might actually find some advantage to being a former NL club in the AL.
by Beat The Red Sux on Nov 17, 2011 1:38 PM CST reply actions
Grew up in So Cal, but parents moved to Houston about 5 years ago....
THUS, life long Angel fan but I have always had a little soft spot for y’all. Saw Berkman hit a walk-off a couple years ago at Minute Maid and plus, Darin Erstad spent a couple of years with you…so how could I hate?
That being said, I am immediately putting my throwback Astros on eBay. ITS ON!
"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Nov 17, 2011 2:47 PM CST reply actions
You all will learn who Jeff Sullivan, Matthew, and Lookout Landing is. This is hysterical to me.
Anyway from an Angels fan, welcome to the AL West Astro fans, it will be fun…. you’ll see.
Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.
He's a freakin' cartoon character !!!
I am the Great Budholio !!! I need TP for my Budhole !!! Are you threatening me ? I’ll move you to the American League !!! And add twenty more wild cards !!! I am Budholio !!!
by lymber1955 on Nov 17, 2011 8:25 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Another Halo fan here. Welcome to the AL West.
I know that most (if not all) of you here are against the move, but look on the bright side, you get to stick it to Nolan and the Rangers, Carlos Lee can DH (unless you want Vernon Wells that is), and you get to see Jeter Christ Superstar and his awesome jump-throws! Like I said, welcome aboard, and learn to hate Boston & NY.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Nobody down here really cares about the East Coast ESPN teams
"This is a simple game, you throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the the ball, you got it?!"
by StrosSouth on Nov 17, 2011 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe being Boston won't suck now.
If an Astros fan gets killed in 2013 it’s me. I’m about a 15 minute walk from Fenway.
You poor bastard
"This is a simple game, you throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the the ball, you got it?!"
Yeah, I think you misunderstood.
I loathe the skanks and sux and am tired of espn’s bias, I was being sarcastic bro.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
No i got the sarcasm and negativity. I was still a bit pissed about the move at that point.
"This is a simple game, you throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the the ball, you got it?!"
DH ball ahoy!
As a card fan i will have to say I will kinda miss the astros. Had a good, if not great, rivalry going on there in the mid 2000’s. I guess with every day inter-league play, it isn’t a good bye, as much as a see you later.
The only real big plus is less of bud norris.
"Chuck Norris CAN divide by zero"
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