OT: The Other Sports Thread IX - Go Astros go!

[Pompeius Magnus]

How did you come to hate the Cowboys so much? Is it cause of their owner?

Jerry Jones and everything he represents politically. Plus the whole ''this is america's team'' thing that was already getting on my nerves in the nineties and only got worst over time. Their coach has a stupid face, put that in there as well.

 

[Mike Towers]

And neither of them are Cal Ripken or Honus Wagner... doesn't take anything away from Altuve's amazingness.

When Ripken has 5 rings and becomes the all-time playoff hit king ...let me know.

 

[Tighthead]

Jerry Jones and everything he represents politically. Plus the whole ''this is america's team'' thing that was already getting on my nerves in the nineties and only got worst over time. Their coach has a stupid face, put that in there as well.

America's Team was coined by NFL Films.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

America's Team was coined by NFL Films.

Oh I know, it still bugs me.

 

[Tighthead]

Oh I know, it still bugs me.

That is what makes it so glorious.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

When Ripken has 5 rings and becomes the all-time playoff hit king ...let me know.

When rings become an individual accomplishment and not a team accomplishment, let me know. No idea why you are making it a pissing contest between Jeter and Altuve but Jeter's time is done. It's now the Altuve era, time to live in the present.

 

[Justin11]

Go Nats go. Have nothing against this organization, hate the people that were involved with the departure of our Expos.

 

[peate]

Don't really care one or the other as long as it's not the Yankees

 

[Tighthead]

I don't dislike the Nats due to the Expos situation, but I have nostalgia for the Astros as an old NL fan.

Great 80s unis, a big ballpark that didn't welcome the long ball. Also home to Terry Puhl who was likely the best Canadian ballplayer between Fergie Jenkins and Larry Walker.

 

[BLONG7]

Go Nats go. Have nothing against this organization, hate the people that were involved with the departure of our Expos.

Nats in 6 games!!!

Agreed with the hate for Loria and Selig!!! Clowns.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

TBH I don't even think of the Expos when I watch the Nats, it's a completely different entity to me. I almost have to remind myself that it's where the franchise ended up .

 

[Michelangelo]

Lets go Expos!

I mean Nationals!

Make us proud, boys! It would be cool if they donned Expos blue for one game

 

[Electricity]

Astros sweep!

Although I l wouldn't mind the Nats winning just because it would make Bryce Douchebag hurt a little inside lol.

 

[sandviper]

Raptors went all out for their fans opening night. Everyone in attendance gets a free shirt and a replica championship ring. Pretty cool stuff.



Dunno if their hot dogs are better than those at the Bell Centre though.

 

[Runner77]

Also home to Terry Puhl who was likely the best Canadian ballplayer between Fergie Jenkins and Larry Walker.

A dubious (and probably lame) attempt at a joke in those years was how Terry Puhl's name appeared on the heavy front doors of most storefronts and businesses in Montreal. Except they mispelled it as "Tirez/Pull".

I'll see myself out.

So sorry for bringing that up. I'm reminded of that every time I see his name. Couldn't help it.

OK, rushing out now.

 

[peate]

A dubious (and probably lame) attempt at a joke in those years was how Terry Puhl's name appeared on the heavy front doors of most storefronts and businesses in Montreal. Except they mispelled it as "Tirez/Pull".

I'll see myself out.

So sorry for bringing that up. I'm reminded of that every time I see his name. Couldn't help it.

OK, rushing out now.

That's like the french Pas de Colporteurs. No Cole Porter.

 

[JianYang]

Jerry Jones and everything he represents politically. Plus the whole ''this is america's team'' thing that was already getting on my nerves in the nineties and only got worst over time. Their coach has a stupid face, put that in there as well.

Did it get worse over time? The NFL lost me since the 2000s but I would think it would be more annoying in the 90s when the cowboys could actually backup their machine with their play.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Lets go Expos!

I mean Nationals!

Make us proud, boys! It would be cool if they donned Expos blue for one game

f*** that. I got annoyed at them mentioning the Expos a ton last night. I don't want the Nationals to have anything to do with our team.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Did it get worse over time? The NFL lost me since the 2000s but I would think it would be more annoying in the 90s when the cowboys could actually backup their machine with their play.

I think it did, I certainly kept hearing about it often enough every time they were on TV.

 

[Paddyjack]

I don't dislike the Nats due to the Expos situation, but I have nostalgia for the Astros as an old NL fan.

Great 80s unis, a big ballpark that didn't welcome the long ball. Also home to Terry Puhl who was likely the best Canadian ballplayer between Fergie Jenkins and Larry Walker.

Same. You know these butterflies you get sometimes when you think back about something from your childhood? I get that thinking about the Astros and I'm not sure why. The uniform maybe? That star with orange stripes. I hated Pittsburgh, Philly and Atlanta as a Expos fan, but Houston were my second team I guess.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Same. You know these butterflies you get sometimes when you think back about something from your childhood? I get that thinking about the Astros and I'm not sure why. The uniform maybe? That star with orange stripes. I hated Pittsburgh, Philly and Atlanta as a Expos fan, but Houston were my second team I guess.

I always liked watching Biggio and Bagwell play. I feel like they were Expos killers, but I didn't hate them then and don't now.

 

[Paddyjack]

Ahhh, nostalgia Look at that glorious shirt!

 

[Whitesnake]

When you are that good....you could even tell opponents how you'll play them before the game starts....lol

 

[LeHab]

I always liked watching Biggio and Bagwell play. I feel like they were Expos killers, but I didn't hate them then and don't now.

Well they were called the "Killer B's" with Berry & Bell then Berkman.

 

[Tighthead]

Ahhh, nostalgia Look at that glorious shirt!

Those unis, like many of the era, needed a proper belt. The waistband is what kills them.

Also numbers on pants is pretty fastpitch.

That jersey with at least a 3 or 4 button placket at the neck would perfect. I think somebody called them "Tequila Sunrises".