MR

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:24 pm**

I hope you're happy and celebrating!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOUSTON ASTROS

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:59 pm**

Iam VERY HAPPY!!! The power of Cold War prevails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:22 am**

OK Yogs, I'm jumpin on the 'Strohs bandwagon ( the team, not the beer...Yuck ! ) for the duration of the series, for 2 reasons......

#1 Your manager spent many an agonizing year managing the AAA Brewers through 162 game schedules agianst a league full of superior talent, and NEVER bailed on them. I respect the hell out of that !

#2 As a Cubs fan, I just cant handle the idea of both the Red Sox AND the White Sox winning a World Series before the Cubbies do !

Go Astros !!!!

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:24 am**

classicstyxfan wrote:OK Yogs, I'm jumpin on the 'Strohs bandwagon ( the team, not the beer...Yuck ! ) for the duration of the series, for 2 reasons......

#1 Your manager spent many an agonizing year managing the AAA Brewers through 162 game schedules agianst a league full of superior talent, and NEVER bailed on them. I respect the hell out of that !

#2 As a Cubs fan, I just cant handle the idea of both the Red Sox AND the White Sox winning a World Series before the Cubbies do !

Go Astros !!!!

Sigh. I like the Cubbies too. Grew up in a divided house. Mom was a Cubs fan, dad for the White Sox....but Classic....say it ain't so!

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:40 am**

Sorry Sadie, If the Cubs are to remain Lovable Losers, they just cant be the only team with a long lapse between Series wins.....unfortunately, their peers are dropping like flies !

Misery neds a LITTLE company for the love of God !

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:43 am**

classicstyxfan wrote:Sorry Sadie, If the Cubs are to remain Lovable Losers, they just cant be the only team with a long lapse between Series wins.....unfortunately, their peers are dropping like flies !

Misery neds a LITTLE company for the love of God !

Hey I'm a hometown girl...with teams that have a tremendously lonnngggggggggg record of dry spells (putting it mildly). When one of them does good...I am gonna cheer long and loud.

Can I help it if you feel a need to be a masochist. Cheering for the Sox...and Cubbies...you can be Bi-Soxual :oops:

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:52 am**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:I hope you're happy and celebrating!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOUSTON ASTROS

On your future WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP..

This won't be close, even if the CHISOX have "Don't Stop Believin' as their theme song...4-1 Houston.

I see Yogi with a shit eatin grin...

:wink:

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:17 am**

Classic,

Phil Garner is one CLASS guy.

Two Aprils ago before he got the Astros job he was an unemployed ex player/minor league manager that kind of had been blackballed out of MLB. His son lives in La Pryor Texas which is about 10 miles from where I live. My wife and Phils sons wife ( Phils daughter in law) are very good friends.

Anyway, my wife was in charge of an Easter Egg hunt for our Junior Service League. My 85 year old Dad was down from Minnesota and who shows up pushing a stroller with his new grand daughter in it ?? Phil Garner.

After the Easter egg hunt was over, Phil spent over an hour talking to my dad about baseball in the old days. They talked about the old St. Paul Saints/ Minneapolis Millers, Ted Williams, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Gibson, Willie Mays, etc.. I know Phil was probably bored to death by some of the conversation. But finally we got my dad to leave so poor Phil could go spend time with his family. I swear Phil would of stayed and talked forever, just to be nice to an older person.

My father who only rooted for the Twins is now a huge Astro fan because of this. Game 5 crushed him, because he felt so bad for Phil, and he thought they were now going to lose.

Also, three days after Houston lost game seven last year to St. Louis, Phil shows up at the Knippa Harvest festival. His other granddaughter and my daughter are in the same class. I got to talk to him again for about 10 minutes. He asked me all about my dad, and what a great time he had talking to him.

GREAT guy!!!! 100% class!!!!!!!

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:27 am**

What a great story, Yogi!!!

I copied and sent it to my sister who is a huge Astros fan. Hope you don't mind.

I have spent the morning trying to score a copy of yesterday's Houston Chronicle (Headline: Houston, We Have a Pennant!) for my sister. OY!

I found one at the veterinary clinic of all places! All the Chronicles were sold out yesterday everywhere.

Bugsy

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:57 am**

Yogi,

While my team may oppose yours, that was a wonderful experience you had. How absolutely terrific of Mr. Garner. I'm sure it made your dad's day.

Thanks very much. It is not often people surprise us as being more than we expect.

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:59 am**

I found one at the veterinary clinic of all places! All the Chronicles were sold out yesterday everywhere.

Bugsy

Such a good sister you are. I'm sure she will appreciate it.

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:47 am**

Phil had a couple of trying years managing the Tigers too as I now recall....he also as a player was a guy who ( to borrow an over used cliche, but one that truly fits here...) gave everything he could to his team....when your teammates give you the nickname "Scrap Iron"" you must be dioing everything possible with you god-given talent !

Go Phil, and ( with apologies to you windy city fans ) Go Strohs !!!!!

Hey ...... I guess you could say that, for once, I'm even rooting against Dennis ! Does this mean my membership in the DeYoungian society will be revoked ????? :shock:

"Garner" does sound a little like "Gowan"...........geez, I think I even caught myself humming "A Salty Dog" earlier today too !!!!! ( or was that just a coughing fit ? I do have a cold........ :lol:

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Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:05 am**

Go Phil, and ( with apologies to you windy city fans ) Go Strohs !!!!!

As if that apology were sincere-LOL

Hey ...... I guess you could say that, for once, I'm even rooting against Dennis ! Does this mean my membership in the DeYoungian society will be revoked ?????

For the duration of this series...your DeYoungian status is hereby suspended (with pay of course)...

"Garner" does sound a little like "Gowan"...........geez, I think I even caught myself humming "A Salty Dog" earlier today too !!!!! ( or was that just a coughing fit ? I do have a cold........ )

Where on earth did we go wrong here :wink:

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:05 am**

Baseball related-

It could SNOW for game 1..OMG...Thanks Chicago!

The largest crowd to ever watch a WS game..92,000..in Los Angeles..Los Angeles Angels vs. The White Sox, played in the football coliseum....

GO Stros!

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:32 pm**

Rock'ndeano wrote:Baseball related-

It could SNOW for game 1..OMG...Thanks Chicago!

You're Welcome!!!!!

Go White Sox....

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:41 pm**

DeeJaySTYX wrote:
Rock'ndeano wrote:Baseball related-

It could SNOW for game 1..OMG...Thanks Chicago!

You're Welcome!!!!!

Go White Sox....

Yeah...what Dee Jay said!

We're tough here in Chicago! Snow...that's nothing.

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:12 am**

Playing baseball in the snow. There is just something wrong about that.

Well, it is beautiful in Texas. Should be lovely weather for games 3 & 4, when the Astros wrap up this thing. :wink:

In a related story. Some woman on the news just paid $6000 for, I think it was ONE ticket. Not even a great seat either. Sheesh! Two words Tele Vision.

Bugsy

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:21 am**

bugsymalone wrote:Playing baseball in the snow. There is just something wrong about that.

Well, it is beautiful in Texas. Should be lovely weather for games 2 & 3, when the Astros wrap up this thing.

Staring out my window (sadly I am working)...it's a light rain and mid fifties. Nice and brisk! Oh and I'll bet they are still recovering from the cold here. No way they wrap this up that fast

In a related story. Some woman on the news just paid $6000 for, I think it was ONE ticket. Not even a great seat either. Sheesh! Two words Tele Vision.

They were doing the same thing here. Highest I've heard here is $1800. Guess we just don't have the same level of fandom. Nah...we're just more economical!

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:45 am**

What a crappy day outside here too. I hope the ballplayers dress warm for the game - LOL Maybe they'll have the heaters going just like for the babies (grown men) at the footballs games. They can't handle the weather. I'm sure they'll be whining on tv, blah blah blah blah - LOL Every time a football team comes up to Green Bay in December, they're always crying and whining about how cold it is and the snow. Every game!! Bunch of crybabies - LOL I love watching the games played in the elements, not on some crappy astroturf, what a joke. They can't play on real grass like baseball and football should be played?

Hey on that happy sports note, I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:51 am**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:What a crappy day outside here too. I hope the ballplayers dress warm for the game - LOL Maybe they'll have the heaters going just like for the babies (grown men) at the footballs games. They can't handle the weather. I'm sure they'll be whining on tv, blah blah blah blah - LOL Every time a football team comes up to Green Bay in December, they're always crying and whining about how cold it is and the snow. Every game!! Bunch of crybabies - LOL I love watching the games played in the elements, not on some crappy astroturf, what a joke. They can't play on real grass like baseball and football should be played?

Hey on that happy sports note, I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend

Maybe they're crying cuz they're in Green Bay. I've been there. LOL

You know...recently I heard someone complaining about Chicagoland weather....me, I like it. It's always changing. Keeps you prepared.

Go White Sox!!!

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:13 am**

Go White Sox!!!

And take the Cubs, Blackhawks, Bulls and Bears with you! Right? :lol:

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:42 am**

Rock'ndeano wrote:
Go White Sox!!!

And take the Cubs, Blackhawks, Bulls and Bears with you! Right?

Oh no they can stay right where they are. We'll cheer for them as well.

Now those LA teams.....a whole other idea for them.

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:10 pm**

sadie65 wrote:
Rock'ndeano wrote:
Go White Sox!!!

And take the Cubs, Blackhawks, Bulls and Bears with you! Right?

Oh no they can stay right where they are. We'll cheer for them as well.

Now those LA teams.....a whole other idea for them.

Yea, Me Too, Sadie....And that Cleveland team that was swept right out of there own ballpark when they were fighting for the wildcard spot.... :wink:

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:58 pm**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Hey on that happy sports note, I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend

It was EXCELLENT!!!!!!

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:59 pm**

Shouldn't they be on a boat?? (ducking)

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:07 pm**

ek88 wrote:Shouldn't they be on a boat?? (ducking)

As long as they've got cheese and wine, it's all good.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:13 pm**

Boo hoo, bad sports day for the Cheeseheads here :oops:

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:34 pm**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote::cry:

Boo hoo, bad sports day for the Cheeseheads here

Too bad. Now here in Chicago...let's just say we had better results.

Ducking and running for cover.....

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:48 pm**

Sadie says:

Too bad. Now here in Chicago...let's just say we had better results.
Ducking and running for cover.....

You can run, but you can't hide. I know where you live!! If some Sunday morning you open your front door and see your house decorated in Green and Gold and little Cheeseheads hanging from your trees, consider that a warning - LOL

I'm still in disbelief!!

MR

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