Big Saturday night game against crosstown Giants, but they even opened up Mount Davis. Impressive 58,000 in attendance.
Bay area at night can be chilly at night. And people wear parks there when it's in the 50's - they're kinda odd out there.agdaddy04 said:
Girl wearing full on winter coat in July, definitely not in Texas.
agdaddy04 said:
Girl wearing full on winter coat in July, definitely not in Texas.
W said:
nowadays it may actually be safer for a Giants fan to go see their team in Oakland than SF
When these game become common place every season you are not going to see such attendance. Is 'Stros vs Rangers attendance now that they play 19 games as season at the level it was when they played six games a season? IMO it would be completely idiotic to destroy the history of the game for geographic divisions.irish pete ag06 said:
Makes my case for purely geographic divisions in baseball.
Probably the best rivalry in baseball is Cubs/Cardinals yet you don't put them in the same division, that will go over well. At least you put them in the same league which is something you did not do with Giants/Dodgers.mazag08 said:
I did a mock up of what purely geographic divisions would look like a couple years ago if MLB expanded to two more teams.. say Charlotte and Nashville since the south is incredibly underrepresented in the league.
NL East
Baltimore Orioles
Charlotte
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
NL North
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates
NL South
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
Nashville
Tampa Bay Rays
NL West
LA Dodgers
LA Angels
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
AL East
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
AL North
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
AL South
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas Rangers
AL West
Seattle Mariners
San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics
Colorado Rockies
I agree with what you are saying but "Completely idiotic" and "destroy the history of the game" is a little bit dramatic.jkag89 said:When these game become common place every season you are not going to see such attendance. Is 'Stros vs Rangers attendance now that they play 19 games as season at the level it was when they played six games a season? IMO it would be completely idiotic to destroy the history of the game for geographic divisions.irish pete ag06 said:
Makes my case for purely geographic divisions in baseball.
Well, you are on TexAgs...WoMD said:W said:
nowadays it may actually be safer for a Giants fan to go see their team in Oakland than SF
Not even close to being true. The area surrounding at&t is pretty safe. Unless you're scared of hipsters and skinny jeans. As fans are also rowdy and tend to be more drunk. Giants fans are docile and harmless.
LA is still the only stadium I've been to where I was afraid for the opposing fans (luckily I was wearing A&M gear).
Baylor was never a rivalry until Art Briles got there. People cared as much about Sam Houston as they did Baylor in the 90s. We had great games against Tech, and they routinely spoiled great seasons for us, which is why they became a rival. If both us start competing for SEC championships, a rivalry will quickly develop with SC. Look at the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have huge rivalries with the Giants and Eagles, but they don't care about Houston or New Orleans, even though geographically those games should matter more.Harry Dunne said:
It's a little bit of both.
We are never going to have the same rivalry with South Carolina in football that we did with Baylor or Texas Tech. You know and work with and live around lots of graduates from those schools. It's year-long trash talk.
People have adjusted because they like baseball, but as an Astro fan, I would still rather be in the NL. I don't really care about playing the Rangers, Angels, or A's. Any future re-alignment should involve the Astros moving back to the NL.Harry Dunne said:
aside from a little initial crying, nobody really gave a rip that they moved those teams around willy-nilly and really it has worked out fine & people adjust.
I went to school in the 90s and I'm a second-generation Aggie and that's just not true.AustinAg2K said:Baylor was never a rivalry until Art Briles got there. People cared as much about Sam Houston as they did Baylor in the 90s. We had great games against Tech, and they routinely spoiled great seasons for us, which is why they became a rival. If both us start competing for SEC championships, a rivalry will quickly develop with SC. Look at the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have huge rivalries with the Giants and Eagles, but they don't care about Houston or New Orleans, even though geographically those games should matter more.Harry Dunne said:
It's a little bit of both.
We are never going to have the same rivalry with South Carolina in football that we did with Baylor or Texas Tech. You know and work with and live around lots of graduates from those schools. It's year-long trash talk.
Now this I agree with.AustinAg2K said:People have adjusted because they like baseball, but as an Astro fan, I would still rather be in the NL. I don't really care about playing the Rangers, Angels, or A's. Any future re-alignment should involve the Astros moving back to the NL.Harry Dunne said:
aside from a little initial crying, nobody really gave a rip that they moved those teams around willy-nilly and really it has worked out fine & people adjust.
Username checks out.AustinAg2K said:
Baylor was never a rivalry until Art Briles got there. People cared as much about Sam Houston as they did Baylor in the 90s.
Aggie1205 said:
The commish was on MLB Network radio last week and was asked about expansion. He said he absolutely thought 32 teams made sense. I believe he mentioned Nashville, Portland, Montreal, Vancouver, and Charlotte. Also mentioned Mexico.
It's seemed somewhat even to me.Harry Dunne said:
Houstons rivalry with the Rangers isn't based on a lot of meaningful games - the rivalry has been brief and one-sided.
Last 10 years:double aught said:It's seemed somewhat even to me.Harry Dunne said:
Houstons rivalry with the Rangers isn't based on a lot of meaningful games - the rivalry has been brief and one-sided.
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Baylor was never a rivalry until Art Briles got there. People cared as much about Sam Houston as they did Baylor in the 90s.
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Bay area at night can be chilly at night.
A buddy of mine -- born and raised in the Bay area -- said it is actually COLDER in the summer months nights than during the winter months. I was there a few years ago during the week after Christmas and got hot in a windbreaker.
So its miserable half the year but its the best weather in the country? lol, is that how you justify the cost of everything else involved in SF?WoMD said:91AggieLawyer said:Quote:
Bay area at night can be chilly at night.
A buddy of mine -- born and raised in the Bay area -- said it is actually COLDER in the summer months nights than during the winter months. I was there a few years ago during the week after Christmas and got hot in a windbreaker.
It is. It's miserable right now. Cold and windy, and the fog burns off at around 11am and rolls in around 4-5pm in my part of the city. It doesn't warm up and get nice until about September, which is the beginning of summer. Then it's absolutely perfect every day, best weather in the country IMO.