Bruce Meyer: "We would be asking for compensation and/or to have those (canceled) games rescheduled."

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 1, 2022

If they're gonna dig their heels in on this, they're gonna be held up for a while. I can't see the owners signing off on that.

Farmer1906 said:

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Astros' first two series of the regular season, against the Phillies and Yankees at Minute Maid Park, have been canceled.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 1, 2022

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looking at the opening week schedule...the big winner is Detroit.

the Tigers' (only) visits to Seattle and Oakland are cancelled. Nice to get a long roadtrip eliminated.

Yankees are probably happy too. Their visits to Arlington and Houston are gone. Won't be traveling to the lone star state this year

two downers for the Astros...

an Angels vs. A's series is cancelled

and an Angels vs. Mariners series is cancelled.

those guaranteed losses (by division opponents) are gone

A player on the cancellations:

One point he later told me was that he thinks games will be back by May 1st because teams risk losing TV deals if they miss 20ish games. pic.twitter.com/wYKt5D8eDU

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) March 2, 2022

Another player frustrated with the process: pic.twitter.com/zYk8D69daj

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) March 2, 2022

So the competitive imbalance is already front and center.

Thanks a lot you cock gobbling worthless POSs.

Y'all come on down and make the trip to Sugar Land. At least we'll have baseball, I guess.

that will be something to keep an eye on...is the schedule adjusted.

one team that significantly benefits from a cancelled month of April:

Toronto

the Blue Jays would potentially lose 20 games vs. the Astros, Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees.

that is really nice

Absolutely.

I grew up here, and I take no offense. Sometimes this city does suck. I think it's funny when everyone gets pissed about a comment. He isn't knocking fans or the team. Living here just wasn't his thing, and that's ok.

The Astros sent out an email to season ticket holders this morning saying that they have the option for a refund or credit for the cancelled games. pic.twitter.com/Svy1Al8q7r

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) March 2, 2022

it's a bad break for season ticket holders.

losing the series vs. the Yankees...and then if the lockout continues...possibly losing the series vs. the Blue Jays.

two of the most anticipated series on the home schedule

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it's a bad break for season ticket holders.

losing the series vs. the Yankees...and then if the lockout continues...possibly losing the series vs. the Blue Jays.

two of the most anticipated series on the home schedule

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Depending on how many games they cancel we might have to use the savings on a sweet road trip

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-billionaire-playbook-how-sports-owners-use-their-teams-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes
Interesting dive into how owners (legally) avoid taxes

Since we don't have much else to discuss, care to tell us what IS great about the city of Houston?

I've lived here my whole life, in the burbs, and go out of my way to identify myself as NW of Houston, N of Houston etc...

I don't know which of you to replay to but just know this is for both of you. Bravo.

I ask that in term of a person who doesn't like any City but I think a "cool" factory would come from the fact that there is Unique stuff or a specifically unique feel to that specific City. So where you both mentioned the melting pot I think that feature specifically takes away from the city, it has no defined life or attraction.

Also I feel like most of what yall described is a great reason to live around/near the city but not the city itself.

As far as attractions I believe we have a lot of really nice attractions for residents and that is the main folks using them. I don't feel anyone travels for a vacation to see museums, could be wrong, but living here its great to be able to take my kids. The zoo is really good as well, but it isn't "the largest in the country" that draws people to San Diego and in the end it is a Zoo. I will give you Nasa is great tourist site and for locals to go to.

Compare that to say New York, people travel there to see the sights, to see the buildings, to see stuff....most of which folks that actually live there never bother to pay attention to more so than posting a picture online.

Lastly, the food. I personally couldn't care less. I know many will disagree but I just don't care, I'm not an adventurous eater. I will say when I travel for work however...I don't order Mexican food or BBQ outside of the state of Texas

Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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I don't know which of you to replay to but just know this is for both of you. Bravo.

I ask that in term of a person who doesn't like any City but I think a "cool" factory would come from the fact that there is Unique stuff or a specifically unique feel to that specific City. So where you both mentioned the melting pot I think that feature specifically takes away from the city, it has no defined life or attraction.

Also I feel like most of what yall described is a great reason to live around/near the city but not the city itself.

As far as attractions I believe we have a lot of really nice attractions for residents and that is the main folks using them. I don't feel anyone travels for a vacation to see museums, could be wrong, but living here its great to be able to take my kids. The zoo is really good as well, but it isn't "the largest in the country" that draws people to San Diego and in the end it is a Zoo. I will give you Nasa is great tourist site and for locals to go to.

Compare that to say New York, people travel there to see the sights, to see the buildings, to see stuff....most of which folks that actually live there never bother to pay attention to more so than posting a picture online.

Lastly, the food. I personally couldn't care less. I know many will disagree but I just don't care, I'm not an adventurous eater. I will say when I travel for work however...I don't order Mexican food or BBQ outside of the state of Texas

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I see where you're coming from. I think a lot of this boils down to, there isn't hype about Houston. Houston may have great museums, but there isn't hype about them like there is in New York. The city has historically done a bad job of selling itself to the outside. Dallas sells itself really well (I used to live there), while not having a lot of the advantages that Houston does. So I think it's still a diamond in the rough, and I've met some people from outside Texas who've discovered it and really like it (Texans are mostly a lost cause due to hardened opinions), but you have to be able to enjoy something that the world isn't telling you to like.

Agree 100%. How the city markets itself or how others view it as a trade destination is really irrelevant to living here. Sure, it could help the economy. But just because we don't have a can't miss attraction doesn't mean it isn't a great place to live.

Yall may have mentioned it and I missed it, but on top of all yall pointed out, id say the parks here are actually a really big plus. I'be traveled a lot and always run or cycle where I go. Houston's park system is way better than most. Between memorial park, Buffalo bayou, white oak bayou (not as pretty but effective for a bike ride), it's hard to find a city that can beat that. I ran LA's bayou trail system and immediately turned around and back for the hotel because I came to a 3rd world city (I mean permanent tin type structures, not just tents).

And I know it was mentioned and someone said they couldn't care less, but I think houston food is severely underrated.

To me, the only real negative to houston are the brutally hot and humid summers. But, outside souther California, no cities really have perfect weather year round. Well that and our recent crime trends…..

AggieLit said:

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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I don't know which of you to replay to but just know this is for both of you. Bravo.

I ask that in term of a person who doesn't like any City but I think a "cool" factory would come from the fact that there is Unique stuff or a specifically unique feel to that specific City. So where you both mentioned the melting pot I think that feature specifically takes away from the city, it has no defined life or attraction.

Also I feel like most of what yall described is a great reason to live around/near the city but not the city itself.

As far as attractions I believe we have a lot of really nice attractions for residents and that is the main folks using them. I don't feel anyone travels for a vacation to see museums, could be wrong, but living here its great to be able to take my kids. The zoo is really good as well, but it isn't "the largest in the country" that draws people to San Diego and in the end it is a Zoo. I will give you Nasa is great tourist site and for locals to go to.

Compare that to say New York, people travel there to see the sights, to see the buildings, to see stuff....most of which folks that actually live there never bother to pay attention to more so than posting a picture online.

Lastly, the food. I personally couldn't care less. I know many will disagree but I just don't care, I'm not an adventurous eater. I will say when I travel for work however...I don't order Mexican food or BBQ outside of the state of Texas

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I see where you're coming from. I think a lot of this boils down to, there isn't hype about Houston. Houston may have great museums, but there isn't hype about them like there is in New York. The city has historically done a bad job of selling itself to the outside. Dallas sells itself really well (I used to live there), while not having a lot of the advantages that Houston does. So I think it's still a diamond in the rough, and I've met some people from outside Texas who've discovered it and really like it (Texans are mostly a lost cause due to hardened opinions), but you have to be able to enjoy something that the world isn't telling you to like.

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I grew up in the Cypress and and our family now lives in the Tomball area so its is obvious where I call home.

But my wife and I did live in Dallas for a year immediately after we got married ( I mean immediately, we moved the day after we arrived home from our honeymoon) and while we decided not to live there because of distance from family and price comparison. We thoroughly enjoyed our year. Now I get that part of that was just the excitement of first year of marriage but we lived in the village on lower Greenville. We were able to walk lots of places, we loved the bar/restaurant scene of Greenville/ deep ellum and everything in between.

Coming from Houston where you have 3 areas of downtown, Dallas just felt small to me, and then add the fact that they claim cowboys and rangers...but you have to drive forever to get to a game. I do regret not going to a Starz game while we lived there and not stopping in Dealy Plaza

Baseball needs to hurry up. This thread is depressing.