ensign_beedrill said:And it's about to get colder than that!trouble said:
WE'RE IN THE FIFTIES, PEOPLE!!!!!
Gonna feel like baseball weather this weekend
ensign_beedrill said:And it's about to get colder than that!trouble said:
WE'RE IN THE FIFTIES, PEOPLE!!!!!
jkag89 said:
Penny's final season at A&M was MJ's final season. i forgot that he took the mound occasionally.
adbono said:McInnis said:Cool! Did the Aggies win 1-0 like I thought? My memory for stuff like that's been pretty good, but surely not infallible. I just posted on the other thread about remembering Chris Cemmons pitching a night game against Baylor in '93, the Friday game I think, wondering if I got that right? Why would I still remember that but can't remember where I put my keys an hour ago?Mr.Ackar07 said:McInnis said:This guy brings back memories. Him and Mark Ross were on the team my junior year when Olsen Field was opened, and the Aggies won the SWC that year. What I remember most about that season was the Astros coming to Olsen to play an exhibition game between their spring training and opening day.Mr.Ackar07 said:
When the Aggies would get a runner on first I remember thinking how funny it looked for these skinny white kids to be standing next to Bull Watson. The Aggies won the game 1-0. For sure the Astros weren't taking the game too seriously, a couple of days later they opened against the Reds and shelled Tom Seaver in the early innings. But that was one of about a million times in my life thinking that baseball is a funny game.
I've posted about this game before and no one has ever commented. Am I the only one who remembers it?
That game was documented in the next seasons' media guide. I can post pictures once I get access to my copy again.
The Aggies won that game in the bottom of the 10th inning when freshman Rodney Hodde hit a HR over the batter's eye in CF. I was warming up in the bullpen to pitch the 11th when it happened. Even though it didn't mean anything it was pretty cool. Nolan Ryan was so mad that he wouldn't go thru the handshake line after the game
Sure do. Was there that night. What a fun atmosphere. IIRC Tom Carcione went yard for our one run. Charlie Kerfeld pitched that night for the StrosMcInnis said:
Thanks for finding this! And my memory was good, the score was 1-0. I guess the photo is of Tom Chandler and Bill Virdon?
The 1988 game which did have Nolan on the Astros ended in a 1-1 tie when the teams didn't want to play extra innings, it was a night game. What I remember about it is that Stretch Suba, the Astros long time bullpen catcher caught for the Astros that game. Biggio would have been their regular catcher that season and I guess he was rested that night. Anyone else remember that?
So in the Astros history they have played two games against the Aggies and scored a total of one run. Isn't that bizarre? I realize the Astros weren't playing those games like they would a regular season game, but you know they really didn't want to lose to college kids. And even if they just treated them like batting practice they would have wanted to hit.dixichkn said:Sure do. Was there that night. What a fun atmosphere. IIRC Tom Carcione went yard for our one run. Charlie Kerfeld pitched that night for the StrosMcInnis said:
Thanks for finding this! And my memory was good, the score was 1-0. I guess the photo is of Tom Chandler and Bill Virdon?
The 1988 game which did have Nolan on the Astros ended in a 1-1 tie when the teams didn't want to play extra innings, it was a night game. What I remember about it is that Stretch Suba, the Astros long time bullpen catcher caught for the Astros that game. Biggio would have been their regular catcher that season and I guess he was rested that night. Anyone else remember that?
dabo man said:
And tomorrow is my 51st birthday. I'm going to turn 51 with 51 days to go. This is a good omen!!