Saw this on chron.com this morning. Brought back a lot of good memories. Found it interesting in that besides the 2 that have passed (Dave Smith and Aurelio "Home Run" Lopez), almost everyone else is still involved in baseball (quite a few at the management level). RHP Larry Andersen - Broadcaster, Philadelphia Phillies C Alan Ashby - Broadcaster, Toronto Blue Jays OF Kevin Bass - Retired in Greater Houston LHP Jeff Calhoun - Coaching at Second Baptist High School in Houston OF Jose Cruz - Special assistant to the GM, Astros RHP Danny Darwin - Last served as pitching coach, Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA Dodgers) in 2010 1B Glenn Davis - City councilman in Columbus, Ga LHP Jim Deshaies - Broadcaster, Astros 2B Bill Doran - Assistant minor league field coordinator, Cincinnati Reds 3B Phil Garner - Specaial advisor to the GM, Oakland Athletics OF Billy Hatcher - First base coach, Cincinnati Red RHP Charlie Kerfeld - Special assistant to the GM, Philadelphia Phillies LHP Bob Knepper - Retired in Colorado UTIL Davey Lopes - First base coach, Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Aurelio Lopez - Died in a car accident in 1992 2B Jim Pankovits - Manager, Jackson Generals (Class AA Mariners C John Mizerock (left) - Hitting coach, Clearwater Threshers (High Class A Phillies) OF Terry Puhl - Head coach, UH-Victoria SS Craig Reynolds - Pastor at Second Baptist in Houston RHP Nolan Ryan - CEO and President, Texas Ranger RHP Mike Scott - Retired in California RHP Dave Smith - Died of a heart attack in 2008 SS Dickie Thon - Has stayed involved in Puerto Rican winter ball in various capacities 3B Denny Walling - Minor league hitting instructor, Baltimore Orioles
Just looked up Hal Lanier on Wikipedia. Shows he is also still in baseball, managing a minor league team called to Normal Cornbelters. Can't believe he never managed again after he got canned by McMullen.
Dierker won 4 division titles in 5 years and has never even been officially interviewed for another managerial job.
Ugh. I loved that team so much as a kid. Game 6 was so painful. Holy crap, it sucks to be a Houston sports fan.
Billy Doran was my favorite Astro of that time period, dude hustled on every play and was a better defensive 2nd baseman then Ryno but was overshadowed by Sandberg's offense. I was hoping the Stros would look at him for the manager spot before they hired Mills but with that group its obvious they run a buddy system and he isn't one of them. Good times indeed, being apart of what many consider the greatest baseball game ever played is awesome just wish we had won like in 2005.
I miss seeing this. I'm sorry, but I'll take a 3-1 or 2-1 game where one of the pitchers throws 10 or 12 K's and you see great defense over this homer-happy, stand-around-and-wait-for-the-big-inning stuff they play today. It's just boring. "Chicks dig the long ball," and perhaps teeny-boppers and 20-somethings do, too. But I like baseball.
They're not booing, they're just yelling: "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz!"
