Favorite Astros all-time: Oswalt Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Oswalt Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Altuve Least favorite Astros All time: Dan Micelli Favorite non-Astros all-time: A-Rod on Mariners Least non-Astros: Carlos Zambrano Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1990
These are all blue star answers from yall that I should have thought of but did not: Least favorite Astros All time: Tim Redding Least non-Astros: Carlos Zambrano Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Danny Darwin Least favorite Astros All time: Meluskey Least non-Astros: Pierzinski Least non-Astros: Tommy LaSorda Favorite non-Astros all-time: Mark Grace Favorite Astros all-time: Jose Cruz, Billy Doran, Ken Caminiti Least non-Astros: Odor
Favorite Astros all-time: Craig Biggio Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Nolan Ryan Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Jeff Bagwell Least favorite Astros All time: Carlos Gomez Favorite non-Astros all-time: Frank Thomas Least non-Astros: Chipper Jones Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1976 (7 years old)
Favorite Astros all-time: Biggio Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Oswalt Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Altuve Least favorite Astros All time: Nevin Favorite non-Astros all-time: Maddux Least non-Astros: Juden (guess he could go in the Astros bucket too, but nah) Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1987 casual, 1991 real
Favorite Astros all-time: Glenn Davis Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Roy O Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuz Least favorite Astros All time: Joe Morgan Favorite non-Astros all-time: John Patterson (I don;t have much choice ) Least non-Astros: Rougned Odor Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1980 (6 years old)
Probably because he looks at offense and can't appreciate defensive excellence (right column is DWAR). More Everett from Bill James: https://www.billjamesonline.com/stats88/ Jeter vs Everett comparison http://fieldingbible.com/jeter.asp
Favorite Astros all-time: Larry Dierker (hard to ignore your first Astros Buddy) Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: JR Richard (so dominant) Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Carlos Correa (commands my attention every at bat) Least favorite Astros All time: Ford Motor Credit Favorite non-Astros all-time: Mickey Mantle (too bad so many of y'all missed his greatness) Least non-Astros: Bowie Kuhn Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1962 (you bunch of rookies)
Yeah...I probably should have tied him with Kuhn, BUT, all of the shenanigans of moving to the AL, probably led to a quicker WS victory.
Favorite Astros all-time: Craig Biggio (Altuve is climbing fast) Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Nolan Ryan Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Jose Altuve Least favorite Astros All time: Lance Berkman Favorite non-Astros all-time: Pudge Least Favorite non-Astros: circa late 90's Braves, Kevin Brown and Jim Leyritz Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1986 (first game at the Dome when I was 5 years old)
Favorite Astros all-time: Springer and Biggio Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Lidge/Roy O Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Altuve Least favorite Astros All time: Dave Smith Favorite non-Astros all-time: Maddux Least non-Astros: ‘86 Mets and Pujols/Edmonds Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1986, 3rd grade
Favorite Astros all-time: Bagwell (but I do still have serious man crushes on Billy Spiers and Adam Everett's defense) Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Oswalt Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Bagwell, but watching Moises Alou was pretty awesome. Least favorite Astros All time: Curt Schilling...he'd fit in both categories. Man I just dislike that guy. Favorite non-Astros all-time: Kirby Puckett Least non-Astros: Pujols Year you 1st rooted for Astros: Since we moved to Houston in 1980...but 86 was when I was old enough to really become a fan
Favorite Astros all-time: Bag Pipes Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Ground Chuck Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Tuve Least favorite Astros All time: Beltran Favorite non-Astros all-time: Ichiro Least non-Astros: Jim Edmonds (That damn catch on Ausmus) Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1992
Favorite Astros all-time: Craig Biggio - I loved that he was willing to play wherever he was needed to help win. Catcher, centerfield, second base, it didnt matter to him. He also ran out every single ground ball. I respected that. Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Roy Oswalt - He always seemed like that "regular guy" that just went out there and dominated. I'll never forget when Lidge gave up that Pujold HR that forced the series back to STL, we knew we were OK with Oswalt on the mound for Game 6. With a trip to the WS riding on him, he delivered big time. Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Biggio Least favorite Astros All time: Carlos Lee - This one was tough because there never really has been anybody I disliked, and i didnt hate El Caballo at all, but every once in a while he would do bone-headed stuff that would annoy the heck out of me. Like not giving his all for fly balls. Favorite non-Astros all-time: Ken Griffey Jr. - He made baseball cool. The smooth swing, the amazing defense, the backwards hat, the movie role in Little Big League. The guy was so cool, and there really never has been anybody quite like him since. Least non-Astros: Bryce Harper - I almost went with Rougned Odor, but I dont hate him as much as Harper. Harper seems like he is completely awful to play with. He doesnt run out balls, he yells at opposing players, and he generally has an incredibly smug demeanor. He is going to get an unbelievable contract, but I dont think he can even sniff Mike Trout's jock strap. Year you 1st rooted for Astros: I dont know officially, but I do remember going to an Astros-Marlins game in the Astrodome in the mid 90's. I was probably around 10 years old. I've been glued to them ever since.
Favorite Astro all-time: Roy Oswalt Favorite Astros pitcher all-time: Roy Oswalt, but Charlie Morton will probably end up taking his place when it's all said and done. Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Tie between George Springer and Jose Altuve Least favorite Astro All time: Tony Sipp Favorite non-Astro all-time: Pujols (see 2011 World Series) Least non-Astros: Anybody associated with the Cubs. Even Jim Deshaies. Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 2005 World Series Game 1 (Age: 15)
Had you started watching the Astros just a few days before Game 1, your answer to Favorite non-Astro all-time might be a little different.
Favorite Astros all-time: Nolan Ryan Favorite Astro pitcher all-time: Nolan Ryan (though I literally love Justin Verlander, Morton, and Cole right now... plus Roy O) Favorite Astros hitter all-time: Ken Caminiti (with apologies to Biggio, Tuve, and Correa) Least favorite Astros All time: Jay Ka-Powell Favorite non-Astros all-time: Ozzie Smith (runner up, Ken Griffey Jr.) Least Favorite non-Astros: Sterling Hitchcock, Jim Edmonds, Jim Leyritz Year you 1st rooted for Astros: 1990
