Had this sent to me. ESPN's Rick Reilly picks the one team that dominates each sports city. The only city he didn't pick a team for was Houston ... http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3576248 Nice slap, Rick. The funny thing is, the answer clearly would have been the OILERS... now I'm not sure the answer (between the Astros and Texans I'm sure).
Pretty stupid, really. The "Ryan Express" was *not* better than 6 playoff trips and a WS birth in 9 years. Clearly not. I'll even take Bagwell/Biggio over Nolie--as much as I loved Nolie, the Killer B's played every day, not every five. And no, we're not collectively pining for the Oilers and the Rainbow Gut Astros. Great memories, but we don't want to go back there any more than Pittsburgh wants to go back to the Steel Curtain and "We Are Family".
There is no measure by which you can say the Astros are in worse shape today than they were when Nolan was pitching for them. That's beyond silly.
My pick would be the Rockets and Astros, the Texans haven't done anything to establish themselves yet. I remember when I was like 6 watching the Rockets win their back to back championships with my father. This author is an idiot.
Used to be the Oilers, no question about it. Now, I'm pretty sure it's the Astros. Texans haven't done anything and the Rockets have always been 2nd or 3rd fiddle.
I left Houston 4 years ago this week. I religiously still follow the Astros...I roadtrip to see em and I got the MLB package. I root for the Rox but wont get the NBA package, or to a bar to see them unless its the playoffs. However I go see em play once a year in MSG. I wont go to Jersey to see them though. East Rutherford sucks. I had Texans season tickets, but if they arent on TV or I dont have them on my fantasy team, then I wish em well but dont really pay that much attention. However, if the Oilers were still around, they would trump the Astros. I bled columbia blue and died when they went to Nashville (where I went to college - those bastards!!!!) 1. Astros 2. Yesterday 3. Rockets 4. Texans
If the Texans ever get good, like, say, Indianapolis good, then they will take over as ruling franchise, but their play on the field the last six seasons has not embraced the fans. I wish Houston was more of a Rockets town.
Astros fan show up even when the team is losing. I think people just love sitting at Minute Maid Park. Great Atmosphere. Especially Friday Night games when you get a Kicking fireworks show. One could still argue that the Texans have had so many sell outs because of the Nostalgia of winning an NFL team over again. But the Hard Core fans are the Rocket fans.
I will go with the Rockets! But between the astros and the texans, I choose the astros, because of they history, (not counting the texans as the oilers) Here it is my list: Rockets Oilers Astros Texans or Dyamo
Rockets are by FAR a distant third after the Astros and the Texans......and the thing is, I wouldn't even put the Astros first. Football is in the blood of every true Texan, and always will be. I think if you were to put a gun to every Houstonian's head and ask them to pick, a large majority of them would pick the Texans. We all know what the city was like when the Astros were winning the pennant....now imagine how crazy the city would be if the Texans ever see that kind of success. Hard to say no to that.
If Yao Ming was healthy and playing during the 22 streak.....this would of been a Rockets town with anything else being distant second.
Everybody's head is so deep into their little biases that they forgot to even mention that Dallas isnt even on the list
Whose head is shoved where, once again? ...let us know if you need any help with that head problem of yours, bro.
He mentioned it in one of the first paragraphs... how he wasn't going to even bother listing the "obvious" cities (St. Louis, Dallas). The NBA is pretty much a distant third in most cities that have the three major sports. Phoenix may be an exception... but if the Cardinals ever get good, they could be converted.
It has to be the Astros by a mile. I haven't cared about baseball since 1995, but my family and friends still can name more Astros players than they can name Rockets championship players. It used to bother me quite a bit, but not as much now.
