NO! He's a tool? Oh .. that'll make that much the more easy ... Ausmus' CLUTCH homer sent us & SAVED OUR ASS in '05 in that marton game against the Braves. yeahyeahyeah ... Burke hit the homer to WIN it, but we were LOSING in the 9th or something like that, with I think TWO OUTS, when Ausmus unleashed his FURY on the Braves pitching staff. Check your Internet keypads & keystrokes ... you'll see. You'll see.
Screw you NERDS & your 21st Century statistics! Do THIS math, algebraic nerds ... Take Ausmus out of that 18 inning gfame with the Braves, & you have ZERO WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES. ZERO The same as the times you'll beat The Titans during my future lifetime. ZERO
why not take it a step further and say that Brandon Backe also saved our asses in that whole playoff run......so lets give Brandon Backe a tribute thread! look, the table was set for Ausmus, and he delivered, great! he finally did what he was paid to do..........the real heros of that season were delivering for most of the season. Ausmus is not an Astros legend because of one swing of the bat.
Ausmus hit a great HR, no doubt, but maybe if we had a competent hitting catcher it would have never gone to extra innings. Just stirring the pot. DD
I can remember just a few years ago when Ausmus was regarded as one of the best, if not THE best, defensive catcher in the game. He was here a long time. Even this year, there probably wasn't a catcher in the bigs who is better at calling a game than Ausmus. The length of time he was here and the things that were accomplished during that time make his leaving a big deal. Give him a tribute. I am not saying to retire his number or anything, but a tribute is fitting.
You OBVIOUSLY don't don't know what makes a LEGEND, dolt! Max McGee made his one game legendary. Lorenzo Charles slamming PSJ at the buzzer is a legend (although a bad one,) & Mike Renfro was ripped off in the corner. waaaa You are a TRUE IDIOT. Please exit this thread. Idiot. You'll prolly say that Steve Slaton is a true Houston legend, & that's because you're as shallow as puddle water.
REFMAN is a TRUE FAN & gets it. 148 & Landlard are TRUE IDIOTS who'll NEVER GET IT, & should be banned from this community due to dumbness.
did he GIDP too? j/k.. I liked Ausmus.. caught behind some of the best pitchers in baseball. well respected.
The homer against the Braves in the 05 NLDS with 2 strikes and 2 outs was in the bottom of the 9th was the most improbable clutch HR I've ever seen.
Brad Ausmus is one of the worst offensive players in the history of the game, thats not an opinion, thats a fact. Yet you want to put him in the same discussion as Earl Cambell, Hakeem, Nolan Ryan, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. now go eat your boiled beets and drink your warm milk old timer, it's 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, waaaaaaaaaaayyyy past your bedtime.
MadMax & the guy above him GET IT. Landlard & his johnnycomelately ass will NEVER get it. I'm putting you on IGNORE due to lack of brains.
Thank you Brad Ausmus. I bet he gets a managing gig in a few years. Not the best hitter but had his moments. And I'm guessing he racke up a few gold gloves. Not worthy of a jersey retirement but im sure he got a nice standing O by the fans.
BTW ... Brad Ausmus who played in his LAST Astro major league game, is older than me, you sorry, pitiful sack of lamb log. Once again proving YOU ARE UNEDUCATED & need to let go of your mothers left slopper.
Landlard Landry won't be standing & applauding ... he'll still have his lips attached to his mothers left slopper & flicking off the rest of the stadium like a mental patient.
you are by far the most entertaining poster I have ever disagreed with on here. LOLOLOLOL! Brad was a decent person, and an above average defensive catcher. but again, he was one of the worst offensive players in the history of the game, for all of his heroics, which I can count on one hand, he was un utter catasrophy at the plate and cost us more games than he won us.
You ARE a tool and this whole forum is worse off with you as a contributor. I mean that in the nicest way possible though.
