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Kirios posted:If you're willing to pay for a year of SI you can get a pretty solid deal on the covers (it's how I got the framed one): How’s it look? I was dead set on paying some exorbitant amount for an actual issue.
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Yeah a trip report would be appreciated. UGH I’ve been planning on ordering that back issue for like four months now but didn’t want to jinx anything 😩
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Kirios posted:I don't have it yet but it's how I was able to place the order. If you want to wait I'll let you know... but gently caress those ebay prices. I just want the cover not the entire magazine. GONNA ORDER THE poo poo OUT OF IT EBAY OR NOT.gently caress YEAH, ASTROS. WILL FRAME EACH OF THE TOWELS AND CLAPPERS THAT CAME WITH ATTENDING THE GAMES.
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Hello all. I just....never ever post. But reading through this thread with you active Astros Pals makes my heart swell with understanding and joy. 26 year wait for me. I work on movies and am on a project in L.A. at the moment. Got to go to Game 2...was a blast. This evening, I had to work out of my trailer while the local crew watched the game at craft services on set. After the game ended, I took a trip up to set to see some folks, dreading it. Dead. They were all dead. Emotionally, at least. I saw two brand new Dodger caps in the trash. But the kindly stand-by painter came up to me with a handshake and a $20 bill to settle up on our wager. Go 'Stros. I hope all you folks back home in the south do it big on Friday for the rest of us!
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Nov 2, 2017 09:46
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Guys I just woke up And the Astros won the World Series last night What a world. Also if there are still avatars going around I would love a Marwin Gonzalez one 
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The parade route for Friday. Also, if there's still avatars available I'll throw in for Chris Devenski. Gotta show Devo some love 
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PrinceRandom posted:There's also team dad Beltran available I'll take Beltran. I can relate to being the old man in the locker room right now, I've got a bunch of my son's roommates crashing in my house that got left homeless after Harvey wrecked their apartments. Besides, still remember how drunk and angry I got after he left town to go to the Mets. It was a mancrush second to only Morgan Ensberg (wonder what he did last night).
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Keep the requests coming! I'll get the first one done tonight after I put my son to bed.Big Mean Jerk posted:I'll take McCann if no one else has. Otherwise, gimme Brad Peacock. No worries, I wasn't going to pay for them anyways, just draw them. Also, I was definitely a bit too sanctimonious about the fandom and deserved at least some of the poo poo tossed my way in game 6. My schtick only looks good now because we won  I was totally right about game 5 though and I honestly considered buying you an avatar of the Astros celebrating last night with "MENTALLY DEFEATED" written underneath it but then I was too happy to care Baseball is loving great
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Intruder gotta eat the poo poo out of some disgusting was 50s food. gently caress yes
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I really wish I could have been there in person but this was absolutely worth staying up way too late on the east coast for a few weeks in a row and way better than being stuck in Memphis in 1995 surrounded by people who were very mad at Nick Anderson.
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TheChirurgeon posted:Holy poo poo I'm so pumped right now. Starting tomorrow, I'm making Astros avatars. Pick a player and it's yours. I really wish my Chronicles of Reddick posts would fit as avatar text for one of you guys. Congrats, Astros fans. Sorry about that whole “cybercrime” thing. We good?
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TheChirurgeon posted:Keep the requests coming! I'll get the first one done tonight after I put my son to bed. MENTALLY DEFEATED is absolutely going to be the title under my av
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MrMidnight posted:Who is going to the parade tomorrow I have to work  Also I live in Austin
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MrMidnight posted:Who is going to the parade tomorrow I'll probably walk over
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Blitz7x posted:Lmao at the two hour wait in line at Academy today No line at Minute Maid.
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Let's not forget about Gattis. Imagine going from being out of baseball and working as a janitor to WS champ.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I'll take McCann if no one else has. Otherwise, gimme Brad Peacock. I still really can't believe this is real. I've been watching the Astros for almost 40 years and I've seen them through a lot of lean times. Even though I was happy with the Rockets' wins in 94 and 95, this is so much better. As for av's, I'll take Peacock because I don't think anyone else took McCann. As a backup, I'll take the Ghost of Mike Scott's Comb-over Mullet.
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Talked to my uncle living in Galveston today, who went to the first Astros game at the Astrodome. He was telling me that he went to try and get a WS Champions hat at the Walmart there, only to find that they had sold out at 2am, with a line stretching three blocks. Was telling me he had heard there were stands selling them on Highway 3 and was about to go give that a shot. My mom worked for Continental when I was growing up, and later went to work for a start-up airline named Pilot that did freight. They had a deal with the astros to charter gear for the team, which meant that we (and other employees, though there were only a dozen or so working out of IAH) would get free Astros tickets on a regular basis, but would "have" to go down to the locker rooms to pick up umps'/catchers' gear after the game and take it over to the airport (said uncle also ended up working for Pilot as well and would go to games with us). I went to somewhere around two dozen games between 89 and 91 and had a pair of baseballs signed by most of the team over that time frame that got lost when we moved to Maryland a while later (I was not happy about it). Those may have been rough years for the team but I loved going to games. Anyways that's my Astros story.
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Sab0921 posted:No line at Minute Maid. LOL HUGE loving LINE AT MINUTE MAID. Orbit is out there and like 20 TV cameras. Go stros.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:My heart wants championship gear but my brain says to order it and wait I just want to be surrounded by all the people loving the Astros all the time. Main St. last night was loving amazing.
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Just wanted to point out that I've had a Charlie Morton avatar since way, way, waaay before it was cool
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ALFbrot posted:Just wanted to point out that I've had a Charlie Morton avatar since way, way, waaay before it was cool My wife wants a jersey of his now.
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MrMidnight posted:My wife wants a jersey of his now. I'm very tempted to do a custom McGattis jersey in honor of both my beefy lads
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Big Mean Jerk posted:My heart wants championship gear but my brain says to order it and wait I will absolutely wait lol
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Gregerson wouldn't be bad to have at maybe half the salary and as a 7th inning guy or something Biggest needs: DH (again), left handed relief pitching, and..... lol I can't think of any other needs. Maybe a closer and make Giles the setup guy? Verlander/Keuchel/McCullers as the top three for an entire season is making me weak in the knees
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Intruder posted:Gregerson wouldn't be bad to have at maybe half the salary and as a 7th inning guy or something and freshly-remolded Charlie Morton behind them 
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Intruder posted:Gregerson wouldn't be bad to have at maybe half the salary and as a 7th inning guy or something I think lefty relief should be top priority, followed by a part-time DH. Gattis can DH when he's not catching. I'd keep Giles as a closer unless you find someone else, then yeah, make him a setup guy.
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Yeah of that list, only Gregerson and Maybin are real keep discussions, and even then only at the right price. Good place to be! I wouldn't mind it if the Astros looked to add another starting pitcher, either. Keuchel/McCullers weren't particularly trustworthy this postseason.
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