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re: Astros Considering new name, colors, jersey

Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:16 pm to
Posted by Atari
Texas
Member since Dec 2009
3720 posts
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:16 pm to
I don't care. The Astros as an organization died the minute they accepted switching to the AL. Gone are all of the old rivalries, might as well take the identity too.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
59171 posts
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:32 pm to
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The Astros as an organization died the minute they accepted switching to the AL.


This
Posted by Obi-Wan Tiger
Fulshear TX
Member since Jan 2004
6970 posts
Posted on 1/23/12 at 9:11 pm to
quote:

The Astros as an organization died the minute they accepted switching to the AL


I hate the move, but there was nothing they could do. Everything I read had it as a condition of the sale. Didn't matter whether it was Crane or not.

I still don't understand why they couldn't have moved the Dbacks, who I believe were willing to make the switch, and then moved the Astros to the NL West.

I don't think the name will change. I just think it's a matter of the owner being completely open to change if there are good enough reasons. I think there would be considerable resistance to changing the name. On the bright side, you can finally bring food and water into the stadium.
Posted by GynoSandberg
Member since Jan 2006
72103 posts
Posted on 1/23/12 at 9:16 pm to
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Gone are all of the old rivalries



Posted by Unbiased Bama Fan
Member since Dec 2011
2950 posts
Posted on 1/24/12 at 6:34 pm to
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I don't care. The Astros as an organization died the minute they accepted switching to the AL. Gone are all of the old rivalries, might as well take the identity too.


I Still don't understand why baseball didn't just move the Brewers to the AL Central and the Royals to the AL West. The Brewers were an AL team for almost 30 years and have a lot more history there than they do in the NL.
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