re: If you aren’t watching the ALCS

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You do know they were the "Colt 45s" for the first 3-4 years in the 60s. Jus' sayin'.

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Uh yeah. They were the Astros in the late 60s when I started following them.

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Bulletin boards don’t play when it comes to baseball. Maybe affects HBPs and hard slides, but has no affect on pitching and hitting.

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Ok...but he still needs to keep his piehole shut.

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“Red Rooster” and “Toy Cannon” played for them.
Can you tell me who those players were without using Google?

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Red Rooster - NOLA native Rusty Staub?
Toy Cannon - Jim Wynn

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Also tell me where they had spring training in 1970 and who their radio announcers were?

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Spring Training Site - Cocoa, FL Expo Stadium right off FL520?

Gene Elston (spelling) was who I listened to with the Colt 45’s. My dad worked on the Astrodome construction job as an engineer and I was fortunate enough to meet Gene when I was 14. I was in AWE because I heard him on the radio for a few years by then. Red Rooster? I was at LSU by the time he came to the Astros. Let’s just say, Astros kinda of took a a backseat from 68-72 when I was in school with exception for standings and following Rader. It was a religion for me since I played third base and was a huge fan of Brooks Robinson - who I still consider to be the best that has ever played that position. Rader of course was my favorite Astros then and I always felt good because of us being in the National League. The biggest travesty was when that idiot Richardson traded Morgan and Cedeño to the freaking Reds for nobody!

Since you brought up the Red Rooster, you’re alright in my book. That just made my day. I’m headed out in a few to the park and pull for my Stros.