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All things sports and Houston nostalgia at @HoustonChron . Alief representer. matt.young @houstonchronicle .com
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I was created in an
#Alief
lab specifically to write this story. Fame City, the Starlight, Auchan, Pancho's, the Alief batting cages. Man. So many more. via
@houstonchron
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Classic Mike Vrabel: “I don’t even know who you are. Who the f-ck is that dickwad?”
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Whoa Jermall Charlo just entered with Z-Ro rapping Mo City Freestyle while most of the crowd rapped word-for-word. That was the most Houston thing I’ve seen.
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Stephen Jackson said a lot about Harden, but the dagger: "What a real one would do is go play for that Black coach and make him look good and build with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins - some real ones. But, obviously, you want to go chase rappers around."
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Carlos Correa is gone, but Jose Altuve still hugs his shortstop after a win. (Photo by
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Z-Ro - The Mo City Don - did indeed do Mo City Freestyle before the Rockets-Warriors game tonight.
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Here’s the play that won North Shore the Class 6A Division 1 state championship.
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Here’s the guy who got Yordan Alvarez’s home run ball. Story coming.
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Check out Nathan Eovaldi’s teammates there to pick him up as he leaves the field after giving up the walkoff.
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When asked how competitive he expects the Astros-Red Sox series to be this weekend, Alex Bregman gives us JamesHarden.gif.
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He thought this guy had 750,000 fraudlent ballots in his truck, so he rammed into the back of the truck, pulled the man out of the truck at gupoint and put him on the ground with his knee on his back. (story by
@jaspscherer
and
@zachdespart
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One major difference between the Astros and Rangers? Pregame at Globe Life Field is almost entirely Texas Country over the stadium speakers. Right now at Minute Maid Park: Big Moe's "Purple Stuff."
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Tough to imagine the feeling of winning a Texas state title with your dad. Longview’s Haynes King is overcome with emotion.
#TXHSFB
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The Bengals have won as many playoff games this month as the Dallas Cowboys have won in the past 25 years.
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“Big Papi” David Ortiz with the 🔥 Earl Campbell Oilers throwback.
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Here’s Troy Caldwell. He was the fan who was ruled to have interfered with the Astros potential home run ball. “I’m going to need security to escort me out of here if the Astros don’t come back to win this.”
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Missed this photo from Game 6. Sheryl Swoopes walking over to the Rangers dugout to say hello to fellow Texas Tech legend Josh Jung. (photo by
@TherealAlexBDH
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Final play of what has to be the best high school football state championship game ever. Manvel loses to Highland Park 53-49.
#txhsfb
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De’Aaron Fox is from Houston. We don’t raise punks around here. He didn’t throw it down but he gets points for daring to try it.
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How every Astros homer will have to be celebrated the rest of the season without Tony Kemp.
When you hit a home run but Tony Kemp isn’t waiting for you with your hug.
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Mark Aguirre was the guy who ordered the arrest of 273 people in a Kmart parking lot in 2002 in what was supposed to be a crackdown on street racing. He was fired as several arrestees sued the city, saying they were just customers at the time of the raid.
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When you hit a home run but Tony Kemp isn’t waiting for you with your hug.
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The Suge Knight tribute. My word. “Come to Death Valley!”
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Draymond Green says about Bill Simmons what I said a couple weeks ago. "F--- Jalen Green" sounds like a really personal thing to say when you're allowed to vote on NBA postseason awards. via
@chron
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Slim Thug and Paul Wall just did Still Tippin before Game 7 at Toyota Center. Rockets by 30.
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Brad Jordan, aka Scarface of the Geto Boys, says he had 103 fever, felt like an elephant was sitting on his chest and thought he was going to die. He has now tested positive for coronavirus. via
@houstonchron
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Astros fans who have gathered behind the Astros dugout, are mocking Yankees fans chanting “We want Houston!”
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Kevin Sumlin tweets eyeball emojis after the Aggies’ loss, Texas A&M recruiting analyst threatens Sumlin’s career. (Screenshot edited by me, because it’s the Lord’s day).
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George Springer, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa – the Astros' key cogs on the 2017 team – have combined to go 11-for-18 (.611) with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs in Game 1 against Oakland.
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Steven Souza Jr. - who has played for the Nationals, Rays, Diamondbacks, Cubs and Dodgers, and is currently in the Mariners system - says more than half the teams in baseball were cheating like the Astros in 2017. via
@chron
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Justin Verlander throwing on the field this afternoon at Yankee Stadium on the first day of his return to the Astros.
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Andre Ware on Texans radio as the Texans boot a 53-yard field goal to beat the Titans, who tried to rub salt in the city’s wounds by wearing Oilers uniforms: “YEAH! GET OUT OF HERE! PUT THOSE UNIFORMS BACK IN THE TRUNK!”
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I don't want to clutch my pearls here, but what Bill Simmons said about Jalen Green seems to cross the line, especially when you're given a postseason awards vote by the NBA. via
@chron
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Everyone knows Purdue's Carsen Edwards now, but here he was as a freshman on the Atascocita High School varsity team back in 2013. Another example of why you should drive to these high school gyms all over Houston. So much talent.
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Tank Dell left the Texans locker room with Clayton Tune’s Cardinals jersey. He swapped jerseys with his former UH quarterback after the game. The Cardinals drafted Tune in the fifth round.
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Also onboard the helicopter with Kobe Bryant was John Altobelli, who played baseball at the University of Houston in the 1980s and was a college baseball coach in Southern California. via
@houstonchron
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OMG, you guys. Ted Williams was wearing a buzzer, too.
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After years of talking about an entertainment district near Minute Maid Park, the Astros are closer to taking action. It will include a big screen outside the ballpark so fans can watch the game from the street. (by
@marissaluck7
)
via
@houstonchron
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Kyle Korver on what he calls a dangerous form of racism: 'The person who does and says all the 'right' things in public ... But in private? Well, they sort of wish that everyone would stop making everything 'about race' all the time." via
@playerstribune
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Bill O’Brien at home seeing the roof open and Keke Coutee making plays.
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Dusty Baker was asked if he talked to Hunter Brown at all about making his first start at Yankee Stadium today: "No, this kid is from Detroit. I don’t know no punks out of Detroit. I ain’t lying. All the dudes I’ve played with out of Detroit are some cool, borderline gangsters."
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Marwin Gonzalez owns possibly the biggest hit in franchise history, and definitely one of the coolest moments when he crossed home plate. via
@houstonchron
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Aldine High School's Jayden Payne dove in the Imelda floodwaters to save a woman and her child: "I had to make sure two of God's children didn't die at an early age," Payne said. (story by
@ChronColeman
) via
@houstonchron
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Find you somebody that looks at you the way Rich Dauer looks at Jose Altuve. (photo by
@coomerchron
)
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Still laughing that John Smoltz thought I was this guy’s security. He would’ve been in rough shape.
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Attendance tonight for Rays-Astros, aka Team with the Best Record in Baseball vs. Defending World Series Champs:
9,916 (or about 700 fewer than last night)
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A.J. Hinch says he doesn’t like any lag time between or during playoff series. On the Yankees being rested, Hinch says: “I’ll play em tomorrow if they want to play.”
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Texans' Bill O'Brien: "Yeah, I’ll take a knee — I’m all for it ... They’re not taking a knee because they’re against our flag. They’re taking a knee because they haven’t been treated equally in this country for over 400 years." (Story:
@McClain_on_NFL
) )
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Fox’s digital fans gotta go. Just a ton of dudes alternating resting their chin in their hand and then 2-second delayed reactions.
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I'm going to be straight with you, Astros fans: This is just a slideshow of Tony Kemp hugging people. It's going to make you cry. via
@houstonchron
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People are going to hate this a lot. Here's the cheating history of every team in Major League Baseball. Did you know: The 1951 World Series champion Giants used a telescope and buzzer to illegally steal signs? Lot more examples here: via
@houstonchron
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Alex Bregman: “Does Floyd Mayweather fight the first fight of the night or is he the main event? I mean, does Tiger Woods tee off at 8 a.m.? It’s about time the ShowStros play on prime time television.”
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A chuckling Evan Gattis had some fun when asked about everyone hammering the Astros for sign-stealing: "Houston marched through fuckin' Boston, New York, and L.A. and came back with a fuckin' trophy. So, I think people were a little pissed.” via
@chron
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For anyone saying that Devin Booker non-foul was the worst call they’ve seen, Rockets fans present you Kevin Durant.
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Props to those fans for getting out of the way and giving Springer a shot at it.
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Travis Scott walking out of the Astros’ clubhouse area: “Y’all don’t have to worry about anything. Those boys are on fire.”
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The Astros’ George Springer and Michael Brantley changed a flat tire for a stranded motorist last week and they appear to have turned it into a new celebration.
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Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is in town for Game 3 of Rockets-Warriors.
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Interesting to hear Demarcus Cousins speak about the James Harden drama. Here's a moment between the wo caught by
@mrkmully
when the Rockets came on the court at the end of halftime last night.
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Amen Thompson made his first Houston misstep, saying he wishes he could celebrate with a burger from In-N-Out. Someone take him to Whataburger as soon as he lands.
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Imagine you’re a Class 2A defensive back and you’re expected to tackle Shiner’s 260-pound fullback Doug Brooks. Hard pass.
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Texas blew a 3-1 lead to coronavirus.
#BREAKING
: Gov. Greg Abbott is shutting down all bars in Texas immediately and reducing occupancy at restaurants.
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This Astros fans promised he'd buy beers for his entire section if George Springer hit a home run in the fifth inning today. Springer homered, and this guy paid up immediately. via
@houstonchron
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Texans and Rockets fans when Jeff Luhnow said he's open to new opportunities, including even in the NFL and NBA.
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Jose Altuve is still wearing his Justin Verlander shirt during batting practice.
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Kate Upton is back in the suite again tonight, and this time she's wearing some sweet Astros gear.
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Twenty-nine Major League Baseball teams now need to put up a Myles Straw statue. via
@chron
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Current Astros who were on the 2017 championship team (Springer, Bregman, Gurriel, Correa, Reddick) are 7-for-19 (.368) with 7 RBIs against the Dodgers tonight.
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Rangers play-by-play announcer Dave Raymond after Chas McCormick’s homer gave the Astros a 12-3 lead: “What in the Wide World of Sports has gone on in this series? This has been a drubbing of the highest order.”
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It sounds like Fenway Park could really use a mascot holding a sign telling the fans to make some noise right about now.
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Our
@coomerchron
caught this precious moment of Jose Altuve with his daughter shortly after hitting a walk-off homer that sent the Astros to the World Series.
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Astros owner Jim Crane stopped by President Donald Trump's box to say hello to the President and First Lady during Game 5 of the
#WorldSeries
. (photo by
@godovasquez
)
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Patrick Beverley cusses the Clippers in public: $30,000 fine.
Bill Simmons cusses Jalen Green: Thanks for your NBA Awards vote, Bill!
The NBA has fined Patrick Beverley $30K for “inappropriate statements during a media interview and on social media.”
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Tributes are pouring in for Astros superfan Valentin Jalomo, who was well-known for his mustache and his never-ending presence in left-center field.
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Going to have to go back and double-check the Astros roster.
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There's a tweet going around saying Houston has the most players in the NFL with 24. That's a severe undercount. If you include players from Fort Bend ISD, Katy ISD and Conroe ISD, there actually are 54 Houston-area players on current active NFL rosters.
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Cowboys and Titans both gone one-and-done in the playoffs. Go crazy, Houston.
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The Astros’ tribute video for Christian Vázquez as he brings his son Diego to home plate to get his World Series ring from Dusty Baker.
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Zack Greinke and his family were in the crowd for that marathon Astros-Mariners game. According to his wife Emily, no one recognized the former Cy Young Award winner in his customary dad get-up that includes a fishing hat. via
@houstonchron
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Apparently, Mike Bibby just goes to the bench press rack and thinks about the 2002 Western Conference Finals every day.
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James Harden says he hasn’t been in touch with Carmelo Anthony but says he’d be a great acquisition for the Rockets. “He’s a proven vet. He wants to win at this point.”
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This is from two different mound visits in the ninth inning last night. Look at how happy Cionel Perez is during these chats during his major league debut.
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JJ Watt with the salute to the Astros’ Alex Bregman after a sack today.
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After tonight's win, Jeff Luhnow heaped a lot of praise on rookie Jose Urquidy. Called his changeup to strike out Aaron Judge in the fouth inning “maybe the best pitch of the entire night.”
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Manuel Ramos was watching the
#WorldSeries
at his brother's place at 500 Crawford when they saw Jorge Soler's home run ball bang off an awning and come to rest on the sidewalk outside Minute Maid Park. Now, the ball is the hit of their party. ) via
@chron
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Lance McCullers met Penny Boyle - the little girl who said she was going to marry McCullers.
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Justin Verlander ejected with his back turned to the umpire.
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Alabama fans realizing their Lakers are barely .500 and their Yankees are locked out.
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Utah crowd reaction shots directly into my veins, please.
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Astros prospect Forrest Whitley pitched a hitless eighth inning. He pitched around an error and a walk. Got two strikeouts. Hit 97 mph on the stadium gun.
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Dusty Baker on Jose Altuve being hit in the hand: “You don’t like it, but we don’t have any word yet. So, you’re always trying not to think the worst.”
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Joe Kelly lined up with the White Sox reserves as the Astros are introduced with a World Champions banner covering the infield.
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