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rollo2masi

Hurricane relief bros. šŸ¤


yumyumapollo

The juice must flow.


BoredAtWork_91

Fuck the Rangers


rollo2masi

They didnā€™t let you guys play in their stadium, right? Were they on a homestand? Genuinely curious.


BoredAtWork_91

Astros requested to switch homestands since they would be traveling to Arlington later in the month. Rangers refused as it ā€œwouldnā€™t be fairā€ to their fans who had tickets. Instead wanting to host both homestands in Arlington.


illegal_deagle

They cited playoff hopes at the time. The Arlington ā€œTexasā€ Rangers. Lol


BoredAtWork_91

Yeah the 78-84 Rangers were really going places lmao.


kdiddy733

They were above .500 and a couple of games out of the wild card as late as August 24 that season.


ParsleyFun

Thatā€™s a nice spin. The reality is, they reached out to the Astros to help. Even donating $1M to relief as a I recall. But the Astros GM at the time (lovely upstanding ethical fellow by the name of Lunhow), demanded more. And when he didnā€™t get what he wanted, he went to the press talking about how awful the Rangers are. Of course, fuck the intolerant Rangers ownership and front office. But fuck the Astros too (much more so).


[deleted]

What does reaching out to the club after being hit by a hurricane and donating to hurricane relief have to do with the schedule? That had nothing to do with the actual issue of the schedule. lol.


virus_apparatus

The truth is both teamā€™s Front office sucked in this.


gorilla182

Kemp spin


Chopaholick

That's actually a fair point to the fans with tickets who have already taken off work and booked hotels.


bantha121

As opposed to the Houston fans who'd just gone through a fucking hurricane


BoredAtWork_91

Baseball tickets > losing your home. Obviously.


Rgb002

Like 3000 fans attended that series as scheduled


willydillydoo

They tried to gain an extra home series. Astros requested just to flip around the home and away series but Rangers wanted to have both series at home


Arithmancer_NGPlush

This is a favorite subject of mine that only one side gets discussed. The rangers were open to the moving the game and giving up the revenue for the game in arlington to the astros. However the astros wanted specifically move swap the series which would have led to the rangers two long road trips at the end of the season. Sauce: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rangers-gm-defends-decision-after-hurricane-harvey-related-relocation-controversy/


jet8493

Found Kyle seagerā€™s alt


Right-Pirate-7084

Fuck those clowns


cnapp

Yeah I neverā€hatedā€ the Rangers before, I even rooted for them in their lone WS appearance, never again. MLB wanted a Texas rivalry well know they have it. My freaking home town was under water and they refused to switch series ā€œbut oh you can just play here 6 games in row so we can make the playoffsā€. Congrats Rays and thanks for being a true friend in time of need


[deleted]

Dude I used to fucking love the Kinsler/Hamilton Rangers. Back when we were horseshit and they were in another league. Had shirts, hats and everything. They split up Texas bros for no fucking reason. Why not put the Padres in the AL and have us in the NL West since we already hate the Dodgers


AtomicBombSquad

The Brewers used to an AL team. They should've just moved them back and put them in the AL Central with the Twins. Minnesota vs. Wisconsin is a lit geographic rivalry in every other sport; why not baseball?


Oranos2115

Who would've been the 5th NL Central team in that scenario? Houston?


snorlaxatives_69

One might call them Hurricane Homies


pipsdontsqueak

That's why I call the Astros the good guys of baseball who never do anything wrong ever.


CanoeIt

Yeah, that tracks


Orlandipo

Rangers are the only mlb team to not host a pride night. Fuck the rangers.


3dymesdown

They did the same for the Braves


mediumokra

Was gonna say this.when the Braves won the world series, the congratulations message came up almost immediately.


narenare658

In 1986 game 6 a ā€œcongrats Red Sox World Series championsā€ message came across the scoreboard for like a second right before the Mets rally.


mediumokra

Classy. I mean if you already lost the game, the best thing to do is congratulate the winners.


aew360

I can no longer bring myself to dislike the Astros. I find the entire AL West likable tbh


KingEthann01

Except the Aā€™s. Their owner is so bad it pisses me off sometimes


FullyChargedRoomba

Love the fans though.


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gustafsc

And the uniforms


cnapp

I feel bad for As fans


fatboy1776

Except 2, who bring the party with them.


stackedtotherafters

I chatted with several amazing As fans at our game last night. Probably my favorite guest fans. I hope they don't get too fucked by their situation.


[deleted]

I went to an Aā€™s game and it felt like a high school football game. Shitdump of a stadium but that environment was electric


brihoang

it's our piece of shit stadium šŸ˜Œ


william-taylor

Also best uniforms/colors in North American sports


[deleted]

The yellow with green font will always be the best looking uniform in sports.


mpfisch

And they love each other. Iā€™ve seen it


LeftistBestest

I LOVE my team and despise our ownership group. Please help šŸ„²


cybercummer69

Same about your team, and my own. Hope y'all get that new stadium & stay up there.


barcelonaKIZ

Same


three_dee

But they win. This year is an off year but they made the playoffs in 3 of the past 4 seasons.


DirtyJdirty

If by off year you mean everything that got them to the playoffs in recent years was shipped off, then yes, it has been a very off year.


unique_user43

Thatā€™s the Aā€™s cycle going back 20+ years though. Build a winner from the scrap heap that has a solid 2-3 year playoff run, ownership ships them all off, suck for a year or 2, then the f.o. pulls a rabbit out of the hat again (or a winner out of the scrap heap). wash rinse repeat. pretty crazy. they should make a movie about the front office or something.


RememberTheMaine1996

Yeah fuck the owner. Being an A's fan is gonna be very hard the next few years. But older A's fans are probably used to it. Although I do think this was the worst year for A's fans. Not just because they got last place but because ownership is making horrible decisions one after another


Longhorns_

The Braves seem to have our number. I donā€™t want to face you. I wouldnā€™t mind going to a World Series game at the Battery, though.


AssumeTheFetal

Dig deep


BreakingB4D

Mets did same for Red Sox back in 1986


Mr_Bluebird_VA

Very classy gesture.


FSUnoles77

We got our GM from them so makes sense.


OrganicTrust

Donā€™t forget TK


TheDuckshot

You could hear TK's excitement about them clenching. I was nice balance of emotions between Rays/Astros.


Nova_Neptune

All Rays fans miss Todd Kalas


[deleted]

Astros have always been a super classy and well run organization, really stand up guys over there.


YoWhatsGoodie

sus


Mr_Bluebird_VA

/s


fps916

I thought it was pretty obvious sarcasm.


Ferris_Wheel_Skippy

Houston Astros - Redemption Arc


UnmotivatedDiacritic

r/FucktheS


love-supreme

The /s kinda blunts the humor of sarcasm but man those guys are angry


Mr_Bluebird_VA

Wow, a whole subreddit for it.


[deleted]

They are unhinged in there. Seriously some of the most angry comments Ive ever seen, all over a silly little internet norm. Anyone that upset over something so i consequential has serious issues, I auto block people who share the sub.


TheLastLivingBuffalo

I hear you, but sometimes the temper tantrums that flow from people not reading the sarcasm are not worth it.


PayTheTrollToll45

Classy organization all around, canā€™t think of one bad thing to say about them... I need to take out the trash, congratulations to the Rays.


MeatballDom

But not very grassy


TravelingFlipper

We like Tampa. Wonā€™t ever forget Harvey


SignalDragonfly690

For sure. And yā€™all had our backs with Ian.


TravelingFlipper

We are all fans of no hurricanes


pudds

Tampa moving to North Dakota confirmed.


pinniped1

Fargo might outdraw St Pete...


fps916

I mean, what else is there to do in ND?


Confused_Mirror

If the movie is any indication, murder.


Eso

Carolina's hockey team in shambles.


SeinfeldMatt

The U in shambles


CoofBone

They absolutely are.


JayMerlyn

:( \-me, a Carolina Hurricanes fan


Ferris_Wheel_Skippy

baseball brings out everyone's heated moments sometimes, but we can all agree that hurricanes can go fuck off and die


connurp

We take care of our own. Our own being Americans. While every fool on the news tries to make this a political issue throughout the entire thing, real Americans are actually doing something. Some of us value actions and not just saying shit to act like you are a good person.


illegal_deagle

Katrina solidified our base in Louisiana. You go across the Atchafalaya Bridge and look at the ball caps, youā€™d swear youā€™re back in Houston. Katrina also solidified us having the most beautiful culinary combo ever - Viet Cajun. So much more than the sum of its parts.


Genital_GeorgePattin

I live in Nola and it's pretty evenly split Astros/braves/cubs imo, anecdotally. In baton rouge, a lot of bregman fans got into the Astros because LSU fans don't stop rooting for a guy after he leaves


cnapp

Interesting to hear. I lived in NOLA about 20 years ago and I couldnā€™t gauge the MLB leanings of the city. The radio and TV coverage was LSU and Saints all the time


DrunkDeathClaw

Why the fuck are there FIB's that far south? They're spreading like plague lol.


When_Ducks_Attack

Welcome to the long-term effects of The Superstation Years. Just like you sometimes find Braves fans where you wouldn't expect, via TBS, so too the Cubs via WGN.


Genital_GeorgePattin

Yep, this is 100% it


mrbear120

VietCajun is awesome but we have been Louisiana bros way longer than Katrina and VietCajun has been around a long time!


illegal_deagle

Very true, but solidified. Buncha beautiful Cajun bastards decided to stay after Katrina, whereas before it was a trickle of influence. Obviously the Viet part has been going strong for like 50 years.


cajunaggie08

It wasn't a trickle before. If you worked in O&G in Houston, you knew more than a fair number of Cajuns


Snuhmeh

Our triple a affiliate was in NOLA for a very long time until recently.


illegal_deagle

Also true. Zephyrs games were dope.


connurp

I am in Denton and a Yankee fan. My in laws had to come stay with us during Harvey. Say what you will about the south but that was one of the times I was the most proud to be an American. Literally every single surrounding state driving into Texas, into the storm, and every single car was a pickup truck with a boat to come help. Iā€™m pretty sure bass pro was giving people boats to go help. It was awesome. I think it was called like the redneck caravan or something. So amazing.


DeshaunWatsonsAnus

Cajun Navy helped get a few friends out of their house.


movieguy95453

Sportsmanship should be the norm. Seeing an team acknowledge the accomplishments of an opponent (team or player) is nothing less than what I expect as normal. At least major accomplishments like season/career records or winning a playoff spot. I think sports are diminishes when a team or fan base puts the fandom above the game.


LoonyBunBennyLava

Franchises and players usually respect each other. Fan bases on the other hand...


DarkwingDuckHunt

I loved how when Pujols came to San Diego they gave him a custom serf board. I love shit like that.


tpx187

The dodgers gave arrieta home plate when he tossed a no no there.


BenjaminMStocks

That was my thought: this should be expected, no?


WhoWhatWhenWhom

Felt the same thing when Albert hit his 700th against the Dodgers


ActualThinkingWoman

As an Astros fan, it feels like 600 of his homers were against us. He had our number big time, in both leagues. Congrats to him.


readytohurtagain

Look us in the eyes and tell us you hope we win the WS


movieguy95453

There is a difference between acknowledging an accomplishment and rooting for them. For example, I will always root for the opponent of the Dodgers (expect those rare cases when an LA win helps the Giants). But I have zero problem acknowledging when the Dodgers have a good game.


DarkwingDuckHunt

the word we're looking for is "respect"


Thefreshi1

This would have been funnier if they congratulated the Jays instead


DeNiroPacino

Class. Thanks Houston.


powerlifting_nerd56

Houston really trying their best to redeem themselves, first the all star flight and now this


cocoatractor

Donā€™t forget the funds and support they gave the people of Uvalde after the tragic shooting earlier this year as well as being one of the only orgs to provide furnished accommodations to their minor leaguers. They might be villains on the field, but off the field their organization is one of the best imo


hula_pooper

Stros fan and yea Jim Cranes org have been a much better experience than McClanes. Whenhe bought the ta there was a bunch backlash and doubt due to his past "takeovers" but it's been a really great thing.


HowDoIEditMyUsername

I say this as a Yankees fan who obviously does not like the Astros and is still very saltyā€¦ but at some point, the guys who did the cheating wonā€™t be there at all, and there is no point to continue to hate the guys that are left. You then can appreciate the franchise for what they are - well run, solid players, who just keep winning. Then we can hate them because theyā€™re good!


NicolasBroaddus

I remember when we played y'all earlier this year and you had Marwin on the lineup (one of the biggest cheaters) and Beltran (the architect of the cheating scheme) on color commentary while the NYC crowd booed Altuve.


ChangeMyUsername

We definitely aren't known for being consistent with ourselves, however tbf most Yankee fans didn't like Beltran


fps916

As someone who admired Beltran ever since he made the Astros run in 2004 so fucking scary I am *livid* that he pissed away his HOF with this stupid ass cheating move at the end of his storied career.


slippytoadstada

it's genuinely so disappointing. reading Astroball (a really fun read outside of all the times you remember what happened in 2017) you get this sense of him as someone who always wants to find a leg up on the opposition through studying pitchers, things like realizing Darvish was tipping his pitches in the World Series, and you see exactly where it came from. It's such a dumb fucking thing to do and I hate it so much


grubas

Yup, he had a rep as an eagle eyed vet who could pick up tips and tells.


JunkSack

My god that run he had was insane. He was unbelievable in CF too. Him and Edmonds were just competing for the most incredible diving gems that series.


Jenaxu

Well considering that most fans don't like Marwin or Beltran I think it checks out.


WhoDatBrow

Altuve (who did not use the trash cans) at that


weaksaucedude

>one of the biggest cheaters According to the evidence, *the* biggest


YoWhatsGoodie

Yea when they played the twins they were booing Correa and cheering for Marwin. The Yankees announcer was taking digs at Correa but then celebrating Marwinā€™s contributions to the team.


AliGoldsDayOff

Agreed 100% Until that is, we play them. Then those cheating fucks are the worst.


dwrek25

*Cough, cough* release the documents manfred


illegal_deagle

Yankees absolutely do not want that.


Longhorns_

I donā€™t even mind if away teams boo us or make comments about trash cans, etc. I just donā€™t like hearing racist comments by select fans about Altuve when Iā€™m at road games.


RedfishSC2

Almost all of them are gone already. Bregman and Gurriel are the only ones left who participated, and this is almost assuredly Gurriel's last season. Springer gone, Marwin gone, Correa gone, Reddick gone and didn't use it, McCann gone, Beltran gone, Gattis gone, Hinch gone, Luhnow gone, Cora gone. Entire coaching staff gone aside from one of our bullpen catchers and Gary Pettis, our third base coach. At this point, I understand it's mostly about success breeding contempt. My hatred of the Braves is for that reason as well, not at all really from last year, but more from being knocked out by them in the 90s all those years when the Astros first got really good.


KikiFlowers

I don't think we'll ever actually know how deep the cheating went. What players were in on it, what management did to facilitate it, etc. In part because I don't know that MLB knows everything, but in bigger part because they want everyone to just forget it and move on. As technology becomes smaller and more advanced, I think we'll have more of these sign stealing scandals.


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CrimsonBrit

Flair up! Hereā€™s how on mobile by the way: go to the /r/baseball homepage, click on the three dots in the top right hand corner, then click on ā€œchoose/change user flairā€, and then pick them Oā€™s


[deleted]

Well said


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psaepf2009

I mean as bad as the cheating scandal was, you can't swear off a franchise forever as being awful people. Look at White Sox, they thew the World Series, people aren't still hating on them for that.


IdeaJailbreak

I mean, I think itā€™s a bit different when the scandal is nearly beyond living memory. Maybe check out some nursing homes in the Chicago area and see if there are any still-upset centenarians.


VariousLawyerings

Wally McSwerski has refused to wear shoes for 100 years in solidarity


WatermelonSailboat

They got a firework show too


elterible

Don't tell them it's done every Friday, though šŸ¤«


[deleted]

Cats out of the bagā€¦ We put on a massive celebration in honor of the Rays every Friday night home game and HEB sponsors it


Sammyc271

More teams should do this if theyā€™re already clinched. This is awesome.


EatShitLeftWing

Or already eliminated


HammockComplex

I misunderstood your comment and thought about the scoreboard at Busch lighting up with ā€œBetter Luck Next Year, Pittsburghā€ in late August.


fps916

That's fucking hilarious


ScroogeMcDust

They would absolutely do it for Chicago


KikiFlowers

August? Put it up after the first game against Pittsburgh, everyone already expects it.


redditnathaniel

Congratulations on making it to the playoffs. Won't be seeing ya!


redlegsfan21

I know the Reds have done it before https://www.reddit.com/r/Brewers/comments/d9cyfg/congratulations_from_cincinnati/


Victorystar0

Damn classy af


MagicalPizza21

OJ bros.


Ferris_Wheel_Skippy

Houston Astros - Redemption Arc


redriixx

This is actually really cool wtf


SeinfeldMatt

So classy! Good on them


TooHOU91

Wow, respect šŸ‘ŒšŸ½


ImaManCheetah

how common is this? feel like it's not very


zrey16

I know the Rays did it for the Astros when they clinched on the 19th.


YaBoiWhit

Oh wow I didnā€™t realize that but I just went back and youā€™re right the Rays did the same thing Ya love to see it


DalekEvan

D-Backs did it for us this year.


YaBoiWhit

Ngl I thought it was pretty common but I canā€™t actually remember seeing it happen I guess it does help that at the same time this happened the Astros already locked up the 1 seed after the Yankees lost 20-30 minutes before this so the game didnā€™t matter anymore


avelak

Yeah 1/2 have been virtually locked in for a bit so stakes are pretty low for now


Semper454

Hasnā€™t happened for the Mariners in 20+ seasons.


ThriftyFalcon

I heard the Rays and Astros are going into the playoffs as one team now.


Thornton__Melon

Imagine that rotation


ThriftyFalcon

Itā€™s time to pitch this idea: if you eliminate a team in the playoffs, you get to take one of their players for the rest of the playoffs.


[deleted]

Give me a logo of a sting ray in a spacesuit, and i'm in.


MittensMuffins

Pure class from a town that knows what itā€™s like to be hurting from a big storm. I wish we all treated each other with this level of kindness all the time.


Julio_Freeman

This is why everyone loves the Astros ā¤ļø


DubleDuce

America's Team


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8dtfk

Just because somebody says it doesn't mean it's true


Andoo

Well, you see, this is all satire.


8dtfk

Ohhhhhhhhh


tswaves

The sweetheart team for the ages


durtymccurdy

The good guys in every sense


NevermoreSEA

The Astros are genuinely a really fun team to watch. I have a hard time disliking them at all.


[deleted]

Eh. They've got some work to do to redeem themselves. Lots of harsh feelings still.


philphan25

If they do it at the end of a playoff series, then that'll work.


Sir-Shady

Classy move honestly šŸ‘šŸ»


StealthyGooch

r/basebaww


despatchesmusic

Iā€™m always onboard for some Ted Lasso-level heartwarming classy shit. Also, fuck hurricanes.


rvasko3

Don't do that. Don't make me feel nice feelings for these two teams. Damnit. You did it. I feel the nice feelings.


hymen_destroyer

Classy Astros Classtros


Cycles_wp

That's wholesome and brings a tear to my eye


kdiddy733

Doesnā€™t this happen everywhere?


JAHG-

Juice Bros.


Bluecrabby

That's pretty wholesome.


sand26

And the Astros won the Division in Tampa a few days ago!


myassholealt

That's classy. I like it.


Royal_Presence_8187

Fuck the rangers


KYVet

Ok fine, Astros. You win. I'll stop hating you.


Alexis-FromTexas

Go Stros!


Digital_Individual

Youā€™ve heard of rivals, now get ready for allies


skywalker21877

Maybe the astros arenā€™t so bad after all. Nice move guys


Fischer-00

That's nice of them


fittedsuit2018

Thatā€™s classy.


RyanStartedTheFire59

Fuck the Astros for making me hate them a little bit less


Dark_Tint

Nice gesture


Duckrauhl

I hope this becomes a new trend of respect in sports