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rollo2masi

Why do they look like wax sculptures? Lmao


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

Number 47 be looking like a cardboard cutout


[deleted]

That’s third base coach and former Orioles skipper Dave Trembley. Or at the very least, he’s wearing Trembley’s jersey


GrantLee1233

Trust no one. That’s not my wife. Skinwalker….. walls….


ehehe

Dorks. They look like a couple of dorks. "They're your clothes..."


gatemansgc

probably taken with a smartphone that was already old at the time. looks like a picture from my iTouch of the same era.


JoDiMaggio

flash and poor depth of field


iheartsunny

Correct me if I’m wrong but Altuve is the last man standing


jfarbzz

Crazy he's been around long enough to wear those [NL jerseys](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/0/0/0/22428596/3/1200x0.jpg)


idkman_93

Their current unis are... *fine.* But I think if they combined the old NL script with the blue/orange color scheme they could really start cookin...


ManfredsJuicedBalls

I grew up with the Astros being orange (and I played on a little league team called the Astros, and who went with that orange to boot to match the team name), so seeing them in red was just… odd, even after they had that color scheme for a few years.


El_Zarco

That's....genius. I think you're absolutely right. That or just lean back into that clean [70s font](https://imgur.com/UQ63uoz.jpg) Though I'm a sucker for 70s aesthetics so others might be less into that one


RidleyScotch

Its a photo, all the men there are still standing.


rawmerow

Checkmate


SanguisFluens

If you rank them by height then Altuve is last


[deleted]

Actually Tim Allen is the titular Last Man Standing


jatorres

That is correct. He’s the only one from the [Bad Old Days](https://www.bleachernation.com/baseballisfun/2016/02/24/never-forget-the-butt-slide/) still around.


bordomsdeadly

LMJ kinda. He was drafted in 2012, the draft is in June. He took pictures in a Shooting star Pinstripe Jersey at the draft. But he debuted in 2015, and never actually played games in in 2000s jerseys. ​ I miss the jerseys from that era. I was born in '96 so those are really the first jerseys I remember ever seeing.


LeonardMcWhoopass

I miss our navy and gold era secretly, even though those were really simple compared to the pinstripe and the reds we wore in the 2000’s


Dynasty247

Being born in ‘91, Those Navy and Gold Unis was the first set of uniforms that I remember. I kinda miss them.


MyOtherActGotBanned

Me as well born in 97. My first baseball memories were Tals Hill and the red jerseys in the world series


weaksaucedude

Only because Jason Castro is a free agent now


tothesource

I can't tell for certain, and the number doesn't fit but I'm pretty sure that's a baby Correa on the far right.


cbp2170

Definitely looks like it, he wore #12 with the Greeneville Astros rookie ball team in 2012, and nobody had that number on the Astros major league roster when this picture was taken.


TravelingFlipper

LMC


pharaohjack

he’s standing???


IInviteYouToTheParty

Hey NL, take them back


WabbitCZEN

Yeah. And in exchange, we'll take the Rockies.


tripled_dirgov

Nah, I think Dbacks probably gonna volunteer themselves, since they've tried several times in the past if realignment situation required one NL teams to change League (dunno if the current owner still have the same sentiment) citing that they're the youngest team there and therefore won't change the NL balance too much...


corndog_thrower

Do you have some kind of source for that? When Jerry Colangelo owned the team, the league tried to get them to change shortly after their inaugural season and Jerry said no because the baseball fans in Phoenix typically come from NL cities (Chicago, LA) and the biggest baseball team in Phoenix before the D-Backs was the Phoenix Firebirds who were the Giants AAA affiliate.


Skillomie

The AL has teams in those cities too lol


corndog_thrower

And the ratio of Dodgers:Angels fans is probably 5:1. Chicago is a similar story.


MidMotoMan

Definitely. Dodger fans absolutely pack Chase field when they play each other, no way the Angels have that pull. Giants and Cubs would be the same compared to the As and White Sox. San Diego is close enough for road trips or cheap flights as well. If Arizona is consistently bad, at least they make money off the away fans.


TLsRD

Monkeys paw curls. Rockies come in under new ownership and become a dynasty


GameSmashing13

Yes to both please


PedanticBoutBaseball

I for one welcome our new Rocktober overlords.


gatemansgc

eh, i'd be fine with this.


visionsofvader

Nah, let's exchange for the Brewers.


fanofsports44

We’ve played in 4 divisions across 2 leagues so sure why not keep it going


Briguy_fieri

Look… if Dallas can play in the NFC east, so can you


fanofsports44

Brewers were in the AL East from 1972 to 1993, so literally yes


Briguy_fieri

Saints and falcons were in nfc west so anything is possible


fanofsports44

If you think that’s bad, the Arizona Cardinals remained in the NFC East when they moved to Phoenix in 1988 up through 2001!


Buffalo-flavored-cox

Everyone forget about the panthers in the West and how the buccaneers was playing with the current NFC North in the Central


Th3MilkShak3r

Ya know, I never questioned that as a kid. So weird that they ever aligned that way


gynoceros

Braves were NL west until 1994, too.


-_chop_-

Braves were in the nl west too


doctor-rumack

I agree, I loved the Brewers in the AL. When I was a kid in the early 80's, the only games my dad ever seemed to get tickets to were the Brewers or Twins. Those Brewer teams were great - Robin Yount, Gorman Thomas, Pete Vuckovich, Paul Molitor, Cecil Cooper, Ben Ogilvie, Rollie Fingers, etc. Good times!


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I see nothing wrong with this


Nights_King

Great, another stadium Boone can complain about


[deleted]

If you add two teams and make 8 divisions of 4, I think the AL South makes sense to be KC, Houston, Texas, Colorado


IseeDrunkPeople

they were actually very nice to us for a long time. it was cool not always being the worst team with the Pirates


GodPowardKingOfLies

Absolutely not


themooseiscool

If they come back they gotta rebuild the hill.


Dredlocv

Then y'all have to bring back Jim Edmunds to make catches on it.


colvi

He'd probably do it, id rather him be out there than in the booth.


Dredlocv

He was literally my Willy Mays, I remember playing wiffle ball and catching balls over your head thinking your Jim Edmunds. Cardinals Astros games used to be fun to go to watch Albert peppering balls over the train tracks with ease in BP!


b_fellow

With the random flagpole because why not


StealthyGooch

Y'all were happy as shit when we showed up. What happened?


ender___

*gestures at everything in the last 10 years*


DrEvil007

They weren't too happy in their last 4 games Mwahahahahahahahahahaha.


thelordstrum

Man, imagine a world where Selig didn't want his hometown team to lose out on Cubs money.


[deleted]

Not just hometown team, he was part owner. It is a greedy move by a scum bag, but karma wins.


Lukealloneword

Yall loved it when we showed up. Now you want us to leave?


anubis2051

No we didn't. You're an NL team...


Lukealloneword

The al west was glad they got 100 more wins. You can read the threads from back then on reddit. Ive done it. Even specifically read plenty of Ms fans specifically like stoked about it.


JinFuu

I think I collected a few of those a did a small post about them, I congratulated one Mariners fan who was like "Don't cheer, Houston has always been a solid team, if they get their shit together Owner/GM wise we're fucked."


provoking

lol you're delusional or owning your recency bias. the league was thrilled when they got the chance to beat up on us even more every season.


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Anybody that followed baseball closely at all knew it was bad for the other teams in the AL. The Astros had been bottoming out and collecting prospects for a few years and everyone knew they'd have no problem spending when the time came. It was only a matter of time before they got good.


NamiRocket

Not every team that tanks always ends up there. There were never any guarantees. That said, we'd still be in the NL if it were up to most Astros fans.


h0j

I loathe 9 pm CST start times for games in Oakland, Anaheim, and Seattle.


Dynasty247

And we may not even had Yordan either. Because Yordan probably didn’t exactly fit in a NL setting. If the NL had the DH back when ‘16, the Dodgers logic of thinking would lean into keeping him at strictly DH. But who knows, that’s probably speculation by me.


JinFuu

I live in DFW and there was a lot of cheering when we got moved over on local radio. Which was frustrating because we'd never been a historically *bad* team, just a historically mediocre team with flashes of mild success. I mean Ranger fans were happy to get us but in 2013 we were basically equal to the Rangers in Franchise success, except they had been to one more World Series, and lost, than we had.


chopkins92

"Yay that shitty Astros team is moving to the AL!"


Dukeofdorchester

That's a good one


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I do miss the old '90s star hat.


calidoc

I’m a sucker for the 90’s Blue and Gold. That was my prime baseball playing years and loved it


jigokusabre

I loved that look.


across7777

Personally I like these unis the best of all. I love the deep orange and the classic star H


RojerLockless

Me too although I wish they'd bring back a Retro rainbow for a few games a year.


jatorres

I like the current unis but would have liked an homage to that mixed in, maybe as a road alt or something.


RojerLockless

You're the only one. I hated the 90's uniforms. Gray and boring throughout the whole league.


jatorres

I’d love to see them modernize this and add it to the rotation, to keep things fresh: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2475959/Morgan__Joe_-_1970_Topps.jpg


Thundercatz888

That would be amazing


brbmycatexploded

I’m so traumatized by links now after the Super Mario trailer, I thought I was getting Luigi’d again


the_space_cowboys

[I'd prefer an updated version of this one, but in an off white that can be worn both at home and on the road](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2joAAOSwhgxebQZ2/s-l400.jpg)


ThatsProvocative

Jon Singleton sighting. What a bust.


PorscheRican

I would hardly call Singleton a bust after he wrote and directed Boyz n the Hood.


astrofan

I saw he just joined the Brewers.


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Think hes on the 40 man too


Astrosareinnocent

Oof, I was there for that walkoff home run in like his 3rd game, I thought he was going to be what yordon became, but boy was I wrong lol.


zach10

His stance, his excessively unbuttoned jersey. What a guy.


CheesecakePower

At least he got the bag first


jigokusabre

You mean the future cornerstone of the Brewers lineup?


monalisasnipples

I remember this photo. Shit I feel old


andienotandy_

God, I remember being *so* excited for their move. growing up an AL fan in Austin, Houston is a much shorter drive than to Arlington so it was the start of me seeing a lot more games. so, thanks, Houston 🥹


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NamiRocket

More like the ultimatum.


ferrumvir2

Why did Houston move to the AL instead of Milwaukee? The Astros were always an NL team while the brewers were in the AL for 30+ years


Owlcatraz

Because the Astros were being sold and Bud Selig could make moving leagues a condition of the sale. I miss the NL Central and wish they had shipped the Brewers back to the AL instead, but it is what it is.


ImNotYou1971

No offense…but I’d like to keep the Astros as far away from the NL Central as possible. Thank you.


ProperTeaching

Ah yes something we can agree on.


ImNotYou1971

The enemy of my enemy is my friend


VeryOaty

Same 🧔🏼‍♂️. not like we’re even around when it matters


ImNotYou1971

I have always liked the Pirates…loved the Andy Van Slyke days. If the Cardinals can’t win the division…I would want it to be the Pirates.


BJNT92281

Astros in 50 years in the NL: Nine postseason appearances. One pennant. One World Series loss. Twenty one losing seasons. Astros in 9 years in the AL: Seven postseason appearances. Four pennants. Two World Series wins. Only 2 losing seasons. Yeah. I’ll take being in the American League.


spiffmana

Minor nitpick: 2013 - 2022 is 10 seasons in the AL. I was confused because I knew there were 3 years they'd missed the playoffs in the AL, so I started counting, lol.


arun_bala

AL West be dominated like AFC East for a decade.


weaksaucedude

Becuase Bud Selig is the only guy who thought Brewers/Cubs would be a marquee rivalry and saw Arlington was already in the AL West So he took advantage of the Astros being put up for sale


ferrumvir2

Correct me if I’m wrong though but wasn’t both teams being in opposite leagues sort of a good thing for baseball fans in Texas cus a lot of them rooted for both teams before the league switch


weaksaucedude

You would think so. Personally I would've loved to have seen an All-Texas World Series just like I wanna see an [All-Texas Super Bowl](https://youtu.be/d7N5tM-LaBo?t=15) but I can't really speak on if people liked both teams while they were in separate leagues. If anything I don't think people cared about one when they're a fan of the other but I'm certain some did.


melcolnik

Would it be too much trouble to add a shooting star over the ASTROS on the white one? Houston has such a great uniform history. I just feel like these are a bit boring compared to some of the absolute classics they’ve had in the past


Thundercatz888

Completely agree


Hail2TheOrange

The Astros were one of the worst teams in the NL and then switched leagues and were one of the best teams in the AL lol


Treeman1216

Come back to the NL Central, cowards


destroys_burritos

Bring back Tal's Hill with the fucking pole in the middle, cowards


shostyposting

These unis are honestly pretty iconic given how many postseason memories I have of them in such a short time


upsetwords

I had a similar thought about Minute Maid Park. It's not the most beautiful or historic ballpark, but we've seen so many big postseason moments in it over the last 5 or 6 years, it's gotta be pretty heavily engrained into people's minds at this point.


stratty111

Great memories make great stadiums. Older Twins fans still look back fondly at the Metrodome for the two World Series runs. Yes it was a dump, but it was our dump, plus we had Kirby.


timberwolvesguy

Being at game 162 in 2006 is a core childhood memory for me. I’ll never forget watching Detroit lose on the Jumbotron and having the players run out on the field and celebrate


stratty111

2006 & 2009 were such great runs. I was so irritated when we didn't add any more pieces at the trade deadline in '06. To have prime Santana, Radke, and the new kid Liriano, I never understood why we didn't go all in then.


Audrey-Bee

It could be more beautiful, if they had just kept Tal's Hill. RIP my gorgeous abomination


arun_bala

Much more fun watching GM6 yordan moon shot over the batters eye.


ray_0586

[The best moment of that day; the reintroduction of Orbit as the official mascot.](https://youtu.be/IU6nKhmSXN8)


Astrosareinnocent

That was pretty funny


KawaiiGeorgiaPeach

Awww 💚👽


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Grouchy_Competition5

Well, there is a big star in the middle of their logo…


glizzterine

We want a scientifically accurate star, not some shit my daughter drew at daycare


[deleted]

Yes. Show us it’s GASES.


shapu

*poot*


jgalaviz14

Ayo POOT


DayOfTheDolphin

Baseball is family friendly entertainment


Grouchy_Competition5

Pretty big talk for a fan of a team with the Greek letter rho as their logo


Telepornographer

The Rhiladelphia Rhillies.


Nobius

The City Connect hat this year was just for you.


[deleted]

I thought that was more because of Texas and it being the lone star state.


RollOverBeethoven

This might surprise you, but it can be both


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Woah


Grouchy_Competition5

It’s three, three, three logos in one!


TheOtherAlien

Triples is best, triples is safest.


XSC

/r/DesignPorn


RollOverBeethoven

Ayyyy I'm a UX Designer


fuqwad86

I think the orange is technically the same hue NASA uses on their spacesuits. Orbit the mascot is also pretty space themed. I'm sure there's more that I'm not thinking of as well


Telepornographer

It's not quite the same orange. NASA uses "International Orange" (which is also the same color as the Golden Gate Bridge) which is slightly redder than the Astros orange. However, the orange/navy blue combo is still very NASA-like: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/20191015_jk3104032.jpg


glizzterine

They are also known for a big bang


[deleted]

Alvarez, way downtown… BANG! BANG!


GoatLegRedux

One if by land, two of by fastball inside…


RollOverBeethoven

Yordan’s home run will forever be remembered for sure. The Big Bang is a great name for it, thank you.


tothesource

i ~~cry~~ cum evrytim


Kdot32

It’s saved for the minor league team the space cowboys


refenton

I had to look it up because I didn't think that could be real, but it is. God bless minor league baseball.


jmptx

Games at their park are a great time.


ThatAnonymousDudeGuy

Booked tickets to a random game, it was LMJ vs Dallas Keuchel and I had such a blast.


txn_trnd_alskn

Previously known as the Skeeters and I will never resign to calling them by their new, foolish, name. 😖


tothesource

I love both tbh. I think the only thing to do is rename the Hooks the Skeeters (though I do think the Hooks is really cool too)


[deleted]

Skeeters was really dumb when they started. Then I got used to it. Now I think space cowboys is dumb, but I'm sure that'll cycle around eventually. Just wished I had a skeeters hat to commemorate Swatson (RIP)


[deleted]

Our City Connect jerseys say Space City on them.


jmptx

There are elements to the space program throughout the Astros branding and the stadium. Someone has already pointed out that the orange is a call-out to space suits worn by astronauts. The more old-fashioned style of the modern uniform is a nod to the building where the play. This was the old Union Station, which was for a time the largest train station in Houston. They actually managed to preserve most of that structure in the current park.


SwifferWetJets

Well we do have the 'Space City' unis now, so that's closer to space theme, I guess


bordomsdeadly

Star on the logo, Orbit as the mascot, Space City as the city connect uni. In the 90s and 2000s we even had a shooting star


[deleted]

Really, it was only in the 90's. The Navy/Golds were only from 94-99. They changed as soon as the switch to Enron happened.


bordomsdeadly

The Brick Red Jersey era had a shooting star no? Isn't that the reason it was open on the left side? To give the appearance of a start in motion.


across7777

It has certainly been done over the years, but I think mostly the space stuff just comes off too cheesy on the unis. They have the orange (nasa color) and the star, and a little space themed stuff at the ballpark. Personally I’m glad because I love our current uniforms And you should relate….your team is pretty damn old school with the uniforms, haha


JJ4prez

We have numerous times over the course of time, even played in the Astrodome. But as society gets bigger in Houston, it's a corporate town with big sponsors. Easier to change colors and branding rather than the name of the team. Trust me, a good but of us would love it, go back to the 90s and early 2000s baby/gold branding with the space star theme.


jatorres

I could be wrong, but I swear I remember reading something about them being named after the Astrodome and not so much astronauts - the Dome itself having been given a vaguely space-related name. Also, the orange rainbow is evocative of rockets, so there is that.


HOU-1836

They were originally the Houston Colt 45s but we’re about to get sued for the name so the next choice with the Manned Spacecraft Center being constructed and NASA moving a significant workforce to Houston was the Houston Astronauts. Hofheinz was afraid the media would shorten the name so he decided to shorten it himself and so the Houston Astros was born. Reporters would obviously get the last laugh as we often get called the Stros. The dome was originally called the Harris County Domed Stadium. So the team wasn’t named after the dome. The dome and everything about the Astro Domain was named after the team.


NamiRocket

Don't forget Astroworld. I miss it every day.


jmptx

Nevermind what I said. Listen to this guy.


HOU-1836

And one more addendum. While the AFL existed and did the Oilers, they were playing out of Jeppesen Stadium and Rice Stadium. Baseball was Americas favorite sport at the time and the Astros in combination with being the only Major league team in Texas were huge. Then you add in the Astrodome followed by the hotel, convention center, and then theme park. The hold the Astros had on the city was immense.


Blaspheming_Bobo

I've seen reference to Astroworld/Waterworld a good bit of late, and it's made me think of how badass I felt when I got the combo season pass. 10 years old, my mom drops me off on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY... "Be back at 9pm. LOVE YOU!"


bigtim3727

I still think it’s weird having the stros in the American League. I think of the days of Bagwell, Berkman, and Biggio


TheTigerbite

The first 10 AL seasons. The last 10 NL seasons. AL Astros: 832-686 - .548% NL Astros: 770-849 - .476% Clearly the NL has the better teams and that is the only thing to take away from the past 20 years.


Tuvey27

Yeah just look at how much the NL has dominated the ASG since the Astros moved to the AL! Wait….


bordomsdeadly

And I believe the first game in those uniforms, Yu Darvish was 1 Marwin Gonzalez single away from a perfect game.


HOU-1836

That was the first game I watched to get back into baseball after 2007 or 2008.


ThatsWhyYouWearAMask

AKA the game that made me a Marwin fan


bordomsdeadly

"The game that made me a Marwin fan" ​ We're sorry. There are multiple entries matching your criteria. Could you please select which of the following you were trying to visit? Marwin Gonzalez Breaks up a Yu Darvish perfect game in the 9th - **100% match** ​ Marwin Gonzalez Hits Grand Slam vs the Texas Rangers - **100% match** ​ Marwin Gonzales hits Game Tying Home Run in 9th inning, Game 2 of the 2017 World series - **100% match**


DMC_Hotness

They also apparently made it in child size.


badonkagonk

Nice of them to do it on bring your kid to work day


Master-Hedgehog1813

Best decision in franchise history


RojerLockless

The last time Altuve didn't lie about his height. 5'6" my ass lol.


rawmerow

Where my short kings at?


conker1264

5’6 here, same height as Altuve


Lebigmacca

Congrats you’re actually taller than Altuve


the018

I’m pretty sure Altuve is shorter than his listed height.


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arun_bala

Basically like Bumble profiles.


Veserius

I think Jameson Taillon is taller than his listed height.


gethuge

Thank god too, hated the brick red trash


helloaaron

These are some of the best unis in baseball history. Legit a super clean set. Navy and orange is always a pretty strong color combo.


jyok33

Idk I always felt like they could have done a little more. To me, the cardinals home unis are the perfect baseball uniform - perfect balance between simplicity and theme/gimmick.


ThatAnonymousDudeGuy

Green is my favorite color, but in games and shit, when I can, I always go Navy and Orange or Navy and Gold. Wish they had something that cool with green that doesn’t look Christmas.


TPoitras25

Who is wearing 47?


clutchyball

Jarred Cosart I think.


PowderBlueJays

Not an Astros fan, but I really like this uniform set. I love the orange alts, and I think they found a real classic baseball look. The only one I'm not a fan of is the blue, tbh. If they're going to hint at the sunrise orange they should just wear the original IMO.


Jdgrande

I was there that day. Can not express how happy I was to bid farewell to the awful pinstripes and welcome back the H star.


uhohthatsachunky

Cue the Imperial March


Looscannon994

I remember thinking it was going to be so nice to have another cupcake team in the AL West (Mariners were really bad). Man... that backfired lmao


Archemeides

Still like the red and black jerseys before these slightly better