2015 Houston Astros

[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelerfan

Thank you for the congrats but all I did was watch. We are definitely on the same page with the Astros though!

Meant to ask you that one day but how does one titled steelerfan/Chelsea supporter become an Astros fan?

[steelerfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by doyce7

Meant to ask you that one day but how does one titled steelerfan/Chelsea supporter become an Astros fan?

I've lived in Houston for almost 90% of my life. The more interesting story is how I became a Steelers fan.

[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelerfan

I've lived in Houston for almost 90% of my life. The more interesting story is how I became a Steelers fan.

Always interested in how fandoms are born, especially when its not a hometown team.

[steelerfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by doyce7

Always interested in how fandoms are born, especially when its not a hometown team.

So how about you with the Astros?

[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelerfan

So how about you with the Astros?

Born and bred on Astros baseball. I lived in Houston until 2003 when I moved fort worth. Rockets fan also. I'm a cowboys and Texas longhorn fan because of my dad. Fulham fan because Clint Dempsey, I grew up not to far from his hometown and he's my favorite player.

[steelerfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by doyce7

Born and bred on Astros baseball. I lived in Houston until 2003 when I moved fort worth. Rockets fan also. I'm a cowboys and Texas longhorn fan because of my dad. Fulham fan because Clint Dempsey, I grew up not to far from his hometown and he's my favorite player.

Ok. I gotcha.

I was born in Ohio but moved to Houston when I was 2. I did move back to Ohio in Junior High but came back 3 years later.

I have always been an Astros fan and a Rockets fan (though I no longer watch the NBA and haven't since 1997).

I was always a Penn State fan but dumped them when they fired Joe Pa. It didn't have anything to do with the scandal, I would have stuck through that. It was firing him over the phone and treating him like **** that got me. I don't fault him, I also know the the Board had been trying to run him off for more than a decade. They used the scandal to get rid of him and scapegoat him. **** them.

My #2 school was always Notre Dame so they are #1 now.

As for Chelsea, I didn't get into football until later in life. I knew I wanted to follow a Premier League club and refused to follow United. The only other real criteria was that I wanted a bigger club that would be on TV a bit. I did lots of reading over the course of a season and started crossing clubs off my list based on what I learned. My final list was Chelsea and City and I ultimately chose Chelsea.

I became a Steelers fan when I was in Kindergarten in the 1979 season. I did it, initially, to piss off my sister who loved the Oilers. When Pittsburgh won the AFC Championship over Houston, I was hooked.

I'm also a hockey fan. I chose the Penguins at a young age simply because there was no Texas or Ohio teams and I was a Steelers fan. I was probably 7 (1981) when that happened.

[doyce7]

Dallas. freakin. Keuchel. He was absolutely dominant today even by his lofty standards

[steelerfan]

Astros: Single-A OF Derek Fisher sets California League record with 12 RBI in game, hits 3 HRs, including 2 grand slams.