and they are displayed prominently at Kauffman Stadium. There is no set requirement for retired numbers, simply an organizational decision. George Brett, 3B: No. 5 Number retired: May 14, 1994 A 13-time All-Star
This time, according to the Astros's website, the new name is an homage to the “Houston-based NASA-manned Space Center and the local astronauts.” The new domed stadium, which opened in 1965, was also called the Astrodome. Dig Deeper The Best Houston Astros Ma...
Under Tammany Hall’s Bowery Assembly leader, Big Tim Sullivan, organized crime emanated out of the Five Points, spreading throughout the slums of Manhattan. In exchange for getting out the vote on election day- with smashed ballot boxes, repeat voters and general mayhem, gangsters could rely o...
UPDATE: Okay, so apparently I misunderstood the rules for the voting. You can vote not just once, but once per day on the ballot for whoever you want to win, from now until August 5th… Written on June 26, 2012 | Posted in Posts | 13 Comments 2012 Houston Web Awards, This Thursday...
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How They Got Their Name: Houston's minor league baseball team, theBuffaloes (or Buffs)was purchased by the Houston Sports Association in 1961. This was so the franchise could be shifted over to the major league. A new league and level of play meant a new name for...
[citation needed] The first president of Texas, Sam Houston, aimed to cooperate and make peace with Native tribes, but his successor, Mirabeau B. Lamar, took a much more hostile stance. Hostility towards Natives by white Texans prompted the movement of most Native populations north into what ...
The voting for this award was amongst the strangest I have ever seen. In the main ballot, Gunny came firmly last with only 47 votes, but in the nominations he was a clear second with 55. Rostler only received 16 nominations and would not have even made the ballot had Teddy Harvia and...
Also there are a ton of volunteers, like the The Eyes of the San Marcos River, that show up weekly and pick up the massive amount of litter left behind. Basically, San Marcos residents have stopped using the river on the weekends. It’s used by tourists from San Antonio, Houston, Aus...
The voting for this award was amongst the strangest I have ever seen. In the main ballot, Gunny came firmly last with only 47 votes, but in the nominations he was a clear second with 55. Rostler only received 16 nominations and would not have even made the ballot had Teddy Harvia and...