haarlet

First post on reddit, ever. I do read a lot though.

I grew up in Houston an Astros fan since I can remember. My first real heartbreak was the trade of my favorite player at the time, Billy Hatcher, when I was 10. I heard the news and my mom caught me in my room with tears in my eyes. I remember going to a game at the Astrodome in Biggio's rookie season in 1988. I was at the 22 inning game in 1989 versus the Dodgers, watched Hershiser challenge Glenn Davis with a meat fastball in something like the 18th inning as I ate a tootsie roll I bought from the vending machine because all the concessions were closed. I counted hits and at bats in real time during Bagwell's ridiculous 1994 season, whic