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Minute Maid Park

  • News

    May 17, 2012

    Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball

    There's no gloves or batting helmets when Larry Joe Miggins and the rest of the Houston Babies regularly travel back in time to play the game by its 1860 rules.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    Houston Burgers: This burger blog has been dormant for a few months, but a brand-new post popped up in my Google Reader today -- and just in time for baseball season. This week, Darrell reviewed the new deep-fried mac 'n' cheese burger at Minute Maid Park, which contains the same deep-fried mac 'n' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Dear Fox Sports Houston: Your Astros Broadcast Suck

    Dear Fox Sports Houston: I realize this is your last season with the cable rights to the Houston Astros. I realize that at this time next year you'll probably be losing cable systems while justifying that Little League game you're putting on in primetime. I also realize that you're tied into Fox S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    The Year In Astros Baseball: Thank God That's Over

    ​So let's continue our look back at the sporting year that was 2011 by taking a look at the Top 25 events to happen to the Houston Astros. 1. They finished with the worst record in team history, which was quite the accomplishment seeing as how the Astros were pretty damn bad for most of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Steak and Eggs at Ninfa's on Navigation

    Photos by Katharine ShilcuttHuevos al habañil.​I woke up late on Sunday morning, fully enjoying the holiday weekend, with a growling hunger for Mexican breakfast. Growing up Texan means that sometimes "regular" breakfast won't cut it; there will occasionally arise a deep and abiding need in y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Bush Intercontinental's Billion-Dollar Terminal Renovation: Things That Have Cost Less

    Well, at least it looks odd​Mayor Annise Parker has announced a billion-with-a-friggin'-b expansion and renovation of Terminal B at Bush Intercontinental Airport. According to a release, the new Terminal B will feature: -- A wide connecting bridge to a modern central passenger lounge -- Spac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Cruel and Unusual Astros Punishment

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Mary Sarah to Open the Astros Season

    ​Friday night begins yet another season of Astros baseball as our boys take on the Marlins. The great news for Houston music fans is that the season will kick off with a rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" by our own 15-year-old ingénue country star Mary Sarah. Sarah has shot into the s ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    Play Ball, Baby

    A new season for the Astros, and hopefully a new team.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Taylor Swift Coming To Minute Maid Park November 5

    Marco Torres​Taylor Swift added a new batch of dates to her Speak Now tour this week, with the pop-country idol and increasingly powerful media giant coming to Minute Maid Park on November 5. If we remember correctly, the last artist to fill up the Juice Box was Madonna back in November 2008. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    A Long Night Of The Harmonicas At Minute Maid Park

    Photos by Groovehouse​ For more photos from Friday's Harmonica Night, see our slideshow here. Rocks Off spent a lot of time last week wondering what Minute Maid Park was going to sound like this past Friday. In cooperation with the Astros, the people behind last year's harmonica documentary ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Game Time: Houston Astros 2010 Silver Linings, Volume 1: Their Players Stay Awake All Nine Innings!

    Nap time for Mr. Griffey​Having spent about fifteen years in the corporate world prior to getting into radio three years ago, I always promised myself that I would never be the radio guy who complains about actually having to go cover games. There are fans who would gnaw off their right arm to ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Baseball Food

    Sampler platter.​Summer means it's baseball season in Houston. Whether you love the Astros or hate them (probably hate them right now), baseball is still the American pastime. And, let's be honest, even when the games suck, you still go for the booze...we mean, food. Baseball food has come a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Protests Against Arizona's Law At The Astros Game: One Way To Spend Cinco De Mayo

    A team spokesman walks a tightrope in responding to the planned protests​Haven't found the perfect way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo yet? Some organizations have what they think is the perfect way to kick it off.Several Latino groups, including LULAC and Houston's Youth Coalition, will be protesting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Astros Now 0-8, Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

    Dear Houston Astros: Seriously, you are now making us drink. We actually went to a bar last night after work in the hopes you would win so we wouldn't have a big bar tab. When you do well, we are too busy watching that we forget to drink. But when you suck, we get drunk. So now you are costing us m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Coogs Stumble As Rice Begins To Find Its Footing

    ​It's a good day to be a baseball fan in Houston. The Astros are hosting the Giants at Minute Maid Park, the University of Houston is hosting Sam Houston State at Cougar Field, and the Rice Owls are hosting Dallas Baptist at Reckling Park.It's tempting to recommend the major league baseball. B ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Sharp-Dressed Fans

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    The Dynamo Stadium Plan Is Magic

    ​The greatest plan ever has been unveiled.Using absolutely no public funding, the city, by April 1, 2012, will get a 20,000 seat, $80 million Dynamo soccer/Texas State Southern University football stadium that will create a new section of downtown, which will undoubtedly boom with economic growth, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    The 51st Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

    For the Irish and Irish-at-heart

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    23rd Annual ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run

    It’s a human stampede - for a good cause

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Hey Old Man, Show Me Some ID If You Want A Beer

    Photo by longhorndave​So we got out to Minute Maid Park this weekend to watch the Mets kick the crap out of the Astros. We learned Hunter Pence is angling to wear the crown vacated by Jeff Bagwell for providing Least Useful Home Runs, with a shot to make it 10-3 in in the ninth.We also learn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    He Knows The Score When It Comes To The Astros

    Photo by Photo MojoOn the night that Craig Biggio got his 3,000th hit, it can be argued that the most important person inside of Minute Maid Park was not Craig Biggio, or the Colorado Rockies pitcher on the mound. Instead, the most important person was the official scorer. Because it's the official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Like It Or Not, The Astros Season Begins

    Later today, at Minute Maid Park -- a facility that is one-third of the way towards obsolete at 30 years old -- the Astros begin their new season.We have not noticed any tidal wave of demand for them to do so, but it seems they are contractually obligated.It's hard to remember a recent pre-season th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Literacy Advance of Houston to Honor Hannah Storm

    Every now and then I like to step away from the snark and write about something good that's going on. Today is one of those days. On May 1, 2009, Literacy Advance of Houston will be honoring ESPN SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm as its Champion of Literacy as part of the organization's Champion ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Literacy Advance of Houston to Honor Hannah Storm

    Every now and then I like to step away from the snark and write about something good that's going on. Today is one of those days. On May 1, 2009, Literacy Advance of Houston will be honoring ESPN SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm as its Champion of Literacy as part of the organization's Champion ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Slideshow: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

    Photo by Chris Gray This bright, blustery morning, Rocks Off ventured to Minute Maid Park to take in Houston's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, featuring Mixtape Messiah and Co-Grand Marshal Chamillionaire, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rockets mascot Clutch, the mighty U of H and Willowridge ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    Bayousphere

    Photo by Chris Gray This bright, blustery morning, Rocks Off ventured to Minute Maid Park to take in Houston's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, featuring Mixtape Messiah and Co-Grand Marshal Chamillionaire, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rockets mascot Clutch, the mighty U of H and Willowridge ... More >>

  • Music

    November 20, 2008

    All Houston Nightlife is Onscreen at Joystix's Pac-Man Fever

    Insert Coin(s)

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Aftermath: Madonna at Minute Maid Park

    Photos by Daniel Kramer “Did you cry?” Aftermath asked a new friend during the mass exodus from Minute Maid Park after Madonna’s first Houston show since she opened 1990’s Blonde Ambition tour at the Summit. “Yes,” she said, and from what Aftermath could gather from an informal stra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Will Hurricane Ike End Up Being a Houston Astros Killer?

    Photos by Daniel Kramer “Did you cry?” Aftermath asked a new friend during the mass exodus from Minute Maid Park after Madonna’s first Houston show since she opened 1990’s Blonde Ambition tour at the Summit. “Yes,” she said, and from what Aftermath could gather from an informal stra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2008

    Astros vs. L.A. Dodgers

    Call in sick and enjoy an afternoon game

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Do We Have to Play the National Anthem Before Every Single Sporting Event?

    Call in sick and enjoy an afternoon game

  • News

    April 3, 2008

    Who's On Deck for the Houston Astros in 2008?

    The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Whither Springsteen?

    The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    The Astrodome Speaks...

    The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    The Houston Astros vs. the St. Louis Cardinals

    Fly away little birdies

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2007

    Friday Astros Note

    Fly away little birdies

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Encore or Bust?

    Stressing about the 'Stros begins anew

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Stressing about the 'Stros begins anew

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Stadium Announcer

    Stressing about the 'Stros begins anew

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2004

    Riding High

    Horsing around at the Houston Polo Club

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2004

    Mucho Mayo

    Cinco de Mayo festivities abound around town

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2004

    Love of the Game

    A Valentine's weekend for college baseball fans

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Sage Advice

    Tackling the team spirit

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2003

    As Good As It Gets?

    As crunch time nears, the Astros keep fans in suspense

  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Forgiving Fertitta

    Is Tilman's awesome new restaurant reason enough?

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2003

    Barfin' Green

    Hangover planning for St. Patrick's Day

  • Calendar

    February 20, 2003

    Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

    Shine your boots and bust out your cowboy hat -- it's that rodeo time of year

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Graffiti

    Chicken Boy

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