I'm itching for baseball

skymike said
What the heck are yall talking about? I was wondering who these guys are they were discussing, then it hit me... Louisiana has fallen off the baseball map! Red Sox? Cubs? YANKEES! Oh God please help them!

So we're gonna ship the Saints off on some idiotic trip to England thinking those people need to figure out New Orleans is here. But....

Its the ASTROS who need some "marketing." Are you kidding me? We're in the neighboring state, and a kid from Lafayette here mentions the Yankees as "we." sigh.

So lets do this: We'll play the 2nd home cardinals series in Kenner, Cubs in Baton Rouge, so you can root also for those LSU infielders, maybe the Dodgers in Lafayette, and a series w/ the Dallas Rangers in Shreveport, so all the Cowboys fans can feel at home.

The Astros oughta be to Louisiana what the Saints are to Mississippi.

Dont take me too seriously, ok? Its all fun. But seriously, I'm excited about baseball season too. Its gonna be fun, and you know, one game out of 162 is way less stressful than one game out of 16.

Yall come see the Astros when you can. I'll be glad to help you get around H-Town. New Orleans Gulf Coast sister, Houston.

Oh, and here's your future superstar: Ladies & Gentlemen, Hunter Pence.
Really, how can you not love someone this funny looking?

Why just the Astros? Why not the Braves? They are pretty close location wise, and are one of only two teams that play almost every game on tv in these parts with the Cubs being the other. The Astros might has well have been in Canada compared to how often I could watch my Braves. Ive been a Braves fan since I was a kid. They stunk, but Dale Murphy was my favorite player and like I said, I got to see all their games on tv. My brother has been a life long Cubs fan because he wanted to pull for a different team than his big brother and, again, all their games were on tv.

I do however see your point about the Yankees though. How anybody outside the New York area feels anything but disgust for them is beyond me. Their fans in this area seem to be the same people who pick football teams based on who wins the Super Bowl and claim to be life long Lakers fans. Not saying they are all like that though because Im sure there are some real long time Yankees fans down here that have their reasons for pulling for them. My old lady is from New Jersey and loves the Yankees. God I hate the Yankees.