Houston Astros Tickets

HOUSTON ASTROS INFORMATION:
Founded: 1962
Location: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Minute Maid Park
Conference: National League
Division: Central Division
Rivals: St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers
Notable Players: Mike Scott, Nolan Ryan, Terry Puhl, Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell
Houston Astros World Series Title: 0
Houston Astros NL Championships: 1 - 2005

The Houston Astros are one of the most exciting teams to keep an eye on this year in the National League.  After winning the NL Pennant in 2005 and losing the World Series to the White Sox, and then failing to make the postseason for the next two seasons, the Astros could be poised to make a big impact this year behind the hitting of Lance Berkman, a slew of new pitching talent, and the defensive skills and hitting of newly acquired Katsuo Matsui.  ‘Stros fans will fill Minute Maid Park this season to see if their team has what it takes to get back to the top of the National League.

The Houston Astros play baseball in the Central Division of Major League Baseball’s National League.  The Astros franchise was founded in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s.  In 1965, the team moved into the Astrodome with the new nickname of the Astros.  There are differing opinions about why the name was changed, but it ended up being a good fit for the franchise.  While the Astros saw some success in the early ‘80s, it wasn’t until the acquisition of players like Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, that the Astros would become a team to beat and Houston fans would have superstars to root for.

The Houston Astros play their home games at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.  Formerly known as Enron Field and Astros Field, the stadium seats a capacity crowd of nearly 41,000.  Minute maid Park is a good place for home runs because of the short distances down the lines, especially left field, making the park a great place to watch some offense.  Tal’s Hill and flagpole in center field also makes games interesting because of the added challenge of fielding a ball in that part of the outfield.  Buy Houston Astros tickets today and don’t miss any of the action!

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