Central Division members of the National League, the Houston Astros play at the famed Minute Maid Park. A 1962 expansion franchise, the Astros joined the league along with the New York Mets. In making the playoffs eight times the Astros have made one World Series appearance, which they lost to the Chicago White Sox in 2005. Yaytickets.com provides an excellent option for purchasing tickets to Astros games.
In the year 200 the Astros began play in Minute Maid Park. The park entrance is the once used Houston Union Station. Inside the park is a train to memorialize the station history. Center field is one of the hardest positions to play at Minute Maid Park due to a 30-degree incline in deep center. The feature is an homage to some of the old style ball parks in Major League Baseball history. Their have been petitions started by fans to remove the hill in center field, but none have garnered results as of yet. In 2004 Minute Maid Park hosted the All-Star game for the first time. It is also home to the longest playoff game in modern baseball history. The Astros defeated the Braves in a game that lasted close to six hours, and ended after eighteen innings.
The Astros have yet to have a player inducted into the baseball Hall Of Fame, though two potential candidates, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell are expected to be easily voted in.
In the past few years the Astros have been nominally successful. 2009 promises to be a great year for this team. They have one of the greatest shortstops in the game, Miguel Tejada, and a great pitching staff. Yaytickets.com has all your ticket options for visiting the Astros in Minute Maid Park. |
