I enjoyed reading your column relative to the status of the Astrodome. I agree, it's time to tear it down, especially since future use is highly questionable and it is a financial burden to taxpayers. I was raised in northern New Jersey and am a lifelong Yankee fan who attended the last game in the House that Ruth Built.
If Yankee Stadium with all its tradition can be torn down, then cheap nfl jerseys
certainly the Dome should be ready for the wrecking ball.
- Jon P. Trevelise
I don't disagree with your description of the current state of the Astrodome (it is deplorable) or your conclusion that it should be torn down, but I do take exception to your characterization that nothing good happened during the years the Astros played in the Dome.
I think many fans recall and cherish great memories of the players and teams that represented the Astros and the city of Houston in those years.
I'm sorry the playoff teams of 1980, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999 and other experiences are San Diego Chargers jersey
apparently lost on you.
And I don't think the sarcastic reference to Don Nottebart was appropriate. Frankly I thought it was ugly and unnecessary.
Instead, why not a positive mention of Larry Dierker, J.R. Richard, Mike Scott, Don Wilson, Joe Niekro, Nolan Ryan, Jimmy Wynn, Cesar Cedeno, Jose Cruz, Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell or other accomplished and notable players who graced the diamond in those years?
- Tal Smith, President Baseball Operations, Houston Astros
My reference to Don Nottebart meant no harm or disrespect.
I was comparing Yankee Stadium, which was torn down last year, with the Houston Astrodome, which is rotting away homeless and useless. Yankee Stadium opened in 1923. The star of the team was Babe Ruth. That's why the stadium was often called "The House That Ruth Built."
The Yankees won their first World Series title in 1923. The Astrodome opened in 1965. The team finished in ninth place with a hideous 65-97 record, one of the worst records in franchise history.
I picked Don Nottebart's name out of thin air for comparison purposes only. Nobody ever really called the Dome "The House that Nottebart Built." Nottebart had a 4-15 pitching record in 1965. Two years earlier, however, he pitched a no-hitter. During the 1965 season, he gave up Willie Mays' 500th home run - in the Astrodome. As far as all the thrills of playoff teams in the Dome, bottom line, no National League pennants, no World Series titles, no Super Bowl titles. The Dome had many nicknames, but one of them wasn't "The House of Championships." It's too far gone now. It's an Chicago Bears jersey
eyesore. Tear it down.
I read in your article that several Little League programs in Houston have Challenger divisions. Our 12-year-old son and I would like to learn more about the Challenger league as a volunteer opportunity for the two of us. How do we go about this? We live in the close-in Memorial area.
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