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Houston Sports: Win Streak Ends For The Astros, And Simone Biles Makes History
Posted on · Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Tag: Minute Maid Park
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Astros To Extend Protective Netting Before Next Homestand
Posted on · The extended netting will run farther down the left-field and right-field lines to better protect fans from foul balls and bats that fly out of hitters' hands.
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A Look Inside The New Astros Hall Of Fame
Posted on · The new section at Minute Maid Park honors 14 former players and two longtime broadcasters from the team’s nearly 60-year history.
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‘I Make Things Blow Up’ — Meet The Pyrotechnician For The Astros
Posted on · Richard Welch operates the fireworks at Minute Maid Park during Houston Astros games.
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Astros PA Announcer Bob Ford: A Man As Friendly As His Voice Is Booming
Posted on · We meet the voice of Minute Maid Park, public address announcer Bob Ford.
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‘I Make Things Blow Up’ — Meet The Pyrotechnician For The Astros
Posted on · Richard Welch operates the fireworks at Minute Maid Park during Houston Astros games.
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Houston Will Apply Same Security Measures Used In Super Bowl LI During World Series
Posted on · HPD Chief Art Acevedo says there will be a “heavy presence” of law enforcement in Minute Maid Park and near it
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Fans Kept Hopes Up As Astros Headed To American League Championship Series
Posted on · The Astros stay alive in the postseason after beating the Red Sox in Game Four of their American League Playoff Series. Houston prevailed on a rainy afternoon at Boston's Fenway Park, winning 5-4. They now advance to the championship series.
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Houston Astros Headed For Playoffs
Posted on · The Astros clinched the American League West title with a 7-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners Sunday and are bound for the playoffs.
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Astros PA Announcer Bob Ford: A Man As Friendly As His Voice Is Booming
Posted on · While the 2017 Astros bear little resemblance to what we saw from the ball club just a few years ago, there has been at least one constant for the ‘Stros for more than 20 seasons now, as Houston Matters’ Michael Hagerty told us last year.
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‘I Make Things Blow Up’ — Meet the Pyrotechnician for the Astros
Posted on · Richard Welch operates the fireworks at Minute Maid Park during Houston Astros games.
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Homeless Houstonians Have Mixed Reactions About The Encampments Ordinance
Posted on · Some welcome it and say they will respect it and others think it is unfair.
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Quality Hill: A Tour of Houston’s First – and Forgotten – Upscale Neighborhood
Posted on · It turns out the area around Minute Maid Park was once known as Quality Hill, and that was Houston’s first upscale neighborhood.
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Treasures of ‘Frost Town’ Unearthed Near Minute Maid Park
Posted on · The Texas Department of Transportation does more than build roads and paint yellow lines. TxDOT also preserves sensitive archaeological sites in the path of highways and bridges. The man in charge of that is Jason Barrett. He’s an environmental specialist in archaeological studies in TxDOT’s environmental affairs division. Lately, he’s been learning about one of […]
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‘I Make Things Blow Up’ — Meet the Pyrotechnician for the Astros
Posted on · We meet Richard Welch, the pyrotechnician who operates the fireworks at Minute Maid Park during Houston Astros games. During each game, he sits in a perch near the left field foul pole and waits for the Astros to hit a home run. Then he flips a switch and pulls a trigger. That fires a single […]