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David · Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 11902 Location: Louisiana

http://sports.excite.com/news/10202005/v4800.html

ST. LOUIS (AP) - No wonder the celebration was so sweet. They never had one before.

The Houston Astros made it to their first World Series after 44 seasons, owing it all to Roy Oswalt, who took his team's hopes, dreams and gritty resolve and pitched them past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Wednesday night.

Even with the NL trophy firmly in their grasp, they could hardly believe it.

"It's been a long time, you know. I'm not greedy, I'm not selfish, just wanted to go one time," Craig Biggio said. "I can't tell you how happy I am, it took us a long time and we've got 5 million people in Houston who are very pumped up right now."

His teammate of 15 years, Jeff Bagwell, echoed those sentiments.

"Towards the end of my career, I didn't want an opportunity like this to go by," said Bagwell, a prolific slugger slowed by shoulder injuries the past few years.

Coming off a crushing loss in Game 5 of the NL championship series at home on Albert Pujols' stunning homer, the stubborn Astros refused to be shaken. They jumped to an early lead behind Biggio and Jason Lane, got perhaps a little help from the umpires and watched Oswalt shut down St. Louis for seven innings in earning the series MVP award.

Now that this wild-card team has its first NL pennant, the Astros will travel to Chicago to take on the AL champion White Sox in the World Series, which begins Saturday night.

Cameras flashed all over Busch Stadium as Dan Wheeler got Yadier Molina on a flyball for the final out.

League champions for the first time, the Astros rushed to the mound to celebrate, bouncing in unison before heading to the clubhouse for a more raucous party.

John Galt · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 20672 Location: Minnesota

:lol:

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 22901 Location: ZzZzZzZz

administrative privileges...

Lord Hargreaves · Joined: 05 Oct 2004 Posts: 6974 Location: Herefordshire

congrats to Houston :clap:

hoffman · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 169 Location: Des Moines, IA

I think the Astros are going to roll over the White Sox.

I know it may not look that way at first glance seeing how 4 pitchers for the Sox pitched 4 complete games to get them in to the World Series but the Astros have way too many weapons

Classically Liberal · Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 2256 Location: Charleston, WV

Love to see an NL team win it.

DavidXV · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 9828

WOOT!

Quicksurf · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 4675

Screw the Astros, Go Braves! 8)

pikers · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:50 pm Post subject:

DavidXV wrote: WOOT!

I sure hope the 'Stros win, for two reasons:

1. They beat my beloved Birds.

2. I'm not hearing a bunch of punk South Side Chicagoans talking smack to us in our new park next year. Chicago needs to come to grips with the fact that the best team up there isn't the Cubs.

GO ASTROS!

Shady · Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 7413 Location: VA

YES! As long as the Cardinals get knocked out I'm happy. Now I hope the Astro's go on and win just 'cuz the NL needs to win. And their is only one baseball team in Chicago, and it's not the White Sox.

pikers · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:

Shady wrote: YES! As long as the Cardinals get knocked out I'm happy. Now I hope the Astro's go on and win just 'cuz the NL needs to win. And their is only one baseball team in Chicago, and it's not the White Sox.

Why is that? Better chance for your team to win? :lol: