Signs from the pre-Daikin era are now on sale on the Astros' online auction site. ABC13 checked and found the cheapest bids were $500 for two letters from the old signs.
In two months, the Astros went from 10 games behind the AL West lead to leading the division by three games. The White Sox, the team Houston faced back then, re-enter the picture this weekend.
A day before the surging 'Stros start up the second half of the 2024 season, the ball club revealed its 162-game slate.
The Cy Ranch and Sam Houston alum, Colton Cowswer played against the team he grew up watching on a field he regularly visited as a kid. "Lots of memories coming to this ballpark growing up," Cowser said.
Astros GM Dana Brown said the former MVP understood his struggles but didn't regain his timing, adding that, "We felt like it was time to make a change."
Houston's best shot at Cooperstown was passed over earlier this year, and the 'Stros aren't exactly producing hall-of-fame worthy play. But at least we got Orbit.