Comments on: Lance Berkman Is Colorful In My Favorite Uni http://www.theastrosdugout.com/?p=1950 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:30:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Downtown Bookie http://www.theastrosdugout.com/?p=1950&cpage=1#comment-8834 Downtown Bookie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:12:33 +0000 http://www.theastrosdugout.com/?p=1950#comment-8834 I remember when Ken Boswell was traded from the New York Mets to the Houston Astros prior to the 1975 season, which would also be the first season that the Astros wore the rainbow uniform. Upon seeing his new baseball threads, Boswell remarked that they looked like one of Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson's sports jackets. For those too young to get the reference, here's a link to a photo of Lindsey Nelson in one his more subdued outfits: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3pH8F1XaEYc/SfZungvPPDI/AAAAAAAAEqw/1Psz0fyrslE/s320/Slide1.JPG I love what you've done with the new place, Lisa. And don't despair; always remember that in baseball, no matter how bad your team is, it will eventually get better; and no matter how good your team is, it will eventually get worse. DB I remember when Ken Boswell was traded from the New York Mets to the Houston Astros prior to the 1975 season, which would also be the first season that the Astros wore the rainbow uniform. Upon seeing his new baseball threads, Boswell remarked that they looked like one of Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson’s sports jackets.

For those too young to get the reference, here’s a link to a photo of Lindsey Nelson in one his more subdued outfits:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3pH8F1XaEYc/SfZungvPPDI/AAAAAAAAEqw/1Psz0fyrslE/s320/Slide1.JPG

I love what you’ve done with the new place, Lisa. And don’t despair; always remember that in baseball, no matter how bad your team is, it will eventually get better; and no matter how good your team is, it will eventually get worse.

DB

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