Today is the deadline for members of the public to turn in their Astrodome proposals. In yesterday’s Chron, Kuffer and former County Judge Jon Lindsay penned Op-Eds and gave us their thoughts. The Chron also published an Op-Ed on the Dome that appeared in the NY Times a week or so ago. None of the three advocated Commentary’s well known position on the Dome’s future but Kuffer had what I thought were words that ring loud and true. Check this:
The fact is that in this country, when a stadium stops functioning as a stadium, it gets torn down. Several of the teams that the Astros played against in 1965, the Dome’s opening year, are in their third stadium since then. Ebbetts Field, where Jackie Robinson made his groundbreaking debut in 1947, was demolished in 1960, two years after the Dodgers headed to California. Apartments were built in its place. The only historic venues that still stand are those that are still used as sports arenas, such as Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Lambeau Field and Madison Square Garden.
There is no precedent for turning an unused stadium into some other functional structure, which may be why we have struggled so much to come up with a new use for the Dome.
Hear, hear!
Here is all of Kuffer.
Here is Judge Lindsay.
Here is the NY Times.
Show me the courage!
How many times have the ‘Stros had the number one pick in the MLB Amateur Player Draft?
Speaking of Numbers Ones and dumbarse stuff falling out of your piehole, Chipper Jones tweeted the following:
Y’all think if they took all them gators they trap in Fla and La and put them in the Rio Grande, it wud stop the illegals from crossing? Jk
Then he tweeted this:
I realize that my tweet yest was offensive and distasteful. An attempt at humor was a terrible mistake. Please accept my heartfelt apology!
Here is from the Chron’s Jose de Jesus Ortiz:
Chipper Jones, who built a solid reputation during his long career with the Atlanta Braves, has atoned a bit for an ugly tweet about illegal immigrants.
“Y’all think if they took all them gators they trap in Fla and La and put them in the Rio Grande, it wud stop the illegals from crossing? Jk,” Jones tweeted from @RealCJ10 Saturday. Jones got a relative pass from the baseball media, but his tweet was beyond offensive.
Many people die each year trying to cross the border in a desperate attempt to improve their lots in life, and I simply don’t find it funny when athletes attempt to dehumanize immigrants by joking about them as though they’re some sort of prey.
Whether you agree or disagree with the U.S. immigration policies, I would assume we all agree that we must treat each other with respect and common decency. Chipper Jones is no John Rocker, and I’m glad Jones decided to apologize in another tweet tonight.
“I realize that my tweet yest was offensive and distasteful. An attempt at humor was a terrible mistake. Please accept my heartfelt apology!” he tweeted.
Chipper Jones has always been a class act when I’ve dealt with him, and I hope this was just one silly mistake. We all say stupid comments that we ultimately regret from time to time. Jones recognized his mistake, and hopefully he learned from it.
I’m putting Chipper Jones on my list of dumbarses and he’ll stay on it until I think he’s seen the light if you know what I mean.
This past Saturday With the 557th pick in the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft the ‘Stros selected Jake Rodriguez. Jake!
Of course I’m not talking about our Jake but rather Jake who catches for the Oregon State Beavers of the PAC 12.
Talk about letting folks down or misleading them or playing the hidden ball trick, I ‘m talking about the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees. HCDE Trustee Jim Henley announced he was resigning. The HCDE Board then invited folks to apply for the vacancy and send in their resumes. The list was whittled down to six finalists that included public education activist Sue Deigaard, Latino activist Rey Guerra, and former State Board of Education candidate Traci Jensen (Commentary’s former client). The six finalists were then interviewed.
After a few special called HCDE Board meetings to deliberate on the vacancy the board went for none of the above. This past Thursday the board met and selected former NAACP honcho Howard Jefferson. I like Howard and consider him a pal but I don’t think he even applied.
If you ask me why ask folks to apply and have them interviewed then say no thanks. Some of the applicants would have been outstanding trustees. What a bum deal if you ask me. I hope they have a good ‘splanation.
If the City of H-Town really wants to get serious about recycling then why don’t they have the Westpark Recycling Center open on Sundays. It is open Monday thru Saturday. A lot of folks can’t or won’t drive out there during the week. Having it open on Saturday and Sunday would be a convenience.
The ‘Stros have had the number one draft pick four times of course: Pitcher Floyd Bannister in 1976, infielder Phil Nevin in 1992, shortstop Carlos Correa in 2012, and pitcher Mark Appel last Thursday.
The ‘Stros have now lost four in a row as the bats have gone on silent mode. We’re playing like a team that is 22-42.
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