Thunder Gulch colt: "Toy Cannon"

[3kings]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

The name is great. Have no clue about the reference. Something to do with Chuck and his toys????

Old Houston Astro outfielder Jimmy Wynn's nickname. Was short and stocky but hit for power.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Old Houston Astro outfielder Jimmy Wynn's nickname. Was short and stocky but hit for power.

There was an upper deck seat in the Astrodome near one of the foul poles with a toy cannon logo on the back. Supposedly a Wynn-hit ball landed in that area, and based on the seat location, the ball was hit quite a distance.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

There was an upper deck seat in the Astrodome near one of the foul poles with a toy cannon logo on the back. Supposedly a Wynn-hit ball knocked into that area, and from the looks of it, the ball was hit quite a distance.

The Astrodome was cavernous, so a regular home run was absolutely crushed.

As an Astros fan I'm very pleased with this choice of name.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The Astrodome was cavernous, so a regular home run was absolutely crushed.

As an Astros fan I'm very pleased with this choice of name.

Bill James thought Jose Cruz was absolutely punished by playing half his games in the dome.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Bill James thought Jose Cruz was absolutely punished by playing half his games in the dome.

Bagwell was too. Look at the pitchers that the Dome made look outstanding that were total trash elsewhere.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Bagwell was too. Look at the pitchers that the Dome made look outstanding that were total trash elsewhere.

While I am not disputing that the Dome was a very poor hitters park I'm not sure who you are referring to that looked outstanding only in Houston? IMO the frustrating thing about being an Astros fan during that era was that they werent able to develop that many really good, biased aided pitchers and take advantage of the park effect.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

While I am not disputing that the Dome was a very poor hitters park I'm not sure who you are referring to that looked outstanding only in Houston? IMO the frustrating thing about being an Astros fan during that era was that they werent able to develop that many really good, biased aided pitchers and take advantage of the park effect.

I agree that the Astros haven't developed anyone, and that hasn't changed after the move from the Dome.

Jose Lima, Mike Hampton and Darryl Kile all dropped off as soon as they left Houston. Lima was the most disastrous as the new stadium (then known as Enron Field) was totally in his head. Hampton left and went to Colorado before being injured 347 times and Kile had two horrible years in Colorado before going to St. Louis and improving prior to his untimely death. Perhaps the difference between the Astrodome and Coors Field got to them but they definitely dropped off. Nonetheless, I love the horse's name and hope you'll show up with a hat from the rainbow jersey era at his debut.

[richard]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Bill James thought Jose Cruz was absolutely punished by playing half his games in the dome.

Chris Berman - Jose "Take Me on a Sea" Cruz

[keithting]

Originally Posted by richard

Chris Berman - Jose "Take Me on a Sea" Cruz

My favorite Chris Berman-ism was always - - Bert "Be Home" Blyleven

[Arletta]

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