With spring training just started, not much Astros news to discuss,
so I don't see anything wrong with an aside comment or two about the
Rockets. I do agree that the main focus should be Astros as the
moderater intended when he set this group up. I can also understand
how someone whose favorite pro basketball team is in a slow painful
period of decline wouldn't want to read about the Rockets. ( OUCH!!!
I did it again. Good thing I live out of state and way back in the
woods where nobody can find me).

--- In Astros@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hudson" <altaredei@h...> wrote:
>
> >--- Chris Hudson <altaredei@h...> wrote:
> > > Since this is supposed to be an Astros list could we
> > > please refrain from
> > > talking about basketball (Rockets, Yao, etc) here?
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > >I'm here to tell you today that someone has a lot
> >of nerve telling us not to mention BASKEYBALL on this
> >site after all I have read on here over the last three
> >months.(Music, Poetry and lots of other Garbage)
> >Besides, The Rockets are from Houston and are a Sports
> >Franchise but I sure didn't hear any complaints when
> >the Other stuff was being discussed. I guess we will
> >have to go back to Writing Music!!!!!!.....Rex
>
> Rex, I haven't seen any discussions here on music or poetry,
perhaps you're
> thinking of another list. I apologize if I offended you. The only
reason I
> posted my request about eliminating off-topic posts is because I'm
an Astros
> fan but I do not live in Houston so I have no interest in the
Rockets; also
> I think there are several other people on this list who live
outside of
> Houston (a few in Austin I believe) and some list-members are even
> out-of-state. So threads about the Rockets or the Texans will be
of no
> interest to these folks. I am not the list moderator, so you are
certainly
> free to ignore me until such time as he steps in. But I just
thought I'd
> politely ask that we keep the discussion all about the 'Stros.
Btw, I do
> love basketball but being in San Antonio you can probably guess
which team I
> tend to root for.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Hudson
>
>
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