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MLB: 2005 Houston Astros - The Championship Season
For 43 years the Houston Astros astros blog houston and their fans watched the World Series - wondering if they would ever play in the Fall Classic. So many close calls - the Phillies in 1980, the Mets in 1986, the Cardinals in 2004. And so the Astros began the 2005 season, as always, with hope - thanks to one of the game's best rotations. But by June 1st, the Astros were 14 games out of first place. "Rest In Peace" read a newspaper headline. It would take an extraordinary effort jut to get to .500. To reach the World Series - a miracle. And that's precisely what made the 2005 Houston Astros campaign remarkable. The team overcame the worst start in franchise history, won the NL Wild Card on the season's final day astros blog houston and beat the Atlanta Braves in an 18-inning Division Series marathon. Then, behind ace pitcher Roy Oswalt, the Astros defeated the rival Cardinals, erasing 43 years of wondering as they went on to experience the World Series, for the first time in history. Clemens' 3 innings of relief in 18-inning NLDS Game 4; NLDS Game 4: Chris Burke's 18th-inning walk-off home run; NLCS Game 6: Bottom 9th inning: Astros win pennant; Biggio's Hit by Pitch record tied astros blog houston and broken.
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