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Brandt Plumbing & Heating Astros
Eastside Little League · Fall Ball 1999 · Ages 10-12

GO ASTROS!!! *** Picture Day is Saturday Oct. 2 - be at the field by 8:15 in full uniform *** Makeup game for the Floyd rainout still TBA *** GO ASTROS!!!

Schedule & Scores | Standings | Roster | Snack Schedule | Coaches' Corner
Hi everybody and welcome to the Astros page! I'm Ron Rock, assistant coach, first-base coach, keeper of the scorebook and apparently now the team webmaster. Coach Phil asked at the first practice if any parent was "good with computers" and I made the mistake of saying I had AOL. So here we are.

The idea is simple. Instead of twelve families calling each other at 7 a.m. on a Saturday to find out if the game is still on, check here first. I will put the scores, the standings and the snack schedule up after every game, usually Saturday night once the kids are in bed. If it's Sunday and nothing's changed, blame the Eagles game.

Schedule & Scores
All games Saturday mornings at the Eastside complex. Home team takes the third-base dugout.

Date	Opponent	Time / Field	Result
Sept. 11	Cubs	9:00 / Field 1	W 7-4
Sept. 18	Orioles	11:00 / Field 2	RAINED OUT
Sept. 25	Mariners	9:00 / Field 2	L 3-6
Oct. 2	Tigers	11:00 / Field 1	PICTURE DAY
Oct. 9	Pirates	9:00 / Field 1
Oct. 16	Cubs	11:00 / Field 2
Oct. 23	Orioles	9:00 / Field 2
Oct. 30	Mariners	9:00 / Field 1	Last game + pizza!

Sept. 11, Astros 7, Cubs 4. What a way to start. Luis and Andre split the pitching and only walked three between them. Nate threw out a runner stealing second in the 4th, which I believe is a first for Nate and possibly for the league. Brandon had two hits and Alyssa drove in the go-ahead runs with a ball down the right field line that the Cubs are still looking for. Game ball: Nate.

Sept. 18, rained out. Field 2 was still under water from Hurricane Floyd. I mean under water. There was a duck. Coach Phil and I went out at 7 a.m. with rakes and a bag of Diamond Dry, took one look and went to get coffee instead. The league says the makeup game will be on a Sunday in October. I'll post it the minute I know.

Sept. 25, Mariners 6, Astros 3. Tough one. We were up 3-1 going into the 5th and then gave up four runs on two walks, a bloop and an error I will not describe because the young man involved has already apologized to everyone including the umpire. The Mariners are big this year. Marcus pitched great in relief and struck out the side in the 6th. Game ball: Marcus.

Fall Standings
Through Saturday, Sept. 25. The league doesn't do playoffs in the fall but they do keep standings, and the kids check.

Team	W	L	T	Sponsor
Mariners	2	0	0	Lakeview Dental
Tigers	1	0	1	VFW Auxiliary
ASTROS	1	1	0	Brandt Plumbing & Heating
Cubs	1	1	0	Tri-Boro Auto Body
Orioles	0	1	1	Gino's Pizzeria
Pirates	0	2	0	Kowalczyk Realty

Other scores: Sept. 11, Orioles 5 Tigers 5 (called for time), Mariners 9 Pirates 2. Sept. 25, Cubs 8 Pirates 7, Tigers 10 Orioles 4.

The Roster
First names only on here, league rules. Positions are where they mostly play. In fall ball everybody bats in the order and everybody plays at least three innings in the field, so this changes every week.

#	Player	Pos.	Scorebook note
2	Luis	SS, P	Best glove on the team. Wants to be Derek Jeter or a veterinarian.
4	Alyssa	2B, P	Leads the team in RBIs and in telling the boys to hustle.
7	Nate	C	Will catch anything. Asked if he can wear the gear home.
9	Devin	CF	Fastest kid in the league. Working on stopping at third when told.
11	Brandon	1B	3 for 5 so far. Tallest Astro by a mile.
13	Sam	3B	First year in the majors division. Not afraid of the ball at all.
15	Andre	LF, P	Throws a curveball he is not allowed to throw. Coach Phil has spoken to him.
17	Colin	2B	Best bunter on the team. Also best at finding four-leaf clovers in right.
21	Eric	RF	Drew four walks in two games. Great eye (or he just likes to watch).
23	Marcus	P, 1B	Struck out the side on Saturday. Quiet kid, loud fastball.
24	Owen	OF	Youngest Astro. Got his first hit Sept. 11 and kept the ball.
31	Ricky	C, 3B	Backup catcher, team comedian, knows every word to the Pokemon theme.

Snack Schedule
One family per game brings drinks and a snack for after. Twelve kids plus whatever little brothers and sisters are hanging around, so figure on 18. Cold drinks please, it's still hot out there. No peanuts or peanut butter anything, we have an allergy on the team. If you can't make your week, trade with somebody and e-mail me so I can fix the list.

Game	Family	Brought
Sept. 11	Nate's family	Gatorade and orange slices. Classic.
Sept. 18	Luis's family	Rained out, moved to Oct. 30
Sept. 25	Alyssa's family	Juice boxes and homemade Rice Krispies treats. Won the season already.
Oct. 2	Devin's family
Oct. 9	Brandon's family
Oct. 16	Sam's family
Oct. 23	Andre's family
Oct. 30	Luis's family (drinks only)	Pizza party at Gino's after!
Makeup game	Eric's family	Date TBA

Colin, Marcus, Owen and Ricky's families: you're signed up for the spring. Don't think I forgot.

Coaches' Corner
Manager: Phil Arroyo · Assistant: Ron Rock (me) · Team parent: Denise Harrold

A few things from Coach Phil, which I am posting because he asked me to and because he is bigger than me:

Be at the field 45 minutes before game time. Warm-ups are not optional.
Bring your glove, your hat, your water bottle and your cup. Yes, your cup.
Hustle on and off the field. Every inning. Even when we're losing. Especially when we're losing.
Parents: please cheer as loud as you want. Please let the coaches do the coaching and the umpires do the umpiring. They are sixteen-year-olds doing their best for twenty bucks a game.
Nobody leaves the field until the equipment bags are packed and the dugout is clean.

Picture Day, Oct. 2. Full uniform, hat on, hair combed if at all possible. Order envelopes are in the equipment bag. When the pictures come back I'll try to get the team one on here. I don't own a scanner but my brother-in-law does, and he owes me for helping him move.

Thanks to everybody who came over to Coach Phil's in August to watch the Little League World Series. Japan won the final, but those Phenix City, Alabama kids got all the way to Williamsport and the last game, and our guys talked about nothing else for a week. Maybe someday, Astros. Maybe someday.

And a big thank you to Brandt Plumbing & Heating for sponsoring us again this fall, uniforms, hats and the new catcher's helmet that Nate refuses to take off. If your water heater quits, you know who to call.

Astros fans since September 1998:

(most of them are Nate's grandma)

Questions, rainouts, snack trades: