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The Houston Astros are members of Major League?s National League Central Division. The club joined the MLB at the same time as the New York Mets in 1962.

The Astros were known then as the Colt .45s, a name that came about after a "name the team" contest was held. The club became the Astros three years later in 1965. Current Astros owner is Drayton McLane, Jr. with Cecil Cooper the manager of the club and Ed Wade the general manager. The team calls the Minute Maid Park as its home field.
Important moments and accomplishments
The Astros were more popularly known early in their existence for their home field, the Astrodome. Fondly called the ?Eighth Wonder of the World? at the time, the Astrodome was an indoor ball park envisioned by former Houston owner Judge Roy Hofheinz. Many attributed the Astrodome, and its artificial turf known as the "Astro Turf" since grass wouldn?t grow inside the dome, as changing the way how baseball was watched by the entire league since it was erected in the 1960s.

Eventually, the Astros became known for their on-field play, in particular in the 1980s, when they experienced more team success, with the help of future Hall-of-Famers Nolan Ryan and Joe Morgan who both infused much-needed leadership to the team. During the decade, Houston barged into the play-offs for the first time and won the NL West title by edging the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros finished with a 93-77 record that year. The club, however, lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series but not after putting a tough fight. To date, the Astros-Phillies series of 1980 is considered one of the best postseason matchups in baseball history. The Astros followed this up with postseason appearances in 1981 and 1986.

The 1990s were also memorable for the Houston franchise as this was the time many changes happened for the team. The Astros by this time were bannered by the likes of Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio. New owner McLane took over the team in 1993 and along with his arrival came more success as the Astros won consecutive division titles in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

At the turn of the new millennium, the Astros move out of the Astrodome and settled to its new and current stadium, which was known then as Enron Field. The ballpark features a retractable roof which many believe is very functional for a place like Houston.

But the single biggest season for the Astros came in 2005 when they finally went over the hump and made their way to their first-ever World Series. Despite starting the season poorly, going 15 games below .500 by late May that year, Houston fashioned out an amazing winning run and went 42-17 thereafter to take the lead for the wild-card. They eventually won a wild-card berth on the final day of the regular season. In the National League Division Series the Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves in four games. Houston then beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS in seven games, avenging their loss to the Cards in the 2004 NLCS, to win their first-ever pennant. The Astros met the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. But Houston fell short as they were swept by the White Sox 4-0.

Pitchers in the current roster

Alberto Arias
Brandon Backe
Doug Brocail
Tim Byrdak
Paul Estrada
Geoff Geary
Samuel Gervacio
LaTroy Hawkins
Brad James
Brian Moehler
Fernando Nieve
Roy Oswalt
Felipe Paulino
Wandy Rodriguez
Chris Sampson
Jose Valverde
Randy Wolf
Wesley Wright

Houston Astros current news

To ensure the steady infusion of talent, the Astros and their Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks, have extended their partnership until 2012. The original contract was to expire in 2010.
They may have slowed down I bit after their World Series appearance in 2005, but there is no denying the Astros' potential to contend in the coming seasons.

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