the astros play their home games at minute maid park.
the astros play their home games at minute maid park.
where do the astros play their home games?
minute maid park
selig has made some decisions involving the houston astros that were unpopular with their supporters. he ordered the roof at minute maid park to be opened for games three and four of the 2005 world series, pre-empting the authority held by the astros. the roof was closed for all prior playoff games and similar weather conditions. for hurricane ike in 2008, selig mandated that the astros play two home games against the chicago cubs in his hometown of milwaukee despite proximity to the visiting cubs; the home ballparks for the texas rangers and atlanta braves were both available to host the games. the astros subsequently were victims of a no-hitter by carlos zambrano and recorded a single hit in the following game. in the midst of the playoff race, this decision and its impact deeply affected the playoff race and seedings with eight teams holding winning records at the moment. the milwaukee brewers benefited from these events by qualifying in the playoffs as a wild card team, only to lose in the nlds to the philadelphia phillies, the eventual world series winner. in 2011, selig also demanded that the astros move to the american league west as a condition of the sale of the franchise to businessman jim crane; the team switched leagues in 2013 in return for $70 million discount in the purchase price.
bud selig
1992 houston astros season









































the houston astros' 1992 season was a season in american baseball. it involved the astros finishing fourth in the national league west with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.









































the astros were forced to play 26 consecutive road games from july 27 through august 23, due to the republican national convention being held at the astrodome from august 17–20. houston went a respectable 12-14 on the trip, which saw the astros play in all national league cities except montreal, new york city, and pittsburgh.
1992 houston astros season