1985 Astros commercial

By Eric Sorenson - February 09, 2007

A little while ago, the big screen showed a 1985 TV spot advertising Astros season tickets. Of course, there they were in their choke-back-your-vomit orange multi-stripe jerseys. Glenn turns to me and says, "Those were definitely the most gawd-awful uniforms in history."

Then it showed a clip of Jose Cruz at bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their bright yellow togs and sideways striped hats. Glenn responded with, "I stand corrected."

Overall the commercial was "Super Bowl Shuffle"-level embarrassing. Although it was neat to see Nolan Ryan in the highlight clips. Who, by the way, will be out here at FanFest tomorrow signing autographs. Though probably not for free.