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SPOR T S

The Astros Win It All For Their Town

By Carol Heath

OUSTON TEXAS food; rowed boats to rescue went to the big show. They Series, people started sitting
Hwas ravaged by a hur- pets from rooftops; carried played against the Chica- up and taking notice. These
ricane of mammoth propor- children and seniors to safe- go White Sox in the 2005 guys were for real, and when
tions. Thousands of people ty; they did whatever they World Series but lost. This they made it all the way to
were left homeless, over 60 could to help their city begin Astro team played for their game 7, everyone just knew
people lost their lives, and to heal. city, a city they loved and that since the Dodgers were
well over 185 billion dollars’ It was like they took it they were not about to lose. playing at home, and were
worth of damage was caused personally that Mother Na- They had to play the mighty used to this kind of pressure,
by this Hurricane 4 named ture chose their city to attack. Dodgers, who had one of they would win the final and
Harvey, While the baseball A love affair began between their best seasons ever. It deciding game.
team from Houston, the the Astros and the city of went all the way to the final By the second inning,
Astros, were playing baseball Houston. And when they game 7, and it has already the Astros were leading 5
games in Florida. won the final game that sent been dubbed the best World to nothing, zero, zilch! The
Many players have them to play in the World Series ever played. mighty Dodgers were down
homes in Houston, and their Series, the city rejoiced. So many sports writers by 5, and by the end of the
families were left behind to There was something to look didn’t give them a chance; game, they only managed to
live through one of Mother forward to, something that the betting lines favored score one lowly run against
Nature’s worst hurricanes in wasn’t negative or water- the Dodgers; it seemed the the upstart Houston Astros.
history. The Astros returned logged. Their Astros were sports announcers favored Those same Astros that
to their families and imme- going to play in the World the Dodgers as well. But helped their fellow Hous-
diately rolled up their sleeves Series, and they were proud. when the Astros started tonians begin to heal from
to help the storm victims. Although it wouldn't hitting homeruns, 15 in Harvey. Those same Astros
They passed out water and be the first time, the Astros total, the most in any World that helped donate 400

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