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Found January 25, 2012 on Coffeyville Whirlwind:
TEAMS: Houston Astros,  Washington Nationals

I lived in southern Texas for the first three years of my life, so the Houston Astros were my first baseball team (really my first favorite team of any kind). Though I still have a small connection, I abandoned them as my National League alternative around the same time they opened the bandbox they call a ballpark (for the record the Washington Nationals have taken the official title of my NL team). Still, I can’t help but feeling sad for this news.
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