As the Houston Astros prepare to play the Philadephia Phillies in the World Series starting Friday, a less-talked-about matchup is brewing between the teams' mascots: Orbit and The Phanatic.
of that year. He played seven seasons with the Astros, mostly as a starter, but signed with the Colorado Rockies in 1998 as a free agent.
Peter Tipps, David Tipps, Marty Thompson. HOUCHRON CAPTION : Many Astro fans let Rockies starter Darryl Kile know his offseason departure was not appreciated."But even before Kile threw his first pitch, the Astros crowd greeted him with a chorus of boos louder than that reserved for Barry Bonds on opening day," the letter read.
"Considering the Astros were four runs from a victory, Everett probably should have let it go," wrote the Chronicle's Joseph Duarte at the time.Orbit was also tossed for arguing balls and strikes in the game, according to reports., the mascot caught wind of the plan to move the Astros from the Astrodome. This frustrated Orbit, causing a spat with Astros' then-owner Drayton McLane prior to the final game of the 1999 season against the Dodgers.