Charlie Kerfeld interview after Astros clinch 1986 NL West

Charlie Kerfeld celebrates after the Astros clinch the 1986 NLCS with a No-hitter by Mike Scott.

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[xxpandamidknightxx]

*sniff sniff* I miss their old outfits.

[mantastik]

drinkin a beer i love it don't see that anymore

[ckendall67]

@08TeamDream The Team that wins the World Series is the best team in baseball...NOT the team that pads its wins total in the REGULAR SEASON only to get bounced early in the playoffs. How 'bout that?? :-)

[deaton1999]

I miss that guy, and I miss the uniforms, I miss Nolan and Milo. God, I even miss our "current" players who are all gone. I will miss the rivalries with the Reds and Cards, and I will rue the DH in the AL. But I REALLY don't wish to miss the "Astros." Mr. Crane, please don't flush our history down the toilet with an impulsive name change. You should've just pursued an expansion team if that's what you really wanted.

[jermster17]

They looked so young back then! Ryan and Milo!

[08TeamDream]

@Luigi84289 Oh so taking 5 games to win the NLDS is considererd easy? I don't know what dictionary you're looking at, but that's not easily. Yes the Rangers are doing a nice job, and that's because they are the best AL team overall. The Cards however are only in the postseason b/c an Atlanta choke job, not because they are the best team. The Phillies had key injuries throughout the year, especially to Utley. It's who's hot and not at the right which decides the winner.

[Luigi84289]

@08TeamDream No I didn't prove your point. Carpenter beating them like he did proves they were not ready to move on. Now maybe if they get a few more big bats next year they might have a shot. And I fail to see what point you are trying to make. In baseball greatness is finite. The Cards came together and beat the team with the best record and easily. Texas is putting up much more of a fight than the Phillies. Our offense can figure out ways to score runs on him.

[08TeamDream]

@Luigi84289 And you prove my point. The Cardinals had the best team AT THE TIME. The Phillies did during the year. Yes the Giants won the WS with that record, but they got there b/c a SD choke job, and being hot at the right time. Many time the best team doesn't win the WS. Carepenter is a great pitcher, a CY Young winner who shut them down. It happens to any team.

[Luigi84289]

@08TeamDream The Phillies were not the best team. The Cardinals are the best NL Team.Don't bring win loss records into a discussion of talent. Nobody in Philly could touch Carpenter. The Cardinals have the best offense and defense in the national league. There is no reason why the Phillies couldn't score at least one run against Carpenter. They have no offense. Having a handful more wins doesn't mean anything. If they were better they would have performed. The Giants had a 92 - 70 record in 2010

[08TeamDream]

@Luigi84289 Okay I'm going to dispell your theory on records. The Phillies had a 102 win season and were the BEST team in the league. I hate to say that but it's true. Yes the Cards are in the World Series but that doesn't mean they are the best team. They played decent ball into September, and went 18-8 down the stretch. It matters who is hot at the right time. Look at the 2000 Mets and the 01' Dbacks. Neither were the best team that year and both ended up in the World Series.

[Luigi84289]

@08TeamDream Any true baseball fan doesn't go throwing win records around. The Phillies won 102 games and got beat in round one of the post season by a better team with a worse record. A million different factors go into a teams record at the end of the season. The Cardinals are the best team this year in the NL with their shut out lead off pitchers and their lights out offense even though they have a 90 - 72 record.

[Luigi84289]

The Astros would have beaten the Mets if they could have forced a game 7. MIKE SCOTT would have put them away for good.