Sports Trip of the Week!

Sports Trip of the Week – 9/23/09

Friday – MLB – Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros 7:05

Saturday – NCAAF – Texas Tech @ University of Houston 8:15

Sunday – Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans 12:00

A surprising stop in the first ever Trip of the Week: Houston, Texas. I choose Houston as my first stop for one big reason, you get to see three sports & three stadiums in three days, talk about the ultimate trip.

I would start my trip off heading to Minute Maid Park to see the Houston Astros face off against the Cincinnati Reds. While both teams have been long eliminated from the playoffs, this gives you a chance to see bashers like Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman & Carlos Lee take aim at that short left field porch, and centerfielders try to figure out how to play the hill in dead center. Before the game, stop by the B.U.S. bar, the most popular bar to hit up before Astros games. This bar has a huge interior equipped with pool, darts, video games, multiple alma mater flags, big screens, couches and multiple bars. They are also known to have the promo girls walking around, giving out free tastes of Jack Daniel’s, Miller Lite, and other alcoholic beverages. If you want it a little more laid back, hit the Houston Pavilions, filled with stores, restaurants such as Micormic and Schmidts, and other forms of entertainment.

If you want to see some points, head over to Robertson Stadium at the Univeristy of Houston for a in-state battle between the Cougars and the Texas Tech Raiders. Houston is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1991 and while it may be a tough ticket to see the #17 team in the nation at their cozy 32,000 seat stadium, it would be worth it (and you can call you friends watching on ESPN2 to look for you). There’s no better way to get ready for a big game than with a few beers, hot dogs and burgers out at the tailgate scene. Get out there early as people will be getting pumped and ready and the tailgates will be wild. If that’s not your thing, hit up Eric’s Restaurant which offers American bistro fare, its run by the students in the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Plan on staying there late, because this will be a scoring fest from two of the top offenses in college football!

If the Cougars game wasn’t enough for you, get up early and get ready for an early afternoon Houston Texans bash against the Jacksonville Jaguars at noon local time. Get out there early for some more awesome tailgating (make sure to check out the Texans Tailgate Party in the Budweiser Plaza) and get in the stadium early to check out all the awesome amenities in this new retractable roof, stadium. Enjoy the game as Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub try to finally live up to expectations and make the Houston fans happy.

Hope you enjoy this weeks Trip of the Week! Next week, get ready to head out to the Northeast to Boston to check out Fenway Park, Alumni Stadium and Gillette Stadium. Get a live blog at these events as well as I will be attending!

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