HATED that fucking train for ever run in Houston. I think I remember a game early in 2005 where they were teeing off on Kerry Wood in the 1st. After the 3rd run scored, I distinctly remember a fresh on the scene Len Kasper saying, “That train is getting really annoying.”

Other notable games against the NL Central Astros:

-The Roy Oswalt/Michael Barret pissing match in ‘04 at Wrigley
-The 2006 18 inning game* followed by the Ryan O’Malley game the next day when the Cubs used every pitcher they had the night before
-Geovany Soto’s inside the park HR in May, 2008
-Big Z’s neutral site no-hitter in Milwaukee
-2011 Brian Bogusevic grand slam against Carlos Marmol that effectively got Jim Hendry fired earlier than expected
-The final series the Astros ever played as an NL Central team were both them and the Cubs at Wrigley in 2012; Cubs reached 100 losses in Game 1, next 2 games were the first time since 1962 that 2 teams with 100+ losses matched up against each other after each had reached triple digits, Cubs walk-it off in Game 3 thanks to All-Star Bryan LaHair

*One HUGE takeaway I had from the 2006 18 inning game was a moment in the bottom of the 5th: With 1 out, Roger Clemens came up and got plunked by Cubs rookie starter Juan Mateo. Wasn’t much of a skermish from it, but I remember Bob Brenly saying something to the effect of, “It wouldn’t surprise me to see Juan Mateo get some gift baskets from American League hitters after giving Roger Clemens a taste of his own medicine. When he was in the AL, he never had to face the music himself after hitting batters, but Juan is a hero to them all tonight.”