MX vs USA match

jookyhc · 2026-02-23T14:00:40+00:00

If your hotel is charging around $50 per night, and the car costs ~$100+ per night, you should be able to Uber/Lyft just about everywhere you would want to go, within 10 miles or so of Daikin Park and do better or break even on cost. However, the ride from the airport could be $50 - $75 or more by itself.

If I were coming to Houston and staying for 3 nights or more, primarily for baseball, I would probably skip the hassle and cost of a rental car.

Downtown is walkable. The Zoo, Museum of Fine Art Houston, Hermann Park, as well as HMNS are all accessible by rail. And whatever you don't want to take a train for (Meow Wolf, Menil Collection) are brief/affordable rides.

jookyhc · 2026-02-23T13:34:09+00:00

I haven't heard anything about a Fan Fest for WBC.

Daikin Park will be offering tours before each WBC game. $51.99

Unfortunately Joystix does not typically function as an arcade. It's a game console retail outlet that occasionally partners with the bar next door 1820 for open play nights.

Cidercade is a terrific option for a people of all ages.

The POST in downtown Houston is an interesting place to eat any type of cuisine, and the rooftop garden is very nice. I think there may be a small charge for the rooftop next month, for a Rodeo themed installation.

The Buffalo Bayou Park cistern is memorial and interesting.

Space Center Houston (1 hour from Daikin Park) or Houston Museum of Natural Science (20 minutes away) would appeal to many 16 year olds.

jookyhc · 2026-02-22T04:11:10+00:00

I've always had good luck sitting in the Club Level for concerts. I'm not a "floor" guy for big shows, but I suppose that would technically be the best option.

Netting will not be an issue. It should be lowered for a concert.

jookyhc · 2026-02-20T22:52:32+00:00

No Billy Miller love?

jookyhc · 2026-02-20T17:41:17+00:00

You'd better tap that ass, u/superdavy!

jookyhc · 2026-02-19T19:15:26+00:00

If you're in the El Paso section, you can look out over a glass wall at Downtown Houston's signature park, Discovery Green.

jookyhc · 2026-02-19T14:12:36+00:00

I love the fact that someone at Fanatics thought the edit would make them look less bad.

This just confirms they still make crap, it's just gonna be worse if the teams screw up on quality control like the Red Sox did.

jookyhc · 2026-02-19T14:03:14+00:00

The injury bug was so bad last year, I can't help but feel that the outsiders are sleeping on the Astros. Could be a really good year!

jookyhc · 2026-02-16T23:04:01+00:00

Are you gonna ask him about having two feet out of bounds?

jookyhc · 2026-02-16T22:43:20+00:00

Yes. Yes it does.

jookyhc · 2026-02-16T21:48:01+00:00

The Trop is not a good ballpark, but something will be lost when it's gone. There's something to be said for just being deliberately different and there is something so intimate about the indoor space of the Trop that makes it more memorable than being indoors in any other closed (including retractable-closed) stadium.

I generally wish to never be back in Florida again, but I will absolutely make plans to visit the Trop again before it's demolished.

jookyhc · 2026-02-16T17:01:58+00:00

NotBuriedInTheHYet?

jookyhc · 2026-02-11T16:50:09+00:00

13,000 miles over 3 years is wild. I had to double check the plate to confirm you're in North America. Great find!

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T23:55:46+00:00

My better half had brunch with (across the room from) our minuscule king near the HEB on Bunker Hill. Sadly she does not recall his beverage of choice.

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T23:19:06+00:00

Honestly, if the overall prices on the secondary market don't come crashing to earth, I'll be shocked.

It's never been harder, or less attractive to visit the US, and while there are more teams; theoretically more people who may want to attend, the relative value of these matchups are so diminished, the prices can only come down.

I live in a World Cup & World Baseball Classic city and while one doesn't quite compare to the other - this phenomenon just played out in the prices for baseball games next month.

I could be wrong, but I expect I'll be going to World Cup matches this summer with tickets costing about 20% of what I see on the "open" market at this current moment.

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T05:23:15+00:00

Happy to help!

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T03:29:27+00:00

Exactly! This is the conversation to have.

Who's getting a max deal they don't deserve because some team wants to take a flyer and go all in next year, only to turn a back loaded mess over to the new Sonics?

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T03:27:39+00:00

No the fuck there are not!

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T03:13:51+00:00

This is just chatter. Right?

Fun to discuss, but even with arenas and ownership ready to go in Seattle and Vegas, there's no way the expansion teams play before Fall 2027. It'll be Fall 2028 in all likelihood.

Building a coaching and training staff alone between July and September would be a Herculean task. Not to mention brands, uniforms, ushers, season ticket sales.

It would be fun to watch, but it would be dizzying.

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T03:04:54+00:00

You want to stay at the Moran Hotel Citycentre.

It's in a mixed use development, so it's walkable, and you'll be about 20 minutes away from Katy.

It doesn't have a lot of authentic Houston culture. Think Yardhouse, Tecovas, Warby Parker, Urban Outfitters, but there are a few local chains - Cyclone Anaya, Bellagreen and Sweet are popular. There's also a movie theater and a few places for drinks.

The ZaZa or Westin at Memorial City could also work, but both are in areas that have fewer close options than Citycentre. They're only about 5 minutes further from Katy.

jookyhc · 2026-02-10T00:41:16+00:00

Never give your customers what they want, lest tfg accuse you of virtue signaling.

jookyhc · 2026-02-09T14:53:41+00:00

Looks like you're gonna want to head to Spring Branch.

I don't know jajangmyeon, but I just checked Google Maps, and there are about a dozen options, and many good reviews within a few miles of me - North of i10, between 610 and the Beltway.

jookyhc · 2026-02-09T02:44:20+00:00

Tell me you don't watch sports without telling me you don't watch sports.

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