HOUSTON - OCTOBER 18: Jeff Kent #12 of the Houston Astros throws his helmet into the air in celebration after hitting a three-run home run to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 5 of National League Championship Series October 18, 2004 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo By Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
The 2004 Houston Astros were a rollercoaster ride.
Let’s take a time machine trip back to the year 2004.
Lance Armstrong winning his sixth consecutive Tour de France, the NBA’s “Malice in the Palace” brawl and George Bush defeating John Kerry in the election were the biggest news stories that year.