Traditional and Trite  Plastic and the past melt together in a
field of schemes  Screw the traditional peanuts and Cracker
Jacks. Popcorn's the scent pumped into the streets surrounding
Enron Field. (We think this pollution is kinda mean to the
hungry homeless people.)  The old Union Station, the grand
entryway to the stadium, is the preliminary stop on the tour of
the Astros "tribute" to Historic Houston, a touch of tradition
coated in plastic. There are marble-based two-story pillars, an
original train-station bench and railroad ties they found when
they were digging up the field -- but there's also a gift store
that wasn't there even in the railroad's glory days.  Where the
train platform used to be, a cobblestone walkway leads to the
breezeway crowded with Texas-themed food. Unlike at the
Astrodome, if you have to take a leak, or buy more beer, you
won't miss much of the game. The concourse is open, so you can
still watch while you're waiting in line.  The steps down to the
field are the extra long ones t