Astros Podcasts

We caught up with Tucker & Fiers in the clubhouse prior to the start of the season. Tucker talks about being the DH, new 1st baseman Tyler White and his brother & Astros 1st round pick Kyle. Fiers talks about new pitcher Doug Fister, his offseason and memories from last year’s playoffs.

With the new season just around the corner, we thought it’d be the perfect time to listen back to some of the best stuff from our conversations with Astros players over the past year. You’ll hear from Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa, colt hero Colby Rasmus, Club Astros DJ George Springer, Cy Young Award …

Enjoy the best of our old school Astros interviews over our 1st two & a half years. You’ll hear from Jimmy Wynn, Alan Ashby, JR Richard, Morgan Ensberg, Adam Everett, Matt Galante, Bob Aspromonte, Chris Sampson, longtime reporter & talk show host Kenny Hand & Nolan Ryan biographer Rob Goldman. You’ll get stories about the …

Is Billy Wagner a Hall of Fame pitcher? Alyson answers that question and talks Ken Griffey Jr., the latest on Pete Rose, the Astros offseason moves and both Carlos & Chris Correa. Plus, we get her thoughts on the passing of Glenn Frey and David Bowie.

We catch up with Alyson at the MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville. She gives us the latest Astros & AL West news. Plus, we talk Aroldis Chapman & Jose Fernandez rumors.

The Houston Astros gave it one hell of a run, but it just wasn’t meant to be this season. Kansas City topped the Astros, 7-2 in game five to knock out Houston and move on to the ALCS for the second consecutive year.
Royals starting pitcher, Johnny Cueto, proved to be too much for the Astros hitters …

Are you looking for hope, Astros fans?  Game 4 is over.  Crush City is not dead yet.  Let’s find out why.
Collin McHugh
Collin McHugh has no resemblance to a great athlete. He doesn’t look like one. He doesn’t act like one. He reads, plays the guitar, writes a blog & is closer to Type C than …

The Astros came ever so close to closing out the Royals and advancing to the ALCS, but now it’ll come down to a game five after the Royals took game four in Houston, 9-6.
Rookie pitcher Lance McCullers had a strong outing, giving up just two runs in six and a third innings against the tough …

A little rain and a long delay didn’t stop the Astros from stealing game one from the Royals, 5-2 in Kansas City.
Houston held a 3-1 lead when the rain came in, forcing a 49-minute delay during the game. Managers AJ Hinch and Ned Yost had a tough call to make after the delay was over: Stay with …

Look out Kansas City! We’re coming for you next.
In their first postseason appearance in a decade, the Houston Astros traveled to Yankee Stadium for an elimination Wild Card game against the Yankees and proceeded to shutout New York, 3-0.
The young Houston team came out with a lot of heart and poise as they blanked the …

It’s a celebration 10 years in the making!
For the first time since 2005, the Houston Astros are heading to the postseason. Despite their loss to the Diamondbacks on the final day of the regular season, the Astros clinched the final AL Wild Card spot thanks to an Angels loss to the Rangers.
Houston seriously jeopardized their postseason chances …

Remember those two seats in the upper deck at the Astrodome, one marked with a red rooster image and a toy cannon on the other? Here’s ol’ Loel calling the home run that put Jimmy “Toy Cannon” Wynn’s logo in place. ‘Hot ziggety dog’ indeed! Thanks for the memories, Loel, old pal.

I got to know …

This is the tale of how the AL West was lost (most likely), but how the playoffs can still be won.
The Houston Astros, a team that not all that long ago boasted the best record in the American League, now find themselves a half game back of the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL Wild Card …

 
“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
The gut reaction on hearing the news of the venerable Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra passing away was to think of a Yogi-ism. These were the pithy, yet paradoxical sayings of humor and profound wisdom that he uttered throughout his life. Yogi was a Hall …

Make that 11 no-hitters in Astros franchise history.
Houston pitcher Mike Fiers completely shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, pitching the eleventh no-hitter in franchise history, and the fifth in the MLB this season in a 3-0 win.
It was a dominant, but long effort from Fiers as he dealt out 134 pitches in …

Clyde was among over 40 WWII Veterans honored by the Astros, as they remembered the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. Clyde describes his role in D-Day & what it means to be part of the Greatest Generation in this HST podcast.

When Dickie Thon was plunked in the head by a Mike Torrez pitch in 1984, he went from a potential superstar to a ‘what could have been’ career. Somehow he played another 9 years despite being barely able to see out of one eye.  He says in this Greg Hanlon Vice Sports story that it …

Alyson shares her experiences from her trip to Cooperstown & Biggio’s Hall of Fame induction in this HST podcast. We ask her if Bagwell will get in & her favorite part of Biggio’s speech.

Carlos talks about Jose Altuve, JJ Watt, rooming with Lance McCullers, joining Twitter & his involvement in charity in this HST podcast.

One of the huge keys for the Astros outstanding bullpen upgrade is veteran journeyman Pat Neshek.  Not many are familiar with the tragedy in his family & his difficult last few years.  In this Eddie Matz ESPN the Magazine story, you can read why Father’s Day has such a deep & heartfelt meaning for Neshek.