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7/9 ASTRO POD – Assistant General Manager Pete Putila Jul 09, 2020

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Robert Ford and Steve Sparks invite asst. GM Pete Putila to Episode 34 of AstroPod. Putila talks about the landscape of the 2020 roster as players continue to work out at Minute Maid Park during Summer Camp. Putila has been involved with baseball operations with a focus on player development and sports medicine and player performance. “He’s a future general manager in waiting (and) he’s done a great job with the Astros farm system,” mentions Sparks. Putila enters his 10th season with the Astros organization.

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7/6 ASTRO POD – Baseball is back! Bill Brown, Steve Sparks, Joe Niekro Jul 06, 2020

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Broadcasters Bill Brown and Steve Sparks analyze the upcoming 2020 60-game season. Which teams are best built for the shortened season? How will gameday strategies affect managerial decisions? How will Dusty Baker and Brent Strom formulate their starting rotation and relief core? Brown and Sparks break down some of the Summer Camp's burning questions.

BONUS TRACK: Joe Niekro played 11 seasons in an Astros uniform and is the all-time franchise leader with 144 victories. From 1977-’83, “Knucksie” Niekro led the NL in innings pitched (1,857), was secondmost in strikeouts (1,228) and set a single-season franchise record in ’79 for wins with a 21-11 record. Listen to Brown and Spaky discuss Joe’s knuckleball career before Knucksie stops by the radio booth in a 1999 broadcast in the Astrodome.

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7/4 ASTROS SUMMER CAMP – Jose Altuve, Dusty Baker, Chris Devenksi Jul 04, 2020

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Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Jose Altuve. It’s 4th of July and Summer Camp is in full swing. Six time All Star, Gold Glover and AL MVP Jose Altuve spoke to Houston Media following workouts on Saturday. Manager Dusty Baker answered questions for a second straight day and All Star Chris “Devo” Devenski talked about ramping up to the 2020 season.

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7/3 ASTROS SUMMER CAMP – Lance McCullers, Jr., James Click, Dusty Baker, Kyle Tucker Jul 03, 2020

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Baseball is back and Summer Camp has begun at Minute Maid Park for the Astros. On Friday, general manager James Click and manager Dusty Baker took questions from reporters about preparing their players and rosters for the upcoming 2020 season. Lance McCullers Jr. missed the entire 2019 season due to Tommy John surgery and talks about his physical and mental state and getting back to baseball. Finally, Kyle Tucker shares his thoughts on preparing, playing and navigating through a challenging 60-game season.

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7/2 ASTRO POD – Geoff Blum, Killer Bees? Jul 02, 2020

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Geoff Blum was a switch-hitting utility player for the Houston Astros in 2002-’03 and from 2008 through 2010. Originally selected in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos, Blum spent 14 seasons in the Major League and played for 7 big league clubs. Now, as a popular television broadcaster, Blummer often enjoys reflecting on his time in an Astros uniform and the Killer B’s. Today, with a little help from the former radio team of Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan, Blum looks back to July 2, 2009, in San Diego where a swarm of bees caused a significant delay in the 9th inning. As MLB prepares for Summer Camp 2020, Blumer and AstroPod go deep into the archives for this off-the-bee’tn path baseball memory.

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6/29 ASTRO POD – Jose Cruz, Milo Hamilton Jun 29, 2020

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Jose Cruz played 18 seasons in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals, Astros and the New York Yankees. Nicknamed “Cheo”, the two-time All Star held Astros franchise records in games played, at-bats, hits, total bases and triples at the time of his retirement in 1988. Currently, his 80 career triples remains a franchise record. Cruz and longtime Astros broadcaster Bill Brown sit down to discuss and highlight Cheo’s remarkable career. Cruz is ultimately grateful for the Astros fans, “I had a great career, I say I don’t look back. I’m happy with what God gave me and I’m happy I stayed all my life in Houston.”

BONUS TRACK: Legend and Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton made his last Astros Radio appearance on June 28, 2015. Milo was a Big League broadcaster for more than 55 years with stops in St. Louis, Chicago, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and ultimately Houston beginning in 1985. Listen back to Milo’s final appearance with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks, as Milo highlights the illustrious career of Yogi Berra. Tweet us @AstrosRadioMLB and leave comments radio@astros.com

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6/25 ASTRO POD – LET’S PLAY, Baseball is back Podcast featuring James Click, Dusty Baker, and Jim Crane Jun 25, 2020

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Major League Baseball officially announced a plan to return to play in 2020 which will lead up to a 60-game regular season schedule. Broadcasters Todd Kalas and Steve Sparks analyze the recent announcement and discuss what this means for the Houston Astros and the world of baseball. General Manager James Click joins Sparky and TK for an in-depth conversation about what happens now? What are the protocols and how do teams navigate a season with so many uncertanities? Manager Dusty Baker and Astros Owner Jim Crane also take questions from the Houston media in a jam-packed episode of Astro Pod. Tweet us @AstrosRadioMLB and leave comments radio@astros.com

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6/22 ASTRO POD featuring Brian McTaggart Jun 22, 2020

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There's more to baseball than what fans see and hear on the field. Oftentimes, our eyes and ears of the ballpark come from our favorite broadcasters, photographers and reporters who cover this game each day and every day, with or without games being played. Brian McTaggart is a fan favorite who has been reporting, traveling and writing about the Houston Astros for 17 seasons and is the author of "100 Things Astros Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." Broadcaster Steve Sparks catches up with the MLB.com reporter to see how he has been spending his time during the ambiguous 2020 season. McTaggart shares stories of growing up in Pasadena, spending his childhood at the Astrodome, writing for the Houston Post, attending U of H, covering the Little League World Series, Rice baseball and watching his favorite athlete, Hakeem Olajuwon. Episode 28 with McTaggart covers a lot of baseball but it takes us off the field for a few adventures as well.

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6/18 ASTRO POD featuring Mr. Astro Larry Dierker Jun 18, 2020

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Nobody in Astros history has played, pitched, hit, Managed, broadcast, or wore Hawaiian shirts like baseball legend Larry Dierker. Mr. Astro began his career on his 18th birthday pitching for the Colt 45’s in 1964. A x2 All Star, Dierker played 14 seasons in the Big Leagues and threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos in the Astrodome. From 1997 through 2001, Dierker Managed the Astros and was named the National League Manager of the Year in 1998. Episode 27 features one of the most beloved people in Astros lore and broadcasters Steve Sparks and Todd Kalas had the pleasure of looking back at Dierker’s remarkable career.

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Francisco y Alex en Charla con Aledmys Díaz Jun 17, 2020

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El Podcast en español mas reciente de Astros de Houston tiene como invitado al jugador utility de ascendencia Cubana, Aledmys Díaz. Francisco Romero y Alex Treviño, los anfitriones del Podcast. Díaz nos relata, en una platica muy amena, varios aspectos de su vida y su paso por el béisbol Mexicano.

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