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(0:28) Hooks manager Joe Thon addresses the series at San Antonio, gives a scouting report on Astros top prospect Drew Gilbert, and tells us about Mother's Day at his family's home in Puerto Rico. (7:17) We check in with RHP Tyler Brown, who is in his 3rd year of pro ball after starring at Vanderbilt University. (12:32) LHP Colton Gordon, a highly-rated hurler in the Houston system, speaks about his start to the season. Gordon is now 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in his last 3 starts, striking out 23 against 11 hits and 7 walks in 16.0 innings. (20:36) IF Shay Whitcomb, who ranks within Texas League's top 5 in home runs, extra base hits and RBIs, breaks down his approach to 2023. (27:33) Bonus Baseball: Astros OF Chas McCormick on his rehab stint in CC at the beginning of the month.
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(1:20) Hooks Development Coach Vincent Blue, a product of Lamar High School in Houston, is in his second season as a member of the Astros player development staff. Prior to joining the Hooks in 2023, Blue worked at Houston’s Single-A club in Fayetteville, N.C. Selected in the 10th round of the 2001 draft, Blue played outfield, primarily center, for parts of seven seasons in the Detroit Tigers system. A .261 career hitter, he also played five years in independent ball. (10:12) Hooks right-hander Rhett Kouba established a new personal best for strikeouts April 27 at Midland, breezing 10 batters while allowing only 2 to reach base. Devin Conn and Tyler Brown pitched in as CC authored the ninth one-hitter in the 18-year history of the club. Kouba’s 6.0 innings pitched matched his best from a year ago. The outing stands as the longest by a Hooks pitcher this season. Kouba, who picked up his first Double-A win, has combined for 16 strikeouts against 4 hits and no walks in 10.0 innings over his last 2 games. (14:07) Hooks Manager Joe Thon delivers his Sunday with the Skipper address as the Hooks wrap their six-game set in the Permian Basin. (20:00) As a bonus cut, CC right-hander Aaron Brown speaks about his latest home start - April 19 vs. San Antonio - when he fired five innings of one-run baseball, permitting only a pair to reach.
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Hooks manager Gregorio Petit speaks about his club's dramatic victory over the Drillers on Saturday night. Corpus Christi heads into play Sunday with a 3-2 lead in the series at ONEOK Field.
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Skipper Gregorio Petit discusses Corpus Christi's wild 15-11 win over the RockHounds in 12 innings Friday night.
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Thomas Whitsett, in his first season as Hooks pitching coach, discusses the recent run of the club's success on the hill. Corpus Christi hurlers have allowed just 9 runs in 25.0 innings of work over the first 3 games in Midland, striking out 27 while walking 3.
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Catcher Cesar Salazar became the first Hook to notch a four-hit game in 2022, going 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored, a home run and 3 RBIs Tuesday night in Midland. Salazar, who launched 8 home runs in his final 22 games last year, has begun this season by hitting safely in 3 of 4 assignments for a .471 batting average. His 8 knocks and 6 runs scored lead the club. The Hooks have won both games with Salazar behind the plate as CC pitchers have turned in a 3.00 ERA.
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Hooks OF/1B Scott Schreiber, who has belted three home runs, including a pair of grand slams, in his last five at-bats, speaks before the Hooks' 6:30 tilt Wednesday night in Midland.
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Right-hander Jon Olczak is 4-for-4 in save chances for the Hooks this year, posting a 1.64 ERA and 0.55 WHIP over 9 Double-A appearances. He speaks prior to CC's Saturday night tilt in San Antonio.
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Hooks manager Gregorio Petit talks walk-off wins, Marty Costes and Pedro Leon in this edition of Sunday with the Skipper.
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We check in with Hooks manager Gregorio Petit before Sunday's getaway day matinee at Whataburger Field.
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Ken Schrom worked 43 years in professional baseball, as both a standout pitcher and accomplished front office executive. Schrom's tenure with the Hooks spanned 16 seasons, including 11 as team president. A football and baseball star at the University of Idaho, Ken earned Texas League Executive of the Year honors in 2005 and was inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2016. Schrom pitched seven seasons in Major League Baseball with Toronto, Minnesota and Cleveland, earning American League All-Star honors in 1986. Greg Rajan (31:40), now a senior editor with the Houston Chronicle, covered the first eight years of Hooks Baseball for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. With Hunter Pence announcing his retirement this past weekend, Rajan presents us an oral history of the Hooks' 2006 Texas League Championship season.
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Korey Lee, Houston’s first round pick from a year ago, was a late addition to the Astros reserve camp at Whataburger Field. In 2019, Lee hit .338 with 27 extra-base hits, 57 RBIs and a 1.045 OPS in 51 games during his junior campaign at Cal. Boasting a powerful arm behind the plate, the San Diego native threw out 44% of runners attempting to steal for the Golden Bears. After signing with Houston, Lee played in 64 games for Tri-City of the short-season New York-Penn League. He is listed by MLB Pipeline as a top-5 prospect in the Astros system. Nick Tanielu (18:33), a member of the Astros 2020 postseason player pool, saw action in 125 ballgames for the Round Rock Express last year, slugging 39 doubles, 19 home runs while driving in 84 runs as the E-Train reached the PCL finals. A career .295 hitter, Tanielu has logged four full seasons in the minors, helping his teams win 60% of their games. MLB.com's Brian McTaggart (37:25), now in his 17th season covering the Houston Astros, provides an update on the big club as we approach the final weekend of the regular season.
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Shortstop Jeremy Pena, listed by MLB.com as the No. 5 prospect in the Houston system, is a recent addition to the Astros player pool at Whataburger Field. Pena, a 3rd round pick in 2018 out of the University of Maine, has earned two league all-star selections in his first two years as a pro. Colton Shaver (17:33) clubbed 50 extra-base hits in 113 games between High-A Fayetteville and Double-A Corpus Christi last season, while getting his first reps as a professional backstop. Outfielder Jake Meyers (37:21) was a two-way star at the University of Nebraska, and was selected by the Astros in the 13th round round of the 2017 draft. His 2019 exploits include a Carolina League All-Star nod.
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This week at Whataburger Field, we caught up with Astros Triple-A manager Mickey Storey, who led the Round Rock Express to 84 wins and a trip to the Pacific Coast League finals in 2019. Hard-throwing right-hander Shawn Dubin (19:38) carved out a 3.58 ERA while averaging over 12 strikeouts per 9 innings in A-ball last year, earning him a place in the Astros 2020 player pool. CCISD Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez (29:58) speaks about the resumption of in-person learning and high school athletics, as well as the district's bond initiative which will be voted on this November.
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Astros Broadcaster Robert Ford opens this week’s show. Ford, now in his 7th season with the ballclub, teams with Steve Sparks and Matt Boltz to bring you Astros Baseball on the radio. We then welcome Houston’s Senior Director of Business Operations, Dan O’Neill (31:52). Dan has worked with the Astros for eight seasons. He currently runs the club’s minor league operations in Corpus Christi, Fayetteville, North Carolina and West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Astros Assistant Strength Coach Taylor Rhoades speaks about the professional sports experience in 2020. Taylor also dives into the advances in the strength and conditioning trade since he arrived on the scene with Houston in 2014. KIII-TV3 Sports Director Chris Thomasson (24:31) on the Gabe Cooley tragedy, high school football and the improbable run by the injury-plagued Astros.
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Catching prospect Michael Papierski speaks about life as an Astros reserve training at Whataburger Field. And we check in with 2018 Texas League Manager of the Year and Houston first base coach Omar Lopez (9:00).
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We lead off Episode 20 with a look at hard-throwing right-hander Luis Garcia, considered my MLB.com as a top 10 pitching prospect in the Astros system. Recent acquisition Fernando Rodney (7:56), aiming for his 18th season in the Major Leagues, speaks time at the Astros alternate training site – Whataburger Field. And we check in with two-time Texas League All-Star and former league pitcher of the Year Chase De Jong (11:07), who like Rodney, was recently picked up by Houston from the Sugar Land Skeeters.
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With the Hooks’ Celebrate Whataburger Collection unveiled, JD Davis gives an inside look at how the campaign was created. Astros Assistant General Manager Pete Putila (16:15) checks in to update listeners on what’s happening at the club’s alternate training site, Whataburger Field. And Michael Coffin talks baseball on the radio with producer/engineer Matt Boltz (25:18), now in his sixth season with the Astros and his 20th in Major League Baseball.
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This week, we take you inside the Astros workouts at Whataburger Field. Infielder Taylor Jones discusses what it was like to make his Major League debut. Right-handed pitcher Brett Conine (5:49), who climbed three levels to reach the Texas League last season, checks in with an update on how he is progressing this summer. Fundamentals coordinator Jason Bell (11:16) breaks down how the Astros are preparing their reserve roster in Corpus Christi. And pitching coordinator Bill Murphy (18:27) offers his insight on a few of Houston’s prospects, including Cristian Javier who tamed the Dodgers in his first Major League start on Wednesday.
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