[b]Sunday Brunch with Astros Daily on 1560 The Game (3/2/08)
Sunday morning - 11:00 am CST 713-439-1560 1560 The Game website You can stream to your computer OR your CELL PHONE. There's also a live chat. Check the 1560 website for those details. ASTROSDAILY.COM...
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In El Campo (where my family was originally from [after Czechoslovakia, that is]), it's "high-yos-key". In Houston (where my grandfather stupidly changed the pronunciation when moving here in 1912),...
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Well PatH, I don't feel any more foolish with my interpretation as any that you gave me I'll probably call refer to you by high-yos-key in voice since that makes the most sense and is easiest to say....
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PatHajovsky wrote: In El Campo (where my family was originally from [after Czechoslovakia, that is]), it's "high-yos-key". In Houston (where my grandfather stupidly changed the pronunciation when...
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Ask Gene which young Astros player from the 1960s would have been his choice to build a team around - Joe Morgan? Jim Wynn? Rusty Staub? Larry Dierker? Don Wilson? BTW, worst baseball name? My choice...
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For Gene: What was the all time greatest pitching performance you called...and why? and while we're on the pitching topic: Do you subscribe to the notion that announcers shouldn't talk about a no...
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"Marble Mouth Milo"???
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Clack, if Gene doesn't get to your question, I can tell you he doesn't believe in the no-hitter jinx and when you listen to his calls of no-hit games, it's clear he doesn't believe in not mentioning a...
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I've copied and pasted all of the questions to Gene that have been posted so far and e-mailed them to David
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Something that Gene didn't have time to talk about or be asked is who influenced him in his early days as a broadcaster. Not many folks know this but Gene said that listening to Frank Sinatra...
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Gene Elston has completed and updated a new edited edition of his book A Stitch in Time. He's currently looking for a publisher for it.
View ArticleRe: [b]Sunday Brunch with Astros Daily on 1560 The Game (3/2/08)
Here's the link for this week's broadcast in .wma format. You can also go to station website and listen via podcast in a bit. Thanks again to Gene for a great show and to James as Gene's "agent".
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Bob Hulsey wrote: Ask Gene which young Astros player from the 1960s would have been his choice to build a team around - Joe Morgan? Jim Wynn? Rusty Staub? Larry Dierker? Don Wilson? BTW, worst...
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This is the All-Time Team James is referring to. It was surveyed after the 2002 season so it is safe to say a few changes might be made with the way things have played out since then.
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Always sweet to hear "The Voice" again.
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I have to apologize for not being able to hear today's show live, but I just finished listening to the entire show today on the podcast via the website, and I thought Gene Elston hit a grand slam with...
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James A46 wrote: Gene Elston has completed and updated a new edited edition of his book A Stitch in Time. He's currently looking for a publisher for it. Awesome! I will be one of the first buyers....
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RyanED wrote: I regret not being 20 or 30 years older right now, because I would have enjoyed listening to Gene Elston on live radio calling the Houston games like many of you on this board got to...
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PatHajovsky wrote: James A46 wrote: Gene Elston has completed and updated a new edited edition of his book A Stitch in Time. He's currently looking for a publisher for it. Awesome! I will be one of...
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I was half expecting Elston to mention the re-broadcasts that Reagan did. Actually, he did. He mentioned that the only baseball he could get in Ft. Dodge, IA was broadcasts from WHO in Des Moines that...
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Well, I did not get to hear it live - but, through the magic of archives, I heard it. Gene does a great job, as usual. Except, I really don't think he answered my question?!! LOL Is he running for...
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