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With the Astros, Brown was often called "Brownie" by his play-by-play partner Alan Ashby. He often played the straight man to former partner Jim Deshaies ' humorous asides. Brown retired on September 28, 2016, after the final Astros home game of the 2016 season and was succeeded by Todd Kalas , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He cited his reason to retire due to ...
Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros (Tigers lead series 1-0). What: Game 2 of MLB playoffs American League wild-card series. When: 2:32 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Minute Maid Park in Houston. TV: ABC ...
The Space City Home Network is an American regional sports network owned jointly by the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros.Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the network broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout Southeast Texas, mainly focusing on professional sports teams based in Greater Houston, namely the Astros and Rockets, as well as local college teams.
Alan Ashby (1998–2006 (radio); 2013–2016 (television) (from 1998–2006, he provided 2 innings of play-by-play on the radio and from 2013–2016, he provided play-by-play for games without Bill Brown) Robert Ford (2013–present) Steve Sparks (2013–present) (2 innings a game on radio) Todd Kalas (2017–present) Kevin Eschenfelder (2017 ...
Eschenfelder has also served as a fill-in analyst during Astros telecasts and fill-in play-by-play voice for Dallas Mavericks games with Fox Sports Southwest. [1] Eschenfelder bid farewell to viewers over an Astros telecast on September 20, 2012. His final day with the station was September 21, 2012. [6]
Before moving up to the booth, Ford hosted the Astros' pregame and postgame radio shows. He performed the same role with the Kansas City Royals before coming to Houston. . His other baseball play-by-play experiences came from the Binghamton Mets, Yakima Bears, and the Kalamazoo Ki
The Rangers won the last game of the year against the Astros, 7–2, in front of a crowd of 24,468, but the Astros won the Silver Boot regardless of the outcome of the game. [ 19 ] On July 1, 2006 , Rangers outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. stole a home run from Astro Mike Lamb (a former Ranger) in what was considered one of the greatest catches of ...
On December 22, 2016 Kalas was hired to be the Houston Astros' television play-by-play announcer on AT&T SportsNet Southwest, [5] beginning with the 2017 season. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On September 29, 2019, it was announced by the Astros that they had extended Kalas’ contract through the end of the 2021 season, along with that of his TV-broadcasting ...