Bill Brown interviewed on Ticket 760

Greg Thurston — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:02:23 +0000

New owner. New front office. New coaching staff. New players. New league. New uniforms. About the only thing that hasnn’t changed for the Astros in the last two years is their play-by-play announcer. Bill Brown will be back for his 27th season at the microphone, albeit in a diminished role. While in San Antonio Thursday with the Astros CAREavan, Brown did an interview with Geoff Sheen of Ticket 760 AM. Brown talked about how the Astros are starting a new era in a new league and how difficult it will be.

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Astros FanFest 2012: Sit down with JD Martinez

Alex Sandoval — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:01:00 +0000

In late July, as most Astros’ fans had one eye on their TV screen and the other on twitter, waiting to see Hunter Pence‘s fate be determined, we also saw a chain reaction of events develop. Not only did Bill Brown, on a TV broadcast, announce Pence’s trade to the Phillies had been finalized, we also heard who would be called up to replace Pence on the 25 man roster, J.D. Martinez. We had all heard of the kid and how he had destroyed minor league pitching staffs throughout his relatively short pro career. The question had begun to be raised whether a September promotion might be in order but everyone simply assumed it was as a reserve and the idea itself was far from a given. Seven months later, JD Martinez will be penciled in as the Astros’ everyday left fielder, now that’s a pretty big jump from playing the outfield at Whataburger Field in AA ball. He represents the final sit down interview we, the “Astros Network” had the opportunity to conduct at FanFest. I will say he was my favorite of the group, although all three were very good, and most fans will find him refreshingly unabridged. (more…)

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Bill Brown interviewed on Ticket 760

Astros FanFest 2012: Sit down with JD Martinez