Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth

Extra Bases: What type of team are the Astros through 12 games?

Episode Summary

What kind of team are the Astros through 12 games? Jeremy Booth dives into what he's seen from Houston thus far and when will fans begin to blame hitting coach Alex Cintron for the club's sluggish start?

Episode Notes

00:25-3:30  Meeting WFMY sports anchor Jaelen Gilkey, son of former Cardinals outfielder Bernard Gilkey.

3:31-7:15 What kind of team are the Astros through the first 12 games of the season.

7:16-10:25 Josh Hader's usage. He's already twice pitched two innings during an outing.

10:26-12:00 Can scouts own a dog?

12:01-15:59 Will fans start blaming Alex Cintron for the Astros' hitting woes?

16:00-17:20 The start of Christian Walker's tenure with the Astros.

17:21-23:00 Octavio Dotel's remarkable ride around the major leagues. Dotel tragically died when a roof collapsed on patrons at a night club in the Dominican Republic.

23:01-29:45 Revisiting Jeremy's role in the Brewers drafting Taylor Jungmann in the first round of the 2011 draft. He received a $2.525 million signing bonus.