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Hooks & Runs264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe MorganJoe Morgan, a native of Bonham, Texas, a small town near the Oklahoma border, is generally regarded as baseball's greatest second basemen in the post-World War II era. Originally Colt-.45 then Astro, Houston traded him to Cincinnati after the 1971 season is perhaps Houston's most ill-fated (and bone-headed) trades. Morgan went on to win two Most Valuable Player Awards with the Big Red Machine.Also this episode - three coaches fired already in the NCAA FBS season, the Astros are on life support, the Padres clinch, festivals are faring no better than the AstrosEpisodes Mentioned...
2025-09-2551 minHooks & Runs133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger MetzgerRoger Metzger, a native Texan, was the Astros' starting shortstop for the Houston Astros from 1971 to 1977. During that time, Metzger won a Gold Glove, led the Majors in triples twice and made many good friends and wonderful memories .Metzger joins up this episode to kick-off Season 4 sharing some of these memories about Houston Astro baseball in the 1970s. We talked about the night a baseball game at the Astrodome got rained out, Metzger hitting his first Major League home run off Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, playing with Houston legends like Cesar Cedeno and J. R. Richard a...
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