Astroline to tape on Thursday from Pluckers Wing Bar at 6 p.m. CT

HOUSTON, TX - _Astroline_, the Astros popular offseason radio show, will air its ninth episode of the offseason on Friday on SportsTalk 790 from 6-7 p.m. CT. Astros radio broadcaster Robert Ford will serve as the host for the show, which will feature a pre-recorded interview with the Astros Director of Player Development Sara Goodrum.

The taping of this week’s Astroline will be tomorrow from 6-7 p.m. CT at Pluckers Wing Bar, which is located at 1400 Shepherd Dr., Houston, Texas, 77007. Ford will be on hand tomorrow for the taping of Friday night’s show. Astroline is open to the public with no admission charge.

In addition to listening along on SportsTalk 790, the show can also be heard live on the iHeartRadio App.

All Astroline shows, which are presented by Karbach Brewing Company, are scheduled to broadcast on SportsTalk 790, but are subject to change due to scheduling conflicts. Friday’s show is the ninth of a scheduled 10 shows, which will air weekly on most Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. CT during the remainder of the offseason. Additional show dates could be added at a later date.

Goodrum was hired as the Astros Director of Player Development in January. She joins the Astros after serving as the minor league Hitting Coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021. Prior to that, she spent three seasons as the Brewers Integrative Sports Performance Coordinator. In her role with the Astros, Goodrum oversees all Player Development staff and collaborates with coordinators on the core duties of the recruiting, hiring and development of the Player Development staff. She is also spearheading the formation and execution of coaching philosophies as well as the formation and execution of the Player Development goal process.

Ford will be returning for his 10th season as the Astros radio play-by-play commentator in 2021 after being named to the post prior to the 2013 season. Before joining the Astros, Ford spent four seasons as the pre-and postgame host for the Kansas City Royals radio broadcasts on 610 AM KCSP, the Royals flagship station. The 2001 graduate of Syracuse University spent seven years broadcasting minor league baseball, calling more than 800 games during his stints with the Binghamton Mets, Kalamazoo Kings and Yakima Bears. Ford was twice named Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year (2003, 2004).

Astroline preliminary schedule (subject to change):

Day, Date, Station

Fri., Feb. 11, KBME

Thur., Feb. 17, KBME