Astroline Returns Tomorrow; AJ Hinch to be First Guest

HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Astros offseason radio show, Astroline, returns to the airwaves tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. CT with Astros Manager AJ Hinch serving as the first guest of the weekly program. Astros Community Outreach Executive and former TV play-by-play broadcaster Bill Brown will serve as host. Brown will host the first three shows, while current Astros TV and radio broadcasters will alternate hosting duties for the remainder of the offseason.
Tomorrow's Astroline, which is presented by Karbach Brewing Co., will air on the Astros Radio Network, the Astros flagship station KBME SportsTalk 790 AM and will stream online at Astros.com/Astroline. All shows are scheduled to broadcast on KBME SportsTalk 790, but are subject to change due to scheduling conflicts. Astroline broadcasts live, weekly from 6-7 p.m. CT during the offseason.
PLEASE NOTE REGARDING AUTOGRAPHS - Fans can pick up a free raffle ticket at the Pluckers entrance tomorrow beginning at 5:00 p.m. (one raffle ticket per fan) for the chance to receive a special autographed photocard. A limited number of winning tickets will be selected during the Astroline broadcast between 6-7 p.m. Fans must have a winning ticket/voucher to receive an autograph. Specially-made Photo Cards only will be signed.
For the fifth consecutive season, Astroline airs from Pluckers Wing Bar, which is located at 1400 Shepherd Dr., Houston, Texas, 77007. Astroline runs through March 2018 (14 segments), and is open to all Astros fans with no admission charge.
Fans can submit questions to the show via Twitter using the hashtag #Astroline, before and during the show. As always, fans will also have the option to call the show with questions at 713-212-5790.
Hinch, 43, guided the Astros to a 101-61 record and to their first World Series Championship in franchise history. The Astros 101 regular season wins marked the third-highest win total in the Majors and the second-highest in franchise history. In his three seasons on the job, Hinch has posted a 271-215 regular season record, two playoff appearances and a 14-9 postseason record, with those 14 wins representing the most by an Astros manager in postseason history. Today he was named the Baseball America Manager of the Year. It was the second postseason award for Hinch, as he earned a 2017 Esurance MLB Award as MLB's Best Manager. He also finished third for the BBWAA AL Manager of the Year Award, his second time being named a finalist for that honor.
Brown is entering his second season as Astros Community Outreach Executive, and 32nd season with the organization. Brown was named the Astros primary TV play-by-play broadcaster in 1987, where he remained for 30 seasons until the conclusion of the 2016 campaign. He called several important moments in franchise history, including seven postseason appearances, Jeff Bagwell's 400th career homer in 2003 and Craig Biggio's 3,000th career hit in 2007.
Media Note- Media wishing to interview AJ Hinch at Astroline are asked to arrive by 5:45 p.m.
Astroline preliminary schedule (subject to change).
Day           Date               Station
Thurs.       Nov. 30          KBME
Wed.         Dec. 6             KBME
Thurs.       Dec. 14           KBME
Thurs.       Dec. 21           KBME
Thurs.       Jan. 11            KBME
Thurs.       Jan. 18            KBME
Thurs.       Jan. 25            KBME
Wed.         Jan. 31            KBME
Thurs.       Feb. 8              KBME
Thurs.       Feb. 15           KBME
Thurs.       Mar. 1           KBME
Mon.         Mar. 5           KBME
Wed.         Mar. 14*         KBME
Wed.         Mar. 21*         KBME
*live from West Palm
-ASTROS-