Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth

Jason and Jeremy analyze the Astros' sign stealing saga and Major League Baseball's current investigation into the matter.

1:15-3:10 Guessing when MLB will wrap up its investigation?

3:11-8:25 History of baseball scandals

8:26-11:15 Will the investigation hamper Astros' pursuit of free agents

11:16-20:04 How has industry reacted to Jeremy's SportsExtra comments 

20:05-22:38 Which is more likely: the alleged sign-stealing system originated with a player or the front office

Its a special Extra Bases podcast on the field after the Astros clinch the ALDS with a 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays with Jason Bristol, Jeremy Booth and KHOU 11 anchor/reporter Matt Musil.

This podcast includes analysis of the series as well as postgame interviews with Gerrit Cole, Carlos Correa, Michael Brantley and Justin Verlander.

Jason and Jeremy analyze the first week of the ALDS and baseball playoffs.

0:30-4:40 What scares you most about the Tampa Bay Rays?

4:41-6:11 Importance of winning Game 1 with Justin Verlander

6:12-10:01 Picking the other Divisional Series

10:02-10:45 Three reasons why the Astros will win the ALDS

10:46-12:01 Three reasons why the Astros may lose the ALDS

12:02-17:43 How the Rays are unorthodox

17:44-23:41 Why the Astros and Rays don't make deals with each other

23:42-24:46  Rays past drafts

24:49-30:55 Preview of league award winners and managerial changes

Extra Bases is back in full swing after Jeremy returns from Fenway Park and New Balance Future Stars Series International Week:

00:40-1:35 Jeremy sums up New Balance Future Stars Series International Week in two words

1:40-2:25 Major League teams attending International Week

2:26-4:18 Reviewing the American League pennant winners; Oakland A's success led by General Manager David Forst

4:19-6:44 Carlos Correa's back woes

6:45-9:31 Our belief that Toro should be on the postseason roster, even before Correa's back issues

9:32-12:16 Which one should the Astros re-sign: George Springer or Gerrit Cole?

12:17-19:34 Jeremy can't stop replaying the 2011 First-Year Draft; how he fell in love with Anthony Rendon

19:35-23:00 Should baseball broadcasters mention when a no-hitter is in-progress?

23:01-25:46 Jeremy's personal JUCO experience with a no-hitter and teammate Keith Ginter

25:47-30:13 The biggest threat to the Astros during the postseason?

30:19-31:26 Answering listener question: which players make the postseason roster?

31:27-33:15 New Balance Future Stars Series International Week & alumnus Grayson Rodriguez

33:16-36:05 Top prospects at New Balance Future Stars Series International Week

36:06-43:24 High-character prospect: pitcher Mick Abel and Abel honoring his commitment

43:25-46:00 Jeremy's message to prospects at New Balance Future Stars Series International Week

46:01-48:40 More top prospects at New Balance Future Stars Series International Week

Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/Mb7Vudd0P_U

Topics discussed on this episode of Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth, include:

00:35-3:20  Jeremy prepares for New Balance Future Stars Series International Week; highlights shortstop Kristin Munroe, 15, from the Bahamas

3:21-5:45 Scouting motto "Let it come to you, let the bodies come to you"

5:46-7:25 Injury to Brewers OF Yelich

7:26-12:20 What could the Astros do to try and figure out what's wrong with Wade Miley?

12:21-18:20 Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Pete Rose becomes the 'Hit King;' Jeremy following the Red Sox and Yankees on the scouting trail

18:30-21:16 Playoff debate: Toro or Tucker on the Astros' postseason roster

21:20-25:35  Assessing Kyle Tucker's at-bats during his second stint with the Astros

25:36-27:39 What about Preston Tucker, Kyle's older brother?

27:40-29:44 Former Mariners prospect D.J. Peterson vs. Kris Bryant. Peterson now playing for Sugar Land Skeeters

 

Watch the entire epsiode: https://youtu.be/5n2JVFkg_Cc

On this episode of Extra Bases:

0:20-4:21 Previewing New Balance Future Stars Series International Week, featuring the top amateur prospects in the world, to be played in September

4:22-6:15 Reviewing past International Week participants who were picked the first round of First-Year Player Draft

6:16-7:57 Jeremy's game plan for hosting International Week & fulfilling the needs of major league teams in attendance

7:58-12:28 The process teams go through in deciding which players are called up when rosters expand on September 1; assessing at-bats for both Josh Reddick and Kyle Tucker during the month of September

12:29-13:20 Reddick using a towel drill to snap out of a slump

13:21-16:01 Cardinals fire popular assistant hitting coach Mark Budaska

16:02-20:33 Jeremy defends Orioles GM Mike Elias for dismissing 11 scouts

20:34-25:34 Jeremy hears the Astros may be looking into hiring 'traditional' scouts again

25:35-28:59 Why all of baseball feels for Blake Bivens, who's wife and son were killed in Virginia

Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/vZuoe33KROU

This week's episode of Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth examines everything newsworthy involving the Astros, Justin Verlander and Major League Baseball.

00:25-1:10 Jeff Passan's report on gas station sexual-enhancement pills and the warning from Major League Baseball

1:11-3:01 How Ryan Pressly's injury and surgery affects the Astros

3:02-6:02 The Astros have recalled Abraham Toro. Why is Kyle Tucker still in the minors?

6:03-8:22 Kyle Tucker's situation reminds Jeremy Booth of former top prospect J.D. Drew

8:23-12:01 Tucker will play in a regular role when he's ready and the Astros know Tucker best

12:02-15:24 Abraham Toro is the latest find by scout Jim Stevenson

15:25-17:00 Scouting the junior college ranks

17:01-27:22 How the Houston Astros handled Justin Verlander's issue with a Detroit beat writer is not a good look for the Astros

Watch in the entire episode: https://youtu.be/d82fFG4ovY4

It's a special 'Relievers Are Volatile' edition of Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth.

0:20-3:02 What's wrong with Roberto Osuna?

3:03-5:24 Have the Astros diagnosed what's wrong with Osuna?

5:25-6:47 How would Jeremy Booth the catcher approach a reliever about that reliever's struggles

6:48-9:27 Leftovers from the Astros-Diamondbacks trade involving Zack Greinke, Seth Beer, J.B. Bukauskas, Josh Rojas and Corbin Martin, via Jeremy's scouting sources

9:28-11:57 Jeremy's a 'bitter' ex-scout, according to Twitter  

11:58-16:09 Drafting in the back of the first round limits a team's ability to re-stock its farm system

16:10-19:33 Beer and Bukauskas in the Southern League vs. Texas League

19:34-22:24 Jeremy's 2013 scouting report on Oakland Athletics' prospect A.J. Puk

22:25-25:56 Jeremy's work 'suit' and what Jeremy needs to do for his television work on KHOU 11 News and Sports Extra

Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/HCTmi_XVVXM

Jeremy and Jason take an inside look at the Astros' deals before Major League Baseball's trade deadline on July 31. 

00:15-3:43 Instant reaction to the Zack Greinke trade with Arizona

3:45-6:40 Would you rather have Greinke or duo of Keuchel and Morton?

6:41-7:25 Greinke's impact late in postseason games

7:26-11:29 How did the Astros get three players from Toronto Blue Jays

11:30-12:33 Preferred means of communicating for front offices leading to deadline

12:35-14:07 Greinke's deal happens two minutes before deadline

14:08-15:17 Arizona's haul of Beer, JB Bukauskas and Corbin Martin

15:18-18:20 Prospects behind Kyle Tucker and Forrest Whitley

18:21-21:02 Martin Maldonado's role with Astros

21:03-23:59 Are the 2019 Astros better than 2018 Astros?

24:00-25:11 Other deadline winners in the American League

25:12-25:50 Grading Jeff Luhnow's effort on deadline day

 

Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/-kPbR2615w4

Watch Jeff Luhnow's news conference: https://youtu.be/_UosZq0K-DQ

0:45-8:10  Jeremy Booth responds to Astros fans on Twitter who criticized Jeremy for saying the Houston minor league system is 'empty'

8:11-12:55 Jason Bristol provides examples of Booth praising the Astros moves

12:56-25:52 Jeremy Booth responds to Astros fans on Twitter who criticized Jeremy for saying the Houston minor league system is 'empty' and called his take 'inaccurate.'

25:53-30:05  Moves involving Tyler White and Tony Kemp

30:06-34:30  Which teams should sell and which teams should buy at the trade deadline

34:31-38:30 Which pitcher should the Astros target: Bumgarner, Bauer, Stroman or Mike Minor?

 

Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/wgOBF8utqvc