The Ground Control Podcast: A show about Astros ba

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 42 Ryan Dunsmore and Chris Perry discuss: -- Jose Altuve is having the best year of his career. The 162-game pace of 8.1 WAR. But nobody is talking about it because the rest of the team is performing nearly at that same level, or better. --Cold Water from Chris: bringing Astros fans back to reality --What will the bullpen and rotation look like when Morton, McHugh, and Keuchel are back? What do they do with current rotation stalwarts Fiers and Peacock? --Paulino's 80-game suspension and Astros sign Bukauska --Stroman? Happ? Osuna? Graves? --deGrom and Samardzjia rumors

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 41 Ryan Dunsmore and Chris Perry discuss: -- Astros back on track. George Springer, Josh Reddick, Carlos Correa, and Jose Altuve hitting the cover off the ball. -- How good is Mike Fiers? Would Fiers make the playoff rotation? -- Debunking the rumors of aces and playoff rotation. -- The Astros could soon get reinforcements with the return of Charlie Morton and Dallas Keuchel. -- Who will represent the Astros in the PCL All-Star Game and Futures Game?

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 41 Ryan Dunsmore and Chris Perry discuss: -- Astros back on track. George Springer, Josh Reddick, Carlos Correa, and Jose Altuve hitting the cover off the ball. -- How good is Mike Fiers? Would Fiers make the playoff rotation? -- Debunking the rumors of aces and playoff rotation. -- The Astros could soon get reinforcements with the return of Charlie Morton and Dallas Keuchel. -- Who will represent the Astros in the PCL All-Star Game and Futures Game?

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 40 Ryan Dunsmore and Chris Perry discuss: -- Astros have a rollercoaster month of June. Finish an 11-game winning streak then lose 8 of their next 12 games. -- Starting pitching injuries with Keuchel, McCullers, McHugh, Musgrove, and Morton. -- Who stepped up for the Astros? Mike Fiers, Brad Peacock, Francis Martes. -- Trade rumors with starting pitching: Should the Astros go all in for Gerrit Cole, Chris Archer, Sonny Gray, and Jose Quintana? -- Derek Fisher makes his debut with the Astros.

The Ground Control Podcast Special: 2017 MLB Draft Day 1 Ryan Dunsmore, Astros Future's Jimmy Price, and Spencer Morris discuss: -- No. 15 Pick UNC RHP Pitcher J.B. Bukauskas -- No. 53 Pick Florida HS 3B Joe Perez -- No. 56 Pick Texas A&M RHP Corbin Martin Pick -- No. 75 Arizona 2B J.J. Matijevic -- What grade do you give the Astros pick? And what do you want to see on day two and three? -- Astros minor league early risers

Astros Minor Podcast 2.0 Ep. 1 Ryan Dunsmore and Jimmy Price of Astros Future discuss: -- A look back at the month of April for the Astros minor league teams. -- Astros Minor League Player of the Month -- April for Grizzlies, Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, Single-A Busie Creek Astros, Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits. -- Brady Rodgers has season-ending Tommy John Surgery. Is pitching depth in Triple-A an issue? -- Astros Minor League Stock Market. -- Early targets in the MLB Draft and profling a local propsect.

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 39 Ryan Dunsmore, Chris Perry, and Idrees Tilly discuss: -- Astros hot out of the game. Houston goes 16-9 in the month of April. -- Astros have success in the late innings. -- Marwin Gonzalez explodes. -- Dallas Keuchel wins AL Pitcher of the Month. -- What concerns do you have going forward for the Astros?

Astros Minor Podcast 2.0 Ep. 1 Ryan Dunsmore, Jimmy Price of Astros Future, and Jason Marbach discuss: -- Reflecting on The Crawfish Boxes Top 30 Astros Prospects preseason list How does it compare to the Astros Future list? -- Who impressed or fell short at Spring Training? Does it matter for prospects? -- Astros set the roster for four minor league teams: Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, Single-A Busie Creek Astros, Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits -- Jon Singleton to start season with Double-A Corpus Christi -- Astros prospect Jonathan Arauz suspended 50 games

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 38 Ryan Dunsmore, Chris Perry, and Jason Marbach discuss: -- What did we learn from Spring Training? Colin Moran and Derek Fisher impressive at the plate. Joe Musgrove and Charlie Morton enter the season on high note. -- What questions remain for the Astros? Aoki and Beltran. Starting rotation. Final bullpen spot. -- Winning in April? Looking back at the Astros 2015 and 2016 seasons.

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 38 (Part 1) Ryan Dunsmore and CRPerry12: -- Running through the 2017 edition of The Crawfish Boxes' Top 30 Astros Prospects -- Explaining the process of creating the top 30 list -- Who are the risers? What went wrong with those who fell? -- Listeners' questions.

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 38 (Part 2) Ryan Dunsmore and Brooks Parker: -- Running through the 2017 edition of The Crawfish Boxes' Top 30 Astros Prospects -- Explaining the process of creating the top 30 list -- Who are the risers? What went wrong with those who fell? -- Listeners' questions.

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 37 Ryan Dunsmore, Spencer Morris, Stephen Sydnor, and Patrick Brennan discuss: -- Biggest questions remaining for the Astros entering Spring Training: Who will play first base? Who will be in the rotation? Where will we find Chris Devenski? Who will start in the left field? -- Who is the odd man out in the 25-man roster? -- Astros and Miguel Cabrera

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 36 Ryan Dunsmore, CRPerry13, Jason Marbach and Perry Mattern discuss: -- Jeff Luhnow expects Astros probably won't make any more noteworthy additions this offseason. -- Another Offseason review: Best move? Worst move? -- Who will be the Astros breakout candidate? -- Can Yulieski Gurriel hold down the first base position?

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 35 Ryan Dunsmore, CRPerry13, and Spencer Morris talk about: -- Jeff Bagwell voted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2017 Class with Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez -- Astros offseason acquisitions: Nori Aoki, Charlie Morton, Brian McCann, Josh Reddick, and Carlos Beltran -- Jon Singleton clears waivers -- Jason Castro signs with the Twins -- Jose Quintana, Chris Archer, Sonny Gray rumors -- Reader questions

The Ground Control Podcast Extra No. 3 Host: Ryan Dunsmore Special Guest: Ric from @Bags4HoF Topic for Today's Show -- How did you get started with the @Bags4HoF project? -- Twitter's impact on the Hall of Fame vote -- Last year's close finish for Bagwell -- The case for Bagwell going into the Hall of Fame -- The case against Bagwell going into the Hall of Fame -- Steroids and the Hall of Fame -- Using Barry Bonds as a guide to sway voters -- Who has been the most difficult voter to sway?

The Ground Control Podcast Extra No. 2 Host: Ryan Dunsmore Special Guests: Robert C. Trumpbour — an associate professor of communications at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona. Kenneth Womack — the dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of English at Monmouth University. Topic for Today's Show -- We discuss Trumpbour and Womack’s book “The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston's Iconic Astrodome” -- What made the Astrodome special and national icon? -- What are the interesting stories around the Astrodome? -- Why should we preserve the Astrodome? Robert and Kenneth will be in Houston to discuss their book on Dec. 8 at the Architecture Center of Houston

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 34 Ryan Dunsmore, Subber10, and CRPerry13 talk about: -- Astros finish the season with Overall record of 84-78 -- What was the Astros downfall? -- Player spotlights -- How do you improve the Astros next season? -- Has your confidence level in Jeff Lunhow changed?

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 33 Ryan Dunsmore, Subber10, and CRPerry13 talk about: -- Midseason Top 30 Astros Prospects -- Rangers sign former Astros outfielder Carlos Gomez -- Astros to call up Cuban infielder Yulieski Gurriel -- Jose Altuve collects his 1,000 hit -- Alex Bregman and A.J. Reed coming around --Astros' future at catcher

The Ground Control Podcast, Ep. 32 Ryan Dunsmore, Subber10, and Jason Marbach talk about: -- Are the Astros a playoff team? -- Astros drop 2-of-3 against the Rangers -- Joe Musgrove's impressive run in the majors -- Ken Giles' named Astros' closer -- Luis Valbuena, Luke Gregerson, Colby Rasmus and Lance McCullers put on the DL

Several members of the 1986 NL Western Division Champion Houston Astros club took part in the club's Legends Weekend, recognizing the 30th anniversary of the 1986 Astros.