Reinstate Alan Ashby
We, the undersigned, are dedicated Houston Astros fans and frequent listeners of the Astros' radio broadcasts.We were saddened and dismayed at the news that Alan Ashby was fired from the broadcast tea... continue reading »
"Do the right thing. Hire back a TRUE Astro, and let the other two guys establish themselves elsewhere."
"Ash is the only way to go!"
"He was a player for this team. Why did he get fired?"
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"Bring back Mr. Ashby. His insightful, no BS analysis is a refreshing change from the TV commentator corps who seem afraid to make any useful commentary and fill the airtime with useless trivia tidbits."
"We ought to at least have some constant in the announcer's booth this season since Milo is only announcing home games. What kind of idiocy is this? Why on Earth would they ever even consider replacing Ash? His stats and baseball insight were one of the be"
"'stros fan since age 6"
"Drayton, One of the worst moves you have made as the owner of the Astros is to bring two kids that know very little about the organization."
"I LIVE IN THE DALLAS AREA AND LISTEN TO THE ASTRO GAMES ON THE STATION IN WACO. I AM A BIG FAN OF ALAN ASHBY AND WANT HIM BACK ON THE AIR,."
"A bad situation handled badly. I won't be listening to Astros baseball anymore."
"The Astros fired the wrong announcer - senile old Milo should have been "retired". I couldn't count the times Milo had no idea what had happened on the field or said something completely wrong and Alan bailed him out. I'm sure the pompous "me first" Milo "
"Alan is responsible for teaching me alot about the mechanics of baseball. I will sorely miss the insight on future Astros radio broadcasts."
"The Astros need Ash back! He's been an Astro fan through thick and thin and must get his job back. It's bad enough that Milo will be only announcing home games and now this? I'm very sad and disturbed by what has happened."