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 »
"first you fire ashby then you don't make a single transaction but sign back a horrible Brad Ausmus? You suck!"
"What were you thinking?"
"This new guy is just Ashby without the baseball smarts! Bring Alan bac"
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"Alan Ashby is simply peerless when it comes to broadcasting a baseball game. I believe any real baseball fan would have to label him "superb." I wonder how Drayton thinks two rookies will be able to graciously tell listeners what actually happened when we"
"Alan Ashby was a great asset to the Astros radio broadcast, and it would behoove the Astros to have Mr. Ashby back in the fold in 2006"
"you should be ashamed for letting him go"
"Why???? It will not be the same without him.. He and Milo were a team that could not be beat. I have grown attached to him and we need him back more then ever.. Please bring him back. It is a shame if we do not have him on the air."
"Alan carried Milo for the last few years."
"Im not going to pay the same wages that other ball clubs pay. I pay the lowest wages as possible, including pitchers, and hope for the best. I was able to hire two new announcers with combined salaries that equaled the same as what Alan Ashby was making. "
"Who are those other guys hired?? Alan A. is good and a lifetime Astro!!"
"Alan has become a wonderful voice for the Astros and it is a shame you have cut him lose. BRING HIM BACK!"
"I have followed the Astros since the days of the Colt 45s. I continue to question whether loyalty means anything to the ownership of this team. I was in attendance when Nolan Ryan threw his no-hitter in the dome and then he is traded away. Roger Clemens i"
"we need an Astros calling our game"
"reinstate.reinstate.reinstate"
"I was very, very disappointed to hear that the Astros are dropping Alan Ashby. Please reconsider and bring him back. He has a great sense of humor, and great insight into the ball game."
"I was deeply saddened by Alan's firing. His work behind the mic was outstanding and he's an Astro. He was and is somebody I trusted to tell me what was happening while Milo was trying to follow the baseball and failing. Our broadcast team just got worse i"
