Gene Elston's Journal - Quotes, stories, photos, columns
Gene Elston's Journal
A Collection of Historical Contributions, Interviews and Speeches
from the Original 'Voice of the Astros'.
by Gene Elston
Gene Elston
2006 Ford C. Frick Award Winner
Astroquotes
- Collection of quotations from Colt.45s/Astros.
Remembrances
- Anecdotes about the Colt .45s/Astros.
Photos
- Gene Elston Photo Gallery.
1962 Daily Recaps
- Day-by-day history of the 1962 season.
Houston General Managers, 1960-1980.
- Gene looks back on the men who ran the franchise.
State of the Game
- Speech to the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Review of Gene Elston's book
Wild World of Sports
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Aceptance speech for the Ford C. Frick Award, July 30, 2006 (text)
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Frick Award speech (video)
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Gene Elston segment on 1560 "The Game" for 03/02/08. (audio)
AstrosDaily
columns:
It's About the Game And Not The Names
- 2/17/02
Early Contraction
- 2/27/02
Remembering the inaugural 1962 season
- 3/01/02
M&M's - back-to-back Milleniums
- 3/16/02
Will the real "Lip" stand up?
- 3/26/02
The Shadow Government
- 4/21/02
Opening Day
- 4/01/03
The National Pastime
- 8/22/04
Spring Training Has Arrived!
- 2/23/07
Opening the black door
- 5/08/07
The 3000-Hit Club
- 6/30/07
Spring Training From The Beginning
- 2/28/08
Baseball's Closest Ally
- 3/15/08
There Used To Be A Ballpark
- 5/31/08
The Yankee Dynasties
- 6/14/08
The Forgotten Old Timers Game Of 1965
- 9/12/08
One-Game Gamers
- 9/26/08
Baseball Broadcasting Begins
- 10/10/08
The Odd Side Of Baseball
- 1/26/09
The Magic Of The Home Run
- 12/07/09