2/13/26 American League West Season Preview

About this episode

The episode previews the competition the Astros will face in the AL West, featuring discussions with various broadcasters.

Time to size up the Astros competition in the AL West. Broadcasters Rick Rizzs and Robert Ford talk Seattle, Geoff Blum and Dave Raymond preview the Texas Rangers, Steve Sparks and Johnny Doskow evaluate the Athletics, and Todd Kalas speaks to Mark Gubizca about his predictions for the Los Angeles Angels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Rizzs, Robert Ford, Todd Kalas

Guests: Geoff Blum, Dave Raymond, Steve Sparks, Johnny Doskow, Mark Gubizca

Topics covered

• AL West preview
• Astros competition
• baseball analysis
• team evaluations
• MLB predictions

Keywords

• Astros
• AL West
• Texas Rangers
• Oakland Athletics
• Los Angeles Angels
• baseball
• MLB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels

Places: AL West

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