Geoff Blum, 2005 World Series Hero, Houston Astros Broadcaster - Episode 49

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Geoff Blum played 14 MLB seasons with Montreal, Tampa, Houston, San Diego, Chicago and Arizona. He was a World Series hero in 2005, hitting the game-winning home run in the 14th inning of Game 3, leading the White Sox to a victory and their first championship in 88 years.

Blum is currently a TV analyst for his former team, the 2017 American League champion Houston Astros.

Geoff is a husband to Kory and a father to 4 girls including a set of triplets.

On this episode of the podcast, we preview the 2017 World Series with Blum, look back at his own World Series memory from 2005, why he is loved and hated in the city of Houston, why his faith in Christ was something he struggled to share with others during his MLB career, and the emotional moment when he was baptized with his wife in November 2012.

You can follow Geoff on twitter and Instagram @Blummer27.

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You can follow Geoff on twitter and Instagram @Blummer27.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sports Spectrum podcast where faith and sports
0:09.8	collide.
0:10.9	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:13.6	This is episode number 49 of the Sports Spectrum podcast.
0:17.1	Hi, everyone.
0:17.7	Thank you so much for joining us here on the program today. My name is Jason Romano, and as always, you can download and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts. Google Play, Stitcher Everywhere podcasts are found, and all of our content is found at Sportspectrum.com. And really, the best way to never miss an episode of this podcast is to go on your tablet or your
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0:59.4	episode, all 49 of them that we put out here on the Sports Spectrum podcast. Today's guest is
1:05.9	Jeff Blum. Now, he is a former Major League Baseball player, 14 seasons in the major leagues.
1:11.6	He's currently the Houston Astros TV analysts.
1:14.9	So we talk a lot in this episode about the Astros, especially in the beginning part of the interview.
1:20.5	And their run to the World Series.
1:22.5	The World Series, this year's World Series starts Tuesday, October 24th.
1:27.1	We're releasing this podcast on Monday afternoon,
1:29.3	October 23rd. So we do a little bit of a World Series preview here, which is great.
1:34.4	Jeff was also a 2005 World Series champion against the Astros when he was a member of the Chicago
1:41.2	White Sox. Now, Jeff had one at bat in that entire World Series.
1:45.1	One.
1:46.0	Guess what he did.
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