Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
Ep.15 - Press Box Chronicles - J.R. Richard & The Houston Astros
Season 1, Episode 15
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18m
Today, we dive into one of my favorite players of all time: Houston Astros ace J.R. Richard. Richard was a 6'7" pitcher out of Louisiana who was a terror on the mound. Then one day, he had a stroke. And the Astros did nothing. His career - and his life - were never the same.
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