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May 4, 2026 11 mins
Monday on The A-Team, Astros broadcaster Geoff Blum joined Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler in studio and discussed some major takeaways from the Astros series win in Boston, and shared a message on behalf of Merck, as Blum is an ambassador for Merck’s “Playing with Heart” initiative.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Of the best of X this afternoon.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
Here's how we're going to play today X dot com
slash Blummer twenty seven.

Speaker 1 (00:07):
Let's see what the last thing out there is and
that'll be our.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Best of XS for today Radio ax AC and our
special guests, that is Jeff Blum, Astro's television color Analyst
or Space City Home Network SCN for those that know.
Have a safe and fun evening everyone. That's a pin
tweet from the end of the year. He wished everybody
a happy new year. Jordan Alvarez has good numbers late
April could be Player of the month. And then what

(00:31):
happened then he was named Player of the Month earlier today.
And to that end, we will welcome in our guest,
so we fade out the music and Jeff, it is
great not only to have you on here with us
this afternoon. Did I didn't realize I was special in
studio today much fresh off the bird from Beantown.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
Literally off the bird. Yeah, we won a series. Yeah,
that was a lot of fun to call.

Speaker 4 (00:54):
And you did it an extra innings and you clutched
up with a bray you on the mound with.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
A bra one. Well, thank goodness for saidan Rafaela, who
is an elite talent, and I really enjoy watching that
guy play. But when I watch players lose their marbles.
After a guy gets hit in the foot with a
pitch that missed the zone by about six feet, that's all.
And you swing at the first pitch, I'm like, tip
the cap, yeah, thank you very much. Exact, you hit
it right at our best defender at shortstop and you

(01:21):
get thrown out by fifteen feet and the game.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
Yes, four pitch walk bunt the very next pitch, two
pitches later a hit by pitch and then you swing
at the very first pitch. I'm absolute miracle, eight pitch inning. Yeah,
it's reality ball game. Astros win WEX.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
You know as well as I do. Wins is wins boy.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
Yeah, it's basically what Joe Spotta said after the game.
And you guys as well as you rolled it into postgame,
rolled into your way back out of town to come
back for a very short series with the Los Angeles Dodgers,
a couple of night games tonight, the Wednesday game, an
afternoon game which again very quickly is a getaway day
game and actually on site over at can Park on

(02:00):
Wednesday Uh, MERK will be over there. They're playing with
Heart Initiative. They'll be on site uh with some engagement,
some opportunities for people to see what that is all about.
You know what it's all about, being that you are
an ambassador for MERK and they're playing with Heart nationwide
educational program and campaign and also close to the cause
that they're trying to enlighten everyone with.

Speaker 3 (02:21):
Yeah, it's it's about bad cholesterol. And it's it's sneaky
too because and I'm also grateful for the opportunity because
I know that a lot of people who are listening
actually follow me on Instagram. You know that I am
becoming a man of a certain age. Maybe wex and
I are. I know the Clenton is still trying to
work up that ladder of forty five. Yeah, forty five,
but you're creeping into that realm where things Wednesday. Yeah,

(02:44):
and do it. But that's the thing, and that's why
we're here, and that's that that that is most of
the reason why I'm here, and I think that's probably
the bigger part of the messages, creating opportunity to to
maintain a well lived life. We're all fathers of kids,
We want to stick around as long as we possibly
can because so many things are happening in life, and
we enjoy our jobs, we enjoy being around sport. But

(03:05):
at the same time, I've had too many friends, and
I'm not sure if you guys have too, but too
many friends that have suffered from heart attacks, too many
friends and family that have suffered from strokes. And now
being able to work with the astros and bring to
light playing with Heart and you can go to Playing
with Heart dot com, but bringing to light that you

(03:26):
can be like me and I work out. I still
have maybe the false perception that I am somewhat still
of an athlete. I work out, I try to eat
as well as I can, but I do I did
the same thing you were going to do, Adams. I
went to the doctor and I literally got my results
back on the road when we were in Boston, and
my LDL is above where it should be pre diabetic.

(03:48):
There's things going on internally that maybe I didn't anticipate.
But I'm fortunate that I have found a doctor here
in Houston that is giving me the numbers and giving
me the feedback, and now I can chart a course.
It's going to make me better. It's the same thing.
You know, if my swing is having an issue, I
got to go find a coach that's going to help
me figure out a way to make my swing better.
So all I want to do is maintain my health
and continue to play well and stick around as long

(04:10):
as I possibly can and not be a burden on anybody.
But I had no idea personally that having the high
cholesterol is one of those unforeseen symptoms. If you don't
get tested, you're not going.

Speaker 5 (04:20):
To know well.

Speaker 4 (04:21):
And we need to keep you around so that you
can post more May the Fourth be with you Instagram
posts and I can make fun of you.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
But no.

Speaker 4 (04:29):
And part of the reason that this is kind of
like near and dear to you is the fact that
you know Darryl Kyle yep, was one of those situations,
and you know, it's it's that's I can't believe how
long ago that's been.

Speaker 3 (04:41):
Now it's scary, but it doesn't feel that long ago.
I mean, I know in time wise it is, but
it's still at the forefront of everybody's minds and hearts
thinking about Darryl.

Speaker 4 (04:49):
Yeah for sure, And so I mean it's very important,
and yeah, you think you're doing all these things right,
and then you go get those results and it's like, oh.

Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yeah, it's crazy. I mean, it's all about wellness, it's
all about trying to maintain what, you know, what you've
got going, and it's just crazy to think that. You know,
I know, professional athletes, you know who was a Garrett Anderson,
you know, didn't have a lot of symptoms he was
working with as pancreas and he ended up passing away.
But situations like that to kind of bring the conversation

(05:17):
to the forefront and to be brutally honest, I'm not
going to name names, but there's plenty of ex athletes
who sit in my seat or a radio seat, and
we travel, we see each other, and we've witnessed in person.
You know, it was a twenty nineteen you can go
back in the history book and particular radio analyst fell
out right there, had a heart attack right there in

(05:39):
the booth at what was made Park at the time.
So it's kind of frightening to realize that your contemporaries
who are professional athletes, who work out, who eat right,
maybe even vegan, but they still have the high cholesterol.
So it's kind of a scary thing to think about.
And we're talking about dudes. It happens to women too.
And if you go to Playing with Heart dot com
you scroll down to the bottom, you're going to see
the women heart logo down the bottom. So women are

(06:01):
affected by this too. It might be the number one
cause of death for women. Is that hidden LDL number
that causes that heart attack.

Speaker 2 (06:09):
Low density lipoprotein ACCVD is what we're talking about here.
Trying to learn more about the risk factors and simply
put bad cholesterol. Yeah, simple messages, Play with Heart, playing
Withtheart dot com, get more information about the educational part
of trying to know more about this, and simply visit
your doctor and find out what your bad cholesterol number is.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
That is the biggest thing you don't know until you know,
and going to get those tests. Find a doctor, cheese.
We're in Houston, for crying out loud. You can find
great doctors in this city who are going to give
you the opportunity. But yeah, go get the doctor, get
the information, and then create a game plan from there.

Speaker 2 (06:43):
One of the angles of the doctors that we've been
talking about completely away from this, we've been talking about chemistry,
doctors like about what bad are the vibes? Okay has
team chemistry here? You know, I know that question has
been asked about a lot of what's happened this year
for the Astros. Of sitting as they do several games,
you know, seven games under five hundred heading into this series,
you're out there on the road with them. You get

(07:03):
to come back on a flight after winning a series.
They've actually split each of their last two series, so
maybe stabilized a little bit. But in hearing some of
the interviews you guys have done, some of the stuff
we've had from the ballpark, from the radio broadcast, it
actually sounds like these guys are still mentally we're we've
got we can make something happen this year.

Speaker 1 (07:23):
It's not we're not sunk. We're not mentally sunk.

Speaker 2 (07:27):
And I think that's why they've played some of these games,
especially these recent games, the way they have.

Speaker 3 (07:31):
Yeah, and we've talked about this division two even before
the season started that the ALE West is kind of
one of those divisions that's kind of up for grabs,
even though the Astros haven't been playing extremely well, only
I think four and a half games back as we
sit right now. I know it's kind of crazy to
talk about it in May, but you're right, the vibes
are high, and I think the vibes are high because
this offense is so damn good. You talked about Jordan

(07:51):
winning Player of the Month. He didn't do anything in
that Boston series, and the Ashers still go out there
and win two out of three. I know it's the
Boston Red Sox and you have the Dodgers coming into town,
but it's nice to create a little bit of momentum
going into a series when you're gonna play the Dodgers
as good as they are, but it's going to be
a fun matchup because you've got one of the best
pitching rotations in baseball and then you have one of
the best offenses. So I think it's going to be

(08:13):
a little bit of a battle at dik In Park.
Of course, you get to see sho Heyo Tani, but
at the same time, if you can just get a
solid five innings five to six innings of three run
baseball from your rotation, like we saw on this road trip,
you're gonna be in pretty good shape. Because if you
keep it to three four runs and offensive scores five
plus runs is going to win you some games a week.

Speaker 5 (08:35):
Were got whacked?

Speaker 3 (08:37):
He did?

Speaker 5 (08:37):
I just wanted to put that out there.

Speaker 2 (08:39):
Also, the Dodgers are in the astros fared better against
him than they did against Chad Tracy.

Speaker 5 (08:44):
Yeah, they lost a game to Chad Tracy.

Speaker 1 (08:46):
They lost games. Why are we sure that a show
Hao Tani is good to go this week? I know
he got absolutely drilled with a softball.

Speaker 3 (08:54):
Well did you see where he got hit? Yes, right
in the wallet. I think he's fine.

Speaker 4 (08:59):
Walker's and he's batting, and I'm like, okay, yeah, I
guess he's fine.

Speaker 3 (09:05):
That scared the heck out of me, man, Like the
way the way it happened with the helmet and the replay,
the helmet pops off and then the ball hits it
and like everything's ricocheting and breaking. I was like, and
then he put his hand up to his head. I
was like, you ever get hit in the head. Never
got hit in the head, not not at the plate.
I've gotten hit in the head running around the bases
and bad throw you know, yeah, well, dropped, dropped hit whatever.

Speaker 2 (09:30):
Yeah, baseball helmeta fat HELMETBA fet.

Speaker 3 (09:35):
Helmet is not nearly as secure as you think it
would be, but uh, I.

Speaker 2 (09:39):
Mean we can we affect one quick comment on on
why this is such a fun day, the fourth of the.

Speaker 3 (09:44):
Great Yeah, because I've completely indoctrinated my family into it.
There are certain there are certain goals we have his parents.
Some are to make their kids, you know, professional athletes.
Some are to make them, you know, mensa, go out
there and be the smartest person on the planet. Mine was,
you're gonna learn about Star Wars?

Speaker 4 (10:00):
Now?

Speaker 5 (10:00):
Do they watch all of the movies? The original fill three?

Speaker 3 (10:03):
Well, they watched the original three, and I've done such
a good job that the the CGI three that came
out later they absolutely abhorror. Good for you, that's good parenting.
Le Tell guy, I've done a little bit right in
my life. That's one of them. Looking forward to the
Mandalorian that you know, coming out the rest of the
end of the year.

Speaker 2 (10:21):
The one without the now fighter again, I don't know
how it works. Is she still an actress or is
she a fighter now?

Speaker 5 (10:29):
I ask him.

Speaker 1 (10:30):
We'll see if Gino Carrano is in it anymore.

Speaker 3 (10:32):
I know, right it could be a sneak appearance floating around.

Speaker 2 (10:35):
Was great for our merk ambassador going on Jeff Blong
with the Playing with Heart initiative to join us this afternoon.

Speaker 3 (10:41):
No, I appreciate the effort. It would be great to
be on with you guys a little bit more often,
because I do enjoy the banter on air, but I
really enjoy the banter off air.

Speaker 5 (10:49):
We miss you will make it happen.

Speaker 3 (10:50):
So yeah, I know you guys are great. We need
each other throughout the course of the season because it's
going to be a roller coaster ride.

Speaker 5 (10:56):
How's Todd holding up?

Speaker 3 (10:57):
He's okay, it's fun. It's a good question. That's a
really good question right now at this given moment. Great shape, okay,
great shape. But again, like the off air, in between,
any conversations get a little get a little worsome, sometime
a little spicy. Yeah yeah, I like that. Talk can
get spicy, man, And you put the two of us
together in spice whoop, good times.

Speaker 5 (11:17):
Everybody likes a little spice. All right.

Speaker 4 (11:19):
That's Jeff Blum revisiting us, catching up. He's got the
Dodgers three game series commenced us tonight. Thank you so
much for stopping by, sir, and we will see you
and talk to you soon.

Speaker 3 (11:29):
I look forward to it. Remember playing with heart dot com.

Speaker 4 (11:32):
There you go, all right, We've got lots to get
to here on the A team. Back into that Rockets
conversation when we return on a Monday
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