WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:12.119 Welcomeboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday on Sports Talk 2 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.600 seven ninety Dad Matthews Live and local h town breakdown 3 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:21.559 of the world that matters to you, the Houston sports world. 4 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:23.000 All these great Houston fans here. 5 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:27.039 We love you all, So finish up on that to 6 00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:27.640 do list. 7 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:31.559 Flute up the cooler, because you can't drink in talk 8 00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.960 sports all day if you don't start. Now bear me 9 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:38.159 the eight. This is Space City Saturday. 10 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:42.399 That's insane. Here's seven nineties Dan Matthews. 11 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:53.359 And indeed it is a beautiful morning here in the age, 12 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:57.399 a little chilly out there, all good, but hopefully you're 13 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:00.359 getting all the honey dews and everything done before you 14 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:03.600 can settle in to watch some college football or are 15 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:06.920 in the case here on our iHeartRadio family of stations, 16 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:10.000 listen to tons of college football because we've got a 17 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:12.400 bevy of options for you today. Get into that a 18 00:01:12.439 --> 00:01:14.879 little bit later on as the show goes along. Away 19 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:18.879 we go here on Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here 20 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:21.599 with you for the next couple of hours. Melvin Brown, 21 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:25.280 of course behind the glass making things happen there for us, 22 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:29.280 so appreciate his work as always a lot to get 23 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.159 into here on the show today gonna be majority Texans, 24 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:35.760 especially here in the first hour. I think you pretty 25 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:38.760 much know how the theme of the show goes. Although 26 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:40.920 you know we've had a little bit of a hiatus 27 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:43.680 the last couple of weeks. I mean those darn eleven 28 00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:46.640 am kickoffs either for I guess both of them were 29 00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:51.439 for Texas against both Florida and last week against Arkansas. 30 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:54.079 As they'll be back in action a little bit later 31 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:58.040 on today, so you have that to look forward to. 32 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:01.159 Know that Gordy, as a matter of fact, is up 33 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.359 in Austin for that one. If you follow Chris Gordy 34 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:07.120 on social media, you saw that he was able to 35 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.759 catch up with a lot of the SEC network media types. 36 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:14.479 I know he caught up with Roman Harper and also 37 00:02:14.599 --> 00:02:17.560 too if you're listening to the A Team yesterday, me 38 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:22.479 and Adam talking about Ryan McGee's article about you know 39 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:26.319 when he probably would guess that Forrest Gump played at 40 00:02:26.479 --> 00:02:30.199 Alabama and it's a pretty fun little article. Ryan's really 41 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:33.479 really good people. If you don't follow Ryan McGhee, then 42 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:36.960 I really recommend you do so, because not only does 43 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.280 he do incredible work for his day job, he's also 44 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:42.639 a heck of a guy too as well, in a 45 00:02:42.719 --> 00:02:47.159 really really huge connoisseur of minor league baseball hats, and 46 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:50.080 I told him when I moved back here, I said, hey, look, 47 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:54.560 you know they sell Corpus Christy hooks, hats, space cowboy hats, 48 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:56.800 all of that in the Astros team store. I was like, 49 00:02:56.800 --> 00:02:58.479 if you want me to grab you one, I'd be 50 00:02:58.560 --> 00:03:03.240 more than willing to do so. Yeah, Ryan is a good, 51 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:06.280 good dude. So Gordie is out there for that one. 52 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:10.400 As the college football season sadly coming to an end, 53 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:12.159 I mean I've talked about it before. I know college 54 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:14.599 football is not huge here anymore, and we don't do 55 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:17.800 a ton of college football talk on here. I mean 56 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:20.240 just because again, I mean, what do you mostly care 57 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:22.400 about right now? You care about the Texans. I mean 58 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:26.000 you also, when it's Astros season, we're wall to wall Stros, 59 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:28.080 I mean tons of you want to be able to 60 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:31.080 weigh in on that, And even though it's the off season, 61 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:33.319 we'll still get into a little bit of the Stros 62 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:36.960 today because of course Dana Brown speaking earlier this week 63 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:41.560 with Steve Sparks and also Todd Kallis on Astro Line 64 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:44.560 and by the way, too. Had somebody call in and 65 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:47.439 ask the other day about when the next astro line is. 66 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:47.960 Going to be. 67 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:51.560 It's more or less during the off season, and I 68 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:54.080 think it was Martin. I think you called it, Martin. 69 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:57.439 It's more or less during the off season. That if 70 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:01.120 there is a signing or something like that and they 71 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:03.719 have a press conference and you know, a whole availability 72 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:06.960 at Minute Made Park, then we'll probably put one together because, 73 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:10.039 like I said, Todd Sparky, maybe even Robert Ford, whoever 74 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:12.879 it is, we'll sit down with you know, whatever new 75 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:15.879 player they've signed, or you know, if they've hired somebody 76 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:19.839 to a you know, a huge position in the organization. Say, 77 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:22.560 you know, like last year we had Astrolne when they 78 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:25.920 hired Joe Aspada, so you had that. And then the 79 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.399 other day they had the event there to rename Minute 80 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:32.920 Made Park dyik In Park Now. So that was a 81 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:36.199 chance where I think you know Bolts Matt Boltz set 82 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:38.600 up the equipment and they asked Dana, hey, you want 83 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:40.160 to sit down and talk for a little bit, and 84 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:42.000 Dana said, sure, I'll do that. 85 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:44.040 So that's where you get Astrolne. 86 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:47.399 But then once we get into spring training, that's when 87 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:50.160 we will have weekly ones. So there you go, Martin, 88 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:53.199 hopefully I answered your question for you. But anyway, with 89 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:57.199 the Texans, like I said, I've got a game tomorrow 90 00:04:57.279 --> 00:05:00.759 against the Titans after a night sort of win on 91 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:04.800 the road Monday night. As the Texans in their primetime 92 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:09.120 appearances this season and even five hundred and two and two, 93 00:05:09.279 --> 00:05:11.560 you win the first one out the gate against the Bears, 94 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:14.879 then you lose the next couple of course, Thursday night 95 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:16.079 there to the Jets. 96 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:17.920 That was a frustrating loss. 97 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:22.040 And then also too equally, maybe even more frustrating the 98 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:25.199 following week Sunday Night football against the Lions, when you 99 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:27.920 had a sixteen point lead in the second half, unable 100 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:29.839 to hold on to it. Lions kick the walk off 101 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:32.480 field goal. So that was a tough loss. So this 102 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:35.000 was one of the Texans really wanted on the road 103 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:37.600 and they were able to take care of business thirty 104 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:41.240 four to ten over the Cowboys. So things you love 105 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:44.800 to see, indeed, no doubt about it. And I know 106 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:48.040 a ton of you were up there in Arlington representing. 107 00:05:48.480 --> 00:05:50.839 I saw all the photos, I saw the videos. I mean, 108 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:53.279 you know you saw the one Texans fan who got 109 00:05:53.399 --> 00:05:57.639 up on the little awning right there in one of 110 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.759 the tunnels there that has the Cowboys star on it, 111 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:03.759 and was kind of doing the Terrell Owens you a 112 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.839 little stance that he did on the Star, but this 113 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:09.920 time you didn't have Darren Woodson coming down to chase 114 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:13.199 this guy off the star. But it was a really 115 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:15.360 really good showing there. I mean, people I've talked with 116 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:18.879 just said that it was unreal how many Texan fans 117 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.600 were at that game. And look, I mean, you're doing 118 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:23.240 it the right way if you're a Texans fan in 119 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:26.120 that regard. You smell blood in the water. The Cowboys 120 00:06:26.120 --> 00:06:29.480 are down, but hey, that's their problem, it's not your problem. 121 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.079 And you wanted to be able to go and be 122 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:34.000 able to take over the building. And for the most 123 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:36.879 part you did that. So good to see that out 124 00:06:36.959 --> 00:06:40.759 of the Texan fans. But the team on the field 125 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:44.160 itself last week, I mean, offensively, I think we can 126 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:46.319 continue to say a little bit of a mixed bag. 127 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:48.560 I think that's a group that's still trying to be 128 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.000 able to find their footing in terms of being the 129 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:54.000 offense they really believed and hoped that they would be 130 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:56.959 coming into this season. I mean, I know that ideally 131 00:06:57.199 --> 00:06:59.959 the offense was going to be pretty much everybody healthy 132 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:04.199 this year, where you get a strong addition in Stefan Diggs, 133 00:07:04.319 --> 00:07:06.560 and of course he goes down a few weeks back 134 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:09.360 with the torn acl he's done for the season, and 135 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.000 also to not having Nico Collins for about a month 136 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.079 and a half, that also kind of helps slow down 137 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:17.639 the development in the second year both c J. Stroud 138 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:19.480 and also of Bobby Slowick. 139 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:20.959 But you get some. 140 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:25.079 Good news for tomorrow on the injury front. Will Anderson Junior, 141 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:29.199 Kamari Laster as he's Al Shaier and also Derek Stingley 142 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:32.399 all on the injury report, but all of them with 143 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:36.439 no designation next to their name. You even heard yesterday 144 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:40.160 we played the short clip from will Anderson Junior with 145 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:43.800 our own Aaron Wilson saying, Yep, I'm gonna be out there. 146 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:45.800 I'm good to go. It's good to be back. So 147 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:49.560 good to see number fifty one back in the fold. 148 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:51.879 And you know, you just know what he's able to 149 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:55.279 do from a pass rush perspective and also to just 150 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:58.240 from just the energy that he brings. I mean, I 151 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:01.519 would almost say even though he's a starter, that do 152 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:04.319 you think it's a fair comparison to say Will Anderson 153 00:08:04.360 --> 00:08:06.720 Junior is to the Texans kind of like what Tari 154 00:08:06.839 --> 00:08:09.439 Easton is to the Rockets, you know, just gives you 155 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:12.920 that energy boost and is somebody that is tenacious on 156 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:16.839 the defensive end, and we'll get after his opponent. And 157 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:19.040 that's what Tarry Easton will do. And that's what Will 158 00:08:19.079 --> 00:08:22.360 Anderson Junior does as well. And while he's been out, 159 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:25.959 Deniko Autry has done some good stuff, Daniel Hunter has 160 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.920 done some really good stuff. Derek Barnett doing some really 161 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:31.879 good stuff last week. As it was funny, I did 162 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:36.200 not know this that the last Texan defensive player to 163 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:39.480 be able to cause a fumble and then scoop up 164 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.279 the fumble and run it back for a touchdown. You're 165 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:44.480 head coach Tamiko Ryans. I believe he did it. I 166 00:08:44.519 --> 00:08:46.440 think ESPN said he did it back in two thousand 167 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:49.360 and six. I think is when Damiko Ryans did that, 168 00:08:49.559 --> 00:08:53.000 so way back in the early stages of his career. 169 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:56.360 But anyway, it's good to know that those guys are 170 00:08:56.440 --> 00:09:00.039 going to be back. Deniko Autry questionable. He's got a 171 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:04.879 knee and oblique issues, so trying to see if he 172 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.840 is going to be able to play in post against 173 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:12.120 his former team tomorrow, But Texans are an eight point favorite. 174 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:14.679 I mean, you know, Tennessee banged up in their own 175 00:09:14.759 --> 00:09:17.919 right as well. I know that Tajy Spears not going 176 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:20.720 to play. I'm trying to remember who else is also 177 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.360 not going to be able to go for the Titans. 178 00:09:23.399 --> 00:09:26.639 But this is a Titans team that, while they've played 179 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:29.879 some good games this season, they're not as good as you, 180 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:32.960 and not even anywhere close as good as you. And 181 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:35.759 I mean, you know this is, for all intents and 182 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.080 purposes in the AFC South a two team race at 183 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:42.000 this point, and the Texans have a significant advantage with 184 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:45.159 not only beating the Colts twice, but also too where 185 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:47.039 they are in front of the Colts. I mean, I 186 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:50.320 know that Indianapolis kind of tightening things up last week 187 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:53.759 with their win in Jersey over the Jets, but two 188 00:09:53.840 --> 00:09:56.120 at the same time, I mean, you know, you've already 189 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:57.879 taken care of the business that you needed to take 190 00:09:57.879 --> 00:10:01.320 care of over them, and really for the Texans, it 191 00:10:01.440 --> 00:10:03.919 just kind of comes to, you know, let time run 192 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:06.000 out on them, and for you a chance to be 193 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:08.320 able to do that is you win tomorrow. And then 194 00:10:08.360 --> 00:10:10.360 you go on the road next week and take on 195 00:10:10.440 --> 00:10:14.240 a hapless Jags team that is at this point pretty 196 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:16.720 much just playing out the string and getting ready to 197 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:20.080 fire their coach sooner rather than later. So we'll get 198 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:23.879 into all of that as the show goes along. And oh, 199 00:10:23.919 --> 00:10:27.039 by the way, too busy day here, and I talked 200 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:28.799 about it a little bit at the beginning of this segment. 201 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:32.039 Really busy day here on Sports Talk seven ninety and 202 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:36.840 all of our iHeartRadio stations here of course, KPRC nine 203 00:10:36.879 --> 00:10:40.559 to fifty, News Radio seven forty KTRH, those two stations 204 00:10:40.919 --> 00:10:44.519 come into play here because one thirty here on Sports 205 00:10:44.519 --> 00:10:47.720 Talk seven ninety, you'll get Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Will 206 00:10:47.799 --> 00:10:52.919 Matthews and the crew on the Longhorn Sports Network bringing 207 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:57.279 to you Texas and Kentucky TV wise here, that's going 208 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.720 to be the two thirty window right there, So you know, 209 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:02.919 the CC's got that two thirty window that they've been 210 00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:06.799 able to carry over from CBS over to ABC. So 211 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:09.720 but you'll be able to listen to Craig and the 212 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:12.039 crew call the game. One thirty is when they get 213 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:15.480 going here. If you're looking for you of h football 214 00:11:15.600 --> 00:11:19.440 tonight against Baylor, of course wearing the H Town blues. 215 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:21.200 And I didn't even think about this. 216 00:11:21.399 --> 00:11:24.480 I mean, this has to be intentional by you of 217 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:29.440 h right that you got the season assist by the 218 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.440 by the Tennessee Titans last year to tell you, hey, 219 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:35.720 those H Town blues, Yeah, those are our colors. 220 00:11:35.759 --> 00:11:36.360 Don't wear them. 221 00:11:36.759 --> 00:11:39.799 And at the time when he was the ad, Chris 222 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:41.919 Pesman pretty much said, yeah, you can kick rocks. 223 00:11:41.960 --> 00:11:44.080 We're not gonna listen to you. We don't care. We're 224 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:45.080 gonna wear the jerseys. 225 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:49.039 So I've got to believe that this is intentional for 226 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:52.600 the the Cougars to say, you know what, Hey, the 227 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:56.759 Titans are in town. Oh man, Well what a coincidence. Well, 228 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:58.960 we were planning on wearing our H Town blues today, 229 00:11:59.399 --> 00:12:01.679 so that's what they're gonna do. So they will be 230 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:06.240 wearing those of course Senior Day for the Koog's. They've 231 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:07.240 done some good. 232 00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:07.679 Things this year. 233 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:10.399 I mean, I think, you know, even though they might 234 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:13.799 very well fall short of making it to a Bowl, 235 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:15.879 they would have to win their next two games in 236 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:18.480 order to go bowling. I mean, but you know, it's 237 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:20.240 kind of like what I talked about last year with 238 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:24.919 the Texans be playing meaningful games in November, in December, 239 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:27.600 and I think, if you know, coming into this season, 240 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:31.039 I don't even think anybody had really any expectations for 241 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:32.840 this U of H team. You had lost so many 242 00:12:32.879 --> 00:12:35.480 players in the transfer portal, you had to add so 243 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:40.039 many players into the transfer portal, and also too, you know, 244 00:12:40.440 --> 00:12:42.919 just trying to be able to build a culture. And 245 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:44.840 that's what Willie Fritz has been able to do. He 246 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:48.840 did it during his time at Sam Houston. He did 247 00:12:48.840 --> 00:12:51.000 it during his time at Tulane. I mean to the 248 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:54.120 point where Tulane was making it to New Year six 249 00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:56.559 Bowl games. I mean that's huge in its own right, 250 00:12:56.679 --> 00:12:59.639 and able to come over here to third Ward and 251 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:01.960 be able to try to get this program going. So 252 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:05.399 the fact that they are even remotely in bowl consideration 253 00:13:06.279 --> 00:13:10.120 is a huge plus because Willie is already recruiting pretty 254 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:13.559 well and I think is starting to build that foundation 255 00:13:13.639 --> 00:13:15.840 and that culture over there for the u of H program. 256 00:13:15.919 --> 00:13:20.039 They're going to get their new Memorial Herman facility right 257 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:24.000 there at TDECU Stadium with meeting rooms, new weight room, 258 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.240 all that kind of stuff, everything that you have to 259 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:28.360 have in the arms race. That is major power for 260 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:31.759 college football. So U of H taking all the right 261 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:34.720 steps to be able to get back to being competitive 262 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:38.240 in college football again. So five o'clock is where you're 263 00:13:38.279 --> 00:13:42.080 going to find that crew over on at KPRC nine fifty, 264 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:46.519 So be Kevin Aschemfelder and also Ted Party on the 265 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:50.039 call of that. I'm gonna say this really quickly, just 266 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:52.320 because I think most of you know that I wear 267 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:55.519 my purple and gold heart on my sleeve. Me Chris Gordy, 268 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:59.279 most of our bosses here at iHeartRadio in Houston are 269 00:13:59.679 --> 00:14:03.399 LSU people as well, and it's just not been a 270 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:07.639 fun year. So if you are inclined, if you are 271 00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:11.759 an LSU fan, LSU Vanderbilt, going to be here on 272 00:14:12.279 --> 00:14:15.480 seven ninety Sports Talk seven ninety coming up at five o'clock. 273 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:17.159 I know I just sold it incredibly well. 274 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.320 But look when you're six and four, when you thought 275 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:22.639 coming into the season that maybe being one of the 276 00:14:22.679 --> 00:14:25.919 final twelve teams in the college football Playoff was a 277 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:29.519 real strong possibility. Yeah, it's a massive disappointment, man, that's 278 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:32.960 the way the season has gone. But then you're probably saying, 279 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:35.240 after I've mentioned all of that, hey, Dan, you hadn't 280 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:36.480 even mentioned the Rockets yet. 281 00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:38.039 Okay, well, I'm getting. 282 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:40.679 There because Adam Clinton's going to have Rockets launch Pad 283 00:14:40.720 --> 00:14:43.320 coming your way at six o'clock over on news Radio 284 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:46.000 seven forty KTRH. That's going to be leading you up 285 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:50.080 to the Rockets and Blazers tonight over at Toyota Center. 286 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:53.639 So it's going to be him doing launch Pad and wrap. 287 00:14:53.759 --> 00:14:56.120 Matt Thomas and Adam Wexler are going to be on 288 00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:59.399 the call again over on news Radio seven forty KTRH. 289 00:14:59.559 --> 00:15:02.639 Rockets taking care of business last night one sixteen to 290 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:07.399 eighty eight at Toyota Center over the Blazers. Blazers at 291 00:15:07.399 --> 00:15:09.759 one point had an eight point lead in the first quarter, 292 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:11.159 but then the Rockets just. 293 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:12.679 Absolutely able to take over. 294 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:17.279 Dylan Brooks was unconscious from three point last night, seventh 295 00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:21.039 time in his career that he has had six to 296 00:15:21.039 --> 00:15:23.879 three ball makes in a game. He was six of 297 00:15:23.960 --> 00:15:25.960 eight from three to twenty eight points out of Dylan 298 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:29.240 Brooks last night. Tarry Easton fantastic as well, twenty two 299 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:32.240 points out of him. Amen Thompson, the other half of 300 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:35.720 the Terror Twins, also able to make things happen there 301 00:15:35.759 --> 00:15:39.159 in terms of contributing on both the offensive and defensive 302 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:41.120 end and of course to play of the night. I mean, 303 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:44.559 I think we can all agree was the Reed Shepherd 304 00:15:44.759 --> 00:15:47.639 save that. I mean I said it last night on 305 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:50.559 Rockets Rap that it almost looked like a dude perfect 306 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:53.960 video of like almost like a trick shot where he 307 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.919 runs to the sideline right there over near the court 308 00:15:56.960 --> 00:16:02.000 side seats, flips the ball down court and it perfectly 309 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:05.320 leads Tarry Eaton right to the basket to be able 310 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:06.159 to slam it down. 311 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:08.919 And that was one of many. 312 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:12.120 Fun highlights from last night's one sixteen eighty eight win 313 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:16.240 over the Blazers. Rockets now twelve and five win tonight, 314 00:16:16.360 --> 00:16:19.240 three straight wins after that tough loss earlier this week 315 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:23.799 to the Milwaukee Bucks, and also too at some time 316 00:16:23.879 --> 00:16:26.200 the show today we are going to get into. Dana 317 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:31.080 Brown was on Astro Line this week again with Todd 318 00:16:31.159 --> 00:16:34.399 Kallis and Steve Sparks, so we will hear from him. 319 00:16:34.440 --> 00:16:35.879 He talked about Alex. 320 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:39.360 Bregman and just the Astros as a hole heading into 321 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:42.519 the twenty twenty five season. I mean, as we stand 322 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.919 right now, don't look, you know, too far down the road, 323 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.320 because then too far down the road will be hey 324 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:50.960 we're in West Palm Beach. It's spring training. Hey, it's 325 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:53.799 opening day. I mean it's right around the corner. It's 326 00:16:53.840 --> 00:16:55.919 not too far away. Of course, the hot stove is 327 00:16:55.960 --> 00:16:59.600 still burning. And we will see what happens with Alex 328 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:02.720 Bregman and what the Astros look like in twenty twenty five, 329 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:06.559 either with or without Alex Bregman wearing the orange and 330 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:09.640 blue number two. So that's what we have to look 331 00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:12.240 forward to. But coming up next, this emphasis for the 332 00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:16.559 Texans is something that if they are able to accomplish it, I. 333 00:17:16.519 --> 00:17:18.240 Think that all their goals are still out in front 334 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:18.680 of them. 335 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:21.680 We'll let you hear exactly what that is from a 336 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:24.880 Texan head coach, Tamiko Ryans. That's coming up next. As 337 00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:27.599 we get started here on Space City Saturday. You want 338 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:28.920 to weigh in on the phone lines, you can do 339 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:31.319 so sub one three two one two five seven ninety. 340 00:17:31.359 --> 00:17:34.160 Once again, that's sub one three two one two five 341 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:37.440 seven nine zero. It's Dean Matthews here on Sports Talk 342 00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:39.400 seven ninety with you here until noon. 343 00:17:40.039 --> 00:17:48.359 Exactly Space City Saturday. On Sports Talk seven ninety, Sports Talk. 344 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:52.240 Seven ninety when Space City Saturday, Melvin tolling me. 345 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:55.960 This is new stuff from LL Cool Jay so Ll 346 00:17:56.119 --> 00:17:57.559 still getting into the studio. 347 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:00.599 I guess is ncis LA still a thing? 348 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:03.319 I mean, me and Matt Thomas had this conversation the 349 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:06.720 other day in terms of like network TV shows and 350 00:18:06.880 --> 00:18:10.440 of course, you know, talking about like ABC, NBC, CBS, 351 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:12.920 Like I mean, it used to be appointment viewing. I mean, 352 00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:15.319 you know, remember the sitcom days. Of course you wanted 353 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:16.920 to be able to watch Seinfeld. You want to be 354 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:19.799 able to watch Friends, just shoot me. Whatever it was 355 00:18:20.119 --> 00:18:22.000 you wanted to be able to watch those shows. But 356 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:24.799 I mean, honestly, I can't tell you the last time 357 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:29.839 that I watched any of the major network shows anymore. 358 00:18:29.880 --> 00:18:31.640 I mean, I know, you know, obviously, if you watch 359 00:18:32.079 --> 00:18:35.279 Sunday Night Football, they've got all the promos for their shows. 360 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:38.759 If you watch you know, the NFL on CBS, you 361 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:41.359 get same deal, Fox kind of same deal as well. 362 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:47.039 But I just I can't tell you outside of Yellowstone 363 00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:51.519 and land Man, any other shows that I even remotely 364 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.720 pay attention to. But land Man, I know that network wise, 365 00:18:56.119 --> 00:19:00.559 they've had one episode on Paramount. But on Paramount, which 366 00:19:00.599 --> 00:19:02.960 we're lucky enough to have, you can already watch episode 367 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:05.119 two Billy Bob Thornton's awesome. 368 00:19:05.359 --> 00:19:07.400 So if you have a chance to. 369 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:10.680 Check out land Man, and obviously to a little bit 370 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:13.920 of a regional tie as well. I mean, he's a 371 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:18.759 landman for oil fields there in Midland is where it's 372 00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:20.400 set up. So of course, you know, the oil and 373 00:19:20.440 --> 00:19:24.599 gas industry very intertwined into our area and into our state. 374 00:19:24.759 --> 00:19:29.319 So a little bit of a regional hat tip if 375 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:32.519 you will to us here in the great state of Texas. 376 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:37.759 But anyway, I had mentioned about a emphasis on finishing 377 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:41.359 in the second half for the Texans as something that 378 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.480 could really serve them well going forward for the rest 379 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:48.079 of this season. You saw that there was a middle 380 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:50.160 stretch of the season. I mean, I've talked about the 381 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:54.039 loss to the Lions where you had a sixteen point 382 00:19:54.119 --> 00:19:56.440 lead and you're unable to get into the end zone. 383 00:19:56.480 --> 00:20:00.200 You're unable to put up any points whatsoever. If they 384 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:03.319 were able to score nineteen straight unanswered points and beat 385 00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:04.559 you with a walk off field goal. 386 00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:06.039 Same deal against the Jets. 387 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:09.640 I mean up until last Monday against the Cowboys, when 388 00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:12.680 Joe Mixon was able to run in for a touchdown, 389 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:14.119 which by the way, I think it came on a 390 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:16.839 third down. You can't tell me that they wouldn't have 391 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:19.759 gone forward on fourth down with the express purpose of, Hey, 392 00:20:19.920 --> 00:20:22.079 we're getting into the end zone hooker by crook, Like 393 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:24.799 we're finding a way to be able to break this, 394 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:28.319 you know, games without a touchdown in the second half 395 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:31.799 streak that we've been on since you know, the last 396 00:20:31.799 --> 00:20:35.079 time they did do it against the Patriots up there. 397 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:35.759 In New England. 398 00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:41.200 But Jamiko Ryans speaking about that about the emphasis of 399 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:45.160 trying to finish off games in the second half, Pet 400 00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:46.000 thought of guys. 401 00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:48.599 Again did a good job of just competing and finishing 402 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:51.440 in the second half. That's a point of emphasis for us, 403 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:54.160 and that won't change moving forward. Like for us to 404 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:57.000 continue to grow and become a really good team, we 405 00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:59.400 had to finish games in the second half. So most 406 00:20:59.640 --> 00:21:02.039 proud of our guys about that. That didn't change from 407 00:21:02.039 --> 00:21:03.440 watching a film. 408 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.640 Yeah, and you know that's something too that I've talked 409 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:08.839 about before. I mean, because where I thought that a 410 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:11.319 lot of people were looking at the Texans being in 411 00:21:11.359 --> 00:21:15.160 close games as a negative for this team. 412 00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:16.640 Oh, that's going to come back to bite them a 413 00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:17.480 little bit later on. 414 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:21.279 And perhaps, like I said, that Lions game it definitely 415 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:22.319 did the Jets game. 416 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:24.519 Same deal there as well. You could even make an 417 00:21:24.599 --> 00:21:26.279 argument that the. 418 00:21:26.640 --> 00:21:29.640 Third of their four losses that they had that I 419 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:32.039 haven't even mentioned yet, the Green Bay game, same deal. 420 00:21:32.240 --> 00:21:35.000 The Minnesota game was an anomaly in all of this 421 00:21:35.119 --> 00:21:38.279 because they were never in that game. Second half, first half, 422 00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:41.200 it didn't matter. Minnesota was winning that game. So you 423 00:21:41.359 --> 00:21:43.759 kind of take, you know, just chalk that one as 424 00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:46.000 up as a loss. You go the next week, you 425 00:21:46.039 --> 00:21:47.559 try to play, you try to win, you try to 426 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:49.759 do all those different types of things, and that's what 427 00:21:49.759 --> 00:21:51.960 they've been able to do. But I've told you numerous 428 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:55.480 times that is this season wears long. And maybe it's 429 00:21:55.519 --> 00:21:58.960 not tomorrow against Tennessee, maybe it's not next week in 430 00:21:59.039 --> 00:22:02.599 Jacksonville against the Jaguars, but you're going to have and 431 00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:06.599 improved Miami Dolphins team coming here to NRG Stadium. And 432 00:22:06.640 --> 00:22:09.240 I say they're improved because, well, they've got Tuoa on 433 00:22:09.279 --> 00:22:11.400 the field, and they're looking the way that they're supposed 434 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:14.200 to look, and they're looking like the team that a 435 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:16.680 lot of people were wondering, is this the team that 436 00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:19.920 wins the AFC last year? And they faltered a little 437 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:22.279 bit down the stretch. Then they go up to Kansas 438 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:26.279 City and had to try to battle frostbite and ended 439 00:22:26.359 --> 00:22:28.279 up losing to the Chiefs. And we know how the 440 00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:31.079 playoffs last year broke down. Of course, it was Kansas 441 00:22:31.119 --> 00:22:33.759 City walking it off there in Vegas two when yet 442 00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:38.319 another Super Bowl title. But in games like this, you're 443 00:22:38.359 --> 00:22:40.720 going to be playing these down the stretch. You're going 444 00:22:40.799 --> 00:22:42.920 to be playing it against Miami. You're going to do 445 00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:46.680 the same thing the following Saturday in Kansas City against 446 00:22:46.680 --> 00:22:49.960 the Chiefs and then Christmas Day here in Houston against 447 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:52.680 the Baltimore Ravens. That's probably going to be the game 448 00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:55.759 that you're in. And not only that, coming out of 449 00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:58.599 those games, you hopefully are able to lock up the 450 00:22:58.640 --> 00:23:01.799 AFC South by that point and know either you're playing 451 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:05.000 on wildcard weekend or that you've got a first round 452 00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:07.960 by and you're able to make it into the next 453 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:11.200 weekend of not having to play in that wildcard round. 454 00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:13.960 You've got a home home game for the divisional series, 455 00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:17.440 and if you are able to win that game, then 456 00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:21.119 you make it to your first AFC Championship game. As 457 00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:24.039 an organization, Texans have never been there, They've never gotten 458 00:23:24.039 --> 00:23:26.599 past Divisional round weekend and they're trying to be able 459 00:23:26.599 --> 00:23:29.000 to do that this year. But that's something too as 460 00:23:29.079 --> 00:23:32.759 well that you hear football coaches all the time emphasize. 461 00:23:32.880 --> 00:23:35.920 I mean, Nick Saban for the longest time at Alabama, 462 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.960 the infamous fourth quarter program. That was their whole thing. 463 00:23:39.359 --> 00:23:42.519 They wanted to be able to say in the fourth quarter, 464 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:45.000 we see that you're tired, We know that you're tired. 465 00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:47.960 Here comes the grindstone because now we're just going to 466 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:50.279 grind you down and we're going to physically beat you 467 00:23:50.359 --> 00:23:52.799 up now because we're in better shape than you are, 468 00:23:52.880 --> 00:23:55.119 we're more disciplined than you are, and we're going to 469 00:23:55.160 --> 00:23:57.000 be able to find a way to run you off 470 00:23:57.000 --> 00:23:59.759 the football field. And that's what made him so successful 471 00:23:59.799 --> 00:24:01.119 for or as long as. 472 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:01.440 He's been there. 473 00:24:01.519 --> 00:24:04.039 Jamiko Ryans is pretty much in the same mindset. You 474 00:24:04.119 --> 00:24:05.799 hear him talk about it all the time. There's a 475 00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:09.039 reason why this team wants to be as physical as 476 00:24:09.079 --> 00:24:12.720 possible on both lines of scrimmage. The offense, it's been 477 00:24:12.720 --> 00:24:14.279 a little bit of a work in progress. I think 478 00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:16.400 we can agree with that, and you know, for the 479 00:24:16.440 --> 00:24:18.599 most part, and we'll get into the offensive line here 480 00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:23.559 coming up in the next segment. But they're hoping that 481 00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:26.160 the moves that they've made of kicking Juice Scruggs over 482 00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:30.079 to left guard and having Jarrett Patterson as the center 483 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:32.359 is the missing piece that they've needed to be able 484 00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:34.960 to get that group working as five and be able 485 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:36.880 to be the group that you hope they could be, 486 00:24:37.079 --> 00:24:39.279 to not only be able to protect CJ. 487 00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:40.960 Stroud, but also to. 488 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:44.400 The most productive offensive weapon the Texans have had this season, 489 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:47.839 Joe Mixon. Being able to get him going and how 490 00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:50.799 you know, have him be another huge reason of why 491 00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:54.160 you've won games. I probably could look at about three 492 00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:57.319 of the Texans wins this year and say, yeah, you 493 00:24:57.359 --> 00:24:59.559 won that game because of Joe Mixon. Monday Night was 494 00:24:59.559 --> 00:25:03.160 one of them. Indianapolis was another one, And I believe 495 00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:06.799 even the second Indianapolis game was another game that Mixon 496 00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:08.880 was able to show up and be huge for this 497 00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:11.759 team and help them win that game. But on the 498 00:25:11.799 --> 00:25:15.000 defensive side, that's what that group has been this season. 499 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:19.359 Either with suspensions or injuries, whatever it might be, that 500 00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:23.160 group has been a really strong, you know, a feather 501 00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:27.640 in the hat for Demiko and for this Texans defense, 502 00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:30.480 and they've been the reason why this team is in 503 00:25:30.599 --> 00:25:33.200 so many close games, even when the offense is not 504 00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:35.480 humming along the way that you hoped that it would. 505 00:25:35.680 --> 00:25:38.559 So again, I mean, it's one of those things that 506 00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:41.079 you know, some people might say, Yay, we get it, 507 00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:43.799 second half, emphasis, finish all that kind of stuff. 508 00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:45.039 Yeah, very good. 509 00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:47.960 But I mean it is kind of a thing that 510 00:25:48.000 --> 00:25:49.599 I remembered a buddy of mine brought it up a 511 00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:52.759 few years ago of you know, why things are continuously 512 00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:57.359 said his example. To some it might seem a little extreme, 513 00:25:57.480 --> 00:26:00.799 but it fits, I believe is it's almost like a 514 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:04.160 person that goes to alcoholics anonymous. You have to continuously 515 00:26:04.200 --> 00:26:07.839 remind yourself all the time. You have to continuously say it. 516 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:11.480 And you know, I know that some people might say, well, 517 00:26:11.519 --> 00:26:13.759 you know, there's a difference between saying it and actually 518 00:26:13.799 --> 00:26:17.440 doing it. But the point is I think incredibly valid 519 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:19.880 that you know, you need to tell yourself we finished 520 00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:21.839 in the second half. We finished in the second half. 521 00:26:21.839 --> 00:26:24.160 We finished in the second half, and you also put 522 00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:25.559 in the work to be able to do that. And 523 00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:27.960 that's what Texans continue to try to do. They've won 524 00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:30.880 many close games this season. And it's something too that 525 00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:33.799 I've told you, I think can benefit them going forward, 526 00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:37.400 because you're not going to be in games more than 527 00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:40.400 likely against Kansas City or against Baltimore, or when you 528 00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:43.119 get into the playoffs where you're up by two, three, 529 00:26:43.480 --> 00:26:46.240 maybe even more scores, You're probably going to be in 530 00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:48.599 a situation where you're saying, hey, we need to go 531 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:50.640 down the field right here, kick a field goal and 532 00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:53.160 put ourselves up by ten, or hey, we need to 533 00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:54.960 go down the field right here, be able to score 534 00:26:54.960 --> 00:26:57.400 a touchdown so we can regain the lead or tie 535 00:26:57.519 --> 00:26:59.519 up the game, and then be able to give ourselves 536 00:26:59.559 --> 00:27:01.880 a chance late score to try to walk this thing off. 537 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:04.200 I mean, that's what you're probably going to be into 538 00:27:04.319 --> 00:27:06.839 as the season goes along, and that's what the Texans 539 00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:10.920 continue to try to condition themselves to be. The offensive 540 00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:13.880 line conversation, we'll get into that here in the final 541 00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:17.359 segment of the show, because coming up next yesterday on 542 00:27:17.680 --> 00:27:20.519 the A Team with Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler, we 543 00:27:20.519 --> 00:27:23.119 had a chance to talk with He was a brief Texan, 544 00:27:23.559 --> 00:27:26.519 but a man that knows a lot about this at 545 00:27:26.519 --> 00:27:31.319 Texans and Titans rivalry. He is former NFL receiver Derek 546 00:27:31.359 --> 00:27:34.680 Mason from one oh two five the game there in Nashville. 547 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:36.799 He joined us on the show. We'll let you hear 548 00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:40.440 that conversation coming up right here on Space City Saturday. 549 00:27:40.559 --> 00:27:43.319 It's Dan Matthews here with you until noon on your 550 00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:46.200 home of the Astros and the Rockets, Sports Talk seven ninety. 551 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:53.000 We now return to Space City Saturday, Sports Talk seven ninety. 552 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:56.920 You're off in the Houston. 553 00:27:57.039 --> 00:28:00.519 I had this as an earworm today, and of course 554 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:04.119 you don't know the song, Sir Paul McCartney jet. I 555 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:06.720 believe this is Sir Paul McCartney in Wings. Obviously, I 556 00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:10.240 mean it's not the Beatles. But anyway, I was humming 557 00:28:10.279 --> 00:28:13.519 it during the break and Melvin Brown goes, god, what 558 00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:16.079 is that song? I know that song, I just can't 559 00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:19.440 think of the name, and I said, it's Paul McCartney jet. 560 00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:22.200 So there you go. So if any of you the 561 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:26.960 rest of the day are going around humming d then 562 00:28:27.440 --> 00:28:29.039 you know where that earworm came from. 563 00:28:29.119 --> 00:28:31.079 So again you're welcome, all right. 564 00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:34.559 So yesterday on the A Team, we had a chance 565 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:37.880 to catch up with a man who spent a brief 566 00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:41.160 period of time with the Texans back in twenty eleven. 567 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:43.839 Of course, spent most of his career with the Tennessee 568 00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:47.559 Titans and also with the Baltimore Ravens, also a stop 569 00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:49.319 in there with the New York Jets. 570 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:51.440 He is Derek Mason. 571 00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:55.200 He joined us on the A team and Adam Clanton 572 00:28:55.640 --> 00:28:59.480 had handled this interview because Wex had already moved off 573 00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:03.000 to go take care of his duties of the Rockets 574 00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:06.799 and Blazers game over at Toyota Center. So AC starting 575 00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:10.160 off the conversation with Derek Mason talking about is it 576 00:29:10.240 --> 00:29:13.119 kind of weird that the Texans and Titans are never 577 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:14.640 really good at the same time. 578 00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:17.039 Yeah, you're right about that. 579 00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:20.519 I can't recall even the eight years I played here 580 00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:25.680 in Nashville from ninety seven oh four, Houston wasn't a 581 00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:29.839 good team. Now, they had some good players, but they 582 00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:32.960 were not a good team. And when I went to Baltimore, 583 00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:35.279 it still was the same. They had some good you know, 584 00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:37.160 a few good seasons here and there, but they were 585 00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:41.440 not a perennial good team. But they found themselves a 586 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:43.920 head coach and Demico Ryans. 587 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:46.359 They found themselves a quarterback in CJ. 588 00:29:46.440 --> 00:29:50.799 Stroud, And then when you draft Will Anderson and Stingley 589 00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:55.720 the year before you're building yourself a nucleus that you 590 00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:58.079 know could potentially do damage for years to come. 591 00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:00.160 And how many times does it come down that? 592 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:02.400 And you mentioned the head coach, But it's so much 593 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:05.519 a quarterbacks league. It's only become more so that way 594 00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:08.799 as the NFL has evolved into the juggernaut that it 595 00:30:08.839 --> 00:30:12.759 is today. You know, playing with the late great Steve 596 00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:16.279 McNair like you did, But the Texans didn't have that guy. 597 00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:18.119 They hoped it was David Carr and then you know, 598 00:30:18.160 --> 00:30:20.960 eventually it became Matt Shaw, but that didn't have staying power. 599 00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:25.559 And obviously the Titans had been in search of that guy. 600 00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:29.400 Ryan Tannehill having some nice seasons, but I don't think 601 00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:33.319 anybody would confuse anybody else in recent history of either 602 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:36.759 of these teams with McNair for the Titans, and now 603 00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:37.680 I think what CJ. 604 00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:40.720 Shroud is becoming for the Houston Texans. 605 00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:45.160 No, I think the Titans have had. 606 00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:50.000 They've had a bad sort of bad luck in regards 607 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:54.519 to quarterbacks. Besides Steve McNair, they haven't been able to 608 00:30:55.799 --> 00:30:59.839 develop a franchise quarterback outside of Steed. They thought they 609 00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:03.799 had one with Marcus Mariota. It didn't work. They thought 610 00:31:03.839 --> 00:31:06.160 they had it prior to that with Vince Young, it 611 00:31:06.200 --> 00:31:08.880 didn't work out. Jake Locker, it didn't work out. You 612 00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:12.200 can go down the list of quarterbacks that the Titans 613 00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:14.880 have drafted after Steve and it seemed it didn't work 614 00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:18.880 out for whatever reason. And you can say some of 615 00:31:18.880 --> 00:31:22.400 that for the Houston Texans. And then you mentioned the 616 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:26.599 name David Carr. I think they destroyed him with the 617 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:30.960 offensive line issues that they had. And then Matt Shab 618 00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:33.960 I was there with Matt for you know, I think 619 00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:38.519 the six games towards the end of that twenty ten season, 620 00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:41.400 I believe, and I thought Matt Shaw was a really 621 00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:45.599 good quarterback. But besides that, they haven't been able to 622 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:48.160 Ann obviously we know the big elephant in the room, 623 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:49.640 and I don't even want to go down that road. 624 00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:52.759 But besides that, they really hadn't been able to, you know, 625 00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:55.519 develop and keep a quarterback. 626 00:31:55.559 --> 00:31:58.319 But it seems like they have one now in c. J. Stroud. 627 00:31:58.559 --> 00:32:00.920 Yeah, I know, and I'm obviously we're talking to Derek 628 00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:02.960 Mason of One of two five the Fan in Nashville 629 00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:07.119 and obviously a former player for both of these clubs. 630 00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:09.279 Most of the time in Nashville and so many times 631 00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:12.319 it does come down to getting that franchise quarterback. 632 00:32:12.799 --> 00:32:16.240 Do you think that CJ. Stroud? 633 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:19.599 I know some people are still maybe holding out, like 634 00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:21.240 I don't know if he's a franchise quarterback. 635 00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:23.880 Yet that number is very, very small. 636 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:27.559 Most people here in town are like, yeah, we saw 637 00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:28.319 last season. 638 00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:29.319 It's not a fluke. 639 00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:32.720 But on the flip side of that, he has not 640 00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:36.000 had the you know, the bust out of the gate. 641 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:39.039 He has not had the prolific necessarily numbers that he 642 00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:40.839 did a year ago, and a lot of that has 643 00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:43.240 gone back, in my opinion, to the offensive line play. 644 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:46.240 It's not completely on that line because CJ has made 645 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:48.279 a lot more mistakes I think already this year than 646 00:32:48.279 --> 00:32:51.240 he did last years as opposed to the interceptions that 647 00:32:51.279 --> 00:32:54.079 he didn't throw last year. But what do you think 648 00:32:54.160 --> 00:32:57.000 of CJ. Stroud from the outside looking in? And there's 649 00:32:57.000 --> 00:32:59.519 no question he's a franchise quarterback. It's just a matter 650 00:32:59.559 --> 00:33:00.920 of how much success he can have. 651 00:33:02.160 --> 00:33:03.799 Well, I wish we were a draft and I tell 652 00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:07.200 you that how much I think about him. I wish 653 00:33:07.599 --> 00:33:10.400 that the Titans were able to get in that you know, 654 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:12.240 number two spot and number one spot and. 655 00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:14.680 Being able to draft c J. Stroud. 656 00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:17.519 And I know the Titans aren't the only team thinking 657 00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:21.000 that they wish they had an opportunity to sign him. 658 00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:24.440 But I mean, listen, the kid has everything that. 659 00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:29.200 You need to play at that position. Extremely smart quarterback. 660 00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:33.359 IQ was off the boards. He's a pocket passer. He 661 00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:36.279 can get outside the pocket, and he can't extend drives, 662 00:33:36.279 --> 00:33:39.920 but he's not looking to run. But he does all 663 00:33:40.039 --> 00:33:43.400 the little things that you want a quarterback to be 664 00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:47.480 able to go out there and and and do and 665 00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:50.240 and Like I said, I think they had a really 666 00:33:51.079 --> 00:33:53.640 good not just quarterback, but I think they have a 667 00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:56.920 really good young nucleus on that team that coach Ryan 668 00:33:57.079 --> 00:34:01.279 can Can can build around, starting with CJ. Stroud and 669 00:34:01.319 --> 00:34:04.359 then you know Will Anderson and Steing Lands I mentioned 670 00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:07.039 before some other guys on that team. But what happens 671 00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:08.880 to a quarterback in the second year. 672 00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:09.199 I believe. 673 00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:13.320 I think defenses tend to they over scout you on 674 00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:15.679 the offseason and they try to pick up some of 675 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:18.039 your tendencies and it tends to make it a little 676 00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:20.800 bit harder until you adjust and figure out. And you 677 00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:23.239 got to understand he was working with a new wide 678 00:34:23.280 --> 00:34:27.280 receiver that and digs that they got from Buffalo. Even 679 00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:29.679 though their reports seemed to be really good, he still 680 00:34:29.800 --> 00:34:32.360 was learning the offense. And then his best receiver is 681 00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:36.360 number one receiver, Nico Collins goes down, so he and 682 00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:39.280 now Nic goes back. So now they're starting to get 683 00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:42.639 a little bit healthy, healthier. Mixing is a beast in 684 00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:45.360 the backfield, but they're starting to get a little bit healthier. 685 00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:48.239 And I think he's starting to figure things out. Listen, 686 00:34:48.559 --> 00:34:50.760 He's only going to get better. That's what I believe. 687 00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:54.119 And as you continue to add guys around him, and 688 00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:55.519 let's not forget about Tank Dell. 689 00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:56.320 I love that guy. 690 00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:58.239 That's another guy that I wish the Titans would have 691 00:34:58.320 --> 00:34:59.559 drafted but didn't. 692 00:34:59.599 --> 00:35:01.199 But Dale is awesome. 693 00:35:01.239 --> 00:35:05.480 So you have a nucleus of receivers that you were 694 00:35:06.159 --> 00:35:10.119 getting used to once again because Nico was injured and 695 00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:13.440 Kank Dale had been injured you know a lot last year, 696 00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:16.519 and he's been healthy this year. But I think those 697 00:35:16.639 --> 00:35:20.320 things that you are not seeing, those that explosive game 698 00:35:20.440 --> 00:35:22.480 that he had last year, I think you starting to 699 00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:24.920 see him as the season started to wind out. 700 00:35:25.360 --> 00:35:27.199 Talking to Derek Mason of one of two five the 701 00:35:27.239 --> 00:35:30.639 fan in Nashville, Derek, when you talk about the quarterback 702 00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:33.599 there in Tennessee, you know, Will Levis taken a little 703 00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:37.639 bit later and has shown, you know, flashes, He's obviously 704 00:35:37.719 --> 00:35:40.280 he'll tell you he's got the arm. Is he a 705 00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:43.440 guy that you truly think the Titans can build around? 706 00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:46.760 I know last season these two teams got together. I mean, 707 00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:49.159 he went through it, and I think he's had a 708 00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:52.239 little bit better protection this year, but he's had some 709 00:35:52.280 --> 00:35:53.599 injury concerns. 710 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:54.239 And that kind of thing. 711 00:35:54.239 --> 00:35:56.760 It's the way that that quarterback position can go in 712 00:35:56.800 --> 00:35:59.280 this league, especially when you're going through kind of a 713 00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:02.320 rough time. Is he, though, the guy that they can 714 00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:04.840 point to at the quarterback position or is the jury 715 00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:07.639 still out or what are you personally seeing with a 716 00:36:07.679 --> 00:36:09.000 guy like like Will Lovis. 717 00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:13.159 I think the jury is still out on him, you know, 718 00:36:13.320 --> 00:36:17.599 because what we saw last year for the brief time 719 00:36:17.679 --> 00:36:20.079 that he played, because he was able to come in 720 00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:21.639 after Ryan Tanneo got injured. 721 00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:23.119 He played four games. 722 00:36:23.159 --> 00:36:27.280 First game was outstanding, four touchdowns. He looked like an 723 00:36:27.320 --> 00:36:30.079 elite quarterback. But we knew eventually that was going to 724 00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:32.800 come back down to earth because at thinking that game 725 00:36:32.880 --> 00:36:34.679 Atlanta played a lot of men the man and they 726 00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:37.119 showed the defense to him so he didn't have to read. 727 00:36:38.039 --> 00:36:40.599 And then he had a couple other games that were 728 00:36:40.719 --> 00:36:43.639 there were okay games, but this season he came and 729 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.239 do it and it just seemed like he took a 730 00:36:46.280 --> 00:36:50.519 step back, and the fan base has been on him, 731 00:36:50.760 --> 00:36:56.719 and rightfully so, because he has accounted for a lot 732 00:36:56.880 --> 00:37:00.440 of the things or mistakes that were happening in the 733 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:02.880 first half of the season with his turnovers and him 734 00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:06.599 being careless with the football. So I think infra Will 735 00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:10.440 was sort of times that he got hurt and had 736 00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:12.239 to sit him for a couple of weeks, and he 737 00:37:12.360 --> 00:37:15.920 was able to slow the game down, watch it and 738 00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:18.599 then sort of PROTENSI from there. He came back in 739 00:37:18.679 --> 00:37:21.320 two weeks ago, he looked better. He came back in 740 00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:23.960 the week after, which was last week, he looked at 741 00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:26.159 that bit better than what he did the week coming 742 00:37:26.199 --> 00:37:28.920 off the injury. So we're just hoping that he can 743 00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:32.519 continue to progress as a as a quarterback end and 744 00:37:32.559 --> 00:37:35.119 not do those things that are going to lose you games. 745 00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:38.679 And for the last two games he's been playing, he's 746 00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:41.920 been playing not losing football. It hasn't not it hasn't 747 00:37:41.960 --> 00:37:43.599 necessarily been winning football. 748 00:37:43.239 --> 00:37:44.519 Because they had won those games. 749 00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:48.320 But he hasn't done the things in the last two 750 00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:51.599 games that he did in the previous four or five 751 00:37:51.679 --> 00:37:54.480 games that the fan base was really hard on him for. 752 00:37:54.679 --> 00:37:55.920 Even a head coach. 753 00:37:57.400 --> 00:37:59.239 Sort of had a few things to say about a 754 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:01.199 few of those games that he played. But it seems 755 00:38:01.239 --> 00:38:04.079 like he's learning and you know, but jury is still 756 00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:06.559 out on him. It's question mark, but the tis need 757 00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:09.159 to find out before the season ends, or as the 758 00:38:09.199 --> 00:38:12.440 season's ending, whether he can be a franchise quarterback or not. 759 00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:15.280 We're talking to Derek Mason of one O two five 760 00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:17.920 the Game. I apologize I was giving the name of 761 00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:21.599 your station wrong this entire time. That's my fault in 762 00:38:21.760 --> 00:38:26.199 Nashville there, But just to kind of look both inside 763 00:38:26.199 --> 00:38:28.440 the division and a little bit outside at the same time, 764 00:38:28.480 --> 00:38:32.119 and I'll explain. Daniel Jones got released by the Giants, 765 00:38:32.119 --> 00:38:35.199 as you're well aware, and it comes after he was 766 00:38:35.239 --> 00:38:38.800 signed to an extension. I first of all your thoughts 767 00:38:38.880 --> 00:38:42.039 on that, because it's it's mildly shocking, not from the 768 00:38:42.039 --> 00:38:44.239 standpoint of you know, I don't think Daniel Jones was 769 00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:45.239 a very good quarterback. 770 00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:46.960 For the Giants save for that one season. 771 00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:50.840 But also you're looking in the division and you've got 772 00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:54.320 Trevor Lawrence and I know this might seem like blasphemy 773 00:38:54.679 --> 00:38:58.920 to say in maybe Jacksonville, but they just extended this 774 00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:03.239 guy and he is His trajectory to me, has steadily 775 00:39:03.280 --> 00:39:06.000 declined since his first year in the league. 776 00:39:06.199 --> 00:39:07.679 Is there a scenario where you. 777 00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:10.159 Could see that Jacksonville Jaguars doing the same thing that 778 00:39:10.199 --> 00:39:11.800 the Giants just did with Daniel Jones. 779 00:39:15.239 --> 00:39:17.880 It would be hard press for me to to to 780 00:39:17.960 --> 00:39:25.800 believe that Jacksonville will go to that extent or go 781 00:39:25.880 --> 00:39:28.760 to that limp to cut a guy that they drafted 782 00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:31.639 first overall, that they just paid a lot of money 783 00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:35.320 to and then eventually cut him the next following season. 784 00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:39.320 I think don Trevor Lawrence show has shown more than 785 00:39:39.400 --> 00:39:44.599 Daniel Jones has shown. He's been inconsistent, yes, but I 786 00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:48.079 think he has shown that Hey, listen, you know, you 787 00:39:48.199 --> 00:39:51.360 continue to build around and continue to get him playmakers 788 00:39:52.039 --> 00:39:54.559 and he will be Okay, you got to understand he 789 00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:57.679 he he's ushering in two two new wide receivers. I 790 00:39:57.719 --> 00:40:00.480 believe this season, and I don't. I'm not sure if 791 00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:05.800 he's really got that system that Doug Peterson is teaching 792 00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:08.800 down Pat. I don't think he because he's still making 793 00:40:08.880 --> 00:40:12.639 some of those sort of rookie mistakes. It's like he's 794 00:40:12.679 --> 00:40:15.400 not seen certain things or he's careless with the football. 795 00:40:15.679 --> 00:40:19.119 But honestly, he was like that at Clemson that the 796 00:40:19.239 --> 00:40:21.760 last year he was a lot careless with the football 797 00:40:21.800 --> 00:40:25.119 than he was in previous years. So you know, I 798 00:40:25.159 --> 00:40:28.320 don't think that they would go to the limb that 799 00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:35.360 the Giants did because Daniel Jones was just a bad quarterback. 800 00:40:35.880 --> 00:40:39.679 And besides that five or six game stint heading into 801 00:40:39.679 --> 00:40:42.199 the playoffs and him winning the playoff game, I don't 802 00:40:42.199 --> 00:40:44.840 think he showed anything outside of that that he could 803 00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:48.480 be a starter in this league. But listen, just like 804 00:40:48.599 --> 00:40:51.920 a lot of other teams out there, if you think 805 00:40:52.000 --> 00:40:54.360 you have a guy, you got to pay him the 806 00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:57.079 money because if you don't, you're going to start all 807 00:40:57.119 --> 00:41:00.519 over again. Well, the Giants got to start all over again, 808 00:41:00.679 --> 00:41:02.039 even after paying. 809 00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:03.679 Daniel Jones the money that they paid them. 810 00:41:03.719 --> 00:41:05.880 But I can't see Jacksonville they get rid of Doug 811 00:41:05.960 --> 00:41:09.760 Peterson before they move on from Treva Lawrence. 812 00:41:09.880 --> 00:41:12.440 Yeah, the coach usually goes first, then the quarterback by 813 00:41:12.440 --> 00:41:14.199 the way, I think the Giants had the guy. It's 814 00:41:14.239 --> 00:41:16.639 just his name was Saquon Barkley and they didn't pay him. 815 00:41:16.920 --> 00:41:20.199 Yeah, and that right there should get everybody fired because 816 00:41:20.239 --> 00:41:23.239 we saw it in real basically, in real time, how 817 00:41:23.599 --> 00:41:26.079 the discussions went in regards to whether it's going to 818 00:41:26.119 --> 00:41:30.280 be Daniel Jones or Sakuon Barkley. And then you keep 819 00:41:30.400 --> 00:41:33.119 Daniel Jones as Saquon goals to the Eagles the next 820 00:41:33.159 --> 00:41:35.400 following year, and look at what he's doing. 821 00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:37.599 And now you've cut Daniel Jones. 822 00:41:38.000 --> 00:41:40.199 I mean, that's a lot of egg on your face, 823 00:41:40.920 --> 00:41:42.000 I might say, yeah. 824 00:41:42.039 --> 00:41:45.400 And he seemed motivated when the Eagles played the Giants 825 00:41:45.599 --> 00:41:46.559 earlier this year. 826 00:41:46.719 --> 00:41:48.440 Oh, I believe he was. 827 00:41:49.039 --> 00:41:51.599 Well, Derek, we appreciate the time. Good conversation. 828 00:41:51.679 --> 00:41:53.440 We're gonna have to catch up again, maybe later on 829 00:41:53.480 --> 00:41:56.000 in the year when these two teams get together in Nashville. 830 00:41:56.079 --> 00:41:58.400 Derek Mason of one or two the game or one 831 00:41:58.440 --> 00:42:00.719 of two five the game in Nashville, pre shad the time, man, 832 00:42:00.760 --> 00:42:01.320 and we'll talk to. 833 00:42:01.239 --> 00:42:04.079 You soon, Oh anytime, Adam, Thank a lot. 834 00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:07.920 All right, there you go, Derek Mason with us yesterday 835 00:42:08.000 --> 00:42:11.000 on the A team. You're miss any that download the 836 00:42:11.159 --> 00:42:15.239 free iHeartRadio app and you can catch that entire interview. 837 00:42:15.360 --> 00:42:18.079 All right, coming up next, wrapping up the Sexans conversation 838 00:42:18.239 --> 00:42:21.400 here in our one, because something was said this week 839 00:42:21.400 --> 00:42:25.960 that I think on the surface people probably would say, yeah, Okay, 840 00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:28.320 we'll believe it when we see it, but maybe there 841 00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:31.559 is reason to believe when this is being said about 842 00:42:31.639 --> 00:42:34.159 this Texans position group. We'll talk about that on the 843 00:42:34.199 --> 00:42:37.280 other side as we wrap up our one here on 844 00:42:37.519 --> 00:42:40.559 Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here with you until noon 845 00:42:40.760 --> 00:42:42.800 on your home of the Astros and the Rockets, Sports 846 00:42:42.800 --> 00:42:47.519 Talk seven ninety Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here with 847 00:42:47.559 --> 00:42:50.480 you until noon. Talked about a little bit earlier. Got 848 00:42:50.559 --> 00:42:54.639 a lot of not only college football, but just sports 849 00:42:54.719 --> 00:42:57.639 action in general coming your way here either on Sports 850 00:42:57.639 --> 00:43:00.639 Talk seven ninety today or on our I heeart a 851 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:06.000 Houston family of radio stations. Of course, one thirty that's 852 00:43:06.039 --> 00:43:08.880 when Craig Way and the crew get going for Texas 853 00:43:08.920 --> 00:43:10.280 and Kentucky football. 854 00:43:10.679 --> 00:43:13.360 Five o'clock over on KPRC nine to fifty. 855 00:43:13.400 --> 00:43:17.480 That's gonna be the Cougars and the Baylor Bears over 856 00:43:17.760 --> 00:43:21.079 on KPRC nine to fifty five. O'clock here on at 857 00:43:21.079 --> 00:43:25.079 Sports Talk seven to ninety gonna be LSU and Vanderbilt, 858 00:43:25.079 --> 00:43:28.519 and then six o'clock Rockets launch pad gets going over 859 00:43:28.679 --> 00:43:32.679 on news radio seven forty KTRH. So Matt Thomas and 860 00:43:32.760 --> 00:43:35.840 Adam Wexler are going to be on seven forty tonight 861 00:43:35.960 --> 00:43:39.280 for the Rockets and the Blazers seven o'clock tip over 862 00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:40.440 at Toyota Center. 863 00:43:40.880 --> 00:43:42.800 Had a chance to get inside the building last night. 864 00:43:42.840 --> 00:43:45.480 A lot of fun on the floor and just a 865 00:43:45.519 --> 00:43:48.400 fun atmosphere in there last night. So I think all 866 00:43:48.400 --> 00:43:50.880 of a sudden, Rocket's starting to get a little bit 867 00:43:50.920 --> 00:43:53.039 of the buzz amongst the fan base again. So that's 868 00:43:53.079 --> 00:43:55.760 good to see. Maybe we'll talk about that here coming 869 00:43:55.840 --> 00:43:59.119 up in our two. But like I said, you know 870 00:43:59.199 --> 00:44:01.519 here in our one, want to wrap up the Texans 871 00:44:01.519 --> 00:44:02.400 conversation here. 872 00:44:02.440 --> 00:44:04.559 If you want to jump aboard, please do so. 873 00:44:04.639 --> 00:44:07.119 Someone three two one two five seven ninety once to 874 00:44:07.119 --> 00:44:11.320 ge get someone three two one two five seven nine zero. 875 00:44:11.719 --> 00:44:16.159 So the Texans made an offensive line switch on the uh, 876 00:44:16.960 --> 00:44:21.039 excuse me in the Detroit Lions game. That was when 877 00:44:21.239 --> 00:44:24.360 they decided what Jared Patterson are coming back from the concussion, 878 00:44:24.760 --> 00:44:27.840 put him at center kicked you scrugs over to left 879 00:44:27.840 --> 00:44:29.079 guard and. 880 00:44:29.239 --> 00:44:31.559 All in all, pretty good results so far. 881 00:44:31.840 --> 00:44:35.400 Last week, really good results, especially running the football with 882 00:44:35.480 --> 00:44:38.559 what Joe Mixon was able to do against the Dallas Cowboys. 883 00:44:38.559 --> 00:44:41.559 But even before that too as well, you showed some 884 00:44:41.599 --> 00:44:44.519 good things in terms of being able to protect CJ. 885 00:44:44.679 --> 00:44:47.119 Stroud as he still got hit, he still got sacked 886 00:44:47.159 --> 00:44:50.480 against Detroit. You weren't able to run the football as well, 887 00:44:50.519 --> 00:44:53.079 But if nothing else, it's showing you that at least 888 00:44:53.079 --> 00:44:56.119 progress is being made on that side of the ball 889 00:44:56.519 --> 00:44:59.960 and with that position group. And earlier this week, Texas 890 00:45:00.159 --> 00:45:04.880 offensive coordinator Bobby Slowick talked about that very thing. He says, hey, 891 00:45:05.000 --> 00:45:06.920 let's be honest here, through two weeks, it looks like 892 00:45:07.000 --> 00:45:09.360 the offensive line shift has actually worked. 893 00:45:10.320 --> 00:45:13.760 I would say Juice having a lot of football under 894 00:45:13.760 --> 00:45:16.920 his belt, in particular at center and then moving out 895 00:45:16.960 --> 00:45:20.559 to guard like really has enabled him to have a 896 00:45:20.559 --> 00:45:21.800 ton of command. 897 00:45:21.599 --> 00:45:23.280 And awareness of what's going. 898 00:45:23.079 --> 00:45:26.320 On because he was running the show not too long ago, 899 00:45:26.360 --> 00:45:28.440 and now he's just as aware of all the different 900 00:45:28.440 --> 00:45:30.800 looks and things that could happen. But now he's at 901 00:45:30.840 --> 00:45:33.239 a position that doesn't necessarily need to make the calls, 902 00:45:33.239 --> 00:45:36.159 so he's just able to take in more, which has 903 00:45:36.199 --> 00:45:38.800 been really cool to see. Now there's been a process 904 00:45:39.440 --> 00:45:43.320 going from guard from center. It's different still some of 905 00:45:43.320 --> 00:45:44.920 the ways he has to approach the run game, the 906 00:45:44.920 --> 00:45:47.280 past game and the sets is a little different. He's 907 00:45:47.280 --> 00:45:49.559 done a really good job growing from the first week 908 00:45:49.599 --> 00:45:52.039 there to the second week there, and we'll just work 909 00:45:52.079 --> 00:45:56.440 to continue that. And then JP has absolutely owned all 910 00:45:56.599 --> 00:45:58.920 the controllables, like everything you could ask for. As far 911 00:45:58.960 --> 00:46:02.920 as the center goes, he's knocked it out of the park. 912 00:46:03.199 --> 00:46:05.880 He's been great on communication, he's been great on the sidelines, 913 00:46:05.880 --> 00:46:08.679 he's been great talking to the other guys out on 914 00:46:08.719 --> 00:46:11.280 the field. And then he's really grown as far as 915 00:46:11.280 --> 00:46:14.760 his play style. You know, last year we always thought 916 00:46:14.920 --> 00:46:16.960 he was solid in protection. We were kind of growing 917 00:46:17.000 --> 00:46:19.159 into the run game and that has not been an 918 00:46:19.159 --> 00:46:22.119 issue for him like whatsoever so far this year, which 919 00:46:22.159 --> 00:46:24.000 is testing it to him and the work he's put in. 920 00:46:25.320 --> 00:46:27.199 So the Texans, i mean, let's call it what it is. 921 00:46:27.320 --> 00:46:29.920 I mean, I think you've gotten some good things on 922 00:46:29.960 --> 00:46:33.480 the offensive line. I mean, I understand people's frustration with 923 00:46:33.559 --> 00:46:36.679 Laramie Tunzel, and trust me, I share the same frustration. 924 00:46:36.960 --> 00:46:38.760 I mean the very first play of the game. I 925 00:46:38.760 --> 00:46:42.840 think we all as soon as the penalty announcement was 926 00:46:43.079 --> 00:46:46.239 illegal man downfield number seventy eight, you were like, oh, 927 00:46:46.320 --> 00:46:50.039 come on, man, like if you know the play, like 928 00:46:50.079 --> 00:46:53.239 what are you doing? And you know, of course it 929 00:46:53.280 --> 00:46:54.719 was flagged, so it's a penalty. 930 00:46:54.840 --> 00:46:55.000 Man. 931 00:46:55.039 --> 00:46:58.360 It's frustrating because he's had that, He's had the false starts, 932 00:46:58.400 --> 00:47:01.920 he's had the illegal formation whatever it might be, legal shifts, 933 00:47:02.360 --> 00:47:04.719 all of those different types of things that you know 934 00:47:04.760 --> 00:47:07.199 you've had to endure at times with Laramie Tunsil. I 935 00:47:07.280 --> 00:47:11.320 like Ross villar Yal's line about pre snap he's not 936 00:47:11.440 --> 00:47:15.360 great in the play, although that one withstanding, he's usually 937 00:47:15.400 --> 00:47:16.199 pretty darn good. 938 00:47:16.800 --> 00:47:18.159 And then you know you make the. 939 00:47:18.159 --> 00:47:22.480 Move of you had a really just you had a 940 00:47:22.480 --> 00:47:24.559 hole there at left guard for the longest time. With 941 00:47:24.679 --> 00:47:27.760 Kenyan Green, I don't know necessarily if it's he just 942 00:47:27.800 --> 00:47:31.360 hasn't really been able to stay healthy and really be 943 00:47:31.400 --> 00:47:34.400 able to develop there at the left guard spot. But 944 00:47:34.719 --> 00:47:37.079 he's not been good, and of course he's done for 945 00:47:37.119 --> 00:47:40.360 the season. You have Juice Scrugs there now, and I 946 00:47:40.400 --> 00:47:42.559 thought that Scruggs was doing some good things at the 947 00:47:42.599 --> 00:47:45.199 center spot, but obviously too, I think they looked at 948 00:47:45.239 --> 00:47:47.599 it and said, all right, well, we've got two different 949 00:47:47.599 --> 00:47:49.679 guys that could snap the football and be able to, 950 00:47:50.000 --> 00:47:53.000 you know, diagnose the checks and everything up front and 951 00:47:53.039 --> 00:47:54.840 do all those different types of things we want to do. 952 00:47:55.440 --> 00:47:58.719 Let's have Jared Patterson at center, and let's move Jew 953 00:47:58.760 --> 00:48:02.880 Scrugs over to left guard. Titus Howard, I mean, just 954 00:48:02.960 --> 00:48:06.079 kind of like Laramie Tunsil, some good, some not so great, 955 00:48:06.119 --> 00:48:07.920 but for the most part, he's been pretty good over 956 00:48:07.960 --> 00:48:09.000 there at the right guard spot. 957 00:48:09.039 --> 00:48:10.000 And then Shaq Mason. 958 00:48:10.400 --> 00:48:13.559 I know that, you know, you know, Wex has talked 959 00:48:13.599 --> 00:48:16.559 about how you know, he hasn't necessarily looked the way 960 00:48:16.559 --> 00:48:18.119 that he did when he was with the New England 961 00:48:18.159 --> 00:48:22.480 Patriots are at the beginning with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 962 00:48:22.519 --> 00:48:24.840 But for the most part, I don't think he's necessarily 963 00:48:24.880 --> 00:48:26.800 been an issue for you. But the whole thing with 964 00:48:26.840 --> 00:48:29.519 the offensive line is you're just trying to be able 965 00:48:29.559 --> 00:48:32.039 to be confident in the group of five that you have, 966 00:48:32.159 --> 00:48:34.599 and not only be confident, but them be confident. 967 00:48:34.239 --> 00:48:34.840 In each other. 968 00:48:35.280 --> 00:48:38.719 Where they're working in Unison, they're becoming one and they 969 00:48:38.760 --> 00:48:42.159 are able to be able to take on twists and stunts, 970 00:48:42.199 --> 00:48:45.039 and they are able to take pride in run blocking 971 00:48:45.039 --> 00:48:47.800 and also to being able to protect your quarterback. And 972 00:48:47.880 --> 00:48:50.519 that's something at least the latter part of that equation, 973 00:48:50.639 --> 00:48:53.400 they've done pretty decently for the last couple of weeks. 974 00:48:53.440 --> 00:48:54.440 I mean, you know, CJ. 975 00:48:54.519 --> 00:48:56.960 Stroud has still taken his hits, but at least the 976 00:48:56.960 --> 00:48:58.280 frequency has been down. 977 00:48:58.480 --> 00:48:59.800 That's good in that regard. 978 00:49:00.039 --> 00:49:01.880 But if you're able to start to own the line 979 00:49:01.920 --> 00:49:04.519 of scrimmage when it comes to the run game, that's again. 980 00:49:04.760 --> 00:49:06.800 I mean, we talked about finishing in the second half. 981 00:49:06.840 --> 00:49:09.039 That's how you finish in the second half. You're able 982 00:49:09.079 --> 00:49:11.320 to have that group moving guys off the ball and 983 00:49:11.400 --> 00:49:13.960 being able to pick up three four yards when you 984 00:49:14.000 --> 00:49:16.079 need to be able to get those yards in short 985 00:49:16.119 --> 00:49:17.280 yarded situations. 986 00:49:17.400 --> 00:49:19.920 And that's what Texans are trying to do. All right. 987 00:49:19.960 --> 00:49:23.679 Our one is in the books, Our two is coming up. 988 00:49:23.719 --> 00:49:26.800 We're gonna shift over to a little bit of Astro's 989 00:49:26.840 --> 00:49:33.000 conversation because Astros GM Dana Brown joined the joined Astro 990 00:49:33.079 --> 00:49:36.360 line earlier this week with Todd Kallis and Steve Sparks. 991 00:49:36.559 --> 00:49:37.960 We'll let you hear a little bit of what he 992 00:49:38.000 --> 00:49:40.360 had to say, not only about Alex Bregman, but the 993 00:49:40.400 --> 00:49:42.679 team as a whole, as we will have that here 994 00:49:42.719 --> 00:49:46.480 to start the eleven o'clock hour Here on Space City Saturday, 995 00:49:46.559 --> 00:49:49.199 Dan Matthews here with you for another hour on your 996 00:49:49.199 --> 00:49:51.440 home of the Astros in the Rockets, Sports Talk seven 997 00:49:51.440 --> 00:50:00.119 to ninety. 998 00:50:00.400 --> 00:50:04.480 Welcome aboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday on Sports 999 00:50:04.519 --> 00:50:08.360 Talk seven ninety Dad Matthews Live and local h town 1000 00:50:08.559 --> 00:50:12.840 breakdown of the world that matters to you, the Houston 1001 00:50:13.039 --> 00:50:14.000 sports world. 1002 00:50:13.880 --> 00:50:16.519 All these great Houston fans here. We love you all, 1003 00:50:18.199 --> 00:50:20.199 so finish up on that to do list. 1004 00:50:20.760 --> 00:50:24.159 Flute up the cooler because you can't drink in talk 1005 00:50:24.239 --> 00:50:26.519 sports all day if you don't start. 1006 00:50:26.599 --> 00:50:30.760 Now bear me the eight. This is Space City Saturday. 1007 00:50:30.880 --> 00:50:41.519 That's insane. Here's seven nineties Dan Matthews, and. 1008 00:50:41.599 --> 00:50:42.239 Away we go. 1009 00:50:42.360 --> 00:50:47.440 Here for hour two on Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews 1010 00:50:47.440 --> 00:50:49.480 here with you on the home of the Astros and 1011 00:50:49.519 --> 00:50:54.039 the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety all Texans in the 1012 00:50:54.079 --> 00:50:57.920 first hour of the show, as we had Derek Mason 1013 00:50:57.920 --> 00:51:00.599 on yesterday with us on the eight team. If you 1014 00:51:00.639 --> 00:51:04.079 missed that again, download the free iHeartRadio app and you 1015 00:51:04.119 --> 00:51:07.400 can go and catch that interview. But earlier this week 1016 00:51:07.440 --> 00:51:11.320 we had an episode of Astroline and Todd Kallis and 1017 00:51:11.320 --> 00:51:15.119 Steve Sparks were joined by Astros GM Dana Brown. And 1018 00:51:15.159 --> 00:51:18.800 of course, anytime Dana Brown is in front of a 1019 00:51:18.880 --> 00:51:22.599 live or recorded microphone, until we know exactly what happens 1020 00:51:22.599 --> 00:51:25.280 with Alex Bregman this offseason, he's going to be asked 1021 00:51:25.360 --> 00:51:29.440 about number two. And that is how their conversation started 1022 00:51:29.639 --> 00:51:33.639 when they had the Astros GM on and one of 1023 00:51:33.719 --> 00:51:36.280 the things that they asked him was what does this 1024 00:51:36.360 --> 00:51:39.880 team look like if Alex Bregman does leave? And what 1025 00:51:39.920 --> 00:51:41.960 do they look like if you guys are able to 1026 00:51:42.000 --> 00:51:42.559 keep them? 1027 00:51:42.960 --> 00:51:43.159 Man. 1028 00:51:43.239 --> 00:51:45.360 Of course, he's done so many good things here. We'd 1029 00:51:45.360 --> 00:51:47.079 like to have him back. You know, I think we're 1030 00:51:47.119 --> 00:51:49.880 still a good club, you know, if he decides to walk, 1031 00:51:50.519 --> 00:51:52.960 but you know, ultimately, I think we're a little better 1032 00:51:52.960 --> 00:51:55.840 club if he's he's still around, and so hopefully we 1033 00:51:55.840 --> 00:51:58.880 can get him done through our multiple conversations that we're 1034 00:51:58.880 --> 00:51:59.559 having with Bores. 1035 00:52:01.159 --> 00:52:04.280 So, I mean, you've heard the tenor of Dana Brown's 1036 00:52:04.320 --> 00:52:07.280 optimism when he was at the GM meetings being asked 1037 00:52:07.280 --> 00:52:09.280 about you know, Hey, do you guys feel good about it? 1038 00:52:09.320 --> 00:52:10.320 He's like, yeah, we do. 1039 00:52:10.880 --> 00:52:13.239 And if there's one thing that you can glean from 1040 00:52:13.360 --> 00:52:16.280 Dana Brown whenever he has joined us here on Sports 1041 00:52:16.280 --> 00:52:19.639 Talk seven ninety or just whenever he does interviews, Dana 1042 00:52:19.960 --> 00:52:24.000 as Chandler Rome put, it is almost too transparent, which 1043 00:52:24.360 --> 00:52:26.760 you don't get a ton of in any sport, but 1044 00:52:27.000 --> 00:52:29.000 baseball two as well. I mean, you don't want to 1045 00:52:29.039 --> 00:52:31.199 show your cards. You don't want to you know, really, 1046 00:52:31.400 --> 00:52:34.519 you know, you know, lead on too much in terms 1047 00:52:34.559 --> 00:52:37.800 of how the situation necessarily is that you ask Dana 1048 00:52:37.880 --> 00:52:40.760 a direct question, you'll get a direct response from him. 1049 00:52:40.920 --> 00:52:43.599 And you know that was one in San Antonio at 1050 00:52:43.639 --> 00:52:46.159 the GM meetings. He was talking about his optimism for 1051 00:52:46.320 --> 00:52:49.039 being able to bring him back, but also too, he's 1052 00:52:49.039 --> 00:52:51.760 not wrong in what he said that this is a team. 1053 00:52:52.000 --> 00:52:55.840 You heard players like Jose Altuve and Hunter Brown and 1054 00:52:55.960 --> 00:52:58.639 other players talk about just how important he is in 1055 00:52:58.719 --> 00:53:02.280 that clubhouse. I mean talk about Hunter Brown and also 1056 00:53:02.360 --> 00:53:03.840 too a guy that he is. 1057 00:53:03.800 --> 00:53:05.119 Currently working out with. 1058 00:53:05.239 --> 00:53:08.079 I saw if you follow Alex Bregman on social media 1059 00:53:08.480 --> 00:53:12.199 at one of those training centers out in Arizona and 1060 00:53:12.480 --> 00:53:15.800 Taylor Scott working out with them and Taylor Scott's I mean, 1061 00:53:15.840 --> 00:53:17.679 I think we played it for you when he was 1062 00:53:17.719 --> 00:53:21.079 on with Rob Friedman, the Pitching Ninja, of what Alex 1063 00:53:21.079 --> 00:53:24.079 Bregman meant to him of talking about Yeah, like, you know, 1064 00:53:24.079 --> 00:53:26.400 we get our scouting reports, but he has his own 1065 00:53:26.440 --> 00:53:29.800 scouting reports and he'll go over them with us. Of Hey, 1066 00:53:30.000 --> 00:53:33.320 this guy, you know is susceptible to the inside fastball, 1067 00:53:33.360 --> 00:53:36.159 this guy will chase the outside slider. All those different 1068 00:53:36.159 --> 00:53:38.280 types of things. He'd go over it with his guys. 1069 00:53:38.480 --> 00:53:41.440 And it's also too. I don't know if Bregman is 1070 00:53:41.480 --> 00:53:45.440 necessarily a vocal leader in the clubhouse, but I think 1071 00:53:45.519 --> 00:53:49.519 that probably more than speaking about it, he is about it. 1072 00:53:49.880 --> 00:53:51.960 This is a guy that continuously puts in the work. 1073 00:53:52.039 --> 00:53:54.719 This is the guy that I mean, we'll let you 1074 00:53:54.760 --> 00:53:57.760 know about it on social media. Of he's in the cage, 1075 00:53:57.840 --> 00:53:59.960 he's working out, he's doing all these different types of things. 1076 00:54:00.559 --> 00:54:03.719 He's all about baseball. I mean, remember too, what was 1077 00:54:03.760 --> 00:54:05.880 the word about Alex Bregman when he was coming out 1078 00:54:05.880 --> 00:54:09.280 of LSU that they had to give him his own 1079 00:54:09.360 --> 00:54:11.480 key card to be able to get into the facility 1080 00:54:11.800 --> 00:54:14.639 because the equipment manager or whoever it is got tired 1081 00:54:14.679 --> 00:54:17.119 of coming up there at midnight to let him in 1082 00:54:17.159 --> 00:54:18.840 to the batting cage, so we go hit off the 1083 00:54:18.880 --> 00:54:21.360 iron mic. I mean, this is somebody who is just 1084 00:54:21.519 --> 00:54:23.199 continuously about the game. 1085 00:54:23.800 --> 00:54:24.039 Man. 1086 00:54:24.159 --> 00:54:28.440 That usually translates to people wanting to run alongside you 1087 00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:31.599 and you don't want you to lead their team. And 1088 00:54:31.719 --> 00:54:34.440 that's what Alex Bregman has been able to do throughout 1089 00:54:34.480 --> 00:54:38.199 his career. Let's continue with more from Dana Brown. And 1090 00:54:38.840 --> 00:54:41.239 of course with the off season. You know, we had 1091 00:54:41.320 --> 00:54:44.880 Chandler Rome in for Wex with AC a couple of 1092 00:54:44.880 --> 00:54:48.079 weeks ago, and he's maintained all along that if the 1093 00:54:48.119 --> 00:54:51.159 Astros bring back Alex Brugman, that is the splash, like 1094 00:54:51.199 --> 00:54:54.199 that is the huge move that they are going to make. 1095 00:54:54.400 --> 00:54:57.599 And you know, don't expect for them to necessarily, you know, 1096 00:54:57.760 --> 00:55:00.920 go headlong for any other free agent out there. I mean, 1097 00:55:01.000 --> 00:55:04.840 there'll be probably some lower tier signings out there, and 1098 00:55:04.920 --> 00:55:07.119 that's you know, signings that Dana Brown I think has 1099 00:55:07.119 --> 00:55:09.360 shown you he's been pretty good at during his time 1100 00:55:09.519 --> 00:55:12.719 with the Astros. But in terms of the rest of 1101 00:55:12.719 --> 00:55:16.400 the off season, Dana Brown asked if Bregman determines the 1102 00:55:16.480 --> 00:55:19.039 tenor of the way that the Astros build up their 1103 00:55:19.039 --> 00:55:20.239 twenty twenty five roster. 1104 00:55:21.000 --> 00:55:24.119 No, not really, because you know, once we knew that 1105 00:55:24.159 --> 00:55:26.320 he became a free agent, you know, we started to 1106 00:55:27.119 --> 00:55:30.119 you know, look at other you know, their basement that 1107 00:55:30.159 --> 00:55:33.199 may be available, other fits. I mean, you know, of 1108 00:55:33.239 --> 00:55:36.679 course we've talked to Boris, you know, constantly to get 1109 00:55:36.719 --> 00:55:38.920 Alex done. So we'd rather for him to be around, 1110 00:55:39.960 --> 00:55:42.480 but we could just keep him here. That would be 1111 00:55:42.639 --> 00:55:44.119 you know, more exciting for us. 1112 00:55:44.719 --> 00:55:44.840 Uh. 1113 00:55:45.000 --> 00:55:47.679 But you know we have to go into this, you know, 1114 00:55:47.840 --> 00:55:50.159 just as he's a free agent. We have to look 1115 00:55:50.239 --> 00:55:53.400 as if he's gonna leave. But if he comes back, 1116 00:55:53.440 --> 00:55:54.800 it's like icing on a cake. 1117 00:55:56.400 --> 00:55:57.360 And no doubt about it. 1118 00:55:57.400 --> 00:55:59.360 So, I mean, you know, I think I can already 1119 00:55:59.400 --> 00:56:02.360 guess how well most of you will feel if indeed 1120 00:56:02.400 --> 00:56:05.440 we are able to put out a post on our 1121 00:56:05.519 --> 00:56:09.039 social media pages or even announce it on air, if 1122 00:56:09.079 --> 00:56:11.679 indeed the news comes down either through Chandler or for 1123 00:56:11.840 --> 00:56:16.280 Brian McTaggart or Matt Kawahara, or even from the National 1124 00:56:16.280 --> 00:56:20.159 writers of if Jeff Passen or Ken Rosenthal reports the 1125 00:56:20.199 --> 00:56:22.920 Astros and Alex Bregman are in agreement on a new 1126 00:56:22.920 --> 00:56:25.360 contract and I know that there's going to be tons 1127 00:56:25.400 --> 00:56:28.199 of people who are excited because well, tons of us 1128 00:56:28.360 --> 00:56:31.760 have number two Alex Bregman jerseys. We want to continue 1129 00:56:31.920 --> 00:56:34.840 to wear number two Alex Bregman jerseys. But you also 1130 00:56:34.960 --> 00:56:40.000 have to remember that Dana has familiarity in situations like this, 1131 00:56:40.280 --> 00:56:42.119 and I want to take you back to when Dana 1132 00:56:42.239 --> 00:56:44.760 was the scouting director for the Braves and when he 1133 00:56:44.960 --> 00:56:49.079 was an assistant GM there with alex Anthopolis. I mean, 1134 00:56:49.239 --> 00:56:52.039 the Braves went through this with Freddie Freeman and it 1135 00:56:52.159 --> 00:56:55.719 was a situation where he went to free agency and 1136 00:56:55.840 --> 00:56:59.559 the uncertainty of free agency. This is again also to 1137 00:56:59.760 --> 00:57:03.719 come out of the lockout where it was alex Anthopolis 1138 00:57:03.800 --> 00:57:06.639 kind of come into the determination of we can't sit 1139 00:57:06.719 --> 00:57:09.599 and wait. Someone's going to trade for Matt Olson. Someone 1140 00:57:09.719 --> 00:57:12.199 is going to try to upgrade at first base, and 1141 00:57:12.239 --> 00:57:14.559 if we have an opportunity to be able to do that, 1142 00:57:14.960 --> 00:57:16.639 you know, it's the old bird in the hand is 1143 00:57:16.639 --> 00:57:19.159 worth two in the bush kind of scenario right there. 1144 00:57:19.199 --> 00:57:21.239 And that's what they decided to do. They decided to 1145 00:57:21.239 --> 00:57:23.559 go younger. Is he as good as Freddie Freeman? No, 1146 00:57:23.760 --> 00:57:26.800 he's not. But you also have to wonder kind of 1147 00:57:26.840 --> 00:57:28.760 like what you know, Dana Brown said, and one of 1148 00:57:28.800 --> 00:57:31.760 those two cuts right there of being prepared for maybe 1149 00:57:31.800 --> 00:57:34.280 not having Alex Brugman. I guarantee you that scenario is 1150 00:57:34.320 --> 00:57:37.280 being played out right now. They're talking about all right, hey, 1151 00:57:37.360 --> 00:57:40.159 let's continue to have our discussions with Scott Boris. Let's 1152 00:57:40.159 --> 00:57:43.519 continue with the intention of bringing Alex Brugman back. But 1153 00:57:44.000 --> 00:57:47.440 don't be surprised if it comes to a scenario where 1154 00:57:47.920 --> 00:57:50.960 Dana Brown, if he is approached with a possible trade 1155 00:57:51.000 --> 00:57:53.679 scenario that works out for the Astros and maybe they 1156 00:57:53.719 --> 00:57:56.760 can be able to if that player is, you know, 1157 00:57:56.920 --> 00:57:59.119 a year or two left on their contract, you sign 1158 00:57:59.199 --> 00:58:02.000 them to a long term extension for cheaper money than 1159 00:58:02.039 --> 00:58:04.199 it would take for Alex Bregman. I would not be 1160 00:58:04.320 --> 00:58:08.400 surprised if he runs that playbook either, because again, you 1161 00:58:08.559 --> 00:58:11.079 want to be able to shore up a very important 1162 00:58:11.079 --> 00:58:13.440 position on the field, and you want to be able 1163 00:58:13.480 --> 00:58:16.480 to know that you have some certain certainty instability over 1164 00:58:16.559 --> 00:58:19.079 at that spot. I mean, I throughout the scenario. The 1165 00:58:19.119 --> 00:58:21.239 other day, I know that there's the report that the 1166 00:58:21.320 --> 00:58:24.280 Astros have interest in Willia Domas over at third base. 1167 00:58:24.679 --> 00:58:27.239 Is he as good defensively as Bregman over at third. 1168 00:58:27.440 --> 00:58:30.559 Probably not, but they're probably pretty comparable. When it comes 1169 00:58:30.559 --> 00:58:34.920 to the bats, the Damas and Bregman pretty similar power numbers, 1170 00:58:35.119 --> 00:58:37.199 and he's a guy that can get on base. All 1171 00:58:37.239 --> 00:58:39.440 those different types of things you hear about. But I 1172 00:58:39.480 --> 00:58:42.239 throw out a scenario of Okay, maybe you don't have 1173 00:58:42.280 --> 00:58:44.440 to spend as much for a Damas and that kind 1174 00:58:44.440 --> 00:58:46.440 of frees you up over at first base. We'll get 1175 00:58:46.440 --> 00:58:48.960 two plans for first base here in just a second. 1176 00:58:49.280 --> 00:58:51.599 But I know people have thrown out Christian Walker as 1177 00:58:51.599 --> 00:58:55.000 a possibility, and you know, Dana Brown did talk about 1178 00:58:55.039 --> 00:58:57.400 that the other day, of having John Singleton back and 1179 00:58:57.639 --> 00:59:00.440 maybe go in a platoon situation at first, which I 1180 00:59:00.480 --> 00:59:02.280 know on the surface a lot of you are not 1181 00:59:02.280 --> 00:59:04.320 a huge fan of. But you also have to remember, 1182 00:59:04.639 --> 00:59:07.079 you still have Josea Bray on the books. You still 1183 00:59:07.079 --> 00:59:10.679 have Rafael Montero on the books. Montero might be able 1184 00:59:10.679 --> 00:59:13.599 to factor this season, but Brad you he's all gone. 1185 00:59:13.960 --> 00:59:15.320 It's not going to happen. 1186 00:59:15.400 --> 00:59:17.440 You can share all the videos you want of him 1187 00:59:17.440 --> 00:59:20.559 in the Puerto Rican Winter League. The Astros are done 1188 00:59:20.599 --> 00:59:22.920 with jose A Brady. It's not because of the guy 1189 00:59:23.159 --> 00:59:26.360 it's because of they just don't believe that he is 1190 00:59:26.440 --> 00:59:29.039 that guy anymore. And if they had any hint of 1191 00:59:29.079 --> 00:59:32.880 believing he could get back to being a somewhat productive player, 1192 00:59:33.119 --> 00:59:35.719 then he would not have been let go last season. 1193 00:59:35.880 --> 00:59:38.199 So that's how that all played out. 1194 00:59:38.239 --> 00:59:41.599 But in terms of the twenty twenty five season, continuing 1195 00:59:41.639 --> 00:59:45.440 along with Dana Brown right here, one of the things that, 1196 00:59:45.599 --> 00:59:47.840 of course he talked about and one of the things 1197 00:59:47.880 --> 00:59:50.599 that was the storyline of the twenty twenty four season 1198 00:59:51.159 --> 00:59:53.840 was the rough start for the Astros, starting off zero 1199 00:59:53.840 --> 00:59:56.440 to four right out the gate twelve and twenty four, 1200 00:59:56.559 --> 00:59:59.199 all of those different types of things of having a 1201 00:59:59.280 --> 01:00:02.840 really really tough start to the season and Dana Brown 1202 01:00:03.039 --> 01:00:05.920 talking about, you know, just really harping on the emphasis 1203 01:00:06.000 --> 01:00:08.800 of wanting to make sure that they get off to 1204 01:00:08.880 --> 01:00:10.559 a better start out of the gate here in twenty 1205 01:00:10.599 --> 01:00:11.119 twenty five. 1206 01:00:11.840 --> 01:00:13.960 Yeah, I think the big part is coming out of 1207 01:00:13.960 --> 01:00:18.760 spring training, guys, being ready to go, you know, getting 1208 01:00:18.760 --> 01:00:21.960 your yourself built up to the point where, look, I 1209 01:00:22.400 --> 01:00:24.360 gotta I gotta really try to stretch it. 1210 01:00:24.400 --> 01:00:24.559 You know. 1211 01:00:24.599 --> 01:00:26.920 If I'm if I came out last year and I 1212 01:00:26.960 --> 01:00:29.079 was only going four innings and then I was turning 1213 01:00:29.039 --> 01:00:31.599 it over to the bullpen. I need to go five 1214 01:00:31.679 --> 01:00:34.519 and six innings early on. I think we really have to, 1215 01:00:35.119 --> 01:00:38.039 you know, make a lot less mistakes. I know we 1216 01:00:38.119 --> 01:00:41.199 had a stretch there where our guys would get guys 1217 01:00:41.320 --> 01:00:43.159 zero and two and they would make a bad pitch 1218 01:00:43.280 --> 01:00:45.840 you know, in the strike zone. Well, that leads to 1219 01:00:46.159 --> 01:00:49.639 you know, more at bats in that innings in that inning, 1220 01:00:49.679 --> 01:00:51.320 and then that you know, if you make an error, 1221 01:00:51.360 --> 01:00:53.239 and then it leads to even more at bats, right, 1222 01:00:53.320 --> 01:00:56.480 And so I think cutting down on those mistakes, whether 1223 01:00:56.519 --> 01:00:59.320 it's errors, whether it's bad pitches when you get you're 1224 01:00:59.440 --> 01:01:02.559 heading the camp now those kind of things. Just like 1225 01:01:02.599 --> 01:01:05.639 we just talked about base running, all those little things 1226 01:01:05.719 --> 01:01:08.599 early in the season, and I know these guys, you know, 1227 01:01:08.639 --> 01:01:10.480 you kind of have to get back in the groove. 1228 01:01:10.719 --> 01:01:14.000 I get it, but you know, coming out of spring training, 1229 01:01:14.079 --> 01:01:17.519 it's very important that you are doing the little things 1230 01:01:17.639 --> 01:01:22.079 right because you could shorten those games and instead of 1231 01:01:22.159 --> 01:01:24.440 linting in those games. And you know, we all know 1232 01:01:24.559 --> 01:01:26.199 that if you don't catch the baseball, you don't go 1233 01:01:26.239 --> 01:01:29.400 home at night. If you make bad base running mistakes, 1234 01:01:29.400 --> 01:01:32.360 you you cut off your rallies and then your chance 1235 01:01:32.440 --> 01:01:35.119 to explode and get two, three, four runs in an inning, 1236 01:01:35.599 --> 01:01:37.760 and so that cricket number that you always look for. 1237 01:01:37.840 --> 01:01:41.559 And so I think ultimately doing all of these little 1238 01:01:41.559 --> 01:01:44.559 things right will give up put us in better position 1239 01:01:44.639 --> 01:01:48.559 and win games shortened games, and you know, get a 1240 01:01:48.599 --> 01:01:51.000 little deeper with our winning streaks. 1241 01:01:52.199 --> 01:01:54.639 All Right, A couple of things that Dana Brown talked 1242 01:01:54.639 --> 01:01:57.639 about right there. Number one is, you know, just really 1243 01:01:57.760 --> 01:02:00.239 kind of being able. If you've heard me talk about 1244 01:02:00.239 --> 01:02:03.199 it before, cheating the angle. That's what the Astros have 1245 01:02:03.199 --> 01:02:06.440 been able to do during their championship runs. They've been 1246 01:02:06.440 --> 01:02:10.639 able to be an incredibly fundamentally sound team. I mean, 1247 01:02:10.719 --> 01:02:13.719 I've mentioned it before, you know. I remember listening to 1248 01:02:13.760 --> 01:02:17.480 a podcast that Jake Arietta did after they won the 1249 01:02:17.480 --> 01:02:20.800 World Series with Barstool, and he had the line the 1250 01:02:20.840 --> 01:02:23.880 Astros just don't lose, and his point was, they don't 1251 01:02:23.920 --> 01:02:27.280 beat themselves. They field the ball incredibly well, they hit 1252 01:02:27.320 --> 01:02:29.639 with runners in the scoring position, they run the bases 1253 01:02:29.639 --> 01:02:32.440 incredibly well. Those were things that the Astros have been 1254 01:02:32.480 --> 01:02:34.679 known for, and at times here in the last couple 1255 01:02:34.719 --> 01:02:38.519 of years, they've kind of started to miss the details 1256 01:02:38.599 --> 01:02:41.280 in some of those areas and that's why you've seen 1257 01:02:41.360 --> 01:02:43.960 the Astros not be as successful as they had been 1258 01:02:44.079 --> 01:02:46.159 during that seven year run of making it at least 1259 01:02:46.159 --> 01:02:47.800 to the Alcs the other part of. 1260 01:02:47.800 --> 01:02:48.320 It as well. 1261 01:02:48.719 --> 01:02:50.719 I mean, he brings up the you know, a good 1262 01:02:50.800 --> 01:02:54.159 point about their starting rotation last year. I mean, this 1263 01:02:54.320 --> 01:02:57.159 was a group that was in shambles out of the gate. 1264 01:02:57.599 --> 01:03:00.320 You didn't have Justin Berlander. You were hoping at some 1265 01:03:00.360 --> 01:03:03.440 point to get Jose Orkeedy back. You wanted to see 1266 01:03:03.440 --> 01:03:05.920 if maybe there was an opportunity somewhere down the road 1267 01:03:05.920 --> 01:03:08.400 that Lance mccullors Junior could come back. Then you lose 1268 01:03:08.880 --> 01:03:13.119 both Christian, you know, I mean you lost Jose Orkety, 1269 01:03:13.199 --> 01:03:16.239 but Christian Hoveer, you lose him to Tommy John and 1270 01:03:16.280 --> 01:03:18.440 you're gonna get him back in the middle of this season. 1271 01:03:18.920 --> 01:03:22.000 And also to Luis Garcia of not being able to 1272 01:03:22.039 --> 01:03:24.840 have him at all last year. And it did, you know, 1273 01:03:25.480 --> 01:03:28.880 lend to being able to find out that Renel Blanco 1274 01:03:29.079 --> 01:03:31.280 could be a really good starter for you, but also 1275 01:03:31.360 --> 01:03:35.480 too that Spencer Araghetti was somebody that could be counted 1276 01:03:35.519 --> 01:03:37.800 on in this rotation, and the same deal for Hunter 1277 01:03:37.840 --> 01:03:40.719 Brown as well. You going at you say, Kakuchi we'll 1278 01:03:40.719 --> 01:03:44.519 see what happens with him. As you know, obviously priority 1279 01:03:44.599 --> 01:03:46.760 number one is try to lock up Alex Bregman. But 1280 01:03:46.840 --> 01:03:49.679 then after that, you know you're going to need to 1281 01:03:49.840 --> 01:03:53.440 probably add a starter to this rotation and feel even 1282 01:03:53.480 --> 01:03:56.480 better about that group heading into twenty twenty five than 1283 01:03:56.519 --> 01:03:58.320 he did in twenty twenty four. I mean, I think 1284 01:03:58.400 --> 01:04:00.400 coming out of spring training last year was kind of 1285 01:04:00.400 --> 01:04:02.880 a little bit of g I hope, whereas this year 1286 01:04:02.920 --> 01:04:05.000 you'd like to have at least a little bit more 1287 01:04:05.039 --> 01:04:08.599 competition that if nothing else, maybe you could go a 1288 01:04:08.679 --> 01:04:11.280 six man rotation out of the gate and feel good 1289 01:04:11.360 --> 01:04:13.840 about being able to prolong some of those guys and 1290 01:04:13.920 --> 01:04:16.960 keep them fresh for the home stretch of the season, 1291 01:04:17.039 --> 01:04:19.559 where getting off to a better start would help you 1292 01:04:20.039 --> 01:04:23.239 in terms of not having to try and you know, 1293 01:04:23.440 --> 01:04:25.840 play catch up the entire time. I mean, the Astros 1294 01:04:26.159 --> 01:04:28.840 were in pretty much a full sprint from May until 1295 01:04:28.880 --> 01:04:30.639 the end of the season last year, and I think 1296 01:04:30.760 --> 01:04:32.679 that's a little bit of why they ran out of 1297 01:04:32.719 --> 01:04:34.719 gas when it was all said and done. I mean, 1298 01:04:34.880 --> 01:04:38.400 you were facing a young, hot Detroit Tigers team that 1299 01:04:38.800 --> 01:04:40.760 to them, they kind of looked at it as, hey, 1300 01:04:40.760 --> 01:04:42.719 we're not even supposed to be here, let's make the 1301 01:04:42.760 --> 01:04:45.440 most of it, and they played loose, they played fast, 1302 01:04:45.519 --> 01:04:47.320 and they were able to beat you and the Astros. 1303 01:04:47.320 --> 01:04:49.679 I think we're a little tired and obviously banged up 1304 01:04:49.800 --> 01:04:53.199 jury wise at that point as well, so hopefully all 1305 01:04:53.199 --> 01:04:55.400 of those things shake out a little bit better in 1306 01:04:55.679 --> 01:04:59.400 twenty twenty five. We're going to hold the plan for 1307 01:04:59.440 --> 01:05:02.599 first base over to the next segment. We'll continue this conversation. 1308 01:05:02.679 --> 01:05:05.079 If you want to react to anything that Dana Brown 1309 01:05:05.199 --> 01:05:07.320 has said, you can do so some one three two 1310 01:05:07.400 --> 01:05:09.639 one two five seven ninety once again a sub one 1311 01:05:09.679 --> 01:05:13.400 three two one two five seven nine zero. We'll talk 1312 01:05:13.400 --> 01:05:15.840 about that and more on the other side as we 1313 01:05:15.880 --> 01:05:18.760 continue to roll along here on Space City Saturday. Dan 1314 01:05:18.800 --> 01:05:20.960 Matthews here on your home of the Astros and the Rockets. 1315 01:05:21.039 --> 01:05:22.320 Sports Talk seven ninety. 1316 01:05:25.320 --> 01:05:27.440 Welcome back to Space City Saturday. 1317 01:05:27.960 --> 01:05:39.360 Fine Sports Talk seven ninety. 1318 01:05:39.719 --> 01:05:43.360 Sports Talks seven ninety Space City Saturday, Dan Matthews here 1319 01:05:43.400 --> 01:05:45.519 with you until noon. If you want to get in, 1320 01:05:45.599 --> 01:05:47.960 you can do so. Someone three two one two five 1321 01:05:48.039 --> 01:05:50.679 seven ninety one. Goin that su one three two one 1322 01:05:50.719 --> 01:05:52.760 two five seven nine zero. 1323 01:05:52.880 --> 01:05:53.880 Let's get right back to it. 1324 01:05:54.000 --> 01:05:58.519 Dana Brown with Steve Sparks and Todd Kallis on Astro 1325 01:05:58.639 --> 01:06:01.119 Line earlier this week, we've talked talked about Alex Bregman, 1326 01:06:01.159 --> 01:06:03.519 We've talked about trying to be better at the start 1327 01:06:03.599 --> 01:06:07.400 of twenty twenty five. In addition to Alex Bregman, and 1328 01:06:07.559 --> 01:06:11.199 also two throughout Yssea ka Kuchi, people maybe wanting to 1329 01:06:11.239 --> 01:06:15.400 see the lefty back with the Astros in twenty twenty 1330 01:06:15.440 --> 01:06:19.360 five and beyond. The other question mark with this team 1331 01:06:19.639 --> 01:06:22.519 is first base. What do you do with that spot? 1332 01:06:22.599 --> 01:06:27.400 That was a position that really lacked in production last season. 1333 01:06:27.400 --> 01:06:30.679 You've got some good things at times from John Singleton, 1334 01:06:31.199 --> 01:06:34.280 but also too, I mean just really across the board, 1335 01:06:34.320 --> 01:06:37.400 that was a position that you needed more production and 1336 01:06:37.440 --> 01:06:39.480 more consistency out of, I mean so much to the 1337 01:06:39.519 --> 01:06:42.800 point that the Astros were going with you know, Victor 1338 01:06:42.880 --> 01:06:45.559 Krattini over there at first base, something that at the 1339 01:06:45.599 --> 01:06:48.199 beginning of the season Joe Espada said they did not 1340 01:06:48.360 --> 01:06:51.559 plan on doing. But as it went along, I think 1341 01:06:51.559 --> 01:06:55.000 probably through meetings and everything else, they decided, well, we've 1342 01:06:55.000 --> 01:06:57.320 got to have some sort of production there and if 1343 01:06:57.320 --> 01:06:59.760 that's him, if that's you know, you've got him behind 1344 01:06:59.760 --> 01:07:02.800 the play and you got JANR. Diaz over there at 1345 01:07:02.840 --> 01:07:05.079 first base. You've just got to be able to again 1346 01:07:05.320 --> 01:07:08.320 find some sort of production over there well with the 1347 01:07:08.360 --> 01:07:12.000 first base position. Dana Brown asked about that spot and 1348 01:07:12.119 --> 01:07:15.360 how the Astros, at least in the front office, are 1349 01:07:15.440 --> 01:07:18.599 going to go about trying to find some production at 1350 01:07:18.639 --> 01:07:20.280 first base in twenty twenty five. 1351 01:07:21.360 --> 01:07:22.840 Yeah, we can get a platoon bat. 1352 01:07:22.880 --> 01:07:26.760 You know, we really like singing singleton versus right hand 1353 01:07:26.760 --> 01:07:29.440 and pitching. If we can get a platoon bat that 1354 01:07:29.440 --> 01:07:31.320 can hit against lefty, so it makes it a little 1355 01:07:31.320 --> 01:07:34.920 bit more difficult. You know, when he's he's facing a lefty. 1356 01:07:35.360 --> 01:07:37.559 Our lineup is weaker if he's out there and it's 1357 01:07:37.559 --> 01:07:41.639 a left hand pitcher. So if there's something by a 1358 01:07:41.639 --> 01:07:44.800 way of trade that we can do to improve at 1359 01:07:44.800 --> 01:07:48.760 first base, we will also do that. But ultimately we 1360 01:07:48.800 --> 01:07:50.440 know we need to get a little bit better. And 1361 01:07:51.159 --> 01:07:53.599 and there's no secret, you know, the players know it 1362 01:07:53.639 --> 01:07:57.000 that play first base, The coaching staff knows it, we 1363 01:07:57.039 --> 01:07:58.000 know it in the front office. 1364 01:07:58.039 --> 01:08:01.719 We can get better at first base. So there you go. 1365 01:08:01.920 --> 01:08:04.519 And you know that was also to thrown out the 1366 01:08:04.840 --> 01:08:08.280 idea possibly of Christian Walker that does not sound like 1367 01:08:08.320 --> 01:08:10.280 that is the way that the Astros will go at 1368 01:08:10.280 --> 01:08:12.960 that spot. As a matter of fact, I would probably 1369 01:08:13.000 --> 01:08:16.359 guess from Dana's words right there that you can get 1370 01:08:16.359 --> 01:08:19.279 that out of your mind at this point, because it 1371 01:08:19.399 --> 01:08:21.359 just doesn't seem like that's going to fit into what 1372 01:08:21.399 --> 01:08:23.520 the Astros want to do there. I mean, you're talking 1373 01:08:23.520 --> 01:08:27.319 about where again he's talking about John Singleton against right 1374 01:08:27.319 --> 01:08:28.079 handed pitchings. 1375 01:08:28.079 --> 01:08:29.680 All right, Well, in that case. 1376 01:08:29.479 --> 01:08:32.000 The majority of starters in the league are right handers, 1377 01:08:32.520 --> 01:08:34.960 So that would probably mean that the majority of the 1378 01:08:35.000 --> 01:08:36.840 reps over there at first base are going to be 1379 01:08:36.880 --> 01:08:41.000 taken by John Singleton. So if that's the case, then 1380 01:08:41.159 --> 01:08:44.560 you know, again he threw out possibility of a small trade. 1381 01:08:44.720 --> 01:08:47.039 You go get somebody that can maybe be able to 1382 01:08:47.079 --> 01:08:49.359 play that spot, who knows, maybe even be able to 1383 01:08:49.399 --> 01:08:52.239 play a little bit of outfield, or even be able 1384 01:08:52.279 --> 01:08:55.520 to give you some reps over at third base as well. 1385 01:08:55.680 --> 01:08:58.319 I don't necessarily know who that player is at this point, 1386 01:08:58.760 --> 01:09:02.000 but again, it just really kind of seems like priority 1387 01:09:02.079 --> 01:09:04.920 number one is get Alex Bregman signed, or at least 1388 01:09:05.000 --> 01:09:07.359 try to get him. But if nothing else, be able 1389 01:09:07.399 --> 01:09:09.960 to find a good middle of the order bat that 1390 01:09:10.000 --> 01:09:13.319 can play third base. And go from there. And that's 1391 01:09:13.359 --> 01:09:15.560 what it necessarily sounds like they are going to do. 1392 01:09:15.600 --> 01:09:19.359 I mean, he's thrown out Zach Decenzo before he has 1393 01:09:19.960 --> 01:09:23.039 you know, talked about right there the possibility of a 1394 01:09:23.079 --> 01:09:25.880 trade of being able to add at that spot and 1395 01:09:26.000 --> 01:09:29.199 somebody that is kind of a bench bat for you 1396 01:09:29.600 --> 01:09:32.079 and somebody that you can count on in that regard. 1397 01:09:32.239 --> 01:09:34.479 So that's what it sounds like the Astros are going 1398 01:09:34.479 --> 01:09:37.159 to do in twenty twenty five. But I mean this 1399 01:09:37.319 --> 01:09:40.439 was a lineup too in twenty twenty four that was 1400 01:09:40.640 --> 01:09:44.680 really pretty unbalanced. I mean, when the when the top 1401 01:09:44.720 --> 01:09:47.359 of the order was not hitting, that was bad news 1402 01:09:47.399 --> 01:09:49.960 for the rest of the team. And I mean that's 1403 01:09:50.000 --> 01:09:52.319 what you saw play out in the postseason last year. 1404 01:09:52.359 --> 01:09:55.359 I Mean, you had a team that through two games 1405 01:09:55.439 --> 01:09:59.520 of your postseason was only able to muster one extra 1406 01:09:59.560 --> 01:10:01.920 base hit and that was a ninth inning double by 1407 01:10:02.439 --> 01:10:05.560 Jordan Alvarez. Aside from that, it was all singles out 1408 01:10:05.560 --> 01:10:07.319 of that group. That's not how this team is. 1409 01:10:07.279 --> 01:10:07.720 Going to win. 1410 01:10:07.800 --> 01:10:11.199 This team has to be able to put up, you know, 1411 01:10:11.439 --> 01:10:13.960 massive innings and be able to I mean, you know, 1412 01:10:14.000 --> 01:10:16.199 that was the thing I talked about all throughout last season, 1413 01:10:16.199 --> 01:10:18.479 where was the three run homer, Where where was the 1414 01:10:18.600 --> 01:10:21.359 huge extra base hit with runners in scoring position? All 1415 01:10:21.399 --> 01:10:24.239 of those different things. You saw singles and solo home 1416 01:10:24.359 --> 01:10:25.159 runs for much. 1417 01:10:25.039 --> 01:10:25.640 Of the season. 1418 01:10:26.039 --> 01:10:28.680 And I know that a lot of the attention goes to, 1419 01:10:29.079 --> 01:10:31.560 you know, with the moves that are at least only 1420 01:10:31.600 --> 01:10:34.079 one move that was made on the coaching staff this 1421 01:10:34.159 --> 01:10:36.439 year that people did not want to see Alex Centron 1422 01:10:36.680 --> 01:10:39.920 or Troyce Nicker back with this team because they felt 1423 01:10:39.960 --> 01:10:43.279 like that group needs new voices, you know, helping these 1424 01:10:43.319 --> 01:10:46.399 hitters and helping these approaches and all these different types 1425 01:10:46.439 --> 01:10:49.479 of things. And that's something too that Dana Brown has 1426 01:10:49.479 --> 01:10:51.840 talked about and you know this team has talked about 1427 01:10:51.880 --> 01:10:54.239 as an emphasis this season of trying to get back 1428 01:10:54.279 --> 01:10:57.439 to putting together good at bats. I mean, you saw 1429 01:10:57.560 --> 01:11:00.439 at times last year where a patient of each would 1430 01:11:00.439 --> 01:11:03.119 play it would pay off for this team. But also too, 1431 01:11:03.279 --> 01:11:05.159 I mean you saw at times last year where their 1432 01:11:05.199 --> 01:11:08.720 aggressiveness came back to bite them, and that was again 1433 01:11:08.880 --> 01:11:11.520 only having those innings of you post a run when 1434 01:11:11.600 --> 01:11:14.079 maybe you really could have had two or three. 1435 01:11:14.000 --> 01:11:14.640 In that inning. 1436 01:11:15.000 --> 01:11:17.199 And that's again getting back to the cheating the angle. 1437 01:11:17.399 --> 01:11:20.119 What the Astros had been so good at for so long. 1438 01:11:20.640 --> 01:11:23.800 Is being able to absolutely grab hold of you in 1439 01:11:23.840 --> 01:11:26.399 an inning and when you look up, it's, oh, hey, 1440 01:11:26.399 --> 01:11:28.199 they just scored four or five runs in that inning. 1441 01:11:28.279 --> 01:11:31.920 Like that happened fast. Like this group really made things happen. 1442 01:11:32.000 --> 01:11:34.399 And that's again of being able to cash in on 1443 01:11:34.439 --> 01:11:38.920 those opportunities and not having you know, these pressing at 1444 01:11:38.960 --> 01:11:41.880 bats where it leads to a strikeout, it leads into 1445 01:11:41.920 --> 01:11:44.560 a grounded into double play, it leads to a base 1446 01:11:44.640 --> 01:11:47.199 running mistake, any of those things that the Astros would 1447 01:11:47.279 --> 01:11:49.960 run into in twenty twenty four. These are things they're 1448 01:11:49.960 --> 01:11:52.039 trying to be able to learn from and be able 1449 01:11:52.079 --> 01:11:56.760 to improve upon heading into twenty twenty five. So I mean, 1450 01:11:56.880 --> 01:11:58.680 in terms of trying to be able to build out 1451 01:11:59.039 --> 01:12:00.840 the rest of this lineup, I mean, I think a 1452 01:12:00.880 --> 01:12:02.920 huge part of it as well is what happens out 1453 01:12:02.920 --> 01:12:04.800 in the center field. I mean, you heard Dana Brown 1454 01:12:04.840 --> 01:12:08.279 in San Antonio talk about they still believe in Chas McCormick. 1455 01:12:08.319 --> 01:12:13.000 I mean, yesterday was the tender deadline, and the Astros 1456 01:12:13.239 --> 01:12:15.720 did tender a ton of players, and one of them 1457 01:12:15.800 --> 01:12:20.000 that they decided to tender a contract to was Jake Myers. 1458 01:12:20.199 --> 01:12:23.640 And there's even wonder if Jake Myers is still going 1459 01:12:23.640 --> 01:12:27.199 to be your everyday starting center fielder defensively, base running wise, 1460 01:12:27.520 --> 01:12:30.840 He's fantastic the bat. Later on in the season it 1461 01:12:30.960 --> 01:12:33.439 started to lack for you. But of the players that 1462 01:12:33.520 --> 01:12:37.479 the Astros were able to tender contracts to yesterday, Brian 1463 01:12:37.680 --> 01:12:41.920 Brady was one, Mauricio Dubon, Luis Garcia, Chas McCormick, and 1464 01:12:41.920 --> 01:12:45.319 also Jake Myers, as I mentioned, Jeremy Pania, as well 1465 01:12:45.399 --> 01:12:49.880 as Kyle Tucker and also from Er Valdez. The astros 1466 01:12:50.079 --> 01:12:53.279 forty man roster currently is at thirty nine players, so 1467 01:12:53.760 --> 01:12:57.680 they can add one more here, and as Dana Brown throughout, 1468 01:12:57.720 --> 01:13:02.039 maybe trade is a possibility for them to be able 1469 01:13:02.119 --> 01:13:05.039 to add that. I mean, I would probably guess that's 1470 01:13:05.039 --> 01:13:08.159 the route that they go again. I mean, it's either 1471 01:13:08.199 --> 01:13:11.119 going to be Bregman or whoever Bregman's replacement is is 1472 01:13:11.319 --> 01:13:14.000 likely going to be the free agent splash that they 1473 01:13:14.000 --> 01:13:16.279 make this offseason. I think if you're counting on the 1474 01:13:16.279 --> 01:13:19.279 Astros being one of the teams that wins the off season, 1475 01:13:19.560 --> 01:13:21.760 I think you're going to be sadly disappointed. But in 1476 01:13:21.840 --> 01:13:23.760 terms of just being able to build up this roster 1477 01:13:23.920 --> 01:13:27.319 again to trade or even being able to find some 1478 01:13:27.399 --> 01:13:30.359 good signings on the free agent market. I mean, you know, 1479 01:13:30.399 --> 01:13:33.880 who necessarily thought that Taylor Scott was that guy last year, 1480 01:13:33.960 --> 01:13:36.680 a couple of years ago trade wise, who necessarily thought 1481 01:13:36.680 --> 01:13:40.039 that Mauricio Dubon would become such a valuable part of 1482 01:13:40.039 --> 01:13:43.079 this team. I mean, these are deals that make a 1483 01:13:43.239 --> 01:13:45.800 general manager really good at their job, and that's what 1484 01:13:45.880 --> 01:13:48.920 Dana Brown's been able to do so far. So we'll 1485 01:13:48.920 --> 01:13:50.640 see how it all plays out when it's all said 1486 01:13:50.680 --> 01:13:53.439 and done. But in terms of Bregman, I wouldn't guess 1487 01:13:53.439 --> 01:13:56.560 that anything happens this week. I mean usually Thanksgiving time 1488 01:13:56.840 --> 01:14:00.159 is a slow time in the baseball calendar. But the 1489 01:14:00.199 --> 01:14:03.039 week following, I think it's a couple of weeks from 1490 01:14:03.079 --> 01:14:06.319 then is the Winter meetings, and that's when moves really 1491 01:14:06.319 --> 01:14:09.199 start to be made because everybody's all together in one 1492 01:14:09.239 --> 01:14:12.319 central location. Agents are there, You're able to go to dinner, 1493 01:14:12.359 --> 01:14:14.479 You're able to sit down over drinks whatever it is, 1494 01:14:14.960 --> 01:14:17.880 and try to hash out deals and try to make 1495 01:14:17.920 --> 01:14:21.119 those come to fruition. So it'll be interesting to see 1496 01:14:21.159 --> 01:14:24.920 if within that time period something is determined in terms 1497 01:14:24.920 --> 01:14:27.880 of Alex Bregman either being here or if he is 1498 01:14:28.079 --> 01:14:30.800 somewhere else going forward, all right, coming up next, you 1499 01:14:30.840 --> 01:14:33.840 get into a little bit of Rockets conversation because it 1500 01:14:33.920 --> 01:14:38.399 is something that really is a new thing around here 1501 01:14:38.399 --> 01:14:40.920 with this team that is new and a good way, 1502 01:14:41.000 --> 01:14:43.880 but also too something last night that I actually want 1503 01:14:43.880 --> 01:14:46.560 to talk to you Rockets fans about and it involves you. 1504 01:14:46.760 --> 01:14:49.600 We'll talk about that on the other side as we 1505 01:14:49.880 --> 01:14:53.000 continue to roll along here on Space City Saturday. Dan 1506 01:14:53.039 --> 01:14:55.800 Matthews here on your home of the Astros and the Rockets, 1507 01:14:56.000 --> 01:14:59.239 Sports Talk seven to ninety. 1508 01:15:00.119 --> 01:15:04.000 This is Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven. 1509 01:15:03.800 --> 01:15:09.159 Ninety Socks seven ninety, Dan Matthews here with you until noon. 1510 01:15:09.680 --> 01:15:12.399 As I've mentioned it numerous times here on the show, 1511 01:15:12.399 --> 01:15:14.600 and we talk about it, it's fair game. Even if 1512 01:15:14.600 --> 01:15:18.439 we have moved on and we did some Rockets conversation 1513 01:15:18.520 --> 01:15:20.560 here in just a second, but just spent a couple 1514 01:15:20.560 --> 01:15:24.720 of segments on the Astros. Paul and the Rice University 1515 01:15:24.760 --> 01:15:27.000 area wants to weigh in here on Sports Talk seven ninety. 1516 01:15:27.039 --> 01:15:32.680 Paul, what's up, Yeah, the Astros. I mean, realistically, I 1517 01:15:32.720 --> 01:15:35.840 think their window is almost closed. I mean there's a 1518 01:15:35.960 --> 01:15:38.159 tiny crack that they may be able to sneak through 1519 01:15:38.199 --> 01:15:40.359 this year, But are they going to be good in 1520 01:15:40.399 --> 01:15:42.399 the next two to five years with a chance to 1521 01:15:42.439 --> 01:15:46.399 win the World Series? No, So it doesn't behoove them 1522 01:15:46.479 --> 01:15:49.199 to sign for Amber Valdez to a long term contract. 1523 01:15:49.600 --> 01:15:52.600 He's the one guy you could probably trade this year 1524 01:15:53.079 --> 01:15:55.800 get a good offensive player, hope that you've got enough 1525 01:15:55.800 --> 01:15:58.479 pitching with the guys coming back and the guys coming 1526 01:15:58.520 --> 01:16:01.680 back from Tommy John to make a run, you know, 1527 01:16:01.760 --> 01:16:04.399 late in the season. And if you trade Framber you 1528 01:16:04.399 --> 01:16:06.039 can get you should be able to get at least 1529 01:16:06.079 --> 01:16:08.720 one pretty good hitter, maybe a third basement. I mean, 1530 01:16:08.720 --> 01:16:12.119 they can't trade Tucker to get anybody if they want 1531 01:16:12.119 --> 01:16:14.279 to compete this year. That's just I mean, They're not 1532 01:16:14.319 --> 01:16:17.039 gonna be able to replace his production. There's no way 1533 01:16:17.079 --> 01:16:18.960 they win the World Series in. 1534 01:16:18.840 --> 01:16:20.680 Twenty five without Kyle Tucker. 1535 01:16:20.760 --> 01:16:23.600 So could they win it without Framber? I think so? 1536 01:16:23.600 --> 01:16:27.159 So to me, that's the guy that if you want 1537 01:16:27.159 --> 01:16:30.079 to sort of play a hedge game for this year 1538 01:16:30.159 --> 01:16:32.439 and next you know five, you know down the road, 1539 01:16:32.479 --> 01:16:35.479 trade to get some young prospects that maybe can help 1540 01:16:35.520 --> 01:16:38.680 you this year. But realistically, the astro of future. 1541 01:16:38.359 --> 01:16:39.119 Is pretty bleak. 1542 01:16:39.159 --> 01:16:42.039 I mean, their forty man roster stinks. They've got no 1543 01:16:42.479 --> 01:16:44.680 after the top, you know, a dozen or so guys, 1544 01:16:45.359 --> 01:16:48.359 very little depth, and they're gonna have to do a 1545 01:16:48.359 --> 01:16:53.079 massive rebuild, which you know, realistically should start this year 1546 01:16:53.199 --> 01:16:55.640 because they're unless they can get off to a really 1547 01:16:55.680 --> 01:16:56.680 good start. 1548 01:16:58.119 --> 01:17:00.319 Paul, I'm gonna push back on the massive re build 1549 01:17:00.359 --> 01:17:03.319 because I mean, jose L two Bay is not sticking around. 1550 01:17:03.520 --> 01:17:05.920 If that's the case, he would have gone to free 1551 01:17:05.920 --> 01:17:08.960 agency or even just retired if that were the case. 1552 01:17:09.000 --> 01:17:12.600 I guarantee you that it was a conversation with him 1553 01:17:12.680 --> 01:17:15.840 of hey, you being here helps keep that window open. 1554 01:17:16.479 --> 01:17:19.359 You were don Alvarez being here Janar Diaz Dana Brown 1555 01:17:19.399 --> 01:17:21.279 talked about him the other day too as well. In 1556 01:17:21.359 --> 01:17:24.560 terms of maybe being an extension, I mean, in terms 1557 01:17:24.600 --> 01:17:28.039 of it looking like it has the previous seven years, 1558 01:17:28.479 --> 01:17:30.840 You're probably right about that. But in terms of this 1559 01:17:30.960 --> 01:17:33.239 team needing a massive rebuild, I got to push back 1560 01:17:33.279 --> 01:17:33.560 on that. 1561 01:17:40.079 --> 01:17:42.800 All right. I guess I lost, Yeah, I guess we lost, Paul, 1562 01:17:42.840 --> 01:17:43.199 all right. 1563 01:17:43.840 --> 01:17:48.319 But now, I mean, look, I understand the fear in 1564 01:17:48.439 --> 01:17:52.520 terms of holding on too long, in terms of oh, Hey, 1565 01:17:52.560 --> 01:17:54.760 you know, we really feel like we had this player, 1566 01:17:54.840 --> 01:17:58.239 we're in position to be able to win. I think 1567 01:17:58.279 --> 01:18:00.439 that's kind of you have to train your mind out 1568 01:18:00.479 --> 01:18:03.800 of that a little bit, because the Astros what led 1569 01:18:03.840 --> 01:18:08.720 them to the early twenty tens was for them making 1570 01:18:08.800 --> 01:18:11.720 awful moves. I mean, the deal that they gave Carlos 1571 01:18:11.800 --> 01:18:16.359 Lee that was one that absolutely should have never happened 1572 01:18:16.399 --> 01:18:19.119 with this team. And also too as well, I mean, 1573 01:18:19.159 --> 01:18:22.239 maybe you held on to Royo's Walt Hunter, Penn's Lance 1574 01:18:22.239 --> 01:18:25.399 Berkman too long. And also as well, I mean you 1575 01:18:25.640 --> 01:18:28.119 did not have the players coming up through the farm 1576 01:18:28.199 --> 01:18:30.960 system that we're going to be able to sustain you 1577 01:18:31.039 --> 01:18:33.279 to be able to be a competitive team. That was 1578 01:18:33.319 --> 01:18:35.880 an issue for this team back then. I don't see 1579 01:18:35.880 --> 01:18:38.600 that being the case here also too as well. I 1580 01:18:38.640 --> 01:18:41.399 mean I think a huge reason why you believe that 1581 01:18:41.479 --> 01:18:44.279 the Astros can continue to win is that's why Dana 1582 01:18:44.319 --> 01:18:48.039 Brown is here. Dana Brown, when he was in Atlanta, 1583 01:18:48.439 --> 01:18:51.119 was in charge of building up their farm system and 1584 01:18:51.279 --> 01:18:55.439 building up their roster to be able to sustain winning ways, 1585 01:18:55.680 --> 01:18:57.720 and he's been able to do that here in Houston. 1586 01:18:57.760 --> 01:18:59.960 I mean the way that they've drafted I've told you 1587 01:19:00.239 --> 01:19:03.000 before that there is a theme to the way that 1588 01:19:03.039 --> 01:19:06.800 the Astros are handling their draft, very similar to what 1589 01:19:06.920 --> 01:19:10.079 I saw when I was in Atlanta. They draft a 1590 01:19:10.119 --> 01:19:13.239 ton of pitchers, they draft middle infielders, and they draft 1591 01:19:13.239 --> 01:19:16.520 center fielders. Because I've said at numerous times, you can 1592 01:19:16.640 --> 01:19:20.199 make an unathletic guy, or excuse me, you can make 1593 01:19:20.199 --> 01:19:24.600 an athletic guy play a relatively unathletic position. As opposed 1594 01:19:24.600 --> 01:19:28.640 to taking an unathletic guy. Maybe you take somebody that 1595 01:19:29.039 --> 01:19:32.920 is primarily a first basement your position versatility is not 1596 01:19:33.039 --> 01:19:35.399 as wide there. I mean, think about a guy like 1597 01:19:35.439 --> 01:19:38.439 Bryce Matthews. I know that, you know, Dana Brown talked 1598 01:19:38.439 --> 01:19:41.079 about him the other night about you know, what he's 1599 01:19:41.119 --> 01:19:44.319 been able to do in terms of, you know, coming 1600 01:19:44.359 --> 01:19:46.880 along in the minor league system. You know, drafted him 1601 01:19:46.920 --> 01:19:49.840 as a shortstop. But somebody that they feel like can 1602 01:19:49.880 --> 01:19:53.039 contribute going forward, and maybe it's sometime in twenty twenty five. 1603 01:19:53.119 --> 01:19:56.399 He is a member of the Astros active roster here 1604 01:19:56.439 --> 01:19:58.960 at the major league level, and that's something to keep 1605 01:19:58.960 --> 01:20:00.960 an eye on when it comes to hi him because 1606 01:20:01.000 --> 01:20:03.319 they feel like his bat's starting to come along and 1607 01:20:03.359 --> 01:20:06.319 they like what he's able to bring from a defensive perspective. 1608 01:20:06.439 --> 01:20:10.680 But you know that's somebody again, that's a Dana Brown 1609 01:20:10.760 --> 01:20:13.760 draft pick that again fits that same profile. And that's 1610 01:20:13.760 --> 01:20:15.840 what I think he's looking for in terms of trying 1611 01:20:15.880 --> 01:20:18.399 to build up the farm system. Again of you know, 1612 01:20:18.439 --> 01:20:20.840 you have a guy that you drafts a shortstop. Hey 1613 01:20:20.880 --> 01:20:23.920 is he gets older and he also too, you know, 1614 01:20:23.960 --> 01:20:25.199 puts on a little bit more weight. 1615 01:20:25.319 --> 01:20:27.800 Maybe he's a third baseman, maybe he's a left fielder. 1616 01:20:27.920 --> 01:20:28.800 Maybe he is. 1617 01:20:29.079 --> 01:20:30.600 You know, we can you know, for a guy like 1618 01:20:30.680 --> 01:20:34.560 Zach Decenzo, who was a college shortstop. They like him 1619 01:20:34.560 --> 01:20:37.319 because of his height to be able to play first base. 1620 01:20:37.439 --> 01:20:40.920 And you know, height and everything doesn't necessarily matter at 1621 01:20:40.960 --> 01:20:44.439 the first base position. You know, I've talked about it 1622 01:20:44.560 --> 01:20:47.760 numerous times. It's it's about the technique of playing the 1623 01:20:47.760 --> 01:20:51.119 position over there. I explained it to somebody when Yaner 1624 01:20:51.159 --> 01:20:53.039 Diez was playing over there and he got pulled off 1625 01:20:53.039 --> 01:20:55.119 the bag on a play and they were saying, oh, 1626 01:20:55.159 --> 01:20:57.039 he's too short. I said, that has nothing to do 1627 01:20:57.119 --> 01:20:59.600 with it. Jeff Bagwell played first base for years and 1628 01:20:59.600 --> 01:21:00.560 played it just fine. 1629 01:21:00.640 --> 01:21:01.960 He's all of five to eleven. 1630 01:21:02.079 --> 01:21:04.920 I mean, it's about you know, your footwork in terms 1631 01:21:04.960 --> 01:21:07.319 of being able to you know, know where the bag 1632 01:21:07.479 --> 01:21:09.319 is and know, hey, do I need to come off 1633 01:21:09.359 --> 01:21:11.159 the bag for this play or do I need to 1634 01:21:11.680 --> 01:21:14.640 you know, also to do I need to you know, 1635 01:21:14.720 --> 01:21:16.840 be able to you know, try to have my foot 1636 01:21:16.880 --> 01:21:19.079 over here, or any of these other things that kind 1637 01:21:19.079 --> 01:21:22.359 of go into trying to play that position. But in 1638 01:21:22.479 --> 01:21:26.039 terms of you know, the Astros overall window, I mean, 1639 01:21:26.239 --> 01:21:27.920 is it going to look like it has for the 1640 01:21:28.000 --> 01:21:30.960 last seven years. No, it's not. The Astros are going 1641 01:21:31.000 --> 01:21:33.560 to miss the playoffs again. That's going to happen sometime 1642 01:21:33.760 --> 01:21:36.239 here in the near future. They will go through a 1643 01:21:36.279 --> 01:21:39.000 season where they're just not as good as they've been in. 1644 01:21:38.960 --> 01:21:40.199 The past, and that happens. 1645 01:21:40.279 --> 01:21:43.239 I mean, you know, you you try to be able 1646 01:21:43.239 --> 01:21:46.760 to get back to the postseason, and that is the goal. Obviously, 1647 01:21:46.800 --> 01:21:49.600 the goal is to win the American League West and 1648 01:21:49.680 --> 01:21:52.159 then you know, to get into the postseason and try 1649 01:21:52.199 --> 01:21:55.640 to be able to get far through that, you know, 1650 01:21:55.720 --> 01:21:56.199 that part. 1651 01:21:56.079 --> 01:21:56.640 Of the season. 1652 01:21:56.800 --> 01:22:00.399 But they also to made it look so easy for 1653 01:22:00.439 --> 01:22:03.000 so long. And if that's the case, if the Astros 1654 01:22:03.119 --> 01:22:06.319 are going to have a few more lean seasons here 1655 01:22:06.359 --> 01:22:09.000 and there, then that's really just part of the process. 1656 01:22:09.159 --> 01:22:11.840 I mean, you can't really build up what they were 1657 01:22:11.880 --> 01:22:15.840 able to do from twenty fifteen to this point and 1658 01:22:15.920 --> 01:22:18.880 not think that it's going to continue to be that 1659 01:22:18.960 --> 01:22:22.119 way forever, because it's just not a reality. I mean, 1660 01:22:22.239 --> 01:22:25.039 there are even the best teams in baseball that miss 1661 01:22:25.079 --> 01:22:27.920 out on the postseason, and there are even the best 1662 01:22:27.920 --> 01:22:29.720 teams who have to go through a little bit of 1663 01:22:29.800 --> 01:22:32.079 a retooling. I mean, I think if nothing else, maybe 1664 01:22:32.119 --> 01:22:33.920 the Astros would go through a little bit of a 1665 01:22:33.960 --> 01:22:35.479 retooling process. 1666 01:22:35.520 --> 01:22:36.880 That's not a full rebuild. 1667 01:22:37.079 --> 01:22:39.359 It's a hey, maybe we take a step back this 1668 01:22:39.479 --> 01:22:41.600 year to try to take two steps forward next year. 1669 01:22:41.760 --> 01:22:44.880 I think that's something that could be a little bit 1670 01:22:44.960 --> 01:22:47.479 more at hand for the Astros than just a full 1671 01:22:47.520 --> 01:22:48.520 on rebuild for them. 1672 01:22:48.600 --> 01:22:50.279 So I appreciate to call Paul. 1673 01:22:50.600 --> 01:22:53.359 You're welcome here anytime, and you can join Paul if 1674 01:22:53.399 --> 01:22:55.279 you want to. It's SEB one three two one two 1675 01:22:55.319 --> 01:22:57.479 five seven ninety. Once again, that's SEBD one three two 1676 01:22:57.560 --> 01:23:01.239 one two, five seven to nine zero. The Astros conversation 1677 01:23:01.359 --> 01:23:04.800 continue to hear as just something that I wanted to 1678 01:23:04.840 --> 01:23:07.920 be able to talk about at that point. So we 1679 01:23:07.960 --> 01:23:12.239 will continue with the conversation on the other side if 1680 01:23:12.239 --> 01:23:14.800 you want to against someone three two one two five, 1681 01:23:14.880 --> 01:23:17.039 seven ninety. But I do want to get into a 1682 01:23:17.119 --> 01:23:20.960 Rockets conversation because Rockets fans you fit into this and 1683 01:23:21.159 --> 01:23:22.880 I think it's a little bit of a message that 1684 01:23:22.960 --> 01:23:25.239 does need to be delivered. We'll talk about that on 1685 01:23:25.239 --> 01:23:28.079 the other side as we continue and wrap up this 1686 01:23:28.239 --> 01:23:30.720 edition of Space City Saturday here on your home of 1687 01:23:30.720 --> 01:23:36.079 the Astros and the Rockets, Sports Talk seven ninety. 1688 01:23:36.520 --> 01:23:44.960 Space City Saturday continues on Sports Talk seven ninety. 1689 01:23:46.760 --> 01:23:51.159 Sports Talk seven ninety. I Matthews here with you for. 1690 01:23:50.920 --> 01:23:54.199 Another few minutes again one thirty today here on Sports 1691 01:23:54.239 --> 01:23:58.439 Talk seven ninety. That's when the Texas long Horns and 1692 01:23:58.920 --> 01:24:02.159 Kentucky Wildcats football coverage is gonna get started here Craig 1693 01:24:02.199 --> 01:24:05.680 Way and the crew here on your home of Longhorns football, 1694 01:24:05.760 --> 01:24:10.000 men's basketball, and Houston Sports Talk seven ninety, as well 1695 01:24:10.039 --> 01:24:13.760 as University Houston taking on Baylor, going to be over 1696 01:24:13.840 --> 01:24:15.399 on KPRC nine point fifty. 1697 01:24:15.520 --> 01:24:16.920 Coming up at five o'clock. 1698 01:24:17.399 --> 01:24:19.960 LSU and Vanderbilt going to be back over here on 1699 01:24:20.000 --> 01:24:23.600 your Houston home for LSU football Sports Talk seven ninety, 1700 01:24:23.600 --> 01:24:27.520 and then of course, Rockets and Blazers coverage getting started 1701 01:24:27.560 --> 01:24:30.880 at six with Adam Clanton on Rockets launch Pad again. 1702 01:24:31.279 --> 01:24:34.880 That's going to be over on news radio seven forty KTRH. 1703 01:24:35.000 --> 01:24:38.439 All right, so the Rockets last night, nice little one 1704 01:24:38.560 --> 01:24:43.319 sixteen eighty eight win over the Portland Trailblazers. But there 1705 01:24:43.439 --> 01:24:46.560 is something that normally, I think I've talked about this 1706 01:24:46.640 --> 01:24:51.640 with y'all before. I am not about doing the lecture 1707 01:24:51.800 --> 01:24:54.279 thing and you know, telling you how you need to 1708 01:24:54.319 --> 01:24:56.760 be a better fan, all of those different types of things. 1709 01:24:57.399 --> 01:25:00.039 I think it's just it's honestly, it's self important, and 1710 01:25:00.880 --> 01:25:05.000 it's really kind of just I would say it's lacking awareness, 1711 01:25:05.039 --> 01:25:08.880 because lord knows, I'm not perfect at this job whatsoever. 1712 01:25:10.039 --> 01:25:13.880 If I were, then I don't I don't know. But anyway, 1713 01:25:14.479 --> 01:25:17.479 I just I can't stand when people try to, you know, 1714 01:25:17.760 --> 01:25:20.680 moral high ground fans and you know, this is how 1715 01:25:20.720 --> 01:25:22.680 you should do it, blah blah blah, all of that. 1716 01:25:22.840 --> 01:25:26.960 I just I will never be that guy. But I 1717 01:25:27.039 --> 01:25:30.960 am going to somewhat wide into those waters with this 1718 01:25:31.159 --> 01:25:34.079 Rockets team, because last night I'm in the building. 1719 01:25:33.760 --> 01:25:35.840 There and I get it. It's the Blazers. 1720 01:25:36.079 --> 01:25:38.800 I mean, look, when you pay your hard earned money 1721 01:25:38.920 --> 01:25:42.079 to go and watch you know, the Rockets, the Astros, 1722 01:25:42.119 --> 01:25:44.319 the Texans, whoever it is, you want to be able 1723 01:25:44.359 --> 01:25:46.760 to know that it's not only going to be a 1724 01:25:47.079 --> 01:25:49.760 fun and entertaining product, but you want to make sure 1725 01:25:49.760 --> 01:25:53.680 that your money is going as far and a vast 1726 01:25:53.680 --> 01:25:55.840 as it can go. And I'm you know, I'm sure 1727 01:25:55.880 --> 01:25:59.399 that probably people looking at that game last night saying, hey, yeah, 1728 01:25:59.439 --> 01:26:02.439 the Rockets playing good basketball, but it's the Blazers. I mean, 1729 01:26:02.479 --> 01:26:05.079 shouldn't I wait until I don't know, they play against 1730 01:26:05.399 --> 01:26:09.199 you know, a Joker and the Nuggets, or you know, 1731 01:26:09.239 --> 01:26:12.039 maybe Luca and the Mavericks are in town. You know 1732 01:26:12.079 --> 01:26:14.319 who knows, even though they're not all that great, you know, 1733 01:26:14.560 --> 01:26:17.199 Wimby and the Spurs they're here. You know, maybe that's 1734 01:26:17.199 --> 01:26:20.039 when I go Lebron and the Lakers. I get all 1735 01:26:20.039 --> 01:26:23.920 of that, absolutely, I truly do. But this Rockets team 1736 01:26:23.960 --> 01:26:27.479 is exciting. This Rockets team is fun, and this has 1737 01:26:27.560 --> 01:26:30.279 been a fun seventeen games so far to this point 1738 01:26:30.319 --> 01:26:30.880 in the season. 1739 01:26:31.439 --> 01:26:32.279 And I get it too. 1740 01:26:32.479 --> 01:26:35.520 I think with the way that the rebuild went, there's 1741 01:26:35.600 --> 01:26:38.720 a little bit of, hey, show me this is sustainable 1742 01:26:38.840 --> 01:26:41.840 because the Rockets did have good moments last year, but 1743 01:26:42.079 --> 01:26:44.520 when it all was said and done, they wore down 1744 01:26:44.600 --> 01:26:47.680 down the stretch and they were a five hundred basketball team, 1745 01:26:47.720 --> 01:26:51.159 but still they were not able to make it into 1746 01:26:51.199 --> 01:26:54.680 the playoffs. And I know that there's probably some who say, hey, 1747 01:26:54.800 --> 01:26:56.239 you know, show me you can do that and then 1748 01:26:56.279 --> 01:26:59.479 I'll believe again. And that's something that they're trying to 1749 01:26:59.520 --> 01:27:02.399 be able to and this is part of the process 1750 01:27:02.439 --> 01:27:04.560 of them trying to get to that point this season. 1751 01:27:04.680 --> 01:27:07.840 But I mean, you see a team that right now 1752 01:27:08.039 --> 01:27:11.520 is playing outstanding on the defensive end. They are the 1753 01:27:11.560 --> 01:27:13.760 second highest defensive rated. 1754 01:27:13.520 --> 01:27:15.119 Team in the NBA right now. 1755 01:27:15.239 --> 01:27:18.279 The Oklahoma City Thunder are the only team in front 1756 01:27:18.279 --> 01:27:22.760 of them. So they're playing stellar defense. They're playing exciting basketball. 1757 01:27:22.800 --> 01:27:25.640 On the offensive end, the shooting has improved this season, 1758 01:27:25.640 --> 01:27:28.039 and Jalen Green has improved in that regard. You've seen 1759 01:27:28.079 --> 01:27:30.800 some good things at times out of Jabari Smith Junior. 1760 01:27:31.000 --> 01:27:33.119 And then also too, you get the Terror Twins off 1761 01:27:33.119 --> 01:27:35.159 the bench in Amen Thompson. 1762 01:27:34.800 --> 01:27:36.760 And also you know. 1763 01:27:38.439 --> 01:27:41.840 Tarry Eason as another guy that's been a huge bright 1764 01:27:41.840 --> 01:27:43.880 spot for this team to this point. But last night 1765 01:27:43.880 --> 01:27:47.000 in the building, it's probably about seventy five percent full. 1766 01:27:47.399 --> 01:27:50.399 I mean Friday night, not really a ton going on 1767 01:27:50.560 --> 01:27:53.159 here in the area. Be in the building, man, like, 1768 01:27:53.239 --> 01:27:56.159 be there, ready to go, Like be there, rowdy. I mean, 1769 01:27:56.239 --> 01:27:58.920 you know, we've seen what Toyota Center looks like when 1770 01:27:59.239 --> 01:28:02.880 it's full. Go fans in there, ready to go, ready 1771 01:28:02.880 --> 01:28:05.600 to support their team. The red rowties are there, you know, 1772 01:28:05.840 --> 01:28:08.920 just we know what Toyota Center should look like. 1773 01:28:09.399 --> 01:28:11.399 And I would, if nothing else. 1774 01:28:11.439 --> 01:28:14.960 Encourage you this season to you're thinking about going to 1775 01:28:15.000 --> 01:28:17.399 a rocketscheme, go go and have fun. 1776 01:28:17.760 --> 01:28:19.479 Go see this team, go enjoy them. 1777 01:28:19.880 --> 01:28:23.359 And you know, I understand too that the NBA as 1778 01:28:23.399 --> 01:28:26.800 a whole, across the board viewership is down, and it's 1779 01:28:26.840 --> 01:28:29.960 a product that I've talked about numerous times that I 1780 01:28:30.000 --> 01:28:33.960 think American basketball as a whole has a development issue 1781 01:28:34.000 --> 01:28:37.439 on the men's side, because, let's face it, you have 1782 01:28:37.479 --> 01:28:39.159 a lot of guys who are one and done coming 1783 01:28:39.199 --> 01:28:41.600 out of college. They are not ready to go yet. 1784 01:28:41.640 --> 01:28:45.680 And I think that without really a farm system. I mean, 1785 01:28:45.680 --> 01:28:47.720 I understand that the G League is there, but for 1786 01:28:47.800 --> 01:28:51.600 the most part, you draft a guy as a lottery pick, 1787 01:28:52.079 --> 01:28:54.840 you're not going to likely have them go down to 1788 01:28:54.920 --> 01:28:57.960 the G League and try to get increased minutes and 1789 01:28:58.119 --> 01:29:00.359 try to develop from there. You're gonna want to have 1790 01:29:00.399 --> 01:29:02.039 them here at the NBA level, and they're going to 1791 01:29:02.039 --> 01:29:04.560 struggle a little bit because they're playing against grown men 1792 01:29:04.720 --> 01:29:07.439 who have been playing at this level for four or 1793 01:29:07.439 --> 01:29:10.039 five years at least and are a little bit more 1794 01:29:10.079 --> 01:29:13.079 developed in terms of that part of their game. And 1795 01:29:13.720 --> 01:29:16.520 I've said a numerous times that I think that probably 1796 01:29:16.520 --> 01:29:19.359 some rules could change on the college level. I would 1797 01:29:19.479 --> 01:29:23.720 like to personally see the NBA go to kind of 1798 01:29:23.760 --> 01:29:29.680 the Major League Baseball scenario that they have in college baseball, 1799 01:29:29.760 --> 01:29:33.279 where if you play Major Division I college baseball, you 1800 01:29:33.359 --> 01:29:37.920 have to either be a junior or be twenty one 1801 01:29:38.159 --> 01:29:41.880 to be able to come out and go into the 1802 01:29:41.920 --> 01:29:44.199 Major League Baseball system and go through the minor leagues 1803 01:29:44.199 --> 01:29:47.000 and do all that different types of things, because i mean, 1804 01:29:47.159 --> 01:29:49.439 let's look at what the NBA was in the eighties 1805 01:29:49.439 --> 01:29:51.920 and nineties. That was when guys would stay in college 1806 01:29:52.000 --> 01:29:55.119 for two, three, maybe even four years. You don't see 1807 01:29:55.319 --> 01:29:58.840 the last guys stay for that long. But I mean take, 1808 01:29:58.880 --> 01:30:02.439 for example, this season, a guy like Dalton connect and 1809 01:30:02.479 --> 01:30:05.560 how he has played in the early going for the 1810 01:30:05.680 --> 01:30:08.119 LA Lakers. That's a guy that played two or three 1811 01:30:08.199 --> 01:30:11.000 years in college basketball. If I'm not mistaken, he's a 1812 01:30:11.039 --> 01:30:13.800 little bit more developed in that regard. And I mean 1813 01:30:13.840 --> 01:30:16.159 I think that you saw a better product on the 1814 01:30:16.199 --> 01:30:20.199 floor at the time. And it's also too, I mean 1815 01:30:20.319 --> 01:30:22.399 a thing where you know, look at the Rockets, I 1816 01:30:22.399 --> 01:30:25.159 mean look at how you know people were just grundled 1817 01:30:25.199 --> 01:30:27.760 with Jalen Green for the longest time of man, we 1818 01:30:27.840 --> 01:30:30.800 drafted this guy second overall and this is what we get. 1819 01:30:31.159 --> 01:30:33.159 But now I think you're starting to see Jalen Green 1820 01:30:33.359 --> 01:30:36.119 be the player who you hope that you were getting 1821 01:30:36.159 --> 01:30:39.760 at that point. And also too, you know, Jabari Smith junior, 1822 01:30:39.800 --> 01:30:41.680 he's gone through a little bit of some growing paints. 1823 01:30:41.720 --> 01:30:45.640 I mean Alprin Shingoun, he played against professional competition growing 1824 01:30:45.720 --> 01:30:48.640 up there in Turkey and came over now and is 1825 01:30:48.720 --> 01:30:52.159 probably a little bit further ahead of where people thought 1826 01:30:52.159 --> 01:30:54.960 he would be in terms of being a developmental player 1827 01:30:55.039 --> 01:30:58.760 at this point. But I mean, you know, just across 1828 01:30:58.760 --> 01:31:02.359 the league, I mean, is viewership down? Why is necessarily 1829 01:31:02.359 --> 01:31:06.399 interest down? I think another thing that the NBA should 1830 01:31:06.399 --> 01:31:10.199 maybe consider going forward is start the season later. I mean, 1831 01:31:10.319 --> 01:31:12.359 why are you trying to bang your head against a 1832 01:31:12.399 --> 01:31:15.119 brick wall. Against the NFL, You're not going to win. 1833 01:31:15.199 --> 01:31:18.279 The NFL will win every single time. The NFL has 1834 01:31:18.319 --> 01:31:21.680 won so much that they finally looked at Christmas Day 1835 01:31:21.920 --> 01:31:25.159 and said, yeah, that's nice. But you can only watch 1836 01:31:25.319 --> 01:31:29.640 Lebron and Steph Curry and the Warriors and try to 1837 01:31:29.640 --> 01:31:32.560 have the New York Knicks force force fed to you 1838 01:31:33.039 --> 01:31:35.439 of Hey, the Knicks matter. Hey, you should pay attention 1839 01:31:35.479 --> 01:31:36.279 to the New York Knicks. 1840 01:31:36.319 --> 01:31:37.760 Again. I get it. 1841 01:31:37.880 --> 01:31:39.720 You know you're trying to, you know, draw up to 1842 01:31:39.800 --> 01:31:44.520 interest and your you know, highest rated markets in the 1843 01:31:44.640 --> 01:31:45.359 United States. 1844 01:31:45.520 --> 01:31:46.920 That's that's fine. I get that. 1845 01:31:46.960 --> 01:31:50.000 And you know, the Celtics, all right, they're fine, they're great, whatever. 1846 01:31:50.439 --> 01:31:53.760 But across the board, I mean, aside from Lebron, really, 1847 01:31:53.920 --> 01:31:58.039 I mean, who who necessarily out there if you don't 1848 01:31:58.039 --> 01:32:00.560 have really anything better to do on a Tuesday or 1849 01:32:00.600 --> 01:32:03.600 Wednesday night and say there's an ESPN or a T 1850 01:32:03.720 --> 01:32:06.199 and T game on that you would say, hey, even 1851 01:32:06.239 --> 01:32:08.720 though it's not the Rockets, I'll watch. I can't think 1852 01:32:08.760 --> 01:32:11.520 of anybody. I mean, I've talked about it numerous times. 1853 01:32:11.560 --> 01:32:14.399 The Oklahoma City Thunder, they're a really good team. Shake 1854 01:32:14.439 --> 01:32:17.279 Gildes Alexander. I could probably take a picture of Shake 1855 01:32:17.319 --> 01:32:21.279 Gilges Alexander, go over to the galleria and ask people, hey, 1856 01:32:21.319 --> 01:32:23.399 do you know who this is? And I could almost 1857 01:32:23.439 --> 01:32:25.399 guarantee you that nine out of ten people would have 1858 01:32:25.399 --> 01:32:28.159 no idea who he is. I mean, that's just kind 1859 01:32:28.159 --> 01:32:30.199 of what you're running into in the league right now. 1860 01:32:30.239 --> 01:32:33.199 And you know, I understand people's opinions in terms of 1861 01:32:33.359 --> 01:32:36.319 why the league is down across the board, but I 1862 01:32:36.359 --> 01:32:39.199 think that's really the biggest thing is that you just 1863 01:32:39.279 --> 01:32:44.960 don't have real tangible stars in the league at this moment. 1864 01:32:45.000 --> 01:32:48.079 I mean, Lebron his best days of basketball are behind him. 1865 01:32:48.079 --> 01:32:51.279 He's still really good, He's still worth the price of admission. 1866 01:32:51.560 --> 01:32:53.039 All of those different types of things. 1867 01:32:53.159 --> 01:32:55.239 You want to see Lebron James play because you want 1868 01:32:55.239 --> 01:32:56.920 to be able to say, hey, I got to see 1869 01:32:56.960 --> 01:32:59.159 one of the greatest in the in the league's history 1870 01:32:59.640 --> 01:33:02.000 beyond the floor, lay them up and go out and play. 1871 01:33:02.199 --> 01:33:05.800 But aside from him, I mean, I just really, I mean, 1872 01:33:06.279 --> 01:33:09.319 Joel Embiid does not do that for me. You know, 1873 01:33:09.760 --> 01:33:13.640 Jalen Brown, and you know Jason Tatum with the Celtics 1874 01:33:13.760 --> 01:33:15.279 doesn't necessarily do that for me. 1875 01:33:16.039 --> 01:33:17.880 You know, when Healthy Kawhi. 1876 01:33:17.600 --> 01:33:20.560 Leonard and James Harden with the Clippers, it's not necessarily 1877 01:33:20.600 --> 01:33:22.880 like I'm like, oh, I've got to watch these guys play. 1878 01:33:23.279 --> 01:33:25.159 I just think across the board you just don't have that, 1879 01:33:25.359 --> 01:33:31.319 and I think that probably that's kind of I don't 1880 01:33:31.359 --> 01:33:35.079 know if apathy is necessarily the right word here, but 1881 01:33:35.479 --> 01:33:37.640 I mean, you know, with the Rockets, I think it's 1882 01:33:37.640 --> 01:33:40.039 more than anything, and I get it from your perspective 1883 01:33:40.600 --> 01:33:43.319 that hey show us that you guys are worth paying 1884 01:33:43.319 --> 01:33:46.119 attention to. And if they continue to win, I think 1885 01:33:46.159 --> 01:33:48.439 they will get to that point because I would probably 1886 01:33:48.479 --> 01:33:51.680 suspect after football season comes to a close, that's when 1887 01:33:52.000 --> 01:33:55.119 you'll start to see more full buildings over there at 1888 01:33:55.119 --> 01:33:58.840 Toyota Center. So hopefully that is sooner rather than later 1889 01:33:58.880 --> 01:34:00.680 that's going to do it for us here on Space 1890 01:34:00.720 --> 01:34:03.760 City Saturday. I want to thank Melvin Brown back behind 1891 01:34:03.800 --> 01:34:05.880 the glass doing a great job, as always, want to 1892 01:34:05.880 --> 01:34:08.119 thank all of you two who wait in here on 1893 01:34:08.199 --> 01:34:11.560 the show today. We will be coming back at you 1894 01:34:11.680 --> 01:34:16.720 again next week here for a Thanksgiving post Thanksgiving edition 1895 01:34:16.880 --> 01:34:19.680 of Space City Saturday. That'll be coming your way on 1896 01:34:19.880 --> 01:34:22.600 the other side. But until then, have a great Thanksgiving holiday, 1897 01:34:22.800 --> 01:34:25.640 and we will talk to you then. Don't forget Texas 1898 01:34:25.720 --> 01:34:28.680 and Kentucky football coming your way one point thirty right 1899 01:34:28.680 --> 01:34:30.720 here on your home of the Longhorns, here in Houston 1900 01:34:30.920 --> 01:34:32.960 Sports Talk seven ninety I'm Dan Matthews. 1901 01:34:33.039 --> 01:34:33.920 Talk to y'all next week.