WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:12.160 Welcomeboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday on Sports Talk 2 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.600 seven ninety Dan 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 --> 00:00:23.960 All these great Houston fans here. We love you all. 5 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.640 So finish up on that to do list. 6 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:31.559 Flute up the cooler, because you can't drink in talk 7 00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:33.960 sports all day if you don't start. 8 00:00:34.039 --> 00:00:35.439 Now bear me the eight. 9 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:38.159 This is Space City Saturday. 10 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:39.439 It's insane. 11 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:42.399 Here's seven nineties Dan Matthews. 12 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:47.679 Indeed, it is away. We go here on Space City Saturday. 13 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:50.799 Dan Matthews here with you on your home of the 14 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.399 Astros and the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety. At least 15 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:57.280 one of those two gonna be on your airwaves a 16 00:00:57.320 --> 00:01:00.000 little bit later today. That's, of course the second team 17 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.119 I mentioned the Rockets, they will be on later tonight 18 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:06.519 taking on the Portland Trailblazers, Rossville Reale, going to have 19 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:11.519 you covered for Rockets launchpad. Then MT and either of 20 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:14.120 the atoms going to be on the call. 21 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:15.760 Of course MT there in Portland. 22 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:18.560 And I believe it's WEX tonight without looking at it 23 00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:20.120 in front of me, I'm sure I'll get a text 24 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:22.040 from him in a second telling me to look at 25 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:26.079 the schedule. You know, you know how wex is semantics, snark, 26 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:28.799 you know all of the s's wex as at all. 27 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:32.519 And I'm sure he'll probably let me know that here shortly, 28 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:35.000 because you know, wex always listening, always listening. 29 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.359 He's always there. But we appreciate it. 30 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:40.920 But of course today, a massive amount of the conversation 31 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:43.760 going to be on what's happening in Kansas City at 32 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:46.879 three point thirty a little bit later today, that's going 33 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:51.239 to be the Texans and the Chiefs Divisional round huge 34 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:55.200 one tonight there in Kansas City as the Texans trying 35 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:59.519 to make franchise history by taking down the two time 36 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:03.719 defending champion Kansas City Chiefs who this season. I mean, 37 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:06.560 you know, it's funny and you're gonna hear as part 38 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:09.520 of our conversation a little bit later on as I'll 39 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:11.439 have some of the great interviews we had this week. 40 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:14.639 I mean, you want to talk about the just great 41 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:16.879 guests that we were able to have on We had 42 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:19.439 dan Orlowski with me and Ross when I was in 43 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:22.960 for Matt Thomas on Thursday. We're gonna have that sometime 44 00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.080 during the show and also Kevin Harlan, who is going 45 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:30.319 to be on the Westwood one radio call today with 46 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:35.879 Ross Tucker and his daughter Olivia Harlan Decker is also 47 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:39.800 going to be on that call. So it was great 48 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:41.520 to be able to catch up with Kevin. And it 49 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.840 was a double whammie for us with Kevin because the 50 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:48.240 night before in Sacramento, he and stan Van Gundy were 51 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:52.840 on the call of the Rockets and the Sacramento Kings, 52 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:54.800 so we were able to get into a little bit 53 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:59.159 of Rockets conversation with him as well. So that is 54 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:01.520 all for you, So we'll have that a little bit 55 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:04.159 later on and then we're also as part of the 56 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:08.800 show today, going to get the A team with Sterling Holmes. 57 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:12.120 Sterling Holmes is a midday host there in Kansas City 58 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:16.599 on eight ten WHB, which is the flagship radio station 59 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:19.479 for the Chiefs up there in Casey, so we're going 60 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:23.319 to get his perspective of the Chiefs side of things. 61 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:26.680 But the Texans for this one at last checked an 62 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:31.680 eight and a half point underdog, and as watching the game, 63 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:36.319 deview home field advantage on NFL Network right now with 64 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:40.560 our good buddy Cynthia Freelan and company. They are talking 65 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.919 about this game, and yes, it is holding steady right 66 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:45.360 there at eight and a half, and I mean, I just, 67 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.520 you know, I just don't see it. I think this 68 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:50.840 is a Kansas City team that all season long has 69 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:53.719 kind of by the skin of their teeth one and 70 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:56.520 they're fifteen and you know they were six. 71 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:58.039 Well were they fifteen and two? 72 00:03:58.199 --> 00:03:58.400 Yeah? 73 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:01.000 Fifteen and two too. For a reason. 74 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:03.840 I mean, you know, it's not like it was a 75 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:07.159 mistake that the Chiefs were as good as they were 76 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:07.759 this season. 77 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:08.879 And I say it all the time. 78 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:11.479 I think people look at winning close games the wrong 79 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:14.360 way is it's not a weakness and it's not an 80 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:17.399 indictment on your team. And you can only get lucky 81 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:20.480 so many times in the NFL. It becomes a point 82 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:23.319 where you know that you can win those games and 83 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:25.879 you're comfortable in those situations. And I told you with 84 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:28.519 the Texans when they were in so many close games 85 00:04:28.519 --> 00:04:30.560 and people were saying, oh, that's that's not going to 86 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:33.160 be good for later, I said, no, the complete opposite. 87 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:34.639 I believe I think that's. 88 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:36.839 Going to be great because when you get to this 89 00:04:36.959 --> 00:04:38.959 time of the year, these are the type of games 90 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.600 you're going to have you're going to have a tightly 91 00:04:42.079 --> 00:04:45.800 contested game, and you know, if you're winning and moving on, 92 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:48.360 you're probably winning and moving on by about a you know, 93 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:52.000 a single score, you know, you know, three or four 94 00:04:52.040 --> 00:04:55.240 points something like that. I mean, that's that's how you're 95 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:58.480 able to move on. So that's what the Texans are 96 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:00.639 obviously hoping they can count on today. It's going to 97 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:04.319 be a cold one there in Kansas City, so a 98 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:08.839 lot to get to on that front. And the Rockets, 99 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:11.560 as I mentioned, they lost the other night, they snapping 100 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:15.040 that five game win streak that they had on their side, 101 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:18.839 but trying to start a new tonight in Portland. 102 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:21.720 And this has been a fun team to watch. I mean, 103 00:05:22.279 --> 00:05:23.079 it has been. 104 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:26.040 Just awesome, awesome, awesome, And like I said, you know, 105 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:29.040 with Kevin Harlan, you know, he was singing the praises 106 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:32.680 of em Udoka Rafelstone and the Rockets and what they've 107 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:36.879 been able to build up. So it is been a 108 00:05:36.920 --> 00:05:39.439 lot of fun to be able to keep up with. 109 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:43.319 As Jalen Green has been fantastic for the Rockets. And 110 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:46.240 you know, I'll say this too, I mean it we're 111 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.399 probably at least a month away from Jabari Smith junior 112 00:05:50.439 --> 00:05:53.000 coming back. But we talked about it the other day 113 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:54.959 when I was in with Ross on the Matt Thomas Show. 114 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:57.759 Jabari Smith Junior is now a reserve. I mean, you 115 00:05:58.079 --> 00:06:02.199 necessarily haven't done anything to lose your position, but you 116 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:04.480 know what's the old saying, what's the best of what's 117 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.800 the best ability availability? And you're not available right now, 118 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:11.000 and while you're out, Men Thompson is filling in admirably. 119 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:14.120 And not only is a men Thompson filling in incredibly well, 120 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:17.399 but I mean that's increased minutes for Cam Whitmore, and 121 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:20.720 Cam Whitmore has been fantastic off the bench for you. 122 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:23.759 I mean he's been pseudo your sixth man. And the 123 00:06:23.800 --> 00:06:26.600 other night it was also great to get Tory Easten 124 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:28.759 back as he's been somebody that I think you have 125 00:06:28.839 --> 00:06:31.720 sorely missed in what he can give you from a 126 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:35.920 defensive perspective as well as you know, just being able 127 00:06:35.959 --> 00:06:39.480 to just be a bulldog down low on the boards 128 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:42.360 and everything else. So it's great to get him back. 129 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:45.240 Steven Adams, as he continues to get more and more healthy, 130 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:48.079 he has been a massive help for the Rockets. So 131 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.199 things coming together at the right time for this team, 132 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:53.680 and you know, I can't remember. I think it was 133 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:57.000 Ben du Bow's when he was on with Ross and 134 00:06:57.040 --> 00:06:59.199 we used it on Rockets launch pad the other night. 135 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:01.319 The Rockets have had one of the most difficult schedules 136 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:04.160 in the league. That kind of surprised me. Ben, if 137 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:07.519 you're listening, please correct me if I'm wrong, if I'm 138 00:07:07.519 --> 00:07:11.639 attributing that in the right way to you. But I mean, 139 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:13.319 you know, this is still a team that's got to 140 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:15.480 play against some of the better teams in the NBA. 141 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:17.879 I mean, you know, this coming week you're going to 142 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.680 have the Boston Celtics and then you're going to have 143 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:23.920 not back to back in terms of nights, but back 144 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:26.959 to back games against the best team record wise in 145 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:30.560 the NBA and or at least one of them, in 146 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:33.800 the Cleveland Cavaliers. So I mean, that's another test that 147 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:36.560 you're going to have. So the Rockets will start to 148 00:07:37.160 --> 00:07:39.639 see a little bit of an amping up in terms 149 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:42.879 of the difficulty of this schedule. But the good news 150 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:45.560 for you to this point is that you've been able 151 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:48.720 to build a nice little cushion for yourself with these 152 00:07:48.759 --> 00:07:50.839 wins and taking care of business against some of the 153 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:52.879 teams that you need to be able to take care 154 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:56.560 of business against. So that's been massive, and they still 155 00:07:56.600 --> 00:07:59.319 hold on to the second spot in the West, fourteen 156 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:02.199 games above five, one hundred and twenty seven and thirteen 157 00:08:02.360 --> 00:08:05.480 on the season, and trying to make sure they could 158 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.360 pick up win number twenty eight tonight, that would be massive. 159 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:12.759 I was talking about game debut on NFL Network. They 160 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:16.120 did a little pick segment just you know, a few 161 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:19.079 minutes ago. Our good friend Cynthia Freeland, who we had 162 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:20.319 on yesterday with us. 163 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:20.920 On the A team. 164 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:23.560 She went with the Chiefs but winning twenty six to 165 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:27.759 twenty and Patrick Claybaugh went with the Chiefs as well. 166 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:31.519 But Greg Rosenthal picking the Texans. So it's not a 167 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:32.519 clean sweep right there. 168 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:35.080 Usually fan bases, you know, this is more on the 169 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:40.279 college game day side that usually fan bases. It is 170 00:08:40.759 --> 00:08:46.960 a situation where you want your favorite team to be 171 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:50.519 picked against and you want everybody to go with them. 172 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:53.480 I mean remember in the Georgia Texas game earlier this 173 00:08:53.559 --> 00:08:55.799 year in Austin, that was the rallying cry for the 174 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:59.399 Bulldogs of Hey, you guys all picked Texas to win 175 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:01.759 this game. And it's not to say that that's the 176 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:03.679 reason they went out there and played the way they did. 177 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:06.759 But still it's fun for the fan base. 178 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:09.320 Oh you counted us out, you doubted us all of 179 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:13.759 these different things. So not everybody doubting the Texans today. 180 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:17.039 So Greg Rosenthal picking the Texans to pull off the upset, 181 00:09:17.480 --> 00:09:20.000 I mean, we dream for a second, how awesome that 182 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.519 would be. I mean, I'm going to be out somewhere 183 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:25.919 later today. Follow me on Twitter if you want to 184 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:29.200 find out where I am for the game, as I 185 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:31.879 think I actually might be meeting up with Rows and 186 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:35.200 Lalima for this one, so we'll see. So if that's 187 00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:37.120 the case and you spot us out somewhere, come on 188 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.559 over say hello. But I mean, can you imagine that 189 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:43.559 the Texans pull this off? It would be just the 190 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:47.480 buzz that that team has created in this town would 191 00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:49.639 be at a fever pitch if that were the case. 192 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.559 So we'll see if the Texans. 193 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.720 Are able to do that a little bit later on 194 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:57.159 in the show today as well. I think to start 195 00:09:57.200 --> 00:10:00.919 off the eleven o'clock hour, one of my absolute favorites 196 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:03.279 in the business, and I think many of ours as well. 197 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.240 Bob Uker passing away earlier this week, from a battle 198 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:10.759 with lung cancer. I hated to see the news. I mean, 199 00:10:10.960 --> 00:10:14.200 you know, what wasn't he in life? I think is 200 00:10:14.240 --> 00:10:19.200 the better question. Because he was on mister Belvidere Wwe 201 00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:22.759 used him. He was the front row guy for Miller 202 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:26.919 LTEs and I saw a nice little touching tribute his 203 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:31.559 statue outside of the Brewers Ballpark and people, of course, 204 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:34.519 you know whenever a legend passes away, like you know, 205 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:37.080 I've told you that for you know, ten plus years 206 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:38.919 I worked in Atlanta, and during that time, I was 207 00:10:38.960 --> 00:10:42.039 there when Hank Aaron passed away. And obviously you know 208 00:10:42.080 --> 00:10:44.399 what Hank Aaron means not only to baseball but to 209 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:50.399 that community. And the amount of flowers, jerseys, hats, whatever 210 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:54.320 it was at his statue inside Truest Park. People came 211 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:57.879 and put those right next to his statue, in front 212 00:10:57.879 --> 00:11:01.039 of his statue. And I saw up in Milly that 213 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:04.759 there were a lot of Miller Lite cans on Bob 214 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:05.960 Uker's statue. 215 00:11:06.039 --> 00:11:08.039 Of course, you know we knew him from those commercials. 216 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:11.360 If you grew up watching Johnny Carson, you remember him 217 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:15.279 as being mister Baseball on there. And of course you 218 00:11:15.320 --> 00:11:17.320 know I've mentioned all of those that had even mentioned 219 00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:20.440 the one that he's probably most notable for his work 220 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:24.279 as Harry Doyle, the voice of the Cleveland Indians on 221 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:28.559 Major League So great stuff, and of course, you know 222 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.360 he had some great one liners during his careers. So 223 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:35.519 we're gonna pay tribute to Bob Uker Harry Doyle himself 224 00:11:35.639 --> 00:11:38.000 a little bit later on, so I'm looking forward to 225 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:39.679 being able to do that again. 226 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:41.720 Just a huge fan of his. 227 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:45.039 And if you follow me on Instagram at Dan Matthews 228 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:48.960 two seven, I posted a picture of me back in 229 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:52.320 twenty thirteen where we were both in the same press 230 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:55.679 box together, and I was in the cafeteria there in 231 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:57.840 the press box, and I noticed that Bob Buker was there, 232 00:11:58.200 --> 00:11:59.759 you know, and I knew where he would have to 233 00:11:59.799 --> 00:12:02.399 walk to get to his booths. So of course I'm 234 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:05.399 kind of doing the you know, the creepy you know, 235 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:07.120 wait there because I know they have to come through 236 00:12:07.159 --> 00:12:09.639 here kind of thing. And of course, you know, he's 237 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.080 walking walking over and I knew that he had enough time, 238 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.639 so asked him, you know, hey, mister yucker, can I 239 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:18.559 get a picture? Absolutely, young man, you know, and of 240 00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:21.759 course we pose for the picture. Take the picture. And 241 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:24.279 you know, just you know, shook his hand and told him, 242 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:26.879 really enjoy your work. Oh, I appreciate that very much, 243 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:29.080 thank you so much. And he went his way. I 244 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:32.279 went my way, but still it was awesome to be 245 00:12:32.320 --> 00:12:35.519 able to have that brief interaction with him, and like 246 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:38.120 many of us, a massive fan of Bob Yucker. 247 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:39.960 So we'll have that a little bit later on. 248 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:43.399 And also too, we're not too far away from Astros Baseball, 249 00:12:43.759 --> 00:12:46.960 as we had Astro Line last night to know, Blummer 250 00:12:47.000 --> 00:12:51.840 caught up with Astro's manager Joe Espada, and next week 251 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:54.559 we're going to be at dyke In Park as we 252 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:58.879 will be there from eleven until four for Astro's FanFest 253 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:01.519 next week. So looking forward to being able to do that. 254 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:02.840 I know a lot of you going to be out 255 00:13:02.840 --> 00:13:05.240 there for it, and it'll be a ton of fun. 256 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:07.639 And I think the good news is is with the 257 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:10.720 hard freeze this week, at least as I was watching 258 00:13:10.759 --> 00:13:14.360 the local news weather this morning, I don't think it's 259 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:17.480 going to be a downright cold where we are all 260 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:20.480 going to be just freezing or you know what's off 261 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:23.639 as I don't know what it is about dyke In Park. 262 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:26.639 You know, even before it was named after an air 263 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:31.639 conditioning company. That's I mean for years, you know, if 264 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:35.360 you've been there for the College Baseball Classic or for 265 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:39.000 anything else that when it's cold out, I mean it 266 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:41.480 seems like it is even colder. It's almost like a 267 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:44.960 refrigerator in there when it's cold out. So I don't 268 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:48.120 know what it is, but bundle up is so what 269 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:49.320 I could tell you if you're going to be out 270 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:52.120 there next week. But again, I don't think it's going 271 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:54.799 to be incredibly cold, so that's good news. 272 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:57.639 So hopefully we can get it on the warmer side 273 00:13:57.759 --> 00:13:59.039 of winter for that one. 274 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:01.200 So we'll be out there and of course stay tuned 275 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:03.720 to us right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. We'll 276 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:06.320 have everybody that's gonna be coming by our table sitting 277 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:08.759 down with us talking, and I mean we're not too 278 00:14:08.759 --> 00:14:11.000 far away. Once you hit you know, once you hit 279 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:14.360 Astros fan Fest, then you know, about a couple of 280 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:17.039 weeks from there, it's pictures and catchers showing up in 281 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:18.919 West Palm Beach, and then a week later it's the 282 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:21.960 full squad, and then about a week after that it's 283 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:24.960 spring training games right here on your home of the Astros. 284 00:14:25.039 --> 00:14:27.600 So it's right around the corner. We can feel it 285 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:30.919 looking forward to it. H Nick and the galleria, John 286 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:33.960 in Galveston. I see you guys right there. I'll get 287 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:35.559 to you guys here in a second. If you want 288 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:37.320 to join them on the phone lines, you can do so. 289 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:40.000 Seven one three two one two five seven ninety. Once again, 290 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:43.879 that's seven one three two one two five seven nine zero. 291 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:47.600 Coming up next though, we'll continue the Texans conversation because 292 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:50.399 I feel like a convenient excuse could be had, but 293 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:52.440 it won't be the reason. I'll explain what I mean 294 00:14:52.480 --> 00:14:54.960 at next as we'll get to Like I said, Nick 295 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:56.799 and John, I see you all right there, get you 296 00:14:56.840 --> 00:14:59.360 guys in on the phone lines as we are just 297 00:14:59.399 --> 00:15:02.960 getting started right here on Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews 298 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:05.200 here with you on your home with the Astros and 299 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:07.000 the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety. 300 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:14.440 Welcome back to Space City Saturday, Sports Talk seven ninety. 301 00:15:15.799 --> 00:15:18.840 Talk seven ninety Matthews. 302 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:19.240 Here with you. 303 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:21.799 Every time I hear this song, I always think of 304 00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:23.639 the wedding singer, you know, Grandma. 305 00:15:24.279 --> 00:15:26.440 She gets up on stage and she sings a song. 306 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:30.720 So anyway, it's it's a good, feel good tune and 307 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.960 we're feeling good today. It's a nice little Saturday here. 308 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:36.480 It seems like the last one we're gonna have, at 309 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:39.480 least for the next week, because I mean, you know, 310 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:43.480 we were all watching the news and keeping up with the weather, 311 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:46.240 and you know, Tuesdays seems like I mean, I you know, 312 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:48.679 I saw too, Melvin where you know you've got school 313 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:50.840 districts already, you know, shutting. 314 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:52.240 Down for Tuesdays. 315 00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:55.799 So it seems like, you know, Tuesday is going to 316 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:58.320 be the day of go ahead and have everything taken 317 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:01.240 care of and nice little snow at the house. But 318 00:16:01.679 --> 00:16:04.159 you know, the blessing and the curse of this business, 319 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:07.200 well there are no snow days because well we'll be 320 00:16:07.279 --> 00:16:10.519 on with you, and of course you know that our partners, 321 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:14.799 our sister station, News Radio seven forty KTR, they're gonna 322 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:17.679 be all over it. So in addition to listening to us, 323 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:19.759 and I mean, you know, I can't tell you a 324 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:23.879 better time than now to download the free iHeartRadio app, 325 00:16:23.879 --> 00:16:27.159 the new and improved Free iHeartRadio App, and of course 326 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:30.120 you've got the scanning function and all of our great 327 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:35.720 stations here as part of our iHeartRadio Houston Cluster News 328 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:39.879 Radio seven forty as well as KPRC nine p. Fifty 329 00:16:39.919 --> 00:16:43.000 and also ninety four to five the buzz, I mean, 330 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:46.720 you know the beat as well, so you've got us all. 331 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:51.480 But you know, with the severe weather event coming up, 332 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:54.679 you know that news Radio seven forty and the crew 333 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:57.720 over there at KTRH they're going to have you covered 334 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:00.399 with all the up to the minute information and so 335 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:04.200 invite you to check them out this week to try 336 00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:07.119 to help you stay safe through the winter weather coming 337 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:09.960 through our area. Sub one three two and two five 338 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:12.160 seven ninety is the number to get in again. Sub 339 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:17.119 one three, two and two five seven nine zero. As 340 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:20.359 you know, I mentioned that this could be a convenient 341 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:23.440 excuse for the Texans today, and I don't think that 342 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:26.359 it will be the reason if things don't go their way. 343 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:30.039 So our good buddy Aeron Wilson, who covers the Texans, 344 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:33.119 and this was talked about this week. With Shaq Mason 345 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:36.480 coming back on the practice field, there was a question 346 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:40.839 of does he get reinserted back into the starting lineup. Well, 347 00:17:40.839 --> 00:17:44.920 Aaron Wilson this morning on Twitter pointing out that Mason 348 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:48.119 is indeed expected to get the start at right guard 349 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.680 today and I know that that immediately brings up some 350 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:54.119 of the reactions. I mean, I didn't see any of 351 00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:58.279 the responses to it, but it was just a few 352 00:17:58.319 --> 00:18:01.960 hours ago. Got he he had it just after five am. 353 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:03.480 Aaron, when do you sleep? Man? 354 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:07.079 But veteran guard Shack Mason back from a grade to 355 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:11.319 knee sprain back in starting lineup playoff game against the 356 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:14.640 Kansas City Chiefs. Now Like I said, I don't think 357 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:17.720 this will be the reason if indeed today does not 358 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:20.440 go well. But I mean the question that I have 359 00:18:20.839 --> 00:18:25.519 for not only Bobby Slowick, but offensive line coach Chris Strasser, 360 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:29.559 Tamiko Ryans, I mean, everybody that's making this decision is why, 361 00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:34.440 like what necessarily has Shack Mason done this year to 362 00:18:34.599 --> 00:18:36.920 make you say, oh, we have to have him back 363 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:39.400 in the starting lineup because what have we heard the 364 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:41.759 last couple of weeks from the Texans when it comes 365 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:42.880 to this offensive line. 366 00:18:43.359 --> 00:18:45.839 We really like their play. They've been a lot better. 367 00:18:46.039 --> 00:18:48.960 I mean, you know, we talked and I talked with 368 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:51.680 Titus Howard after the game and I asked him, is 369 00:18:51.720 --> 00:18:54.680 this group of five offensive linemen are you guys coming together? 370 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:57.319 And he said emphatically yes, we are, Like we like 371 00:18:57.400 --> 00:18:59.759 what we have up front right now, and then of 372 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.039 course versus he hit the left guard, Larrymy Tunzel left tackle, 373 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:07.039 Jared Patterson at center, Jew Scruggs at right guard, and 374 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:10.799 Blake Fisher at right tackle. And I mean that's again 375 00:19:10.880 --> 00:19:14.599 getting back to the why why mess that up? I mean, 376 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:17.480 I said the line in the first segment the best 377 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:21.519 ability is availability, and Shack Mason hasn't been on the field, 378 00:19:21.759 --> 00:19:24.519 and those couple of weeks that you've had this group 379 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:27.880 of starting five, I understand that the Tennessee game was 380 00:19:27.920 --> 00:19:31.400 a little bit of an outlier because it wasn't necessarily 381 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:35.200 a game that you were giving it a full go in, 382 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:38.680 and neither was Tennessee because it was more advantageous for 383 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:41.319 them to lose then for them to be able to win. 384 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:45.920 But last week, its second half against the Los Angeles Chargers, 385 00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:49.000 you had your best performance of the season as an offense, 386 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:51.319 and I think a huge part of that was the 387 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:53.559 guys up front and what you were able to do 388 00:19:53.640 --> 00:19:57.839 against a very good LA Chargers defensive front, and you 389 00:19:57.880 --> 00:19:59.680 were able to keep them off your quarterback for the 390 00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:01.759 most part, art you were able to run the football. 391 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:04.960 I mean that was the first time since December, the 392 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:08.799 one when the Texans beat the Jags in Jacksonville that 393 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:11.400 Joe Mixon had gone above one hundred yards in a game. 394 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:13.920 And I mean, it just kind of gets to a 395 00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:16.920 point where it's paralysis by analysis. 396 00:20:16.960 --> 00:20:18.039 It's overthinking it. 397 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:20.000 I mean, how many times are you told by your friends, 398 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:23.119 don't overthink it, don't overthink it. This is overthinking it 399 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:26.720 one hundred percent. This is overthinking it. And I just, 400 00:20:27.319 --> 00:20:30.039 for the life of me, I can't understand, you know, 401 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:34.920