The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Astros Drop The Series Losing 8-4 Vs Yankees In Game 3, Texans/Rams Sunday

Episode Date: September 5, 2025

Astros Drop The Series Losing 8-4 Vs Yankees In Game 3, Texans/Rams Sunday

This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. And welcome to a Friday edition of the Matt Thomas show at Ross. This is Sports Talk 790. The fact that you think you've won the bet already with the sound effects of the Habachi grill in the background. Oh, by the way, Ryan Holland's going with this. We had... Oh, okay, great. We had drinks last night.

He's paying for himself. Yeah, I got to pay. He actually, you should pay for us. Yeah, it's fine. I only did he get that NBA money. Get that TV money. You get that NBA pension money. Exactly.

Yeah, I got you. Hey, gang, 10-04. That was, probably Jonathan, I mean, there's things you disappoint me with still as a producer of this show. Your work at 10 o'clock on Fridays is getting better and better and better and better. I appreciate that, but we got to shout out Frankie for some of these clips he had gone. That's true. We were telling him to write some down. We were telling them to write some down.

I got terrible news. And then you cut the best part when I said respect D's. No, it cut out right now with the transit. I was trying to transfer the files. Oh, that's all right. I got terrible news for you, Jonathan. when you eventually... All right. Stop.

Saying that. We want you here for life. Frankie's going to take your spot pretty quick. So, at least why? He might be gone too. That's true. Anybody want to make minimal wages running a very highly productive,

intense radio show? Come join us here at the All Heart Radio family. Yes. You might get screamed at once or twice, but you are. Yeah, but I haven't screamed at you in a while. You're right. That's right.

It's more, it's more... He called me crying when I was on vacation. I'm just kidding. Oh, that's not nice. I didn't have service. All right. Good morning, everybody. We have a very busy Friday edition of the bad time the show and Ross.

What are we going to talk about, Maddie? Well, is it Spickgate? Are we going with that? Sure, why not? I mean, how do you want to describe that? I thought we're going to talk some Houston, Texas football week one, baby, let's go. Let's cuss and discuss. Who's ready to cuss and who's ready to discuss?

Me? 3-212-5-7-90. I put up a poll question today that I'm really frankly ashamed at. Why? Um, just not a big fan of it. Did you tag I Heart Radio? Yeah, I did. Okay, nice.

I got the, I got the metal. Company initiatives. Yeah, company initiatives. Yeah, company initiatives. You got that right. You'll go like that. My question was Texan's regular season win total. Zero to four, five to eight, nine to twelve, thirteen to seventeen.

Those are just way too big of... You should have done over under nine and a half. Well, what I should have done is, that's what I should have done. But I'm going to do another... Nobody thinks it's going to be zero to four. Well, I mean, you could win. Unless you're straight up haters. 13 to 17, voting right now.

What I'm going to do is how far, when I'm going to do a poll question, about how far they're going to go? Wild card round, division around, championship. No playoffs. Yeah, that's what I'll do. That'll give us a little better indication.

But yeah, look, the reality is this, they're still in my mind the third, maybe the fourth best team in the AFC. Now, if you're the third or fourth right now, you could become the second best team in the EFC. You could become the champs. but the reality is I think if you were a betting man on where ultimately the Texans are going to end up, it's going to probably be in the division around with the loss,

because that's what history has given us for 20 plus seasons, right? Especially the last five or six. Well, yeah. Sorry. Pro football focuses it down. Are you all right? I'm trying to go to power rankings. Oh, no, we're not, we don't do power rankings in the show.

Well, you just said fourth or fifth and a FCC, you know, I mean, I don't need pro football focus to tell me that. I can probably say that I think probably know more football than you, though. They probably do. Kansas City's demise is probably a little over exaggerated at my point. I don't think Buffalo is going away. I don't think Baltimore is going away. And the two wildcard teams besides the Texans in my mind are the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals. NFL.com has the Texans 13th overall behind the Bengals and the Broncos.

Ooh, the people, are we sitting? Are we overheating Broncos and Bonnics? Why are we on so big on the Broncos? Are we going all in the Broncos? Defense is going to be great. Bo-Nix does a good job of running around. Sean Payton's a good coach. He's a good coach.

Not a great human being, but a good coach. They came on in the second half of the season last year. Made the playoffs. I'm still not buying it. Who has more wins this year? Broncos or Texans? Well, Texas.

Okay, first of all, the answer is Texans. But let me give you this question. You flip-flop divisions. You put the Broncos in the AFC South, and you put the Texans in the AFC West. Wanted you answer that question now? Broncos are winning it. If you put them in the AFC South.

Honestly, to me, they put the jets in the AFC South. They got a shot. Honestly, a lot of what the Texans will do this year is when a division that is, I think, going to be very poor. Indianapolis is a complete train wreck. Tennessee is in full rebuild mode, and Jacksonville classically underperforms. Is that pretty fair to say? Jacksonville's supposed to bounce back. I got Travis Hunter now. They're supposed to get help on offense and defense.

Okay, so they're going to go to eight and nine this year. Trevor Lawrence is supposed to have his second breakout. How many breakups? two electric blue. How many breakouts are you allowed to have before you're just deemed a fake breakout? Everybody says he's going to break out with Liam Cohen. And I don't know. Sometimes it's like, it's not always the court.

Liam is my attorney. Why, what are you talking about Liam? Liam. Is he your attorney in London? Yeah. Charlie London town. Liam Kern. Lee Cohen and Associates, may help you please.

I speak to Liam. He's on the phone right now. Can you get back to me? Well, next Thursday. Why do we do that? That was stupid. Mm-hmm. All right.

It's that anything goes Friday, by the way. You don't want to know, I felt really stupid. I only recently figured out Liam is short for William. Well, it's funny because I have one of my best friends, his brother's name is Liam. And his son, his name is Liam. So, yeah, it's... I didn't know that, like, my whole life until like two months ago. There goes, somebody in this office had a William and they're calling him Liam.

All right. I'm going to throw a few more edge. One more name, Edg. Give me all the shorter names for Richard. Dick? Correct. Rich? Correct?

Ricky? Ricky? Tricky Dickie? No, I don't think that's under the group now. Yeah, that's what they called Tricky Dickie Nixon. No, but that's a nickname. That's not a... Nobody walks around and says, my name is Richard.

Okay, what do you go by, Tricky Dickie? Well, I told you multiple times, my middle school, one of my middle school football coaches was named Richard Head. That's not true. It's 100% true. Shame on the head family. Shout out to my fellow Aldean people. They can come...

Somebody confirm. Seriously, Aldean, Gunn, guns, knives. There's no gun. There's no knives. We didn't have that many shootings. You can thank those little detectors we have to go through thanks to the Aldine Independent School District. I mean, it's like, oh, I'm sorry, you're keeping kids safe. It's like a breeding ground

over there for that kind of stuff. Okay. Never mind. It'll be nice. You, you... You're being insensitive about school shootings, Matt. And there were none at Nimitz High School when I was there. But since then? I don't know. I mean, check the records. No, I don't think I'm worried about school shootings. I'm worried

about, like, just general burglary and harassment. Gun and violence type of thing. Yeah, gun and packing heat if the kids was, as a kid's said. Okay, oh, so school shooting. No, but off campus, like the twin kids. Yeah. Off campus. Like, and I got a metal detectors. There's a Ron Ron Rovers and a Rawn Ron Rovers. Are you

having a stroke? And a Ray and Rubber you root beer combo stand over there in Aldeen, which I've gone to before. Yeah, it's right by where I used to go to Boy Scouts. I'm telling you, I've eaten there before, and I'm afraid for my life sometimes. I learned in Boy Scouts how to tie knots, how to pitch a tent, And how to steal cigarettes.

I believe that's part of the 11th grade curriculum at Alden High School. That's what we learned in Aldeen Boy Scouts. All right. Oh, Boy Scouts. You know, I was involved. Dude, those Boy Scouts, when I was with in Aldeen, they're straight up criminals. I was a weeblow. Yeah, you did a lot of wee blowing.

Do you know, do you know what a weeblow when you get your badge, what they have to do? This is what was back in the early 80s. They turn you upside down. No, that was just at your true, brother. I was really fat. That was not in our. troop. I don't know what's going on over there. Oh, come on.

It was called, we'll be loyal scouts. They called them weebelows. Like junior scouts. Junior, you're like in first grade you were a Tiger Scout and then you're like a whatever scout. You're a bobcat, I think. Bobcat was second grade maybe. And then you become a weeblow in fourth grade. And then you become a real

Boy Scout after that. Somebody backed me up on this. I got up to first class and quit. But I'm always thankful for learning, you know, the basics of outdoor survival boy scouts. How to use a knife and accent. I don't know how to do any of that. I was a fat we blow and I got turned upside down and I was like, this is going to be used to, I used to, I used to wear tough skin jeans all the time.

Mm-hmm. And I was really embarrassed by it. And it took two different men to pick me up and turn me upset on because I was so fat. Anything goes Friday, folks. It's a Matt's Childhood Trauma Friday. Oh, that's the whole story? It's just explaining a lot, kids. That's it.

But I'm just telling you, being turned upside down as a fourth grader when you're obese is kind of a, it's a tough thing I don't think we did that. I think you were being hazed by adults. They hanged you from your ankles? Come on, somebody back me up. Somebody that was a weeblow, tell me you get turned upside down and get your bags. That's how they were old in Katie. That said I didn't hold it at Aldi.

They gave you a Glock when you made it in Aldi. Is that right? All right. Busy show today. Oh, good God. I'm sorry, it's at 1130. I'm sorry for being a weeblow. I can just tell you that right now.

Okay. We're going to wait the strippers up at noon today. Sure, why not? At 1230 today, the three of us are going to make our NFL predictions. Jonathan, we don't get to do a deep dive on this because it bores the hell out of the audience. But we'd like to put things down and just put it on record. Okay. We're going to name all the division winners.

We're going to name the three wild cards. I've got to make a new tab for a new producer. Yeah. And we'll tell you who the AFC, NFC representatives will be in the Super Bowl. We have to name our Super Bowl winner. And we've got to predict the Texans record for the season. So you got a little bit of work ahead of you. All right.

All right, all right. We got that 1230. Dr. Roto is with us on Fridays this year at 1 o'clock. can be with us for the fastest 30 minutes in major market radio. No questions about it. I'm limiting you to one question about the Toros because we're playing this week. How about one question per segment for a total of two? See, no, because you normally ask six or seven.

So I guess. Then be appreciative of the reduction in the improvements. Yes. And then we've got a hell yeah, and out plus non-flora stories today. So we got a very busy show. We want you guys in. It's anything goes Friday. 713-212-5-790. 7-13-212-750.

What if I told you the ask? We're down eight to four, the bottom of the night sports RV. Base is loaded and Cardinals Correa and Christian Walker at the plate. How did things go? We'll tell you next on 790. Now come set at the letters. One, two. Swing and a mess.

Curveball gets him and that is the ball game. The New York Yankees hold on to defeat the Astros eight to four. As a Yankees take two out of three in the series. Now, I think, Jonathan, you were with me. Remember I originally said 7 and 3 homestan? And then I backed off to 6 and 4 because I felt dirty even saying. Yeah, yeah, I remember that. They didn't even go that.

They went 5 and 5 on the 10 game of homestand. Oof. Late is still 3 and a half, by the way. The Mariners were off yesterday. They'll play in Atlanta tonight, the Astros fall. So you at the game, did you say the whole nine innings last night? What do you think? You typically are a stay all the way through guy.

Yeah. Why would you leave? It was only 8 to 3 that got the bases loaded and almost came back. Wait a minute. Guys are a bunch of losers. Time out. No, I don't care. Time out.

You're wrong. What's up? Stay for the game. It's 8 to 3 in the 8th inning. People can leave at 8 3. They can leave. Yeah, they can. That's fine.

I know you would. Fancy Matt, but guess what? Some people are true fans and they stay for the game. Some people have got to take their kids to school next morning. Oh, well, guess what? Some people are going to work the next morning. I don't know. I'll blame you guys.

Well, they don't go to the game. The game started early at 640. And it went long. Oh, I kind of take my kids. home, well, you didn't know the baseball game could go three hours? Spoken like someone that doesn't have kids. This is a surprise to you? That's fine.

Yeah, that's fine. Forget about your children. I'm sorry, little Timmy. Get your weight up, son. Wake up. Bases are loaded. Let's go. Hey, Timmy, if the Astros are at 5 to 2, enjoy yourself. They're down to 8, 3 getting shoved in because Caleb wore throwing meatball pitches, then you know what? You can leave. That's like going to a movie, and you're like, oh, oh, this movie's

taking forever. We've got to go home. You know how long it's going to be about. Now, It was longer than normal yesterday, but it's starting early. You, the game, what time did the game end? 10. 10? I fell asleep. So if you... Soon as a strike three ended, I was done. If you, if, now if it's going to extra innings or something, I'm with you.

Okay. I got zero problem. 8.3, you get your ass kicked by the Yankees. You want to get out of there quick? I'm all for it. No problem. 10 to 1, we can talk. 8 to 3. You're in the game as we saw last night. No, you're not in the game 83. Yeah, they got the base of Lonerback. You have a carl's career. Struck out. Yeah, he did.

Christian Walker struck out. Nothing happened in there. Nothing to say. And Taylor Tremel's bat's bad. If the game's going like four out with 324, so that means the game probably ended at 10.04. You can't say it'll, you don't, you think it's too much to ask to say to 10.04? What if you're, what if you don't have your kids and you have got a 8 o'clock meeting in the morning? Then you shouldn't have gone to the game.

You can go to the game. Nobody, nobody, there's no time requirement. I am not planning to go to a baseball game and saying, I am giving myself a time limit and saying I have to be out of there in two and a half. half hours. Okay. Everybody's different. I'm just saying, I'm not judging you. I know, I'm crazy.

I got this, I got this wild idea. I'm going to a baseball game. I plan to stay for it. Okay. All right. So what was up with the whole thing about Taylor Trammell?

First of all, Taylor Trammell is a nice human being. Yeah. He's very sweet. And by the way, he's a former New York Yankee. You know what? They did that because they know that Taylor Trammell's bat got some discoloration to it. And by the way,

imagine league baseball. Would you explain, please explain what the hell you were doing? the umpire who by way he's a home he's a houston guy the umpire the home plate umpire last night's houston guy as it shouldn't matter he should be unbiased no matter what but that's not that's not my issue i'm just saying that if you're you know the people of ht i want to hear what's going on there was it was 15 minutes of conjecture were you and your buddies hanging around going what the hell's going on yeah i'm sure uh yeah i was checking twitter and they just heard they were inspecting the bat that's why the game took so long they were inspecting the bat forever they had all

Didn't say anything. Say something. We're inspecting this bat. We're going to take it aside and we think Taylor Tremel's a horrible human being. Bye. That was Aaron Boone. I don't think it was an accident that that happened after a single and a double. I think he was kind of trying to, I don't want to say break up momentum, but like kind of just some games. Whatever he tried to do, it was very successful at doing it.

As Taylor Tremel said, they didn't say anything when I struck out. They didn't seem to have an issue with the bat. And again, him being a former Yankee, they probably know him. And why are you doing that to a former teammate of yours? Because he's on the Astros. Yeah, but, I mean, you're really worried about Taylor Tremel being, his bat being a sort of destruction for your squad? Sounds like it's much ado about nothing, but they're going to inspect the bat and we'll go from there. Could you imagine if Taylor Tremel get suspended over this?

Because that's, well, then he did something wrong. But I mean, if he gets suspended, then he broke the rules. I don't really have an issue with that. What could it be? He said the bat is worn down. He's taken it to AAA and it's like a little discolored because it's two-tone, which is, legal, but I think you're not supposed to, I don't

remember the whole thing, I read about it yesterday. In all honestly, if there is something illegal with the bat and he swung an illegal bat, he's going to get punished for it, and you can't argue that. Yeah, what would be illegal would be if he shaved it down, I guess, to make it lighter. Yeah. And he said he doesn't even know

how to shave down a bat or what would go in and tail of that, but the umpires are getting sent to New York and they're going to figure it out. I'm curious if that been a narrative. I've watched a bunch of baseball this year, even not involving the Astros.

I've never seen that. I mean, I'm sure it's going on. I'm sure they are checking things, but I haven't seen it like this year. This discoloration on the label, I don't know if it was natural or if it was sand. That's Aaron Boone. So I guess you can sand down the bat to make it lighter

and it's better to swing. You ever shared a bat? No. Me too? No. I could see it helping beneficial, though. All right. hopefully nothing of it.

But, I mean, honestly, that to me was more of a, let's delay the game as quick as we, as much as we can before getting back to the mound and getting a strikeout end the game. Caleb Ward's pitching was terrible yesterday. He ain't the only one, but I mean, it is what it is. I mean, Javier wasn't great either. Slitting out upper deck rockets. I mean, by the way, do you know the Yankees, I mean, they may finish the year with a hundred more home runs. of the Astros. I mean, they just...

They're close to there now. They just crushed the damn ball. Yeah. And that's why they scare me for the American League is that they can... If they get on a run, and it's not just Aaron Judge, it's John Carlos Stanton, it's McMahon, their new third baseman they got from Colorado.

McMahon is their ninth place hitter. He's got 19 home runs. It's Jazz Chisholm who's got a pair of knee bruises, contusions. As the start of the series, they had four people with more home runs than any ashore. There might be more now. just wasn't great

I know not a great homestand I mean you're you were supposed to against the angels and Rockies you were supposed to do better and you didn't and you finished with a five and five homestand two out of three of the Rockies is fine but you didn't split with the Angels hurt

they've just been a middling team for a while now you know for a while is not even right even the proper term it's been almost three months of this I mean really I guess it's been two plus since the week before the All-Star break, they had been just a very pedestrian baseball team. They've been a

bad team. Yeah. Yeah. And unfortunately, it's been a lot of some bad luck because they had good luck. And we talked about this. They're having a lot of good luck in one-run games. That doesn't always sustain. We kept saying, how are they doing this? Knowing that the other shoe was going to drop

and while it's dropping. Well, the reason why we know they're doing this is because Seattle's playing even worse. Thank God. God, the Seattle Mariners. Can we all say this on a count of three? Go Braves. One, two, three, go Braves. Go Braves. I used to root for the Braves in the 90s. It's easy to root for the Braves. They used to be crap in the 80s. And then they got one of the greatest starting pitching rotations in the history of baseball together. I used to watch them all summer. I like the Braves. Except when they played the Astros. And well, it kind of didn't matter because they whipped the Astros in the playoffs. Jonathan, you're not going to believe this. But back in the day, you could watch 140 Braves games, 140 Cubs games. And your Astros. If you had HSC, you got the home. If you had Channel 20, you got the road games. Plus, there was a Saturday game of the week that used to mean something. now next year you're going to be watching baseball on six different streaming services just like the NBA apparently

Charles Barkley's like man y'all be ashamed of yourselves he has zero problems calling out the NBA dial up the Roku let's go no I think it's going to be I think Peacock NBC is going to do some games I think Apple's Gonzo I hope Roku's gonzo although Roku for me is easy and one of my TVs automatically has Roku on it

so it's not even that much of a chore. Quit your whining. Yeah, but the great people of Houston may not have Roku. Well, they want you to find it. They're cutting checks. All right, 1027, it is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. It's anything goes Friday. Ross, explain the essence, please, if anything goes Friday.

Let's see. We've talked about Matt getting hazed as a child. We talked about high school and Aldeen. We've talked about what else? A lot of things off topic, but of course, on topic. We've been talking some Astros. We're going to make some NFL predictions. anything you want to get to.

Phone lines are wide, and I mean wide open right now. At 713-212-5-790, 7-13-212-5-7-90. It isn't anything goes Friday on the Matt Thomas show with... Ross. Shout out to Tom Fulery.

I thought you're telling me to shh when he said that else. No, I was going... I was going to say something. Shout out to Tom Fulnery. You do try to shush me. Yeah, he says he was held upside down to get his wee-blown around 1994, 1995.

So that was happening. than Katie? No, it's in the Weeblow bit. Yeah, it's got, no, it didn't happen. I mean, I was a, I was a weeblow around 94-95 and nobody got hung upside down. That's because people were afraid knives would come out of your pockets.

Yeah, when you're a Boy Scout, you have knives. I'm talking about, you just call the Toten Chip. You learn how to use a knife. I'm talking about switchblade knives and cut people. You learn how to use a knife and a wetstone. What? I don't think that's it. I'm telling you, go Google Weblow right now. The Weblow procedure.

And tell me I'm wrong. I'm just telling you I never heard of it. Okay. We didn't do that in my hood. You did that in your hood, I guess. Hayes Central, that's, you know. Well, I was A-Leaf before. People in Katie like hazing, I guess.

I was A-Leaf then, Katie. I was on the Main Street so A-Leaf for a while. Okay. I'm A-Leaf through and through. Not really, but it sounds good to say that at least. 713-212-5-7-90. We'll get to Spitgate. Are we going to say Hocktua any point in the next segment of the show?

I guess. I don't know. Okay. 713212-5790 with a word for Uptown Appliance Repair. Look, the NFL is a charnanaut. We don't ever argue that. It's a multi-multi-million dollar industry that's looking for new ways to add more money. And they do.

And tonight's game is on Roo-Rub, and it's free. I have to put it on there. But you got to put it on there. And I mean, I'm just going to tell you, right? Friday nights, here's what you got going on. End of work week, right? High school football,

traveling for weekend getaways. Let's say you're going to a Saturday road game to see your college team play. Or you just want family time, whatever. Or you've got high school events. My daughter's playing volleyball. Kids are playing high school football tonight. If the game is on a regular channel

or the major networks, you've got a puncher's chance of being at a sports bar or at a just a general restaurant, like a Rapparees or something like, you know what I mean? Or, you know, whatever. And the game is on.

It takes a concerted effort to put a Roo-Rub game on the screen at a place of business and they expect to be on. I know that Boobob is paying a lot of money. Yes, they are. But you're putting Kansas City and the L.A. Chargers on. Granted, it's free. But you're also asking people to stare at their, phones or their computers and i know canada city fans doing that i know la charger fans doing that now

those games are that that that broadcasts will be on over-the-air tv in those two markets but for the rest of us unless we got a fantasy or a betting wager on it i'm not going to be at my daughter's volleyball match tonight going to man i got to catch what's going on with this kansas city guy i'm going to put youtube on my phone i just i would i was streaming the game at the at the at the I had it on my phone. And there was a shout out to Oliver sitting to my right. And it was me and my brother, and we were all watching the game. On my phone, in the middle, well, at that point it was like eight to three.

Yeah. After the lightning delay was over. I don't know. I just, I think you're hurting yourself by putting streaming only games on. And I know that I am way in the minority on this. I know that the NFL's like, shut up, Matt. We're getting this halacious check. our Netflix numbers were great.

But the Netflix on Christmas makes kind of sense because everybody's at home. Friday nights are people running around, hustling. Yeah, well, those people aren't going to watch the game anyways. Oh, no, if you gave me Friday night on NBC or CBS tonight, there'd be a better chance of me catching it. Yeah, but you're not skipping your daughter's volleyball game. But if I go to a restaurant after the game and I'm going to be in the bar, what are the chances that, now, granted, we're in Houston's the Astros game

is probably going to be on. but it just it just takes a concerted effort to do that and sometimes restaurants are like, man, we don't have time for this. Well, it certainly is a line to toe as far as taking the short-term money grab and growing the game long-term,

I'm sure they've weighed that. Now, granted, in their defense, this is the only game like this year on, I'll just say YouTube. I mean, there's not like a big YouTube package of games. I think YouTube's going to be okay without you plug it. Probably, probably so. I think Google's going to make it.

So, I mean, I get your point. And I just don't get a situation. I get what you're saying. They may be hurting the game and they may be hurting somebody. Any opportunity for more exposure and more eyeballs is good for the growth of the game. But also, they like their revenues. They've weighed it. Is it going to hurt them long term?

That remains to be seen. and if they just continue to push and push and push the envelope, at some point, at some point, the NFL's revenues aren't going to continue to grow at the rate that they have been. And that's again, I keep going back to what Charles Barclay said. Charles Barkley was on a podcast, Bill Simmons, I think is what it was. And that's what he's saying. He's saying, the owners in the NBA took the big money,

but there's no way in the world you grow the sport on television when you have a package of Peacock games and a package of Amazon Prime games. You just don't grow the game. But we are moving into more of a streaming world. That we are. So that's just kind of what I, I guess I struggle to deal with

because, I mean, in a sense, you and I are out of touch with the average 20-year-old is how much do they have a problem with it? I mean, Jonathan's 22. We are 23 or 24 now? How old are you? I'm 23, but I can tell you how old. I have a problem with it.

Okay. And a lot of us want that old, like, cable. You can go on surf and find a game. It's just right there. Like, freedom. Like, we don't want the choice. You guys wanted the choice. Like, now we don't want that.

Like, we'd rather just have it there and that's what we pay for it. I'm going to pay for it. Do you have plans with your girl tonight? We're supposed to see the weapons movie tonight. Okay. It's pretty good. So that, let's say you go see it at 7 o'clock. Are that be fair to say?

Right, right. You're going to be done at 930. What would you guys go back to the apartment, the house? Would you go have dinner? What would be a typical thing you would do right after going to the movies? Get like an ice cream or like stop and get like a drink or something. Okay, so if you went to get a drink and you went to a bar,

bars are going to have TVs, bars are going to put sports on. Now, again, this is a different scenario because we're in Houston, Texas, where my guess is the bars would be, would have the Astros game on. I just think the average bar is, if you didn't, if this game was on a major network would easily have it on. I think if you go to, I'm not a tease about Rappleries, if you went to I don't know Chili's

or even if you went to Outback The chances of an Outback Steakhouse having this game on YouTube is minimal And see that's another question For restaurant owners Because I know I mean a sports bar

Would have it sports bars have to get prepared For these types of things They do that's right They have the business class Direct TV To where every They have extra channels That the you and I can't get

For these types of situations Where they can just flip the game on Yeah, yeah. So I don't know. We'd have to ask your average Applebee's manager if they can easily get this game on if somebody asks for it. Delicious barbecue. What's on the delicious barbecue? I don't think they even have a TV over there.

They probably don't. No. They're selling their barbecue. Again, this isn't even get off my loan. This is just business of sports thing. No, this is, yes. Are they taking the short-term monetary gain and is growing the game suffering? I think it's a fair question to be sure.

So here's what's going to happen. The game's going to be on, and it's going to have a huge following, and we're going to see YouTube put out a little tweet or a little press release saying this game was streamed by this, this, this, this, this, this many people. So maybe I'm on the minority on this. I'm just saying that for the chance of me catching any of this game tonight, where if I went to a restaurant would be 25, 50%, the chance of me going to a restaurant and going, oh, how cool is this? the game is on at a normal old restaurant is probably very minimal. That's all I'm saying. But we've already learned, Ross, these leagues want money.

They'll take the short term and take our chances. Because again, what they did on Netflix last year on those Christmas Day games, ginormous. Yeah, I also think every concern you're airing right now, they've probably discussed. Absolutely. And they said, man, give us money. I mean, honestly, Kansas City. They guys like, yeah, you get us cash. Kansas City Chargers, that's a damn good game.

Why don't you give them like Arizona's playing New Orleans on Sunday? Give them that game. I'll be watching it. I'm not missing it. All right. And that's something. These platforms want to grow and get people. I'm going to be watching football on YouTube, which I wouldn't be doing otherwise.

I mean, I do look at YouTube a lot. Trust me, I go to bed with YouTube every night. I mean, it'll be on TV too. While I watch the Astros, getting you ready for the Astros and the Rangers tonight on Sports Talk 7-9. And who's doing the On-Dex show? That would be me. And you got Brian McTaggart from Arlington. Brian McTaggart.

He's in Arlington? What else would he be? I don't know. Maybe is he in Atlanta for the Seattle? Atlanta series? He might be in front of his lake. I don't know what he did. No, no.

If you listened to what he said yesterday, he says, I'm going to Arlington. I was paying attention. Yeah, it's clearly. That's zero surprise on that one. 1044. It's about Thomas Show at Ross. 713-212-790. Koso wants a drop-by.

We usually get Koso during Dr. Roto. Does he realize that if he calls down, he can't call during Roto? Phil, I thought we put that outside of the boundaries. You know what? Casey, we love you. so much. We're going to let you Cullering Road if you want to. 713-212-5-7-9. Caseo, hang tight.

We forgot. This is Gordy time on the show. I swear to God, Koso, we love you like a step-brother. We will get you at 11 o'clock, for sure. But Gordy's got to come in here and give us the big slate of LSU-Lotech breakdown. Jesus. What a horrific Saturday slate of games. It's a rough slate, period. I mean, it's, yeah, you got Michigan, Oklahoma, and that's kind of it.

I mean, does Kansas-Mazoo intrigue at all? I mean, I'll tell you this, it's so bad ABC at 11 a.m. is putting on Texas San Jose State just because of Arch Manning. Bounce back game for him in that Rice Sports RV. Well, he better. It looks a lot better this week. Yeah, I would imagine he would. Yeah, they should have spread out some of those week one games to week two. Like Tennessee, Syracuse, nobody watched because they were playing the same time as Texas, Ohio State.

That would be the best game this week. Well, it's the conferences that do the scheduling. It's a TV that takes it after the games are scheduled. All right. So we're going to make our predictions at 1230 about the Texans. We'll let you do it here. First of all, just a rough guess record you think they'll finish with this year. I mean, a lot depends on do you think this division gets any better?

Does Cam Ward hit the ground running with the Titans? Does he go through us growing pains? I mean, how many damn years have we been saying? Is this the year that Trevor Lawrence takes the next? step. He's got weapons all around him. I like the backfield. Tank Bigspeed kind of came on with Trevor A.T.N. I mean, it's a good, or is it Travis

ATN. I'm confused him. But anyway, it's Jaguars got weapons. Travis Hunter added with Brian Thomas Jr. And then the Colts, I mean, it was supposed to be Anthony Richardson, but it's not going to be him. So, Daniel Jones season. Daniel Jones. Now, Daniel

Jones could have the Sam Darnel thing where first part of his career, you go, that guy sucks and then has the workout year. He doesn't have Kevin O'Connell. Sure. How about this? Joe Flacco and Sam Darnold are still quarterbacking in the NFL

and now you've got Daniel Jones into the mix. I'll go 10 and 7. I mean, I think 10 and 7 is right. I think that wins AFC south. If you were to grab 20 people at a sports bar, 19 of us would say 10 and 7. That's what they've been the last

two years and it's what they're looking like now. The offensive line still a work in progress. We're going to see if these new wide receivers break out. I saw Christian Kirk's been on the injury report all week. I assume he's not going. So, you know, Jaden Higgins and

Jalen Noel, you know, do they step up and show out in game one? I just think, I think it's going to be hard to block that front seven of the Rams. I think CJ's going to be, he's going to be pressured a lot. But I think the Texas defense plays very well. Starting right guard at Ingram as it was on the injured list yesterday.

is a limited participant with abdomen situation. I mean, and then the swing guy, Blake Fisher's out with a, not out, but he's limited with a bad ankle. I'm sorry, keep him limited on the bench. I will take the Rams this weekend. I just think it's a tough spot. Yeah, their favorite. Now look, if they get a pick six, Will Anderson Jr. strip, sack, fumble, brought back

the other way. Like, that's what it's going to take for the Texans to get a win in the area. All right. So 10 and 7 wins them to the AFC South, I'm assuming? Yes. They will play a game at 3.30 on a Saturday. afternoon against you'll lose a bet I know who you have the field I have

I'll go probably Chargers again probably Chargers and then who wins that wild card game Texans all right and then a divisional road game at Baltimore Buffalo or Kansas City where it was by two touchdowns so what it'll be close at the half it's always closer to half

so what are these fake media people that do these YouTube channels on the Texans are going to do all this I mean they could just go enjoy the ride What kind of ride is this? Well let's make it a more fun conversation What does it take for the Texans? What happens this year if they did make a leap into that upper tier one of AFC? We see C.J. Stroud get back to rookie year C.J. Stroud where he's flinging the rock.

So that could happen. Nick Chubb steps in. Looks like Nick Chubb of four years ago. I think also the defense would take a leap from very good to dominant. That's what it would take as well. I think they're knocking on the door being a dominant defense. Yeah, exactly. So I mean, I don't think there's any reason why they're happy. I mean, tell me where the biggest blemish is on the Texans defensive side.

In the middle? Consistent linebacker play. Yeah, the linebacker play. Yeah, linebacker play. And generally speaking, health is always going to be an issue. As long as his EZE-L-Shahears, not punching anyone. And health's big. If Stingley, Daniel Hunter, or Will Anderson misses any kind of significant time, that hurts.

Yeah, that's also anybody. That's anybody, yeah. All right, so we're on the consents. Now, we'll save ours for 1230. Oh. But I think we've all basically said 10 and 7. Yeah, basically. All right.

I mean, it's fair. Especially when you look at the schedule. We've not talked about Spitgate just yet. We will just briefly here. What an odd game yesterday between that. The fact that I thought that was going to get to 40 points on both sides because all offenses were in the first quarter, then you had the lightning delay,

and then you had Jalen Hertz take off in the fourth quarter, and C.D. Lambs got terrible hands. Are you encouraged if you're a Cowboys fan? Because you were an 8.5.100 dog. At 100%. See, it's tough. Really? Absolutely. I think you're disappointed.

I think you're still like you should have won that game. I just said C.D. Lamb had a bunch of big drops. I mean, it was wet out there, and some of those were tough. But he's, he's. You're making $30 million. Yeah, you've got to make those catches. You just do. Dak, by the way, has a history of spitting.

So I think his spitting was fine. He wasn't directing it. I agree. I looked at the video 50 times trying to figure out if there's any possible way that that Dak was the one that started all this. But you know what? I'm okay with Jalen Carter doing. Bleep him.

If you're going to put a hated conference game like that week one to open the season, NFL, you knew what you were getting. They weren't going to come out, shake hands and go, oh, may the best man win. They were fighting several times. Maybe don't spit on somebody. I'm sorry, Gordy, but saliva isn't a different issue? Yeah.

I think technically it's a salt, isn't it? Saliva, urine, I mean, all that bad stuff. What if you take off your glove and slap them in the face? Oh, well, then you have to deal at the 50-dual at the 50-yard line. What are you in an opera or something? That kind of violence happen. We get that coal 45 ready then. All right.

So we got Astros, we got college football, pro football. We're going to sit back on our couches and we're going to enjoy some cold beverages. Well, hopefully you were like me, and you want to. to Randalls earlier in the week and loaded up on Crawford Bach, my little mini-furge upstairs. Are there? Randall's left? Yeah. How many left? Oh, they're all over town. Is this part of the... No, just saying.

Okay. Get them where you want. I didn't know if this was a Carbock tie-in? Yeah. Why don't you say Ray 3-Bach? I mean, the good thing about Crawford-Bock or Food Town. Okay, now that you said it's not a tie-in, their prices suck. They're not good. The Crawford-Bock you can get anywhere around town.

I mean, a gas station. If you want, wherever you want to go, it's all over town. It's in stores and load up. Get ready for this weekend. As a big series for the Astros up in Arlington. Take it on the Arlington Rangers. Gotta take two out of three here. Gotta win this series.

And you know, the best part about Mimic Made Park up there in Arlington is if you look up in the left field up there, you'll see the logo. They got the Carbock Brewing logo up there. They serve Carbock in the ballpark. But unfortunately, no Crawford Bach. You've got to come down to Houston for it. So grab yourself at Crawford Bach, watch the Astros, watch some full. ball this weekend and go Astros. Thank you very much. That's Chris Gordy with us Mondays and Fridays when he's

here on Sports Talk 790. Let's get to hour number two and is that anything goes Friday. 713212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-790. If you want to apologize to somebody, one half hour here on 790. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. 1103, Sports Talk 790. Anything goes Friday. Matt and Ross with you coming up today at 1130. we're going to apologize to people. Ross will probably have to take the first segment all by himself because he's going to be apologizing to several people for his rude behavior. For what? What did I do?

I don't know. I'm chilling. I'm very kind. Okay. To those that deserve it. Hmm. All right. News that new like the strip is up.

Even Jonathan's shaking his head. 12.30 will make our NFL predictions. I'm very nice to Jonathan. To his face. Don't ask him. Don't ask him what it was. It's nicer. Say that again?

Nothing. NFL predictions at 1230. We've got Dr. Roto at 1 o'clock. Now in Florida stories, 130, and hell yeah, or not at 1.50. So I got a busy show today. Won't you guys involved, though? Okay. 713-212-5-790.

7-1-3-212-5-7-90. Koso has been patiently waiting. Happy Friday to you, my friend. What's going on? Hey, guys, what's going on? Ross, how was your West Texas trip? Oh, it was beautiful. Went to the...

What is it called? Park in West Texas you went to? Big Bend or Guadalupe Mountains? I went to Big Bend. I went to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. I went to Carlsbad. I went to Fort Davis State Park and the McDonald's Observatory, which is by there. Yes. I've been to the McDonald's Observatory. Did you happen to drive by Marfa at all? I went through Marfa. I didn't really stop. It's so tiny, but my wife is obsessed with that place.

I honestly heard on Reddit that a lot of it is overrated and like nice. that great. So I kind of skipped it. I spent the day at Fort Davis. Is there any like any music we can play for this? As anything goes Friday? What do you mean? I mean, it's very outdoors. Get back on your phone. How about we get the Andy Griffin song going here? Seriously. Get back to scrolling on your phone.

I'm trying to find sports headlines. What I think I'm looking at? Get back to looking at stories. The girls are working out. And Koso and I are talking. Go ahead, Koso. Go ahead, Koso. Take your time. Thanks, guys. I was there once when Will Farrell was there at the local

barbecue joint. Oh, and he was cutting, yeah, he was cutting up and serving barbecue to people. It was an insane experience, but it, I don't know, it's okay, it's like a little artist town in the middle of nowhere, but

it's, I'd rather go to Big Ben so, yeah, I'm glad, I love going to, that's a nine-hour drive, dude, that's too far for me. Oh, well, you break it up, just go to San Antonio's three, Summer breeze. Spen a night in San Antonio.

Makes me feel fine. Talking about the woods in West Texas on my mind. So you do three hours, do a night in San Antonio, and then you do six more hours of Big Bend. I'm sorry, Matt's upset. The attention's not on him for two minutes. So we'll talk to Matt about something, yeah. He's got the worst only child syndrome in the history of the planet.

So go ahead and talk to Matt. His feelings are a good. I'm an only child, too. It's okay. Thank you very much. Only children rock, by the way. You all are the bane of everyone else's existence. Come on, Zeels.

You sound exactly like my wife every single day. But let me get to the streaming wars. I haven't been able to watch a Rockets or an Astros game in probably six to seven years. Yikes. I mean, there are other ways to find it. You know, we sail the seas. But this upcoming year, with the Rockets being on, you know, on television more.

I'm super stoked, but I might be the minority where I don't really mind them splitting up the streaming. I mean, I'll be 34 on Tuesday, so it's like I have every streaming platform possible. My bills are mostly for watching television or something like that. Do I like it? No, but that's kind of how we're trending. So if I can watch more basketball legally, you know, I'm going to do that through Peacock or NBC. I unfortunately have YouTube TV, and I know you guys hate it, but it will help with me be able to watch more basketball games, and especially for my local team that I grew up loving.

So I don't know if I'm this complete minority on it, but I wonder if there's other Rockets fans or other Astros fans. and whoever else that will go more towards the streaming and not so much Space City Home Network, which I wish I could have. But it's just, I'm paying too much. And just to be able to watch one team, it's compared to be able to watch multiple teams. Like, I'm a basketball nerd.

I love basketball. Yeah, but you're in a minority, though. I mean, if I took the option of people that listen to show saying I can watch 100 games, baseball games a week, but I'm only going to catch one Astros game or I get a chance to watch 100 Astro games. They're going to do that. And the same thing you would be for the Rockets. I mean,

I know that you probably appreciate a good Clippers Bucks game, but you'd be in the big-time minority in Houston, Texas on that. I for sure will. One last question. I know you brought up the Charles Barkley interview. My podcast, like I said, I listen

to you guys on the podcast whenever I can't at work. So, like at night, I'll put you guys on so I can at least listen to the rest of the episode if I don't be able to not able to listen to it live. But other than that, I'll listen to Bill Simmons all day long if I could. He has become one of my favorite, I guess, sports podcaster. And I start off from me hating him because he hated Jalen Green. If you remember those interviews, he would just blatantly say F. Jalen Green. I could not stand him.

But for some reason, the whole ringerverse. It's kind of like roped me in. I just want to know what y'all's thoughts on Bill is. Thank you for the phone call, Koso, and you're welcome to call Rota if you want to in another couple hours. I pay him no attention at all. I used to listen to the podcast a lot. I read book of basketball back in the day.

Thought it was good, not great. But I don't listen anymore. Yeah, the only time I ever see Bill Simmons is on Twitter clips, and usually there's him saying outlandish things. So when somebody has to live off of outrageous 45-second clips, i.e. Skit Bayless, I don't pay, Stephen A. Smith, I don't pay them any attention. The only podcast I really go out of my way to listen to is Zach Lowe and the Lopo. Well, it's not called the low post anymore since ESPN got rid of him. Yeah. I'm not a podcast guy in general. Unless wrestling at night, yeah. Right? That helps you go to sleep. But I will not, like, for instance, when I get in the car to go home, that's, I think a lot of people do use podcasts when they're driving.

I don't even do that. I will listen to music or I'll listen to our friends Adam and Adam on the 18. Well, that's like a podcast. I mean, in reality it is, but I support terrestrial radio because they're... That's good. I think terrestrial radio is still very important. Me too. Me too.

Very important. Please support us. But yeah, the only podcast I listen to are the wrestling podcast and that usually helps me go to sleep. You know, it's funny when I meet random people and you know, you're just chatting with friends of friends or whatever and you tell them what you do. And they're like, oh, AM radio? And I always say, yeah, it's coming back. And some people were like, oh, yeah, I heard that. So just spread the word.

Just keep doing that. Everyone you talk to, at least they'll buy in. Because people, and you tell people stuff like that, they're like, oh, you know what? Yeah, yeah, I think I read an article about that. So just always say AM radio's coming back. How much truth do you have in my statement? You can say that's not true. I could see why you think that.

Or you could say it's absolutely happening. Seven years ago, we'll just throw up reference. Okay. People were cutting the cord left and right. Mm-hmm. Meaning getting rid of the satellite, getting rid of the cable. And they said, I'm going to watch my television through packages, YouTube, Amazon, Roku, whatever. I feel like in the last 18 months, those people are going, Jesus Christ, I've just spent all this money, and I'm not getting what I want.

I'm going to have to go in there and go get the cable and the satellite after all. How many of, I don't, I think maybe people are thinking that, but I don't think a lot of people have come back. I think you have to also remember we are in a sports bubble. Yeah, that's true. And people who don't, we need eight streaming services plus cable for sports, but not everyone is a big sports fan. Yeah, I would be, I would be safe and saying probably at least 40% of our audience. If they don't watch an NBA game, not name the Rockets, they don't, they're not going to miss it. I think among your partners and or families, you can kind of get enough passwords to where you get by on stream.

I think the average non-sports-consuming family can get by with Disney Plus, Netflix, and I don't know, Prime Video or whatever. Meanwhile, my family of five, we have everything. Exactly. I have everything plus cable. Yeah. And I have DirecTV. So, yeah, because I don't want to miss anything. And as an NBA fan myself, and you are in that mix as well,

the chances of being able to watch NBA basketball, for me, this is just me being me, six days a week or seven days a week, is outstanding to me. I'm going to be able to watch whatever I want to watch when it comes, without having to buy the satellite package of every NBA game. I'm beyond excited about it. Yeah, I think it's going to be great. But I know for a fact that we're in the minority on that.

I agree. But like I said, the reason I brought this up an hour ago was that tonight's game between Kansasiting the Chargers. I mean a sexy AF, AFC West opening night, second opening night game. It's on YouTube.

Now, granted, it's free. Nobody has to pay for anything. You just put on your YouTube and you go, but it's going to take a large amount of the population you need to remember that it's on YouTube. Or if you were just at a buddy's house, at a bar, just a normal restaurant,

it would be on. Well, we'll see how many... But we don't want you watching it. We want you listening to the Astros. We're going to see an NFL PR release on Saturday about how it's unprecedented no eyeballs and

unprecedented amount of numbers and all that type of stuff and Google's going to be happy yeah because you know why YouTube's going to be happy because what Netflix did

Netflix paid $150 million for two games last year and the whole sports landscape went what are you doing and then they had record numbers had record numbers and they said let's do it again but see Netflix is such a part of Americana Ross today

that it's as easy to get the Netflix as it as anything else right I mean when you think that's the number one streaming service by far Probably, I would imagine. Yeah. And I remember I used to order DVDs in the mail off of there. I used to go to Blockbuster.

We used to back in my day, we would order a DVD. And it'd come in the mail and they called Netflix. And then they had these things called Red Box, where you could run a DVD in Cincinnati and drop it off in Miami. I miss old Netflix, though, because you could... I dropped them off. I never dropped my Red Box things off. You kept them?

And you keep them and get charged? Well, I mean, no. You get from the machine outside of the Rawreins and then you just Get your little blackups too And then next you know you just Oh you forget about it next week How can you forget about it?

Don't they have it on a credit card They charge yours or you use like a visa prepaid Oh you're scamming See? See? Oh my gosh That's hilarious You know, you're as big a criminal as Ross is about some things

You don't want to play games When you're young You don't want a parent permission You don't have to go to GameStop You know like are you 18? Oh, I'm not You gotta find ways Or you take the wrong game back

Put it in the disc Yeah Yeah You want cool boarders three So you put cool borders two Back in the package I'm disgusted by both of you You need to apologize

To those games I'm sorry I made mistakes when I was 14 I'm sorry I made one mistake in my life I'm not endorsing Okay well I'm so Hold on Weren't you cracking people in the back

With pool cues and whatnot That was as an 18 year old What? Yeah Matt was a rabble rouser Folks Don't give him a I know

I call you Mr. Miner Tom Thomas. 1115 on the Matt Thomas show at Ross. 713-212-1-2-5-7-9. If you want to say sorry for anything you did as a child, that's coming up in 15 minutes here on Sports Talk, 7-0. Astros fall yesterday to the Yankees. And now in Arlington to take on the Rangers on deck tonight at 6.30. First pitch at 705. Your host will be Ross, Villal. Brian McTaggart will be his guest from Arlington. Are we bad? Astro fans that we've not gone to a game in Arlington yet? No. Okay. Arlington sucks. You were there, right?

Yeah, I was there for 2023. I was there for Hoseau 2-Ve 3-run shot over the left field fence, barely over. It worked, though. Well, they lost a series, but... That's fine. That was another series where they didn't win any home games, right? Dusty got run. Wow.

That was a crazy game. That was the best post-game ever. I'd say even better than World Series championship. All right, so Globe Life, Field or is it Park? Which one is it? Your life will depend on the right answer. I'll go with Field.

Okay. One to ten, you say it's a seven? Okay. That's fine. It's cool. Once you get in there, it doesn't look as much as like the artist's renderings as far as like looking like a copy of Minutemipa. And I'm talking about inside. Outside, it looks like a temporary building that you would go to at school.

just nothing nothing inventive wow that's really a dynamic it looks like eye dropping it looks like a temporary construction office in the outside it looks horrible

like the thing I've been told is it looks like a barbecue pit with a, you know not one of those grills that you have a cover over yeah like a marmill or marl

okay you lift the cover and you burn a couple dogs and you eat them yep all right but yeah this is

I mean if you're them you got six chances to do you throw in the American League West leaders if you're the Rangers you gotta win I think with this few games left if you don't take four or six

I think they're done not literally done but it would severely hurt their chances yeah what is their wild card scenarios they're in it they're in the mix game and a half behind the Mariners yeah so they've got that going for them and maybe realistically the Rangers

are saying because we're so hurt maybe our prime thought should be just to get the wild card we'll see Javier did not look good so those of either are already to pencil Javier in for Game 3, the Wild Card playoffs or maybe supplant

Framber Valdez, that's not going to happen. That's okay. We got erigetti game three. Nope. Oh, what happened? Elbow inflammation. Oh, fantastic. This is not their finish your sentence. Go ahead, do it. I mean, it's not the craziest thought of it. I'm sorry. It feels like... It's not their season. It's not

their year. I just don't think... It's not their year. It's not their year. And the reason why you may say this is because you just saw a team come into the building and just beat the ball all over the yard. I mean, home run after home run after home run. But they also have the most home runs at baseball by far. I go. Congratulations to hitting your number right on the nose of Jordan Alvarez home runs. Right now, we're looking good.

Hopefully, he surpasses it. And I will always, for the rest of all eternity, be closer than you. On the number. Hang on that hat. That's fine. That's good. Yeah, I mean, what is the playoff rotation? Hunter Brown, great.

Frommel Des is a mystery box. And then you got what? But is he a mystery box, or do we know who he is? Yes, he's a mystery box. He can go out there and throw no hitter, or he can go out there and give up five runs in one inning. Yeah. I mean, that's...

How does that... How is that your second best pitcher? Hopefully he can turn it around Because even two weeks ago I'd be still defending him But it's been It's been a blow up in Detroit And then it's been I'm throwing at my catcher

So I'm a little on edge About how the future prospects Of one Framber Valdez And it's funny because we're not supposed to know What the inner workings of a guy's mental makeup is Because you're supposed to hide that on the field But he can't hide it And it's not necessarily bad

wearing your motions on your sleeve And guys go out there and they get pissed off a hundred brown jess of verlander whoever and they channel it and he's able to do like when he's on a when he's on a roll he can be on a roll and look pissed off out there it's just well if you think you can go who's your eighth inning guy oh it's Brian King I mean I I have to tell who's your seventh inning guy uh Stephen Ocurt

how we feeling like we went to mom's house hoping to have a steak and we got a casserole instead I like casseroles I was to say I like casseroles If I was anticipating steak And you got a casserole instead I'm chilling You eat it But you wouldn't be excited about it The casserole can be good

But it can also be like Great analogy man It's fantastic So the back into your bullpen We're not feeling great about Nope We don't know who The number two starter we're feeling shake about

We don't literally don't know Who your number three starter is That is accurate And the lineup has been struggled For like a month With runners in the scoring position Yes How we feeling

First place three and a half games crazy. I mean, do you, do you, I want you, I want all of you that are diehard astrophans are getting your cars this afternoon. I want you to shut the windows down. Make sure nobody hears you. I want you to scream, how in the hell are we in first place? Because it is, it's not a minor miracle. It's now an amazing miracle. It's a full-blown miracle. It's a full-blown miracle. Yeah. If Joe Espada, he's halfway to his candidacy for St. Hood. Meanwhile, he's got a pitcher who's lost his mind. He's got new. numerous injuries. He's had to deal with at least two

underperforming players in his starting lineup. He had one of his major stars miss a hundred games. Been tough. Oh, and now, by the way, before the season started, he saw one of his, he saw his best player leave, and then he saw a gold glove third basement leave. Oh, by the way, they replaced him in the nice third baseman who pulled his hamstring so hard that it's going to take a,

not a minor miracle, a regular miracle for him to return this year. Yeah. Oh, no, by the way, his super closer is now, three weeks into his rehab and still not throwing a baseball, which was no surprise. I mean, if you look at last night's lineup, it's pretty solid if everybody's up to par.

Pena, Alvarez, Altuve, Crea, Walker, Diaz. That's a good six. In 7.89 is going to be a jumbled mess. In theory, Cam Smith looks sexier on the lineup card than he actually is at the plate these days. Yep. Hazou Sanchez, I mean, he had a homer. Then you got mixes of Urias, Kertini, Dubon, Tramel.

Melton. So one through six, pretty good. But, for example, the Yankees across the field, their ninth hitter has 19 home runs. And one, yard with you, what, twice in a series, I think, or at least once. Their eighth hitter has 19 home runs. Their seventh place hitter has 20 home runs. Now, the benefit you have over them is their pit, Their defense is atrocious.

Their defense is horrible. Their manager has many screws loose. Yeah, but... And I think that's a byproduct of his team. And they're starting pitching is okay. Well, hell, the Astros pitching is just okay right now as it is. Man, if they had Garrett Cole, they'd be going back to the World Series. But they don't.

All right, it's time for you for the next half hour to apologize to someone or something. Hmm. For something that you've done. Hmm. Think about all the nasty things you've said about people on text that you thought that they think you're their friend, but really you're not their friend, like you're double crossing. What? I don't do that to people. Sounds like your toothpaste, Matt.

Matt's projecting hard on these. What a confession that was. This isn't called a confession segment. It's just saying I'm sorry. Don't you confess about something and then you're sorry about it? No, I kind of keep it to myself. Okay. 713-212-5-7-90.

If you want to apologize for anything you've done, whether you've cut somebody off, whether you left work an hour early and didn't clock out, and you're getting an extra hour's pay because you don't deserve it because you left early, or you want to apologize for a horrific sports take calling for every bench coach or hitting coach for the Astros to be fired. By the way, my guy didn't send me very many emails yesterday.

I think you sent me just one. I almost forwarded to you. Please don't. Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-21-2-5-7-90. Time for you to apologize. We'll do that next here on Sports Talk 790.

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3212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-790. Get your thoughts together? Simply come in and explain to yourself why you tell your friends and family this. I'm sorry So sorry Did know

This is a cleansing segment No other radio show in the marketplace Is going to do this Other stations in town We'll be discussing the backup Tide-in situation for the Texans We can do that Some can get into the receiving core

And the offensive line concerns Which will obviously do that But this is the half hour That makes you feel better about yourself Because once you come clean And apologize to the people that you've heard good things will happen to you. We will all forgive you and not judge you.

Well, actually, Ross may judge you, but I will not. I'm a judge-free person. You listen to yourself sometimes? I do weekdays 10 to 2. Sports Talk 7-90. I have your phones on. I need you to donate your brain to science when it's all set and done. What's they going to say?

It's going to be quite the enigma for those folks. They'll be looking at that thing going, that thing is confused. A lot of intellect on there, but it's still confusing. Yeah Yes Thank you All right

Would you like to apologize For something? You good? I'll come up with something The next couple minutes You go All right Jonathan You know

You were talking about I think about old things And I was bringing up That red box things I was like dang You know what have I done I really didn't know It was bad at the time

You should apologize The Red Box Corporation Whoever bought them But you know But I used to walk home From school all the time Right I was like a walker

Yeah And like what I would do after like middle school, like, you know, intermediate, like, five, six grade, there would always be, like, bottles everywhere, like beer bottles from people drinking all that stuff, just on, like, you know, on sidewalk, whatever or whatnot. And so I just happened to have the thigh. I'm like, you know what? If I just smashed them.

Like, where if I just started smashing them? So I started smashing them on the sidewalk and so, you know, just having fun with it until I'm like, you know what? Just I started throwing it across the street. And I would start throwing it on the street where the cars would start coming and play a game. game like oh like see if they avoided or not and I thought about it and I really want to apologize if I popped somebody's tire

because I didn't know that popped tires back then and I was just tossing them on the street like right when the car would go throw them oh so you were basically apologizing for the thought of hurting someone's vehicle I'm you know I'm pretty sure I did oh I got you all right I just want to apologize for that I don't know if I'd listen

but I was that little black guy throwing bottles like your car tires all right Well, we apologize here, but you're apologizing for your nefarious behavior as a youngster. I try to think, Ross, what did I do? Oh, I would like to apologize for the women that I used to call when I was in the sixth grade. And I would call what? Go ahead.

I would call hair salons. Because I always thought that women that cut hair were usually attracted people in general. And I was like, hey, I saw you from a distance. and I thought you were really cute. And what are you doing later? This is before caller ID. I was a big prank caller back in the day. You were?

Oh, my God, yes. What's a fake voice he put on? No. No, it wasn't a fake voice. I was a sixth grade voice. It was kind of a high-pitched voice. So I want to apologize to if I called you at a Rand Rastic Rams back in the day and told you how cute you were.

And I wanted to date you. Did that work? You ever get a date? No, did not. Oh. I also want to apologize to my fellow McDonald's employees when I was a senior in high school. When I was killing time, I was still prank calling people. I would call and say, hey, there was a big group of us coming in from this high school.

See, now this is bad. We want to order 40 quarter pounds of cheese, 20 cheese burgers, and 10 Big Macs, 60 orders of fries and 60 coax. And we'll be there to pick it up at 1130. And then you'd never show. That's correct. Oh, sorry. So I'm sorry to the variety of Houstonary McDonald's. I called did that.

See, I'm telling you, Jonathan, young Matt, you was a rebel. You didn't prank call back. That's what I did prank calling for sure. My boys have never prank called because everybody's got caller ID. You got no chance now. Yeah. And if you hide the number, they don't people don't pick up. Mm-hmm.

I did some, that's true. Or you can just, yeah, go use it, make a Google voice account or whatever. That's what I've heard. And I used to call airlines and I was asked for flights between Houston and Pittsburgh. or Houston or whatever and they would say, what's the name on the reservation? I would give them a swear words. But I do that now with my wrist,

my spam calls it called in. So I'm 53 and I'm still doing it. What's the matter with me, Ross? I'm sorry to those spam riskers again. I continue to swear at them. I thought you said you stopped, Matt. I know. I got back doing it again this week.

I mean, I guess whatever works for you, Matt. It helps me because I drive over an hour each direction each day and gives me a chance to reflect on different things. You didn't apologize for not eating brisket earlier this week. By the barbecues coming back out, and I'll be enjoying some ribs, some beans, and potato salad. And maybe I'll have a piece of brisket. You never know. No, you won't.

That's okay. Let me tell you. I've just given you Houston, Texas, two terrible things I did as a child. All right, I'm sorry to Jemir Gibbs. I had between you and Saquan Barkley and three drafts, and I went Barkley all three times. I got Jamir Gibbs going for me this week. I know. You drafted right after me, and I was between those two.

I just feel like even though Seekwon had a ton of touches and he's older, I'm scared of David Montgomery. No offense to you, Jemir. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to Houston Texans fans, and I'm not going to be a fan this year. I'm going to be an observer. Okay. Because I will be a fan once they get to the Super Bowl.

It's not happening this year. Oh, I'm sorry. Somebody asked me a question before the football started. A fantasy football question I didn't answer in time. Gio, I'm sorry. Gio, yeah, Carl Roe, we'll put you at the top of those of Rotow. I know. Well, he wanted to play George Pickens who was starting last night.

How did George Pickens do? I don't think he did anything. So, C.D. Lamb had a bunch of drops. If you have a fantasy league when drops passes, he's going to be the leader in that category. Some people are doing, I've been seeing this on Twitter. When a quarterback gets a tackle, it's worth 100 points. That's ridiculous.

I think it's kind of fun. That's kind of cool. No, it's not kind of cool. It's awful. It's cool unless you lose by it. 100 points for a quarterback tackle. I believe Dak Prescott recorded a tackle last night. So if you had Dak Prescott in that league, you're doing quite well.

All right, 713. Nobody's got any to apologize for? Look, I've been talking to you all week. long today? George Pickens had three for 30. So it's 4.5 in fantasy most places. C.D. Lamb had 7 for 110. I mean, he had some drops, but that's, that's fine.

I'll take 7 for 110. You should. I've got T. Higgins, who I thought was going to be Houston, Texas. I apologize for thinking that T. Higgins was going to be Houston, Texas. That's all right. It's a gut feeling, Matt. People lose our gut feelings all the time. But I back up, very confident for a while. I know. That's okay. It's a gut feeling. But they went and got

Christian Kirk instead. He's got a bad hamstring. Yeah, how that would be good. Apparently Adam Schepter says two weeks minimum, although the Texans might be more cautious. You got Garrett Wilson? All right. You like my team? Yes, great. Matt, please say you hate it.

A plus draft. I think you're going to win the championship. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-2-1. Let me tell you, if I win the fantasy football championship after not really wanted to be in a fantasy football, you're going to absolutely think you hate me now. You're really going to hate me soon. That's fine.

I'm back-to-back-to-back champion. I've won four of the last six. What do I care about you getting won? I need the cash, though. Well, we've been running the league since 2010. I feel bad for you. I need you to get one. I've won some money.

I've lost more. I have won a championship. I have not. And I lost because Friekin Adam Clinton had Jamar Chase go off for like 60 points in the last week. It was 50 something, but yeah. I rounded it up. Rookie Jammar Chase went off for 50.

If he didn't do that, you'd have won by like 30. I know the belt around my waist right now. But you don't. Thanks for bringing that up. I didn't mean that. You brought it up. Yeah, but I didn't do the PS from you. What?

Okay. I'll shut up. I'll shut up. It's like when you're... I mean, I got lucky last year. Let me tell you. It's like when you're fighting with your girl, your wife, and you say, I'm sorry. And she goes back and says, yeah, you should be.

Just say, you know what? Let me tell you women out there, listen to me very carefully. Yeah, but I'm not your girlfriend. Okay. You're not. But if you were, if you say you're sorry, just accept it. Don't fight it back with, yeah, you were wrong. We know, when you're sorry.

the assumption is when you apologize for something, that means you did something wrong. I don't need to bounce back. Wait, most of your sorries on this show you do are backhanded sorries. Not in this case. What if you apologize and they still have emotion towards what you do, though? Then keep it quiet. Yeah, but you got to talk it out. You got to keep talking it out because there's no time limit on how long somebody's going to be mad about something, especially when it's your lady.

So I'm saying, ladies, when your boy, meaning me, says, I'm sorry. I don't want to hear you should be. Or you were wrong. Because again, the assumption is, unless it's a flip-in, I'm sorry. Yeah. Either you mean or do you don't, and people can figure that out. It's called context. Yeah, you're cheating with your assistant.

You say you're sorry. It's not supposed to be immediately forgiven. It takes time for things to heal, Matt. Kenneth on Seven-Ani, who you apologizing for and for what? Well, I'm apologizing to Lady Cowboys fans. You know, they seem like the worst is one. And they tend to, when I get the rude and brother of the team, no matter who they play and scrunching up there, Harry, eyebrows.

I apologize for laughing every time your quarterback gets that. I apologize for giggling every time I look at it. They cut to Jerry Jones, nibbling on his fingers. And I apologize for throwing up on your carpet every time you win. You're sick and in people. I apologize. Wow. Oh, sure.

Talking about backhanded apologies. That was about 45 straight seconds of backhanded apologies. He throws up on the carpet every time you win a game? Wait, does he go to people's houses and just starts vomiting? You want to get that checked out. You know, you and I know someone that can vomit on command. You know who that is? You've told me.

Don't say it. Okay, I'll let you think about it. Craig Ackerman. Nope. John Plain. No, well, I don't know that. But the one person has admitted to me in his life, he can vomit on command. I don't know if it's really a bonus or anything.

Kevin Ashenfelder. No, please, no. Am I close? You're getting a little warmer. Okay. 713, 212, 570. Can you vomit on command? If you can, tell us how it goes for you.

He's told me, I just can't remember. I know. 713, 212-790. If you want to apologize, look, so far the apologies have been lame. I've given you more apologies about my young life than anybody else has. You should thank me for that, but you won't. 713-212-5-790 1149 on Sports Talk 790

Apparently you folks have no souls Because this is the show that gives you 30 minutes per week To apologize for the things you've done That's fine I know who you are Someone was every time when you want to call and call me fraudulent I just know who's listening to this show I don't apologize for being so scatterbrained

Sometimes and having a bad short-term memory I've used to that for the last 15 years Nothing out of the ordinary in that you It'd have been easier for you to apologize like in week six of the show. It affected, yeah, it affected me even on my road trip. Like, I forgot a phone charger and a pillow that I brought in a hotel room. I just always, man, can I give you, I'm sorry?

Can I give you a little key to success? What? Whenever you stay at a hotel, ask for a phone charger because usually people will leave them. That's one of the things that are left more often than not. You steal fold chargers from hotels? I left one. That's what I'm saying, I'm not, I'm not stealing and I'm taking one that was left. Okay.

There's a difference. Yeah. And always, of course, when you're leaving the hotel room, do one final round. And I was like, all right, I had to go. I needed to be at Carlsbad by the time my tour was booked. So I left in a rush and I forgot my pillow. But anyways, we're going to talk about something in the news at noon. I had to tell Matt, like, hey, you have to remind me to talk about it.

Because I will forget. I know you will. So I'm sorry. Yeah, that's fine. I don't know. I guess I'm trying to be better. How much of a tip did you leave in the hotel room? Oh, that one?

I think I didn't leave any. Normally, I think I left five bucks at the Maladay Manick Express. And then a lodge I stayed at. I thought it was overpriced. So I didn't leave any. Is that wrong? I need a ruling from you. Yesterday I was at a high-end hotel.

Uh-huh. And the valet was a little late getting my car. The car was there, but I couldn't find anybody to give it. I had a $5 tip for him. I reduced it down to $2. Was it his fault? Well, I mean, it's his lot. I'm sure he controls who.

I mean, I guess that sounds reasonable. And I should have tipped the people, but there was a bunch of it. There was like $40 in administrative fees. To your hotel room? For this lodge, yeah. Well, did you go through Thomas Sports Travel? No, I went to, it was an independent lodge. I went through their website.

I got you. Okay. Thomas Sports Travel. I should have left the tip, though. Don't. You know what, I'm sorry. I should have looked because it's not. that person's fault.

I'm sorry. But what is that? I mean, if somebody is going... No, wait, I did tip her, too. Never mind. If you're living $5. I think I didn't want to, but I ended up doing it. I didn't mean that.

But the first place that, yeah, the Carl's Bad Inn, whoever works the Carl's Bad Inn, I left in a rush, I forgot. I'm sorry. And, well, you got a pillow out of the deal. Do you think they took that pillow? It's a real nice...

It's one of those nice Amazon, like, uh, hotel-style pillows. Wow. Yeah. You are absent-minded. Yeah. Scattered rain. So I didn't have a pillow to sleep in my tent.

So I had to go to Ramley Roller. And I had to buy a pillow there. You went to Ramley Roller? Yeah. They had pillows for a dollar there? Actually, I want to tell you. Now, maybe the pillow breaks down over time. It was a nice pillow.

I was like, hey, this is. For a dollar? For six bucks. Oh, for $6? For $6. It was nice. So they should call it Ramley $6. Well.

So sorry. I'm just saying, if you're in a pin, inch and you need a pillow that's going to last you a couple nights. Ramley Roller got the six. Now, I didn't go for the deluxe $10 model. They had a, they had a, they had a, I start calling you the big spender. Exactly.

They had a $4 pillow that was basically just looked like cotton stuffing. The $6 one was nice. So I didn't go with the deluxe Ramley Roller pillow. That's so funny. $10 a little steep for me. For two nights. There is not another radio show the market. plates, it's going to give you pillow talk.

Oh, that's actually a great. Pillow Talk 790. I have another, I have a dumb question for you. What exactly is pillow talk? That's after post-coital? No, pillow talk is just intimate talk regardless of there's sexual activity or not. Oh, okay. See, I'm just

asking. I don't know, I don't ever, I mean, I kind of get the sphere of what it's about, but I don't get what it is. Now, sometimes pillow talk can lead into sexual activity. Okay. But most times it doesn't necessarily, they're not, it's not an if-then statement. I thought a pillow talk was after.

Like, for instance, if you and I are sharing a room. Go ahead. And we're talking about something very personal. You and I could, you and I could, we could pillow talk. Even though we're not sexually attracted to each other, even though both you and I are heterosexual. Believe it. Thank you for playing believe it. Not that there's anything wrong with the alternative.

There's not. I don't judge. but males can have pillow talk among as long as it's in the bedroom now we're not pillow talking in the car okay so what makes it no we have to be in bed together

this says intimate conversation in bed okay then maybe even though I'm not pillow talking with you okay then we've never had pillow talk it's like role play and stuff no role it's not it's exactly not what it is

it's an intimate conversation it's like how are you feeling about me sharing dreams memories, desires, fears, and daily thoughts. Desires. Yes. How about this? Where's our relationship going?

Do you love me? Are you sexually attracted to me? Do I look fat? That kind of pillow talk. Do you look fat as pillow talk? At night it is. Relaxed, intimate conversation that can conture between, oh, look, see? Wiki says after sexual activity.

So I was, by that definition, I was correct. No, no, no, you can have pillow talk after sex, but usually I don't think it's a requirement. Well, it's the Wikipedia definition. Relaxed, intimate conversation. Oh, it says that can occur between partners after sex. Okay. Trust me on these things. Usually accompanied by cuddling, caresses, kissing.

We did not do any of this bat. We did not. Physical intimacy. We might have fist bump, but that's about as far as it gets. You go butt-to-butt pillow in between. Might a fist what? Pumped. Bumped.

Not pumped. Pumped. This is where we don't have people calling him. I'm sorry. This is where the show goes, and I apologize. This is why we're not very successful. We're doing great, actually. No, we're not.

we're doing terrible. I'm doing great for this month and I hope it's next. Oh, we are doing great this month. There are the people going on. There are people like, hey, are we worried about the Rams defensive line? We should be doing more of that. It is often associated with honesty, sexual afterglow, and bonding. Thank God this segment's almost over.

Last chance here. Oh, everybody stands on the phone here. Hello, Stan. I'm sorry that everybody had to listen to that last conversation about pillow talk. Yeah. This is why you're not Mr. Texas.

Oh. You know what? Stop your ass up. I am, you know what? I'm Mr. Texas for writing reasons. We've been almost two hours of the show. It hasn't come up how you're the worst candidate for Mr.

Texas ever. I'm trying to be nice. I'm sorry. Guess where I'm going tonight. I don't know. Brenham, Texas. What does that have to do with any? I've been to Brenham, too.

It doesn't qualify to be Mr. Texas. I'm going to enjoy being in Brennum. I'm going to get some Bluebell. I'm going to get some Bluebell. Let's go get some Listeria. Let's have a good time. I'm going to watch my daughter place.

Well, I don't know if they're a sponsor of ours, but they're certainly on the Astros. And I'm going to enjoy the community that is Brenham, Texas. Because I'm a man that travels. Yeah, I travel the state. I'm traveling to Brenham. Mr. Texas out there on those highway six streets. Not enjoying enchiladas, brisket, or Dr. Pepper. Yeah.

My food choice does not make my road choice any different. Oh, Texas and food aren't synonymous? No, there are byproducts of them, but not synonymous. I'm atlanta. All right. Let's wake the strippers up. Please. We're going to get our Friday opening.

We've got the news at noon, which will include an update on an astro rare occurrence in the ninth inning. Please remind me. I'm sorry. There's your hint. Dr. Roto in one hour to get your fantasy football in one half hour, Ross, Jonathan, myself will give you our NFL predictions for the season. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. 12. Oh, three in H-town.

This is the third hour of the Matt Thomas Show and Ross. Sports Talk, 790. That's a good bit right there. So cocky now. That's a good bit there. God, I hope you lose. I don't think I'm... How is Kyle Tucker's calf?

I think it's triveled in half. Half, you get the half-calf? That's not good. Mm-mm-mm. Oh, he's not starting today. The team is hopeful he'll play sometime this weekend could be at DH. Six years, $117 million. I don't know.

No, you're going to get three. Your only option is a Breggman-style opt-out deal. With opt-outs. By the way, it looks like Breggman's going to get an opt-out and get that original 7-200 is what people are thinking about his future. So he got it. He just got it a year later. And maybe Kyle Tucker will be in that situation, too,

which means I will win. You also said he wasn't going to opt-out, Breggman. But we didn't have a bet on that. No, it was a good feeling, though. All right. 126, time now for the news at noon. And we've got the James Brown of, not the singer James Brown,

the broadcaster James Brown of Houston Sports. Here's Ross Fillerna. Well, the New York Yankees who are getting up on the Astros like a sex machine as they were hitting a lot of home runs in route to an 8 to 4 victory as Carlos Rodone was out of sight.

Six innings of three hits, one earned run, a couple of walks, and three strikeouts. Unfortunately, it was big payback for the Yankees as they won the series against Eust and Astros, who could not come up in clutch situations. They were won 4-Eleven with runners in scoring position.

So another bad Outing in that facet of the game As you had Astros fans saying Please, please, please Can you get some more hits with runners in scoring position? Okay, I'm impressed so far Can you do this through your next two stories though? I don't think so

Continue on All right, you're down and you got two stories left You got Taylor Tremal, you get the Eagles and the Cowboys Yes And we can do Steve Balmer if you want to. Okay. Go ahead.

Well, Christian Javier, four in a third innings, four and runs given up. But thankfully, Enel Delos Santos came in next and said, it's a man's world. And he was a man. As he recorded five outs for the Astros out of the bullpen. This is such a stretch now. What do you want me to do? But a big controversy, Matt, in the game was the umpires confiscating a, bat used by Taylor Trammell in the ninth inning. He hit a double off a reliever David Bednar.

And Aaron Boone came out and talked to the umpires. Apparently he thought that something was going on with that bat. As Aaron Boone said, get up off of that thing. And the umpires took Taylor Tramel's bat, but now according to a report from Matt Kawahara. See, I always do this. Matt, Kawahara. Yes. Kawa. everything apparently kosher a major league baseball has looked at the bat and decided that there was nothing as far as any broken rules going on there i'm trying to look for the exact phrasing here as i stall out but mobis spout's person on the bat says multicolored bats are only permitted if the color transition occurs at the 18 in march from the knob therefore the bat does not confirm firm to the bat supplier regulations and should not be allowed. But they did inspect the bat and determine the bat did not give the batter an advantage. Umpires correctly treated the bat last night like an impermissible glove color or design and told the player that he was no longer permitted to use the bat. Is there a part of you that thinks it's like they're doing this with Taylor Tremel?

I mean, there's way worse dudes that are committing way worse offenses than Taylor Tremel would be doing. Eh, well, it was the wrong color. Aaron Boone, you know, was trying to stir something up. Like I said, the Astros were getting a little momentum. They had runners on second, third, with no-out. And Aaron Boone wanted to go ahead and make a whole ordeal. I think it was gamesmanship on the part of Aaron Booth, if you asked me. And a chance to delay the game a little bit.

And it worked out well, because the next two batters struck out and ended the game. Yes. As you mentioned, Matt, or what was the second thing you wanted to talk about? How about the Dallas Cowboys losing to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night football? It was a gangbuster start. the points were getting scored like a pinball machine in the first half it was 20 to 21 but only three points scored in the second half there also was a second half lightning delay jalen hurts and the philadelphia eagles coming up with the big victory despite seven catches for 110 yards from cd lamb he did have a couple of big catches uh i'm sorry a big drops in this one and he was not able to take And get on the good foot and get the Cowboys victory. If I'm Dallas, I'm encouraged, I think.

CD's not going to make those same drops. Jalen Hertz is a special player. Game was in Philadelphia. There was delay. I mean, obviously the betting public didn't think there'd be much of a chance for the Cowboys stay close. I don't feel terrible about this loss of them then. Yeah.

Well, it is what it is. And what do you want? The latest on the Steve Balmer thing? If you have anything. Steve Balmer says that they have always done the right thing. He said he would want the league to investigate if another owner and team were accused of circumventing the salary cap, as the Clippers were by Pablo Torrey.

Of course, we know that Mark Cuban has Steve Balmer's back. Also, interestingly enough, according to Pablo Torre, another reporting outlet, I believe it is the Boston Sports Journal. I can confirm that in a bit. says they discovered another $20 million that went to Kauai Leonard from this aspiration company that adds up to $48 million

gone to Kauai Leonard. Steve Ballmer's investment in aspiration was $50 million. We do gut feelings on Tuesday. What does your gut tell you, even though we're on a Friday, Do you think that the excuse, the explanation from Balmer is legit that Mark

Cubans got his back? Or do you think that this is a massive cover-up that Pablo Tori found out about? I gave you my gut feeling when it happened and I'm sticking with it. They paid him illegally, but they covered their ass enough that they will be able to say in a court of law,

they will be able to have plausible deniability. They will be able to deny culpability. enough with their ass covered enough that it won't be provable and then we'll go from Okay, so this can be much to do about nothing. So Palo Tori spent seven months

investigating this for nothing. I think they did it, but I also think they probably did enough to cover their tracks. I don't think Steve Ballmer stupid. All right. One Texans note, offensive guard Ed Ingram, who I think if I asked 90% of our audience who at Ingram is, they'd be like, I don't know who that is. Yeah, is the tight end with the Jaguars? Now he's in the Broncos.

No, he's an offensive guard for the Texans. Oh, did take part in the media viewing portion of practice today. Wex is there. God, Wex goes over there a lot. That's good. Texans, Wex. Somebody's got to be over there. Listed as limited yesterday. No Braxton Barrios or Christian Kirk. They have not practiced this week due to hamstring injuries. And Adam Schifter said that Christian Kirk probably out this week and probably out next week

when the Texans take on the Buccaneers on the Monday-night opener. What? Well, I said he's going to go over 650 yards. Oh, you're worried about that? Yeah. No, I mean, he'd worry about it to be part of the team. But also, one of the reasons that he was available is because Christian Kirk has had a history of injuries. Yeah.

And well, he's got one. I mean, how do you not shake that injury prone injury plague thing when you are not available for the first, at least week, maybe two weeks this season? It's difficult to do it. And real quick, there is a betting website that says the state of Texas has picked a team to win the Super Bowl more than anybody else. Chiefs? The Texas, state of Texas picked the Texans to win the Super Bowl. I'm sure why not. The bills have 11 states.

That would include Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming. Who do we pick? Texans. No, who do we pick on the show? We'll find out at 1230. That's what we call forward T's, my friends. NFL, what song we're going with? It's a good old-fashioned NFL high music.

I like the NFL beds. For some reason, you don't, but I like it. It's okay. I like the primetime bed. beds too. Chris Berman, Tom Jackson. Okay. We'll do that with primetime bed at 1230. If you want to join us right now,

you may do so. 713-212-7-90. 7-1-3-21-5-7-90. Our NFL season predictions coming up in 15 minutes here on 7-90. 1220 on Sports Talk, 7-90. Matt Ross with you, we will have our NFL predictions coming up in about 10 minutes if you want to join us before that. It is on anything goes Friday. Astros at Rangers tonight.

We've got Kansas City and Chiefs, I mean, and the Chargers in Brazil. Yeah. We have Chargers fan number one in the building, too. Who's that? We're breaking down for us, big fella. What you got tonight? I can't break it down. I can't break it.

Well, I mean, then you can't be number one fan then. Ross told me that. I'm just a charged fan. And now go Chargers, go. Let's go, baby. It was funny. We had our guy on, from, Los Angeles yesterday. He's like, yeah, it's Lakers one, Dodgers two.

Rams and USC tied for third. And everybody else is like a distant 19th. Poor Chargers. They're homeless. Man, imagine if you are a sportscaster and you love the Angels, you'd be out of work. You can't do a deep dive on Angels baseball. Imagine being, I mean, if you are the bastard SEPt. They've got multiple teams in that town

that nobody cares about. You think there's somebody out there that's an Angels, Clippers, Chargers fan? Yes, my name is Greg Jones, and we're here to talk more Angels baseball than anybody else in a marketplace. You want a Chargers breakdown? Listen right here. You want to run down on what's going on with the ducks?

Come on win. You know what you could call it the Stepchild podcast? You could be like, hey, let's go into some UC Irvine Anteater talk. It's the LA Black Sheep podcast. We talk all things, angels, clippers, and chargers. And honestly, when you watch us... Six listeners. When you watch the sports cast in LA, all they do is run highlights.

They don't have time to do interviews because you've got so many teams to talk about. And they feel like it's their responsibility. I mean, there's two hockey teams, two basketball, two baseball, two football. And they have to get to the latest 17 murders that just happened. It is true. We're all in the local news. If it bleeds, it leads. That's right.

That's right. But I mean, my buddy, John Ireland, who's the voice of the Lakers, he's like, yeah. Oh, Jean Ireland. We talk Lakers. He's the voice of who now? The Lakers. Oh, the voice of the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James, quite a nice young fellow.

How ironic the big rival is the Boston Celtics. All right, I'm sorry. You know what, I'm sorry. That's my 1130. I'm sorry. I wanted to get into some Ed Ingram talk here and you're distracting. Sorry, go ahead. Ed Ingram talk.

No, no. But yeah, it's like, the only things we neglect here in Houston, we don't talk about the soccer team because it's, first of all, it's not good. and nobody cares. We don't get into Rice ever or HBO. And frankly, as much as I'd like to talk about the Cougars, we don't get into a deep dive on that very often.

Well, we talk more Cougars basketball. You know why? They've been very good. Yep. I think I saw a top 25 from somebody respected in the journalism world. Had them second, I think, behind... I thought they're going to be consensus. I don't think it's consensus.

Who was... Oh, it was third. It was going to be Florida two. maybe Duke won maybe? I don't know. But, I mean, we're in those conversations, which is nice. All right. As far as Sunday's game is concerned.

So let's run through a few scenarios on this. If you don't have Christian Kirk, not that Berrios was a huge loss on that. I mean, he was going to be a special team's guy primarily anyway. I said this to tell the truth. I really believe that CJ is going to have to win the game with his arm, especially if what you and I agree on is that Nick Chubb's going to be okay for a back, but he's not going to be a heavy lifter.

I'm not expecting any explosive runs from Nick Chubb. Annie. Is this the last gasp ever for Damien Pierce to be a full-time legit running back in the NFL? Because if you can't beat out, you're in your third year, right? Third or fourth year? I think it's third. No, maybe fourth. He had the breakout.

Then he had the set. that back. And then it's fourth year. And the mixing came. Yeah. This is fourth year. If you can't beat out

Good God. Multiple injured Nick Chubb. What does that say about your future as a running back in the league? Yeah. Well, they can't. With Bobby Slowick came and he was more of his own scheme and stuff like that. And he's better at angle blocking gap scheme,

whatever we want to call it. So I don't know. Nick Cayley has apparently said he's going to do a hybrid. So we'll see. I'm not super optimistic. Now, there's no reason to be. Now, do Texas fans blame the offensive line coach as many as often as Astro fans blend the hitting coach? Hmm.

I don't know. Maybe? No, I think it's more coordinators. You just bring the coordinators. The coordinating coach is kind of the offensive coordinator. Right. Right. That's right. Hitting coaches are doing a great job with Yordon Alvarez, by the way.

He got his OPS up like 150. points in like two games. He's just, I, I, you know what, it's funny. He,

it's not really funny. It's, he's a, he's a game changer. He's such a, he scares that, he should scare the hell of it everybody.

And he does. I mean, which means if you're, if you're in front of him, you should get pitches to hit. Uh, let's see, he's hitting 500 with a 1380 OPS

in the nine games. That's only with two home runs. too. Yeah. He's getting on base. I mean, he's getting on base better than 50% of the time, correct? Yeah, his OPS went from 646 to 8-11 and 9 games. Well, the sample size is small, but he's still a bad man. Yeah. He is what the Astros needed for a long period of time. And unfortunately, it's not too little too late because there's still going to be meaningful games coming up. Yeah, they're still in first place. But it hasn't necessarily translated into the team being any more potent. offensively. He's done it by himself. Yeah. With him. He's been knocked. He's been good. Now it's been him. But it hasn't like a Christian

Walker's like, I'm gonna beat you. He's getting on base at a ton. Love that Espada continues to bat him second. I like it. I think you're still in a good spot. We segued from the Texans of the Astros effortlessly. I don't know how we did that. We were also talking Cougars basketball. Were you talking about Jeff Borizello at ESPN? He's got them number three. Yeah, who's number one and two. Purdue and then Florida. Florida Gators.

Raining National Champion. Florida didn't even deserve it. They don't even like basketball in Florida. Yeah, but y'all didn't deserve to be Duke.

So, that was a genius play. Tomato. That was just a choke job. Okay, maybe so. But that's okay. I mean, that happens in the tournament.

I know. It's hard to win in the tournament. Yeah, I know. Sometimes, like, you can make seven final fours and not win one. That's tough. I know.

There's always time for an eighth, though. There's always next year. And I believe it's in Indianapolis. I'm scrolling. I don't see the longhorns in this top twice. Why aren't you all there? Usually overrated by the start of the season, so give it time. All right, we are your home for Texas basketball.

We are. I dare you to listen to one game this year. I, well, I don't often listen. What if I'm on the car? But I watch more games than I should, honestly. I know. It's like you're, it's like your cryptic. It is.

All right. It's time to yell at the screen for two hours. Let's go. Ladies and gentlemen, we need you to sit back, get your notepads out, and listen to our great predictions. We will give the predictions of all the division winners in the AFC, the NFC, the NFC, the Wild Card, and we'll tell you who this is going to play in the Super Bowl, and we'll also give you the Texan's record. Is that all fair? Yep. I got four years of history of picks here.

We don't have to go through it, but I'm just saying. What was last year's Super Bowl for us? When we come back, I'll tell you. 12-20. I close the tab. Sports Talk 790. This better than equal to or less than the Fox NFL theme for football. Ooh.

I'm going to say less than slightly. It's close. I love these songs. I just remind me of watching football as a kid. This is a great highlight bed, but the general thing you hear that are done, you know the game's about to get on. That's true. But you know what?

Fine. I'll go unpopular opinion. This is better. It's got a lot more going on. You're just wrong. Dada, dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. Yeah, three-year-old can write that.

All right, turn this down for a second. You got the clas coming in. You got the Fox NFL theme. We're going to fire. We're going to have the debate right now. No, I just said unpopular opinion, and I'm okay with that. Okay, but I'm right. You may be right.

What is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular, Matt. Huh? All right. That's a little chiasmus for you. I don't put that on my stuff No, that's a spice I don't use. Too spicy. Chiasmus?

All right. Here we go. Fox NFL theme. This will get you ready for the start of the season, right? As soon as he plays it in three, two, and maybe. It might be. It's probably in the system. It's got to be the system.

He's fine in it. He's looking. And follow me on Instagram at SportsMT. And on Twitter. You know, follow me on Instagram. I just recently posted my, sad NFL music. What is this?

Come on. Yeah. Oh, this is good. Yeah. This is better than. Like I said, this is like a five-year-old can write this.

I'm not worried about who's writing. I'm more about who's the jam. All right, here we go. Gentlemen, AFC East champion. Jonathan, you get to go first. Or he's answering a phone. Roscoe.

AFC East. Going chalk. Go on chalk. Buffalo. bills. You write these down. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Yeah, go ahead. All right, I will take the bills as well. Oh, last year we went NFC first.

I had to try and ting things. I had bills at AFC as well. AFC North. I will go Ravens. Ravens for me? Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's got to be the Ravens. I'm sorry, who did Jonathan say? Bills. Ravens.

Any of the bills as well, yep. So we're chalking all these. We're taking all the favorites. AFC West, gentlemen. Chiefs. Yeah, we got to chalk that one too. Chiefs. Jonathan? AFC South?

No. What are you going to do on the AFC West first? Chargers. Oh, Jesus. Come on, Elwood. Come on, come on. Go, Chargers, go. AFC South.

Jonathan. Texans. Texans for me. Houston, Texans. Houston, Texans. AFC South champs three years in a row, Brian. Let's go. Wild cards.

You ready? No. I'm going first. Okay. Three wild cards. Chargers. Broncos. Bengals.

These are all favorites. I apologize, Houston. I couldn't come to anything creative on that front. Man, AFC's frigging tough. Yeah. I had Broncos as one of the ones. wild cards. Okay.

I'm still debating on these us too. Broncos. Somebody's going to surprise, though. You're looking to find somebody to surprise. Okay. Broncos. Bingles. Okay.

That's the same two with me. Dolphins. Ooh, okay. That's fair. I'm taking Tennessee. I know it's a wild one. And then I want to go bears. The bears are in the NFC.

So that won't work particularly well. Today, while we're young. That's fine. I'll come back to it. I'll come back to it. He's holding off on his third one card. Let me write down. Yours is right.

Pull up the NFL standings, 2024. I'm sorry. Yours were Denver, Cincinnati, and who? The Bengals. Oh, Denver Chargers. Okay. Okay. He went Tennessee.

It's getting wild with it. Tennessee? Yeah, that's just... Hey, he's off... I like, him work. He has off chalk picks have kind of worked. That's just an ill-informed use. Tennessee's not going to have.

All right, NFC, let's go. NFC East Champions belong to the Philadelphia Eagles. Yeah, that's easy. I'll go with the Eagles. Just for the final one, commanders. That's not crazy. That's not crazy. I like that.

NFC North. The debate, really? Yeah, I mean, the Lions lost both. They're coordinators. That just doesn't a great sign. Packers just got an elite defensive player. I'm doing Packers. What's up?

Wow. Come at your boy. I'll let you boy. I'm going to go Packers 2. Okay, I'm sticking with lines. I'm not. All right. NFC South belongs to the Buccaneers.

NFC West. Hold on. We got to get ourselves. I forgot about you. I had Falcons for South. Man, I was trying to go outside the box. I was going to say Falcons 2. Write it down.

Robinson is just, you know, he's a dog. So, I mean, it's not like it's a. Okay. Bajon. I just said Robinson as well. I don't know. Make sure I say it. Don't say Bijon.

It's Bejohn. All right. Okay. Falcons. Falcons. And Matt, you went chalk. Chaconaires. I went the chuckingeers.

NFC West. It belongs to the Los Angeles Rams. It's a tough one. I'm going to say Niners bounce back. Okay. Dang, Ross. You got the same. I'm going Niners as well.

This is not making me feel good. This is not making me feel good at all. I got a good NFL knowledge. Okay. Hold on. No, you just picked the bears to be an AFC wild cards. I was thinking. I was thinking of it.

We know, we know. You said Rams, Matthew? Rams in the West, yes. The wild cards belong to the commanders. It belongs to the Lions. And my third wild card in a complete stunner will be the Atlanta Falcons. Not a complete stung. I like that.

I'm going to go with the Lions. The commander. and the Cowboys. The Super Bowl this year. Hold on, what about him? Oh, does he know which teams are in which league? I got Bears, Vikings. Vikings?

Yeah, for what called? Just let them be. I'm sorry. Go ahead. No, it's okay, no, because they don't know what's right either, guys. The whole time, I can be completely right right now. You could. If you say Saskatchew, we're going to fire you.

Bears, and then Cowboys. Vikings and Cowboys. Gentlemen, the Super Bowl 60 will be played in San Francisco. There will be two East Coast teams there. The Philadelphia Eagles will be taking on the

Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl 60 in San Francisco, Santa Clara, California. And the winner of that game. Hold on, we got to make our picks. You keep jumping us again. Well, saying, all right, go on. I'm going with

Ravens. Okay. Versus Commanders. Commanders make it from the wildcard. So you're talking about an all-Mid Atlantic Super Bowl. All right. Jonathan, your two teams are?

It's a blood feud. Now, Jonathan, one team from the AFC pays the Super Bowl. Ravens and Lions. Ravens and Lions, not terrible. The Super Bowl champions for the first time ever will be the Buffalo Bills. I can see that.

This is Josh Allen's year. Going in all on Josh Island, okay. Yep. I think the Ravens are a more complete team, even though they did lose them last year in the playoffs. I mean, Mark Andrews had some fumbles and drops. They were on the road. So I'm sticking with the Ravens,

and I'm sticking with the Ravens to win it all. Lamar Jackson finally. Gets it done. Lamar Jackson, this is his last chance, in my opinion. He's got to bring it in, and this is his year. Now, why is it his last chance, though? You got Mahomes, you got Hertz, you got Almond.

You got Herbert and you want to say you're the top quarterback and you're the complete MVP and you can't get past these guys? Well, he's 20 years old. He's got time. Now, his team don't have time. You can say that. I mean, because Derek Kennedy's getting older. All right. Well, I pick last year you had the Bengals winning at all.

I had the Chiefs winning at all. By the way, the Bengals were a great December team just for the record. They were. You had the Bengals winning at all. had the Chiefs winning at all, and former producer, Connor McGovern, had the Niners winning at all. Two years ago, you had the Jaguars winning at all?

You know, they don't call me Mr. Football. They call me Texans insider, though. I had Baltimore. You are, you are, you have been on Lamar Jackson's jock for a long time. I picked the Chiefs last year. Oh, it's jock. Oh, the two-time MVP and should have won the MVP last year. And he had 40 touchdowns and four picks.

How was this postseason? Talk to me. Again, Mark Andrews. Mark Andrews was dropping everything and fumbling. But he wasn't great. I think he turned the ball over a couple times in that game. Last year, he threw 41 touchdowns and had four picks. And he was available on Radio Row.

You're just a hater, but... He's better than Josh Allen. What's up? 10 and 7 for the Texans, and they will once again lose a divisional way out playoff game. They will not make it to the AFC championship. Say again? 10 and 7, divisional playoff loss.

That sounds about right. What do you got? Same thing? 10 and 7 out in the divisional round. It feels right. I don't know what other. You know what? All right. Go ahead, Bel Air.

Let's get one more, baby. Here we go, Barry on top. Battle of 11 and 6. Out in the division round. Oh, geez. You're really going to sell me against something. I got him an extra win. Jonathan, what's the record you got?

I had 9 and 8 back here. 9 and 8. And that's a winning the division, yes or no. Are you have the Jack? Who do you have one of the AMC South? Texans, right? They still win. Okay, so you said 9 and 8?

Yeah, they still win the division though. Okay, Texans season result. I don't normally have a category for that whole long. Out in division. We all agree on that? All in the division around. They win the wild card. And they play at 3.30 on a Saturday.

At home against either the bingles or the Chargers. Or Broncos. And that was our NFL picks for 2025. Have you all written them down? Have you memorized them? Yeah. Little note here, Jonathan, just not to worry about your future at all, but the last four years we've done this,

we've had four different... See, I told you not to say this. It's too big. We've had four different producers. Tell us their predictions. Will you be back next year, Jonathan? Jonathan, will you be back here to brag about your selections? Just remember.

Just remember if Frankie's ready to go in case you want to leave. I know. I've got him prepared. He's good for y'all. Okay. So we had Spitgate in the Dallas-Fil-Lafie game yesterday. Rossi, what's the appropriate punishment for that? Is that a one-game suspension on top of that? He was ejected from the game, correct?

Yes, he was. That's good. He has a quote, by the way. We're talking about Jalen Carter. There was a Black Bear on the golf course? Sorry. It was a mistake that happened on my side, and it just won't happen again. I feel bad for my teammates and the fans out there.

I'm going to do it for them, not being able to start the game, even finish the game. It effed me up, but we're going to get better. It won't happen again. I can make that promise. Yeah, you got ejected for the game. What do we need more than that? I don't know. I'm just, is that plenty?

I think it's plenty. It's football, man. Let's go. Yeah, they're not choir boys. They never have been. No. But, man, it's funny. When you put the saliva out there,

it's, there's a, it gets quite charged in the mirror, on those sports streets. Well, spitting on people, someone. is very high level of disrespect. That's what I'm saying. I mean, that's why I'm saying.

It's one thing if you pushed him or tried to head butt him. Yeah, but ejecting bodily fluids onto somebody is that's not good, Matt. So let me ask you this. If I spat on you right now and I got asked to leave the office, you're saying that's plenty. Oh, you'd be choked out before you got asked to leave. By who? I don't think I've ever spent on somebody. I mean, I've taken a lot of disrespect from you over the years.

everybody has their limits. I wouldn't do that to you. I don't think I would. I mean, I've known you for 15. I haven't done it yet in 15 years. What's the maddest in an extended extended period of time

we've ever gotten at each other? It's been very limited. Less than a day. Yeah. I mean, we argue about the Stevie Wonder thing, but I don't really. It's like,

now we're going to come to blows over how wrong you are. The Stevie Wonder thing. Oh, no, I'm not going to leave. I'm literally going to leave the room. I don't want to hear it. Do you think he's like,

not blind or what? What did you say? Some people think he can see. He can see. Yeah, he can see it. I'm going to do this diplomatically. Can I give you my version first? No. Let me do some preface.

I'm going to give all. I'm going to lay out only facts. And then Matt can do whatever he wants. Man, what was it, Matt? At this point, Matt, it was almost 10 years ago at this point? Yeah, it's got me 10 years, yeah. Matt and I and some others got some tickets to the Stevie Wonder concert at the Toyota Center. It was the songs in the Key of Life tour from Stevie Wonder.

He played a concert and Matt did not like the concert. he and Adam Clanton and some others were complaining about the concert. They left and I stayed there by myself. I enjoyed the concert. They did not. Here comes the preface. First of all, I'm a huge Stevie Wonder fan. Okay?

That's number one. Number two, the concert started about an hour and a half later than it was supposed to. I don't think that's accurate. This is, this is, I don't think that's accurate. Okay. I'm spitting facts here. No, you're not. Number three, he wasted his time with a,

bunch of needless conversation and then stay with me on this and then he did the hey I'm going to make some noises you make some noises back I'll give you an example he would go hmm damn damn da and then we're all supposed to go hmm damn da

that way the weekend was doing that at the NRG Stadium but he didn't again wait it's almost kid in life is isn't she lovely and everything right that's one of the greatest albums of all time it's literally literally I'm talking about I'm trying to see the picture Apple Music named it like one of the top five album of all time.

A terrific album. But it was, we're about three hours into the concert before something relevant came up there. So me and Adam and his buddy Dustin, my buddy Dustin, we left. We said we're getting the hell out of here. And we made the right decision because you can only stick around so long to hear

and then we have to go, he was singing back and forth with his daughter for one interlude. And we don't need that. We didn't be here. Isn't she loves? Superstition. Superstition wasn't played, but I don't think we're not to the end.

If you're Stevie, if you're Stevie F. Wondering, you play superstition at your concert. That's like Billy Joel not playing piano, man. See, Jonathan, I'm trying to stay calm. Don't stay calm. Don't stay calm. I can see how this conversation went. It's the songs in the Key of Life tour. It's the songs we

so he played songs in the key of life the album. You should have known that. It's songs that we gave a blank about and that there's a bunch of songs on there and we don't care about. Unless you are lacking any sort of brain activity, you should know that at the songs of the Key of Life tour, he's playing songs of the Key of Life. He's playing the album.

God. What's wrong with like Village Goodland? What's going on with that? That's a great song. It's a great song. As another star, Sir Duke, I wish. All right, so Matt was, Matt wanted a concert and didn't want to waste his time doing anything else.

He wanted to hear the songs from Stevie Wonder. Correct. Because again, the concert started so, so late to begin with. Yeah, he said, dance, Stevie Wonder, played the hits. want to hear and if you don't I'm leaving and that's what happened so we left so from your time management like from what do you think happened like what

I thought it was I mean obviously not every single song on the album is a hit but they're good songs he played long instrumental jams I love a long instrumental jams he played a lot of the hits and then also at the very end he went into this character he called DJ Tick Tick Boom or something

like that and he played a bunch of his hits he played a medley of all his biggest hits at the end Yeah, it was like 1.15 in the morning. I'm not waiting for that. It wasn't, no. See, he left. Matt left and then I stayed there. They ditched me by myself, which is fine, because I had a much better time by myself. Adam Clanton made sure he had his photo shoot. I had to watch him in the back of his head taking photos of himself for about a half hour for his photo shoot. Then he didn't like the concert and left with Matt Thomas. And finally, when the whiner's left, I had a great time. Hold on.

I got some collars. My girl, Killabee, if you're listening, I'm back in for that. I love you. Vince, what you got, Vince? Hey, I was at that concert, and I thought it was the second best concert I ever went to my life.

It did not start an hour and a half late. That is not actually correct. What else tonight? Nothing. I don't care. Get him, Vince. I had never seen. I had never seen, hold on.

I've never seen a audience that was, so captivated by what they were seeing. Oh, yeah. Including that 45-minute DJ, whatever he called himself at the end, which was just to me, he was on stage by himself, just playing his greatest hits. He had a full symphony with them, string section. A full band. He was great.

Come on. Come on. Come on. Then we had to go, bavadu-bap, ba-paw. No, get to the damn song. Stop wasting my time. Brent, you're on seven on a hello, Brent. Hello, gentlemen, pleasure being on the air with you guys, love the show.

I was at the concert as well, 2015. Coincidentally, songs in the Key of Life came out on the day that I was born, September 28, 1976. So being at that show was incredible, but the show did, he did sort of a little bit late, but he did have a crew member that had passed away like the day before or the day of the show. But then he did the album, the first album, took a break, did the second album, took about a 15-minute break and then came out and did another 35-minute encore where he did play superstitious and he played all of the other hits as well that weren't actually on songs of the Kia Light.

And that show, he played for over three hours and that show was absolutely phenomenal. So that's all I got. Incredible, Brent. Wasn't it great? How about those long... Why did you just hang up on him? I hang up. I hung up on himself.

You just saw your finger on. You were such a liar and a fraud. Hi, Brent. Your finger was awesome. On the touchpad. That's not true. Matt, this looks so bad on your part right now, man. Thanks to Vince Gray.

One of the greatest artists, literally handful of greatest artists and most important artists of all time. Three hours of great music, hits, instrumental jam, singing with his daughters, like the guy mentioned, strings, horns, horns, bass, full band. It was incredible. It was so good and it was so much better when the Winer's left. Kill a beat. Where you at, girl? Let's go. Dr. Roto next.

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I'm ready to go, baby. 30 minutes of action, let's do it. All right, so we've never done Fridays on a regular base. We're going to do this year because it was a little better for your schedule. We've got to take care of you. So it gives us an opportunity to reflect than what we saw last night. So we'll do that each week. What did you think about the fantasy performers in the Dallas Philadelphia game?

You know, normally, I'm not a big Dak Prescott guy. He played pretty well. It was C.D. Lammer didn't come up with the big catches. I didn't really like to play call on fourth and three at the end of that game, but that was a catchable ball. Ferguson dropped a couple. I mean, that was a winnable game for Dallas. I think Javante Williams, people were down on him.

And look, Jaden Bluton wasn't even active. So Javante Williams is the clear number one of that offense. Miles Sanders had a bad fumble, but he looked good too. On the other side, it's Jalen Hertz and more Jalen Hertz. Barkley looked good, but you really have to wonder there. I know Dallas's cornerbacks played well against Brown and Smith, but Hertz is just a much better runner than he is a pastor. I know there'll be good games for AJ Brown, but I would be a little worried.

All right, so Jalen Hertz proves, I don't need to throw for 245 and three scores. I'm going to use my legs a couple times per game. That should be a huge benefit for anybody that drafted Jalen Hertz, correct? It is. And that's the differentiator. So look, even if he throws 20 touchdown passes, if he runs for 14, I mean, that's like throwing for another 20 touchdown passes. So as long as he stays healthy, he is fantasy gold.

And we can say the same thing about Jaden Daniels, Josh Allen, and Lamar Jackson. All right. Let's get to the slate. We'll start tonight. Interesting locale again going back to Brazil for Kansas City and the L.A. Chargers. Two things I want to ask you about this game in particular. I did draft Travis Kelsey's my 10, my tie-in, hoping for a bounce-back season. I thought maybe his downfall is a little early to talk about.

But Justin Herbert's very, very slow starter, but still beloved by the fantasy football eyes. Give me a forecast about Kansas City, generally speaking not only tonight, but what you see from them and the charges this year, especially if Herbert is off to a slow start like he was last season. So the Chiefs want to open up their passing attack. They worked on their offensive line. And Mahomes and has talked about it as well. They want to throw the ball deep. I think Xavier Worthy is absolutely a great play right now. He is.

Kelsey's solid, not spectacular but solid. I think they're going to ramp him up as the year goes on, but they're going to need him without Rishi Rice. Rishie Rice is missing the first six weeks and then he'll be back after that. Pacheco is there and he's strong. But the problem what you have with what you have with the chiefs is without Rice, you got Juju Smith-Schuster.

You have Hollywood Brown who's not 100%. You just don't have great other. options. So I think you're going to see a lot of Pacheco and a lot of worthy and some Kelsey. But it won't matter because the chiefs always figured out. If they're down by six with two minutes to go, are you worried that Mahomes is not going to lead them to a score? They always seem to. On the other side, I really like what the chargers are doing. Losing Rashon Slater was a tough, tough loss. But Omerion Hampton and Najee Harris will help with ball control, which is you know how Jim Harbaugh wants to win games. Now, Keenan Allen is back.

McConkey is sensational. He's a tough one to stop. But I think that the Chargers, they're not going to let Herbert throw it for more than 35 times. So I'm thinking this game right now, Vegas is seeing it as a 46 and a half. That seems about right. Maybe 24, 23. Chiefs pull this one out at the end. If you've got a question for Dr. Roto, 713-2-790, we'll take him in segment number two of the show. 7-1-3-212-5-7-9. We've got two quarterbacks that we didn't think would be starting this week. We're talking about Daniel Jones in Indianapolis, Joe Flacco in Cleveland. Forgetting about their individual numbers, how about the receivers and running backs they're going to use and their skill positions in those two particular games? Yeah, so I want you guys to think about Anthony Richardson as a point guard who doesn't pass the ball. And everybody else is running up and down the court and they never touch the ball. It gets frustrating. So Daniel Jones will find Michael Pittman.

He will find Josh Downs. I love Josh Downs this week. He will find Tyler Warren, their great. new rookie tight end. Anthony Richardson was completing nine passes a game. I think this is actually good for the Colts. And if you play in DFS, I think Daniel Jones, you can get him on the cheap. You really can. So, I mean, I think he's in a better spot than people are anticipating. I like that game to explode a little bit in the dome. Tua, a Chan, Waddle. I think that game could have 50 points in it. On the other side, look, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Cleveland always plays Cincinnati

tough because they have a really good pass rush and they don't give Joe Borough enough time. Cincinnati's got a terrible defense. We know this. Would it shock you if Joe Flacco threw for 260 yards this week? It wouldn't shock me at all. I think he can throw for 260 and two touchdowns. They still have Jerry Judy. They have Cedric Tillman and they have David Nogoku

who I think is a great start this week. All right. Dr. Roto again, whether you're on the phones at 713, 21, 2, 5.79. If you have any questions for the good doc, you'll take him in the next segment. your gut feeling on Aaron Rogers going back to where he played last year and the thought of the Steelers quarterback at your age 41. Yeah, I mean, this is desperate times, called for desperate measures, and bringing in Rogers just feels like a desperate move.

But it couldn't bring them to the playoffs again. I mean, they might even win a game. But look, he's not going to throw for 300 yards. Jalen Warren is fine. He's a very good blocking, running back, and he can catch out of the backfield. I think he'll get about 12. points. A lot of people have invested into D.K. Metcalfe, I don't think I have. D.K. is not Devante

Adams. He runs different routes than Devante Adams. I think Aaron Rogers is just a guy that I really, look, you could root for the Steelers. They'll play great defense. This is not a good fantasy game. I mean, Justin Field should do well, but who do they have to throw to outside of Garrett Wilson? Nobody. Maybe Breece Hall gets a few receptions. This is just a game to stay away from. Why are so many people high on Drake May and the Patriots, especially because of their home schedules, because the Raiders are coming in? But Drake was getting a lot of, I would say, mid-level quarterback selections in drafts this year. I love Drake May this year. Look, he had nobody to throw the ball to last year.

So what do they do? They bring in Stefan Dix. Now what do they do? They draft Treveon Henderson, who they think is going to get 80-plus receptions. Oh, by the way, they bring in Kyle Williams, who was in. a really good speed receiver from Washington State. Now you're giving Drake May some options. He was great in college when he had Josh Downs and DeMontes Walker to throw to.

He just had nobody to throw to last year. Now you've got a real coach with Mike Vrable. I think this team is on to something. Now, the Raiders, it's going to be an interesting game. I really like Ashton Genty. I think he scores a touchdown this week. But if the Patriots want to compete, this is a game they have to win. Drake May is also very mobile.

Look for him. I would say about 240 passing yards, maybe one passing touchdown, maybe another 40 yards rushing. Texans this week in Los Angeles, Matthew Stafford. We've been told the back is okay. He's practiced the last couple of weeks. Texans offensive line, still a huge question mark. We've got probably, well, not probably. There will be no Christian Kirk this week. But generally speaking, I think this is going to be a low-scoring game. Does that mean I want to stay away for some folks in this game? Or am I still going to pick up my normal? Texans and Mineral Rams when they meet Sunday in Los Angeles. No, Vegas agrees with you, MT. We're talking about like 43 and a half points. Here's the issue. The Rams strength on defense is their pass rush.

And what's the Texans issue? You know, protecting C.J. Stroud. So if they can give him any time, then Nico Collins is in play. But I think he's going to be under siege all game long. I mean, this is what the Rams do well. They don't have a great linebacking core. They don't have a great secondary. But they get to the passer.

On the other end, it's going to be about the Kyron Williams show. Can the Texans stop Kyron Williams? I think they can. I think they could even hold Pook and a Kuhin check. But let's not forget, Devante Adams is a ram now. So I think that the Texans, this is just a bad first matchup for them. Because the Rams do what the Texans do, they just might do it a little bit better. It's really about effort in his health.

All right. Before you go to our first break, time now for the sports RV, Ross Villarreal, obligatory one question for Roto per week. What you got? I'm giving you one question. It's a new segment. Because here, Roto, we're playing each other this week and week one. Oh, okay. Well, you know, it is difficult.

What is the best way to continue the excellence after back to back to back championships? Oh, my God. Okay, maybe I shouldn't ask him that. How we've, okay, tell me what you think about this, Dr. Roto. I was in three drafts picking fourth and third, and every time it came down to Jemir Gibbs and Sequin Barclay. And every time I chose Seekwan Barclay. dumb, am I one to ten?

Seven and a half? Okay. It gives a great player. Are you not worried about you're not worried about David Montgomery? No. You know what we saw at the end of last year that Gibbs basically fed families? That guy brought you to fantasy championship. God bless you. God bless you.

God bless you, Roto. God bless you. Yeah, Montgomery's going to be hurt. Yeah. Look at what Jalen Hertz did last night. Look at what Jalen did last night. That's the problem with Barclay. And that was Ross's obligatory question per week. We'll do that. And again, next I'm a seven and a half out of ten. But I'm still back to back to back champ.

He's so cocky too, Roto. Seriously. There's a lot of backs. I got lucky. I got lucky. All right. Oh, the music fits the segment. The legendary Dr. Roto with his son, Sports Talk, 790.

Oh, by the way, we have a lock of the week. Does Jonathan know how to do the lock of the week? Yeah, I got it. You got the lock of the week? Did you do it last week? We didn't do it last time. I had the sound and everything. We need the lock of the draft.

We need the lock of the draft. last week. By the way, Roto, I took Cotomery in round eight. Oh, my God. Cotomarine round eight is my first quarterback.

Am I okay with that? Oh, my God. That was not the long of the round. Oh, God. All right, let's go to the phones. Hey, everybody, just to let you all know. Dr. Roto was fine. We're fine.

We appreciate you listening. Get your question in. Get your question out. Let's go. Phones we go. Line four. We'll start with Gio on 7. Are you going to punch it up,

Rossing? You don't want to do it. Yeah, he's got it. All right. Gio, on 7. on your question for Dr. Roto, go ahead. All right, Redder, I need to know if I messed up here. I was hooked in at wide receiver, so I made a trade.

I traded Breesha and Abuka, the rookie wide receiver from the Bucks for Brian Thomas Jr. And McMillan, the rookie receiver from the Packers. Is that a good trade or not? Yeah, it's a really good trade, too. It's a robbery. Yeah, it's a robbery. Woo, let's go. Let's go, GEO.

That's the name of your team should be. Let's go Gio. I put Roto On. All right, thank you. He should be arrested. Who are you playing with? Did he say Ted McMillan and Brian Thomas for Breece Hall in a mecca? Oh, my Lanta.

They got to fold that league. That didn't get vetoed. Let's go to the playgrounds. Josh on line 2 on 798122. Josh, good afternoon. Thanks for holding. Hey, guys, thanks. All right.

So first one is, Ross. Perdy or Justin Fields? Look, if Justin Fields isn't running, he's not throwing for sure. I think you've got to go with Brock Purdy because the Steelers' defense is going to be tough. So let's go with Purdy. Okay. And then the flex one is Debo Samuel, Evan Ingram, Tony Pollard, or the McMillan, the Carolina wide receiver one. Yeah, I think the answer is honestly the McNillan.

So look, Jacksonville is going to be better. Their offense is going to be better, but their defense is still not where it should be. And Carolina really looked good at the end of last year. You know what they were missing? A number one receiver. You know what they drafted? A number one receiver. I'm a believer in Bryce Young.

I'm a believer in Dave Canales. I think McMillan is the guy that we're all overlooking this year. That's why we're all laughing that Gio did so well in that trade. I think McMillan's definitely the guy you play. When you say you're believer in Bryce Young, I mean, how big of a believer are you? I would say if you're in a super flex league, which is where you can play two quarterbacks. If he's your second quarterback, I'm not laughing at that. I mean, I think that by the end of this year, he could be a top 12 to 14 quarterback.

All right. I got an email in Trebionn Henderson, RJ Harvey, or J.C.M in a flex spot. Yeah, you're playing Trevion Henderson. This guy is Chris Johnson 2.0. If you remember how good Chris Johnson was, he could score from anywhere on the field. He could catch passes. He can run. Now, a lot of people out there are going to be like, what about Romandra Stevenson? That guy looks like he's running in mud compared to Henderson.

And Henderson can pass protect. Plus, Stevenson had a fumbling problem. So maybe Stevenson and Henderson split 50-50. You give Henderson 15 touches. He could have three touchdowns. That's how good he is. I love this matchup for him. Let's go to Koso for Dr. Roto.

What's your Chilean question for the good doctor? Thank you, Governor Thomas. I picked up Elic E.M.Nor, the rookie in Tennessee, after he had been promoted to starting receiver. Are we thinking anything about starting him? My second question is I picked up Brian Robinson after the Christian McCaffrey news of him dealing with, I guess, calf strains. Are we expecting anything out of him? Thanks. Yeah, so first of all, McCaffrey is just, you can't trust the guy. You can, he's great when he's there, but all of a sudden, how is a calf injury?

injury and you don't know how much he's going to play. Seattle's got a good defense. So we've got to be careful here. Brian Robinson just got with the team. I'm not running to start him so fast this week. So Eelich, I Aminaur, this could be a good week to start him. We know that Calvin Ridley's their number one, but I think that he's going to see a lot of Patrick Sertan.

So this could be a week for Ia Minor, who was a very good receiver at Stanford. He's not the biggest. He's not the fastest. He's not the strongest, but he's a great route runner. And Cam Ward is another. solid quarterback. I think he's kind of a pretty decent rookie year. I'm not running to start Iowa and Nora, but I would stash

him on my roster. Josh, on 790 for Dr. Roto. Go ahead, Josh. Cortland Sutton, hey, thanks for checking my call. Cortland Souten's a nice player. Yeah, she is. Position or a dis... Got a bad connection there on my friend. I'm sorry, Josh.

That sounds like ours. That's our fault, Josh. Text, Dr. Roto. I'll give you a number later. Brian, on 7.90 for Dr. Roto. Hi, Dr. Brian. Hey, Matt. Dr. Rod, I have a tight-in question. Hunter, Henry,

or Evan Engram? So, look, I think it's Angram. Angram's in a really good spot now with Denver. They brought him in to really be a tight end that they never had last year for Bonex. This is a guy that you couldn't put him in the slot. You can move them outside. You can move him where you

want to go. The only problem is that they should be Tennessee by about 20 this week. So by the end of the third quarter, they may not be passing that much. But I don't think that the Raiders Patriot game is going to be very high scoring either. Vegas only sees it as 43 and a half points. So give me the Broncos

who are expected to score three touchdowns and let's hope that Engram gets one of them. Paul for Dr. Roto on 790. Hi, Paul. Hey, guys. I have two. Travis Kelsey in the tight-in position or Tyler Warren and in the Flex

D'Andre Swift or Terry McClure. Okay, so Swift is going to get more touches, but Minnesota's got a pretty darn good defense. I don't know what he necessarily does with those touches, but the bears are playing at home. I mean, it's not a terrible start. I like McLaurin a lot. The Giants have a good pass rush, but they are very weak on the back end. And Jaden Daniels, this could be one of those games where McLaren goes four for 96 and a touchdown.

I don't think I'd want to miss out on that for Swift in a divisional matchup. I'm a big Tyler Warren fan I am and I think that the Colts are going to play pretty good football This game is a 47 and a half spot right now That's a pretty strong number for Las Vegas So give me Tyler Warren And I think I mean look Chelsea's not bad But I think Warren could be really good this week

Brian in Pearland for Dr. Roto Go ahead Brian Hey Roto thank you for always doing this every year Involable information Two questions PPR League one point PPR. Nico and Ross St. Brown and T. Higgins can only start two of them.

And then add a Superflex can do two quarterbacks, Michael Pettix or Joe Flacco this week. Oh, all right. Because of Cincinnati's weak defense. Not that I don't like Pennix, I think he's a good start, but they like to run the ball there with Bajon Robinson and Tyler Al Jir. So let's go with Flacco. Nico Collins, you can't ever bench, right? We can't ever bench him. I don't think we bench St. Brown.

either. It's T. Higgins in a great spot, but I can't bench St. Brown. He's just too good and too reliable. All right. Josh is with us on 790 for Dr. Ordo. Go ahead, Josh. Hey, guys. Sorry, y'all lost me earlier. I was asking McMillan or Sutton.

And then my second one was Jerry Judy or Chubba Hubbard. Thank you. Okay. Really, two good questions there. I think I'm going to go Chuba Hubbard. Not because I don't like Jerry Judy. I do. I think he's a good start and can't go wrong with him.

but Canales loves running the football and Chuba Hubbard's going to get 20 touches and I think he's going to get the goal line touches so I'm going to go with him. I don't know whether I'd want to be all Carolina even though that game could blow up a little bit I mean Vegas has that game at 46 points but you know with the Broncos expected to score three touchdowns

Sutton is their number one guy so I like McMillan a ton but I don't want to go Chuba and McMillan so give me Chuba and Sutton I have a question for you as well Wait a minute. You get one per week. No, this is a start sit. It's one per segment. Oh, God.

Flex, half PPR. I've got Pollard, Tony Pollard, Tett McMillan. Apparently he doesn't like being called Tett. But anyways, and Jerome Ford. Yeah, so he actually doesn't not like being called that. So look, Pollard is the only guy there. Tijey Spears is out.

Julius Chestnut, not good. Calell Molling is not good. Pollard's going to get all the carriers there. He's going to get 20 touches. So when you're in a half point PPR, So let's say McMillan catches, I don't know, six passes for 50. You're only getting what, eight points? Pollard could get you that just on the ground. So I think it has to be Pollard.

Thank you. No, thank you, Ross. Appreciate you chiming in. It's not the matchup versus you. Don't worry about it. Clifford Smith sends me an email. Dr. Roto, Caleb Williams or Bonix? It's got to be Bonnex.

Look, Caleb Williams, we need to see what it looks like. It could be really ugly. I think it'll be better than last year, but it could take a few weeks to learn Ben Johnson's office. offense and Minnesota's defense, you don't want to mess around with Brian Flores. That dude throws the kitchen sink at you. And if Caleb's not all locked in, this game could get ugly. J.K. Dobbins or Kenneth Walker the third?

Kenneth Walker all day. All day. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, once a week, we ask, John, that doesn't know about this. I can't wait. Did you tell him about this? No, I don't know.

It must be on a sheet or something. He must have gotten the information here. Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, Dr. Roto's. Hey. It's the lock of the week, Dr. Roto. What do you got? Good job there, Jonathan. I love Brian Thomas Jr. this year.

I love this guy. You know, Liam Cohen, look at what he did for offenses. He was great with the Rams. He was great with Tampa. And I think he's going to be great in Jacksonville. They can move Thomas around to different places. It's not just he's an outside guy or a slot guy. And Lawrence loves throwing to him.

This Jaguars team is different this year. I really believe there's confidence and track. Travis Hunter being there. You have to account for him. You got to count for Tootan. You've got to count for Brenton Strange. But Brian Thomas Jr., 100 yards and a touchdown. And that, my friends, was Dr. Roto's. I'm a prob papa. Lock of the week. Dr. Roto, where can we find you between now and tonight if we need you for KC and the charges on all weekend long? All right. So my serious XM show is extended one hour. We're on from 7 to 10 a.m. Eastern. 6.9 Central. Yes. Thank you on Fantasy Sports Radio.

You can find me at Dr.rotto.com. And of course, if you enter the promo code win, we'll get you 10% off our yearly and our monthly subscriptions. And of course, on X at DRROTO. Follow him on Twitter on Dr. Roto, DRROTO. He will respond to you. He's a nice person. And he's nice than, frankly, Ross,

is when it comes to fantasy football advice. Good doctor. It's always great to hear voice. Talk with you again next Friday. Can't wait, guys. Take care. All right, that's Dr. Roto with us here on Sports Talk 790. Would you like me to win or Ross to win our fantasy football matchups?

It's the Houston Toros versus the, what do you call yourself? That's fine. Cow's Rough Riders? Cowles Rough Riders. What? Why don't you call yourselves a fake media YouTubers? I will not explain any further. These are my coworkers, guys.

Whatever. Do you know why I'm the Toros? No, my team is actually called for the last six championships. That's what my team's called. What's up? Arrogant A-Holes. of the Ergen A-Holes. That's not bragged if it's true.

Up next, non-Flornauton 133 on Sports Talk 7-90. We find interesting stories that occur outside the state of Florida and share them with the people of Houston. It's time for non-cline. Mine is very odd. I'm going to be honest with you. And it's totally believable because it's a source, it's on a major.

your newspaper. Lexington, Kentucky is where this is from. So, you know, things in Kentucky can get a little whack. You know what I'm saying? You know, you know this, Jonathan, right? We have a lot of nurses that listen to the show and doctors, and for nurses, we thank you for all the things that you do. Oh, I think I saw this.

A nurse in Lechard County, Kentucky, came to the rescue of a drunk raccoon. The drunk raccoon was rescued. by this nurse who found him passed out in water at the bottom of a dumpster. The young raccoon was apparently attracted to the trash bin by the odor of fermented peaches that had been used by a nearby distillery to make peach-flavored moonshine. Misty Combs, who works in a nurse at the Letcher County Health Department, said, I would say that he ate the fermented peaches and he fell over drunk into the water.

Combs, the nurse said she found the raccoon after someone had reported seeing a mother raccoon running around in the parking lot, and when the woman went outside to investigate, she said the raccoon was over near the dumpster. Inside, Combs found two young raccoons, one of whom was fine and standing on top of Sir Furman and Peaches. She said she removed that one with a shovel, ran over to rejoin its mom,

but the other was unconscious in rainwater that had been gathered at the bottom of the bin. With the help of a coworker, Combs said she was able to grasp the lifeless batcoon by its tail and pull him out. Combs said then she began doing compression only CPR and the water became coming out of his mouth. Combs says video working on the raccoon said, come on, come on baby, come on. She also said, I just knew that I had to get that fluid out of his lungs.

Combs said it was a little worried about rabies during the moments, but quote, I was sort of afraid it might come back to life and bite me. The next day, Combs said the game warden returned the raccoon, where she was able to herself. So just be careful, little raccoons listening out there. Fermanent peaches, Mike calls you a little bit of a distraction or an alcoholic binge. Also known as Trash Pandas. Is that you made up?

No. You've heard that before. You haven't? No, I have not. Okay. Thank you, man. Have you ever seen an animal get blank face off of fermented peaches? No, I have not.

We did a story a while ago. A bear got broken to somebody's cooler and got hammered, right? That's true. Is alcohol conception among today's pets? A lot of pets been animals? I believe there are monks, some kind of apes or orangutangut or something that found a way to ferment honey or something like that too. And they get drunk off of that. And don't the, don't dolphins get high off puffer fish or something like that?

I heard that before. The things you learn here on the Matt Thomas Show Ross. It would just like to relax on a Friday with some puffer fish. Not Florida story. That's mine. So, shout out to the nurse for giving the CPR to the record. I'm going to do mine and they're going to go right, believe it or not. All right.

Because I'm way behind it. I'm sorry. That's fine. Matt, are you familiar with Neil Hopper? A surgeon in Cornwall in England? Never heard of him. Okay. Well, he's carried out hundreds of amputation operations as a practicing vascular surgeon.

In 2019, he had below knee amputations after a, quote, mysterious illness. He then, of course, made insurance claims for those amputations and then was paid out for them. Turns out he actually used ice and dry ice to freeze his own legs so that it would appear that he had an illness and they would have to be removed. So he got his knees removed intentionally? Intentionally in 2019. What? Why would he do that? because he had, quote,

a sexual interest in amputation. Okay. Okay. You know what? I want you to apologize for the... I don't want to hear any more about this story. He has a sexual fetish about being amputated? What, for better angles or what?

The crowd... The crowd... I'm sorry, the crown court. He was charged with lying to insurers. he has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possession of extreme pornography. He told the surgeons that he had sepsis and that his feet were, quote, an unwelcome extra. Good God. Good God.

That is one of your worst ever. I'm terrified. And I was feeling bad that I was going to talk about a drunk raccoon. It's called throwing a grenade because now I'm out. You guys go ahead. All right, Jonathan, please save this segment with something of a little dignity. I'm going to try to. A customer at Las Postas Cafe Bar in Spain became enraged on August 20th when he asked for mayonnaise for his sandwich and was told the restaurant didn't have any more mayonnaise.

That's going to happen sometimes. Or any ketchup. Oh, really? The mirror reported that the surveillance video from the restaurant shows the 50-year-old man leaving the establishment, returning a few minutes later after visiting a gas station near. by, asked the waiters again if they had any mayonnaise, then sprayed the bar with fuel and set it on fire. What? For no mayonnaise? Customers ran for safety, and the blaze caused about $8,200,000 worth of damage.

There's no explanation for what happened. It was awful, said the cafe owner. The unnamed customer was arrested nearby square and taken to a health center for burns on his left arm. Okay, so let's put this to perspective. You're going to McDonald's. and you're asking for ketchup for your fries. You don't get it. You leave.

You come back and you light the place up. Isn't that insane? I said, that is... First of all, shame on the restaurant for not having mayonnaise in ketchup. Or ketchup. That's kind of absurd. I mean, you've got to have both, right? Yeah. So was it warranted?

A little bit. Setting the place on fire? It feels a little extreme, a little bit. At least no one got hurt. I mean, could you imagine Jonathan, if I went to McDonald's and I said, please give me America sandwich McRib and you don't have it and people would get all mad at me

and then I'd have to go back and torch the place. I wouldn't want to do that. Are we due for McRib run here pretty soon, folks? Isn't America ready for America Sandwich pretty soon? When did it end? It stopped it like what? They do it sporadically. Oh, it's not even a seasonal. Have you had one?

Yeah, I've had a McRib. You like it? Actually, I think it was this show you told me to try it and I did. And I gave him like a seventh. Yeah, thank you very much. It's not horrible. Mr. Texas appreciates and approves. The greatest fast food sandwich out there.

Who's that? The McRib. No, who's Mr. Texas? Me. I'm going to Burnham in about an hour. I'll be traveling the streets of Highway 6th. I'm glad the people are recognizing the fraudulent Mr. Texark. You got cowboy boots, man?

Do you want a cowboy hat? No, nor do you. No, I'd never claim to be Mr. Texas. I'm not sitting here telling people I'm Mr. Texas. Mr. Texas. I'm going to listen to Waylon Jennings on the way to bring him. Oh, God. Isn't he from Oklahoma or something?

Close enough. I'll listen to Willing him. Elson then. I'll listen to a little Clint Black because I'm killing time because it's killing me. Oh, actually, Whaling Jones from Littlefield, Texas. You're welcome. That's what Mr. Texas is all about. You're lying and you're going to listen to Barry Manilow. Let's play, okay, that may be true as well. Let's play hell yeah or not all things about the Los Angeles Rams. Next, 146 on on sports talk 790. All right. Final moments of the Matt Thomas show with Ross for this Friday. A reminder,

Astros on deck tonight is at 6 o'clock with a 705 first pitch. And that will be sports RV on the on-deck show. You'll be hearing from Brian McTaggart from Arlington. First pitch, 705, and then the 10th inning show with Ross after that. I don't think I'm working tomorrow. I don't think I am. Oh, and I'm not because I got Rice. Oh, I am working tomorrow.

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He just hung up. Yeah, that's fine. Mike on 790, you ready to play, hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. Sean McVeigh is the fifth longest tenured head coach in the NFL. Hell yeah or not. Hell yeah. There you go.

Hell yeah. Statement number two for the win. Jordan Whittington's major while at the University of Texas was kinesiology. Hell yeah or not. Not. That's right. It was sports communication. Congratulations. Matt on 790, Matt, you're ready to play hell yeah or not? Hell yeah.

2-2 Atwell was also a track star in college at Clemson where he was the ACC champion in the 4x400 relay. Hell yeah or not? Uh, hell yeah? No, Ross made it up. I'm sorry. Ken on 790, Kim, what was your favorite part of today's 10 to 2? radio show. I've been working all day. I just got the car.

I don't know. Yeah, okay. Devante Adams is 33rd on the all-time receiving yards list just behind Michael Irvin and just ahead of Antonio Gates. Hell yeah or not? Not. It's a hell yeah. We were talking about an old show long.

Hell yeah. Tell you people to take a day off. John on 790. You ready to play Hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. Kyrn Williams is first cousins with Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams. Hell yeah or not? Not.

He is. Get the family tree out. Let's go. Gary on 790, Gary, your favorite part of today is 10 to 2 radio show. All of it. Matthew Stafford is the godfather of Nebraska quarterback Dylan Rayola. Is it Rayola? Raola.

Hell yeah or not. Godfather. Nah. He is. Yeah, he is. I'm sorry. Thank you for playing. Hell yeah.

We talked about it all show. We did. Cody on 790. to play hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. Just like my producer, Jonathan, Tyler Higby's a western Kentucky hilltoper. Hell yeah or not? Hell yeah.

That's right. Statement number two for the win. Pua Nakuah is an average bowler, avid bowler, and bowls about 200 on average. Hell yeah, or not? Not. He is. Hell yeah.

Another man who bowls an 800 series is Adam Wexer. He's up next to take you between now and 6 o'clock with the A team alongside his bus. Adam Clinton. Have a great weekend. I'll see you at Rice Stadium. And we'll also see you for the On Deck Show. We'll be mixed up notes in Brian McTayor interview here on Sports Talks every night.