The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Astros vs Pirates, CJ Stroud Haircut Talk? Mavs Moving to Burbs

Episode Date: June 3, 2026

Astros vs Pirates Tonight! CJ Stroud Haircut Talk? Mavs Moving to Burbs

is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Naged Town. Good morning, everybody, and welcome to a Tuesday edition of the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Ross still in Los Angeles doing God knows what. I'm trying to put my headphones in, running a little late today. You say, Jonathan, Matt, why are you running so late today? It's a day of traffic hell. Screw you, Houston Avenue. I hate you. Oh, yeah.

Matt, use the app. Get off on Quitman. Go down these weird streets. And then when you get to Houston Avenue, you turn left. And then you get stuck in traffic on Memorial for 20 minutes after that. Just do what you do. Matt, because we are going to create traffic websites on your phone, Waze, Apple, Yahoo. That's just going to extend your drive. So on a day where it was traffic hell, I was just telling us to Gordy and some others in the office a minute ago. I was like, man, this is absolutely the worst. I think I'm going to quit the radio job. I've got 35 years in the business. It doesn't get me very far. I'm going to Uber drive. I'm going to do Uber Eats. I may pick up a shift of the movie theater.

May have your ticket, please. Just do something simple, Gordy. You know what I'm saying? You did usher at a Rockets game once. I did. That was, and I actually probably could get me a job doing it. Those ushers worked their asses off because y'all are mean to them sometimes. They need to print those tickets quicker, though.

Oh, look at you being a critic. So I was just kind of in a surly mood going, God, here we go. I got Gordy with me here, so I was a better mood immediately there. And then I'm going to get me a sandwich to the deli, which is on the same floor as our offices. Just mine on my own business. It got me a turkey sandwich today. And there's a ton of offices in our building. We had 20-something floors, right?

Something like that. And I'm just mind of my own business, pulling my iced tea, thinking about how four hours of whatever we're going to talk about today, which we're going to entertain the hell out of you because we've got a lot of things to get to. That's what we do. We entertain. This is not a lecture. This is an entertainment format. We are here to make you laugh, make you think, make you argue, whatever you want to do. And I don't know where, Jonathan, I don't know where a gourdic guy comes to me and says,

anybody up for four hours of Texans OTA talk today? And you did not know this guy. No. In matter of fact, the worst part of it is, he's probably maybe listening right now. I didn't ask his name. And I feel like a complete douche for that. Oh, I'm completely wrong for that. You're getting in the move, groove, though, waking up.

That's exactly right because I was in such a strong mood. But that dude, whoever that 37, he said he was 37 years old. Because we were talking about the Rockets and the new uniform reveal later this week. And he was asking if you know anything. I said, I know things I can't tell you. Well, they have not said it's uniform per se, but one can deduce. Okay, one can deduce. Maybe I'm, maybe I'm violating my NDA, but if I did sue me.

It's a reveal. It's something revealing. Okay. Do not ask me more about this. I signed an NDA. It could be a logo. It could be anything. It could be a variety of things.

Okay. But it just, it made my day. And so for that 37-year-old dude, and I don't normally ask men of their age, but we were talking about uniforms. And I said, what are your favorite? He goes, well, I used to love the ketchup and mustard back in the ketchup and mustard back. You weren't old enough to be in the ketchup and mustard. I was like, okay. The video games, though, I do dabble in the NBA 2K every now and then. You know, my voice is on there, by the way. Oh, I haven't heard it. Yeah, I figured as much. They bring back a lot of the retro uni, so that's kind of fun. And you can play with you. And you can play with it. like the old players like Hakeem and you know, Vernon Maxwell. So when I used to go to California, this has probably been three or four years. Jonathan, you weren't with this at the time. I would go to California once a year to go record NBA 2K videos when I was doing the PA

and then when I, they called me a legacy announcer. That means old because I wasn't in the PA anymore. Right. But when I first went, this is probably five or six years ago, I had to do like 3,000 names. I mean, I did everybody's names. Oh, yeah. And I did them. Not only did I do the names of Rocket Players, but I did the old school.

players and then I would have to be emphatic for the players. Right. And then be not infantic because if you chose Kareemadul Jabar to be on the Rockets, I had to go, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! I would do the same thing like, LeBron James. And then I would go,

LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Will Chamberlain. Will Chamberlain. I remember talking to Brad Nessler about that when he did the NCAA college football video game back in the day and he said he had to sit in there

every scenario. First and 10, from the 20 first and 10 from the 19 first and 10 from the 18th. It's like good God. I would you get paid for that. I really wanted to film it because I think it would be a very interesting way to do it. But if you've ever noticed, there's very few videos

of anybody recording their video games. Yeah. Because they treat these things like it is super hush-hush. Where now granted, most of it was boring because I would go like this. One. One.

Two. Two. Two. So for five days, John, you don't know this. For five days. Yeah. When I first went there, every very first time, I would do two hours of this, take a break. Two hours, then lunch. Then two hours. It was six or seven hours a day for like, the first year is like six or seven straight days of this. And you didn't want to talk to anybody when you were done. Because all you're doing is three pointer. Three pointer. Shoots two. Shoots two. Now, granted, it was an amazing experience. I got paid pretty well for it. Got to spend a week in L.A., which was nice. But, man, it's taxing. So when these broadcasters do it, I mean, yeah, this is very financially nice for everybody,

but it's still a lot of work. I saw the news came out yesterday, the new college football game. So this will be the third version of the relaunch since it went dormant for a decade. Right. The big news yesterday is Kirk Herb Street for the first time forever will not be a part of the new video game. Any reason why? I'm wondering if he might be getting to a point where he wants to shift into just doing the NFL games. I could be wrong on that.

I mean, he's a college guy through and through. I read his book, and he's the staple of college game day and all that. Is he going to give up on game day, by the way you think? Well, that's what I'm wondering. I'm like, you know, like, it's got to take its toll on life and family and all that. Like, the guy never sleeps. And he posts all this stuff and travels with his dog and all that. But, like, they show it all the time.

Thursday, like Wednesday he'll fly to Seattle to do a Thursday night game between the 49ers and Seahawks and then literally Friday morning fly to the college campus that they're doing game day at, interview the coaches, do college game day, then Saturday night is typically calling a game that's somewhere else. That's not where game day is and he has to leave in the middle of game day because it's from one into the country of the other. One day he did, one time he did his picks from the private jet, the pick segment. I mean, it's insane. Well, I will just say this, and I've been very blessed. And Gorda, you're in a situation too.

When people want you to do stuff, it's kind of hard to say no. Because at some point in my life, someone's going to not want me to do things. I've got no. I've got no point, though, where I can get paid. I might say no. That's fair. Like, for instance, I'll give you, you know, I do the Rockets. I've done, I do Volvo U.H pregame shows.

I obviously work here to the Astro stuff. There have been some opportunities to do some games that, like, do some. like some U.H baseball games or a couple of volleyball games here and there. And I've actually kind of had to say no to that because I feel like if I do too much, then I'm going to, something's going to suffer. So at that point, but yeah, I would say if you're young and vibrant and trying to learn everything about your particular business, whether it's in sales or whether it's an engineering or broadcasting, say yes to everything.

Because someday they're going to not ask you. I'll come do. If you do some U.H baseball games, I'll come do them with you this year. Well, the season's over with. I know, but next year. Okay. My guy will coaching the team. Now, I see a buddy, a first.

friend, an acquaintance, or something will up that level, and then up a level on that? I would say... Would you bro-hug him when you saw him? Yes. You would bro-hugged... Now, I haven't seen him a while. You would bro-hug the new coach university of Houston baseball team? Yeah.

I love that. He knows me. If you ask Will Davis, do you know Chris Gordy? He would say yes. It's dope. How about we go to Media Day and you and him next year? We'll break bread. Absolutely.

In fact, I want to tell him anything, like, if he... Because I was looking online, even, like, season tickets for... New H. Baseball? Like 150 bucks? Nothing. I was like, I mean, I don't know how many games I'll go to, but I'll make the donation if it helps build up the NIL. That's why we love Gordy, because he loves him some LSU, but he wants to represent the Houston team as well. He's going to donate money to the university. He's an LSU guy.

Oh, Jesus. We were in school together, and then he became an assistant coach on the team. And for a while, he was kind of like my inn. He would text me stuff like, hey, this guy might go this week. Don't get out of his secrets. What are you doing? It's 20 years. 20 years ago.

Why are you snitching? It's a good guy, though. Keep that representation quiet. All right. Gordy's here to 1230 today. Very excited about that. And then we're going to kick Gordy the curb because Joe Spott is coming out. Actually, Gordy's got out of the work.

He is our program director and has a, you guys don't even realize the amount of back channel work you have to do. Like, how many stations you're working on today? Just three. Okay. Ask Joe how he's doing, too. Did you know he took a ball, a foul ball off of them? Yeah, to the kidneys. Yeah, to the kidneys.

Yeah, he's also in the Carolina. Puerto Rico Hall of Fame. We'll be asking about that. Kind of cool. And we'll ask about it whether or not he knows who his closer is going to be tonight at the ninth inning if the Astros and Pirates need him. Oh, come on. Logan Van Wye was optioned yesterday.

You know what the corresponding move is. All right. So let's do this. Jonathan, Gordy, myself. How coy will Joe a spot to be when I ask him that question, one to ten? 10 being, he's like, I don't know yet. Or one, like, it's going to be.

Josh Hader. So I think he will break that news for you. I think he will say, yes, the announcement will come here very soon, but Josh Hader will be with us tonight. So like a two. Because that's a very low... That's a two. That's like a, come on. On Sunday, he literally

said, they said, what are the chances Hater comes back for the Pirate series? He said very likely. Okay. So... Gordy's got an attitude. John, what you got. Now, you've listened to Joe Spottom for a couple of years. He didn't give us a lot of, he gives us very few things to nibble on.

Every once in a while. I'm on Gordy's side, but I'm going to give it a five. I think he's going to hint at it, but he's not going to really give you any too much you can go with it. I think if you said, if you believe he's going to say Josh is ready to go tonight, that's a one. That's a he absolutely told us on this radio show that Josh Hader is throwing tonight. Or if the situation presents it. Sometimes he likes to be like, oh, we'll wait talking to the ballpark and see how we're going. You know what I mean?

It's got to make sure Chandler Rome and Brian McTaggart and Matt Kawahara get all their information so nobody has to get their feelings to her, ble, ble, ble, ble. But that's not him. I think that's the media team

telling him to do that. Oh, you know what? Media team, listen to me. We have an influential radio show here. Do we not, Gordy? I think so. Every now and then I'll encounter somebody out in the town

and they're like, oh, I listen to you on the radio. See? That's why you filling in helps because we got to build the Gordy brand. It is nice, though, the difference from the TV guys. TV guys can't go anywhere. You get spotted. With the radio, some people still don't know what you look like.

Well, like, dude, tell you know what I look like. And so I feel bad for Wex and Clinton. Since they've been on TV, they get recognized more often. Some nobody knows who they are. They get recognized more often. That's a shame. All right, 713-212-5-7-90. There is not a lot of robust conversation in terms of what happened last night in sports,

except that my son did not go to the Aggies my middle son Payton did not go to the Aggies baseball baseball and that was probably for a very good reason. It was some good college baseball last night. There was not. Softball too. I actually watched softball was good. I actually watched more softball than I did baseball.

I've been telling you, it's been. How about the two teams that were in the driver's seat that just had to win once, lost twice. Tennessee lost twice to Texas. Bama lost twice to Texas Tech. Yeah, Texas Tech. And that good money spent by Cody Campbell. It's a rematch of last year's championship.

Who are they playing? So we don't need to play football now, correct? Well, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's all been good. It's going to be settled on the softball field. I think we get Sark and Joey McGuire out there and do a little trash talk. I think that's what that needs to happen. Oh, that's a support.

That would be dope. Wouldn't it be good? You know what, if those dudes were decent dudes, they would be on a private plane to Oklahoma City today. Well, it's a big recruiting week. You can't go to Oklahoma City recruit kids? They don't know kids in Oklahoma? Maybe. Who's the biggest donor for Texas?

It used to be, what, Red McCombs or one of those. Well, yeah, the McCombs family. Joe Jamel's family? Okay. Am I right? Help me out. You guys that are Texas fans, who's all your y'all's big money? Have them and Cody Campbell have a little smack talk with each other.

Who can outbid one another? No, it would be like basically pulling their wallets out, right? They wouldn't actually, they would bring their accountants with them and say, I have this much money. Yeah. What do you do that when you, John, when you brag about how much money you have? What would that be called? Brack, I mean, I guess... And like, Gen Z, you're flexing.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what we call. But the pregame before game one of the World Series final would be alumni flexing. You know who would come in and flex, don't you? Mr. Caesar's Palace, Tillman Fertita, I own casinos, I own restaurants, I own sports teams, and I will own you. Who's that top quarterback y'all got? Henderson, right? Henderson, yeah.

I'm sure he came because he loved the university. As did I. He said, I want to get a good education. Smart kid. Not getting any money. Smart, smart, smart kid. 713-212-5-7-90. Astros start a series with the Pirates,

and that'll be tonight, 6 o'clock. I'll be on deck for you the next three days. Bing's that I'm Clanton or Adam Lexer will never say. 713-212-5-7-90. Paul Skeins tomorrow. Yeah, I'm going tomorrow. I'm excited about tomorrow. That's going to be tough.

Bubba Chandler tonight is, you got to get after him. Yes, got rocked at his last startup thing. Yeah. We got, is it to Mike Burroughs going tonight? Yeah, against his former team. So the funny thing I remember about the Pirates series last year was we all hyped up the Skeens game. Oh my God, the Skeens game. And Burroughs was the best one.

Astros didn't do much on Skeens, but they got to the bullpen and they won that game. And then Burroughs dominated them. So we will get into a lot of some Astro Shed or again. Joe Espada will join us today at 1230. By the way, we have a couple things to get to beyond that. We've got gut feelings at 1130. Jonathan, you have gut feelings from the last week, right? Because Ross says you have like a Google driver or something that you can look at.

So we'll get that. We'll get Gordy's predictions in. Anything sports related to you want my predictions about? You may do so. And we'll do that at 1130 today. Joe Spotted at 1230. Believe it or not today is at 150 and it's already locked and loaded. It's Rick Adelman, former Rockets coach passing away yesterday.

It was interesting when the Rockets, they just set out of release that they're going to be doing a pop-up on Friday with special appearances from Vernon Maxwell and Rudy Tom Janovitch. I just thought that was, it rung in my head. I'm not trying to bury Rudy Todd Johnovich, but I'm just saying it's weird that he's still active and alive and getting around and Rick Adelman passes. It's just kind of odd. Yeah, Rick, I was never here in Houston, I think, when Rick was coaching. So when he was here, I wasn't. Very, very well-respected coach. Won a lot of games with a lot of different teams.

You know, got Portland to the NBA finals, I think, one time, if not maybe two. I think at least ones I know for sure, only to lose the Chicago Bulls. but just universally respected for his acumen and a relationship with his players. Didn't like the media so much. It was kind of a torturesome experience for him to actually speak and talk. But when he said things, you could obviously tell his guy was very, very bright about his sport. And so Rick Adelman passing away today or yesterday. And we will honor him on today's edition, believe we're not coming up at 150.

Was he right after Van Gundy? He, yes. I was trying to remember and then he went Van Gundy Adelman Mikhail to Dan Tony to Silas

to EMA pretty crazy 0708 he won 55 games that year finished third in the Southwest conference that's their division

that's pretty crazy out of five teams yeah that must have been a filthy division that year yeah I mean 0708 you think that's I mean Mavericks

and San Antonio yeah really good yep I think New Orleans probably with the well Memphis probably wasn't terrible

either right yeah So loss in the first round that year, then 0809 lost in the conference semis, and then missed the playoffs his last two years in Houston. And then, and then Mikhail? Yes, yeah. That's what I got here.

Adamen was fired and then immediately got the job with Minnesota. So that was a situation there. All right, so we got that going on today. Since there's nothing real, and by the way, Texans are having OTAs today, if there's something big going on with them, we'll be happy to pass it along. otherwise they're just going to be doing some drills.

Yeah, Adam Wexler is all over it. He loves that stuff. I mean, Cole, Cole ran out of here. Yeah, Cole couldn't run out of here fast enough. Cole, let's go have dinner. Let's go have lunch. Let's go break, bro. Let's put him, let's pontificate out of life.

No, I've got to get the Texans OTAs. Well, I told him, too, because he was at the first day of OTAs, and the next day he's making jokes about, oh, yeah, this guy stretched and this guy, that. I said, look, you're one of, like, 10 people who is actually there getting to see it. give us something you're actually seeing. I get it's funny to joke around. Yeah. Did something actually jump out to you want?

Hey, C.J. Stratt actually looks in the best shape he's ever looked. His haircut. That's what pisses me off. There are so many water carrying members of the media when it comes to the Texans, way more than the Astros and the Rockets. Why is that, Gordy? I think old-school media's just changing. It's evolving.

And you've got way more people. with blogs and YouTube pages and they're able to monetize it to be able to cover teams and stuff but that's what I was talking to somebody about at the Astros game there today. I said it's a little scary because the more the newspapers and all that lay

people off, you kind of lose credibility in the room. Who's going to ask the tough questions? Yeah, goop. Most the goofiest questions are asked at Texans. I mean, again, how CJ's hair ever became a conversation except for the obligatory always see you get your haircut.

That's it. But I mean, John McLean, I give him credit for years. He asked, he, you know, sometimes maybe ask some softballs, but he asked the tough questions when he needed to. They're uncomfortable. And like, I'm not looking. Yeah, I'm not looking for somebody to go in there and bust the balls of the Texans because if you do that, they're going to pull your credential. I mean, it's just what it is. But I just some...

And Tomiko's a nice guy, too. So you don't really want, you don't want to make it super awkward. Correct. And I wouldn't do that myself. But there are times you have to have to. ask tough questions. You just do. And who's going to be that person asked the tough questions? Yeah, I mean, the thing that bothered me, and again, we're going to get off of this after this, was that questions about his hair took precedent over his contract situation. And I told you, man,

maybe it's an icebreaker just trying to ease into that hard extension talk. I don't know. Maybe that's what they were trying to do. And you know what? That's a fair assessment, Jonathan, because again, I wasn't there. So who for it to be me to do this? But I will. say this, Jonathan, I have been in those rooms for a long period of time. I have done these, I've been through this all of my life. I'm just saying I

can tell you if I was available at 11 o'clock on a rando day to go to Texans practice, I don't think I'd be asking about his hair. Because my responsibility as a host or a journalist, which I'm not a journalist, would be to what do my audience really care about?

My audience cares about CJ Stroud, not throwing interceptions, my audience cares about C.J. Stryl leading this team to something they've never done before. They don't care that he went to visible changes. Yeah, I think that's the question. Is there visible changes even around anymore? Maybe that was a bad choice. How much have you been able to reflect on how poorly the season ended and what you've, you know, film study and all that, what you need to fix and correct?

Does this set of OTAs mean more to you? here's here is the awesome question does this OTA and I think I know the answer to this or at least I would tell C.J. to answer this way. Does this OTA mean more to you because of A, how things ended last year and B, you're trying to figure out what your long-term future is.

Now you know you wouldn't you wouldn't phrase it as saying I'm doing it just to get a contract because there's a delicate way but you could say maybe something along the lines of does this season help you define your long-term future. Is that a fair assessment to say it that way? Without coming across as you're doing this just for the cash grab?

Because you know he is. We'd all be doing it. I think that's a fair question to ask him, yeah. I mean, again, he's probably a downplayed. Yeah, that's okay. It's okay. Just trying to be the best teammate I can be. That's our mantra here at 790.

At least it is from 6 to 2. After that, I don't know what the hell they'd do around here. All right, 1028 on Sports Talk 790. It is, Matt. It is Ross. not here, but Gordy's here with us till 1230. I'm always a big fan of sports business news, and maybe I'm by myself on this,

but there's a couple of things that are going on in the sports world, in Dallas particular, that I think is very interesting. We'll get to your phone calls as well. Gut feelings at 1130, the news at noon, and Joe's spot at 1230. It is Sports Talk 790. All right, we've got phone calls to get to. Thank you, Houston, by the way.

We've got another old smoky giveaway today at 1250. Mark that down. Old Smoky Charcoal Grill giveaway, 1250 this afternoon here on Sports Talk 70. Thanks to Old Smokey for dropping out some grills for us this week. So cannot wait to give another one away. We'll give one way every day this week between 10 o'clock until 2. We're kind of moving the times around today. It'll be at 1250.

All right. Three different sports business things that I want to get to and we'll not do all once in because I've got folks that want to say hello. Dallas Mavericks yesterday announced they're going to the suburbs to build their new entertainment complex slash arena. Now, Ross and I have talked about it before. We've actually kind of debated about it. There are some cities in our country that downtowns are vibrant and interesting and kind of live, it's like its own life. Like downtown Chicago is its own life, right?

Midtown Manhattan and its own life. Yeah, but even in Manhattan, none of the teams play. than the Knicks. The Knicks, yeah. Yankees play up in the Bronx. Right. Mets play over. New Jersey.

Mets by the LaGuardia airport. Jets over in Jersey. Yep, yep, yep. But there are a lot of good cities, frankly older cities that have these amazing downtowns. We are seeing a trend of teams leaving downtowns to go somewhere else. The Chicago Bears are this close to moving to suburban hammy in Indiana.

The Kansas City Chiefs, now they weren't, their stadiums out in downtown, Casey, that doesn't really count, but they're going to Kansas. Who else is? Oh, the Atlanta Braves left downtown Atlanta. About 10 years ago, what do you say, Gordy? To go to suburbs in Atlanta. The Dallas Mavericks announced yesterday,

they're building a new complex and sports arena. They are leaving downtown Dallas. Where are they going? They're going to a northern suburb where there used to be a Valley View Mall area off of 635. for those of you that know the Dallas area. Oh, okay. 635 loop.

It's their version of 610. It's, so it'd be like... Surprise they wouldn't go to Arlington and join the Cowboys and the... Maybe Arlington's like, man, we're getting enough. Well, my guess also is the Mavericks want their own world or world. Why would they want to share any of that stuff with those other teams? Well, because you all pull your money together and there's already people there.

I think Dallas doesn't want... I think the Mavericks' new ownership doesn't want to pool anybody's money. They're tired of pooling. So they go on. And northwest? Northwest. So Denton? No, no, no.

That's just due north. Flower mound? It's... It's fine. Flybound. Put Valley View Mall in your little maps area there. I don't know the exact location,

but it's on 635. Point being is this. They're leaving downtown Dallas. That's way up there. And it sounds like the Dallas Stars are going to leave the American Airlines Arena there in downtown.

And they're thinking about going to Plano. And Plano is due north of Dallas. Plano's one of the most thriving areas of that hall area and has been that way for that in Frisco basically. That's smarter than the Mavericks. Plano's a really good spot. Yeah, Plano's got,

and that's already been established too. So, I have a simple question for you. I know the answer. It's because the reality is, let me pose a question to you first. Why are these teams leaving to go to the suburbs?

I think the answer is very simple. That's what the money is. Now, you're going to alienate part of that Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex by moving, you know, I don't know people from Fort Worth will drive to Arlington a whole, or not to that part of Dallas a lot. I don't know if people in Arlington will do that. I don't know if people from, say, west of downtown Dallas will do it.

I don't know, but the Mavericks don't particularly care. When you move to the suburbs to move your stadium and move your quote-unquote entertainment complex, first of all, rent is cheaper because you're going to build the stadium on on cheaper ground than it's downtown. But you are going to there as an adverse effective. Maybe you will lose a segment of that community. Oh, this is just, they're just going up to 635. That's what I said. The loop. Okay, so this is 20, it's 20 minutes north of downtown.

But it ain't downtown. Yeah, but that would be like, that'd be like the Astros say we're going to move Diken Park up to. Jersey Village. But even that's way further. Like, this is 20 minutes. What's 20 minutes north of downtown? Well, it's not going to always be 20 minutes.

It may be 20 minutes with light traffic. It may be, you know. Yeah. How many miles is the Valley, you all from downtown Dallas. 13 miles. That's considerable. 13 miles away from downtown.

That's not, that even close, that's the suburbs. You go 13 miles in either direction from downtown Houston, you're in the suburbs of some sort. So I'm just, to me, these owners, these being many of them, are basically saying the suburbs are where the money is. And we can get cheap, we get a lot more land at a cheaper price. And you're seeing this in city. that don't have vibrant downtowns. Atlanta's downtown is not vibrant. Dallas's downtown used to be vibrant, but it's not anymore.

We've tried forever to have it vibrant downtown Houston. We can get that going on. Vibrates maybe the wrong term, but you know what I'm saying? A full-time busy downtown. I think what they're looking at to those, where are the bulkier fans? Like, okay, so this is the new arena will be closer to Carrollton and Plano. Big money. Frisco.

Yeah, I wonder if they did a survey and said majority of our season ticket holders live here. Or anybody or any potential ticket. Anybody that would buy a ticket. Same thing with Atlanta and the battery. I mean, granted, they needed money and all that. But I bet those communities said, if you build it here, we will buy season tickets. We'll be at every break a kid. Yeah, I'm sure there were a lot of site surveys and focus groups.

Where do you live? You know, if you're a season ticket holder or you go to events and you're on your app getting the tickets, they know what zip code you live in because you put it in. It's interesting. I know somebody who lives in Sugar Land. they have space cowboy season tickets, not Astros. Yeah, but that's a price thing. Yeah, but if you live down there and you've got kids,

it's way easier to take them to go to space cowboy games to come in town for Astros. Well, put it this way, and I've talked about this with the Texans before. Torotown is going to be out in the Cyprus area. If you're a Texans fan, you might not be thrilled that the Texans might build a stadium in Toro Town next to Toro Town, but it's not going to preclude you from going because you're only going only going 10 times a year.

Yeah, NFL's easier. But how many people go to more than five Rockets games a year? Even people that have season tickets don't go five times a year. That's true. I have a friend who this family moved with their job. They were from New Orleans, had season tickets. They moved to Birmingham.

His dad kept their season tickets for a decade after, and they would drive in every Sunday from Birmingham to, New Orleans and go to Saints games. That's because y'all are crazy in the South. Well, it's also because they have no team over there. I mean, but... They have the Birmingham Stallions of the UFL.

Okay, nobody's watching that. I know that. David and humble on 790 at 1040. David, good morning to you. Thank you for holding. Good. How are you? Good. How are you?

I'm great. I'm great. Chris, Gordy. What's happening, my dude? What's up, bro? What's up to you, bro? M.T., I'm nervous here. I can tell. The two trades that just happened yesterday in the NFL,

AJ Brown and Miles Garrett is making me nervous right now. All right, I'll bite. Why are you nervous? Because the Miles Garrett trade meets an impact. Whether it makes a significant impact, in the regular season remains to be seen. But the AJ Brown trade makes an impact. Whether it makes a significant impact in a regular season remains to be seen.

Now, the AJ Brown trade makes an impact. Whether it reflects the Texans, whether they're going in the playoffs or postseason, well, when England doesn't play Houston, Houston in the regular season, correct? they do not play their team in the regular season, correct? Yes. Okay. So we've got to worry about the playoffs. Okay, well, let's get the, David, thank you for the phone call. Let's get the Texans to the playoffs first, first start worrying about it.

But, I mean, if you want to look at it from a big point of this, A.J. Brown makes the Patriots better, right? I think everybody is waiting for Drake May to fall down to earth. that Drake May is due to have that third year slump. That Drake May was, would you say vastly overrated by people in the NFL? Or slightly overrated? I mean, he did finish second in the NFL MVP voting. I think he's on his way.

I think he's... I bet I could find more people that are saying that he's due for a drop that is compared to an ascension. I could be wrong. I don't know. I thought his rookie year was very underwhelming. 15 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 2,200 yards, and then this year, 43-Und yards passing 31 touchdowns

to just 8 interceptions, I think he's on his way to become a soccer quarterback. The reason why is because they had the softest schedule in the NFL. If you remember any part of the year, it was all the team doesn't play anybody during the course of the year. How did the Texans not get New England on the schedule? The Texans do play at Cleveland this year at Cleveland.

But they don't play New England. No, they do not. And they don't play the Rams, thankfully. Because they're playing a second-place schedule. that too. Don't forget that. Who won't? They didn't win the division? No, Jacksonville did. Totally, totally blanked that out of my mind.

It doesn't really matter when you win divisions. I mean, when we cares about divisions. What would you play in La Jeter? What would you play first place schedule? That's true. That's true. Yeah, they do play Cleveland. God, Buffalo and Sincere out of the gates. That's pretty tough. Then at Indy and then the Cowboys? That's a tough four-game stretch for them.

If you spent time to look at the schedule, the first half, the first quarter is tough, the back quarter is tough. the middle part is a little you get some chance to... I think I was out of town when the schedule came, release came out. What are you talking about? I think that's... That is the biggest day on this radio station.

Did you do your whole 17 and 0, 0 and 17 thing you do? I might have. Okay. Thanks for listening. I was out of town. You can still have the I heart radio app in your hand?

I know, but it was time change, New York. Jonathan, don't you listen to Iheart radio app when you're out of town to listen to this station? Of course. See? Our own program director doesn't even do it. I listened to Cole and the other guy in the morning.

His name is Dan. Come on. Who uses the word buddy more, Jonathan? Ross or Dan or Gordy? Dan. Dan does have a lot of money. Dan is, Dan is got... It might be like a catch phrase.

It is. It's crutch, not catch. We got buddy, you got buddies too. The true test is when Dan put out the social media post that he was coming back to, when he came back to Houston and then got the job here and all this, go look at how many comments. I mean, like, that's when you know your roll of decks is strong. Really? You got everybody.

I have to go back at Dan's Twitter account for those of you many years. You know what I mean? When you make any kind of like career announcement, I know. See how many people come out of the woodwork. Yes. There's a guy who's been on the Clemson beat for several years. Forget his name.

He's taking the LSU beat. He's getting ready to come over. And the number of national people that have Bruce Feldman, I mean, like every national guy's like, congrats. Like, that guy must be well respected. Everybody in the industry loves him. So when I retire in 15 years, I'll get that kind of same kind of recognition? Well, I think most of your cohorts may be dead or retired by then, so.

Well, dang, Gordy? That was a twist. You've been my cohort for a long time. I know. I might be dead or retired. You're right. He just claimed his own death early. Bill Warrell. I'm trying to think who would all be there. Bill Whorell's on Twitter. Oh, that's true.

Craig Ackerman might tweet out you He can't he's got his account Slot I knew it Everybody stop getting hacked on Twitter It's terrible There's no such thing as an online podcast voting thing Please vote for me

Your vote means everything to me Good God 713-212-2-5-790 Got feelings coming up at 1130 I already kind of tease one yesterday Game one of the NBA finals is tomorrow I got the Knicks losing. I think the Spurs are going to win this thing,

and it's going to make me in an even grumpier mood. Boom. You're going to go and pick the Rangers to win the World Series, too? Cowboys to win a Super Bowl? Look, I can predict things and not root for them, which I'm doing. Seriously. People responding to my tweets,

oh, I'm never rude. If it was Dallas, I wouldn't root for anything Dallas, but I can root for San Antonio. They're a good story. What story about them? Three years of suck? Three lottery picks? and they're in the NBA finals.

Not a good story. The story pisses me off. But I digress. 713-212-5-790. If you want to chime in and say hello, 7-1-3-212-5-7-90. James and Klein on 7-90. James, what do you want?

Yeah, man, I saw it, but I didn't see it. You were right. They had the lowest attendance of the U.S. football league. Yes, sir. The ambulance had the lowest attendance. The largest attendance they had was $6,500. And that's a lie,

there were probably 650. They added a zero. No, no. I mean, the last game, it was about $6,500. I was there. I mean, their tickets sold. It's not people that are actually at the game. Correct. No one goes, because nobody cares. It's a terrible product, and they should be ashamed that they put the word of Houston on their jerseys.

Right? No, they changed their name from the rough-next to the gamblers, which hurt some attendants, I'm sure. They moved the stadium, which I thought was a good idea. I thought they would draw more in downtown than the end of U-H, but that didn't help. The reason why people don't go because the product sucks.

It's terrible football. It's absolutely horrific football. Here's a terrible football. Did you watch the last game? No, no, no, no. No, I did not. I think I was watching paint dry. I think I was enjoying the National Paintball Dry League.

Okay, there are times you watch the Astros, you think, oh, my God, this is horrible. Nope. All right? No. But there are also times you watch the Astros, and it's a pretty good game. Correct. I get no satisfaction watching gamblers football. I think about taking several, I think about taking four.

He's the only person I've heard talk publicly about the gamblers. I think what I do, Jim, is I go look for some town all PM, three or four of those bad boys with a big glass of water. I go maybe go night night. Oh, by the way, I put a gambler's game out. I'll help me go to sleep. You know what? They have Houston on the front of their jersey. You should support them.

No, I shouldn't. They don't deserve my support. They're your team. No, they're not. Matt, we're not my right team. No, they're not. Yes, they are.

Go Birmingham's Dines. No fun, Matt. Jim, here's what we got to start. Suck for Sorsby. That's the slogan. We got to suck for Sorsby. Let's get him. He's not going to the NFL.

He's not going to play a Texas Tech. Let's get Sorsby for the gamblers next year. He hung up. Not happy. By the way, why didn't we get a Sorsby ruling yesterday? How long did it take? They said they're hoping within two weeks to make a ruling. What?

Like, what are you thinking? They're waiting for them, those backpacks of cash to show up on the back porch from Cody Campbell. Says, from C. Campbell, enjoy your weekend. Yep. That's terrible. I might actually work, too. Easy. What do you need?

Hey, I was watching MLB network earlier. Good. Man, Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, sir. Lauren, she hoti? She's so hoti. Yeah. The story that they were bringing out. was I think it's I think it's asking

the way they do it. Best available guys at the tread deadline which is scuba Pena for the Astros and Yordon Alperes. I mean, are they out of touch of what this team is or how they report stuff or is just a fluff story?

I just wanted your guys' opinion and I'll hang up and listen. Okay. What are they doing? What those folks at MLB do you doing are first of all they're killing time, Gordy. That's the first thing they're doing. Number two, they don't believe the Astros will stick around. I mean, is that fair to say? I mean, if you were to say, if you were a betting man and you put everything on the Astros,

are they closer to winning the division or are they closer to fading and being sellers at the deadline? My guess is they're closer to being sellers. I don't want them to be. I want them to stay relevant because it's good for us. It's good for me as an Astro fan. And it's good for us as a station talks about the Astros for them to stay relevant. And they're also trying to gain headlines too. putting up, should the Astros treat

Esoc Pradesh, that doesn't move the needle. Should the Astros be trading Jordan Alvarez or Jeremy Pena, that moves a needle. No, the other part is, we were talking yesterday. I said if the All-Star break is coming up, do the Astros have an All-Star?

Is it required to have at least one, or is that no longer in play? I think they still, is that still a thing? Everyone has to have one. I think it is, right? I mean, I don't catch up on my All-Star rules. I kind of think you have to have one. I mean, we, like, we barely talk about it.

It's like, oh, hey, Hunter Brown and Josh Hader went great. Okay, awesome. You know me. I'm not, I first of all-star game is a joke. I didn't watch it. And, look, I love the NBA if I don't watch it. I mean, MLBs, it got the best of them, but doesn't mean I have to watch it. The only people that care are like the Scott Boris is the agents.

Well, there's a contract incentives to it. Yeah. Let's them ask for more. for their guys. By the way, thank you very much, Mets. You were up two to one most of the game last night against the Mariners and you lost three to two. In the 10th inning. Damn it. Here's what I was afraid of and it's happening. I was definitely afraid someone's going to get hot in this division. And guess what, Gordy? Somebody's hot. The Mariners have won seven consecutive and eight of their last 10. Well, they're a good team. They massively underachieved to start the season, much like the Astros. play today against the pirates, five back

of first place. Only five out. Only five, but... Only five, that's what I'm going with. But do we get to a point where we have to start talking wild card race? Yes, we do. Only two and a half out. Only two and a half out, but behind the twins, Orioles, A's, Rangers, Blue Jays, White Sox and Yankees.

So you're saying there's a chance. 10.58. Gut feelings in one half hour. You may join us next. By the way, the reports out of OTAs from the Texans, basically no one's practicing. 1058 on Sports Talk 790. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. 1102.

Sports Talk 790. Good morning, everybody. Thank you to the 10 o'clockers for being a part of the show. Our friend listening in Minnesota is like, hey, Battle of Bad Callers, James and Klein or Terry from Ohio? Who's worse? Jonathan, we've not heard from Terry in Ohio. Did I irritate him, I think?

Did I do enough to finally drag him away? Terry would actually be mad at you when he would call in. So maybe I got to do something to make him mad, then he'll call in and be mad about something. His guardians are doing good. He's got to have to complain about. He said he's a multi-millionaire because he won the lottery, but I gave him my Vimbo and he didn't respond with any dollars. I saw you dug up Longhorn Scott came out. We were talking about, oh, the Texas, Texas, Texas situation.

All right. So I mentioned sports business a few things. By way, again, let me, Texans OTAs, Will Anderson's not playing, Dale's not practicing, who else is not out there? Let's take a look here. CJ Stroud is complaining.

Well, we got people on Twitter, giving us play-by-play of what's happening at OTAs. For the love of God. For the love of God. You know what? You as Houston sports fans don't even want this. You don't. You don't want play-by-

I think I know what you want. You want your local sports teams to win. You want your general managers and your managers to be smart functioning people that know how to run organizations. And you want to have a couple of laughs and you want to get into the entertainment process. And you want maybe a couple little bits of deep thinking. But do you really want OTA breakdown? Let me put a little... You're a loser if you do. It's ridiculous. One caveat. If Tank Dale was out there making place, I do want to know about that. Because I'm hoping for him a healthy return to the field. He is not played a football game in almost two years. I wouldn't hold my breath. And I love Tankdale. No, he's supposed to be back this year.

Okay. He's supposed to be good. Okay. He's a difference maker. Cordy, your body's more prepared for NFL season than Tankdale's is. No, he's fine. He's had two years to rest. You think he's been resting? Is that what we're calling it? Resting? Rehab. Jonathan? I can't say anything. I'm humble. You have the same body frame as he does. He's smaller than me. I didn't realize he was that much. Lord.

Very short. I didn't know how small he was until you guys were talking. He's like, yeah, 5-9-165. Maybe he's gained a few LBs during the time. Got to get to 180, right? Don't you? You would think? Then you lose that competitive speed advantage, don't you?

It's just a mental. If he has that strong mental comeback, it's all about the mental after rehab. No, I don't think so. I think in the NFL. I think it's, if you're playing mad and it's about the mental side of it. No, I'm talking about him getting back. Now when he gets on the field, that's different. Okay.

Okay, by just getting back, yeah. If he gets back, it's a win for him in his life. But the reality is, and I said this, you can go back, you can check the tapes. We don't do tapes, but you can check the shows. I was scared about his NFL future. Because I loved him in college, but I knew what he was in college. It was a dislocated kneecap, right?

I mean... Well, he had everything dislocated. I think he had his knee in the back of his elbow. So this was a few days ago. Tank is still working off onto the side. When that time is set for him to be back, he'll be back out here. Yeah, he had a dislocating. Read into that.

Torn ACL. Come on, Gordy. I know you're smirking. Read into that, please. Brevin Jordan's back out there. He's rolling. That's good news. Speaking of guys, we missed all of the last season.

Man, I thought, maybe I'd misread it. I thought Del was going to be back this year and ready to go. He could be. I'm not saying he's none, but... We're June, though, Matt. That calendar flipped to June. Guess what? I know.

I know. It's two months away. He hadn't seen a football field in How many months? So we got Nico Collins. We got Jaden Higgins. Jail and Noel. Or is it Noel or Noel?

Which are we going with? No. Okay. Xavier Hutchinson. Don't forget the past catching tight ends. Dalton Schultz. They added Foster Morrow, which is a weird sign.

The LSU guy, it's a weird signing. Wait a minute. Whoa, whoa, whoa. You just said an LSU signing was weird? No, no, no. You are supposed to say Future All-Pro. Because they bring back.

Dalton Schultz is a starter. Brevin Jordan is back. I think he's on like his last. year of his deal. Cade Stover, who they took in the fourth round a few years ago, and then Marlon Klein, they took in the second round this year for Michigan. He's got iffy hands. Right. But that's

five-tenant. You ain't carrying five tight ends. Somebody getting cut. Cade Stover? Might want to not renew the lease at the apartment in Houston. Which one of those guys from LSU? Foster Morrow. He's guaranteed on the squad. Or you will be so pissed off

when he doesn't make it. And by the way, it's Foster Morrow is the pronunciation. People say Moreau. Who says that? I want names. Joe Buck and all the national people. Oh, man. You're going on for the national people?

Foster Monroe. You're tough. No, it's Morrow. It's like Tulane, not too lame. How about this one? Is it Joe Burrow or Joe Borough? It's Joe Burrow. Okay.

So we get to make sure we get taken care on that. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-7-90. That's how you reach the show. All right, business aspect number two. So my son, for his birthday, my oldest son, let me tell you something. My oldest son is going to be 26 years of age, Jeff. You're old.

Shut up. When's he having a kid? Grandpa. Glad you're chuckling over this. He wants a World Cup ticket. Don't just wait. Now? Yeah, now.

The ticket he wants. He wants to go to some game that's of some, I think it's on Father's Day. I don't know which game it is. And obviously we'll give you some updates about this as we move along here. But the one he wants to go to is either on Father's Day or the day before, which it doesn't matter to me. I don't care. When is Father's Day?

It's June 20th typically, isn't it? Who? Look this up real quick. Netherlands, Sweden. That's where he wants to go to. That should be a good one. The walk-in price right now is $790. Son, you're 26 years old. I'm not giving my son a $790 birthday gift to go see one soccer game for two hours.

These prices, boys, have got to go down. And, by the way, can I ask a really stupid question? How do they get up to begin with? Did somebody just tip off FIFA and say, hey, you go buy these tickets and then go to every city in America and charge triple what the face value is? Because I'm assuming those are not face value tickets. That's what I'm trying to see. Can you buy them straight from the, like, the website? How did we, how was there, how did we skip the go buy your FIFA tickets now by going to this Reliance Stadium box office?

Yeah, like all I'm seeing is like when I Google tickets, it's all secondary market. It's like the stub hubs and all that. Answer, again, I need to know the question. How did we go from the World Cup is coming to stadiums across North America to you can't get them for at least three, unless you're willing to pay three times of face market value. And then we got people that are buying tickets in certain areas that are getting worse seats

that originally were told they were getting seats in certain areas. That sounds like FIFA. This is so freaking shady. Well, I passed NRG yesterday, and it's so weird that there's no signage. They removed all the signage, and I know they're going to go back from NRG to rely on, but same thing with all the stadiums out there.

I saw a press release the other day. It said Boston Stadium will host the game. I'm like, what the hell is Boston Stadium? It's because they can't say Gillette. Yes. Because they've removed all... So are they calling MetLife New Jersey Stadium or New York Stadium? Because it's in New Jersey. It's not in New York. Yeah. So I'm going to give you a grandiose low-hanging fruit topic. You ready for this? Are we going to ultimately regret the World Cup coming here? Now, I think the answer probably is no, because there will be restaurants that will be full.

There will be stadiums that will be full. There will be hotels and Airbnbs and all that. and there are people that are pumping money into communities. They'll obviously hopefully get a return on. But I got to be brutally honest with you, this has come across to me as a complete pain in the ass right now. Ticket prices are high. Hotels are not being sold. We're hearing about how just completely corrupt FIFA is.

Help me out. Where is the true value in this? They're taking over downtown too. Like forget trying to get anywhere downtown once they launch the whole fan fest. But is that a good thing down the road? I guess if you're staying down there, but it's good for the metro rail. That's going to get used to a lot. So you're telling me the whole reason why we got the entire World Cup to come to the city of Houston

is so we can bump up metro rail rates and rental and rail numbers? Your restaurants will be very busy. I just look stub up. You can get a ticket for that game on the 20th. There is one ticket if he wants to go by himself. He doesn't want to go by himself. He wants to go with Ross, actually. Oh.

Well, there's one ticket by itself for $3.92 right now. And where is that located? 600 section? Section 550. Oh, okay. Ro B. So you're in like the end zone. But it's soccer.

Who cares are you sitting? That's not, see, I was expecting it to be like 300. But that's the next, the next cheapest is 591. That's for, that's in a pair of section for two tickets.

Yeah. That's in the Netherlands supporter section. Does that count the fees and everything too? Including fees. $591. And these soccer games go two hours, correct? They don't go two and a half. They don't go $2.45.

there's no... It's two 45 minute halves with a 15-minute remission. And they keep it... It's two hours, right? Yeah. I mean, soccer games don't go three hours, typically. I mean, you get stoppage time and all that. Yeah, have some wreck hard.

You got people to fall over, pretend they're hurt, and then you've got to get that in there, and they're going to get their stretchers out, and then they get off the stretcher and they get back on the field. I'm not trying to be soccer hater guy, but I think I'm coming across as that. I'm so... Look, I'm football third.

I would rather watch... I'd re-watch Vanderbilt's Spring Game rather than watch a World Cup game. I'm just, I'm a football guy. You hear that, folks. If you think I hate soccer, he would rather watch Vanderbilt's spring game. Now, Jared Curtis is a five-star freshman.

Okay, that's enough for me. That's enough from you. Gutfielings coming up in 15 minutes. Scott wants to talk about Texans OTAs. We're here for you. We are your official home of Texans OTAs. It's Sports Talk 790. 7-1-3-212-5-7-90.

7-1-3-21-5-7-9. And a reminder, Joe Spada to spot a call. Coming up at 1230 at 1250, we're giving way an old smoky charcoal grill. This is Sports Talk 790. See, I was going to use of ranking news sounder last, and I did last week, and Jonathan criticized me for that, and I can't have Jonathan mad at me for any reason. Wait, what? CJ Strach got intercepted by Derek Stingley. Ross was mad at you.

I was surprised. On June 2nd, June 2nd. I'm going to ask you Astros that, includes Joe Espada, that includes Dana Brown, that includes Jim Crane, that includes anybody from Joy Lo Perfito to Nick Allen to

Joseo Tufe, please be relevant. I don't want this in my life. Well, somebody commented, they said, they said, tell the defense to go easy on them. We need to build back CJ's confidence. So stop picking him off, Stingley. Maybe

maybe the cutting of the hair has affected his vision downfield. You would think lack of hair would be given a little bit more freedom to find open receivers. Who was it? Samson cut his hair?

The story? Delilah? Delilah? Yeah, Samson. Delilah asked. See what that does? I just said, I just told you all the great listeners of this radio show that C.G. Stragg got picked off and there's silence on this.

We don't know how to handle this. Why? Why? A follow-up for Aaron Wilson. J. Lin-Nole caught the longest catch of the day from Davis Mills. So, there you go. There you're voluntary OTAs, tidbits. I like Aaron a lot, and he's doing his job, obviously, but I may have to mute him.

Yeah, he also just told you about a veteran safety signing with the Steelers, so gives you that, too. Scott on 790s, Scott, good morning. Good morning, Matt. So you guys switched back to the Texans at the perfect time. I know how much it sounds like you love OTAs, but I did have a thought on them from a few days ago. Okay. I've actually been out of town for the last two weeks.

I was in Europe for the first time. Wonderful, wonderful vacation. While I was there, I guess it was, I don't remember how long ago it was. Four or five days ago, C.J. did a press conference that he talked about. He said he held up his end of the bargain when it comes to his contract extension. And it just was the softest thing.

I've heard and I've had that concern with him. I've called in here before. I remember after the Pittsburgh game in the playoffs, I really wanted to hear him take full accountability and talk about how bad his performance was. And he was like, well, you know, other than the fumbles, I didn't play so badly. and well I mean other than that how was the play mrs lincoln i mean he's he's soft i mean you know it's i don't think and it'd be one thing if i would if i could sit here and tell myself i think when he says i've held up my end of the bargain that's some type of leverage for him

he doesn't have leverage he's making what 12 13 million dollars this year he's gonna he's guaranteed 25 million dollars next year like he's making money if you want the highest paid contract in the history of the NFL which is what he would get if he does get a contract extension like earn it. Like, I just, I think when he says something like that, my issue is that I think he's trying to convince himself that he's held up his end of the bargain rather than convince us.

You know, there's just so much evidence of him being soft and it worries me. Well, hold on, let me, I don't interrupt, I'm going to anyway, because I'm going to, I want you to respond. Let's go over a couple things here. Number one, I don't think the word soft is what I would use. Do, does he evaluate

his play differently? than maybe how you and I evaluate his play, that's fair. Soft to me is not taking hits, not being on the field, not fighting through things. And that's never been a part of CJ Stroud's DNA. Can I give you an example of soft? Another example, I hate to, this might be a little bit of a cheat shot, but I mean, it's another example of soft. I hate to say it when Tankdale got hurt. And he's crying on the field.

I mean, the tankdale broke his leg. He's not going to die. like you know and I know it was a devastating injury but it was soft and I know that's maybe unfair and if I met CJ in person I would feel really guilty for saying something like that I would hopefully you would hopefully you would be uh um man I don't know um that's his guy that's his dude and when his leg is in when his when his legs in four different pieces I'd be sad too wouldn't you not be would would Tom Brady have been crying if Julian Edelman broke his legs?

But I'm not trying to compare people's emotions. I mean This is a different generation. I think guys under 25 these days. The gen's ears, they're a little bit different. What are they? So what is the end of that thing? The guys younger these days are softer than before.

That's basically what you're saying. So before you hang up, I don't want you hang up, Scott. I'm going to play the C.J. Stroud extension question. This was after his haircut talk. So here it is. I let my agent handle it, you know, and if it's time to do it, then it is. If it's not, my job is football. So that's what I focus on is just getting better.

And I think I've held my bargain up on that edge. So, you know, whatever happens happens. You know, I'm excited to be a Texan this year and, you know, go from there. All right. To be fair, Scott, don't athletes usually have a higher evaluation of their own work as compared to what we as fans do, typically, right? I wouldn't. Maybe. I mean, I wouldn't. What would you want him to, I guess here's the better question. What would you have wanted him to say, hey, guys, I really have, I've carved on a nice NFL

career. I know I sucked in my last two games, but I still want more money. I mean, he can't say that. Nobody would say that. I would have, I think the first part, what he said was fine. You know, I have an agent to handle that. My job is football. When the time is right, the time is right. And I'm excited to be a Texan this year. I think the line about, I think I've held up my end of the bargain on that is him trying to convince himself that he and it shows that yeah he does feel like he deserves to get it done right now which is ludicrous and it's insane and i've heard you say on the show many times during the season last year that that's the biggest concern the team has going forward

i mean giving him you can't give him a contract extension and have it turned into to a that is correct that is correct so that's why scott i think just because he says something doesn't necessarily mean that that's going to be the sentiment that is echoing throughout the Texans building. The Texans building has already basically said, unless they change their mind here, that they're not going to pay him extra money. They're not going to give them an extension this year. They're going to make him earn it this year. And I'm okay with that.

You should be too. Yeah. And that's my point. And then I'll, I appreciate you engage me on this. Sure. That's my point. If it was like time to make a decision, I'm like, if this is the last year and he's going to be a free agent or its franchise tech and he set a line like that, then yeah,

he's utilizing leverage. and he wants to say something like that in the media. He doesn't have leverage right now. The Texans have already decided their plan. He is what he is. It's not like he's going broke. So like just say, you know, handle your business the right way.

And honestly, that would get you more leverage other than saying a comment like that. I don't know. That's just my thought. Yeah, I get it. Appreciate it. Thanks for the phone call. You know, I find myself like others when you ask for athletes to give you open and honest answers

and then you rip them for being open and honest. I don't think you can have it both ways. Can I say about that Gen Z comic? Oh, I knew that was going to spark you. I knew that was going to get you going. I want to give a reasonable take on it. Oh, then who am I going to get it from now? No, no, okay.

Okay, it's really from me. Go ahead. Because I see the point, because when he started crying as well, like I remember seeing this, I, in being Gen Z, I took it that way as like, man, CJ, come on. Like, you got to still got a game to play, right? Right. And I can respect that these athletes and people in my age are more emotional and they're not afraid to show it, but you still got to perform, right?

Instead, CJ was crying on us and he, at the end of that game, performed amazing. No, but we were talking about that. Like, oh, he's a caring dude, he cared for his dude, but he's still out there and played, right? I think that's the difference, like, the difference between, like, CJ and Gen Z, like, why he has a problem? It's because CJ's emotional, but he doesn't complete, he doesn't execute after that. You know what I mean? I think that's, I think that's, it's just more emotional. We show more emotions as men.

Yeah, I get that. But it doesn't mean that they're softer. Does that make sense? No, I think if you show emotion, it doesn't show a sign of softness. A sign of softness would have been, Coach, I can't play anymore because my guy's down. But you think of the grades, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods. Right.

They're almost robotic. Okay, well, that's three of the all-time goats. Remove all emotion. 99% of Americans are not built like those three cats. Okay, Gen Z, let's put me back to basketball. We got Wimby crying crazy after he won game seven, right? should have been. I've been crying because he was a little I can't forget it. But he's still

performing when those games starts and he's going crazy. Yes, he did. That's the things where I think a lot of people are upset with Gen Z like it's kind of weird because you have CJ on the hand that you can almost see him breaking down his whole mental breaks down, but then you have people like Wimby that they're breaking down, they're upset the crime, but

they're coming there and performing and still making those million bucks and they're performing how they're supposed to, right? The question that every person can ask themselves is is the emotional C.J. Strout a side of weakness or just a side that he shows a softer

side. I mean, you know. Oh, so you're telling me if T.J. Who is Tom Brady's best friend on the New England Patriots? Grandkowski, right? If Grancowski snaps his leg in half, you don't think Tom Brady is going get up, dude, I got to play, get out of the way. I bet you Tom

is showing some emotions on that. I mean, I know he's a robot, but he's got to have something there can be something going on. But like the 40's point, Tom Brady's going there and still try to win that game, though. You don't think C.J. was trying to win that game after that? It's not, he was trying, but he couldn't have that mental. I think Tom Brady would have walked up to Gronk and went, man, it sucks, bro.

Anyway, got to get back out there. You're a lot. You don't even know. They're robotic. They are robots. MJ. Hey, Rodman, get up. Okay.

So 50,000 professional athletes and there are three like that, those dudes. I'm just saying it's in the DNA, the DNA, the killer is. that's in the 0.000000, 0.001% of professional athletes. Astros play in the World Series and Correa gets hurt. Jose Altovae crying in the dugout. Yeah, but then Correis can go back to the play hit three-run homer and go get out the way. Let's go.

No, look, I got things to criticize about C.J. Straud's play. Him being upset about about our guy as a sign of softness and weaknesses. I don't correlate the two. Tankdale's injuries and his. and his emotions over that, losing a friend like that, does not make me think that C.J. Strzok can't win football games for this team.

The reason why C.J. Straug can't win football games for this team is he got poor judgment, and he rushes his throws. Not about how soft he is and how emotionally is towards a teammate that's down. All right, it's time now for gut feelings. We're going to let Gordy go first because he's our guest this week. Gordy with us till 1230. We've got Joe Spada coming up in an hour from now as well. 713-212, 5-9.

13-212-1-2-5-7-90. If you have any sports predictions you want to get to, we want to hear from you next. Jonathan, you will recap how we did last week, and that's all straight ahead. It's gut feelings returns in a moment here on Sports Talk 790. Listen up girls and boys. This has been so appealing. This is their gut feeling on the Matt Thomas show. All right, let's explain who's on the line right now at 713-212-5-7.

And we've got our buddy Brad. And you know the rule about Brad is he goes last. So as long as you guys keep calling with your gut feelings, we'll let you go in front of Brad. We got Terry in Ohio. Oh, man. And then we got Dave. I don't even know. Do we know Dave?

But Dave, you win by default. Because we already know who Terry is. We know who Brad is. So if you want to get in front of Terry and Brad, 713-212-5-790, 7-13-212-5-7-90, as we welcome you to this week. edition of gut feelings, but we make sports predictions. If you get them right, you get to call the show later and brag about them. If you get them wrong, we won't really bother you about it unless they're just patently absurd. Jonathan, how did the three of us, not Gordy, but you, me and Ross, do last week on gut feelings.

All right. So, Matt, you put your name on it. 84 wins to win the American League West. I need Seattle to cool off a little bit here, just saying. But yes, I'm putting my name on it. I think LMJ, Lance McCullough, Jr. Does not throw for the Astros.

Got to hope I'm wrong about that, but you never know. College football playoff does not expand past 12 this year. That's already given. So we need to amend that one. Scratch that one. They haven't until December to make a decision, though. For this season? No, no, no.

Yeah. Okay, that's what I want to amend the two. we're going to stay at 12 not this year we already are for sure this year we're going to stay at 12 the next year wow yep I hope I'm right about that I like me just 12

Gordy I know that you are Mr. College football Greg Sankey agrees with you I know Greg Sankey does because Greg Sankey loves that SEC championship game it gives their network 20 million ESP and 20 million bucks for that game itself so it's um I want to say $100 million

dollars is the worth of that so what I get the 20 from. I saw the 20 million. That might be like just what the TV network gives him, but I'm talking like ticket sales. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. That makes some good sense there. What else we got there, Jonathan? Ross says next time Tatsuya Imai goes out, he does not have a quality start.

Oh, get him. Let's get him. Let's get him. I blame you because even in my disappointment, he has been on the ride with them and then you change his opinion. I changed my opinion because you know what? because I'm a logically thinking sports fan. I'm a lot of change my mind on things. I don't fall my sword on sports takes. He also said, OKC and seven. Oh, bad week.

Hey, make sure you save these for next Tuesday. Just saying, I should highlight it. Just throw out there. You put a highlight on that bad boy. I wasn't here last Tuesday, but AAA was. And what do you say? OKC wins game five.

I think they did win game five. They won game five. Yes, they did. OKC, won five. They lost and then in San 21, six, seven. Yep, that's correct. Texans will win their first AFC title game.

That's because he smokes. Forget that. Ashes will win the A.L. West. He definitely smokes. You don't think they can win the ALS? Seattle's the best team of this division. And they're starting to finally act like it. They've won seven straight games.

It's only June, though. I know it's only June. It's only two and a half out in the WallCard. Only five back in the American League West. But it was two and a half a couple days ago. Mariners have gained a lot of ground. just the last handful of days. All right.

Gordy's our guest with us till 1230 before Joe Espada joins us. So, ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, Chris Gordy, and now please tell me that not every one of your gut for things is going to be overall around the SEC. I've got a few, but I'll come back to that. Hey, John, then write all these down because you know, I can't do it. We were talking to Astros, so let me piggyback on that one. Astros will take two out of three against the Pirates.

I like it. Astros will grab first place in the AOS by the 4th of July. Okay, obviously whatever Triple E is smoking, he's giving it to Gordy. I think the Mariners will lose the next two nights against the bets. What? You're right in all this down? You said first place by July 4th. Uh-huh.

I mean, I love your enthusiasm. I love your, you're talking one month to pick up five games. It would be six games because they'd be in first place because if the two teams were tied, Seattle will be the winner because they have the season series so far. Mariners got to go to Detroit after this. then I got to go to Baltimore. Okay, they're going to Detroit. You know Detroit's horrendous.

I know. Man, is this the next two or next three? Next two. Okay, next two. They'll face Frombard in Detroit. I think the Maris going to start mounting some losses here. I'm with Gordia now. I think I think that's bathing in that crackling grease of heaven, Louisiana.

What do the asteros have the next month? You got... Oh, it's a softer schedule. You got seven with Detroit. You got Pirates, Kansas City. Three A's, Angels, Royals. Yeah. Oh, yeah, they're going to do this.

The A's kind of been Astros, Kurt the 9 in his last conference. That they have. You're right about that. That's why we brought you on this show. They get Detroit twice. Seven games? Do you have to go to Toronto. You said they're going to make up six games in one month.

Are you sure you want to say this? Are you absolutely sure? I'm going to give you a chance of backtrack on this. It's more going to be Seattle's going to start losing because they've been on a heater. Seven straight wins. Seven in a row. Then eight. All good things come to an end.

And baseball's streaky, right? You'll have like a seven-game win streak, then you'll go on a seven-game losing streak. All right, I'm going to be much more reserved in my praise for the local nine coming up. They're going four-and-two this week. Okay. That's good. That's good. I don't know how they're going to get there, but they're going to get to four-and-two.

Got to keep digging out of this hole. Do you want my other two? Please. Texas Longhorns will win the softball championship against Texas Tech, back-to-back. And then Texas baseball will beat Oregon in the Super Bowl. Super Regional is this weekend, go to the College World Series. Is that this again? Texas will beat Oregon and the Super Regional and go to the College World Series.

Does Greg Sanky know how much you love his conference? Yes. I really don't think he does. He does. I'm going to send him an email. I interview him every year. But there are honks for the conference and then there are super honks. You're a super honk for the conference.

How about this? When Texas had the ceremony, it was that two summers ago, to enter the SEC and I was there, he had just come off the SEC network set, and I think he was done. for the day with what he needed to do. I said, Greg, can I grab me for a couple of minutes? Sure, Chris. Let's do it. Likes me. Now, if I was going out every day talking about how much the SEC sucks,

probably wouldn't have had time for me. When you Cole and Dan go there, I want all of you in collared shirts, khaki slacks, good-looking dress shoes, I want you to look to look the part. Because there's going to be 95 different radio stations. They're going to be looking for finding those guys on the air. If you look the part, you'll be in a good position. Why don't you get old Dan to get you some Kobe Stevens gear to take it with you to SEC?

I can go T-shirt and shorts. It's in Tampa. No, no, no. You will not get the big interviews. You're going to want to talk to SEC's Nick Sabin. He won't like you give you the time of day if you're wearing a teacher. Sabin does not talk to anybody. Well, he talks on fine bomb.

That's it, though. He's been two years on the media side of things. He ain't doing any podcast, any of that. Somebody sounds bitter. All right. Let's go to a good interview. He mumbles. Let's go the phones.

Dave on 790. Dave, what's in your gut? I have a gut feeling. It has three parts to it. Part one is the Spurs will win the NBA title and a very exciting seven game series. Part two is Victor Wenbenyama will be the MVP of the finals. Part three is that Adam Clanton's head will explode when the whole thing is over. That is one, two, and three, I think of one and two happens three.

definitely happens. He still stands by. He thinks Wemby's going to bust. He's not a bust. He's not a bust. If you want to say that he's going to have an injury plagued career, this guy's 7 foot 4 do, I could buy that. But if you call him, and I'm not saying Adam's calling him a bus, but if anybody thinks that Wemby's a bus, you just don't know basketball. He's not a bust. He's a on the floor and playing, which is obviously a huge part of the requirement. I mean, it's the most important part of it.

he impacts games he has already impacted a franchise in two and a half seasons if you're a Houston rocket fan you should be super super super super scared of Victor women yama in a San Antonio uniform as long as he stays upright because first of all they're good number two they're young number three they're young and good have I made any predictions yet Jonathan I feel like I've let the city of Houston down you get the one uh Astros going for Four and two. Okay. All right.

I owe you a few more. Here's one. Nothing crazy is going to happen at Texans OTAs next week. I'm not right. Okay. You should. That was that was. I can't believe you.

I'm sorry. I was a little hanging fruit. What are you going to do then? Okay, here we go. Spurs and five. Wow. Y'all hear that Texas? he might be Mr. Texas now.

He's actually rooting for a Texas team. No, no, no, no, no. That's crazy. Make sure you not speak that into existence. I under no circumstance are rooting. You're speaking in existence. You just said Spurs in five. Did I say I was rooting for it?

I mean, anybody. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, get it right now. Okay. I'll put in parentheses. How about this? I want the Knicks to win. I believe the Spurs won in five. Okay.

But you don't think the Knicks can. get one more game than that? That's it. I mean, I got to make it. I mean, always the easy answer is somebody in six, right? It always feels like six is the answer to give. Right. You know what? That is true. God, I feel like a dirty whore. I just do.

713, 212, 790. So I got Astros going four and two. I've got Spurs and Five. Astros go four and two. What else is going to make a prediction on? What you think about softball? Texas Tech versus Texas. What you think?

Oh, do you want to make a prediction on that? That's what I was going to do. I'm going to go Texas for the championship. Don't tell my family because I got Texas Tech in the blood somewhere deep down there. Kid number one. Texas wins the Women's World Series. Let me tell you all something. You know we're in the dog days of sports where we're sitting there making gut feelings about the Women's College World Series.

Just the truth. Let's talk to Brian on 7-90. Brian, what's in your gut this week? Hey, what's going on, fellas? I got a gut feeling on the championship. I'm thinking that spurs are going to pull it off. They're going to sweep. The spurs are sweeping?

The spurs are sweeping. It's going to be a shut up, goodbye, hello. And I think also the two only fans are going to be there, too, rooting on, you know, for the spurs as well. They won me that pit yesterday, so I'm hoping they're there again. I mean, honestly, is that going to be a huge issue if they're back? Yeah, I think so. I think that's a good peer shift.

You know, it's going to bring in the ratings up, I think. A good look, I'm going to say, I mean, I'll be looking for Mitch Johnson. Hey, who wouldn't, right? Exactly. Well, warm-blooded men wouldn't be. Thank you, Brian, for the phone call. Appreciate you listening. Are those, now, you know, the average, like the spur,

ticket prices are like $1,000 to get into the game. Do you think those girls have that? What are you talking about? Of course they got $1,000 of spend. I saw a rumor that a company paid for them to try to get the spurs to lose. Like they sent them out there. Try to distract them. What did you see that from?

You know the 4U page is not good for you? Have I not given you? Am I not giving you good advice on the 4U tab? I didn't say it was fact. I just said that's all. We're in the street. So maybe that they are not really Spurs fans. I got a gut.

feeling those two ladies will be there. And I got a gut feeling that N-Beat that ESPN's going to show Mitch Johnson a few times during the course of the broadcast, more than maybe what a normal coach. All right, a lesser of two evils here. Oh, God. Ross is not here to break the tie on this. Gordy, are we going to Terry or Brad? Oh, Brad's always the last. All right.

Terry on 7.9. Terry, how's your life today? It's good. Here's my gut feeling. Spurs and a lot. sweep and Astros don't win 80 games. Okay. Anything else? And why would I send you money, Matt?

Because you said you're a multi, you won the lottery. The least you could do is send me some money. I save that for my family. What is your net worth right now, may I ask? $45 million. $45 million. I thought it was four, Terry. Wait a minute.

I thought your net value was way worse than that. It was way smaller than that a few weeks ago. Did something happen? Did you get an investment that? kicked in or something? No, I told you I won a lottery for 40 million. And what year did you win the lottery? 19-Age-3. Oh, God. That money's long gone. Okay, you're a terrible liar. Terrible liar.

Look it up. What's your last name? What's that? What is your last name? This is going nowhere. Anderson. Terry Anderson. Yeah, that should be easy to find. Terry Anderson wins lottery. Let's take a look here. Nope, not there. You never want it. Thanks for calling, though. Have a good weekend. 713, 212, 790. Let's go to...

Oh, here we go. Brad on 790. Brad, what's in your gut? I didn't win no lottery, but I bought some land close to you, Matt. In Cleveland, Texas. Oh, congratulations, I guess. Yeah, I'm putting a house down there. I'm getting tired of Houston. It's too crowded. too crowded I got too many cars

too many everything I'm big of it all right fair enough give Brad credit to he came out to our draft party a couple weeks ago I know Brad is there

Brad gets too much slander I mean he's usually one of our worst callers but I'm telling you Brad you're no longer our worst caller we got James and Klein and Terry in Ohio that have jumped the list

so congratulations he also needs to trim the beard it's getting a little bit out of hand Brad trim the beard I know I am I am all I know is the Vegas people, man, they were the best.

All these people in Houston didn't want to tear me apart. They can go to hell. I don't give you. There you go. That's the kind of attitude I need from you. Now, Matt, you always put me last. I have to wait. I hate to say this, man. With Victor and the Spurs, you're going to have to wait for a long time.

In fact, when it's all said and done, the San Antonio Spurs, I predict, forget about the Lakers, forget about the Boston Celtics, the San Antonio Spurs will be the biggest thing the NBA ever had, championship-wise, after this run. And they're going to beat New York. There's no time. That's easy. I also got the Astros making the playoffs.

I've also got the Rams representing the Super Bowl for the NFC. And I've got the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. And what else do I have? You know, Raphael Stone was a good GM when I first even started out, but I think he's on the hot seat, whether you believe it or not. I think he should pull off a trade with the Boston Celtics, either Tatum or Brown, and give up whatever they want, except for one of those, except for Brooklyn's high draft pick. I would look at all the rest of, Kevin Durant, goodbye. And that's basically, that's it, man. We were hoping for more, Brad.

Thanks for the phone call. Can I tell you the Spurs stuff? If they lose to the Knicks and then just... I'll be happy. God forbid, Wembe suffers a catastrophic injury next year and misses all the year. All this Spurs fever will go out the window very quickly. This whole thing about, they're about to take over the league. We do this all the time with sports.

We do this with Oklahoma City last year to win the championship. Yeah? they said oh they're going to win like five straight one that's all he got now they're they're going to be a title contenders next year I don't think that's when the NBA odds come out for next season

they'll be on the top of the list for good reason now the Dodgers they may win it again that that may happen we but we do this all the time in sports we're like yeah we're at eagles oh my god they got Jalen Hertz the Eagles about to go on a run

AJ Brown. Yeah. Now he's wearing a Patriot gear. All right. We've got Joe Espada coming up in one half hour. We have the news at noon coming up in about three minutes here on the radio program. If you'd like to join us, look, I think the last 10 minutes of the show have drugged the show down considerably. That's what Terry's going to do to you.

Brian's going to do that for you as well. It's time for you to lift the spirits back up of this show. 713212-5-790. 7-13-212-5-7-90. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Five Sports Talk 790, Joel Espada, to join us in 25 minutes. Good afternoon to you. Gordy's with us for another half an hour. We appreciate him stepping in.

He'll hang out with us for a couple of hours tomorrow. Jonathan is always here. I'm usually here. Ross on vacation, 713, 212, 212-790. 7-1-3-212-5-790. Let's get to the news at noon. And the news at noon says the Astros will open up a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates inside Dike and Park. Guess who will be hosting the on-deck show?

This guy. Baba Chandler is going to throw today for the Pirates 1 and 6 from the area of 4.85. Mike Burroughs going against his old team. Burroughs 3 and 6 and earning of 5.40. On deck at 6. First pitch at 7-10. And again, we'll have Joe Espada join us in about 30 minutes from now. Who has the advantage there?

Burroughs against his former team? or the former team knowing Burroughs and his pitch selection. I don't think baseball works that way. Well, the guys have talked about it. Like, when they faced Verlander or probably face Framber here in a few weeks. Right. It's advantage Altuve and those guys who know Frommert. I would say, okay, you ask the questions, I'll give me an answer.

I would say the advantage goes to the team that is facing the old pitcher, the old teammate. Okay. You just know his tendencies. You've watched every pitch he's thrown. So you know what he likes to do. Okay, he would change up there. I know he's going to go fastball next. Yep.

All right. Tomorrow should be super sexy. Spencer Arredgetti will take the mound for the Astros against Paul Skeen's. Paul Skeen's been, frankly, kind of average the last few weeks. Still an elite pitcher. Still one of the most feared guys throwing in Major League Baseball, but he's human. Will Livy Dunn be here? That's the question.

Does Libby Dun travel with the boyfriend sometimes? It's not far. They have a place in Badmer. She could zip over. At Texans OTAs, Texans defensive end Will Anderson, Jr. was asked about Super Bowl expectations. His answer?

Most definitely. I mean, what do you wouldn't say? No? Not really. It's hoping to make the playoffs. Excuse me. I'm a water-carrying Texans media member. Well, do you think your team's going to have to go to Super Bowl, please?

No, man. We'll be lucky to get 9 and 8 this year. Have you seen our quarterback throwing? acceptance in the postseason? We got no chance. I mean, there is a thing, like, when you're in a rebuild and somebody says the word Super Bowl, you go, hey, look, man, we're just trying to

get on track and beat win as many games as possible and all that. But when you become a team that's perennial playoff team under Demico Rines, yeah, I think you do throw it around the word Super Bowl. What's the wrong answer? Could Will Anderson say anything?

I guess the answer would be anything but that would be the wrong answer, right? We respect our competition. You got to play well each and every week. No, he's supposed to say most definitely. Hey, man, it's a long season. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You don't know how the injury front.

By the way, E.J. Speed probably out for the year for the Texans. You need some safety help. What would be the wrong answer? Let's play a game call what's the wrong answer? You ask Will Anderson, Jr. if his team has Super Bowl expectations. Look, man, I mean, Houston ain't ever been to a Super Bowl. So. Excuse me, sir.

What is your name and who do you work for? Why would you ask me a question like that? Do you not realize that this organization has never even gone to the AFC championship game once? Are you kidding me? We'll be lucky. You know what we're going to do? We're going to put another AFC South Banner atop here at Lyons Stadium and call it a day. Thank you for the question.

Honestly, man, I've been so busy this offseason count my money for my new deal. I haven't even thought about it. Excuse me from Texansnerd.com. Look, I got my bag. I don't care. If we win, we win. I'm just taking care of. You know what we ought to do, John.

We got to do a segment once we call What's the Wrong Answer? Oh, that would be a good segment. That'd be a great segment, right? What's the wrong answer? Right. C.J. Stroud. C.J., do you think you're deserving a new contract? Oh, hell no.

Do you see how bad I was in New England? Did you see the New England? Man, did you see how much I cratered under the pressure in a divisional playoff game? No chance, no way. I'd be lucky to get minimum wage at the way I have. played. That's what's the wrong answer? I like it. Seriously. He will. Excuse me. Well, do you think your team's going to have to win the Super Bowl? No, no, no, no. Oh, my favorite quote. You know, you know how all off-season's storyline,

everything, anytime somebody brings up Ole Miss, the storyline is poo-poo on Lane Kiffin, right? Lane Kiffin was the worst. In fact, he was holding us back. Pete Golding is just awesome. You know what Pete Golding said yesterday on the record? He said that when Lane left, he told the AD at Ole Miss, hey, man, I'll take whatever role you want to give me. And in fact, if y'all don't even want to keep me, I love Oxford so much, I'll go sell for State Farm. I just love this city that much.

I'm like, get the bleep out of here. Seriously. I'll go sell for State Farm. I just want to live in this city. That's how much I love Oxford, Mississippi. Get out of it. I've only been Oxford once. It's nice.

Just say you were offered the head coaching job. and you decided to stay. That's all you had to. After no, after you got a grand total of zero job offers for many other school. Did he say like a good neighbor? I'm here. I just, it's ridiculous. Like, I just love this city.

Like, I don't know. It's one thing to be genuine. It's another thing to pander. It'd be like Willie Fritz going, look, I'm going to try to win as many games of U of H. But if they let me go tomorrow, I just love this city so much. I'd go sell insurance. I love Houston so much. Maybe he does.

You don't know that. Might be. Maybe he's like, you know, I live in New Orleans. It's not safe there. I like Houston a lot better. He was fine. He lived in uptown. Uptown, New Orleans?

Yeah. All right. Jonathan, write that down. What's the wrong answer? We need to find, like, you need to get a production value. We're going to figure we're going to make it a weekly segment or whatever. But this has got to be something we've got to think about. What's the wrong answer?

You do that a lot with you know, Espana. What's the wrong answer? Joe, you guys are facing a, yeah, man. I don't know if we're going to dig out of this whole honestly. We've dug such a deep hole. I've got to put Bryce Matthews in four times in a game. Oh, my God. Now, that's not fair.

We like Bryce. But Bryce's bat spin. I mean, a little sketch. Joe Spotted 20 minutes on Sports Talk 7.90. All right. Anything else going on news at noon-wise? Spurs and Nick's Irving Media Day today in San Antonio. What's the wrong answer?

I'm Team Texas. I want the team from Texas to win. That's the wrong answer. Oh, you can mention. Rick Adelman again. Oh yeah, Rick Edelman passing away yesterday at the age of what, 79. It's out of correct on that? Would you like a freebie for Believe it or not today at

150? I did this last night while I was watching the Aggies get their ass kicked in baseball. By the way, Aggie baseball out USC beat them two straight times. Wait, so Rick Adelman was 79? Yeah. Rudy T. 77. Good. I never would have guessed that. Let's go, Rudy T. He's younger than Rick Adelman.

Never would have guessed that. Would you like a free one for Believe it or not today? Sure. Rick Adaman was an avid golfer even while playing college basketball at Loyola Marymount. The Adaman family endows a scholarship to the golf team. Believe that or not. I think I would believe that. You would not need to believe it.

It's a completely false statement. Wow. That's believable. You like that? I wrote that myself last night. I'm getting there. I'm not as good as Ross I'm believing up, but I'm getting there. I guess we could mention it too. The Rockets officially announced today. They are doing a retail pop-up event on Friday. Hand-on-chin-moji? Friday. June 5th.

That's my birthday. 10 a. Oh, happy birthday. Don't look at day over 64. June 5th. God, I hate you. 10 a.m.

Do I'm going to run God, when he's not here. You do. George R. Brown Convention Center. Retail pop of event with Rudy T.

Vernon Maxwell and others. I'm not going to be there. Okay. I wasn't invited. I'm sure you can go. I can turn you away. No, I'm on the air

doing the show. It's 10 to 8. I mean, I guess I could go at two. But you're making me work three Astros games in a or aren't even off day. You volunteered for it.

You know what? Because I'm a team player. I'm trying to lead by example. You ever notice that Klanning, Wexler, don't do that by example. Wexler, more than happy to take on anything you ask of him. You didn't mention Adam Wexler.

You didn't mention Adam Clinton. You didn't mention Adam Clayton. I don't get in trouble, man. For what? All I do is speak the gospel. Am we lying here on the show? Gordy's a PD. He knows. You know, I can't wait to you'll have a yelling match.

I'll just be right there recording. Oh, hell no. Adam and I could never yell at each other. Oh, what other news in noon? Derek Hall, the edge for the Seahawks, got a three-year $42 million extension, was a big part of their Super Bowl run, and a former guest on Locked on SEC.

Shout out Derek Hall. Where do you go to college? Auburn. You let an Auburn guy in your show? Mm-hmm. You don't feel dirty like a horror because of that? I like Auburn. All right.

I like their new head coach. So you like one school in Alabama, you don't like the other one. They came for a tour a few weeks ago. All their coaches, the Auburn tour. They stopped off in Houston, and they spoke at one like the racket club or something and asked their PR guy say,

hey, could I grab a couple minutes with coach? Yeah, we're just not going to have time. So he wouldn't have two minutes? Two minutes? Did you respond to that? Did you really say you don't have two minutes? Well, he actually said he was just on with your guy, Zach Blackerby, last week.

I'm like, yeah, he hosts a different show. That would be like if somebody came to town and you said, hey, could I get him for a couple minutes? He went, oh, he was just on 610. Oh, okay, but that's not my show. 610 steals my guest They have, yeah Yeah, that was terrible

I mean, they should be They should be nice I didn't find it funny at all I didn't chuckle and laugh I didn't giggle like you're doing it now People don't realize that there's Multiple stations in town Well, they should only listen

There's only one show of the town The rest of the town's gonna These shows are gonna bore you to death We go on cause we go Oh damn there's a damn tip jar again Do you need to know how that backup Tight end look today though No we don't

Nobody cares If you're talking OTAs for more than about four minutes and a four hour show, you're doing it wrong. We're at a minute and a half of the show. Keelan Rutledge, did he impress today? We'll discuss next. Keelan, is he a center? Is he certainly looking like it, right?

They're projecting him as a center. You would drop the guy in the first round as a center? Yeah. I mean, yeah, the answer is yeah, you would. If it's a good one, if it's a guy who's going to be your center for the next decade. Okay, well, then that's what we're going to do then. We're going to root for him for the next decade. Joe Spahn is going to join us.

in about 10 minutes from now. We've got an old smoky giveaway at 1250. Thanks for our friends at Old Smokey for making that happen. Give away one every day this week because we like you guys. Plus you want a barbecue, especially with July 4th coming up. 713-212-579. If you want to chime in on the conversation,

7-1-3-212-5-7-90. Andy is with us on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Andy, thanks for holding a good afternoon to you. Yes, sir. Thank you, Matt. Hello, Ross. Ross is on vacation. Thanks for asking. Oh, sorry. I was listening on the radio before I went into the doctor, and you were talking about CJ Stroud. And I'd like to make a comparison that I think fits. And that is Craig Morton, the Cowboys quarterback before Stauback finally took the rain. He was a very good quarterback when he

had time and protection. But if you got pressure on him, he became a turnover. machine. And I'm wondering if that's just because CJ, when he's in a groove, he is great. But, man, you start getting pressure in his face and coming in from the edges right, he just starts turning the ball over. Andy, first of all, thank you for listening. Number two, you know, in the history of me talking about CJ Stroud, there has never been a comparison from a caller from Craig Morton to CJ Stroud that I've ever

taken in the years that CJ's been in Texas quarterback. So consider yourself in rarefied air. Okay. I mean, Morton took the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl, and he took Denver to their first Super Bowl, you know? I know.

Are you old enough to... I know Craig Martin is. I think he also died last week, too. Oh, did he? I think so. I think so. Don't hold me to that. Matt, Andy, good luck on your doctor's appointment hope everything is okay maybe just a checkup oh yeah all right that's all right just getting old I understand thank you very much God bless you thank God bless you too how about that how about that in Craig Morton reference to C.J. Stroudreland

wouldn't you expect that to happen he died he died he died you said yesterday no I said last week I was off by three weeks kill me when I came a bit you know shoot me or I didn't shoot me don't do anything to me yeah I'm gonna start digging up names from the 60s and like when people ask for a comp. Who do you think C.J. Stroud remind you of? I'd probably go Craig Morton. Hey, that's the guy's comp. Don't criticize his comp. I'm going to criticize your comps.

You cop every NBA baseball player to a member of the LSU football team. You know, Fernando Mendoza, I really like him. We'll see how he does as a rookie. He reminds me a lot of Bart Starr. I thought you're going to say Jim Plunkett. He's like a young sunny Jergenson. Like, if I had to

cop him to somebody, like, what if you just started doing that? People are like, I don't even know some of these people you're referencing. Josh Hader is like a Raleigh Fingers. Yeah. I'm trying to think of like a really old name. How old do you want to go on this? Oh, I mean, baseball you can go back to like the 20s.

Let me ask you all this. Is Jornan Alvarez the Babe Ruth of this generation? I mean, at least people know Bayer Okay. What if I said? Josh Hater reminds me of Hoyt Wilhelm. Wilhelm. The man's about to go into the doctor's office to get a checkup, and you're making fun of his 60-year references.

Who is the Cardinals guy, Bruce Souter? I know that. Don't get mad at me for knowing that. I watched the Cardinals back in the day. This guy's a regular goose gossage. Nobody does that. It's always like he's the next Mahomes. He's the next whatever, you know.

Alper and Shangoon, can he be better than Danny Shays? Or Dahl, for that matter, his father. See what you've done? It's your fault. I just want to call him with a Craig Morton cop to C.J. Stroud. Let the man have his time. Nate Thurman, that's who Albee reminds me of. Walt Bellamy, if you will.

Don't say Al Addles. Don't do it. Stunna on 790. Hello, Stunna. What's going on, Matt? I got Joe a spot in four minutes. Go. talk to me now.

Oh, man, he ain't give me enough time, but hey, you know what? I'm going to go. Shigoon can't go no further than Louis Scola. I'm done. That's all you got? That's the best you got? That's all I got. I'm going.

I'll call you all tomorrow. Yeah, you call me tomorrow. We'll give you more time. He's ejected quickly because he knows the manager the asteros is coming up. All right, Gordy, get your last word. What are you going to say? before we bid you would do. Where you going after this?

Do you want to get a big lunch somewhere? No, I have a call. What kind of call is it? Can I jump in on this call? You can. It's a regional call talking with some of the heads of Dallas and San Antonio. So basically, coworkers in the office here? No, it's people in those offices.

Oh, okay. All right. What are you're going to say wonderful things are happening in sports talk 790? Well, no, the funny thing is we have to talk about San Antonio, make sure they're covered with all their spurs playoff coverage. What are they doing at OAI? W.O.A.I. Pre-game shows and all that kind of stuff.

sponsorship stuff sold you're going to New York one of their guys wants to go to New York yeah wants to and it's going to or probably do for two different things mm-hmm okay all right that's Gordy and he'll be back you're gonna be with me tomorrow

between 12 and 2 we get you after lunch tomorrow I'm kind of excited about this very excited about this that's Gordy coming in all right we will speak to Joe Espada next 1227 on Sports Talk 790 those of you on home we'll get to you in a couple of moments it is the Matt Thomas show with Ross

Gordy is a left me, Ross is on vacation, just me and the manager. Joe Spotted doesn't know this, but Skip, you're going to co-host the last 90 minutes of my radio show with me. How are you, sir? I'm doing well, sir. How are you? Hey, by the way, congratulations. The Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Carolina Puerto Rico. That's a nice little accolade that you're now joining it. You're in a selective club, are you not?

Yes, yes. First one was Roberto Clemente. Obviously, it's my hometown. I grew up, I played Little League there, and just to be recognized by, you know, this commission that I've known a ton of them, you know, some of them coached me during the, uh, doing, during, doing little league. And, um, I don't know, it was just a great day, great honor. Um, they was, uh, I wish I would have been there, but, uh, I was represented by some really close friends of mine. Um, and it looked, they sent me videos of the, the event. It looked like it was a special evening. Um, but again, it was, uh, it was an honor.

What did 13-year-old Joe Ospreto know about Major League Baseball growing up in Puerto Rico? Dream, bro. Just a dream, and I followed it, man. I never stopped dreaming and stopped working. I, you know, my parents really make sure that I was making the right choices. The support they gave over the weekend. It may sound some medications because we're driving around.

Puerto Rico, going to Tonson, you know, for me to be more than today. Joe Spotted with us here on Sports Talks, I'm going, and congratulations on that honor. Joe, it is 3-2 Astros going to the top of the ninth inning. You need a closer for the ninth inning. Who you going to tonight? May I ask?

Oh, you can say it. I'm so happy. We had a contest. We were going to say Josh Hater's name. I'm very happy. That's good. I had a feeling that you were going to ask that. Hey,

what have your conversation's been like within the last few days? And how has the rehabilitation's appearance has gone for him? No, it's been good. You know, he keeps mentioning that, you know, he needs that extra adrenaline just to finish the whole rehab off, right? You know, he feels good on the mouth. the pitchers say feel good but you know he just needs the

the big crowd you know the the walkout song that one that three two lead just to just to push him you know and really see that you know everything is completed and he feels you know but physically and mentally he feels great

so we are we are excited to welcome him back today you have brought back athletes before whether you were managing a team or coaching you've been around a clubhouse all your life. What is it like? What is the psychology about getting a guy out there, giving him his first chance to swing a bat or in this case throw a pitch and knowing that it's okay to go full throttle?

What you were expected to do is something you did before the injury. Yeah, you know, well, that goes with the individual. You know, the mindset of the individual also plays a big role into what you just ask. You know, Josh Hader is one of the best ninth innings pitchers in the league. So he already has the mindset. He already knows I can let it eat and I need that extra boost by the fans, by teammates. I want nothing league to protect that lead. So he's already coming in, already prepping for that.

Some other players are a bit more hesitant when he comes to, you know, when to push it, how to spin the ball. Josh, he's been, he's been trained for that. So I'm not concerned about that. You know, it's just keep it in close eye on him. Number of pitches back-to-back days. So we have to constantly be in communication with Josh to make sure that we build him up properly. You have asked your bullpen to assume a variety of different roles

because of Josh's situation. And obviously, Jose, Brian's, this year has not been to what he's wanted to do. but is there any sense of relief or maybe just an extra arm can indirectly build confidence with the rest of guys that have had to inherit a lot of high leverage innings for you this year? Yeah. And just not any arm, right? We talk to me one of the best arms in the game. So by him being joining us, there is a sense of relief from the rest of the guys that, okay, now we have an extra arm that we could count on.

another high leverage spot. It will put another, it puts the rest of the guys in their spots where when we started the season, that's what we envision, right? Going on in spring training, this is how we envision our bullpen to be, to be. And now, you know, with 100 games left,

we can, we feel like it's coming, it's coming together. And it's a sense of relief for everyone in the bullpen. Now, it just, we just got to be, you know, careful and make sure that Josh, you know, it's able to, you know, build up and feel strong to give us, you know, the push that this team needs. A few more minutes with Astros manager, Joe Espada with us here on Sports Talk 790. I was always afraid, Joe, that somebody in this division was going to take off.

And right now it's the team in Seattle that won seven consecutive games. You have dodged a bullet because the division is not really separated itself. you've withstood the injuries. And look, this is still a marathon. You've got a lot of games left. But is there a little part of you in the back of your mind? It's like, all right, we're getting our guys back. We got us a little bit of a softer month, at least with record-wise.

You got to push the pedal a little bit harder because you don't want to fall too far behind in Seattle here in this division. Yes, yeah, of course. And, you know, we are paying attention. You know, we watch and we know. And we know that May was better than March and April, right? 15 and 14. We won seven or last 10. So we are playing better baseball.

We need a better June than the May we have. It's the reality. And our guys understand that, that the better we play each month, the better we put ourselves in a position where once July comes around, We know how proactive our front office is, and we can get the pieces that we need to make that final push. But we have to continue to build on the good main, play good baseball, win series. You know, you mentioned the June schedule on paper. Yes, but it's the big league.

A lot of these teams are not playing to their capability. So it's still, you still got to be, you still got to win games. You still got to play your game. So I'm very encouraged how well we play in May, better in May. We just need a much better June. Joe, your left field situation, you've had a variety of different guys out there. Lova Fido sounds like he's going to be coming back in the not too distant future. Where do you want that thing settled down?

Look, everybody wants us pencil in the same starting nine every day, but you've not done that at the feel like at any point this season. You may never do that. Who's got to take that spot? And I don't, you know, I just don't know right now if that's going to be the case. You know, I envision that to be kind of an opportune spot for the time being. You mentioned Leperfito coming back. You know, we have opportunities for the desensos and Matthews and Tremel. You know, Jake would need some time off.

So there's an opportunity to play a lefty in left field and another lefty hitter. center. And I envision this to be like that for the time being. You know, you're done in the next, in this next six games, maybe getting a gaming left so I could get Paredes and walk her up their feet. You know, that's also a possibility. So I see that as a fluid kind of platoon spot for now. and obviously, you know, if somebody takes over and it starts raking and he starts playing really well, they'll get most of the playing time. How often does Yordan, by the way, bother you about left field? I'm presuming it's quite a bit.

Would that be fair to say? You know what? No, not at all, actually. I think that Yordan, you know, he likes playing less. But also, you know, we all recognize that by him, VHs, we've been able to keep, you know, fairly healthy throughout the season, you know, and that's important, you know, I am, you know, I am going to ask him here in the next few days to play some left, and he's always open to that. He loves going out there, but right now keeping our guys healthy and keeping, you know,

and good offense on the field to try to make up for the ground that we need to make up, I think he's being okay with it. But again, he, you know, he loves playing left, and, Eventually, once we get all two of it back, he'll play some left field so I can rotate some of those guys just the way we have planned before Hosey went down. Two last questions, both pitching. One on Burroughs going against his old team today. Do you think there is any advantage to Mike Burroughs being a Pittsburgh pirate

knowing what they know about him and maybe altering what he would do in terms of pitch selection, or am I just throwing stuff against the wall, seeing something sticks? No, no, no, I see it. I see the other way around. I think he knows his ex-teamates very well. He knows, you know, where to go with some of these hitters. So, yes, they do know Mike, but a lot of those guys have never faced Mike, right?

They may be in live BPs when he was in Pittsburgh. So, you know, maybe a same game. But Mike has studied those players. He's seen hundreds of outbats of those guys. So he knows what those guys' tendencies are. And again, Mike, he's been throwing the ball better. And I expect them to be good today. All right.

Back to a hater for a second. Back-to-back situations. Are we going to hold on that for a while? We want to see how today it goes. Is it pitch count? I mean, tell me some factors that would say if you have back-to-back situations, which hopefully you will have for some save opportunities. So it's day-to-day.

You know, he goes out there today, saves the game. He comes in tomorrow. let us know how he feels. Okay, so we could, we could, we could do it. We could do it. If he's like, show not today, you know, based on the number of pitches, or based on how you're drilling in right today, he's going to be like, you know, he's, there's going to be an extra boost in there.

So tomorrow morning, we'll see how he feels. So he's going to be like that for the next, for the, you know, the first week or two of his, of him joining us. and then we go from there, but I don't want to say, yeah, he's going to be back to back. And, no, this is very fluid listening to him, listening to his body, and, you know, making sure that we do it, we do it the smart way. Thankfully, you're getting guys back. Joe, thank you for the time.

I'll see you tomorrow night. Best of luck this evening against the Pittsburgh Pirates. All right, guys, thank you. Thank you. Joe is spotted with us here on Sports Talk 790. 1243 is our time. We have an old smoky giveaway. We'll give that to you next.

Plus, if you want to comment anything that Joe Spotted had to say, including the fact that yes, indeed, it will be in the closer's role, hopefully for the rest of the year and then some. The Astros and Josh Hader. 1244 on Sports Talk 790. 1249 on Sports Talk 790. We are open line the rest of the way, which means me and you. Jonathan, too.

We should always sit there are three of us. I consider you guys one, but there's all coming many of you that could join the show. 713, 2,1, 2,1, 2, 5. 790 if you want to get in 713, 212.790. If you just did not hear a minute ago, where were you? That Joe Espata said, yes indeed. Josh Hayter and the worst kept secret in Houston

Sports today will be the closer for the Astros coming off the injured list. Off the, wow, it's been a long time. We've not seen him this year. First appearance for Josh. Hopefully tonight is the Astros take on the Pittsburgh Pirates and gain a game in the series. Tomorrow it'll be up to Paul Skeens versus

Spencer Arrogetti. And then after the Thursday game, it'll be three with the Oakland A's, Sacramento A's. Oh, I mean Las Vegas A's. I mean just general A's. But yeah, good news from Joe Espotted. Then indeed, Josh Hater is ready to go. So with that being said, I did tell you that I was going to offer an old smoky barbecue grill to one of you today. And all you got to do is call Jonathan off air and give him the answer to today's question.

Earlier this hour, we had a caller called the show that was talking about C.J. Stroud. and he referred to him as an encamped CJ to a quarterback that played in the 70s in the NFL. He said that CJ Stroud reminded him of an NFL quarterback in the 70s.

Which NFL quarterback did that caller think that C.J. Stroud was like. If you know they answer to that question, 713-212-5-790. 7-13-212-5-7-90. Which NFL quarterback from the 70s did the callers say that C.J. Stroud reminded him of. And I did say, in all fairness, it was the first time ever that I'd ever heard a quarterback from the 70s mentioned in the same breath as C.J. Strouds.

You know the answer to that. 713212-5-7. I mean, you can win that old smoke grill. We'll give away today a grill. Give away a grill on Wednesday, a grill on Thursday, a grill on Thursday, and a grill on Friday. All right. We have an hour plus left for the show. And as I said with, Skip, and I think it is worthy of discussion. I don't think a division can be won in June, but certainly you don't want to fall any further back in where you are, which the Astros find themselves five out. Seattle Mariners have won seven consecutive games.

They're playing their best baseball. They've got two more with the Mets. The Astros have three with Pittsburgh who are above 500, but it's not like it's a team that's anybody considering a legitimate World Series contender. You've got the A's who have started to fall off the last handful of. of games. And then you've got a nice, steady diet of Angels games,

Tigers games, and Kansas City games. I think honestly, if you're going to be in this position where the Astros are going to stay in this race, June's got to be a very good month for them. And I would say the very first step in that is not worrying

about what Seattle does every single day, but getting to 500. Because I have a feeling, and I've said this before for the last month, Seattle is the best team in this division. Now, the only way you can control that and change the narrative on that is by winning enough games to beat Seattle and get some of those back. Remember, Seattle's record against the Astros this year is incredible. They're, what, 7 and 1 against them?

And they're on paper a better baseball team. And even though that you've got big dumper on the injured list, they're starting to hit the ball a little bit better. They only scored three runs yesterday, but it was enough to beat the Mets. But they've been playing a lot better. Their pitching's always been good. It's been whether or not there enough. hitting. They're putting it together. Can the Astros put it together to get to 500? And even if again, Seattle goes off and wins this incredible run of they win nine of the next 10 or 12 of the next 13 and they have a

five, six game lead, just keep in mind the Astros can still do some damage, get close to 500, and oh, by the way, get themselves in the wildcard race. They're only two and a half back of the third wildcard. Now, there are lots of teams in front of them, including everybody in front of them in the American League West. That's the A's and the Rangers. But I don't worry about that kind of thing. Get the 500, get these guys back, get Josh Hader to be your everyday ninth inning guy, get everybody kind of a line

properly in the bullpen, the Brian Kings, the De Los Santos, the ocherts, and even to a smaller extent, the Abraeus, get everybody back at a regular, more comfortable position, get Al-Tuve back, maybe add additional depth to the outfield of Joey Lopropito once coming here in battle for

left field time. and even with Yard on Alvarez saying what he said, getting some playing time for him in left field. It's slowly but surely kind of coming together. I know maybe you don't feel that way after losing two or three to Milwaukee, but the reality is Milwaukee, excellent baseball team. Milwaukee's going to probably win the National League Central

and has a legitimate shot of winning the whole damn thing in National League. Jonathan, do we have a winner for our old smoking grill contest? David from Conroe got it. David and Conroe. David and Conroe, you got great news, my friend. We're going to get you a old smoking grill headed your way. And thanks to our friends at Old Smokey for making this a nice donation for us this week. It's a great Father's Day gift. It's an opportunity to be with a grill that was made right here in Houston, Texas. They've been manufactured by generations of barbecue pit masters in the 1950s. In fact, the next generation of family recently took over

the old smoky family. And if you would like to get one, stop by any one of your favorite hardware stores, Ace, H.E.B. Kroger, Academy, Walmart, local hardware grill shops, they're all going to have them. It's an old smoky grill, and congratulations.

David, you knew that the cop, the caller brought up about 40 minutes ago was that C.J. Stroud is like Craig Morton before Roger Staubach. And we're giving these out all week, too. Tomorrow too.

Okay. I don't want anybody upset. I didn't get them. Now, I'm going to tell you something. I'm going to reward. We're going to do it probably at 11 o'clock hour tomorrow. And we're going to say something really fun and interesting in the 10 o'clock hour. We've got to take care of those 10 o'clockers, don't you think?

I think we should. We're going to take care of those 10 o'clockers tomorrow. Sometimes they don't stay. They don't get the 10 and 11. You know what? If you go stay with this show, you're going to get paid with grills. Speaking of a man who stays with us, he's always there to be a price or, 150.

Calls us sometime in the 10 o'clock hour. Sometimes calls him when he's on the job. It's Roger on 7.90. Roger, what do you got today? I thought you needed the answer for that question. No, we just gave it to you. Well, you know, you gave me a hint. No, the answer was the hint was Craig Morton.

I'm doing great. It says you want to talk about June 5th. I'm talking about to my assistant. He just level the whole. The door house. The bunch of PVC pipes. Are you talking to us? Are you talking to somebody else?

All right. Hold on. Roger. He doesn't even know he's on the air. Hold on. Holy crap. Okay, make sure he doesn't swear. I got a dump.

Wait a minute. I was talking to him and he wasn't even talking to me. That's terrible. You know, I'm confused up. All right. How don't they fall away? How do they fall down? what does he tell?

Let's let's guess what he's talking about. Is there something at the, is he in a construction site? Is he at the plant? Gotta be a construction. We hear of PCP pipe, right? Yeah, he's at,

he's in a, all back out again. All we have to do is just get him. How about Roger that calls us at least once a time per show? He's calling us during his work shift. Just a moment you're not, you're not here. He's Boston,

okay. Look at him. He's laying a lawn down over there. All right. We're good. Thanks, Roger, for the phone. This may be Roger's best call ever. He's boss of the mess out of them over there.

That's not even his boss. No, he's the boss. Oh, he's a boss? No wonder he can call the show twice a day. Wanted to be a price for him, and wanted a regular call in. You know, Roger, I'm sorry. I wouldn't have guessed, dude.

You over there putting the law down. Man, I didn't realize Roger was that bossy. Next time we call, we're going to give him some grief about that. All right, we're down to the final hour of the show. Man, this show's moved along quick. What do you want to talk about the 1 o'clock hour? Hmm, we got softball. We got more C-D-D-T.

No, we're not talking about Texas softball or Texas Tech softball. What about the OTAs? You want some OTA sound, don't you? What's going on with that? I mean, we can talk about Josh Hater's back. We can talk about more Astros. Josh Hater's back. Let's get excited about that.

I think it's a great idea. 1258, Sports Talk, 790. Final hour next. Thomas show with Ross Right Astro fans You need to be ridiculously excited Come on Flood those lines up with a hell yeah

Josh Hater's gonna pitch Hey hell yeah tonight Maybe Yeah play every sound effect we have I don't care what you play Don't play gunshots so because that's reserved only for certain ex-Texam running back. 103 on Sports Talk 790.

713-212-5-790. Joe Spott a few minutes ago saying that yes, indeed, Josh Hader will be the closer for tonight's game and for the foreseeable future. Everybody's healthy. And that will make sure everybody is in their rightful spot in the bullpen as the Astros began a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 7-13-212-2-5-790 if you want to get in.

713-212-5-790. If you want to follow us on Twitter, you may do that as well, at SportsMT and at SportsRV. And that's the same thing you can find on my Instagram account. If you want to follow me there too, I'd greatly appreciate that. 7-13-212-5-790. All right, so that's the main headline for the Astros, is that it will be, it's the world's worst kept secret,

is no longer kept secret, that Josh here will be activated for today's game. also Nico Collins did speak today at Texans OTAs. The audio I'm getting from the Twitterverse is not great, so I'm checking to see if Cole, who was there, part of our morning show was at practice can give us some better audio at least sounding. And it is a little weird. I'm looking at some of the videos.

And I want you to think about this for a second, sports fans. Could you imagine, like if you, I'm going to assume many of you in your life have gotten a raise at work. And if you haven't gotten a raise at work at a while, maybe you should find a different work job. But that's neither here nor there. So Nico Collins gets this really big raise. He goes from being a great value wide receiver one to a, man, you get paid for being a wide receiver one. There's a difference of being a bargain and a difference in being paying fair market price. It's almost like when you go to, well, Jonathan, you go to the butcher shop and you get yourself, some of them,

really good strip steaks and you're only getting him for a certain amount of pound you're like man this is a good value and then you wind up going three days later on the price of the meat has gone up you're like I better enjoy this that paid for a market value for this a terrible cop terrible analogy I'll give you a six of a ten there it wasn't no give me a four out of ten that's fine I was being genuine I was yeah yeah yeah it's okay we got it but you understand my point is that now Nico is being paid like a true never a WR1 right so the expectations I don't know if are a little higher but you just have to meet

the expectations that you had even before he got his big raise. But the bigger question is, could you imagine if you had a job in your life that every time somebody found out you were making more money, you have to justify that? It's a really, professional sports is weird. I'm watching some of the videos from Texans OTAs today. And they're talking about, you know, like I don't care what's happening in the field. Whatever they do in the field gives me no interest to you or no interest in anybody else. But there are bigger issues.

And the bigger issues is, you know, the Nico Collins week ago got himself a big fat race. That's the story of going to see the Texans, not about what they're doing on the field. Right. Is there any other job in life that you have to answer about the salary in which you make? I mean, not even the president has to answer questions about that. Maybe sports broadcasting? No. Nobody asks me about my money.

If they, I mean, okay, let's say national. Do you do you do you do you do you do you do even know what Joe Buck makes? Do you even know what Mike Torrico makes? No. But if he was if you were doing a poor job though now I'll say this money to get on air you They do know how much guys like Tony Romo make but Tony Romo doesn't have to answer anybody Yeah because Tony Romo right so I mean Tony Romo signs a deal with CBS and CBS like I don't need to tell you him I don't care how much we pay and we think he's worth it But I will say this professional sports and

Part of the media availability today was Nico Conant. Hey, Nico, you got all this one? You know, do you feel like there's any pressure? Do you feel like the Texans took care of you? And I don't want to paraphrase what he said. I want you to actually hear what he said. So we're going to try to get it for you in just a little bit. But it is interesting.

The professional sports, it's been the play forever. We don't worry. We worry about how a particular player does when it catches in the football or bouncing the basketball or hitting the baseball. It's not just about that. It's not just about 40% range. You're now making $28 million a year. How's that feel?

Feels freaking great. Isn't it funny that we never talk to players or coaches that take salary cuts? Coach, you know, your team... Unless you're Tom Brady. But Tom Brady did it because he wanted to. He was trying to, you know, he was trying to be the ultimate team player. He was trying to open up salary cap space for other guys. Nico's like, I need to get my money.

I'm not saying Nico's being selfish because that's just Nico was doing what Nico's doing. But Nico was at a fair market value a couple years ago. Now he is at the level now. I mean, but he deserves it. Let's not say like he's going to keep being consistent and show out like he has been doing. I mean, there's no Texan's offense without Nico right now. And I hate to say that because I see that's trial.

No, no, no, he is, if you're going to spend money and you're going to give somebody a bump from the off season, there were two guys that deserved him more than anybody else. That was Will Anderson Jr., because he was killing it last year in the football field. And there was, you know, Nico Collins that played with. what, 15 games, one game for injury, and then everybody didn't play in the final week. And then he got hurt, obviously, in the playoff game.

But generally speaking, I think anybody that knows anything about the NFL knows that Nico Collins is an elite wide receiver, and it certainly played up to that. And it's funny, we've had a great, we've had a great run here of receivers in this marketplace who love to win the 50-50 ball. You know what that is? For those of you don't, when you ever hear that phrase, do you guys know what the 50-50 ball is?

That's the guy that goes up in the air against the cornerback or the safety and Randy Moss, and he takes it away. He's going to win. When you think it's in theory a 50-50 chance of the cornerback, either deflecting the ball or intercepting it or the receiver catching it, it feels like the Texans have had a run in the last 15 years of guys that win the 50-50 ball. And if you have a receiver on your team, that can do that. You need to make sure he gets paid. André Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins, and now Nico Collins. If there's anything that would make you positively happy about what the Texans can do next year,

it's that you've got that guy on your squad. His hands are good, his yards after catch are good, his rot running is excellent, and he wins a 50-50 ball. It's all good stuff. So, well, if we don't get Nico audio in before this show, we'll certainly get it in to the next show, but we're going to try to get you at least something before the close the program.

We have a game number one of the NBA finals tomorrow night, and I would say I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be a fun series regardless, though. Here's the thing that scares me. Here's the thing, Jonathan, to your point. It's going to, I think, even though I think the Spurs win in five, I don't think we're going to get five blowouts. I hope.

I hope. We don't, because two through six in the West sucked. One was awesome game. Game seven wasn't too bad, but games two through six were non-competitive. I think we're going to get close games. We're going to get lots of star power, both on the court and in the stands.

We're going to hear about the ticket prices going astronomically high. Boy, it's funny, isn't it funny, that we're supposed to be struggling in an economy of ours, and yet we're finding out the walk-in price to go to a San Antonio Spurs games over $1,000. The walk-in price to go to a Knicks game for games three and four are looking at $4,000. I'm thoroughly confused about what our society is. In harsh times, you've got to find somewhere to, might as well, if I can't get a house,

I can't pay rent, I'm at my mom's house, let me just spend money and enjoy my life and go to the next game, right? No, it should not be the case. That's not the right thing. If you're in New York and they haven't been to the finals since, what, 99, something like that, you're going to spend those money. If the Rockets right now, we're in the finals, you know how many people, even my age, would spend that money?

Everybody. Well, as I'm saying, it's not because San Antonio and New York have more money. It's because that's what sports does. Yeah. Let me tell you some. We have the highest gas prices. We've got high cost of chicken and high cost of meat. And yet, you want to go to a measly old basketball game in San Antonio, Texas tomorrow night.

You better have four figures ready to go per ticket. Now, things could drop at the very last second, but I don't think they're going to. And also part of it is because the supply is not there. It's only a 17,000-seat arena or 18,000, whatever it is. Yeah. You're not looking to fill 85,000-seat stadium. But it is crazy to me that we're hearing about outlandish ticket prices for these two venues. We're hearing outlandish ticket prices for the World Cup.

Now, just because you hear them doesn't mean they're being fulfilled. But, you know, normally these people use. get their money. I bet you it would be very hard pressed to get inside the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio tomorrow and you're not spending at least $1,000. Because again, it's only 17,000

seats. And the nosebleed in an arena is much different than a nosebleed of sports in a football stadium, right, or soccer stadium. You know, that's a good point. It's the best nosebleeds you can get. Yeah, the best nosebleeds. And if you love you some spurs, now paying $4,000 or $5,000, that's because you got F you money

or you're a multimillionaire. Yeah, I wonder how much those courts are. Now, if you're a multimillion, if you're Ben Stiller, you don't care, right? Yeah, it's a penny for them. If you think about it. Tracy Morgan is going to have your children and is going to pay five times that.

He don't care. Tracy Morgan needs to be seen on the floor. Tracy Morgan and not sitting in Section 236. I have not heard Tracy Morgan in such a long time. still cracks me up. You ever watch Brian Fellows videos from Saturday Night Live? No, wasn't he on, what's that office sitcom? Oh, was it 30 Rock?

30 Rock, yeah, my mom used to love it. I never watch that show. My mom loved that. I think Tracy Morgan is hilarious. Tracy Morgan is super funny. Eddie Murphy doing Tracy Morgan's even funnier. You know, I'll tell you, they used to say I look like Eddie Murphy growing up. It's all about you in it at the end of the day.

Let me look at you again. Don't pose like that. That's disgusting. I think back in the day. You were back in the day, Eddie Murphy? Oh, yeah, yeah. Were you as funny as he was? I'm funny now.

What do you mean? Do you think Annie Murphy's funny? Of course. Do you see Eddie Murphy Raw? No, I've never. You need to go look at it. If you're really an any Murphy guy, you have to look at any Murphy Raw. You're going to go watch it.

Now, I don't know if the joke withstand the test of time on this one, but it doesn't really matter. It's Eddie freaking Murphy. That's coming. It's right. 114 on Sports Talk 7.7.712-7-9. 7-1-3-212-5-7-9. We just ran the gamut of sports topics. We went from Domingo, or not D'Amico,

Niko getting paid to ticket sales to Eddie Murphy and Tracy Morgan. It's a box full of chocolate. Let me take you something. There are another radio show in the marketplace I can give it to you. Because I can't pull it all. off. They're just going to curse and discuss waiting to death.

Really? Oh, damn it. And we're late to break. Go to break. Okay, we're going to break. 115 Sports Talk 790. It is 121 on Sports Talk 790. This is me and Jonathan here for the next 40 minutes.

I've got to believe it or not coming up in 30. All things, Rick Adelman. May he rest in peace, the former Rockets coach. Best known for his days probably with Portland and Sacramento. We'll be the honoree on today's edition of, believe or not, coming up in about 30 minutes. If you want to join us right now, come on in. We don't bite. 713-212-5-790.

7-1-3-212-5-790. Now, as you guys know, I would not consider myself a Texans fan. I would consider myself a Texans observer, which I think you should appreciate because there are too many honks in this town that just carry their flag for no reason. I carry flags, but I carry him for different reasons, but to each his own. But I'm definitely a Texans observer, and I do have my favorites. I do like, and I do hope that C.J. Stroud turns the corner and becomes the quarterback that'll be worthy of the money that he's expected to receive. Because if you're going to spend a lot of money in a quarterback, miles will be a good one. I do like D'Amico Rines. I always liked him as a player and certainly respect him as a coach.

I do like other guys than team, and I'm a huge fan of Will Anderson's. you're going to hear a little soundbite here from Will today that was at the OTAs. And again, nobody cares about the OTAs. It's about the message that are being sent and the themes that are being created. Now, you might think this is a little corny what Will says, but I'm going to tell you, Jonathan, when you hear this, I think the corn factor on this on a one to ten is zero. Okay. Because you just heard it, right? No, I've heard of yet.

Okay. I heard this and I'm like I would not normally play this in the middle of what month are we in? Or early June but you know the Astros didn't play yesterday not a lot of things moving the needle and NBA finals at this point I haven't moved the needle because we don't have a game

and frankly I don't want Spurs ever moving a needle but that's not here nor there. I heard this and I'm like this could be considered cheesy but I think Nick Will is so genuine that it doesn't cram across this way.

was asked about, remember we were talking earlier about how Nick, Nick, Will was always being asked if this team was being good enough to be a Super Bowl contender. And we were kind of Josh and going, no, no, no, we're not good enough. We'll be lucky to go 9 and 8. Yeah, you got a good answer. So,

that would be the wrong answer. Here is the right answer from Will Anderson about an hour ago. I think like the additions that they went and got, you know, the offseason have been great. I think what we won as a team is right in front of us. I told the guys today when we broke it down, And I said, man, it's a confidence thing.

I said, look, everybody in the circle who believe that this is a Super Bowl team. Everybody raised their hand. And I said, well, the front office, the coaches, they made decision to bring you here because they thought that you could help us win that Super Bowl. So you're a Super Bowl caliber player. And so for me, like, I look at this team, man,

and we got Super Bowl caliber players all over the field. And it's just about taking that next step. And I thought since the four years I've been here, this is like, just as being on a team that's so fast getting together. This has been the best OTAs that we've had, offensively and defensively, man. And everybody's locked in. I love the rookie class that we got, man.

They're adapting really well, getting into the building early, take care of their bodies, staying next year doing meetings, staying next year on the field. But that's the culture that's been built here. Everybody's buying in. So like I said, like this OCA's has been like the best OTAs I've seen with everybody buying in, offensively, defensively, offense doing their thing, pre-snap or whatever it may look like, defense getting lined up, coverage stuff, D-Lon stuff. So like, it's just been a great sight to see that.

And I'm excited for the future of the scene. Tell me I'm wrong. No, that was that not genuine or what? He's fired up himself. Now, is it going to happen? Again, saying it in a microphone in June is one thing, doing it in September through December is another thing in January. I wouldn't say I'm fired up,

but I would say, and look, we do this all the time in media. We want our athletes to say the right things, but they want them to be honest. I think that that right there checks all the boxes. I'm not going to run through a wall for the guy, but I'm like, I like what you just said. I mean, him saying this is the best OTA saying the other ones were nowhere as near. I think that's just playing out honestly.

I don't know Will Anderson at all. If Will Anderson came up here and said, hold up, sorry, my phone going there crazy. That was just plain thoughtful. Man, you don't like Will Anderson. you don't like anybody. I mean, this is the dude you want to lead it. He's giving me that JJ Watt type of field. Like he's commanding a team leader.

But see, here's the thing about JJ was that there were times people thought that JJ was kind of corny. Really? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. With throwing the football to the fans in the stands and doing this and doing videos. And I like JJ a lot.

I really like JJ a lot. I think JJ is fantastic on CBS. knew he'd have a career post playing football. And he was obviously, when you're a three-time defensive player of the year, he's going to probably be a Hall of Fame or two. I mean, he did a lot. But there was a little cheese to JJ. I even think the biggest JJ truth is what to go through that.

But why do you feel like this is more authentic? I don't know. Play it again, and then we'll think about it here in a minute. I just, it came across to me as not, I don't want to. I don't want to oversell this because again it's June. We're not going to, we're not going to oversell things like every other show in town does. We're going to just, I just thought it was thoughtful, honest, and not rehearsed. Here's the comments again.

I think like the additions that they went and got, you know, the offseason have been great. I think what we want as a team is right in front of us. I told the guys today when we broke it down, I said, man, it's a confidence thing. I said, look, everybody in the circle who believe that this is a Super Bowl team. Everybody raised their hand. And I said, well, the front office, the coaches, they made decision to bring you here because they thought that you could help us win that Super Bowl. So you're a Super Bowl caliber player. And so for me, like, I look at this team, man, and we got Super Bowl caliber players all over the field.

And it's just about taking that next step. And I thought since the four years I've been here, this is like, just as being on a team that's so fast getting together. This has been the best OTAs that we've had, offensively and defensively, man. Everybody's locked in. I love the rookie class that we got, man. They're adapting really well, getting into the building early, take care of their body. staying next year doing me and staying extra on the field. But that's the culture that's been built here.

Everybody's buying in. So like I said, like this OCA's has been like the best OTAs I've seen with everybody buying in, offensively, defensively, offense doing their thing, pre-snap or whatever it may look like defense getting lined up, coverage stuff, D-Line stuff. So like it's just been a great sight to see you. And I'm excited for the future of this scene. Yeah. Not rehearsed.

Yeah. Question asked, question answered. And even if there is a little lip service to it, he hit it well. 713-212-5-7-90. If you guys want to chime in on anything you heard, you want to chime in on the fact that Josh Hader's the Astros closer. You want to chime in on game one of the NBA finals, and maybe you can come to grips with finally saying,

go New York, go, New York, go. Ooh, that sounds terrible. I'll say it over. Go, Spurs, go. I will. 713-212-5-790. Come in and talk to us. Say hello.

713212 5790 129 here on the Matt Thomas show with Ross Believe or not, all things Rick Adleman in 20 here on 790 35 on Sports Talk 790. It is Matt. Ross is off this week. Tomorrow on the radio program, we'll talk to Brian Bogussevich. Tomorrow we'll have shut your ball mess up.

We're also going to try to catch up with our friend Vanessa Richards and she is working the NBA finals for ESPN and their special pre-game streaming show. So we'll talk to her about that and what she can find on that and give us a little taste of what life is like in San Antonio prior to game number one of the NBA finals tomorrow night with the Spurs and the Knicks. And I say,

Go New York, go New York, go, New York. You're in trouble with your audience, Matt. I just got Ralph right now. He just called me. You couldn't even hold on. What do you say? He said, tell Matt, and you tell him I said this. How is he Mr. Texas rooting for a New York team?

I will never. That's all I say. Ever. Ever root for San Antonio. Ever. Got to relinquish Mr. Texas. Let me tell you something. Mr. Houston.

Hold up. Hold up. I will root for Midland Lee. I will root for John Tyler High School. I will root for Stephen F. Austin on occasion. Okay. Yeah, you know what I said? I got no beef with y'all.

And just because y'all are open enrollment, not mean nothing. We still won. I'll cheat it. I will root for U-TEP. I will root for U-TR-G-V. I will root for the University of Texas, Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, Baylor, Rice,

of course my beloved cougars. But I'll be damned if I'm rooting for the Spurs. I'll be damned if I'm rooting for the Mavericks. I'll be damned if I'm rooting for the Rangers. I'll be damn a room for the Cowboys. Ain't happening. Mr. Texas walks these streets

except when it comes of pro sports teams. I don't know. What mean you don't know? It's the right thing to do. I'm just saying this people on my side. They're not on your side. Don't see.

I hate this call. You know what? I'm not letting Ralph the time dictate my life? You know, Ralph, I know. Just wait. You know what? Just wait. What the insipoles say yesterday?

It was close, though. It wasn't that close. It wasn't that close. Yes, it was. I was off by two. Dan and Humble at 137 on 7 out of. Hi, Ian. How y'all doing today?

Good. I'm trying to figure out, Matt, what's going on with Texas and Texas Tech in this college baseball playoff, women's playoff. It's a best of three for the whole Kent Caboodle starting tomorrow night. They play two out of three? Yes, sir. Okay. starting tomorrow night. Tomorrow night in Oklahoma City.

I hope they don't ever up my Astro baseball. Hey, y'all have a good one. Thank you. Thanks for that. Dan and Uncle, it says Texas Tech, Texas softball. What's the deal on that? That's something Jerry Seinfeld would say. So what's the deal on this? The deal is they play a best of three.

for the whole thing. Usually Oklahoma plays for the college World Series Championship. Not this time. Texas. By the way, I'll be rooting for Texas Tech. The oldest one of the Texas Tech. I'm not anti-Texis.

Because Mr. Texas can't be anti-Texis, but I'm pro-Texis Tech. There you have it. 713-212-5-7901. Juan calling us. Are you calling us from College Station, Juan? Is that accurate? Yes, that's accurate.

College Station, Texas. College Station, home of the... I got my Sam Houston hat on today. Why you got that on today? Because I go for Sam Houston, not the Aggies. All right, I respect that. Okay, but I'm calling to agree with you, Matt. Thank you.

You are Mr. Houston, Texas. Because I don't go for Dallas. I don't go for San Antonio. The Rangers. No, Houston, Texas. So I'm with you, Matt. I am Houston, Texas one, state of Texas, too. But I walked the streets, fair and balanced.

Mr. Bluebonnet. All right, I think you also may be Mr. Whiskey at this point, too, but that's not in here nor there. See how you said Mr. Houston, Texas? You might be Mr. Houston. We could take that. That Mr. Texas is that to be, you know what? You know what's fair? I can't do this every day.

I see why Ross, who's got to stop? What if I someday get into Texas Radio Hall of Fame? I know the chance are very slim, but what if I get in? You won't be able to argue then. Let me tell you something. If I, Jonathan, if I ever get in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, and I left for five years, so maybe that makes me ineligible.

I didn't work my entire career in Texas. Most of my career, but not all. Five years is nothing compared to it. Five years compared to it. Five years compared to 30 in the state. I mean, come on now. I will have to be draped in a state of Texas flag at all times. You know what?

Maybe you'll buy a cowboy. It'll be like my robe. Yeah, that's what your wife sees. You're going to come out, just big Texas flag. You know, it's funny because, you know, Rick Flair, you know, the wrestler, they don't call him Rick Flair. They call him the nature boy. Maybe when I'm starting, when I'm starting to call games and I'm at Toyota Center or I'm at the hotels or I'm at dinner or maybe I'm at the deli.

or the guy talked to me earlier today. He said, hey, Mr. Texas, good morning to you. He didn't, did he actually say that? No. I was going to say, I don't remember you said that. I could have lied. I could have lied even. He didn't say, he didn't say that.

That'd be funny if he did. I'm looking right at the camera to see if you laugh. There's no way he said that to you. No, he didn't. Just do me this favor. Next time you all see me out in public, just refer to me as Mr. Texas, and then we can shoot a video together

and send it to Jonathan because he'll love it. And Russell hated. I won't believe it. No, that's why I'm on a videotape because I know you'll have to believe it. All right. So where are we going with this? Okay, Astros 4 and 2 this week. I got that in the gut feelings, right?

Yes, you did. What you thought about Skeen's versus Arrogatee tomorrow? Skeens has been good but not great lately. Eric Getty's on a, he's on a roll. He is on a roll. And we're home, right? Yes, all week. All week.

He's got to defend. Last time he was home, but then he, no hit? Erigate started last time at his home. At home, he was no hit, right? No, that was a fan. game in Arlington. Okay, it was two. Okay. It was actually it was EMA that started a game, so. Okay. We'll worry about that tomorrow. We got to

chew that fat tomorrow. 713-212-570. 7-1-3-2-190. We're going to play, believe it or not, next for let me look what you're playing for. I don't even know we're playing for here. It's a beauty of live radio. Let's see here. We are playing for, by the way, believe or not, categories all things about Rick Anelman. We're playing for Black Rose tickets with Whiskey Myers. Nothing can stop me.

I'm all the way up. We were talking about Kalshi for your opportunities to trade on anything, including the NBA finals. Use that code 790. Please do. It'll help. I promise you. You get that $10 bonus when you trade $10. But I always find these big bets, and these are bets that are done in states that do the casino stuff.

A Caesar's better in New York, Jonathan. this earlier this year, this according to Ben Fox, careful how I say it, Fox, F-A-W-K-E-S, a Caesar's Better New York wagered $1,000 on the Knicks to beat the Spurs in the NBA Finals at 100 to 1 odds. So he picked the two teams that would face each other in the NBA finals.

He had the Spurs against the Knicks. That got no ball. if he wins he wins $100,000. I got to be brutally honest with you. That's not great odds. I always say it's kind of low. That's, I don't think it's kind of low. I think it's super low.

You put $1,000 on two rando teams, and that best you can get is 100 to 1 on those odds, not only to predict the two teams, but to have that one of those two teams win? Are you sure? See, in this particular case, I want to win some money. I would hedge then. I would then put some money on San Antonio and get some money back out of this.

Right? Yeah. I mean, tell me I'm wrong. Go bet the Spurs on some sort of money and make a little bit of money regardless of wins. You're only in for a thousand bucks. Yeah. I like the other dude that spent $2,500 to get him the 14th parlay. I was just going to say that.

That was a sum. Now, granted, his bet was more. was more difficult to achieve than this dudes. But still, this seems like a lot of money and a lot of time to sit on a thousand dollar bet. You asked somebody before the postseason starts, the Knicks and Spurs have went going to the finals, no one's going to believe you. To me, he didn't get great odds.

That to me is 250 to one. Yeah. Because again, the pretty much the favorite to win the West was Oklahoma City. Now, granted San Antonio had beaten the Oklahoma City a bunch of games, but with the Knicks, Knicks were not the favorites to win the East. My guess is if I was to go look back before the playoffs started, my guess is number one would have been the Detroit Pistons. Number two probably would have been the Boston Celtics.

Maybe Cavs third. Maybe Cavs third. Maybe Knicks' fourth. I don't know. But damn, I feel like talking to this dude Ben and saying, hey, call your bro and say, get some better odds for you make this thousand-hour bet. Five minutes left to go on the show. What should we do?

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Rick Allman was an avid golfer even while playing college basketball at Loyola Marymount. The Adelman family endowals a scholarship to the golf team. Believe it or not. Believe it. Not. We gave that away an hour ago. You got to listen to the show. Scott on 790, Scott, your favorite part of today's 10 to 2 radio show.

You're on the air for four hours? I know. Even though Edelman, you sick, son of a bitch. Here we go. That's fine. Low-hanging fruit. Even though Adaman did not enjoy his media responsibility as well as a coach, Rick spent four years as a studio analyst on ESPN following his coaching career.

Believe it or not? Believe it. No, he did not. He hated him. And yeah, man, 10 to 2. And to the Rockets, enter to Astros. Suck it. So we had a hot start, but a lousy finish.

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And the 10th inning show. Three straight days. Who doesn't? Adam Clinton, along with Adam Wexler. Wexler. Waxles at O-T-A's. They're a part of the A-T-T. And they're going to entertain a hell out of you, for the next four hours. I'll talk to you in four for Astros on deck here on 790.