Astros Lose Game 1 vs Dodgers, Texans Want to Stay In Harris County, Wolves Surprise Spurs

Astros Lose Game 1 vs Dodgers, Texans Want to Stay In Harris County, Wolves Surprise Spurs

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Is The Matt Thomas Show with Ross Hey O one
an eighth Town.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Good morning, and welcome to a Tuesday edition of The
Matt Thomas Show with Ross. This his Sports Talk seven
ivy three. Yeah, the Dodgers have all the walk and
a lot of the payroll. I don't know what I

(00:32):
have to take a contract where I got paid like
forty thousand dollars this year and defer to like three
million and thirty years.

Speaker 3 (00:39):
That's a Gordy's contract. Is Hi, Chris, Hello.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
Matt's armis nice to have you with us. Ross is
doing a little uh. I don't know if he's bar
hopping or he's he went to go see some band
in Austin. I don't know who it was. But he's
off today, back with us tomorrow. And you have been
nice enough to hang out with us for a couple
of hours today. I know you've got forty thousand million
things to do, but we appreciate to you spend some.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
Time with us.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
As the Dodgers come in, can I give you a
terrible Houston Take those blue uniforms and the and the
two grays they have and the white. The Dodgers. I
hate them because they're everything wrong about baseball. They think
of the best uniforms in sports. Their unis are nice,

(01:22):
They're really really nice. Well, it's with all the Dodger
fans are I know they travel well, but in not
for midweek game in Houston, Texas.

Speaker 4 (01:31):
Like and what's crazy is that's not people from Santa
Monica coming over or El Saguondo.

Speaker 2 (01:37):
This is people you dropping the suburbs.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
This is people in Galveston that or my dad was
a big Dodger fan. So I'm a Dodger fan, so
I'm gonna drive over to Houston go see them.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
Maybe the Santa Fe Dodgers fan club is huge. Maybe
the Sugarland Dodgers fan club is huge.

Speaker 4 (01:51):
Yeah, I live in Leftiete. Let's drive over. I'm a
Dodger fan. You know that's more New Orleans.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
That was Yeah, it's under the category if I just
don't get it, because if it was a weekend series
and you had people that lived in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio,
New Orleans, you could figure out way to come here
this Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The kids are still in school.
I mean, this is that which you just described was Houston.

Speaker 3 (02:19):
Huston's got Dodger fans.

Speaker 4 (02:20):
Well, I'm gonna assume most Dodger fans are unemployed, so
maybe that's why they're able to come here. Yeah, you
start fights. I'm looking for positives out of yesterday. I
guess one positive is that show here. TONI did not
have a hit, so that was good. He's got a
pitch tonight he did have two walks. Did you see
his al right? I did not realize how well he

(02:42):
is pitching.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
He's actually a better pitcher this year than he is
header zero point six zero. Don't bring it up, all right.

Speaker 4 (02:51):
My buddy texted me last night. He goes, well, I mean,
I guess our better better chances to gets Sotani or
Glass now. I said, please go look at how Otani
and glass Now are pitching. No, your best chance to
win was tonight in a game that I think at
that point we were down seven to two. I said,
this is your game to win tonight. Yeah, because the
next two eight happening.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
It was so strange because the score was fairly high.
It was what seven to two after three, and I thought, well,
the over runner is going to be met. Vegas had
the over under a twelve and a half last night
and it's still didn't reach.

Speaker 4 (03:21):
Yeah. Well, I mean, and Yamamoto's been pretty good for them.
I mean it's three runs is about the most he's
given up on the gear, so you got him for three.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
I mean, well what you said, as you said, all right,
the Astros pitching has not been good and they're going
to a bullpen game, and the Astra and the Dodger
bats are really good. I mean yeah, I mean Otani,
Freddie Freeman, will is it?

Speaker 3 (03:45):
What Will Smith?

Speaker 5 (03:45):
Is it?

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Will Smith at first? Yeah, Catcher Tascar Hernandez, Kyle Tucker
goes deep for the first time in a long time.
Max Munsey does his thing, although they do a thing
yesterday did our couple walks. Freelan's at second base is
a good nine place hitter. That's just a real good,
excellent World Series, challenging type, winning again and again and again.
Team that we saw last night in the Astros.

Speaker 4 (04:10):
When they said they were starting Ochret and then Ryan
Weiss was gonna picture the bulk of it, I said,
you have no chance, like I can't describe, like, what's
that helpless feel? Like you just feel helpless, like there's
nothing you.

Speaker 3 (04:22):
Ass, Joe Spot, I'm sure he feels this exactly what you're.

Speaker 4 (04:24):
About to say, an okret. I mean, I guess he
limited the damage. You gave him three hits in a
run and then ended up getting pulled, couldn't even get
the third out in the first Ryan Weiss comes comes in,
strikes out Pajas, and then you get the two runs
in the bottom of the first. You're like, all right,
two to one, we're in this and Ryan Weiss comes
back home run RBI double. You're losing. And then the

(04:46):
freaking wheels fall off in the third inning where just
I mean one, everything that go wrong goes wrong, and
you've done seven to two and this team just has
currently built is just not built to overcome a seven
to two.

Speaker 2 (04:57):
Definis No again, in a bullpen game, a lot of
guys are being worked. Hell a, bra you worked again
yesterday after pitching over the weekend in Boston. Uh Kiwaiting
has been really, really good. Ryan Weiss has been given
every opportunity to kind of take the bull by the horn,
so to speak, and become a member of the starting rotation,
and that has not happened. In fact, I think Ryan
Weiss probably by the time I get the ballpark today

(05:19):
will be a member of the Sugarland Space Cowboys. And
it's not because you're you're giving up on Ryan. Weis
so the Ryan's been frankly terrible this year oh and
three with an area of seven point six two after
getting bombed yesterday. But uh, you need arms and it's
kind of weird, h Gordy. Tonight may be more interesting
to go to see a Space Cowboy game that maybe

(05:40):
to go see an Astros game, because you're gonna see
Josh Hater throw today. You are going to see who
else Emi is going to go today.

Speaker 4 (05:50):
Somebody else is gonna Yeah, he was one of the
acquisitions and all season you thought, okay, he may break
can contribute. So and I watched him in spring training
through a couple of bullpens and he's got good stuff.
So I'm I'm intrigued, Dana said Sunday. They're gonna use
him primarily out of the bullpen. Maybe down the road
they can use him as a starter and see. But

(06:11):
I'm intrigued by him. But you're right, I mean, and
speaking of the sugar Line Space Cowboys, I mean, I'm
watching this outfield last night. Bryce Matthews, Zach Cole you know,
but he had perhaps the moment of the game that
really made this thing out of reach. It was five
to two. Freddy Freeman crushes one to center up against

(06:31):
the wall. Zach Cole up against the wall, jumps up,
gets a glove on it, but kind of miss timed
his jump and the ball falls out and two more run.

Speaker 2 (06:41):
Score. Yeah, he goes five to two to seven. Yeah,
I felt like a product of a guy had not
been at Dyking Parking a while. Yeah, it's just and
Bryce Matthews, well, join us on the show today. He's
actually holding his own.

Speaker 4 (06:52):
And his bat's been okay at times. I mean he's
he's doing what he can do. I like Bryce Matthews.

Speaker 2 (06:57):
Yeah, the reality is this, and you know what Bill
Parcells said many years ago, you are what your record is,
or what paraphrasingham. The Astros are playing to a level
of fourteen and twenty two. They can They're not going
to compete against the upper echelon teams. They're gonna beat them.
I mean, they beat the Red Sox five out of six,
which is good. But pitching issue is are just issues

(07:19):
and the Dodgers are just a class above everybody else.
And you know. That's why I was half teasing yesterday.
I think get one out of three against the Riders,
who would be the worst.

Speaker 4 (07:26):
Thing in this Sunday in the postgame shows that the
goal of this series should be win one.

Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, the win one, I'll take that.

Speaker 4 (07:32):
Again. You're still losing ground. This is what sucks of
like all the series you kept losing, is if you
keep losing two out of three, two out of three,
you're never going to get out of this hole you're in.
But the good news is the Reds who you get
this weekend at Sincy. They were hot, they've cooled off
a little. They've lost four in a row.

Speaker 2 (07:47):
So well, if you stay within five or six games
in the division, which is at this point very possible
because the A's are in first place, you're five back out.
I mean, you could be in much much worse condition.
Usually when you're eight games in our five and you're
in second to last place or last place in your division,
you're probably staring at about nine to ten back.

Speaker 3 (08:04):
You'll, thankfully you're not in the spot right now.

Speaker 4 (08:06):
Think of this homestand you get next week. It's a
seven game homestand four against Seattle, three against the Rangers.
You can look at this glass half full, glass half empty,
glass half full. Hey man, we got a chance to
make up a lot of ground in the division. If
we could take three out of four against Seattle, two
out of three against Texas, we're right back in this thing,
glass half empty. Oh my god. If we get swept

(08:28):
by the Mariners and loose two out of three of
the Rangers, this hole is astronomical. And then we are
coming out of this.

Speaker 2 (08:34):
It's almost like it's and you don't want to put
too much into an early mid season series, but the
reality is, yeah, you've got seven against your own teams
in your own division. H you didn't play well against
the Mariners, was in three there, You're going to taste
the Rangers here. Look, nobody's playing well. The A's are
in first place, everybody else in the division is under
five hundred, and the Astros are in fourth place. Five.

(08:54):
I mean they are playing three ninety baseball and they
are five games out. So if there's any year where
the Astros could be struggling, it is certainly that case.
All right, So on the radio show today, we will
have gut feelings at eleven thirty this morning, I'm still
kind of battling Larry Joys. I went to a The
Nurse Practitioner whinner yesterday. I got some more steroids, So
I'm a little charged up, Gordy, especially here from dumbass

(09:17):
callers in the previous show.

Speaker 4 (09:18):
You're like Mark McGuire in his prime exactly.

Speaker 2 (09:21):
But I actually feel great, and you can test the audience.
I look spectacular. Uh. We got that coming up. Gout
fillings at eleven thirty, we got the news at noon.
We've got Joe Spot at twelve thirty. Bryce Matthew's going
to join us at one thirty, and we'll believe it
or not today Sinko to my Are you a sinkle
to myo connoisseur?

Speaker 3 (09:36):
Or is it just a day on the calendar?

Speaker 4 (09:37):
F It was more college thing sinco da drinko. We
did a lot of.

Speaker 3 (09:42):
I like that.

Speaker 4 (09:43):
That was more college thing, all right.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
Other things that get to besides the astros and look,
we want you guys a part of this radio show.
Seven one three two one two five seven. Annie, remember,
more of you and less of me probably is a
good thing. As I try to get my voice back
to one hundred percent. Seven one three two one two
five seven, Auntie, We've got the Astros set back against
the Dodgers yesterday. Again, why are somebody Dodgers showing up
is a good question. And then we've got also yesterday

(10:08):
late word that the Texans do not want to leave
Harris County and the Rodeo is like, yeah, that's fine.
So that then becomes a question of what you're going
to do with the land. Are you going to tear
down energy or are Ryan again are you going to
once again get the astrodome collision course in play? Do
you use the ground against the other side of six'?
Ten do you think of somewhere outside of that, area

(10:30):
because just because you say you want to stay In
Harris county doesn't necessarily mean you're going to want to
stay over there in The Reliant energy. Area, also we
heard the last half hour yesterday the show About Ima
adoka And rafelstone and their press availability and whether or
not you want to comment on. That we got. That
and speaking of THE, nba The Minnesota, timberwolves What's San
antonio last night and beat up on The spurs in

(10:50):
a very interesting. Ballgame so you've got a lot to
get to. Today but remember, again take advantage of the
fact That i'm not on one hundred percent at least voice,
wise and come and join the. Show two one two
five seven ninety seven one three two one two five
seven nine zero ten. Twenty On Sports talk seven ninety

(11:10):
it Is Madden Ross ross of The Day off our
Buddy gordy's gonna hang out with us for a couple of.
Hours seven one three two one two five seven. Ninety
if you want to chime in seven one three two
one two five seven, ninety we are welcoming ninety percent of.
You there was a call In ray In miami who
was horrendous on the previous. Show, well, no he's, STUPID i.
Mean and then, look they're not everybody. SMART i, Mean

(11:33):
i'm not smart of. EVERYTHING i. CAN'T i don't talk about,
economics or politics or. RELIGION i kind of know, SPORTS i.
Think but to say That Kevin durant it was giving
up on the team and quitting was one of the,
dumbest stupidest. Takes, Ray please don't listen to our radio station.
Anymore go to someone. ELSE i don't want. You first of,
all you live In. Miami we you don't. Care and,
second ol your calls are, dumb, stupid and IF i

(11:55):
have stupid, calls call me. Out don't be Calling jonathan
to call and complain about. Me you get issues with.
Me i'm right here ten to two. Weekdays let's, Go,
Hi gordy.

Speaker 4 (12:03):
Opinions they are like? Butts what's that? ONE i like?
IT i was supposedly question to you because this was
a hot topic of debate last. Night now how hot
of a topic, WAS i, mean social media was pretty fired.
UP i almost put it on Our facebook page would
get fired people. Up but, sure the question Is Kyle
tucker to boo or not to? Boo Knowing Kyle tucker

(12:24):
was returning To houston last, Night guy that you, LEFT
i said somebody in social media he left.

Speaker 2 (12:31):
Us, no he was.

Speaker 4 (12:32):
Traded he was you, know he didn't leave. You you traded.

Speaker 3 (12:35):
Him but there was a reason for that such, trade.

Speaker 4 (12:38):
Right because you knew he wasn't going to sign here long.
Term but so the question, was if you were going
to the game last night or tonight or, tomorrow do
you Boo Kyle tucker.

Speaker 2 (12:50):
Booing is the lowest of hanging. Fruit he did not
do anything intentionally to hurt The. Astros he just, SAID
i wanted to get paid sick amount of. Money The
astros don't want to pay me sick amount of. Money
that's the end of the story right. There if if
The astros would have offered him cordion and you, DIDN'T

(13:11):
i didn't come up with an answer until just. Now
if The astros would have offered him fair market, value
length and number of years that he wanted and he said,
no THEN i could probably give up an argument on.

Speaker 4 (13:21):
That But.

Speaker 2 (13:23):
Kyle was looking to go strike it. Rich The astros
were not prepared to do, so or never really gave.
THEM i, mean all indications were they weren't going to do.
That when they got into an arbitration fight with him
a couple of years. Ago they moved. On they got good.
Value you, hope hope that Camp smith is your long
term third Basement aestach partiesant or a right. Fielder you
hope That Asach parties continues to do what he's done
largely Is and then if you get what's the Picture,

(13:46):
Parker uh Not, parker who's the picture they got hurt
The astros got from The chicago.

Speaker 3 (13:52):
Trade i'm staring at him right.

Speaker 4 (13:55):
NOW i, mean party is To Cam smith with the Two.

Speaker 2 (13:58):
Pete there's a.

Speaker 3 (13:59):
Picture, Too, Okay Hayden wistnsky. Cool, yeah, well out.

Speaker 4 (14:04):
Of, sight out of. Mind, gosh forgot about. You it's
been a, while so nice.

Speaker 2 (14:07):
Guy SO i would to, answer to give you a
long winded. Question answer to the, QUESTION i would, say,
NO i think it's largely. Indifference you cheer him last
year when he was here with The. Cubs why does
he become pulplic enemy in the one? Now if you
want an enemy number one for him because he's A
Los Angeles, DODGER i get. That that's WHERE i think it.

Speaker 4 (14:22):
CHANGES i Think Kyle tucker comes back here with The,
cubs you applaud. Him did they do a tribute? VIDEO
i assume they, did, yeah and all. That, Yeah but
now you.

Speaker 5 (14:30):
Go to The.

Speaker 4 (14:31):
Dodgers, dude you could have gone. Anywhere you go to
the Freaking.

Speaker 2 (14:34):
Dodger that's not, true.

Speaker 3 (14:35):
Though he couldn't have gone anywhere he wanted to.

Speaker 2 (14:37):
Go strike it. Rich he was not gonna go strike
it rich with The twins or The, royals or The
reds or The guardians or The. MARTINS i go.

Speaker 4 (14:43):
IN i, mean anybody could have given him what he
sent four years to. FORTY i mean he could have
gotten that from from other. Teams, no there's no.

Speaker 2 (14:52):
Chance, no, no, okay okay ya angels not the. Angels come, on,
now you know exactly what it. Is the reality is
there were three or four teams that were going to
put in themselves in The Kyle Tucker, sweepstakes and all
those teams were bitter enemies or people you don't like in.
Baseball SO i understand why some BOOED i would not
personally have done.

Speaker 4 (15:13):
IT i just think it's ridiculous that they THAT mlb
is allowing this to happen to defer though toddy dollars
that you could go.

Speaker 2 (15:21):
Side we're going to see this. Changed we're going to
see this. Change that's why we're gonna get a lock
out next.

Speaker 4 (15:25):
Year, yeah BUT i, mean, look he comes up in
what hits uh gets THE rbi single in the first
then he hits a home. Run yeah you know, what
Boo Kyle tucker the rest of the.

Speaker 2 (15:37):
Series wait a, minute you just you went from ambivalent
to it until just a stronger patient hurting.

Speaker 4 (15:42):
You he's hurting. You he's he's literally causing bad things
for the. Asterisk but you don't, Boom Max. MUNZI i,
know but this is a guy who you don't. Boom Freddie. Freeman,
Well Freddy freeman's got had the sick, kid, right.

Speaker 2 (15:55):
So, okay as long you got an ill.

Speaker 4 (15:58):
Child Kyle tucker at a, season, dude that all?

Speaker 2 (16:00):
RIGHT i see here you're. Going, NO i would say large.

Speaker 4 (16:04):
Indifference Kyle tucker is A dodger Or yankee your Boot
Kyle tucker as as An Atlanta.

Speaker 2 (16:09):
Brave yeah that's, right job. Y, yeah that's, so the
answer is it's more about the organization he plays for
than the individual. Himself, yes let's go To gary on
seven Ninety gary at ten twenty, five good, Morning.

Speaker 5 (16:22):
Hey good morning. GUYS a great conversation as. Usual matt's not,
there SO i Guess i'm allowed to come.

Speaker 2 (16:27):
In i'm right. Here i'm right, Here. GARY i know you, Are,
gary but see Mc, GARY i want to tell you.
Something even though your your calls usually are dumb, ASS
i let them. On so that means we're still.

Speaker 5 (16:36):
Friends, yeah you must be having a cold or something
because it doesn't sound on my. End but, anyway on
the a couple of things that everybody knows the, astros
it's on their, uh when they when they negotiate a
new contract that they're they're.

Speaker 6 (16:52):
Yearly they're yearly.

Speaker 5 (16:54):
Amounted is close to what they can. Get but their
problem is or not the. Problems but they don't long,
term WHICH i WHICH i admired them for. That some
of these ten, years eight, years that's too. Long but
they're yearly amounts right on right on. Par but, anyway
On Kyle, Tuh Kyle, tucker my my, deal IF i
was there the first time up to BAT i would

(17:17):
cheer him because he gave us some good times and
then the rest of the TIME i would boo. Him so,
uh but that's that's that's my deal On kyle and
so astros today has gone from the frying pan into
the fire or fire to the frying, pan, whicheveryone whichever
one you want to take it there because with U
otani pitching, today they're they're they're probably probably not gonna. Win, anyway,

(17:40):
guys great shows and, Uh i'll talk to you, later all.

Speaker 2 (17:42):
Right look at that Look gary coming. In let's say
it's a great, Show. Gordy maybe you maybe you're that
You maybe Maybe gary Hates ross doesn't hate.

Speaker 4 (17:48):
ME i, KNOW i thought he said the wrong name
at first he.

Speaker 2 (17:51):
Did he thought he thought it was somebody. Else that's, Fine,
YEAH i can let. Me let me largely tell you
this is my. Opinion i'm not gonna say how to fan.
Now i'm Gonna i'm gonna try to steer you in
a write opinion about things about who should be blamed
for things or who should get the credit for. THINGS
i kind of feel LIKE i can do. That but

(18:13):
if you are gonna go and boo the hell out
Of Kyle tucker because they weren't the The dodger, BLUE i,
MEAN i can't crush you for.

Speaker 7 (18:18):
IT i.

Speaker 2 (18:18):
Wouldn't LIKE i, SAID i wouldn't do it, myself but
there's very few PEOPLE i would boo And Kyle. Tucker,
again the difference in my opinion on this is If
Kyle tucker went to The dodgers and went for a
comparable deal because The astros And dodgers had the same
offer on the table in, theory then it's one. Thing
but they never were gonna have the same offer on the.

Speaker 4 (18:38):
Table if The cubs come here right later in the, Year.

Speaker 2 (18:43):
No They astros go to The cubs this, year so
they don't do, them not A National.

Speaker 4 (18:48):
League, okay if they, were, Though Alex, bregman would you
cheer a?

Speaker 2 (18:54):
Boo how about a completing? Difference is that that's not
a good answer for, you is? It you don't like that?
ANSWER i feel like you gotta you, Know, NO i.
DON'T i, mean let me tell You i'm rooted For
let me tell YOU i root for The. Astros so
if you're telling me Getting Alex bregman out requires booing,
Him i'm okay with. That they do this crup to us.

Speaker 4 (19:13):
Everywhere the asse was going on the road now a
batting Jose L tubs are.

Speaker 2 (19:17):
Stupid baseball fans out there and balls by the, way
he's also major life miserable for fifteen years In Major League.

Speaker 4 (19:24):
BASEBALL i saw a TikTok video this. MORNING i guess
Some dodger fan is in. Town he was incense that
there's some waal art downtown of Dyke In park and
it's and it shows the scoreboard and it shows The
astros beating The. Dodgers and this guy was just incensed by,
oh because it was the. Game it was A game
five from the twenty Seventeen World. Series he was, like

(19:46):
how dare you? Cheat to celebrate. THIS i can't believe.

Speaker 2 (19:49):
You why does The dodger fans From New? York probably.

Speaker 4 (19:54):
What's in?

Speaker 2 (19:55):
LA i believe these chitters do this and like an
to coffee? Please you mean a large no vent? A,
SORRY i was just me being coffee. Guy by the. Way,
uh there's A dodger, fan A New York dodger fan
that made the trip To he's got to be A,
houstonian he just.

Speaker 3 (20:14):
Does i'm still cleming my spot on.

Speaker 4 (20:16):
This i'm almost want to go to the game THAT
i and go up to Every dodger FAN i see and,
go where are you? From i'll do? It how you?
Doing where are you?

Speaker 2 (20:22):
From i'll do. IT i Mean i'm doing on deck.
TODAY i could do that for. Sure we live in Uh.
Katie oh, yeah, hey we live down In, proline Big dodger.
Fans but that's but there's a handful of. TEAMS i,
mean there Are yankee fans in every. City there are
cub fans in every, city there Are dodger, fans there
are brave fans in THE nfl. Side you Got cowboys
And steeler fans in every town. Too don't forget.

Speaker 4 (20:43):
That i'll say the root of it, though being From
New orleans growing up, there people we had no. Team
so people there were either you Picked, Yankees Red, Sox, Cubs, Braves.
Astros that was kind of it was A. Hodgepodgkins you
have a. Team so if you're in a city that
doesn't have a, TEAM i get. It if you live
In houston Freaking, Texas i'm, sorry whether you were born

(21:03):
here or moved here or, whatever learned to root for
the teams.

Speaker 3 (21:06):
Here theseier said and done Your saints guy threw and
threw over The.

Speaker 4 (21:13):
Texas, no but LIKE I texas became my second. Team,
Now texas were my second team BEFORE i even moved.
Here SO.

Speaker 2 (21:21):
Sa, SAY i gotta argue with, you but That i'm
NOT i don't even do second. Teams, YEAH i think you're,
one you're one or the. OTHER i don't have FOUR
nba teams. Now i've got a few college teams Because
i've paid for a lot of. Colleges SO i, Mean.

Speaker 4 (21:36):
I've not a few people that they are they love
they're born In texas through and, third they Loved texas
and say they rooted for any team From. Texas so
like in the, playoffs they're rooting for The spurs because
They're texas.

Speaker 2 (21:47):
Team that's not happening on my.

Speaker 4 (21:48):
WATCH i know.

Speaker 2 (21:51):
When we got a triple double yesterday and they still.
Lost were there how many blocks that he? Had he
was about to set a record for blocks even it's been, crazy,
stupid but like imagine.

Speaker 4 (22:02):
That were you A rockets fan of twenty, eleven, going
you know, What mavericks, Go MAVs go.

Speaker 2 (22:06):
Dirt, NOW i did predict The mavericks to beat The
heat in the. Championship that was my first ever, No
Sir thomas, Correct, yeah that was the first. ONE i
got feelings at eleven, Thirty Today news at, noon singing
To Mio Trivia unbelieve it or? Not today at one point,
Fifty Joe spot at twelve, thirty one point, thirty we'll
hear From Bryce.

Speaker 3 (22:26):
Matthews want to hear from?

Speaker 2 (22:27):
You seven one three two one two five seven nine
zero seven one three two one two five seven nine.
Zero somebody On twitter just sent me a message and,
uh worthy of, repeating doesn't follow, me it'll follow me
at maybe come, on, crazier maybe let's follow. Me let's
go very, audible let's Go. Dodgers chance and the telecast.
Despicable and the reasons those fans are at the game

(22:48):
is because they're ruining their own. State they decided to
move here in the last six. Months they could ruin ours.
Too it feels about.

Speaker 4 (22:54):
RIGHT i have heard that a lot of folks In
austin Are if you go Around, austin there's a lot
Of california plates And california ideas of people who have
newly relocated to the.

Speaker 2 (23:05):
State you, KNOW i do Like. CALIFORNIA i like Southern
california a. LOT i do not like Northern california a. Lot, now,
granted traffic is a pain in the, ass the gas
costs are are, astronomical and it's a little politically maybe
too far in one direction for, Me but that's another.

Speaker 4 (23:24):
Here nor Northern california where the girls are.

Speaker 2 (23:27):
WARM i don't believe. That Northern california where the girls
are on their phones going to Their google.

Speaker 4 (23:33):
Jobs take it up With Steve miller Band.

Speaker 2 (23:35):
All, right let's go to A scott In River oaks
at ten thirty seven High.

Speaker 8 (23:38):
Scott, Hey, Matt SO i wanted you guys are talking
About tucker last. Segment SO i was at the game last.
NIGHT i also went to hit the game last, year
his first game when he was with The. Cubs he
came back and last. Year last, YEAR i wore My
Kyle tucker, jersey and you, know the fans were more than. Welcoming,

(23:59):
obviously we have the tribute video for him And pressley
and everyone in right field was wearing Their King tug,
hat so he got his.

Speaker 9 (24:07):
Flowers IF i Was Kyle tucker.

Speaker 8 (24:08):
And The Los Angeles dodgers offered me sixty, MILLION i
would have done the exact same. THING i would have
signed with. Them, however you don't get to have your
cake and eat it. Too choices have. CONSEQUENCES i had
not booed a player since what two thousand and six
or whatever year it was When Carlo everyone had fun
Doing Carlos beltron when he left us to go to The.

(24:30):
Mats even, NOW i don't think we made have an,
offer BUT i was just a little, kid so AND
i didn't know, that AND i do it just like
everybody else. Did but, yeah you don't get to have
your cake and eat it. Too that's his choice we.
Got you, know we had to worry About dodgers fans
Booing altuve in our own stadium last night and we
had to fight those. Boos SO i don't have any
sympathy at all For Kyle tucker getting. BOOED i had

(24:51):
literally not booed a player Since, beltron AND i took
part in it last. Night AND i have his gold
twenty two championship jersey in my, closet so you, know
when the time comes when he, retires if we honor
the twenty two. TEAM i don't Dislike Kyle, tucker but
you're Wearing dodger. Blue that is our arch. Nemesis we
had every right to, do and it is what it.

(25:13):
Is enjoy your sixty. Million that's the trade off you
get for and.

Speaker 2 (25:16):
You KNOW i got news for, You. Scott you, Know
Kyle tucker doesn't care if you cheer you're or boo for.
Him he doesn't. Care this is. Man we're in twenty twenty.
Six we are we have been in this vibe of
our favorite players leaving for teams for thirty.

Speaker 3 (25:30):
Years, okay it just.

Speaker 2 (25:32):
HAPPENED i MEAN i was devastated When Nolan ryan left
The astros the first time to go and you, know
to The rangers in nineteen eighty. Nine that killed, Me
BUT i got past. It because that's what the that's
what the economics of the sports, are to have one
player staying with one team all throughout their, career especially
when that team is, said, look we love, you but
we only have a certain. THRESHOLD i don't blame The,

(25:52):
ASTROS i don't Blame Kyle. Tucker it's just business and
you know you can yeah the.

Speaker 8 (25:58):
Team, yeah LIKE i, said last year when he was
on The, cubs he was treated Like King. Tuck everyone
wore their their crowns and right, Right bregman. Comes you
asked About bregman if you were to come back this,
year he would not Get he would not get booed
nearly as. Loud George springer doesn't get booed when he
comes back into.

Speaker 3 (26:14):
Town carlos crew was indifferent as a member of The.

Speaker 2 (26:16):
Twins, yeah you know, what if you're if you're, not
here's my philosophy about, Life, scott And i've never told you,
this and the guys in my office know.

Speaker 3 (26:25):
This either you're with us or you're against.

Speaker 2 (26:27):
Us so something In diamond Against Kyle tuckert's And diamond
against The Los Angeles. Dodgers If gordy was to go
to one of these half assed radio stations around town
and and leave me On Boo, GORDY i would Mc
gordy's not going, Anywhere.

Speaker 8 (26:41):
And, Gordy i'm An ole miss, Fan SO i can't
wear The September games upcoming, year and.

Speaker 9 (26:45):
You're gonna be, like, oh why did They Boolan kiffin And?
OXFORD i don't Understand.

Speaker 3 (26:51):
Nan cubs, Hair cubs all? Right good here For, scott appreciate.

Speaker 2 (26:59):
It, yeah that's to. Me it's nine and nine percent
about what the jersey you wear in front of, you
not the name in your.

Speaker 3 (27:04):
BACK i just said, it just HOW i am.

Speaker 4 (27:05):
Busily the true test for, me how many of those
these astros from the great run we've seen so many
great athletes when they hang it, up decided to Call houston.
Home Craig, Bigio Jeff, bagwell when their careers, ended they
could have moved, elsewhere they stayed. Here they call Out houston.
Home so many Former texans stay, HERE i, think and

(27:26):
we'll see what. HAPPENS i think When bregman's career is,
DONE i bet he comes back and Calls houston home
because his, wife well his wife's from.

Speaker 2 (27:33):
Here but, see that's the thing you're forgetting about is the.
Wife he's got a. Lot the wife's, like you're gonna
make me bounce around From chicago To boston To houston
To Baton. Rouge we hung. Out you're gonna decide Like
i'll give you an. Example Ryan, presley WHO i saw
at The rockets game last week and has been doing
stuff For Space City Home. Network he lives, here AND i,
said what are you? Doing he, Goes i'm going to

(27:54):
live here Because cat his. WIFE i think It's cat is,
right his wife's cat's.

Speaker 4 (27:57):
NAME i fix, so and.

Speaker 2 (27:58):
Then there's a. Mom, yeah that is the. Wife she's from.
Here so first of, all real, estate it's good. Here
you don't have to worry, about, say income, taxes which
for the guy whether it's generally pretty good except for my.

Speaker 3 (28:11):
Allergies but that's a different issue for at a different.

Speaker 2 (28:13):
Time and the fact, is if the wife says you're
going to live, here you kind of want to make
her sure she's.

Speaker 4 (28:17):
Happy NOW i think Did kyle Is Kyle tucker's wife from?
HERE i think they met here or she From. Florida,
oh they're all From. TAMPA i would assume That kyle
would retire To. Tampa BUT i think that's ten years
down the. ROAD i Think springer when he hangs, up
may end up coming back To.

Speaker 2 (28:34):
Houston, uh they live in they live in The connecticut
in the off. Season so, okay well we'll.

Speaker 4 (28:40):
SEE i, know Is Kyle tucker come back and call?

Speaker 10 (28:45):
You?

Speaker 2 (28:45):
Still the ultimate test is how many how many years
you were An astro. Uniform that's always the ultimate test for.

Speaker 4 (28:49):
Me what they do for all Future Astro's hall of.
Famers we need some because we're The Astro's hall Of.
Fameless kind of went overboard the first few class way too,
many way too. Fast, well BECAUSE i think some getting
up there in h they had to they had to
pull the. Trip, look they Got Phil garner. IN i,
mean it's like you gotta you gotta move quick on

(29:10):
some of these. Guys oh, geez now you're throwing the death.

Speaker 2 (29:12):
Card and that's. Terrible but fair could have waited on.
Me what they should have. Done they should have just
instead of having like four or five of the first
handful of, years just two or three in kind of
space to Mac.

Speaker 4 (29:24):
Oh's walt one, Year petted the.

Speaker 2 (29:26):
Next yirkher and all. That Nolan ryan on that, group,
correct is he?

Speaker 4 (29:31):
NOT i don't think.

Speaker 2 (29:33):
So that relationship is very icy man for not reasons
about his playing. Career, Well john mcmulla, maybe but then
some other stuff happened To but that's you know, that
that's their own individual.

Speaker 4 (29:47):
Business who's who's guaranteed from this astros generate or this
like run that is definitely if you try to.

Speaker 2 (29:54):
Is in for? Sure, Uh Al twove is in for.
Sure j is in for. Sure Gord On, okay absolutely big,
enough big, Enough Um Sprayer springer for. Sure, bregman that's. Five.
Coker would you Do?

Speaker 4 (30:12):
TUCKER i would Do Kyle, tucker, Sure, yeah but like
A Michael, Bradley, yes, Okay Josh.

Speaker 2 (30:20):
REDDICK i don't know About. Josh the point being is
that you Now i've got a. Batch, yeah you were
worried about having that badge dwindle a little. BIT i
waited for guys At Team. Meldonado all, right that's enough
seven one three two one two five Seven dottie seven
one three two one two five seven. Ninety any thoughts

(30:41):
about what E may And rafel had to say yesterday
at their Uh press close season closing. Out we carried
it the last half hour of the. Show we'll get
to a little bit of. That we'll get into a
little bit Of minnesota beating The spurs last night Despite
wimby with a tripled double with blocks and we got
gut fillings at eleven thirty plus more on The. Astros
they fell to this series opener to The, dodgers so
we got a lot to get to gut fieldings in

(31:03):
forty five. Minutes It's. Matt It's gordian For ross today
seven one, three, two one, two, five seven ninety with
the ten fifty On Sports talk. SEVEN Hoi matt And
ross normally with You ross with the. Day i'll back
with us Tomorrow astros And Dodger. Show, Hey, otani do

(31:24):
you want to give us a guest line of Hol
gordon that's going to go for The local nine.

Speaker 4 (31:27):
TONIGHT i will put The astros run total off of. Show,
hey half.

Speaker 2 (31:35):
A, Run i'll take the. Over, okay that's me being mister.

Speaker 4 (31:40):
Positive now that's off Of tani if they get one
off the. Bullpen, Okay, OH i see what you're.

Speaker 3 (31:45):
Saying, OKAY i.

Speaker 4 (31:46):
Will put how many runs they score last night. Three
i'll put the over under total runs for The astros
tonight at two and a half.

Speaker 2 (31:53):
Show, Hey otani will throw today for The astros uh
or for the excuse me for The.

Speaker 3 (31:58):
DODGER i love the both of The.

Speaker 2 (31:59):
Astra Peter lambert one and two of the three fifty
Two eri will throw for the local. Nine otanic's two
and one with a zero point six. ZERO i gotta
know how A tony lost a game with an area point.
Six that's been a.

Speaker 4 (32:11):
Goose Whsh, yeah this is, uh this is gonna be
rough these next two. Nights tyler glasnow is. Uh he's
having a hell of a year. Too.

Speaker 2 (32:22):
Man it's, easy you know what it. Is it's easy
being A dodger. Fan they spend. Money oh, yeah great,
stadium great.

Speaker 4 (32:30):
History it's like it was a lot of crime being
An alabama fan the middle Of Nick saban's. Run that's. Easy,
yeah easier for.

Speaker 3 (32:37):
Them, yeah IT'S i, MEAN i want to see where
A marlins fan is right.

Speaker 4 (32:40):
Now, Well Marlin's. Man he goes to a lot of other,
games that's.

Speaker 3 (32:43):
True he Wears Marlin's man gear to other.

Speaker 2 (32:46):
Cities seven, one, three, two one two five seven out
Of steve and is with us In la at ten fifty.

Speaker 3 (32:53):
Two, stephen good.

Speaker 11 (32:54):
Morning do you, hey, guys appreciate you taking my. CALL
i just want to talk about the, astros uh.

Speaker 9 (33:01):
For a little.

Speaker 11 (33:02):
Bit truth be, TOLD i wasn't able to watch the
game last night because it's blacked out In Los angeles
unless you play pay an astronomical fee to watch The,
dodgers WHICH i have no intention of, doing but which
is why they get to be the highest pay roll in.

Speaker 9 (33:18):
Baseball But i'm.

Speaker 11 (33:20):
Digressing you, know last night just felt like a prime
example of why this you, know, uh the just the
amount of games that they're back already and out of
the division feels astronomical as opposed to a couple of years,
ago because they just have no answers in pitching and

(33:43):
specifically starting, pitching and and it kind of kin brings
me to you, know my my, point which IS i
got really got feeling Because i'm not gonna be able
to call later when you do the. Segment you, KNOW
i think you guys were talking about, this this homecoming
series in a in a couple of, weeks, uh and,

(34:05):
yeah AND i have a. Feeling my feeling, is, uh
if things spiral after that home stand and you, know
they lose six out of, seven five out of, seven
That JOE A spot is going to be fired as
the manager of The. Astros AND i AND i say
that with a caveat THAT i don't think he would
deserve to be. Fired it's certainly not his fault with

(34:25):
the amount of injuries that that this team is, sustained
and and he's certainly not responsible for the astronomical walks
that the pictures are. Throwing but but as we see
with a couple of other, teams you can't fire all the,
players you, know and and it's it's the one thing
that you, know owners seem to do when they want
to shake up a team that's. Spiraling and so, LIKE

(34:46):
i really hope that that's not the case BECAUSE i
do Like. Joe BUT i think if it gets, ugly
WHICH i think it's going to continue to, be just
because if you're Running Ryan weiss out, there or having
a full pen, game you, know two out of your
five starts or whatever the case has been to start the,
year it's just it's just the results are what they.
Are they're just not going to be, good you. Know and,

(35:08):
UH i just wonder what you guys thought about. That
LIKE i, SAID i don't want it to. Happen but
it just feels like things are are going in the
opposite direction relatively, fast and it doesn't look like there's
much help on the.

Speaker 9 (35:21):
Way so appreciate the. Call, Guys i've seen them all
hang up in.

Speaker 8 (35:26):
Here what you got to?

Speaker 2 (35:27):
Say, YEAH i, mean the reality is. This you knew
That dana And joe we're going to be on a
short leage when they did not get extensions after last.

Speaker 3 (35:37):
Season you're laying.

Speaker 2 (35:39):
Ducks that kind of gave the sign of, say, HEY
i need to see some results. Now the question is
going to be That joe has That jim has his.
Side is IF i get a fresh movement in the,
dugout is that one thing going to turn this thing?
Around if DO i get a fresh set of eyes
on the, organization does that move? Things or DO i

(36:01):
just say let this thing play out at the end
of the year and then make my change and then
make a very very quick decision about the general, manager
a quick decision about the, manager BECAUSE i think the
last time, around especially when it came to the general manager,
spot they waited too long After James click. Left they
Gave Jeff bagwellson responsibility and that did not. Work out particularly.

(36:22):
WELL i Think jim is smart enough to learn from his,
mistakes and so you, KNOW i don't think it's. Fair
joe certainly wouldn't think it's. Fair dana probably wouldn't think it's.
Fair but life isn't.

Speaker 4 (36:34):
Fair, Yeah AND i THINK i talked about this last.
Week there's a history of, right wrong or indifferent that
midst there are some mid season changes or even early
season changes that you make it it moves the team
and it and it not every, time but not, time
but a lot of. Times there's track record of teams

(36:56):
moving things. Around now that, SAID i don't, THINK i
don't Think joe's done a bad. Job like there's NOTHING
i can point to to Go joe did this wrong
LIKE i think he does most of the things we
agree are the right.

Speaker 2 (37:08):
Moves the reality is also this in today's world of,
media if there were some guys in that dugout that
were really really pissed about the way That joe is
managing the day tod, apparation, yeah, ye we'd find out by. Now.
Sure and if you if, you if you take your
body and you Say i'm now the manager of The,
astros THAT'S rea have to decide is there something The

(37:29):
astros That joe has not done that if you AND
i were in his, position that things would turn. Around
the pinching staffs in a. Mess he doesn't want to use.
Openers nobody wants to use. Openers you've had numerous. Injuries
you now are going to send jan Your diaz the
to the injured list? Today if IT'S i think it's
already been. DONE a call up says our might a bad.

(37:50):
Thing but you get my drift in. THIS i, mean
you can't fight. Injuries you are having to deal with
roster construction issues because you've got so, many including one
guy who is gonna pitch At TRIPLE a to day
that should be pitching for This astro, Team tombo Katsu.

Speaker 4 (38:06):
Emi that's WHERE i look at and go if you
want to make a, change to make a, CHANGE i mean,
nothing It's. DANA i Love dana as a, person but
like that might be the move Because jim could, go
look these, moves you made them, move all this stuff
like it hasn't worked, Out but For, JOE i don't,
Again like the only THING i go back to With

(38:28):
joe is you can you can look At matt and
say the two managers who've gotten fired. Already Alex korr
won A World series with The Red sox and who
is the guy In? Thompson Rob thompson took them to
took The phillies to The World series at twenty.

Speaker 2 (38:42):
Two What's joe?

Speaker 4 (38:43):
Done he lost The Walkhart series to The tigers in
your one and then missed the playoffs in your, two
and now you're. Three you're in a it feels like
the biggest hole you've ever been. In so, like if
you want to do it based off the, results, okay,
Fine but LIKE i almost feel, like make that decision
at the end of this. Year if you're gonna make
if you're gonna make a, change.

Speaker 2 (39:02):
Do it at the end of this.

Speaker 4 (39:02):
Year because the injuries is the biggest thing argument on
why to Keep joe this. Team. Can't they weren't healthy last,
Year they're not healthy this. Year he's doing the best
with what he.

Speaker 2 (39:12):
Has and as far As dana's, concerned do you Give
dana a? Draft here is the drafts coming up here
in a couple of. Months do you do you then
hand it to the lieutenants and say this is your?
Draft or do you, Say, dana you are the. Scout
you are the talent. Evaluator we, need we need some up.
CHARGE i want to see what you do for this
draft coming, up AND i, think why would You why

(39:33):
would you give him that responsibility if you were going
to make him a scapegoat on.

Speaker 4 (39:38):
This by the, way quick Tracker Jimmy williams To Phil,
garner Worked Joe girardi To Rob, thompson And philly Worked
Blue Jays Charlie montoya To John. Schneider this there's track
records mid, season you, know, firing firing a, manager and
then the team, responds The.

Speaker 2 (39:57):
Red sox are playing five hundred baseball since they moved
away from that doesn't really. Count how the how The
phillies doing since The john then The Rob thompson, Departure
let's take a look.

Speaker 4 (40:08):
Here BUT i, mean you could also make the argument
that disastros team gets, healthy whether With joe or a different,
manager it's they could turn this thing around, anyway because
if they start to get healthy and get all these pieces,
back there'll be a better. Club, yep all?

Speaker 2 (40:22):
Right seven one three two one two five seven ninety
seven one three two one two five seven is The.

Speaker 1 (40:30):
Matt Thomas show With ross.

Speaker 4 (40:39):
Love.

Speaker 2 (40:40):
It oh three On Sports talk, SEVEN Ninti Tark schooble's
gonna undergo surgery to remove lose bodies from his.

Speaker 3 (40:45):
Elbow how many bodies are in?

Speaker 4 (40:47):
There what Was who's OUR mlb reporter that gets everything
wrong all the?

Speaker 2 (40:51):
Time, Oh Bob. Nightingale was it him.

Speaker 4 (40:54):
That tweeted something, like, uh they think this is just
out of precaution or something.

Speaker 2 (40:58):
Two three months not a not good got it. Wrong
so not only do you lose your, guy but you
lose a guy that you may want to trade BECAUSE
i Think tark schoobl has already, said just Like Kyle,
TUCKER i don't Think i'm gonna stay here with The.
Tigers tigers don't show an ability to spend big money on.
Players that was part of the reason Why Alex. BREGMAN
i Think Alex bregman and he never told me this,
person But Alex burman wanted to be A Detroit. Tiger

(41:20):
he just knew that there was gonna be a lot
of money around. Him that's part of it is that
when you have guys like if The astros would Have Keptkyle,
tucker would there have been enough money for other players?
Involved and the answer is, no Because jim keeps to
a very not a tight, budget but he keeps to a.
Budget so if you get, paid how does YOUR i,

(41:40):
mean it's almost like in THE, nba when you pay
guys forty fifty million dollars a, year how much do
you spend on the guys around. YOU nfl hasn't had
that because they basically spend every dollar they, Can so
that's kind.

Speaker 4 (41:50):
Of a moot.

Speaker 2 (41:50):
Conversation but, YEAH i Think Tark schooble's not feeling. Great
this could not have come a worse time for.

Speaker 4 (41:57):
Him and so he's a free agent after.

Speaker 2 (41:59):
This Sho, no not a free, agent but he. Is
it's in the last couple of years of.

Speaker 4 (42:03):
Arbitration, okay you, know, yeah he's it's this is his
last year of. Arbitration the next year unrestricted free agent
twenty twenty. Seven, wow, yeah that's not great for. Him
Scott boris putting he's twenty nine years.

Speaker 2 (42:18):
OLD i forgot how old he.

Speaker 4 (42:20):
Was Scott boris putting together a highlight reel of all
his great moments to send everybody to remind them how
good he is when.

Speaker 3 (42:25):
Healthy with a bunch of. Rhymes, right, yeah.

Speaker 4 (42:29):
Man eighteen and, eighteen but their first place of THE Al.

Speaker 2 (42:32):
Central yeah this IS i oh, yeah he was making
thirty two million dollars this year as an arbitration settled
player free agent next year and loose.

Speaker 4 (42:43):
BODIES i was getting into it with A i got
a buddy who's A tigers, fan and, UH i, know
we were just shooting the bowl and got into a
discussion on if the askers were to move on From,
joe you, know down the road or, whatever and we
were talking about what would a. J hinch ever be
able to be fore given and come back to The
astros down the road or. WHATEVER i know he just resigned.

(43:04):
Reached but, anyway this guy said the, statement The tigers
are a better, team hands down than The. Astros now
look record wized they. Are but do you think hands
down this Current tigers team is better than The. ASTROS
i can't speak to The. Tigers i'm Barely i'm barely
checking on The. ASTROS i don't even know who niney
percent of The astros are right, NOW i actually. Do
but you Get Spencer, Torkelson Labor, Torres Kerry, CARPENTER i don't,

(43:28):
KNOW i mean.

Speaker 3 (43:29):
Better last year for, sure they got they got THE wld. Card.

Speaker 4 (43:32):
Spot we're talking, Now Touve, Correa you're, Done Chris, walker who's?

Speaker 2 (43:37):
SWINGING i think it's a mood. Conversation, look you guys
know HOW i fee About. AGENT i think he's, fantastic
not only on the air but as a. Tactician AND
i know they all can get pissed off About Will
harris and the whole thing About Garrett, cole BUT i

(43:59):
think it's been pretty much documented over and over again
That Garrett cole want to come in into a clean
inning And i'm not gonna let one manager will move
all of a, sudden making A J hinch the worst
person in the, world And jana to deal with a
lot of. Crap WHAT i love Aj hinch back. Here,
yeah But i'm not dissatisfied With joe a spot under any.
CIRCUMSTANCE i Think joe is doing the absolute best he

(44:21):
can with mean safe to say. Not i'm looking at
other twenty nine baseball, Teams, gordy but two years of
impeccable horrific injury, luck.

Speaker 4 (44:32):
They're so healthy right. Now they're leading THE Al. West
if that team was healthy last, year they make the
playoffs and probably way, around or you, know maybe they
get to the case make the.

Speaker 2 (44:42):
Playoffs were is absolutely because again you hardly.

Speaker 5 (44:44):
Have.

Speaker 4 (44:45):
Yeah, so by the, way The, Tigers i'm looking tarc
Schoo ball on THE, Il Casey miz on THE, Il
Justin verlander on the L JV's pitched once this, year
correct In. Fromber they trust they're gonna And frober's been
good so. Far but it is all On fromber for The.

Speaker 2 (45:03):
Tigers and the reality, is when is baseball going to
wake up and start noticing that the injured list for
pitchers is growing and growing and. Growing are you going
to continue to turn a blind eye to, this because
if you, are AND i want to hear it about
how these owners are not going to pay these pictures
BECAUSE i. WOULD i wouldn't pay crazy money for guys
THAT i know they're going to miss long stints of.

Speaker 4 (45:24):
TIME i read a piece the other day somebody wrote
a whole thing on their theory is they think the
pitch clock has cost a lot of. This he, said
it's not it's not absolutely, proven but just the amount
of injuries that have. Happened, yeah it's just forcing guy
guys who used to be able to move at their own,
pace are being forced to move. Quicker you, know sometimes

(45:46):
you walk off the, mountain you shake your arm a little.

Speaker 7 (45:48):
Bit.

Speaker 4 (45:48):
Whatever here it's, NO i got to get back on
the MOUNT i got to throw the next. Pitch that
it's the wear and tear is just taking its.

Speaker 2 (45:55):
Toll As i'll say, Again, gordy how do you not
Address you are looking at The. Astros you are looking
at The. Dodgers you are looking at The, braves The Blue,
jays not The. Dodgers the you. Are you're looking at The.
Tigers we are seeing the human arm say, No. Moss

(46:18):
so you know what you're gonna have to. Do, ultimately
you're probably going to have to expand, ROSTERS i, think
to add more, pitching and that means you're gonna add
more subpar. Pitching look at The, astros with all the
injuries they've gone. Through if they added three more, spots
If Jason alexander And Colton gordon And cole.

Speaker 3 (46:36):
WHOMEVER i don't for.

Speaker 2 (46:37):
Their, Names, Uh i'm, sorry but it is what it,
is and you gave them full. Time, peter you Know
i'm saying you're gonna you're adding more average. Pitching you're
not adding there's not enough elite pitching around Thirty Major
League baseball teams that expanding the roster is gonna make
these games still tight four three. Games you're gonna see
more nine to seven. Games and maybe that's What Major

(46:58):
League baseball.

Speaker 4 (46:59):
Wants more, payroll though you have to have more guys
on the active. Roster, yeah it's. TOUGH i will, say
go ask average fans do they like games going two
hours twenty? Minutes?

Speaker 2 (47:10):
Now they love.

Speaker 4 (47:11):
IT i love. It speed of the game is absolutely
for fan. Enjoyment it's been.

Speaker 2 (47:16):
Great so the reality, is though you can't have it both.
Ways if you're gonna bitch your own about your your
favorite team's pitching staff being depleted by, injuries you can't
be the first ones to celebrate two hours in twenty mini.

Speaker 4 (47:25):
Games, well AND i think it's just hard to. Pinpoint
LIKE i, said it's a it's a good. Theory But
Rob manford would. NOT i, mean he would get up
there and, say prove to me exactly how the pitch
count has cost all these Injury you, Know.

Speaker 2 (47:37):
OH i could do, THAT i could show them injured, list.

Speaker 4 (47:39):
But but he would, say there's not there's not a
one for one that that doesn't show me. Exactly that's.
Why that's what's causing, it you know WHAT i.

Speaker 2 (47:46):
Mean, okay so we're just and AGAIN i don't mean
to use the term, again but we're gonna blind eye
this and say all them's the?

Speaker 3 (47:52):
Breaks is that what you want to say to your?

Speaker 2 (47:54):
Sport there are too many, Things, Ross i'm, sorry too many, Things.
Gordon we're seeing too many commissioners in sports saying DEM's the?
Breaks why aren't? We is it because they just are
afraid to piss off their? Owners why do we have,
uh we got, insury we got injury issues in THE,
Nba we've got, uh we've got player, participation.

Speaker 4 (48:18):
We Have look at THE. Nfl you'll lose five good
quarterbacks every year to. Catastrophy and what Does Roger goodell?

Speaker 2 (48:24):
Say, eh it.

Speaker 4 (48:25):
Happens Joey Davis mills On Monday Night, Football.

Speaker 3 (48:29):
Paul is with us at eleven on seven On, paul good, Morning.

Speaker 12 (48:34):
Hey good morning.

Speaker 4 (48:34):
Guys it's a really good.

Speaker 7 (48:35):
Show.

Speaker 12 (48:36):
Borty i'm really a fan of. Yours on the post,
Game i'm glad to hear you'm that right. Now but
let's be honest about Why Dana brown was. Hired he
was hired to be a yes.

Speaker 13 (48:45):
Man he was.

Speaker 12 (48:46):
Hired because the Last tom was not a yes man
and challenge the. Owner and so you see where that got.
Him and if you look At Data brown's track, record
really you look At atlanta's track, record their farm system
stay right now, Too so that's got to be partially on.
Him we don't have one good player on our pre
man roster who is twenty five or, younger except For Cam.

(49:10):
Smith he wasn't developed by our organization as fond of.
It like that caller FROM la, said it's probably going
to be the fall, guy AND i agree with. You
bad it's unfair because there's Nothing joe could have. Done
he's that great guy with the. Media seems like he's
well liked by the. Players but you can't fire all the.
Players BUT i think you can fire THE gm And.

(49:30):
Matt to your point about the draft coming, up we
don't need one more crappy. DRAFT i would get rid
Of data right. Now you've got two ex gms of
this team who still live inside the loop In, houston
who would be way better.

Speaker 10 (49:44):
Choices you, Know crane.

Speaker 12 (49:46):
Would have to swallow his pride and a higher clickback
but there's those paid his.

Speaker 10 (49:51):
Penance he could.

Speaker 4 (49:51):
Come back to the.

Speaker 12 (49:52):
Majors AND i just want to hear what you guys
think about.

Speaker 2 (49:55):
That uh, Yeah, james thank you for the phone. CALL
i Think James click is with another organization right now.
Now i'm looking it up right now.

Speaker 4 (50:01):
With This toronto right.

Speaker 2 (50:03):
Yeah uh let me look at him. Here, yeah a
new front office spot with The Toronto Blue. Jays, no
that could be. Changed they're. Not, look that was such
a AND i can't speak to, this But i'm going
to assume this Is Joe fanne. Here that was an ugly, divorce,
Right you won A World series and you let your
general manager. GO i, MEAN i guess you would go

(50:24):
to the bygones. Bygones but that.

Speaker 4 (50:26):
Doesn't that he was. Bad it was just a little
bit of oil and. Water he just didn't mix with.

Speaker 2 (50:30):
Him it was a bad mesh And. LONO i really
thought That jeff was gonna get back into. BASEBALL i
think HIS i think his skin is pretty. Comfortable he's
feeling pretty good about, himself running his soccer, teams watching
his kids being.

Speaker 4 (50:43):
Raised, WELL i think he got a little bit blacklisted
BY mlb and.

Speaker 2 (50:48):
There, yeah and to tell me That Rob manford didn't
go To Jim krantz that you can keep the, trophy
you can keep the. Championship just make Sure Jim jeff
lun knows nowhere near your. Organization my guess Is jim
probably we asked. THAT i don't know that for a,
fact But i'm JUST i thotically thinking about.

Speaker 4 (51:03):
It was the narrative, too was that they Thought jim
Wanted click to go hard at the trade deadline and
he played it a little, soft and That jim wanted
somebody who's gonna be a little bit.

Speaker 2 (51:13):
Bolder, because, yes Because jim has been In jim's run
at the trade deadlines for the last during this championship
run has been fairly, aggressive AND i think That james
wasn't that.

Speaker 4 (51:23):
Way and then the other part of Why dana was
brought he said the whole, yes, MAN i think that gets.
OVERPLAYED i think you want to have YOUR gm and
owner in. SYNC i think you want them to be
on the same. Page click And crane were not on
the same. Page but the other part Was dana's scouting.
Background they needed to rebuild this farm. System the cheating
scandal lost them draft picks in the first and second

(51:44):
round two consecutive. Years that depleted this farm. System and
then all the trades you made throughout the Whole World series,
run they had to rebuild this.

Speaker 2 (51:51):
Pharmacist, so but what could Save dana is the farm,
system and that hasn't done.

Speaker 4 (51:57):
That.

Speaker 3 (51:57):
Now some of that is because of. Trades he's.

Speaker 4 (51:59):
Drafted, WELL i mean that's not you, know it's it's
just well Time.

Speaker 2 (52:02):
Jannick needs to get up. Here, YEAH i mean that
that Hurts Bryce matthews AND i Love, bryce And bryce
gonna join us on the show. Today he he's, offensively
it's not coming around as much as you'd. Like but
from a defensive, standpoint you've asked him play center. Fielding
he's on the. Job but all of the high end,
guys the guys that you want to build your franchise,

(52:23):
for for The astros for the foreseeable, future are probably
two years.

Speaker 4 (52:26):
Away oh his note too on the Camp smith another
team developed. Him Camp smith was In chicago for about nine. Months,
yeah he went From Florida state to get used by
the car.

Speaker 2 (52:36):
And you had you had to make that. Trade, Yes
Kyle tucker was not going to sign, here and you
as an. Organization you could not afford to make a move,
again to let another free agent go and get nothing
but a compensatory back at.

Speaker 4 (52:47):
Him good.

Speaker 3 (52:48):
Trade, Yeah, oh, paradies save his, Team Bacon.

Speaker 2 (52:52):
Yeah eleven fifteen On Sports talk seven, Nine we've got
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(53:23):
those if you don't Want Alex cora, Here wilson And
teris or Red sox, says After cora got released or,
fired the guys got a little more loose BECAUSE i
felt like the tension was.

Speaker 3 (53:31):
Gone so this organization doesn't need.

Speaker 2 (53:34):
Tension, Yeah i'm good on that.

Speaker 4 (53:36):
One THAT'S i had somebody text me that the other,
day like we should Bring cora back.

Speaker 2 (53:40):
Now, Bro, NO i heard he's an a. Hole i've
never spoken to, him so he may be the sweetest
kid in the, world but reputation says he's an a.

Speaker 4 (53:49):
HOLE i think didn't he wasn't that in a book
or something that he Didn't Jeff, Blum, yeah, Yeah blum's
the nicest guy.

Speaker 2 (53:58):
Ever if you can't get along With, jeff there is
something literally wrong with. You and it, was If i'm
correct on, this it was just remember the storms when
they had to go To Saint petersburg And rangers and
everyone's trying to call their families and, say, hey what's going.

Speaker 3 (54:16):
On how are you guys?

Speaker 2 (54:17):
Doing what's going? On you're all set AND i Think
jeff asked for the music to be turned down the
bus And joe And Alex corra said, no and then
they got sideways with each other after. THAT i don't,
know worrying about your families didn't seem to be a huge. Thing,
again Alex cora maybe the sweetest kid in the, world
don't think. So it is what it.

Speaker 4 (54:33):
Is let me just say with With, JOE i, mean,
everybody everybody Loves, joe and you go in that clubhouse right,
NOW i mean it's there's no there's no, issues there's
NO i, mean everybody's getting, long everybody's, happy everybody's still
in good. Spirits so, again you, know hear narratives and
stuff created but there's none of that right. Now if you.

Speaker 2 (54:55):
Literally poured truth serum down every every one of their,
throats you have injuries being one of, them a Low
perfeto being, Gone painia being. Gone now you've got Yan
Air diaz going on the injured list. Today serum pitching,

(55:16):
staff you lost your, Ace you lost your in theory number.
Two you had thought That Christian javier could be, that
and obviously that's not gonna be the. Case you haven't
had your closer all season, Long Brian. Abray you has
not adapted to the role of being the ninth inning,
guy and you're trying to get him back into good
graces with the work these in the last couple of. Days,

(55:38):
now AS i Defend joe AND i will continue to do,
it there has to be a fall. GUY i don't
want them to Be, Joe but there's been a lot
of different Managers i've worked with over the years that
have lost jobs that didn't deserve it in my mind
and deserve, It but somebody's got to. Go as you
guys have pointed out many many times on these, phones
it's easier to let one guy go than the twenty

(55:58):
six active. Players And joe understands. This dana understands, this
especially when they were both not given contracts at the
end of last. Year they know that their rear ends
are on the line for success this, year And jim
doesn't want to hear about.

Speaker 4 (56:15):
Injuries, Yeah and the only, thing the only reason WHY
i think it could be a that why it's even
you would even be, considered is they you have a
really good option And Omar, lopez who is also beloved
and just Took Venezuela venezuela to The Baseball classic and won,
that so you know it's a good viable. Option BUT

(56:35):
i mean, AGAIN i would need TO i would need
the point to show me what What joe has done
wrong or you, know to deserve being let.

Speaker 3 (56:43):
Go, well the question would, be and this is What
jim has to, answer not you OR.

Speaker 2 (56:45):
I Would omar's voice echo a difference in the team performance?
Wise What omar have run the team? Yesterday any? Different
against A dodger team that can, hit that has it's
starting pitching as a good everyday, lineup against your team
that's got a myth starting, lineup uh and pitching staff

(57:06):
that's using bullpen games on a Regular, yeah.

Speaker 3 (57:10):
That's his, reality and that's What jim's decision, is not our.

Speaker 2 (57:12):
Decision that's ALL i was gonna.

Speaker 1 (57:14):
Say.

Speaker 4 (57:15):
RESULTS i, mean the only thing you could stand by
and say To joe, is, look, man we're gonna win
lost business and you've just you've you have won as
many games as you need to if you want to
make that the. Reason, okay but, again the injury thing
is a pretty big it's an, excuse but it's a
pretty big excuse for last season at This let's.

Speaker 3 (57:34):
Put let's put it in the real world for a second, Here.

Speaker 2 (57:37):
Gordon let's say that you run a business and your
business is down twenty percent from year to. Year you could, say,
well the economy's not in great. Shape people are worried
about gas. Prices people are not wanting to spend. MONEY i,
mean how many car dealerships managers of car dealerships are
flipping the f out right now because nobody can afford
new cars because they're afraid to fill them up with

(57:59):
fort sixty gallons of. Gas that manager is going to,
Go i've got elements out of my. CONTROL i can't do.
This owners are going to, say, yeah, sorry but you're.
ILLEGIT i mean, IT i wish life was fairer in, Everything,
GORDY i wish everything was the economy of a Radio

(58:19):
stasi economy of a, restaurant an economy of grocery stores
are largely decided by things out of your. Control and
that's again Where jim's got to. Decide Jim, crane the
owner has got to. Decide have the decisions That joe
has directly made cost us where the record that.

Speaker 4 (58:38):
We, are where we are, Today that's WHERE i think
next week is huge because regardless of what happens these
next two days and The dodger, serious regardless of what
happens this weekend In, cincinnati next week you have a
seven game home stand with All Al west, opponents and
if you lose four To, row To seattle two out of,
three or all three To, texas and that thing is

(58:59):
we have suddenly going from five games back in the division,
TOO i don't know, ten.

Speaker 2 (59:03):
Then Maybe jim's, LIKE i got to some, pressure public
pressure to do something. EXACTLY i get. It let's talk
To stan on seven ninety. Stand good morning to, You.

Speaker 10 (59:13):
Hey how you? DOING i think you, know first of,
all you've got an injury, Problem but where does that come?
From that comes from. Here the only people that haven't
changed for the strength and, conditioning AND i think that
may be a big part of. It these guys aren't
prepared for the, season so they're getting, Injured so that
staff needs to you look at and Then Joe aspata's

(59:36):
track records over the past couple of years as him
in that, grade he got to the playoffs and got.

Speaker 13 (59:42):
Beat by Bad Detroit.

Speaker 10 (59:43):
Beam he didn't make the playoffs last, year although it's
due to, injuries but, still and then this year it's
just been bad baseball and bad decisions in the bull
path and.

Speaker 13 (59:59):
Line up six.

Speaker 14 (01:00:00):
Change, well WHAT i hold on?

Speaker 2 (01:00:02):
Understand what are what are the bad decisions that he's
made in the? Bullpen what would you say were the
bad ones.

Speaker 10 (01:00:08):
Leaving leaving people in they can't throw strikes.

Speaker 2 (01:00:13):
To, reply but but you understand, it stand stand you
understand this is a this is a. System why this
is this is a team wide. Problem there isn't anybody
that's been a huge strike for her this.

Speaker 10 (01:00:25):
YEAR i understand why not to keep? Changing WHAT i
hold on?

Speaker 2 (01:00:32):
Understand what are what are the bad decisions that he's
made in the? Bullpen what would you say were the bad, ones.

Speaker 10 (01:00:38):
Leaving leaving people in that can't throw strikes to.

Speaker 2 (01:00:44):
Reply but but you understand, it stand stand you understand
this is a this is a. System why this is
a this is a team wide. Problem there isn't anybody
that's been a huge strike for her this.

Speaker 10 (01:00:54):
YEAR i understand. That so why why is that is
that the pitch? Coach did they lose somebody below the
pitching coach that may have made a. Difference why can't
our pitchers grow? Strikes it's it's frustrating to watch somebody
give up a hit and they'll walk the next two
batters and he got the base float, in nobody. Out

(01:01:16):
it's been that way all. Season so there's gotta be
somebody takes responsibility for. It really done?

Speaker 2 (01:01:28):
Much, Yeah i'm gonna my answer to that is and
thank You stan for the phone. Call you went and
spend money In emai and he's been a complete. DISASTER i.

Speaker 3 (01:01:36):
Forgetting but that's, SMALL i mean.

Speaker 2 (01:01:38):
Small ochert is uh ochret is STILL i mean mineral believers,
come come and. GO i mean you relying On Stephen
okurt the last couple of.

Speaker 4 (01:01:53):
Years i'll say, THIS i, mean you, Know, Gordon GORDON
i eat a ton of innings for you last, year
But okert was was pretty. Reliable Jason alexander turned out
to be a night's.

Speaker 2 (01:02:05):
Fine he fizzled In september about a.

Speaker 4 (01:02:09):
Month stretch Where Jason alexander was your most reliable.

Speaker 2 (01:02:11):
Again But Jason alexander probably is a fury picture probably,
right but by victim of victim of, circumstance with all the,
injuries she had to lean on.

Speaker 4 (01:02:20):
Him Brandon walter was another decent fine ben AT susa this,
season notwithstanding it was really solid for.

Speaker 2 (01:02:28):
You no hater, yet Dil Os santos is just a
guy for this. Point Mike burrow probably he's had a quality,
start but he needed to Get he needs to get.
GOING i want to be.

Speaker 4 (01:02:40):
Critical of The burrows trade that that is not worked out.

Speaker 2 (01:02:43):
Yet Nate pearson hasn't thrown. Yet mccullor's kind of is
who he. Is he can't do Any we're not Blaming
dana for. Color, no, no, no no, No i'm not
trying to. Blame i'm just, saying take a look at roster.
Construction burrows to, me needs to take the next step.

Speaker 4 (01:02:59):
Up, yeah, absolutely that was one of your you Traded Jacob,
melton who was one at one time one of this
organization's top.

Speaker 2 (01:03:07):
Prospects you also got rid of Fron. Berveldas you didn't
even really kick the tires and Farn berveldez because you
were bringing In emi and you Thought burrows would fill
those two guys could fill in that. Spot but go.

Speaker 4 (01:03:17):
Ask an Average astros. Fan majority of them met were
on board and letting from Ber wall no gooding.

Speaker 2 (01:03:23):
Me he was a head, case, right because you didn't
want to put a lot of money behind a guy
that you couldn't mentally think was strong enough that would
crack like an, egg you know once a. Month, Right.

Speaker 4 (01:03:34):
He's had one of those disastrous starts already this. Year
other than, that he's been pretty.

Speaker 2 (01:03:38):
GOOD i, mean it's not, great, Gang it's just.

Speaker 4 (01:03:44):
Not but here's the crazy, part BECAUSE i got asked
again On, SUNDAY.

Speaker 2 (01:03:47):
Susa just came back As bennett was supposed to be
the savior for.

Speaker 4 (01:03:51):
This to it's supposed to be a reliable. Arm, YEAH
i got asked On, sunday you, know who's an arm out?

Speaker 2 (01:03:56):
There we can go.

Speaker 4 (01:03:57):
Again i'm, like they're not going to get an. Arm
you got to deal with what you. Have because here's.

Speaker 2 (01:04:01):
The, Problem.

Speaker 4 (01:04:01):
Matt you Get tutsy on my. Back you eventually Get
Hunter brown, Back Christian hovey are. Back guess what Around
All Star, break run, out Blanc On hayden Was nesky
are supposed to be back from Tomm? John suddenly you
got a.

Speaker 2 (01:04:14):
Surplus i'm not doing. That you don't think they're going
to be?

Speaker 15 (01:04:17):
Back?

Speaker 5 (01:04:18):
No what?

Speaker 4 (01:04:19):
WHY i watched the astros of last year guys a
year After Tommy.

Speaker 2 (01:04:23):
John hell, no some guys are. Bad hell, No. No If,
wassnatsky pitches And, bronco that's. GRAVY i ain't count.

Speaker 3 (01:04:33):
On any of those.

Speaker 2 (01:04:34):
Guys are you counting on? It i'm just, saying, suddenly
if they, are they got too many of. Them when
is the? Astros and suddenly an injury has been in
the same. Conversation not in the past year and a.
Half i'm learning off. Experience, please well you get these,
guys bag you had a surplus surplus or what we
had a surplus when The star? Started i'd love to

(01:04:55):
have that, issue all? Right gut feelings time won three,
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Speaker 16 (01:05:08):
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Speaker 1 (01:05:10):
Feeling this is their gut feeling on The Matt Thomas,
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Speaker 2 (01:05:15):
Thirty nine On Sports talk seven Ninety, uh we forgot
rosses off, Today So i'm gonna, Assume, jonathan we did
lobsy last week on gut feelings of both The astros
and The, rockets so that'd be fair to, say, yeah
we're taking me massive losses on those loss loss.

Speaker 3 (01:05:32):
Loss All.

Speaker 2 (01:05:33):
Right we got C. J, Montrose steven And montrose and
Brad is on with gut, feelings AND i remember the
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Speaker 3 (01:05:53):
Noon JOE a spotted joints.

Speaker 2 (01:05:54):
Us in less than one half hour seven one three
two one two Five, Seveny, jonathan you got your no
pat out ready to. Go here we, Go, gordy anything
in your gut this week you'd like to explain to
the audience it does a revolver on THE.

Speaker 4 (01:06:08):
Sec, Yeah i've got a. Few i've got an astros
AND i got TWO nba. Ones which one you want.

Speaker 2 (01:06:14):
Any i'll take?

Speaker 4 (01:06:15):
All all. Right we heard From jeral Manager Rafel stone.
YESTERDAY i was there in person for the. Presser, yes
he was asked about having a complimentary point guard to
play With. Fred now he corrected it and, said you
must mean a backup point guard To. Fred did say
they still believe very much That Reach sheepherd is going

(01:06:37):
to develop into a big time. Player, okay but rafel
seemed open to the idea of signing a, veteran proven
backup point guard that maybe can. Shoot but what do we?
Know what they want most. Defend you got to be
able to defend to play for The Houston. ROCKETS i
think The rockets will sign a free agent point guard
for next season to Backup fred Van, vliet and that

(01:06:59):
point guard will Be Jose. Alvarado will be A Houston, Rocket.

Speaker 2 (01:07:03):
Jonathan write that. Down who was in The Jonathan alvarado,
Train Jose Jonathan alvarat who's?

Speaker 3 (01:07:11):
Childan it no matter who's.

Speaker 2 (01:07:13):
In The Jose alvarado train earlier this. Year, ME i
would have loved. Him there are a lot of Guys Jose,
alvarado huh free? Agent, Right i'm assuming for the next.

Speaker 4 (01:07:23):
Correct we're restricted free.

Speaker 2 (01:07:24):
Agent, okay that's not a terrible gut. FEELING i don't
know if it's going to, hit but that's not. Terrible.
Now he can't, shoot but he does everything else, well
and he is a burn the ass of other.

Speaker 4 (01:07:33):
Players, yeah they've been missing. That they Missed Dylan brooks this.
Year that gritty in your, face, PEST i got you all?

Speaker 2 (01:07:42):
Right, Next i'll go. Next this is from my. Son
this is a gut filling from my Son cameron THAT
i got to put on the.

Speaker 3 (01:07:49):
Air so IF i get this, right it really goes a.

Speaker 2 (01:07:51):
Camp he believes The knicks are going to sweep the
seventy six ers four straight in The Eastern conference, semifinals
and if one game is any, indication he's probably. Right The,
KNICKS i, mean destroyed the seventy six ers last night
and finals cornet. Game was you ready for?

Speaker 17 (01:08:10):
This?

Speaker 2 (01:08:11):
One thirty seven and ninety? Eight SO i will back
my son up and Say nicks sweep the seventy six.

Speaker 4 (01:08:19):
Ers that's one that, like if we end up with
like A Knicks thunder, Final i'm all aboard The nick.
Train those fans have endured heartache and paid for so many.
Years Go. Knicks i'd have no problem with The knicks
winning a. Time What, yeah your Team knicks better Than
thunder two Beating.

Speaker 2 (01:08:40):
They're not winning The, west they're not in the WHOLE,
nba and they may win The east, though.

Speaker 4 (01:08:43):
Unless you think The thunder winning two in a row
would then lead to a lot of those that team breaking,
up like a lot of guys run off for free
agency to go get.

Speaker 2 (01:08:51):
Paid Isaiah hartstein's gonna be a free agent for The
Oklahoma City so not that it makes a big, difference
but that's a little bit of the crumbling of that.
Game you feel a little bit.

Speaker 4 (01:08:59):
Bad for Those knicks, Fans Spike, Lee Tracy, morgan all
those diehards that have had to endorse.

Speaker 2 (01:09:05):
Minus minus personally striciclarly personal. One the people In New
york are. Rude there the. Worst the worst ushers in
THE nba Are Madison Square. Garden it's the worst viewpoint
for calling AN nba game by. Far it's, cold it's,
expensive people are. Rude no screw You. Knicks? Bye would You,

(01:09:25):
johnthan would you want me to Say I'm Team?

Speaker 18 (01:09:26):
Nicks no?

Speaker 2 (01:09:27):
Chance, okay, SEE i don't know harmless except.

Speaker 4 (01:09:34):
Let it went back to back. Titles they'll be, Going,
oh first time since The Houston, rockets or.

Speaker 2 (01:09:41):
That's true like hers that's been, others The New.

Speaker 4 (01:09:43):
Warriors the thunder is this dynasty better than the? Team
don't rocket still.

Speaker 2 (01:09:49):
A NATIONAL tv? Dictate how you hate somebody or? NOT
i would show their. Predictions you had some more?

Speaker 4 (01:09:54):
Guardy uh, yeah At. Wemby this is my OTHER nba.
PICK i Have. Wemby we'll set AN nba. Posty he
set AN nba postseason record last night with twelve. BLOCKS
i believe sometime this postseason he will break that record
thirteen or. More that's. Sick if you block thirteen. Games
they took one away from him last. Night he probably probably. Could,

(01:10:14):
okay all, Right, John then what you? GOT i got
ONE nba and ONE. Mlb i'm gonna kind of go.
OPPOSITELY i Think edwards and The wolves got. This WHAT
i truly one?

Speaker 19 (01:10:28):
GAME i just it's in my gut like last year
was a pay. SERIES i feel like The wolves have that,
momentum something about their.

Speaker 2 (01:10:35):
CHEMISTRY i really think they can take.

Speaker 19 (01:10:36):
This i'm GONNA i don't want to say, six BUT
i think my gut feelings saying to win.

Speaker 2 (01:10:40):
Six i'm still Taking San turna went to win the.
Series not really a. Gun it's just.

Speaker 4 (01:10:47):
It's a. Prediction we don't need that. Here by the,
way shout Out Chris. Finch he Was he was always
nice to me when he was With.

Speaker 2 (01:10:54):
Rockets, yeah good.

Speaker 4 (01:10:55):
Guy then when he was an assistant with The, PELICANS
i was doing My New orleans, show he'd come on
WITH i text him all the. Time hey, coach come, on, yeah,
absolutely come on. In good, dude good. DUDE i like
deserves a good. Fate, ABSOLUTELY. U i will go with
The pelicans on one. Here oh, god not.

Speaker 2 (01:11:11):
That anybody, cares but you brought up The. Pelicans will
be the new coach Of New Orans.

Speaker 4 (01:11:16):
PELICANS i saw that he's a. Finalist that's random as.

Speaker 3 (01:11:19):
HELL i knew he was gonna be a coach at
some point in his.

Speaker 4 (01:11:21):
CAREER i like, that, THOUGH i don't understand why is
it not call It Chris. Paul he's the most beloved
player in the history of that franchise Because chris is a.
Politician he's Doing pat McAfee. Appearances now he DID i
lost ON sec. Appearance he wasn't on my, podcast but.

Speaker 2 (01:11:37):
Sorry, wait, Yeah i'm going Rajon rono coach The.

Speaker 3 (01:11:41):
PELICANS i just said.

Speaker 4 (01:11:42):
It their Final sam Amck his final four for them
Is Roger, Rondo Darvin, Ham Sean, sweeney And Steve. Hetzel,
yep to which my buddy said'd Rather Sidney. Sweeney But.

Speaker 2 (01:11:58):
Jonathan Sidney sweeney's like doing lots Of New d's now.
Right she don't care.

Speaker 19 (01:12:01):
Anything, NO i told. YOU i told, you just like
come months. Ago you know, What go Watch. Euphoria that's season.
Three you can see a lot of her until you
give What i'm in and it's like a dog outfit
or something you.

Speaker 2 (01:12:12):
Could, yeah you'll see it.

Speaker 3 (01:12:13):
And it's all ten, RIGHT i mean it's it's NOT
i Get.

Speaker 19 (01:12:18):
I'll give it a seven point, five but you might give.
It you just Gave Sidney. Sweeney So i'm not a.
Fan i'm Not i'm not a. FAN i don't see.

Speaker 2 (01:12:24):
You are you want just? CHECKING i don't see the.

Speaker 4 (01:12:27):
PEEL i got a friend who thinks she's kind of.
Ugly see her. Face is not a fan of her,
face BUT i can see whether you KNOW i can see.
It i'm just, saying all, Right i'm going.

Speaker 3 (01:12:37):
To break on this horrific.

Speaker 2 (01:12:38):
Conversation she's a goddess and you're all trying to find
something wrong with. Her that's. Terrible what a sureistaring not
looking good enough for you these? Days, Either, Okay charlie's.
Whatever charlotte's shures she's sure perfect to, me what are
you going to bitch? About jahati? TWO i didn't think.
So everybody's got different, tastes that's, right and all my

(01:13:02):
tastes are. Perfect seven one three two one two five
seven one. Eight G, Oh, Steven, Brad, Brian we'll get
to all four of, YOU i promised. Next all, Right
gordy's got one. Morning he's gonna leave us with here
before you've got another conference call to get To. Gordy
what is this grandiose scut filling you?

Speaker 4 (01:13:18):
Have matt the last Time lance mccaller's junior pitched against
The Los Angeles. Dodgers we're going back To july, fourth
the last, Season.

Speaker 2 (01:13:28):
Kurt, oh, yeah, okay, yeah five, innings, right.

Speaker 4 (01:13:30):
He went six, innings six allowed one, run all four
hits with four, strikeouts and, Tomorrow lance mccullar's, junior we'll
hold This dodgers line up and. Check The astros will
defeat The dodgers tomorrow And lance mccullors will get his
third win of the.

Speaker 2 (01:13:48):
Season write that, Down, lance no, Pressure gordy's got it on.

Speaker 4 (01:13:53):
YOU i think they lose To toni, tonight SO i
think they'll take one out for.

Speaker 7 (01:14:00):
Out of.

Speaker 3 (01:14:00):
Heir, gordy go on seven E. G what's in your?

Speaker 4 (01:14:03):
Gut what's?

Speaker 7 (01:14:05):
Up? Guys very show as.

Speaker 20 (01:14:06):
USUAL i got AN nba take, here.

Speaker 21 (01:14:08):
MAN i Think i'm gonna piggyback off Of. JONATHAN i
think if The timberwolves stay, HEALTHY i think they could
take it all the.

Speaker 2 (01:14:15):
Way.

Speaker 21 (01:14:15):
Man my finals team's prediction IS i got The timberwolves
and The Detroit. Pistons Man finch And Bigger, staff to, me,
honestly are the two best coaches. Remaining they know how
to make, adjustments and when it comes to the, playoffs
it's all about. Adjustments SO i got The pistons and
The timberwolves in the.

Speaker 2 (01:14:34):
Finals, pistons enough, hits do you got a call? Back
and get your get Your. Flowers, okay don't forget to do.

Speaker 9 (01:14:39):
It you, know you Know i'm gonna call.

Speaker 3 (01:14:41):
Back that's What i'm talking. About thank, You geo for
the phone. Call let's go To brian on Seven, Ony,
brian what's in your gut this?

Speaker 22 (01:14:46):
Week, UNFORTUNATELY i think by the Time Hunter brown gets
back from his, Injury, UNFORTUNATELY i think we're going to
be seven games out of the. DIVISION i Hope i'm.
Wrong i'm happy to take an ale on. THAT i
Think kerk scruball after this. INJURY i think The tigers

(01:15:07):
will deal him because they realize get something for him
while they, can especially after this injury diagnosis he has
with the bone. Spurs AND i do Think Alprin shingoon
gets moved in the offseason BECAUSE i think he's going
to be the most desirable piece that The rockets are

(01:15:28):
willing to part.

Speaker 2 (01:15:28):
With all, right got for WHO.

Speaker 18 (01:15:31):
I don't, know BUT i think he.

Speaker 2 (01:15:32):
Leaves, okay thank you for the phone. Call you got
to help Be shangun. MOVING i do not believe he is,
moving but you know, Again rafelstone and email or not
text me with their old daily updates last. One Uh,
Okay steven says he doesn't want to have any gut,
feeling so we're going to hold him to the top
of the. Hour so we will let you have your.

(01:15:53):
Just General astro take our. Buddy brad is with, us
said eleven fifty, Five, brad what's in your?

Speaker 17 (01:15:57):
Gun REMEMBER i called you When ross was out, sick
AND i was like. SCREAMING i told you you don't
trade for Bread is and you wanted him.

Speaker 13 (01:16:09):
Traded but you see how he.

Speaker 17 (01:16:11):
Is he's a star and he belongs, playing and you
don't trade him when he's under.

Speaker 13 (01:16:17):
Control AND i was, Right.

Speaker 2 (01:16:20):
Brad, Brad, Brad, No, brad you're getting zero. Flowers. Brad
you can't get flowers for a team that's got numerous
injuries on the infield and.

Speaker 3 (01:16:27):
Outfield you cannot get flowers for.

Speaker 17 (01:16:28):
That this team was before the season, STARTED i told,
you and you wanted to make him drink because they
said we got too many.

Speaker 2 (01:16:36):
Infields, yeah but guess WHAT i, said AND i, Said,
brad barring, injuries there were, injuries lots of.

Speaker 18 (01:16:44):
Them, oh we didn't know that at the.

Speaker 13 (01:16:46):
Time, well of.

Speaker 2 (01:16:47):
Course not at the. Time, Yeah so it was an insurance.
Policy BUT i would not be claiming flowers because The
astros are not making us Like pratty's. Move they didn't
move him because they needed him to play every. Day
that's a.

Speaker 17 (01:16:58):
Difference they still need him to play every day even
after the trade.

Speaker 13 (01:17:03):
Deadline they should Move.

Speaker 17 (01:17:05):
Walker that would be the Perfect he's getting paid a,
lot but you get that money off your.

Speaker 13 (01:17:10):
Books and now he's, shining and some team.

Speaker 17 (01:17:13):
Would love to have him for one. Year in a
couple of, months somebody, would and THEN i would like
to switch. Over you, Know i'm one of those Hater Kevin.
Durant i'm. SORRY i don't think he's good for this.
TEAM i love the young. GUYS i think they call
The Miami heat and see if they can Get hero

(01:17:35):
The guard and maybe even Bam adebayo because we.

Speaker 2 (01:17:42):
No what are we? Doing why would they do?

Speaker 13 (01:17:45):
That, brad you might have to add the draft.

Speaker 2 (01:17:49):
Picks Kevin durant is no.

Speaker 13 (01:17:56):
Good they will never win a championship with him on the.

Speaker 2 (01:17:59):
TEAM i can't leave the. STUDIO i can't thank you
for the. Call my, fault my, Fault But ross is, Here,
JOHN i could. Leave what will you give For bam?
Anyway WHY i Love bam out Of. Bio why would

(01:18:25):
they do. That can somebody help me with? THAT i, mean.
Younger first of, all you're paying. Him let's see what
if the contracts would match up at? All he is

(01:18:45):
under contract through yeah man making fifty seven million dollars
against the. Cap that's a Lot bird rights. Guy, no,
no why how?

Speaker 3 (01:19:00):
Many why the heat would want? That to put him with?

Speaker 2 (01:19:02):
Whom if you're gonna Put Kevin durant with, somebody you're
gonna put him With bam out Of, Bayo you're not
gonna put him in spite Of that's just that's Just
brad talking out of his, ass which we, Appreciate thank
you very.

Speaker 4 (01:19:17):
Much all.

Speaker 2 (01:19:19):
Right last one depends on how his phone. Works, roger
what's in your? Gun at eleven fifty eight to hear?

Speaker 23 (01:19:25):
Me, yes, sir, okay, yeah Albres dusk get fifty plus
home ones this? Year of course thea.

Speaker 14 (01:19:34):
Whoa whoa fifty, yeah fifty plus fifty?

Speaker 2 (01:19:39):
Plus oh yeah. Damn let me see what On pace
guy says about? This MAYBE i should know this. Now
his ops is eleven. Hundred i'll give you. That fifty
plus home? Runs who's gonna hit in front and behind?
Him he is On pace. Two see he's a twelve
home run through how many games have they played? Forty

(01:20:03):
so it'd be you get to step it up a little, bit,
frankly and by the, way not miss any.

Speaker 23 (01:20:09):
Games, yeah he'll get, there he'll get. Dangerous it close
to a triple crown prop as. Well uh, so uh,
yeah we're gonna miss the. Postseason one of our one
of our one of the uh one of our three
stars from The rockets get. Moved not gonna be, on.

(01:20:31):
MAN i think they're gonna do a sign trade for
Mister Tari easton and that's.

Speaker 3 (01:20:36):
It oh, yeah all, right there you.

Speaker 2 (01:20:37):
Go, now if you want to talk about signing Trade,
watari it's a trade possible with that is certainly possible
because he's a he's a restricted free. Agent now The
astros can just match the off or whatever something he
gets offered by The.

Speaker 3 (01:20:49):
Astros The rockets can matchine whatever he.

Speaker 2 (01:20:50):
Wants, now you're not come on Bred bam outa bio
And tanner hero for thirty eight year Old Kevin. Durant
come on on the news at noon is next and
some guys all The, luckets The dodgers for, Sure steven
And montres will get to.

Speaker 4 (01:21:11):
You on The.

Speaker 3 (01:21:11):
Astros, well this is seven ninety is.

Speaker 2 (01:21:14):
The Matt Thomas show With.

Speaker 24 (01:21:16):
Ross Los Angeles dodgers take the first game of this
three game. Set defeated The astros eight to, three.

Speaker 2 (01:21:31):
And we will speak With Joe's spotta coming up at
about to twenty five minutes from. Now as we walkme
you to the third hour The Matt Thomas show With.
Ross i'm total this, hour but we'll Have joe As
spotta coming up in twenty three. Minutes Ryce matthews in an.
Hour you heard the rundown of the, games other things.
Happening we present to you the news at, noon and

(01:21:51):
we will start tonight with the last night in THE
nba of The knicks destroyed the seventy six ers one
thirty seven to ninety. Eight Jalen brunson thirty five points
in that game.

Speaker 3 (01:22:02):
As a mixer of one nothing in that.

Speaker 2 (01:22:04):
Series, meanwhile In San antonio last, Night Anthony edwards came
off the bench scored eighteen points as The wolves beat
The spurs one to four to.

Speaker 4 (01:22:16):
One.

Speaker 2 (01:22:17):
Two The wolves scored thirty five in the fourth quarter
to win the. Game Victor wembinyama was a filthy. BEACH
i shouldn't say, that but it is what it. Is
he had fifteen, rebounds five, assists twelve, blocks and eleven. Points,
NOW i didn't shoot well for the, game but, man

(01:22:37):
it was still very. Impactful but The spurs are down
one nothing in that. Series on THE nfl side of,
things The texans announcing yesterday at their charitable golf tournament
that The texans and The rodeo want to stay In Harris.
County that's kind of a vague, statement. Frankly does it

(01:22:57):
mean they want to stay By? Reliant does it mean
they want want to go out By Toro town out
and in The bridgeland area is another pocketive. Area but
the thought Of Fort, Ben, Brazoria, angleton all those other
counties out there not in, Play Waller, county you're. Safe
so The texans and The rodeo want to stay In Harrison.
County and we've got game two of a three game
series from The astros and The. Dodgers back to The

(01:23:19):
astros for a second. Show Hey otani will be on
the mound today for The Los Angeles. Dodgers Peter lambert
will throw for The. ASTROS i will have the on
deck show for you at six o'clock first pitch at seven,
Ten i'll be from the. Ballpark are You dodger fans
really going to show up in? Force and are You

(01:23:39):
dodger fans that are FROM la in, town or You
dodger fans that live In, houston or are you JUST
t Shirt dodger. Fans, matt let me tell, you tell
me the.

Speaker 19 (01:23:46):
Truth we me and my girl when, yesterday oh you did,
yeah pay for?

Speaker 2 (01:23:51):
Tickets?

Speaker 19 (01:23:52):
No, no, no we're, lucky thankful this company heart for. That
good for you got, Lucky. Matt there was so MANY
i mean Diehard. Dodgers it was like women that were, like,
like move FROM la to over here.

Speaker 2 (01:24:06):
On A monday at Random.

Speaker 19 (01:24:08):
Monday the woman had an Anti astros club on the
side of her Lat no, Way, Like i've never seen
that Many dodges in a one place at a different.

Speaker 2 (01:24:17):
City AND i don't know they're, bandwagon you.

Speaker 1 (01:24:21):
Know WHAT i?

Speaker 8 (01:24:22):
MEAN i.

Speaker 3 (01:24:23):
Was let me tell you all some if you do if.

Speaker 2 (01:24:25):
You live In, houston Word dodger, Gear i'm actually more
pissed off at you THAN i am the people that
would come in from town to, Town like if you're
a bat rouge person or you live In lafayette or
you live IN i don't, Know. Nacadochis you don't get
to see your team but once every couple of. YEARS
i get. It but if you're A DODGER t shirt,
wearing you live In houston and you're An astro fan
except on The dodgers are, here shame on. You, shame, shame.

Speaker 3 (01:24:47):
Shame Ugh.

Speaker 2 (01:24:52):
Kyle sucker went. DEEP i don't care if you boo.
HIM i don't care if you cheer. HIM i don't
care if you're different to. Him he wears the Word
Los angeles Or dodgers on the front of his.

Speaker 3 (01:25:01):
Jersey he must go. Down and that's the news at. Noon, Hmmm.

Speaker 2 (01:25:09):
So did you just keep? Quieter did you.

Speaker 3 (01:25:11):
Try to say something to some?

Speaker 2 (01:25:12):
PEOPLE i don't BECAUSE i don't need you throwing hands
Against dodger.

Speaker 19 (01:25:14):
Fans it was like we were, outnumbered and that's what
that was. Horrible and uh there was even some guys
speaking that was like japan natives there to watch the
tiny two like behind, Us.

Speaker 2 (01:25:26):
Like, oh so they got here. Early i'm telling you
there was SO i.

Speaker 19 (01:25:30):
DIDN'T i know they won The World, series BUT i
didn't think they traveled like.

Speaker 3 (01:25:33):
That you're NOT I i'm gonna try to deduce this.

Speaker 2 (01:25:39):
Properly you're not going to go From you're not Leaving
la to go see A houston series in the middle Of.

Speaker 3 (01:25:47):
May you're, Going we're not A we're not a road.

Speaker 2 (01:25:49):
DESTINATION i, mean the park is, cool and maybe there
are a couple of people that are trying to knock
it off their, list but there aren't hordes Of what
you saw last, Night jonathan Was houstonians Being dodger. Fans
and that's that's even. Worse and that's why this town sometimes.
Sucks we have so many fans of other teams in this.
Town do you think they're a bam? Wagon because, like

(01:26:10):
if we were to watch The dodgers play in In,
boston do you think you think we'd see loads Of
dodger fans At Fenway park or At Yankee. Citium after,
YESTERDAY i can't give you a for sure.

Speaker 19 (01:26:21):
Answer i'm, like MAYBE i didn't know THEY i didn't
know THEY'RE i Mean dodgers.

Speaker 2 (01:26:24):
Fans, Well i'm going, Tonight i'll have AND i wentness.
Forecast oh, yeah, tonight there's Oh tani lovers out there
going to be there for sure because he does cross.

Speaker 3 (01:26:38):
GENERATIONS i, MEAN i mean there is a there.

Speaker 2 (01:26:40):
Is a ethnicity that follows him because he Is he's
got that represents.

Speaker 4 (01:26:44):
Them it just.

Speaker 2 (01:26:45):
COOL i didn't get star power in one place, before
AND i weren't astrae other cities. TOO i Mean Yao.
Ming when he was a, rocket people From china would
go watch him all around THE. Nba SO i can't crush.
That but they can't name Five. DODGERS i don't think they.
Can seven one three two p one two five seven
ninety seven one three two one two five Seven hointie

(01:27:07):
JOE A spotta at the bottom of.

Speaker 3 (01:27:08):
The hour here On Sports talk SEVEN ninti are.

Speaker 2 (01:27:21):
Coming on joe a spot at ten minutes uns seven
Ninety matt And ross with you. Today Actually ross is
off thanks To gordy for stepping in for a couple of. Hours,
Price matthew's gonna join us at one thirty and sink
of Mile believe it or not today is a top
topic on that segment of the, show which will be
at one fifty. Steven you've been very patient at twelve.
Twenty thanks for. Holding good afternoon to.

Speaker 6 (01:27:42):
You oh to be A houston sports. Fan huh, yeah that's. Fine, well,
LOOK i wanted to hit on the, astros but real
quick while sitting, HERE i thought about, something and you're
obviously tuned in with the. Rockets you may squash this pretty.
Quickly but the rumor on the streets is that With,

(01:28:04):
tillman you, know being the ambassador To italy or whatever For,
Trump patrick his, son is basically running the. Show if that's.
TRUE i don't really love. THAT i don't love the
prospects for for what's going to be a huge summer for.
Us but you can kind of.

Speaker 18 (01:28:24):
Hit that on the.

Speaker 6 (01:28:24):
End the THING i wanted to.

Speaker 2 (01:28:25):
Let me let me get let me let me get that.
First le's knock it outcause's knocking. Out patrick has always
been intimately involved in the, organization even when When timman was,
Here but now With timan helping out With France, italy
he's taking in more of a. Role for. Sure there's
no argument to. That patrick is daily involved in the
decision making by the.

Speaker 3 (01:28:44):
Team, now whether that's a good thing or bad.

Speaker 2 (01:28:46):
THING i, again they don't offer me, decisions uh and
and advice if they, would would love to tell them
a couple of, things but that's not what they ask of.
Me they asked me to call their, games AND i
happily do. That but, Yeah patrick is not umping in
feet wet. Here he has been with this team since
the team was originally purchased by The fatida.

Speaker 9 (01:29:05):
Family, understood.

Speaker 6 (01:29:07):
Understood, Well look as far As astros, GOES i, think you, know,
UNFORTUNATELY i think this is just the. Reality this is
where the team's. At they're hitting the ball, well which is.
Great we just don't have the. Arms and you Lose
hunter from you, know you lose some other guys, early
and it just it really shows just the glaring holes.

(01:29:30):
Organizationally one THING i think people don't really ever talk
about is losing those draft picks from the sign stealing.
Scandal it ruined our our farm. System you, know that's four,
picks our top two picks in twenty twenty and twenty twenty.
One you, know while the other teams are Drafting Connor
griffin's And Kate anderson's and they're drafting guys in the top,

(01:29:53):
ten we didn't even have those picks to fall back.
On and you look at our draft. History you, know
you hit On, tucker you hit On bragman in that,
draft but then he Got Daz. Cameron uh you Know
seth Beer, Bukowskis, uh, yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:30:14):
Yeah they're all they were all used for. Trades the
THE i go off of What dana has, chosen and
the one that's staring me right in the eye is
the fact That Walter yannick is not batting his weight
right now at the minor league. Level and you need
him because from a defensive, standpoint he can be the
professional catcher for this team for the for simple. Future
but The astros just don't have trust his bat at this.

(01:30:36):
Point and any of the other. PROBLEM i, mean there's
no Top hunter prospects in the organization That Baseball america.
Represents you brought Up Bryce, matthews you Had Cam smith
who was a Top hunter, prospect but there's a different.
Team it doesn't.

Speaker 3 (01:30:48):
Matter you made the, trade so he's not.

Speaker 4 (01:30:50):
Yours.

Speaker 2 (01:30:51):
Uh you need the minor league to come, through and
it just hasn't either. Through, again you losing four picks.
Hurts but that was also you, know that's seven eight years.
Ago now when we're talking about you have to. Replenish
It's major League baseball drafts are not six players. Each
you have thirty forty. Rounds do do you. NOT i,

(01:31:13):
mean you kind of need to hit on some people.
Here AND i don't think the minor leagues have given
The astros enough depth to, replenish especially when you are
a team that says we're only going to pay so
much for. Players AND i don't necessarily disagree with that
philosophy because these.

Speaker 3 (01:31:32):
Long term contracts by and large don't pay.

Speaker 2 (01:31:34):
Off but if you're gonna have that philosophy and not
take a chance once in a, while and these, guys
you got to have your mind links come. Through and,
Uh i'm going to look up Aalter yannick here right,
now BUT i have not heard anything that makes me, go,
okay this is the guy that's ready to take over
as the press starting catches a first round pick The
astros had of a couple of years, ago and you,

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know the plan, WAS i think ultimately to move Jan
Ar diaz a first, base AND i, GOT i can't
do this On i'm doing a radio. Shows i'm, sorry but,
uh he's not doing the. Job he's he's not. Ready
and all the prospects and where The astros feel like
they've got some work are at THE a and DOUBLE a.
Level you can't bring these guys up too. Fast they've

(01:32:19):
got they've got to go through the growing pants's gonna
move up the. System they're not super elite. Guys it's.
Frustrating it's absolutely. Frustrating right.

Speaker 3 (01:32:34):
NOW i get.

Speaker 2 (01:32:35):
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very good.

Speaker 25 (01:32:46):
Afternoon, WELL i was hearing your earlier segment on, uh
is there a lot of big wagoners hearing use in, which,
yes there there. IS i, mean let's be honest with
ourselves whenever it comes to any type of. Sports, sure
BUT i wanted to actually give you an answer of
why there's so Many japanese personnel over here during this.

(01:33:06):
Time so we have the Energy corridor and my wife
works for one of These japanese oil. Companies in, fact
today Because otani is, pitching the entire company has rented
out sweet and watch him, pitch and they have personalized
jerseys in aid for their company to go and watch him.

(01:33:26):
Pitch they're going to be on the field before the
game because that's how big of fans they are Of.

Speaker 6 (01:33:32):
Otani so that's the, answer, Sir, Yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:33:35):
This makes a lot of. Sense thank You tom for
the phone. CALLED i appreciate you dropping that. In he's
a international. Star otani's is not the surprise to. Me
did people go To sayamamoto pitch? YESTERDAY i don't think. So? Otani,
yeah five tool guy to two different. Positions Star dodgers are.

(01:33:55):
Good otani played for The Red youtani played For otani
played for The. Marlins you wouldn't, care but you're putting
a perfect storm. Together you're putting a major superstar with
a very recognizable baseball. Team real, quick before we get
To Joe, ASPATA i just found. You Walter yannick stats

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nineteen games at DOUBLE A Corpus christie for The. Astros
he has ten hits out of seventy four. Bats he's
batting one thirty five with a slug of two sixteen
and ops to three ninety.

Speaker 3 (01:34:28):
Five that's not.

Speaker 2 (01:34:30):
Helping not that one position player would change, everything but
it just goes along the lines of The modelague. System
isn't not replenishing The astros help major league. System joe's
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Ninety Every, tuesday here on The Matt Thomas show With,
ross we spend ten collity minutes with a manager of
The Houston astro dropped the opener to The dodgers last,
night game number. Two, tonight we'll have it for, y'all
have the on deck show for the ballpark at six,
o'clock first pitch at seven and. Ten joe spot is
with us on the. Show skip a good, Afternoon thank

(01:35:12):
you for the. Time more of a macro view of
this running a bullpen? Game is it much more harrowing
THAN i think it? IS i, mean you'd love it
to be a perfect, formula but UNFORTUNATELY i feels like
more times than, not it's.

Speaker 7 (01:35:27):
Not, yeah it's it's never a good you, know it's
got to go as, planned right and and unfortunately that
wasn't the case. Yesterday you, know but we you, know
we are in a position where we try to piece

(01:35:49):
it together until we get you, know the rest of
our guys, back and sometimes you, know it, goes it goes.
Well you, KNOW i think In boston the day before On,
sunday it was you, know it played, out and then
yesterday it was one of those days that it just
seemed play out the way we want.

Speaker 2 (01:36:06):
It and, unfortunately when you can't Get oaka out of
the first, sitting it pushes everybody up a little. BIT i,
Know Ryan weiss was a guy that really wanted to
come into camp and be a. Starter the numbers is
han't bared. Out what are you noticing about? Him AND
i know there has been some talk about maybe a
move down to Sugar, land AND i don't know if
you've made that official gist, yet but just a thought
or two About, ryan BECAUSE i know WHEN i talked

(01:36:28):
to him During Astro, fest he came in not only
looking forward to being a major leaguer for the first,
time but maybe cracking your starting.

Speaker 18 (01:36:34):
Rotation, yeah you, know.

Speaker 7 (01:36:36):
And and if you look at if you look at,
it he's outing, yesterday, right you know how how he
was ahead often and then once he got to that
two one two, count just not being able to execute
and finish a hit or executing a.

Speaker 18 (01:36:52):
Pitch more of a chase, pitch just kind of.

Speaker 7 (01:36:55):
Leaving pitches over the, plate like in the middle of
the plate where good hit is going to. Handle and
that has been one of the issues For ryan right
now that you know he is trying to work through.
There when you have plus stuff the way he, does
hitters should not be squar squaring your pitches up the

(01:37:18):
way they they've been up, late, right he should be
able to wipe them away with in ninety eight mileth pour.
Frastball he's got to change, up he's got to sleep
up like he's got the weapons to do, it you.
Know but in this, level once you get ahead of the,
city you've got to get him out of the.

Speaker 9 (01:37:33):
Box you have.

Speaker 7 (01:37:34):
To you can just let him get back into the
bat because then you empower them just to take over
the at, bat and then he becomes it becomes more
more challenging for you to put them.

Speaker 2 (01:37:45):
Away the one guy who you can discuss that is
kind of embraced this, OPPORTUNITY i think is aj Blue,
Ball AND i hope that everything is okay with him
in terms of the amount of pitching you've used him.
For but you have used him in a variety of
ad avenues in last week or, so and every time
he's come through for, You.

Speaker 9 (01:38:00):
Yeah he's throwing the.

Speaker 7 (01:38:01):
Ball, well we, know you know he can give you
that one in like that one inning he comes in
and just really efficient and then he could give you
multiple innings like he did In. Boston you, know but
he's been really. Good the same thing you could say About,
hey wait, ten you know the guy that comes in
out of.

Speaker 18 (01:38:20):
The pen and he just it's just a good. Bridge
they keep.

Speaker 4 (01:38:23):
You in the.

Speaker 7 (01:38:24):
Game they give you quality in and quality. Out lifty,
writings you feel comfortable when they're out there on the.

Speaker 9 (01:38:29):
Mound JOE.

Speaker 2 (01:38:30):
A spottle with us here On Sports talk, seven and
Your diaz was pulled late. Yesterday, uh where are we
on him right? Now what's the? Injury how did it
come into? Play AND i know you've brought up to
stay ourselves, are but that's obviously you're looking for some
additional death in that position right.

Speaker 7 (01:38:46):
Now, yeah and you know he'll go he'll go, on
he'll be on the aisle and we will do we'll
do it more tests today and and you, know but right,
now the initial diagnosed this was less, side that less
side that oh bleach and happened DURING. Vp it was
pretty sore yesterday when it, happened and then like during the,

(01:39:10):
game you, know he did feel that his comfort throughout the,
Day so it tells you that it's going to be
something that it's going to take some time for him
to recover.

Speaker 2 (01:39:20):
FROM i hate THAT i have to be the doctor
to you or you're the doctor to. Me but these
obliques have turned out to be fairly serious. INJURIES i
know That jake's gone through that as. Well what what's?
Happening are you noticing a trend with guys maybe trying
to put too much torking to their body during these.
Springs is there a particular reason? Why is just the

(01:39:40):
natural progression of playing six days a week In Major league?

Speaker 3 (01:39:43):
Baseball you, know and.

Speaker 18 (01:39:45):
It's throughout the.

Speaker 7 (01:39:46):
League it's an injury that is happening very, frequently you, know.
Always you, know we try to monitor the amount of,
swings the amount of work they, do, hydration, nutrition right you,
know how how their body, is how holding, up and you,
know this might be two of the reasons why this

(01:40:07):
this injury is.

Speaker 18 (01:40:08):
Happening he's happening throughout the.

Speaker 7 (01:40:10):
League this is a very common injury right now in mijor.

Speaker 2 (01:40:12):
League is it troubling to? YOU i, mean and on this.
GUY i could also go back to the number of arm,
injuries not only you're going through but, baseball AND i
know everyone's worried about their own individual teams and you
can't worry about the injured list Of atlanta Or toronto
or anybody. Else but when do you, guys as managerial,
bros just kind of sit back and, say can we
do something about? This because it feels like and looking

(01:40:34):
At Tark scoople now is going to be going for
a while for The Detroit.

Speaker 3 (01:40:37):
Tigers don't know if you And age are going.

Speaker 2 (01:40:38):
To rap about, that but your sport is so, beautiful
but it's not beautiful when you're using no. Disrespect but
you've got a lot of FOUR a players right now
that are trying to take up for these major.

Speaker 18 (01:40:49):
Superstars, yeah, yeah it's not ideal.

Speaker 7 (01:40:52):
Rights it's happening too, often and you know fans come
to the ballpark to, watch like you mentioned terror school,
balls The Hunter, browns like, right those other stars of this,
game and these injuries are are happening more. Often you,
know guys are getting. Nastier they're they're spinning the ball,
Harder they're they're throwing the, ball you, know harder than

(01:41:16):
ever in this. Sport and you, know we carry enough
enough arms in your pen when you try to do
the best you, can try to give this guy's opportunity
for them to succeed and and manage the bullpen in
a way we give them enough.

Speaker 18 (01:41:33):
Rest and but when you go.

Speaker 7 (01:41:35):
Through stretches like the one that we've been going, through you,
know it takes a toll in some of these. Guys
and you're trying to manage at the best way you,
can trying to get this guys time.

Speaker 9 (01:41:46):
Off as best as you.

Speaker 7 (01:41:47):
Can but it's it's it's throughout the throughout the. League,
man the arms are hitting this this you, know these
moments of fatigue and and and and and and it's
just wearing down all on cool.

Speaker 2 (01:42:00):
Clubs, joe you've got your own, worries own battles with
The dodgers across the dugout from you. Tonight but how
keen of an eye or an correspondence will you have
with what's happening in Sugar. Land you've got three different
guys that you could desperate lead here in the not
too distant future to come help out your.

Speaker 3 (01:42:16):
Team they're going to pitch to night for The Space.

Speaker 18 (01:42:17):
Cowboys, Yeah, yeah it's a big day there In.

Speaker 7 (01:42:21):
Sugarland, today we'll be keeping a close eye on on
on what's going on over there. Today three arms that
we desperately, need important, arms so we are going to
monitor them and.

Speaker 18 (01:42:35):
Then see how they feel.

Speaker 7 (01:42:37):
POSTGAME emi will start that, Game Josh ada will join the,
middle and Then pierson will finish the, game and, then you,
know hopefully things go well and we can continue their
progression and hopefully we can Get emi here at some
point after that next.

Speaker 2 (01:42:49):
Start AND i know they're not going to lie to,
you SO i want to preface, this but they need
to be as open and honest with, you because my,
god your right side of your notes page of your
media notes is still full of. Injuries you're balancing openers
the last couple of, days the last thing you got to,
do and you we all want them, back but you
can't rush. Them SO, uh tell me about their THEIR.

(01:43:10):
DNA i know That emi obviously the tired arm and being.
Acclimated josh has been gone a long period of. Time
you brought In pierson to be a guy that could
fight for a roster. Spot they're, desperate but you're also
desperate to, win but you're also desperate to keep guys
healthy and out there going back and forth Between houston
and Sugar land with.

Speaker 18 (01:43:26):
Players, yeah and that's the balance that you have to.

Speaker 7 (01:43:29):
Keep you, know we need, them we need them, here
and but we need them healthy and we need them
healthy for the duration of the. Season and they're pretty.

Speaker 18 (01:43:39):
Honest you.

Speaker 7 (01:43:39):
Know Josh ada is someone who's takes really good care
of his body and he's very transparent about how he.
Feels you, Know, emi we don't feel right now like
it's it's it's the it's an arm. Injury it's just
more trying to get him going, again get, him get
him throwing more, strikes and just be more efficient so
when you get up here you can take us give
him some quality. Start And pierson looks really. Good he's

(01:44:01):
someone that can that can give, you you, know a
start and throw the. Pen so we'll have a better
idea of where we go after. Tonight after that game In, Trulance.

Speaker 2 (01:44:15):
I'm going to talk To Bryce matthews here.

Speaker 3 (01:44:17):
Shortly.

Speaker 2 (01:44:18):
Uh he has embraced the center field spot as best he. Can,
uh what is it like watching. Him he's an, athlete
so he's going to be able to do some. Things
but the limited time he has played as an outfield
in major leagues has obviously been. Documented, uh learning In
boston is quite a, trick and he was able to
do very well for you it's past.

Speaker 7 (01:44:34):
Weekend, yeah especially you, know never been, there and how
he was able to adjust to the position and goes you,
know credit to his athleticism and and he's coachable mindset
where he can put to play whatever you ask him
to do because he, understands you, know the, position but

(01:44:58):
also how to position himself to, adjust how to reach,
swings play balls off the, wall finding the wall once
he gets to the warning. Track you, know BASEBALL iq
has play immensely here in his, development and like he,
said he has embraced center feel and he started to
swing the bat well. TOO i think the power and the,

(01:45:19):
speed it's. Real it's trying to get him just to
be more consistent and make more compact.

Speaker 18 (01:45:24):
So he could be like a real threat.

Speaker 2 (01:45:26):
Offensively two last, Questions, jose you put in the five
spot the last week or. So, look he's gonna do
whatever you ask of, him and that's always been who
HIS dna has. Been But i'm curious what kind of
pitch selection he is. Getting is it any different in your?
Mind as you watch him BATTING fifthess compared to maybe
first or second or third in Dis astros.

Speaker 5 (01:45:45):
Lineup, no he's you, know we've been monitoring that he's been.

Speaker 7 (01:45:48):
Pitching he's been pitched the same WAY i think For
hosey right, now it's just you, know a little mechanical you,
know adjustments that he's. Making he didn't ball on the
ground more often right now that he's that he was
doing the first couple of weeks of the. Season you,
know but he's getting, good good pitches to hit and you,

(01:46:09):
know he's hit some ball. Startless you, KNOW i think
he's he's got a five six game hitting, streak you,
KNOW i know that it don't look like, that but
he's gone to hit the last five six. Games so
he is getting that that that hit.

Speaker 18 (01:46:22):
And he's getting on. Base he just we need to
get him.

Speaker 7 (01:46:26):
To be you, know get to be a base a
little bit more multiple times per. Game BUT i think it's, just,
uh you, know a week where all hitters go, through you,
know they go through a stretch of games where things.

Speaker 18 (01:46:38):
Don't fall and that don't help. People you but he'll
get hot here pretty.

Speaker 2 (01:46:41):
Soon and last, QUESTION i always thought at the end
of the, Day otani would be more of an everyday
hitter as compared to. Pitcher but the numbers this year are.
FANTASTIC i don't know if you want to give us
an intelligent, report but the young man And otani's got
a point six year old e ER. A what are
you noticing today that maybe he didn't even did last
year or so while he was.

Speaker 3 (01:46:58):
Pitching know that he you, know he's.

Speaker 7 (01:47:00):
HEALTHY i think you, know he after that one year
where you're trying to get back from from an army.
INJURY i think the year the second year after you
come back from the, injury your stuff just kind of
clicks in your. Arm it's it's one hundred.

Speaker 9 (01:47:13):
Percent he's you, know he's he's, healthy and he's.

Speaker 18 (01:47:16):
Throwing the ball really. Well you, know he's you, know.

Speaker 7 (01:47:21):
He's one of those very rare, talents unique talents in this.
Game and and and you know we have we've had
some good up bets against him in the. Past we've
seen a lot of. Him so we're going to go
into with a pretty good idea of what he's going
to try to. Do.

Speaker 2 (01:47:34):
Skip thank you for the visitor is always a Visiting
in Next, tuesday and good luck To i'll see you
At Dankin parking a few. Hours thank you for the
time as. All thank you you got A joe spot
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Minutes we'll hear from the Astro yes, centerfield at least for,
Now Bryce. Matthews we'll talk to him about the progression
moving from the infield of the, outfield his series of
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Speaker 3 (01:48:15):
Ninti thanks again To joe for joining.

Speaker 2 (01:48:27):
Us twelve forty Nine Sports talk seven ninety seven one
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seven nine zero Uh sports says you asked if there
would be a lot Of dodger fans and stands In,
Boston New, York, Boston New york or cities people want
to visit better question is would they be there In, Detroit,

(01:48:48):
Milwaukee Kansas, city In. Cleveland that's, funny that's. True, AGAIN
i don't Think dodger fans run From Los angeles To
houston for a three day. TRIP i, mean, Look dodgers
amc sixty thousand. People it's something like you can't get
or fifty five thousan or whatever it. Is you can
get tickets of games, There it's not. IMPOSSIBLE i was
IN la last. Weekend they were talking about purchasing individual.
Tickets so it's not like you can't get into a

(01:49:08):
game At Dodger stadium. Now i'm also the belief THAT
i like to see my hometown team play in other.

Speaker 3 (01:49:15):
Cities but It's may, fifth it's a midweek.

Speaker 2 (01:49:22):
Series houston's not necessarily a national destination for vacation except
for spring break, obviously Is jonathan has pointed out multiple.

Speaker 3 (01:49:30):
TIMES i just had to throw that in.

Speaker 2 (01:49:33):
There, sorry it's, Okay you're still. Better it's, right not.
BETTER i just know the numbers are gonna come. Down
they're gonna steadily come down next. Year imagine they go. Up,
no there's no, chance no chance are going.

Speaker 4 (01:49:46):
UP i don't.

Speaker 2 (01:49:48):
Know roady will be a lot of. Money rodeo didn't make.

Speaker 4 (01:49:50):
A lot of.

Speaker 2 (01:49:50):
Money that's.

Speaker 4 (01:49:50):
True Uh.

Speaker 2 (01:49:53):
NO I i have long felt the, belief and that's
part of the reason WHY i can peel THE i
can peel the. Curtain for, y'all we sometimes struggle as
a sports city because we don't have enough of us.
Here we have generations Of, texans, well we got a
couple Of Generation texans. Fans we've got generations of others,
fans got generation Of cougars And rockets And. Astros but

(01:50:19):
we're a city of people that have bounced around and
come here for energy corridor and have moved here for
one variety of reason or the.

Speaker 3 (01:50:26):
Other and you take your fandom with.

Speaker 2 (01:50:27):
You WHEN i moved To utah in two thousand and,
FOUR i didn't leave being An astro. Fan we have
generations Of, texans, well we got a couple Of Generation texans.
Fans we've got generations of. Others, fans got generation Of
cougars And rockets And. Astros but we're a city of

(01:50:48):
people that have bounced around and come here for energy
corridor and have moved here for one variety of reason
or the. Other and you take your fandom with. You
WHEN i moved To utah in two thousand and. FOUR
i didn't leave being An astro, fan especially with when
there wasn't a team. THERE i certainly hell wasn't going
to root for The Utah jazz long going to be
on my. WATCH i MEAN i respected. THEM i Respected

(01:51:11):
Jerry sloan a, lot got to know him a little
bit when he was coaching To, jazz BUT i wasn't
gonna be Team Utah. Jazz you are who you. Are
and maybe that things In california have people moving From
la back To, houston and maybe they're doing that kind of.

Speaker 8 (01:51:27):
THING i get, It.

Speaker 3 (01:51:31):
But to me in this particular, CASE.

Speaker 2 (01:51:35):
I think he got a lot of show hey fans
that are just like you, know AND i gotta go
see the guy play because he is. MUSCLES i am
a Diehard astro fan before him anything. Else so it's
gonna take somebody really special for me to go to
another ballgame and go. Sit AND i, mean you Think
i'm gonna Watch Kansas city Versus San diego. Play, Now
Peto park's pretty, cool And i've never been To kaufman,

(01:51:57):
before so maybe this is a bad, example but you
go because it's your team And i'll tell you, What
even though we have a lot of people that come
into our, stadium y'all As astro, fans traveled really, well
especially come. SUMMERTIME i think that's part of the reason why,
frankly The astros have done pretty well largely In boston
over the last five or six, years because every TIME

(01:52:18):
i watch a game At Fenway park this week and
there are loads Of astro fans. There not that you're
making a huge, difference but it does make Some we
are just not like we're like most other, cities but
we're not like the cities we want to be. Like
we're not In New york And. Pitts we're not In New,

(01:52:39):
york In chicago AND. La We're. Houston where we are
who we, are and part of the acceptance is is
that we do allow other fans to come in here
and as long as you behave yourself is not a big.

Speaker 3 (01:52:51):
Issue although the fights are kind of fun to, watch
you know What i'm.

Speaker 2 (01:52:54):
Saying so If houston, fans if we're gonna jump on
planes go see the teams in other, CITIES i GUESS
i gotta be at least somewhat respectful to The dodger,
fans although it just feels, like, again there were just
a lot of.

Speaker 3 (01:53:07):
Them And i'll see it more firsthand tonight WHEN i
get to the.

Speaker 2 (01:53:09):
Ballpark see you you WERE i don't want to say
you're disgust BECAUSE i don't want to put words in your,
mouth but you were awestruck with number Of dodger.

Speaker 3 (01:53:16):
Fans will that be a fair? Comment?

Speaker 2 (01:53:18):
YEAH i was, Speechless LIKE i really didn't have that.
Mindset can you've gone to Other astro games where you
don't see like guardians uniforms all over the place?

Speaker 19 (01:53:26):
EXACTLY i was just, like, Whoa like the half the
stadium was white and.

Speaker 2 (01:53:30):
Blue some of that is for a. Tani some of
that is that we are bandwagon. Fans The dodgers had
lost one hundred games last year's compared to winning one
hundred and winning A World, series.

Speaker 3 (01:53:41):
Maybe things would be a little bit, different.

Speaker 7 (01:53:47):
You, know.

Speaker 3 (01:53:49):
As far as The astros are. Concerned and ticket sold
is a ticket, sold, right AND.

Speaker 2 (01:53:53):
I would not Expect, well, again this is strange because It's,
may it's the middle of the, week it's not la
people coming. In it Was monday. Night it shows you
that it's it shows you that our town is not
one hundred percent into every single team on our. Town,
DUDE i go WHEN i Call rocket Games middleweek games
Against Golden, state there are three Thousand Steph curry jerseys

(01:54:15):
in there because They're Steph curry fans, go, well maybe
because they are because he's one Of, thea's the greatest
jump shooter of all. Time because they're Anti. Rockets it's
because they cling onto the. Wins that's what it. Is
we have got to start, Figuring we gotta start figuring
ourselves out in twenty twenty. Six and the answer is,
this we just like to be. Bandwagon we are more

(01:54:39):
than norm because, Look boston fans pissed off because they're
just team. Sucks they fire their manager The yankees and
then they're good. Again but they were a long stretch
of time Before Derek jeter and Burning wings and they were.
Terrible but that those are just the one. Offs gonna
go To texans, Games Matt stafford, jerseys you're gonna. See

(01:55:01):
you think there's ram fans In. Houston, oh Al, no
they're doing Because Mats staffords a great. Quarterback they're not a.
LOT i mean, again if all of a, sudden The
charlotte The Carolina panthers were a hot. Team we'd see
thousands and thousands Of Charlotte panther. Uniforms, HELL i got a.
Son my oldest is A Bryce young fan for some stupid.
Reason that's what it, Is. Jonathan it's your. Fault it's

(01:55:25):
your generation's. Fault you are a bunch of. Bandwagoners stay
with the local, teams you. KNOW i can't even you can't.
Argue you cannot argue.

Speaker 19 (01:55:32):
It i'm definitely an outlier on my. Generation i'm sticking
with the teams THAT i represent like.

Speaker 2 (01:55:37):
That, yeah you Are charger.

Speaker 3 (01:55:38):
Fans you're the only, one and.

Speaker 2 (01:55:40):
You are, repetent AND i.

Speaker 4 (01:55:41):
CAN'T i.

Speaker 2 (01:55:42):
Can't so you know WHAT i. CANNOT i cannot crucify
you for being A charger because you do have L a.

Speaker 19 (01:55:46):
Connections but that's the only. One like my my folks
Are dodger fans all. Stuff But i'm An astros, fan you,
Know like that's.

Speaker 3 (01:55:52):
Just all, right that feels, fair you and Your charger.

Speaker 2 (01:55:56):
Thirst, OKAY i can't help.

Speaker 7 (01:55:57):
IT i.

Speaker 2 (01:55:58):
Can't it is weird you And buddy out of the
Only charger FANS i. Know teach his own all. Right
final hour of the Show Bryce matthews in thirty five,
minutes you guys jump in and join us here seven
one three two one two five seven ninety seven one
three two one two five seven nine zero twelve fifty.
Seven this is The Matt Thomas show With ross here

(01:56:19):
On Sports talk.

Speaker 1 (01:56:20):
Seven ninety is The Matt Thomas show With ross.

Speaker 2 (01:56:27):
Spot one on one On Sports talk seven out of
we've got an hour left to. Go bryce S matthew's
going to join us in twenty nine minutes or, so
believe it or. Not today all things sinking to mile,
board doing this show kind of. Solo thanks For gordy
for seven and you've helped out to doing believe it
or not doing. THIS i Got astros on. Deck i'm
not getting paid enough here at the radio. Station you Miss.

(01:56:49):
Ross H, NO i didn't say, That no He, NO
i did Miss. Ross it's.

Speaker 3 (01:56:53):
Good head me back tomorrow and hang.

Speaker 2 (01:56:54):
Out we got a shorter show tomorrow between ten and,
noon and Then astros on deck at, twelve hopefully celebrating
An astros.

Speaker 3 (01:56:59):
Victory i'm sinking to mile.

Speaker 2 (01:57:04):
UH i was thinking about giving you a sinking of
my own, question but now this is an, easy gazy.
Question this is an easy. Day just go To. Wikipedia
you can figure it. Out sinking a, Mile i'm believe
it or. Not that's the category. Today seven one three
two one two five seven ninety seven one three, two
one two five seven. Ninety we've not talked about uh
E may And rafel's. Comments we carried the press conference

(01:57:26):
yesterday about twenty three hours. Ago so if you want
a chime in anything they had to say about the
future of The, rockets you may certainly do.

Speaker 17 (01:57:32):
That.

Speaker 2 (01:57:33):
Uh we have The astros With Shoho tany on the
mountain for The dodgers In game two of the series
coming up.

Speaker 3 (01:57:38):
Tonight we'll have the. Coverage i'll have the on deck
six o'clock here on seven.

Speaker 2 (01:57:42):
Ninety and we got a couple OF nba playoff games last.
Night THE nba had give Us minnesota Versus San antonio
and The Minnesota temperwolves won that. Game last night it
was The knicks destroying The philadelphia seventy six. Ers if
you are so AN nba, fan tonight's games we'll have
The cavaliers and The pistons and The lakers and the Thunder,

(01:58:03):
jonathan do you know the spread now on The Oklahoma
City Los angeles game for tonight is do you know
what it? Is by a, chance that's fifteen and a
half fifteen and a, Half so not that anybody, Cares
but if you're a, gambler and if you partaken, such
if you think The lakers are gonna win the, night

(01:58:24):
you're gonna get six to. One you put one hundred
dollars down The, lakers you're gonna get six hundred dollars.
Back if you think The thunder are going to, win
you have to give the casino nine hundred dollars in
order to win one.

Speaker 4 (01:58:42):
Hundred SO i.

Speaker 2 (01:58:44):
Repeat, that you give the casino one hundred, bucks and
you SAY i like The lakers to, win you'll get
six times your money back.

Speaker 3 (01:58:52):
If you go to the, casino which we don't have them.
Here make me.

Speaker 2 (01:58:54):
Sad if you have The thunder winning the, game you
must give the casino nine hundred in order to win
one hundred fifteen and a half. Points Cleveland, detroit by the,
way the game before, it The pistons are favored by
three and a. Half, also yet late yesterday The texans
announcing that they're going to work with The rodeo to

(01:59:16):
keep the stadium whatever they're gonna do with their future
stadium where they Refurbish reliant or build a new one
or build something, else they're going to keep it In
Harris county Or Ben Brazilian Neh, Waller, Yeah Galvason.

Speaker 17 (01:59:29):
County.

Speaker 2 (01:59:30):
Eh they're in the counties in this. AREA i don't
THINK i Think i've knocked them all them. Out so
there you, go Keeping Harris. County and the reason why
that's somewhat notable is because we've seen a couple of
other Teams Kansas, city The chiefs are gonna move apparently
out Of missouri, altogether go To, kansas which obviously be
a different. County and then The Chicago bears are probably
moving out of Downtown chicago to go to the, suburbs

(01:59:52):
would be a different, county or maybe even move to
a different state In. Indiana just because they're saying they're
staying In Harris county does not necessarily mean they are
one hundred percent satisfied ready to go with a refreshment
or a new stadium on the Current Reliance stadium site
seven one seven Ninety derek is where there's at ONE

(02:00:12):
o six on SEVEN. Iy, Derek good, Afternoon thanks for
holding what's going?

Speaker 18 (02:00:15):
On hey, man how are you?

Speaker 9 (02:00:17):
Doing i'm? Okay Uh, SO i just wanted to call
and back Up.

Speaker 26 (02:00:22):
JOHNSON i went to The astros game last night and
there was just way too Many dodger vans. There it
was almost. EMBARRASSING i sat In section one fifty AND
i had somehow managed to get the whole section of,
myself but right there behind the bulltend next to, me
it was just all blue and white and they were super.

Speaker 9 (02:00:44):
Loud they had chance. Going. Yeah it was just, yeah
it was not, good not good for.

Speaker 2 (02:00:50):
Us when you mean not good for, us meaning that
are we embarrassed by? IT i mean every every team's
GOT i, mean especially when the team that's as out
of town is in, front don't they tend to typically
brag about how things are going?

Speaker 9 (02:01:05):
Right, yeah BUT i mean it's supposed to Be. Houston
we're not in L. A.

Speaker 2 (02:01:11):
Yeah but if The astros. Gone, look But, Derek, DEREK
i gotta tell, you we are traveling.

Speaker 3 (02:01:18):
Fan do you not watch The astros? Games we travel every.

Speaker 2 (02:01:20):
CITY i went To la years ago and The astros
beat up The, dodgers swept them in Law or took
tow our to three In Los angeles and there were
thousands Of houston fans. YELLING i think we do travel quite,
well actually say we to about, homestands but road. Trips
every TIME i watch a game On Space, city they're
always showing somebody.

Speaker 9 (02:01:37):
There. Yeah, WELL i mean these fans last, night they'd
be more.

Speaker 2 (02:01:43):
Local oh, yeah, yeah that's. Fair, yeah we've deduced that
it's it's but it's a but that they're not they're not.
Local if The dodgers are seventy and ninety every, year
they're local because they've, won you, know a couple Of
World series in the last couple.

Speaker 9 (02:01:55):
Of, years, Right, YEAH i guess they did pay for.

Speaker 2 (02:01:59):
Those well they you know, what you know What derek.
Did they deferred paid. Them they haven't paid him, yet
that's for.

Speaker 3 (02:02:07):
Sure they've they've deferred.

Speaker 2 (02:02:08):
Them they got them lo they got Them, yeah Lay,
away The Layaway, dodgers not The Los Angeles. Dodgers Thanks
derek for the phone. CALL i appreciate you. Listening that's
actually not bad The Layaway. Dodgers that was. Fun ladies
and gentlemen here coming on the floor on the. Field
The Layoway. Dodgers Kyle tucker makes one million dollars this
year and in twenty and fifty three is gonna make
twenty nine point three million dollars and next year is

(02:02:30):
gonna make thirty seven Point, ah pisses me, Off Layoway.
DODGERS i don't. KNOW i may have called him that
during the show today On deck six o'clock The Layaway
dodgers almost steal somebody's. Been let's go to uh sal
In Central florida on seven Ninety sound good afternoon to.

Speaker 9 (02:02:47):
You hey got all of?

Speaker 27 (02:02:50):
This just talk about all These dodgers fans that remember
the old days in The dome when it used to
be packed With braves fans when they were THE tnt
darlings ON.

Speaker 2 (02:02:59):
Tv, yeah for The cup fans would always. Come when
they WERE, wgn they had a national fan. Base, AGAIN
i think saw we've we've been able to deduce. This
They're dodger fans in the building not because they grew
up Watching Bill russell play or Watching Steve. Garvey they
grew up watching because Uh Freddie freeman hit a home
run to win a game in The World series In game.

Speaker 3 (02:03:18):
Seven you know WHAT i?

Speaker 4 (02:03:19):
Mean, yep.

Speaker 9 (02:03:20):
Yep they show up late and leave. Early also In
la that's.

Speaker 27 (02:03:24):
True, anyway would you agree that right Now correa is
playing gold glove.

Speaker 9 (02:03:30):
Shortstop.

Speaker 2 (02:03:34):
You, know AND i don't think he's embarrassed. Himself is
how about? THAT i mean usually the gold gloves sometimes
gets attached to how what you do, offensively which isn't
fair as you. Know but, YEAH i think for a
guy that's transition has played as much as he, has
AND i know That joe has tried to get him
off his feet a short but there isn't anybody there
to do that right.

Speaker 27 (02:03:51):
Now, YEAH i, see this is my question WHEN i
think this infield they have right now is the best
defensive infield they can put out. There and When paya comes,
back somebody's got to sit. Down it's probably going to be.
Paraded i'll give you a really radical.

Speaker 9 (02:04:08):
Idea AND i have not been drinking or.

Speaker 3 (02:04:10):
Anything are you sure about?

Speaker 2 (02:04:12):
That i'm not conma pletely sure you haven't.

Speaker 27 (02:04:13):
DRINKING i am positive IF i haven't been out in the
sun much. Either, okay what about what About paya playing left?

Speaker 9 (02:04:20):
Field that such a radical.

Speaker 3 (02:04:24):
Idea it's too.

Speaker 2 (02:04:24):
Radical why why would you take a guy that is
your future shortstop and give him a new?

Speaker 27 (02:04:28):
Position, Well i'm thinking he's going to walk after this next.

Speaker 2 (02:04:32):
Year so wait a, minute, now if you really, want
if you really want him to, walk put him in left.

Speaker 3 (02:04:37):
Field, no there's there's you.

Speaker 27 (02:04:38):
Know, Look, no the only REASON i say that IS
I i don't want to see parades sit. Down so
what do you?

Speaker 8 (02:04:46):
Do?

Speaker 2 (02:04:48):
Well, unfortunately, though sal it's kind of leveled itself out
because guys can't stay healthy for a long period of.
TIME i, MEAN i hate to say that that maybe
you need him around an insurance policy because here's the.
Reality you probably need to get Jose L tv off
his feet. Occasionally praide has played a little bit of second.
Base you can do. That you need as much offensive

(02:05:10):
firepower as you, can but moving to move to do
it For east sick predees where he's probably gonna be
as he's no guaranteed to be here any longer Than
Jeremy peney would. Be so why are you trying to
rock the ball with two different? Guys?

Speaker 27 (02:05:22):
Yeah, NO i thought he was controllable for a little.

Speaker 2 (02:05:25):
Bit, Yes BUT i, mean but you start going to
figure out what you're gonna keep him long term or?

Speaker 27 (02:05:28):
Not, yeah you, know and When Jake myers comes, back
he's not gonna he's not gonna play as long as,
uh you, know guy in center field is doing a good.
Job why why would you Put Jake myers in, there
who doesn't hit worth a?

Speaker 3 (02:05:41):
Lick, well we got to get it back out, THERE i,
MEAN i.

Speaker 2 (02:05:43):
Think and you can, also by the, way Move Bryce
matthews the second base once you get it. Too so
all these are like strange Con they're all strange connection,
points AND i know that none of them are. Optimum
But pratti's hit the, Ball, well he's gonna be a
guy that's gonna get up a lot of playing. Time
and the reality is, This, Sal AND i didn't want
to bring this up for a second consecutive.

Speaker 3 (02:06:01):
Year but, damn this team is injury.

Speaker 2 (02:06:04):
Plagued it just. Is and to think about making any
moves or moving radical people around from position to position
when you're just trying to field a healthy, roster it's
tough enough as it.

Speaker 18 (02:06:13):
Is, okay all, Right matt appreciate.

Speaker 2 (02:06:17):
You good to hear from, Me, sal thanks for being
a part of the. Program seven one three two one
two five seven Ninety tomas with us In. Victoria, Hi, Tom, hey.

Speaker 10 (02:06:26):
How are you doing?

Speaker 18 (02:06:26):
There i'm, okay all, Right.

Speaker 28 (02:06:29):
So i'm sixty five years. OLD i grew up At Corpus,
christie moved to the Real Grandy valley WHEN i was twenty,
five and moved To katie in twenty. Twelve, well In
Corpus christie sixty years ago and the Real Grandy valley
forty years, ago there was no ask for.

Speaker 12 (02:06:45):
Baseball they didn't play it on the local.

Speaker 28 (02:06:47):
Networks they didn't played on the on the. Radio they
played The Texas rangers and they played The Dallas, cowboys
and that's what we. Heard that's why we were those.
Fans and then when we moved up, here we Were
Texas ranger, fans not.

Speaker 2 (02:07:00):
Fans, okay but but but, Honestly, tom you're sixty five years,
old that's that's not who was the ballpark last. Night
they were not sixty five year olds up and down
Wearing dodger. Gear that was a younger group that was out.

Speaker 11 (02:07:13):
THERE i looked pretty good for sixty.

Speaker 2 (02:07:16):
FIVE i, Know i've never met you.

Speaker 3 (02:07:18):
BEFORE i can't judge you on. That is that?

Speaker 2 (02:07:19):
True are you sure you're good looking for sixty?

Speaker 18 (02:07:21):
Five my mother, said, though.

Speaker 2 (02:07:25):
How old is?

Speaker 1 (02:07:25):
She?

Speaker 17 (02:07:30):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (02:07:31):
Good, well then age is working well for you. Guys Then,
tom thanks for the phone. CALL i appreciate. It and
there are there are some families that grew up Being
dodger fans because The San Antonio DOUBLE a team was
there for a, while and they are, FANS i, mean
but that that's so far in the, Past. Jonathan what
you saw last night at The ballyard were, uh Show

(02:07:52):
Halo Tani, Truthers Freddie, Freeman, Truthers. Max what's the guys
in at third?

Speaker 4 (02:07:58):
Base?

Speaker 2 (02:07:59):
Month?

Speaker 3 (02:07:59):
SEE i, think, yeah that's who you.

Speaker 2 (02:08:02):
Saw you didn't see Generational dodger fan at at Dyk In.

Speaker 19 (02:08:07):
Park, yes these type of. Fans they even had the
Plastic World series.

Speaker 2 (02:08:12):
Ring oh, no they did.

Speaker 3 (02:08:14):
Not oh that's.

Speaker 19 (02:08:16):
Terrible Life like that's, terrible like you, know show it
in people's faces and.

Speaker 2 (02:08:20):
Everything i'm, like, okay.

Speaker 3 (02:08:21):
All right Now i'm sick to my.

Speaker 2 (02:08:23):
Stomach plastic ring wearers of games where they buy them
off you, know they they bought them off of. eBay
they weren't even there THE tv eBay who they get it.

Speaker 4 (02:08:31):
From they weren't even.

Speaker 2 (02:08:32):
There that's, nuts all, Right let's uh get To Bryce
matthews in fifteen minutes, again those of you. Online we'll
get to you as. Well seven one three two one
two five seven ninety seven one three two one two
five seven nine. Zero Bryce matthews saying about ten minutes
believe it or, not all things About sinco DeMaio here
on SEVEN, ninti let's go To Patrick West university on

(02:08:55):
Seven Nintie, patrick thanks for holding.

Speaker 4 (02:08:58):
Hey with the.

Speaker 16 (02:08:58):
Guys that's gonna beat the dead. Horse about the so
Many dodgers fans there last, night it was, awful but.
Whatever it's the thirty year olds that are my age
And dodgers fans that are from is, like grow, up,
dude it be a Freaking texas. Fan but, ANYWAY i
can Understand. RANGERS i just can't understand The yankees And
dodgers if you're from text and it's just weird stuff to.

(02:09:21):
Me but, Uh Cam smith hit a ball last night
that might have been the hardest hit Ball i've ever
seen it and went. Bout it hit off the windows
in the outfield like the seventh or eighth. Inning and
my hot take, is once you hit a certain age
and have a certain amount of, injuries you should not
be able to play shortstop.

Speaker 9 (02:09:40):
Anymore that's.

Speaker 2 (02:09:42):
It Thank, god who did you want? You who's done with?
Shortstop you don't Want carlos playing? Shortstop he hung. Up,
YEAH i got news for. Him, yeah wit how much
option at this? Point when co When payne comes, back
he goes back. THIRD i don't know if there's anything
more simple we can say than. That and by the,

(02:10:06):
way don't worry about his sec. Preduce jill's going to
figure out a way to get him in the. Lineup
he just is play some second, base get held two
office back, feet Give Christian walker day off here and.
There it's going to. Happen, now if the team was
healthy and competing for a, championship you need an outfield
arm or an outfield bad or an extra, pitcher THEN
i would still kick the.

Speaker 3 (02:10:25):
Tires i'm moving. Him but The astros are not in
that position right.

Speaker 2 (02:10:28):
Now The astros are in zero position to be trying
to move anybody from their active roster for a. Trade in, fact,
honestly if the team continues to play the way that they,
are and hopefully they will, not there'll be more sellers
than buyers at the trade. Deadline can't be. Both but
you Get i'm going with. This we haven't had that

(02:10:49):
in these parts in a long period of. TIME i
don't want even think about. It that's why When gordy
brought up earlier made a lot of. Sense you got
The dodgers for two here AT cincinnti this, weekend and
you got seven games against The rangers and The mariners
in one. Week that's going to help you determine largely
where this team is going to be Around Memorial, day

(02:11:12):
and then you got to start thinking about who you're gonna,
move if you're gonna move, anything or you're back in the. Race.
Thankfully The American, league generally, speaking, sucks and The west
is a team the two games about five hundred that
has a five game on The. Astros it ain't over just.
Yet Richard Lake city on seven Ninety, richard good.

Speaker 3 (02:11:30):
Afternoon what's going?

Speaker 18 (02:11:31):
On Hey, matt long.

Speaker 12 (02:11:34):
Time good to hear your.

Speaker 2 (02:11:36):
VOICE i WISH i was one hundred, percent but thank
you very.

Speaker 3 (02:11:39):
Much what's going?

Speaker 29 (02:11:40):
On, Yeah, so as a as a as A rockets
fan first foremost and An astros fan. Second my depression
at the end of the season is still in full.
Effect So i'm seeing everything the last half mt the
world's looking pretty, dark right and so my comments may
just be coming out of. That and If i'm still
here next, Week i'll be calling my sports. Therapist in

(02:12:05):
this memorial, day The astros are still on this. Grind
what if we Take Carlos kraya's side And al tv
aside and, say, guys you're gonna be our, senior our senior,
statesman and we are entering the youth, movement and then

(02:12:25):
we move every tradable asset that's not young and under
contract for three or four or five years to like
restock our pond and bring bring some new blood in
to Support Hunter Brown arrogetty and see what we can
get from other. Teams but that means Trade, jordan that
means Trade, penya that means Trade walker And peretti's.

Speaker 2 (02:12:52):
Well if you're doing all those, things you are basically
saying this is a complete rebuild coming up. NOW i
don't like the chances Of Jeremy payne being a long term.
SHORTSTOP i don't like the long term chance of The
Hunter brown of being the long term. Pitcher not BECAUSE
i don't appreciate them. NOTHING i don't think there's tremendous
value in. Them the. History richard, says The astros don't

(02:13:14):
keep their guys long term like, that and that's what
it discourages me a little. Bit So i'm not ready
to make the trades right, now BUT i think the
next season or so of off season, conversation but with
those two guys in, particular will go a long. Way
and if The astros don't get a vibe that those
two players want to play for the money they willing to,
offer they should absolutely talk about the saint those two

(02:13:35):
guys in the same breath as The Kyle tucker. Trade
you're absolutely. RIGHT i can't argue that with you that
BECAUSE i got a history on my. Side all, Right,
richard we'll keep it at.

Speaker 3 (02:13:47):
That thanks to the phone, CALL i think it Was,
RICHARD i don't.

Speaker 2 (02:13:50):
Know, Yeah i'm Not Look i'll make Sure i'm very
clear on. This Jeremy payne is a shortstop of the.
Now i'm not saying That jeremy Shortstop Jeremy payne is
gonna be the next short stuff for the next seven
or eight. Years it'd be Fool i'd be foolish to
say that these guys going they guy they want these
super mega. Deals, now will the super super mega deals

(02:14:11):
be around wins baseball reorganized the way it consumes its.

Speaker 3 (02:14:14):
Finance of course it could, be But i'm not ready
to say.

Speaker 2 (02:14:18):
That But i'm telling, you When Jeremy payne is back and,
healthy he is back in the short stuff for this
team for twenty twenty six And Carls kraig goes back
to third base.

Speaker 10 (02:14:28):
And.

Speaker 2 (02:14:28):
Bobby you cannot Trade Jeremy peney right. Now there's no
value for. Him but you could see some moves if
this team does go into a seller's, mode but you
better get a major hall and it would go basically
directly opposite of What Jim crane has.

Speaker 3 (02:14:49):
Said as long as he's running, things he's open for.

Speaker 2 (02:14:52):
Business sometimes you don't want to say things like that
because sometimes it just isn't always the. TRUTH i think
The Hunter brown Slash Jeremy payna combo comes at the
end of the. SEASON i don't think either one of
them get moved before the. Deadline and you're On alvaus, too, dumb, dumb, dumb, Dumb,

(02:15:14):
no you ain't. Moving i'm saying he's not going to
finish his career as an, astro but it's currently under
contract right. Now it's the best facu of The astros
have and there's just no, way there's no way that
they're going to have a complete fire sale for a
team that's five games out of first, place especially as
sucky The American League west has been this.

Speaker 3 (02:15:34):
Year fellows with us on seven AT A, Hello.

Speaker 15 (02:15:37):
Phil, hey how's it.

Speaker 2 (02:15:39):
Going i'm right.

Speaker 15 (02:15:42):
YEAH i went to the game last. Night see the
ticket holder that was asking people as they were going,
down you, know Because i'm sitting at the top of the,
SECTION i, like, hey are you From? La are you FROM?
La of those people were From.

Speaker 2 (02:15:55):
Houston, YEAH i think that it comes to zero. Surprise
But i'm glad you called what said? That that's it's
no surprise to.

Speaker 15 (02:16:00):
Me out of like seventeen PEOPLE i, asked there are
three of them are FROM. La and they showed me
their idea because they were, proud you, know that they
were FROM. La but most of them one guy even, said,
Yeah i'm An astro fan except when The dodgers Or.

Speaker 18 (02:16:14):
Yankees come to.

Speaker 15 (02:16:14):
Town just, like get out of.

Speaker 2 (02:16:16):
Here, Man, no, no, no, no, no you can't do.
That it's not. Good that's.

Speaker 15 (02:16:19):
UNEXCITABLE i, mean if you're A ustonian Flominated, ustonian So i'm.
BIASED i get, that BUT i MEAN i grew, UP
i Bleed, ORANGE i grew up With. Astros but if
you're From, houston support your local, team is my.

Speaker 3 (02:16:31):
Opinion, well you know, what like you, know you know
what you can't.

Speaker 2 (02:16:34):
Do, Phil if you're From houston and you don't want
to support the local, TEAM i can live with, That
but you can't have multiple. Teams you can't be, Well
i'm An astro fan when it's. Convenient i'm A guardians
fan when's. Convenient i'm excited about being A. Ranger no,
no no stick and stay With, stick and stay with one.
Team that's my only. Fot that's my fan right.

Speaker 15 (02:16:53):
Now And i'll admit The astros, suck But i'm still
going to root for him And i'm still going to support.

Speaker 2 (02:16:57):
Them, yeah we need you to do.

Speaker 18 (02:16:58):
That they'll come.

Speaker 15 (02:16:59):
Back years in the playoffs.

Speaker 2 (02:17:02):
Were, spoiled so.

Speaker 18 (02:17:05):
We still want to.

Speaker 2 (02:17:05):
Win and the reality is, This, phil AND i said this. Before,
now things could change obviously a week from. Now but
if we're gonna if The asters are gonna suck this,
year and they obviously have disappointed you all, tremendously this
was a year to do. It you're five. Out things
could change in a. WEEK i don't know if it's going,
to but it. Could it's compared a lot of times

(02:17:27):
when you are well under five. Hundred you're sitting here
nine ten games, back already thinking about next season, already
and thankfully we don't have to worry about that at
least for. Now all, right before we get To Bryce,
matthews quickly C j on seven ninety, HIGH, cj.

Speaker 17 (02:17:41):
What's?

Speaker 8 (02:17:41):
Up?

Speaker 1 (02:17:41):
Man?

Speaker 15 (02:17:42):
Man CAN i?

Speaker 14 (02:17:43):
CAN i just earlier you was talking about The ashos
AND i just got a couple of. Questions call. YOU
i just want to see it be back to.

Speaker 18 (02:17:49):
Sure sure talking About?

Speaker 14 (02:17:51):
Joe can you tell me what exactly he does? Good
that he's a great man that he does that's let me be.

Speaker 2 (02:18:02):
Great, Well i'll put it this. Way this is my
take about managers in. Baseball it's easier to discuss their
faults as compared to recognize their. Greatness, honestly their team.
Psychologists they take a roster their general manager gives him
and they organize the best roster.

Speaker 3 (02:18:21):
Spot SO i know where you're going with, this and that's.
FINE i can GET i can live with.

Speaker 2 (02:18:25):
That but tell me what another manager would do under
the circumstance That joe has been in and present me
a better baseball. Team what fundamental problems do you see
That joe a spot does that costs his. Team if
you're gonna say he misuses his, pictures everybody's misusing their
pictures because they have no.

Speaker 14 (02:18:42):
Pictures absolutely, Right BECAUSE i can make a case That
Aja hitch would do way better with his, roster BUT
i did that he had had bad picture. Issues he's
had his moments with pictures in The World, Series SO i,
Mean i'm not gonna go there too. Much BUT i
just think as a, whole he doesn't do anything particularly

(02:19:02):
well for him to still be in this.

Speaker 2 (02:19:05):
POSITION i love Aj hen that he's. DONE i love
aj HENCH. Cj he's eighteen and eighteen with The tigers
and he's Lost Terry school for three. Months tell me
he's gonna people are gonna be running on. Him they're
probably going to because they're gonna, say, well we're done
it good as a. Manager, well you're not as good
as a manager as your players.

Speaker 14 (02:19:20):
Are, Right very, True but we can also say that
he's had better players than he has done less with.

Speaker 2 (02:19:29):
More give me, again give me a player or decision
that you have, gone oh my, god what the hell
is he? Doing that's WHAT i?

Speaker 3 (02:19:35):
Want can?

Speaker 14 (02:19:36):
YOU i would think the the biggest like oh my
god moment for me with him would probably be.

Speaker 13 (02:19:45):
Last.

Speaker 2 (02:19:45):
Year oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa we're
talking about twenty twenty, six my.

Speaker 14 (02:19:51):
Brother, okay so we're not gonna go he has it
hasn't been enough game for me to.

Speaker 2 (02:19:55):
Critic twenty twenty, five They tiger the trade. Back in
twenty twenty, five they tied for The tigers for the
final wild card spot with a injured list that went
two pages. Deep tell, me who's gonna fix?

Speaker 11 (02:20:09):
That but he's still under?

Speaker 14 (02:20:12):
Achieve can we not?

Speaker 2 (02:20:14):
Underachieved in what respect that he? Underachieved tell me you.
Can you can't give me an, example can?

Speaker 14 (02:20:20):
YOU i can tell you that with the, team with
the roster that he had.

Speaker 2 (02:20:25):
Played forty games last. YEAR i gotta get To Bryce MATTHEWS.
CJ i gotta get. This bryce got a guest coming.
Up trust, me nobody's, Perfect but look at the. Roster
your your triple crown threat hardly played in twenty twenty.
Five that usually gets people a little bit of. Grace

(02:20:46):
you still couldn't do. It you couldn't give me managerial.
Dysfunction how about moving the man in center? Field Bryce
matthew's gonna join us in sixty seconds here on seven.
Ninety our next guest is the pride of a task
to see to high. School which it's hard for me
to say Because Bryce, Matthews my daughter is about to
graduate From kingwood and she never says anything nice about
a tesla see to accept. You, Bryce how are, you my?

(02:21:07):
Friend i'm?

Speaker 13 (02:21:10):
Great how are?

Speaker 2 (02:21:10):
You i'm?

Speaker 3 (02:21:11):
Fine i'm? Fine, hey uh you?

Speaker 2 (02:21:14):
Are who is your favorite center fielder growing up as
you were a? Kid do you even have?

Speaker 18 (02:21:17):
ONE i had a. Couple it Was.

Speaker 30 (02:21:23):
Michael, Bourne George, springer And andrew, mccutchey and Then Adam,
jones and then you're my.

Speaker 13 (02:21:31):
Yeah my favorite outfielders and.

Speaker 2 (02:21:32):
Then you're the number five all time greatest centerfielder in.
History forgetting about Ses, Arceadania i'm not gonna now forget. That, hey,
uh hell of a hell of a weekend for you In.
Boston what's it like playing in that? Stadium first and,
foremost and, secondly how much time are you still spending
learning the nuances of every baseball field you go to
when you're playing in the. Outfield, well first.

Speaker 9 (02:21:54):
Of, all thank.

Speaker 4 (02:21:55):
You it was.

Speaker 20 (02:21:56):
Fun that's a historic place to the PLACE i always
wanted to play growing.

Speaker 18 (02:22:01):
Up you see it ON.

Speaker 30 (02:22:02):
Tv all the history of who's all who's all played
there and, Everything but it's it's just every day you
try to learn something, new see the angles of the.

Speaker 6 (02:22:13):
Field how the wall is, playing and it just.

Speaker 20 (02:22:17):
Goes back to just trying to be an athlete and
just go make plays whenever the ball is in the.

Speaker 2 (02:22:20):
Air so how do you feel About dyke And park
after a handful of, tries it's like a hold home
for you, now, Correct, yeah it's it's.

Speaker 11 (02:22:28):
NICE i like.

Speaker 20 (02:22:28):
IT i kind of understand where the ball is gonna
like travel a lot more in center, field like straight
back it's not gonna go as, far and then left
center and right center the ball is gonna travel a
little bit.

Speaker 10 (02:22:40):
More so it's just, uh.

Speaker 18 (02:22:44):
Making the making the right, read.

Speaker 20 (02:22:46):
Getting a good, jump and just go and try and
get the.

Speaker 2 (02:22:48):
Ball, Hey, bryce you are trying to work your way
into a major league roster for the full time and
grinding it, out AND i know how important it is for.
You take me through your conversations about the infield play
initial and Then joe, saying, look we need. You we
we we've got an open spot in the, outfield and
and what steps you took once you knew that your

(02:23:08):
play would be primarily as a defender on the outfield
at this.

Speaker 20 (02:23:10):
Point, honestly it just it just goes back to the
peperation being ready for. ANYTHING i told him whenever the team,
NEEDED i was there to, help there to there to be.
Available So i'm just going out there preparing myself each
and every, day whether that's on the anfield or the.
Outfield just get my record saying IF i wasn't left

(02:23:34):
or our, center same, Thing just making SURE i was
mentally and physically prepared every.

Speaker 2 (02:23:40):
Day how much did you play in high school and
when you were when you were playing going back to
the little league, days were you bouncing around all parts
of the infield and outfield or was this something that
you thought would be something going to be more of
a of a process for.

Speaker 3 (02:23:54):
You when you got to professional.

Speaker 20 (02:23:55):
Baseball, YEAH i mean WHEN i was, younger my dad
made it a good point for me to know how
to play every. Position and get the best of. Best
ability is, availability and that's a really big thing for.
Him and SO i played at pretty much every position
growing up.

Speaker 13 (02:24:17):
That kept going.

Speaker 20 (02:24:17):
Out it was more like, shortstop second base in middle,
school and then in high school WHEN i was like
my sophomore, YEAR i played a little bit of outfield
in third, base and then my junior, YEAR i was
a utility, guy SO i played, right, center, left, third,
short and. Second, well my senior YEAR i was a.

Speaker 3 (02:24:36):
Shortstop, yeah that's that's smart that he was able to do.

Speaker 2 (02:24:39):
That Bryce, matthews our guest with us On Sports talk
seven Ninety the. Bat how do you feel about the
bat at this? Point what are the nuances you're getting
a steady diet of major league pitching every day as
compared to going back and forth between here In. Sugarland,
Uh where do you see your bat? Progressing and what
do you still want to see done here as you
get the most of your opportunities to.

Speaker 20 (02:24:58):
Play, YEAH i feel Like i've been having good at
bats all, season just missing some pitches WHERE i feel
LIKE i should have, missed but that's.

Speaker 18 (02:25:07):
Baseball but just stead.

Speaker 20 (02:25:10):
Of competing in the, box trying to make more contact
AND i feel like IF i IF i put the
barrel on the, ball good things are gonna.

Speaker 6 (02:25:16):
Have so not trying to swing too, hard just.

Speaker 20 (02:25:19):
Just put the barrel on the, ball AND i think
that things will happen for.

Speaker 2 (02:25:21):
Me got a few new different eyes and ears looking
at you in the batting cage and in the video.
Room what's that been like to to get a different
set of folks looking at the way that you swing
and you perform?

Speaker 3 (02:25:31):
Offensively it's.

Speaker 6 (02:25:35):
COOL i mean just to have.

Speaker 18 (02:25:38):
Great coaches.

Speaker 20 (02:25:39):
Around we had great coaches last year With snit and.

Speaker 13 (02:25:45):
Think i'm blinking on his.

Speaker 2 (02:25:46):
Name that's, fine.

Speaker 20 (02:25:48):
Guys what with our our hitting coaches and then With
Big dan And posey it's it's a lot with, uh
with the mental side of the game and just trying
to trying to be a complete, hitter complete, player and
just understanding Who i'm facing it during the. Day what

(02:26:10):
what is my plan going into that bats and just
trying to have good at bats and compete and just
pass the back to the next.

Speaker 2 (02:26:16):
Guy, well how about, This, uh you're gonna see Show, Heyo,
tonny have you ever faced ing?

Speaker 18 (02:26:20):
Before now it's gonna be the first.

Speaker 3 (02:26:23):
Time what advice have you been given any at?

Speaker 18 (02:26:25):
All, uh none so.

Speaker 20 (02:26:28):
FAR i, mean it's gonna try to do like it
was saying With yamamoto, yesterday show, up just, compete, like
be ready to. Go i'm gonna have our plan of
attack and try to stick with. It, yeah just have
have a good plan and stick to my approach and
try to get them.

Speaker 3 (02:26:45):
All right FOR i let you.

Speaker 2 (02:26:46):
Go you did get your retired number over in the
off season a task casta who else has been retired beside?
You anybody you?

Speaker 20 (02:26:51):
Know so my my right, Tackle Kenyon, green my literally coaches,
son which is like a family. Friend Patrick taylor who
he's on the uh he's.

Speaker 6 (02:27:05):
On the forty nine.

Speaker 20 (02:27:06):
Ers Samuel, Cosny patrick's Sister, nadia who is SOMEONE i
hit with during the offseason a lot. Nice and Then
carson he's uh he is playing basketball In germany right.

Speaker 3 (02:27:24):
Overseas that's.

Speaker 2 (02:27:24):
Right, yeah all, right, WELL i, UH i wish you
nothing but the very. Best. Again we are so happy
that you're these grabs you're making in center. FIELD i,
mean are you building a YouTube page off of these
great grabs or is that somebody else's.

Speaker 18 (02:27:36):
RESPONSIBILITY i just kind of like watching.

Speaker 20 (02:27:40):
Him at the end of the, day have them send,
me send me the catches and, see uh how hard
to play? WAS i think that's the that's the best
thing in the. End just try to make the pitchers,
happy you, know make good plays for. Them they work
so hard and it's a team like we're just trying
to trying to win ball games and try to play.

Speaker 1 (02:27:59):
Together.

Speaker 20 (02:27:59):
Mann but ANYTHING i could do to to save, it
to take away a take away.

Speaker 9 (02:28:05):
Runs i'm.

Speaker 2 (02:28:05):
There, WELL i like that.

Speaker 3 (02:28:07):
Attitude, Bryce thank you for the.

Speaker 2 (02:28:08):
Time congratulations on the opportunity or being given right, now
keep the keep it, going.

Speaker 3 (02:28:13):
Stay and most, importantly stay.

Speaker 2 (02:28:14):
Healthy that that infirmary list continues to grow it by
the day is. Unfortunately, yeah thanks Thanks bryce for joining.
Us we really appreciate.

Speaker 9 (02:28:23):
It thank you having.

Speaker 2 (02:28:25):
Me That's Bryce matthews joining us here on The Matt
Thomas show With ross and we thank you for spending
a few minutes of his time with us here today
getting ready for the game. Too is he will face
Show hey A tony for the very first. Time let's
go to Quickly joe in The heights on seven On
Joe good. Afternoon thanks for holding what's going?

Speaker 8 (02:28:42):
On not, Much, matt you, know one of the things
THAT i don't think you're talking about next. Year it
is going to be a, strike.

Speaker 9 (02:28:50):
Yep and there there.

Speaker 8 (02:28:52):
Is going to be a hard tap uh in the
next two. Years so a lot of the players that
we think we may, lose we may not. Lose speak
the exorbitant salaries that are out there with The dodgers
And yankees and All, METS i don't think they're going
to be there in two. YEARS i think it's gonna level.

Speaker 2 (02:29:10):
Out, well the crazy thing, is here's the thing crazy,
Thing joe is is that you got The, dodgers you
have The, mets you have The yankees that are that
want a salary cap because they're gonna be, like, hey
we've spent all we, can we can't spend any. More
they want to kind of control themselves and a salary
cap would do, that which is then going to force
other teams to, say, well we can't spend like other. Teams,

(02:29:31):
well those other teams have already overspent if they're. Indeeds
is some sort of salary cap that is going to
help some of the second tier, teams and maybe the
astros can be part of. That, now the question is
going to be Ultimately, joe will they get a how hard.

Speaker 3 (02:29:44):
Of a salary cap will it? Be you, know Maybe
i'll talk right.

Speaker 8 (02:29:47):
Now, yeah if you do it like the basketball and football.
DOES i think it does a great. Job when you
have a base that you've got to spend at least
x one hundred and eighty million and a max of
two hundred four forty, million so that the guys like The, oakland,
Uh Kansas, city all of those guys have to pulling
up to one hundred and sixty hundred and seventy, million.

(02:30:10):
Yep and so really the players aren't gonna lose any.
Money it's just gonna be spread out a little bit.

Speaker 2 (02:30:15):
More even, well they're worried about it, though because there's
still if there's not a, floor there's gonna be an.
Issue thank you for the phone. CALL i appreciate it very.
Much seven one three two one two five seven. NINETY
i don't know what's gonna happen with the. Cap if
there's gonna be a hard, cap a soft, cap and no.
CAP i just don't think everybody's on the same. Page
that's we're all kind of preparing for, it. Sadly all,

(02:30:37):
right let's play believe or not next it Is All
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seven ninety if you would like to Play Believe it Or?
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Nylon damn. You craig by the, way thanks to y'all

(02:31:04):
for coming in. Today AS i, Said i'm battling. Laryngitis
it's an allergy. Thing Jonathan, telly, audience how GREAT i? Look,
okay look, flex, okay. Okay So i'm trying these steroids
AND i don't know if they're going to work or.
Not but y'all have come. Through we don't always agree on.

(02:31:25):
Stuff my, man was IT cj that cale WHEN i
kept asking to tell me give me some managerial disgrace
That joe's? Done, now, LOOK i want to make Sure
i'm very. Clear if The astros fall seven, eight, nine
ten games under five out of first place in a
team that's in a division that's five, Hundred joe's probably

(02:31:47):
in major. Trouble i'm not naive to, that BUT i
HAVE i have my. Opinion you guys have. Yours my
opinion is that there's another manager in baseball that could
do this thing called injuries and for a pitcher's not
stepping up that would make all of a sudden This
astro team better with a different. MANAGER i, MEAN i

(02:32:12):
Love Omar lopez did a great job FOR. Wbc my,
opinion it's an algie pil, second go stand by in your.
Opinion as you, said my opinion ain't gonna move the
needle Low Perfido myers paina starting rotation of either hurt or.

(02:32:40):
DISAPPOINTMENT i, mean come, On diz now on the injury,
List Sesar, Salazar look if you, ARE i know you're
a lot Of Christian vasquez lovers out there right, now
you're gonna get a study eye to. HIM i told
You Christian vosquez serves a role in the baseball. Team
playing six days a.

Speaker 3 (02:32:58):
Week can't hit.

Speaker 2 (02:32:59):
It it's not you're gonna see. It Thank god for your,
ton Thank god For Christian, walker Thank. God the parenticis
bat's going get a little bit Of, cam a little
bit Of Bryce correy isn't?

Speaker 3 (02:33:14):
Okay oh too be has dropped a little.

Speaker 18 (02:33:16):
Bit i'm giving.

Speaker 2 (02:33:18):
You in my, opinion, again it's just mine logical deduction
and analysis as to why this team is where it's.
At it's not, underachieving it's not equipped to be a
good team right. Now and maybe If Hunter brown comes
back and maybe we get paying you back, SOON i
Get i'm. Tired i'm tired of. SOON i hate that.
Term sooner rather than. LATER i screw that. Phrase get

(02:33:42):
him on the, field then we can start really evaluating
whether or not this front office and this managerial staff
can lead this team for the. Future but this is
Not this is half a round, rock not Round rock
Sugar land. HERE i, mean come, ON i sound LIKE
i sound Like I'm Joe. Biden come, on hey, man come, On,

(02:34:04):
no it's. KIDDING i, mean you got no disrespect To Peter. Lambert,
GOD i hope he Throws bebes. Tonight But Peter lambert
Against SHOWY O tany's that wasn't on the scorecard for
me in twenty twenty, Six Hunter brown versus Show, hey,
Absolutely Christian, hobvier maybe, sure why? Not now if you

(02:34:31):
want to criticize them not bringing Up Spencer aroghetty, sooner well, okay,
Fine but again they were looking to stretch him. Out
they wanted to bring him up send to run him
back and forth between the two, cities five minutes left
to go in the, show what should we do?

Speaker 3 (02:34:45):
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