Houston Sports Talk

Host Robert Land & original Host R.G. Seal ask Tal Smith about his role in the Astrodome, Astroturf, building the 1st Astros playoff team, building the 1st Astros World Series team & working with George Steinbrenner. (4:36) How Tal came to Astros? (6:27) Building Colt 45's Farm System (9:00) Joe Morgan, Larry Dierker & Jimmy Wynn's impact on franchise (12:58) Judge Roy Hofheinz, building Astrodome & creating Astroturf (20:27) 1st Astrodome Game Memories? (22:57) Feeling about Astrodome situation today? (25:36) What did Tal think about Spec Richardson after trading stars like Joe Morgan & Rusty Staub? (30:30) What was it like to work for George Steinbrenner & the Yankees? (32:35) Key moves in building Astros 1st playoff team in '80 (35:45) Remembering JR Richard's stroke in '80 (37:29) '80 Astros NLCS: Historic All-Time playoff series? (39:20) How did Tal get fired after going to playoffs in '80? McMullen relationship? (44:30) What was it like working for Drayton McLane? (48:46) Concern

Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr rank the Top Houston Pro Athletes right now. Who's #1? Is it Yordan, Sengun, Altuve, Stroud or somebody else? They also hit Dana Brown's underrated tenure, the end of the Jose Abreu disaster, the Verlander injury & the ex Rockets who just won an NBA Championship. (2:00) Ranking Top 10 Houston Pro Athletes (#1 & @2# (4:43) #3 & #4 Top Houston athletes (5:43) #5 & #6 Top Houston athletes (6:55) #7 & #8 Top Houston athletes (7:50) #9 & #10 Top Houston athletes (12:49) Abreu Nightmare Ends! (15:53) Midseason Dana Brown Report Card? (19:55) Verlander hits Injured List (22:14) Running out Astros Hope? (22:44) Congrats to Sam Cassell & JVG (25:55) Good News for Coogs Hoops! Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #astros #texans

Bleav Host Robert Land brings in David Dalati, the Houston Sports Radio 35 year veteran, who has incredible anecdotes about Hakeem Olajuwon, Nolan Ryan, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Jose Lima, Jim Leyland, Bud Adams & Drayton McLane. (:42) Dalati's early days (3:23) How did Rusty Staub help get Dalati thru college? (6:00) How did Ronnie Milsap help Dalati in reporting on Hal Lanier/Jim Leyland Astros Manager search? (9:40) Bobby Valentine & Davey Lopes get grumpy (13:00) Did Dalati call Nolan Ryan during All-Star game? (15:33) Was Brad Lidge, Billy Wagner & Dave Smith horrible interviews? (18:17) Classic Jose Lima story (19:43) Hakeem, Barkley, Drexler Locker Room Drama? (23:42) Dalati helps Hakeem with audio equipment? (27:48) Was Bud Adams a surprise radio guest? (32:20) Bud Adams offers Dalati a trip on his plane! (34:30) Unusual relatioshiop with Drayton McLane (38:40) What was Ken Caminiti like? (42:00) Covering the Rockets '94 Title Run & Night of Championship Subscribe on Youtube, Sp

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr talk about who they believe the Rockets should pick in the 3rd spot, Rudy T's latest honor, Bill O'Brien dishing on his Texans years, an underrated loss in the Texans organization, Espada's weekly blunders, Pressly's struggles & the Astros arm issues. (:50) Who should Rockets pick at 3? (3:50) Rudy T wins Chuck Daly Coach Award (6:55) Texans lose main cog in CJ Stroud & Will Anderson's development (8:55) Bill O'Brien's excuses about his Texans days (13:54) Ryan Pressly = Struggling (17:15) Espada's Blunder #1 (19:50) Espada's Blunder #2 (23:04) Hunter Brown is a phenom again? (24:14) True blame for Astros Tommy John epidemic? (26:06) How do Astros prevent TJ surgeries? (30:43) Can Astros avoid getting hit by baseballs? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #nbadraft #texans #astros

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr look at 3 Rockets trade ideas with their #3 pick, Nico Collins' new contract, Texans Minicamp storylines, if the Astros season is over & the difference between Dusty & Espada. (1:40) 1st Rockets Trade Idea (Mikal Bridges) (4:02) 2nd Rockets Trade Idea (Alex Caruso) (6:00) 3rd Rockets Trade Idea (Anfernee Simons) (8:50) Was Nico Collins extension good or bad deal? (12:51) Minicamp early headlines (16:45) Can we write Astros Obit? Season Over? (21:11) Time to Release Jose Abreu? (23:38) Real reason Urquidy, Javier & Astros team is injured/struggling (25:39) Message to Astros Fans: Nobody Destroyed Team (30:42) Bad Fan Takes on Espada vs. Dusty Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #nicocollins #texans #astros #dustybaker

Bleav Host Robert Land revisits a classic interview (from '16) with iconic Houston Post & Chronicle Sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz. Mickey remembers the early Astros, Colt 45's, Buffs, Oilers & Rockets days. He explains how he brought the Rockets to Houston, how Houston nearly stole another franchise before the Astros arrived & shares anecdotes about his time with Nolan Ryan, George Blanda, Bud Adams, Cesar Cedeno, Jimmy Wynn, Guy V. Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mantle, Howard Cosell and UH vs. UCLA in the Game of the Century. (:40) Robert & Stephen grew up with Herskowitz (4:26) How Herskowitz fell in love with baseball & started at Houston Post (8:10) Remembering Houston Buffs (1st Pro Baseball in Houston) (10:16) How did Houston try to steal an MLB franchise before Astros? (17:44) Memories of 1st Colt 45's game (Astros Begin!) (21:02) Memories of George Blanda, Bud Adams & the early Houston Oilers (29:14) Early Astros Characters & Stories (33:59) How Great was Jimmy Wynn? (35:02)

Bleav Host Robert Land asks NBA Draft Expert & Locked on NBA Big Board Host Leif Thulin @LeifThulin about potential Rockets picks & his thoughts on the current Rockets Core 6. (:30) Who should Rockets pick at #3? (1:59) Is Rob Dillingham good fit? (3:26) Reed Sheppard vs. Dillingham? (8:04) Donovan Clingan vs. Walker Kessler? (10:28) Can Rockets find trade partner for an asset? (12:12) Potential Malcolm Brogdon for swap? (13:32) Stephon Castle's potential (17:30) Amen Thompson development (18:52) Why did Cam Whitmore drop in draft? (19:27) Which Rockets will turn into Star? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #nbadraft #amenthompson

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr look at potential comeback seasons for Texans Kenyon Green, Dameon Pierce & Jalen Pitre. Plus, Tank Dell's recovery, warning signs on Framber, Javier & Urquidy and a tribute to Bill Walton with his Rockets connections. (:39) Great Tank Dell News (1:25) More likely for comeback: Kenyon Green, Dameon Pierce & Jalen Pitre? (5:44) No more NFL OTA's? (9:27) Astros Offense Issues: Don't Blame Bregman (11:01) Yordan, Altuve & Bregman not clutch? (11:43) Concern about Cristian Javier & Urquidy? (13:18) Did Astros dodge bullet on Framber extension? (15:34) Time to trade Chas McCormick? (18:28) Why is Bregman still in cleanup & Dubon not playing 3B more? (24:53) Bill Walton Tribute (his Rockets connections) Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #dameonpierce #jalenpitre #frambervaldez #cristianjavier #billwalton

Bleav Host Robert Land asks NBA Draft Expert Matt Modderno (Host of Bleav in Wizards & Bleav in DMV Hoops) about the Rockets potential draft options with the #3 pick (1:10) Top 3 in this draft? (2:09) Best Pick for the Rockets (4:51) Stephon Castle a Rockets option? (8:39) Matas Buzelis (10:25) Who will Wizards take (before Rockets)? (12:49) Nikola Topic (15:01) Donovan Clingan (18:15) Can the Rockets find a trade partner to move down? (20:18) Thoughts on Jalen Green from afar? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #nbadraft

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr look at 4 reasons the Rockets should trade for Donovan Mitchell, Top 5 Shock Astros Stats, Steven Nelson firing shots at DeMeco Ryans, Framber Valdez going rogue & why Josh Hader is changing his routine for the Astros. (1:40) Top 4 Reasons for Rockets to Sign Donovan Mitchell (4:30) What should Rockets give up for Donavan? (11:00) Thoughts on Texans Schedule? (13:55) Why Steven Nelson isn't coming back to Texans (17:08) Why we hate Jose Abreu coming back (21:30) Why is Framber Valdez not trusting Astros brains? (22:58) Astros Top 5 Most Shocking Stats (31:01) Why was Josh Hader "Selfish" with his previous team? (33:00) How should Astros handle Chas McCormick's return? (36:00) NBA Playoffs shows winning team building has changed Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #donovanmitchell #rockets #texans #astros #frambervaldez #joshhader

Host Robert Land brings in the Houston Chronicle Texans contributor Steph Stradley to look at the Texans 2024 schedule. (:53) Bears in Sunday Prime Time (2:13) Josh Allen vs. Stroud (3:57) Texans go to Lambeau for Packers (7:47) Stroud vs. Aaron Rodgers in Primetime (10:44) Lions on Sunday Night (11:52) Texans-Cowboys on Monday Night (14:25) Is late Bye Week bad? (15:50) Chiefs at Arrowhead in December (Stroud vs. Mahomes) (19:06) Ravens on Christmas Day (3 games in 10 days) (23:50) Big picture thoughts (26:00) Chance for Texans getting National following (29:08) Bullpen Pep Band Bullpen Pep Band petition - https://www.change.org/p/save-deep-steel-thunder-brass Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #texans #nflschedulerelease #cjstroud

Bleav Host Robert Land ask NBA Draft Expert & Upside Swings Host Cooper Klein about Rockets potential targets with the #3 pick in the '24 NBA Draft. (:49) Cooper's #1 Favorite Draft Target (Ron Holland) (10:02) #2 Favorite Draft Target (Reed Sheppard) (15:33) #3 Favorite Draft Target (Alex Sarr) (18:19) Donovan Clingan's fit in Houston (25:11) Who should Rockets target even they trade down in draft? (29:18) Who could Rockets target w/ 2nd rd pick? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #nbadraft #reedsheppard

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr look at the Rockets surprise move up in the Draft Lottery, the Texans adding Ben Skowronek & Jacob Phillips and the Astros revolting on Espada. Plus, we look at the top of the lineup & a few key offensive stats (:45) Did Rockets get lucky with Top 3 pick? (1:45) Why the strength of this NBA draft changes the positives (3:32) 2 players Rockets are rumored to draft (5:14) How lucky have the Rockets gotten the last 4 yrs? (8:14) How will Ben Skowronek help Texans? (10:00) Texans sign Jacob Phillips (12:23) Any hope for Astros? (13:54) Ideal Top 4 in the Astros lineup? (16:58) Do you wanna see more of Loperfido & Singleton? (17:12) Scary Astros stats (18:49) Astros players not happy with Espada? (24:46) Astros DFA Bielak & Julks Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #texans #rockets #astros

Host Robert Land asks Rockets Influencer & Expert Mitty @MittyRockets how the Rockets can improve next year, what we've learned about Udoka offensively & we throw out a couple of trade proposals for Paul George & Jarrett Allen. (1:04) What metrics did Rockets improve this past season? (8:55) How can the Rockets Improve Next Year? What metrics? (14:38) Why was it important for Udoka to start with defensive culture? (19:07) What have we learned about Udoka's offensive philosophy? (21:33) Should Rockets trade for Paul George? (24:40) Jarrett Allen to Rockets Trade Proposal (28:27) Donovan Mitchell Trade Proposal Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #rockets #paulgeorge #jarrettallen

Bleav Host Robert Land asks NFL Draft Guru & Co-Host of The First Podcast Joe DeLeone @JoeDeLeone on the Bleav Network to break down all the Texans Picks. (:34) Which NFL Teams had Best Draft? (1:59) Kamari Lassiter (3:17) Did Texans Miss Out somebody after Lassiter? (3:57) Blake Fisher (5:15) Calen Bullock (7:29) Cade Stover (9:17) Jamal Hill (10:26) Jawhar Jordan (12:47) Best 7th Rd Pick: Byrd, Harris or Henderson? (14:29) How did Caserio do with this draft? (16:41) Draft Grade for Texans? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #texans #nfldraft2024 #kamarilassiter #blakefisher #calenbullock #cadestover

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr celebrate Rockets legend Rudy Tomjanovic & his amazing career & life on the Rockets 1st Championship's 30th anniversary. You'll hear from his teammate & roommate HOF Calvin Murphy, his ’81 Finals teammate Robert Reid, Houston sports radio’s Barry Warner, Rudy’s biographer & Rockets beat writer from ’80 to ’95 Robert Falkoff, Clutch City legend Chucky Brown, Rockets fan favorite Moochie Norris, Chronicle Reporter Dale Robertson & we close with features from KTXH Ch. 20 Rockets Telecasts with Rudy at his ice cream shop & then he conducts an imaginary symphony. (1:55) Kermit Washington Punches Rudy T nearly killing him (4:15) Rudy Takes Rockets from Bottom to the Top (5:44) Rudy's Life is a Movie (9:10) How Choke City became Clutch City (15:36) Calvin Murphy talks Rudy (18:36) Robert Reid (19:34) Houston sports radio legend Barry Warner (21:31) Rockets beat writer (’80 -’95) & Rudy Biographer Robert Falkoff (27:54) Clutch City legend Chucky B

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr hit on JJ Watt's potential return to Texans, Tank Dell's recovery from the gunshot, what concerns about the Texans potential new schedule announcement & the top 3 Astros who worry us. (:36) JJ Watt's potential return to Texans (3:12) How Texans would look with JJ Watt on the D-Line? (7:20) Is Tank Dell gunshot wound more serious than we heard? (9:22) What do we want to see for Texans Schedule? (13:40) Have Astros grabbed Choke City moniker? (15:20) Is Bregman a huge worry? (17:00) Is Yordan Alvarez a big concern? (18:26) Is Hunter Brown a major issue? (19:05) Why is Josh Hader's struggles a big deal? (20:58) Is Yainer Diaz under the radar problem? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #jjwatt #tankdell #yordanalvarez #texans #yainerdiaz #nflschedulerelease

Bleav Host Robert Land asks the Journalists who covered the Texans Draft Picks in College what they saw. Junkyard Dawgcast Host & Dawgs 24-7 Beat Writer Jordan Hill @JordanDavisHill on 2nd rd pick Kamari Lassiter. Irish Breakdown Podcast Host Bryan Driskell @CoachD178 on 2nd rd pick Blake Fisher. Everything USC podcast Host Nara Weng @NaraWengSports on 3rd rd pick Calen Bullock & 7th rd pick Solomon Byrd. Bleav in Buckeye Football Host Bryant Browning @Br_Browning on Ohio State 4th rd pick Cade Stover. Cardinal Coverage: A Louisville Podcast Host Caleb Hall @ccalebhall on 6th rd pick Jawhar Jordan. (:38) Analyzing Georgia Bulldog 2nd rd pick Kamari Lassiter (5:28) Analyzing Notre Dame 2nd rd pick Blake Fisher (17:58) Analyzing USC 3rd rd pick Calen Bullock & 7th rd pick Solomon Byrd (25:05) Analyzing Ohio State 4th rd pick Cade Stover (31:00) Analyzing Louisville 6h rd pick Jawhar Jordan Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #kamarilassiter #calenbullock #cadestover

Bleav Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr react to the Texans Draft & hit on the Tank Dell shooting, Joey Loperfido's call-up to the Astros, Abreu's demotion, the Dusty Baker effect & Framber's return. (1:33) Tank Dell Shooting (3:33) What to like about Kamari Lassiter & Calen Bullock (5:18) Did Texans make mistake drafting OT Blake Fisher? (7:37) Breaking down TE Cade Stover (9:07) Which late round Texans pick do we like? (10:47) Did Texans miss on any major talent in draft? (14:09) Abreu sent down (14:45) Loperfido promoted (17:40) Can Astros play home games in Mexico? (19:22) Framber's return (21:47) How great has Ronel Blanco been? (23:15) The Dusty Baker Effect? Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #texans #nfldraft #frambervaldez

Bleav Network Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr hit on the Texans new uniforms, Caserio's under the radar moves, final pre-NFL Draft Thoughts, why the Astros pitchers are broken, a leadership void, Yainer's achilles heel & a tribute to Howard in Memorial. (1:20) Reviewing New Texans Unis! (4:54) Texans Special Teams still special? (6:01) T'Vondre Sweat to Texans? (7:34) What draft choices could be difference makers? (12:15) Who deserves Astros most blame? (14:48) Why are pitchers around MLB really getting injured? (18:45) Did Astros screw up in Free Agency? (20:50) Astros void in leadership? (23:54) Yainer's clutch hitting? (27:15) Tribute to iconic Houston radio caller (32:30) Big Announcement for Houston Sports Talk Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple & iHeart X @HSTPodcast #texans #nfldraft #astros