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Seth and Sean discuss the rather rough weekend in Houston sports with the Astros being swept and the Rockets going down 0-1 in their playoff series, talk about the Will Anderson extension, go through the day's Headlines, take a deep dive into Will Anderson getting his extension, discuss Dexter Lawrence being traded to the Bengals, give credit in Acknowledge Me, see what Bryant McFadden has the Texans doing with the 28th pick in the Mock Draft Injection, dive into the craziest stuff from the ESPN investigative article on the Russini-Vrabel drama, react to the 49ers extending LT Trent Williams, assess the notion that the Astros should be looking at extending Cam Smith early, dig in on the top draft and trade nuggets coming from ESPN's Adam Schefter, react to news that CJ Stroud has arrived at the Texans facility for voluntary offseason workouts, discuss Will Anderson Jr. getting his contract extension, assess how worried they are about the Rockets and Kevin Durant, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean discuss the rather rough weekend in Houston sports with the Astros being swept and the Rockets going down 0-1 in their playoff series, and dive into the one good thing that happened since they got off the air on Friday: the Will Anderson extension.

Seth and Sean take a deep dive into Will Anderson getting his extension, discuss Dexter Lawrence being traded to the Bengals, give credit in Acknowledge Me, and see what Bryant McFadden has the Texans doing with the 28th pick in the Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean dive into the craziest stuff from the ESPN investigative article on the Russini-Vrabel drama, react to the 49ers extending LT Trent Williams, and assess the notion that the Astros should be looking at extending Cam Smith early.

Seth and Sean dive into the top draft and trade nuggets coming from ESPN's Adam Schefter, react to news that CJ Stroud has arrived at the Texans facility for voluntary offseason workouts, discuss Will Anderson Jr. getting his contract extension, assess how worried they are about the Rockets and Kevin Durant, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean discuss the news that CJ Stroud has arrived at the Texans' facility for voluntary workouts and their excitement and lack of concern for Will Anderson Jr. getting his contract extension.

Seth and Sean dive into Adam Schefter of ESPN's draft nuggets, and assess if they'd be up for the Texans trading for any of the guys that are on their respective teams' trade blocks.

Seth and Sean react to the 49ers extending LT Trent Williams, who Seth was pretty bullish about the Texans potentially bringing in, and assess if they wish the Texans would have done that given the price tag.

Seth and Sean dive into the crazy stuff from the investigative piece that dropped on ESPN.com about the Russini-Vrabel drama, and listen back to some of the most incriminating clips that surfaced of her talking about her husband.

Seth and Sean assess what Bryant McFadden from CBSSports.com has the Texans doing with the 28th overall pick in today's Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean dive into the details and their thoughts on the Texans giving Will Anderson his highly anticipated contract extension, Dexter Lawrence being traded to the Bengals, and give credit where it's due in Acknowledge Me.

Seth and Sean discuss the Texans extending Edge Rusher Will Anderson Jr. on Friday after they got off the air.

Seth and Sean talk about the Astros getting swept by the Cardinals and the Rockets going down 0-1 in their playoff series vs the Lakers. Great weekend!

Join Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley as they examine the state of the Astros and Rockets. We analyze Nick Caserio's "bottom-line" approach to the draft and the strange saga of Tatsuya Imai's revolving door of interpreters. Plus, the guys debate who really is the "best player" in the Rockets/Lakers series. Catch it all on Best Of SportsRadio 610!

Seth and Sean discuss the Astros losing 3-2, Imai playing catch, which Rockets are under the most pressure for postseason success, go through the day's Headlines, prepped for tomorrow's playoff matchup by laying out 5 reasons they hate the Lakers, react to what Texans OL Trent Brown had to say on "The Set with Terron Armstead" about the O-line additions and Ersery's 2nd year, see what Adam Rank has the Texans doing at #28 in the Mock Draft Injection, discuss the latest in the Russini drama and the theory that the NFL media wants it to go away, lay out 5 reasons to hate the St. Louis Cardinals ahead of their series with the Astros, and discuss disappointment that the Texans did too well in 2025 to likely be able to draft Jeremiyah Love, see if CC Sabathia or Chris Broussard can take the throne in Take-a-Mania, react to Nick Wright and the Ball family taking each other on, discuss Robert Flores asking fans to be a little more understanding of Tatsuya Imai's situation, assess which Rocket is under the most pressure this postseason, and talk with Reggie and Lopez about how many people remember who Billy Miller is.

Seth and Sean discuss the Astros losing 3-2, Imai playing catch, which Rockets are under the most pressure for postseason success, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth and Sean get prepped for tomorrow's playoff matchup by laying out 5 reasons they hate the Lakers, react to what Texans OL Trent Brown had to say on "The Set with Terron Armstead" about the O-line additions and Ersery's 2nd year, and see what Adam Rank has the Texans doing at #28 in the Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean discuss the latest in the Russini drama and the theory that the NFL media wants it to go away, lay out 5 reasons to hate the St. Louis Cardinals ahead of their series with the Astros, and discuss disappointment that the Texans did too well in 2025 to likely be able to draft Jeremiyah Love.

Seth and Sean see if CC Sabathia or Chris Broussard can take the throne in Take-a-Mania, react to Nick Wright and the Ball family taking each other on, discuss Robert Flores asking fans to be a little more understanding of Tatsuya Imai's situation, assess which Rocket is under the most pressure this postseason, and talk with Reggie and Lopez about how many people remember who Billy Miller is.

Seth and Sean dive into what Robert Flores had to say to the Drive yesterday about what's going on with Tatsuya Imai and if there's any way to fix the pitching.

Seth and Sean see if CC Sabathia or Chris Broussard can dethrone the Oregon QB Coach's ice cream nonsense, and react to Nick Wright going after LaMelo Ball and LaMelo's dad going after Nick in return.

Seth and Sean get worked up for the Astros series with the St. Louis Cardinals by laying out 5 reasons to hate the Cardinals and city of St. Louis.

Seth and Sean discuss some "intel" coming from Jared Stillman about who took the pictures and who may have hired the guy who took them in the whole Russini-Vrabel drama.

Seth and Sean see what Adam Rank from NFL.com thinks the Texans should do with the 28th overall pick in today's Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean work up their hatred for the Rockets-Lakers playoff series by laying out 5 reasons they hate the Lakers, then dive into what Trent Brown had to say on "The Set with Terron Armstead" about the Texans' O-line additions and his excitement for Ersery's second season.

Seth and Sean power rank which Rockets are under the most pressure to see some kind of postseason success this year.

Seth and Sean kick off the show talking about the Astros blowing the sweep vs the Rockies, how Ryan Weiss looked on the mound, and Tatsuya Imai seemingly starting to move past his arm fatigue with news he played catch and he liked it.

Seth and Sean discuss Spencer Arrighetti killing it in the Astros 3-1 win, what's with the Home Run cowboy hat thing, why Tatsuya Imai is going through interpreters, go through the day's Headlines, dive into what Texans GM Nick Caserio had to say yesterday when they asked about how other teams view him and players around the league wanting to play for DeMeco Ryans, see what Mel Kiper Jr. has the Texans doing in today's Mock Draft Injection, circle back to Spencer Arrighetti leading the Astros to a win yesterday, if the Astros' HR cowboy hat bit needs refined, the latest in the Diana Russini drama dragging Brian Daboll into it, what Nick Caserio had to say about Tank in the new offense and players knowing that at the very least they'll get an opportunity with the Texans, assess which Head Coach or GM's seat in Houston is the hottest right now, if the reasons given for Tatsuya Imai's struggles have been excuses or actual explanations, discuss what Nick Caserio told them as far as how ready they are for the draft, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean discuss Spencer Arrighetti killing it in the Astros 3-1 win, what's with the Home Run cowboy hat thing, why Tatsuya Imai is going through interpreters, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth and Sean dive into what Texans GM Nick Caserio had to say yesterday when they asked about how other teams view him and players around the league wanting to play for DeMeco Ryans, and see what Mel Kiper Jr. has the Texans doing in today's Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean discuss Spencer Arrighetti leading the Astros to a win yesterday, if the Astros' HR cowboy hat bit needs refined, the latest in the Diana Russini drama dragging Brian Daboll into it, and what Nick Caserio had to say about Tank in the new offense and players knowing that at the very least they'll get an opportunity with the Texans.

Seth and Sean assess which Head Coach or GM's seat in Houston is the hottest right now, if the reasons given for Tatsuya Imai's struggles have been excuses or actual explanations, discuss what Nick Caserio told them as far as how ready they are for the draft, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean lay out the reasons given for Tatsuya Imai's struggles so far, and assess if each one is an excuse or a legit explanation.

Seth and Sean assess whose seat in town is hottest among the GMs and Head Coaches.

Seth and Sean discuss the latest in the whole Diana Russini, which drags former Giants HC and current Titans OC Brian Daboll into the melee.

Seth and Sean talk about the Astros starting a win streak, Spencer Arrighetti's performance, and if the Astros should rethink and/or fine-tune the new Home Run cowboy hat.

Seth and Sean react and assess what Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN has the Texans doing in his most recent 3-round mock in today's Mock Draft Injection.

Seth and Sean dive in and discuss what Texans GM Nick Caserio had to say yesterday when they asked about how other teams see him, players wanting to play for DeMeco Ryans, and trying to use AI to predict injuries.

Seth and Sean discuss Astros P Tatsuya Imai reportedly going through his third interpreter so far, and react to Chandler Rome laying out why on the Foul Territory podcast.

Seth and Sean kick off the show by discussing the Astros 3-1 win over the Rockies to start what's apparently called a winning streak, and give their thoughts on the Astros' new cowboy hat Home Run bit.

Seth and Sean talk about the Astros getting a win vs the Rockies to snap their 8 game losing streak, react to Nick Caserio's drive-by on the NBA from his press conference, go through the day's Headlines, discuss how far the Astros have fallen in the power rankings from various outlets, and talk about the draft, offseason, where Stroud and Tank are at and more with Texans EVP and GM Nick Caserio, see what Dane Brugler has the Texans doing in a 7 round Mock Draft Injection, react to Diana Russini resigning from the Athletic amidst the Mike Vrabel rumors and photos, dive into why they think Tatsuya Imai is faking his injury, talk with Vanessa Richardson (Rockets Sideline Reporter, Space City Home Network) about the Rockets-Lakers playoff series coming up this weekend, discuss what Nick Caserio had to say about CJ Stroud's health and Tank Dell learning the offense, circle back to if there might be any consequences for Mike Vrabel in the whole situation with him and Diana Russini, and see what the ITL question of the day is.

Seth and Sean talk about the Astros getting a win vs the Rockies to snap their 8 game losing streak, react to Nick Caserio's drive-by on the NBA from his press conference, and go through the day's Headlines.