00:00Hey, gentlemen, a show, and a Clinton show, I love your show, you guys are great.
00:05Sports Radio 610 presents The Drive with Sterner and Qplay.
00:14Just don't know why you put Jim in there.
00:16He's been part of the 1,500 episodes, man.
00:19Well.
00:20Big part at the beginning.
00:21He ain't been a part of about 1,000, it feels like here.
00:24I took that fishing trip.
00:26His batting average has gone down the last couple now.
00:29Last time we heard, he was in Colorado.
00:31R.I.P.
00:32Listening.
00:33In Colorado for the summer.
00:34Listening in Colorado.
00:36Hadn't heard from him.
00:37Didn't he even say something that day when he called us, like, I'm going up on this fishing trip, blah,
00:42blah, blah.
00:43You know, I just hope I get back all right and everything.
00:47I feel like I'm coming to the end of it, boys.
00:49Something like that.
00:50The best was when he hit us with the old retired and damn near expired.
00:57That was some good stuff.
00:58I am retired.
00:59There it is.
01:00I knew you had it.
01:01And damn near expired.
01:03I'm afraid old Jim is now, but R.I.P.
01:06I mean, right, he has to be at this point, right?
01:08I mean, there's just no chance.
01:10I think he's left.
01:10Every time I see old Jerome come up on there.
01:12I mean, there's a chance you pissed him off, Ron.
01:14There's a chance that you ran him off.
01:17We've put out a few APBs on old Jim.
01:20I think we can call some obituaries as well.
01:24So, yeah, oh, yeah, I forgot.
01:25I forgot I had Cheryl get on that.
01:28R.I.P.
01:29Jerome Henson.
01:31Amen.
01:33Yeah, that's a tough one.
01:35Starting lineup tonight as they go to Cincinnati to take on the Reds.
01:39Free swing and Jose Altuve's back in the leadoff spot.
01:44I just cannot get that swing out of my mind.
01:47I just – it is hard for me to get it out of my mind right now.
01:51Jordana Alvarez is back as the D.H. behind him.
01:55Paredes at third.
01:57Kristen Walker at first.
01:59Cam Smith in right field.
02:00Bryce Matthews in center.
02:02Zach DiCenzo is in left field again.
02:06Kristen Vasquez.
02:07And then Nick Allen is at short tonight.
02:10And pitching Mike Burroughs there for the Astros.
02:16That is the starting lineup tonight as they will take on the Cincinnati Reds on the road.
02:22Like we said earlier, they got to start getting – starting to get rolling here.
02:27We've been saying that, but they really are starting to get up against us
02:30where this thing is completely getting away from them,
02:32where they might dig themselves a hole they cannot dig out.
02:37And, Clint, if that continues to roll that way,
02:40and I don't even know if it – even if it matters, if it does or not.
02:43One of the things that would really concern me if I'm an Astros fan is
02:52Dana Brown won making decisions.
02:59And I'm talking about, all right, are they buyers, are they sellers, whatever they are.
03:04I'm going to assume that the Astros are going to be potentially in the business of making deals
03:09some way, form, or fashion.
03:12I kept it real as a true professional myself.
03:14Well, that's what scares me, Dana, is you keeping it real.
03:17And when you start keeping it real, somebody may need to keep it real with Dana
03:22that you may not be here after this.
03:25And if this thing keeps going south, he definitely isn't going to be here.
03:31And, I mean, they're on pace to lose 100 games right now.
03:34And you just don't – you don't want him making any kind of major decisions
03:39because, Clint, you know what his mindset is.
03:42His mindset is, I mean, I've got to keep my job.
03:46I've got to try to keep this job.
03:47I've got to try to get us back competitive.
03:49And he may make some decisions that may not be the best decisions for the organization,
03:55but decisions on trying to keep his job.
03:57And, Clint, let's just be honest, the roster construction with this team –
04:03now, I don't know what kind of budget he has been given,
04:08but the roster construction with this team has not been good.
04:12And that guy who's going to pitch next week for him,
04:15Emai sticks out like a sore thumb on decisions being made there.
04:18So, you know, it's a battle there for the Astros on how much they allow Dana Brown to do.
04:25Yeah, look, I think that's any struggling franchise at this point in time
04:28where you're coming off of an unbelievable run.
04:32Things seem to be going the wrong direction.
04:34I mean, I do wonder, is Dana Brown under more pressure?
04:37Or is this new training staff that we have, are they under more pressure?
04:40Because the rate in which guys are getting hurt is unacceptable as well.
04:44So, yeah, I mean, I think you mentioned earlier how important the next month
04:49the baseball games are.
04:50I think it's important for every part of the brass that's last name in Crane.
04:55I think everybody involved is – the next month of baseball, I think,
05:01is going to determine whether they can keep a gig or not.
05:03Yeah.
05:04I mean, all of them.
05:05It's not just Dana, but the point is well taken.
05:08Yeah, because Dana can make some decisions.
05:10Like, we're starting to hear – like, I heard Ken Rosenthal,
05:14I know the fellows on Area 45, had Bob Nightingale on last night.
05:21And there's no way – hell, they're talking about – you know, I've heard,
05:25you know, obviously, Jordan go to hell potentially in trade thoughts.
05:29I damn sure don't want him making that call.
05:32And then you're hearing Paredes, you've heard Christian Walker.
05:36To me, I just – like, right now, like, I don't know how I would feel comfortable
05:41about Dana making those decisions because it is hard for the thought of let's let a guy
05:49make decisions that may not be here.
05:52Right.
05:53Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:53Like, major decisions like that.
05:55But – and so, that is going to be something that we've got to watch.
06:01Jack Slott coming in, very good chance Ron ran him off, to be honest.
06:05No, I did not run on anybody off.
06:10And I'm not running Dana off.
06:11Dana's running himself off.
06:12Yeah, Dana don't need no help.
06:13I don't – I mean, I don't doubt that Ron would have a foot in the middle of his back
06:17if he could, but there's –
06:18I think Tyler would try to beat me to the punch with that foot.
06:21Yeah, I think a lot of people probably would.
06:23I'm over Dana, man.
06:24I mean, Dana's got one of them personalities, and even just the way he communicates,
06:28the way his delivery is, boy, if you're not winning, boy, it gets old quick.
06:31Your shtick gets old real quick unless you are top dog now.
06:35Yeah, it feels like he's always looking down at everybody.
06:39Could you just imagine, though, if you come through a breaking news center
06:42and it's – they've traded ESOC for 80s, and you're like, oh, my God.
06:48The hell did you get back, Dana?
06:50Exactly.
06:51Like, who the hell made that – allowed that to roll through?
06:55Like, who – like, oh, man, make the decisions.
06:58It's just – it's just weird.
06:59Like, I just – the way this thing is rolling, I don't know how Dana continues to keep his job.
07:04So, man, Dana, we'll just keep everybody here, man.
07:07Just let the – just let the next guy come in here and kind of do the things he wants.
07:11Maybe you can trade a Zach DiCenzo.
07:13No offense, Zach.
07:14Maybe around that range.
07:16These Nuts.
07:17I don't know if I want him making any major decisions with this group.
07:24Who is that?
07:24Is that Brandon Backy?
07:26Oh, no, that's the guy.
07:28The sound?
07:29That got him with These Nuts.
07:30Who is that?
07:31Oh, it's from, like, a viral video that was out there years and years ago.
07:35I forgot why we started using that on Zach DiCenzo.
07:39Because, uh –
07:40These Nuts DiCenzo.
07:41Oh, These Nuts.
07:42That's his nickname.
07:42That's right.
07:42Boy, I'm sorry.
07:43Zach has not played in so long.
07:45I forgot about These Nuts.
07:46You forgot about the injury?
07:47You forgot about the nickname?
07:49I can't – yeah, I can't – I never remember what injury he was recovering from.
07:52Old These Nuts DiCenzo.
07:54These Nuts DiCenzo.
07:55These Nuts DiCenzo.
07:55That's right.
07:57I feel like an idiot now.
07:58There it is.
07:59I generally am.
08:01I generally am.
08:01Someone is asking for a return from Rom-Com Fridays.
08:04Hell, I could have done it today.
08:06You could have.
08:07I could have done it.
08:08Double-Ware-Frada, too.
08:09I could have given that to you, man.
08:12I mean, we could put Ron on that.
08:13We could put you on that.
08:14It's got to be new ones.
08:15You go to the movies every Friday before the show.
08:17We'll make it a deal.
08:18Stanley.
08:20Stanley Tunchy.
08:21Tunchy, man.
08:21He's aged on us.
08:23Which one is he?
08:25He's a bald guy.
08:26He's been in a bunch of movies.
08:29Yeah.
08:29A bunch of movies.
08:30He's aged on us a little bit.
08:33Emily Blunt.
08:34Solid.
08:34Oh, yeah.
08:35Okay.
08:36All right, Tiger.
08:37Oh, yeah.
08:37Attaboy, Jim.
08:39How about that?
08:40Yeah, Jim did scoop that up, didn't he?
08:41Hell, yeah, he did.
08:42Jim Carrey?
08:43No.
08:44Jim's the character name of this actor from The Office.
08:47What's his real name?
08:48What is his?
08:48John.
08:49John's his name.
08:50Yeah, John Krasinski.
08:51Yeah, from The Office.
08:52Yeah.
08:53Bam and Jim.
08:53Yeah, he scooped up on Emily Blunt.
08:55Good-looking couple.
08:56Yeah.
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