Payne & Pendergast

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.