Speaking for Sport

Tre Blanco subs in for Austin Brezina as the fellas discuss the fallout with the Portland Trailblazers hiring former Detroit Pistons star Chauncey Billups as head coach following the resurfacing of the rape allegations against him from 1997. They also briefly touch on Bill Cosby's release, and finally some long-overdue criticism of the Academy Awards and the Olympics during "Is This Your King?"

Quite a bit of Clint Capela talk on this fourth of July weekend episode. Plus former Houston Rockets forward Giannis Antetokounmpo gets a good amount of talk due to his injury affecting the NBA playoffs. Oh wait, he's not a former Rocket....hmmmmm....

Zip also talks about the Stros fortunes changing over the summer and taking the AL West lead and then plugs himself shamelessly. We support shameless self-promotion. Support Zip! 

The gang minus Austin talks about a range of LGBTQ+ milestones over the last week including Carl Nassib in football, Laurel Hubbard in weightlifting and Layshia Clarendon in the WNBA before holding a special retirement ceremony for Ted Cruz. 

Zip discusses the Houston Rockets being so bad at basketball only to end up with pick number two and yet he seems happy about the results because it wasn't a total disaster. Then he moves onto the hottest team in baseball, the Houston Astros, finally taking control of the AL West and the continued enforcement of MLB's new checks on pitches using illegal substances on the mound.

If you're wondering what Winnie the Pooh has to do with this episode, definitely listen. 

Oh and he talks about the NBA playoffs again this time without lying and saying it has a Houston tie. 

In the first of our Friday double-header (completely D.R's fault that an episode didn't get uploaded), Zip talks about the Astros hot bats, injuries, and bullpen issues and then he briefly touches MLB's latest scandal with the retraction of a story claiming multiple big-market baseball teams cheated. After that, he starts a feud with Joe Buck and immediately praises him afterward for his work on Brockmire. 

Finally, he closes with baseball's other issue with enforcing their foreign substance policy against pitchers and former Houston players in the NBA playoffs which was really just a cover to talk about the NBA Playoffs despite the Houston Rockets not being in it.

After correcting the correction and complaining about the heat in Houston (apparently, the H really does stand or hell), Zip traverses through a hodge-podge of NBA topics including Hakeem Olujawon's forming the first super team, LeBron's number change and longevity before touching back on the DeShaun Watson sexual misconduct allegations, the Texans canceling mandatory minicamp and the Texans sixth-round pick getting some ominous shine. 

Finally, Zip ends by talking MLB's decision to start enforcing its foreign substance rules and former Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole choking under the pressure of being asked about it. 

ft Julien Owens

Minus Daniel Davidson and Austin Brezina, the guys discuss what right the fans and media have to professional athletes' time, energy and effort, the state of sports journalism, and NBA crowds getting out of control in the first round on multiple occasions. Then, they switch it up during "Is This Your King" on Kat Williams. 

Just because something is a dumpster fire doesn't mean it's always exciting. Despite the nothingness happening in Houston sports at the moment, Zip cobles together an intriguing episode centered around animal videos and explaining his podcast's own theme song. Quacks in the Zip machine!!!! 

For the video of ducks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHwPv5vPJk

Zip fully and thoroughly breaks down the sexual misconduct allegations against Houston Texans quarterback DeShaun Watson from nearly start to present-day occurrences, including touching on the two prominent lawyers representing each side. Then after getting a little heavier than usual, Zip follows the Speaking for Sports crew's lead and gives his top six best sitcom dads.

Background for the Watson information: 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/05/21/new-information-proper-context-for-deshaun-watson-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits-daily-cover?fbclid=IwAR2SdHXFhzZ-x8A3neCtP9VbQibaM97uKAPud6UTG5BqabMEpheH3Sx34Fk

https://theathletic.com/2496073/2021/05/21/timeline-of-deshaun-watson-sexual-assault-lawsuits-lawyer-for-texans-owner-tried-to-broker-mediation/?fbclid=IwAR2HUik8wvOfh2pFCt1dU8xZ5ZD7xLY0fBYQw6FOp8qBgi4h_5u-xDFcpkI

Ft Julien Owens

In the belated Mother's Day episode you didn't know you wanted, the fellas inexplicably break down sitcom fathers over the decades with each giving their top five sitcom dads of all time. These lists definitely don't turn out how you think.