Reaching this very intense part of the year with football season in full swing now, baseball season slowly concluding, and basketball season on the horizon, there was a lot of hype surrounding the city of Houston rolling into the 2025-26 season. Looking back on each league's legal tampering period during the offseason and free agency, wasting no time on contract signings and extensions, Houston appeared to have a very promising future across all 3 leagues in the years to come. However, taking a drastic turn recently as the Astros' playoff hopes slowly slip, the Texans' 0-3 start, and Shams Charania breaking the news that Rockets' Guard Fred VanVleet endured a torn ACL yesterday and may miss the season's entirety, things do not look as promising as they once did for Houston. Regressing a bit, Dan, Chris, & Ari share how they feel about Houston's current teams and their current positions, and which of the 3 could turn their season around before it becomes too late.

Now approaching the final two series of the season, the Astros' playoff dreams slowly slip away as Seattle cruises by Houston, taking all three games from the Astros. Following the weekend's sweep, the Mariners removed the Stros from their spot at the top of the division, placing them in second, now three games behind. Currently out of the playoff picture and set to tee back into action tomorrow against the Athletics, Steve shares some takeaways from the weekend and what possibilities the Stros may have, still within reach of gaining a playoff spot with six games left to play.

Kicking into Week 3 of the NFL season following last night's battle between the Dolphins and the Bills, the Texans head into Sunday on a bit of a rough start, standing at 0-2 as they look to take on Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday. Hoping to gain their first win of the season and addressing a few issues that still need adjusting before the weeks get rolling, Aaron Wilson shares a few positives and negatives he's seen from the Texans these recent weeks, along with what the Texans must execute proficiently to secure the win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

With the division race beginning to tighten and wrapping up their interdivision rivalry series yesterday, the Astros broke out the brooms here at Daikin as they went on to take all three games from the Texas Rangers following yesterday's final score of 5-2. Gaining the sweep, the Astros spring back into 1st place of the AL West Division, just ahead of the Mariners by half a game and 5 games leading the Rangers. Set to tee back into action tomorrow against Seattle as we dwindle to the final 3 series of the season, Sean and Dan take a look at the Astros' recent games and toss around a few ways they can sustain this great play they've ushered in coming out of this Rangers' series, rolling into these last few games.

Now just 10 games away from the initial start of the postseason, baseball heats up as teams battle away in contention for one of the few playoff spots as we approach the end of the regular season. Set to conclude the Silver Boot Series today, still half a game behind Seattle and roughly 4 games ahead of the Rangers, the Astros appear to be on the verge of closing out their division race and taking back their spot at the top of the division. Discussing a few ongoing issues, including injuries and production as we enter the most highly anticipated part of the season, Dana provides a sense of tranquility for the city of Houston and Astros fans heading into the final stretch of the year.