Welcome back. On to episode ten. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: Astros go slump busting. Topic Two: The Texans are mostly injury free with a couple notable exceptions. Topic Three: Rockets Anthony signing creates an annoying if predictable narrative. Links for This Episode: Sports Monday: Me… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode nine. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: The 2018 Astros are better than the 2017 Astros…so far. Topic Two: The Texans are BACK, baby! Topic Three: Internet sports trolls are a scourge. Links for This Episode: Sports Monday: Me on Houston Matters… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode eight. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Only two topics today. Topic One: Everyone thinks the Rockets will be worse. Will they? Topic Two: Reconciling my frustration with the Roberto Osuna deal. Links for This Episode: Sports Monday: Me on Houston Matters This… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode seven. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: The Astros made a trade…at catcher? Topic Two: Carmelo is going to be a Rocket, how does he fit? Topic Three: Praise the Lord, Texans training camp is open. Links for This Episode: Sports Monday:… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode six. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: The Astros are just the freaking best and Houston is not used to this. Topic Two: Kawhi Leonard was traded and Carmelo Anthony could be a Rocket soon. Topic Three: This is the most boring… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode five. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: Ken Giles drops an F-bomb and then gets demoted. Topic Two: Rockets add James Ennis and the Carmelo Watch is officially on. Topic Three: How Minute Maid Park helped to re-shape downtown Houston. Links for… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode four. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com. Topic One: Astros win the Sliver Boot Topic Two: Rockets keep two, add one, lose one. Topic Three: Is it the Leastern Conference from now on? Links for This Episode: Sports Monday: Me on Houston Matters… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode two. Going forward, I’ll be doing these in three segments per episode, a kind of Three for Thursday if you will. I’m still working on a website and getting the podcast on iTunes, etc., so be gentle. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com.… Read more →
Welcome back. On to episode two. Going forward, I’ll be doing these in three segments per episode, a kind of Three for Thursday if you will. I’m still working on a website and getting the podcast on iTunes, etc., so be gentle. Leave me your thoughts in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @jeffbalke or via email at jeffbalke@gmail.com.… Read more →
Most of you know that I write and talk about sports for Houstonia Magazine, the Houston Press and Houston Public Media. I appear most Mondays on KUHF 88.7 FM in Houston to talk sports and have had a number of people suggest I do a podcast. So, here I go. This is designed to be a midweek update on what… Read more →