Nathan Smith

[Houston Texans @HoustonTexans]

WORTH THE WAIT ‼️

[Houston Astros @astros]

October is booked.

[Daniel Meyer @TheAstrosLocker]

On June 18 the @astros were 33-40 & 10 games out of first place in the AL West. They had just been shutout by the White Sox, a team that could go down as the worst in modern baseball history. At the time, the Mariners had an 87% chance to win the division, with the Astros sitting at 10.8% odds.

We all know what happened after that. The Astros became just the 2nd team in MLB history to go from being 5+ games under .500 & 10.0+ games back to being in first place in fewer than 25 games, along with the "Miracle Braves" of 1914.

The Astros miserable start and miraculous turnaround has them on several lists that include the 1914 Braves. The Astros started the year 7-18, and of all the teams that have played since 1900, only that Braves team had previously overcome a start that bad to make the postseason.

The 2024 Astros are also on pace to join a club some of us are more familiar with: the 2005 Astros. That squad famously started 15-30 before catching fire and playing .632 baseball the rest of the way. This year’s squad has a .647 winning percentage since June 14, a day that coincides with the release of Jose Abreu. The 2005 squad finished with 89 wins, the same number the 2024 squad is currently projected to finish with (per FanGraphs).

The 2024 Astros bounce back defies historical precedent, logic, and mathematical odds. After a sweep of KC this weekend, they have a chance to do something even more improbable: secure a first round bye. The Astros now trail the Guardians for the 2 seed by just 3 games and the Yankees by just 4. As long as they seem keen on rewriting history, why would we think they would be content to stop at simply making the postseason?

That they’ve done it with unheralded players picked up off the proverbial scrap heap is even more impressive. A pitching rotation that once seemed to be held together with duct tape is suddenly the most formidable in the sport. It’s starting to feel like we should be asking “how will they do it?” rather than “can they do it?”

[PGA TOUR @PGATOUR]

What it means ❤️

[Nathan Smith @Nathan10Smith]

🇺🇸🥇

[No Laying Up @NoLayingUp]

Americans win all four majors, The Players, and now Olympic gold.

Incredible run. And half of those are just from Scottie.

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

GOLD IS COMING BACK TO THE USA. 🇺🇸🥇

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WINS THE OLYMPIC MEN'S GOLF TOURNAMENT! #ParisOlympics

[Riggs @RiggsBarstool]

“I’m a grass cutter”

The MacIntyres with the feel good moment of the year in golf

[Doug Clawson @doug_clawson]

The Texans are the 1st team in NFL history to add a player coming off a season with 100+ catches (Stefon Diggs), 1,000+ rush yards (Joe Mixon) and 10+ sacks (Danielle Hunter) in the same offseason

h/t SportRadar

[Houston Astros @astros]

HISTORY MADE TONIGHT

[Will Compton @_willcompton]

Houston Texans are winning the offseason right now

[Michael Burgess, MD @michaelcburgess]

My prayers are with the families of two U.S. Navy SEALs, Nathan Gage Ingram, from Trophy Club, Texas, and Christopher J. Chambers who gave their lives in service to our country. The entire nation owes a deep debt of gratitude to these American heroes. https://t.co/4Vv7HgW2Sm

[Alex @htowncritic]

Last year, the Texans played the Colts in week 18 to determine if they would have the #1 overall pick.

One year later, they play the Colts in week 18 with a chance to make the playoffs.

[Houston Texans @HoustonTexans]

Rockin’ in NYC with Traveling Texans and the McNairs 🤘

[Patrick @PatTalksTexans]

CJ Stroud is now in the @ProFootballHOF 3 times… as a rookie.

H7M

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

A lot of pics of Ben lately but here’s one of my guy LC and I this morning admiring the crowd at JMU before the show started. My buddy Wyley took this-had no idea he got this but I really appreciate it. Never take those moments for granted.

[Space City Home Network @SpaceCityHN]

Our @JuliaMorales chats with new @astros manager Joe Espada

[Chancellor Johnson @ChancellorTV]

High praise from national media on CJ Stroud, DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans 📺

[Nathan Smith @Nathan10Smith]

THANK YOU, Dusty!!!!

[Michael Schwab @michaelschwab13]

Thinking about the moment that Dusty Baker won his first World Series as a manager.

He calmly sat, took a breath, wrote the final out, and was rushed by his team.

Thank you Dusty 🫡

[Houston Astros @astros]

Our ALCS Game 1 lineup.

🕖: 7:15 PM
🏟️: Closed
📺: @MLBONFOX
📻: @SportsTalk790 | Spanish: 93.3 FM