Lima Time Time

Patrick and James get real and talk about... *The state of the Astros *Is this hope? *Colby Rasmus *Carlos Gomez *Whose money are you spending? *Bad Boys of SoundCloud *Sponsored by Bravado Spice, The Nobility, and Comedienne Britt Vasicek

People asked dumb questions, and I gave dumb answers. Xoxo

Episode 23 of Lima Time Time! Pat and James talk about: *How the Astros play with our hearts *A franchise of disappointments *Carlos Gomez to the Ramgers *Cole Hamels *Yulieski Gurriel *Jeff Luhnow and the perception of Houston Brought to you, as always, by Bravado Spice!

Pat and James get together and, tired of talking about the same things, decided to hold a Twitter Q&A. Among those Qs, and As, are: *Is the season over? *Thoughts on Carlos Gomez *"Hitting for the cycle" *"Ace In The Hole" compared to the George Strait canon *Who do you wish the Astros played like? *Best mid-'00s utility player Among other things. Sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice.

Pat and James welcome in 10-year NFL vet and Sports Radio Extraordinaire's Seth Payne to talk about: *The mental game of getting dominated by one opponent *The importance of a hitting coach *What is happening to the Astros *Nothing else matters *Bravado Spice is good *Why are we even fans of this team? *Sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice

Sports Talk 790's Michael Connor joins Patrick and James to discuss: *Will Harris (before he blew the save) *The Trade Deadline *What the Astros didn't do *Carlos Beltran's puffy face *Astros callers *Game 4 *Ed Wade's Big Ol' Binder Lima Time Time is brought to you by Bravado Spice.

Patrick and James discuss: *A clarification of #AstrosTwitter *Alex Bregman and what happens next *Division or Wild Card? *The Minute Maid Experience *Letting Colby Rasmus go Sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice. Get your new favorite hot sauce at www.bravadospice.com.

Patrick, James, and special guest Nick Mundy discuss: *The compensation owed to the Astros by the Cardinals *Astros Twitter is a terrible place *The Astros' Mt. Rushmore *The Yulieski Gurriel signing *Alex Bregman *Nick Mundy's wedding officiant *Astros hats Sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice, whose hot sauce you should immediately purchase.

Pat and James ring out the first half of the season with topics such as: *Luis Valbuena's turnaround *Is the division in play *Overall Astros team confidence *The value of Sabermetrics *What Satanic rituals the Rangers are currently performing *All-Star Festivity improvements Sponsored - as always - by Bravado Spice

Your hosts Patrick McLellan and James Yasko welcome poll-winner and guest host Tyler Stafford to the show to discuss: *Britpop *The White Sox *The Angels *Drayton McLane's ownership *Who wanted to assault Bud Norris *Other stuff Special thanks to Bravado Spice, sole sponsors of Lima Time Time

Patrick and James discuss the happy events of the past week with topics such as: *The Royals series *The Angels series *Would you trade Mike Trout *How do you feel about baseball fan defectors? *A.J. Reed vs. Jon Singleton *Alex Bregman vs. Luis Valbuena *The Worst Mid-Season Trade in Astros history? Sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice (www.bravadospice.com)

Your hosts Patrick McLellan and James Yasko talk about the Astros and: *Whether the Rangers can be caught *Lance McCullers taking on Keith Law *A.J. Reed vs Jon Singleton *Home-growing pitching vs hitting *Soccer, a decent amount of soccer As always, sponsored by Bravado Spice

Patrick and James recover from the now-legendary lost recording of last week's episode to discuss: -The Awfulness in Arlington -Who will be on the team the next time the Astros play the Ramgers -Should Jon Singleton get another shot -What's up with Dallas Keuchel -Steroids/PEDs -High school/college baseball -The draft

Patrick is remembering our troops on a beach, so James answers every single question asked on Twitter today. It could get boring.

Patrick and James discuss: -Getting swept by the Rangers -How much we hate the Astros -A.J. Hinch's managing skills -Brian T. Smith's payroll argument -Going to baseball games on dates

Patrick and James discuss: *The infuriating series at Fenway *Has A.J. Hinch lost his magic? *What do you expect from Tony Kemp? *The tired argument of "Payroll!" *Do you trust Jeff Luhnow? *Colby Rasmus as Rougned Odor But don't worry - you won't feel better. Brought to you as always by Houston's own Bravado Spice Company.

Patrick and James digest the 16-inning win, Patrick's history with Matt Albers, confirmation bias of the Astros and Jeff Luhnow, among other topics

Patrick and James plod along - much like the Houston Astros this week, getting into topics such as: *What's up with Dallas Keuchel? *How does McCullers' return affect the rotation? *Thoughts on the Brian Smith/Carlos Gomez flap *Is Luis Valbuena done? *Importance of this week Lima Time Time is sponsored, as always, by Bravado Spice

The band is all together for the first time: Patrick McLellan, John Wessling, and James Yasko record Episode 7 of Lima Time Time in which we: -Scream and wail -Discuss the easiest way for the Astros to turn it around -The inevitability of Craig Biggio as Astros manager As always, Lima Time Time is sponsored by Bravado Spice

We sit down (for the first 20 minutes, anyway) with MLB Network/NHL Network's Robert Flores to discuss the Astros, University of Houston, and who is ruining hip-hop. After he bids you adieu you can be amazed at how quickly we bounce between volatility and cautious optimism regarding: -The week that was -Ken Giles -Mark Appel -How do you fix the Astros -Carlos Gomez -Luis Valbuena/Colin Moran -The opportunities presented this week. Lima Time Time is sponsored by Bravado Spice