Firing a Broadside From Captain Jack's Galleon

... and WE DID... HOTTTTTTTT TOPICS brought on the show RIGHT OUT THE GATE!! First, O.G. Daniel discussed the 800lb Gorilla in the room of the NFL, as Carl Nassib of the Raiders was THE FIRST ACTIVE PLAYER in the League to announce he was Gay... again ACTIVE PLAYER.  

And then, if that wasn't enough, Ms. Kevlar Prom Dress AKA Heidi and Angria Trask made sure it wasn't a ONE TOPIC SHOW when we discussed the Supreme Court's Ruling regarding the NCAA, College Athletes, and pay for likeness, which is just the beginning in what will undoubtedly be a slippery slope in the payment of athletes in college ... but what about athletes who go to college and play sports that aren't an economic bonanza? What about OTHER Sports? What about Title IX? Yeaaaaaaaah... didn't think about THAT didja? 

Oh, did you hear about the KC Chief Frank Clark arrested for a Semi-Automatic Rifle in his vehicle... RIGHT AFTER A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT? Yeaaaaaaaaah... I guess the AFC Champs are a SQUEAKY CLEAN, GOD FEARING AND TOTALLY ANGELIC TEAM... ((BARRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFF!!))

Didn't Hear? Guess you'll need to tune in to the Captain and Wenches!

It's FATHER'S DAY 2021... and we didn't have any PERFECT GAMES like Jim Bunning threw for the Phillies against the Mets in 1964 - Although the Mets lost today like they did in '64 and the Phillies were PERFECT today... perfectly AWFUL against the Giants in San Francisco right after playing the Dodgers in L.A. the series before, winning exactly one game out of each three game series.  

In other sports, Jon Rahm won the U.S. Open today in Torrey Pines... after he was made to bow out a few weeks ago because of COVID.  That's a feel good story if I do say so myself.  The Habs are playing the Knights presently after beating them two straight games in their Western Conference Finals... can VGK tie it up like the Islanders did last night against the defending Stanley Cup champ Lightning? We'll see during the show... 

(SPOILER ALERT... KNIGHTS WON IN OT... and just like the East it's NOW A SERIES!!)

Yes, there was a basketball game tonight, too.... ((yawwwwwn...)) and we'll talk about it IF you wish (and I'm feeling masochistic). Guess the masochist in me won out... as we saw the Hawks beat the Sixers to face the Bucks in the East finals upcoming.  

Of course FOOTBALL is always on our minds 7/24/365.25 out of the year... and to start out the show it was a GREAT THRILL to be joined by Ken Thomson of SportsX Radio / KDWN in Vegas... who brought some great tidbits about Solomon Thomas and our Raiders, along with some great insight about the Golden Knights.... Phoenix Suns... and today's U.S. Open.  WHAT A PLEASURE TO HAVE KEN THOMSON OPEN UP OUR SHOW!!    

Otherwise... I hope all had a great weekend, as I get ready for a trip to HOTTTTT AF LAS VEGAS THIS WEEKEND... and some Beach time in San Diego starting on Sunday.

... and THANK GOD I Looked again so I found out the Lightning WERE in fact playing the Islanders up in NY like I THOUGHT they were... I just couldn't find it originally.  Whew! I'll have something to watch while we're doing our show... And I'm sure Jimmy Farrell will be watching too! And we were joined by both Jimmy Farrell AND NYSportsTeen this show... just sayin'!!

Stayed up late last night to watch my Phillies beat Kershaw in a pitcher's duel... and PITCHERS' DUELS are becoming more of the norm this year.  Did you see how both Garrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow got downright APOPLECTIC when talking about the 'sticky stuff' issue with baseballs...  Hey at least the Yankees turned a Triple Play during action before tonight's show... 

In basketball the Sixers TOTALLY GAGGED a game last night... I didn't see it, but heard about it (on all places) FOX NEWS! lol...  The Nets play the Bucks tonight in a ((yawwwwwwwn....)) game I won't be watching... 

If YOU have something on YOUR MIND... football comes to mind... LET'S HEAR IT!! And Remember I'll be in Vegas NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT!! 

... at least about his ISLANDER taking a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Stanley Cup Finals in their series with the Tampa Bay Lightning... taking the game 2-1 late this afternoon.  I'm sure he'll be in NYI Orange and Blue... which is why I'm going to counter with my Phillies Red and Blue tonight as my baseball team SWEPT Jimmy's Yankees this past weekend.  

Chalk one up to me... Remember the PHILLIES ARE my Baseball Team while the Lightning are my BACKUP Hockey Team since my Flyers didn't make the Playoffs.  

Yeah yeah... I know... excuses excuses... lol.  

What else is going on? In the other Hockey series, the Vegas Golden Knights will play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night upcoming... in the NBA, the Bucks tied up their series with the Brooklyn Nets, mainly because the Nets' big-time players (Harden, Irving and Griffin) are in various states of injury.  Phoenix will look to close out the Nuggets while our show is on... the Sixers are up 2-1 over the Hawks (winning game the other day), and lastly the Clippers look to even their series against the Jazz... both of THOSE game are on Monday.  

In baseball, the RAYS are MLB's BEST while the Giants are the best in the NL...  other division leaders are the Mets and Brewers in the Senior circuit and the White Sox and A's in the Junior AL.  The Wild Cards are TIGHT all across baseball... and it won't get really testy until AFTER the All-Star Break... moved to Denver due to Politics from previously scheduled Atlanta... I'd LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to talk about THAAAAAAAAAAAAT but Political stuff gets downright NASSSSSSSSTY on here... I'm just gonna say Baseball bowed to the Snowflake society and leave it at that... 

Call In folks! Why not... ASK CAPTAIN JACK!!

For those of you who watched my RANT on Facebook earlier... I'll FINISH IT... although I WILL NOT DROP ANY F BOMBS nor OTHER CUSS WORDS... at least that's my hope...

I'll be watching the West Semis tonight, seeing if the Knights can advance against the Habs.  Currently I'm watching the Bucks DESTROY the Nets... and there's NOTHING ELSE TO WATCH ON TV.  Dammmmmmmmmn... Summer TV for the most part SUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS.  

I enjoyed getting a chance to HANG with the crew this evening.... as when all was said and done, WE talked about HOCKEY.... BASEBALL... FOOTBALL... and even some BASKETBALL! YEP... we hit 'em all!!  So what are YOU waiting for? Let's hear what we talked about.... but then again, you don't know JACK about Sports until you hear it HERE!! YAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!! 

UPDATE: The RAFFLE for the Monday Night Game Tickets (2 tickets in Sec 126 Row 6 Seats 1-2) will END 15 AUGUST.  IF there isn't the REQUIRED MINIMUM of 300 entries, ALL monies forwarded for the raffle will be SENT BACK TO THE ENTRANTS.  

So How's YOUR Sunday Sports Night Going?  Let's talk some SPORTS...  It's something we haven't touched on I don't think on our show... as I've been busy getting out with Raider Nation for Softball Tournaments for Charity... talking about our Raiders as well as other teams based on calls from our viewers... Baseball and Hockey and Basketball of course... and we EVEN had some "SOCCER TALK" on our last show!

But one thing we HAVEN'T touched on are the upcoming Olympic games in Japan... what are YOUR thoughts on this issue dealing with COVID and Athletes who've trained for the last (now) 5 years to compete against the best worldwide? It's IMPORTANT... so let's hear from you!

I'm WAITING... what's on YOUR Mind?

Hockey and Basketball Playoffs... Baseball is in full swing... and of course there's ALWAYS Football to talk about... so that's the LONG AND SHORT OF IT...

Tonight we had discussions in Hockey, where the Bruins and 'Canes both won in OT.... Boston up 2-1 in their series against the Isles, while the Canes draw closer with Tampa Bay still winning 2-1 in THAT series...

Currently I'm watching the Lakers getting blown out by 21points in the first half against the Suns, where a few Lakers fans have ALREADY thrown in the towel.  BYE BYE LEBUM... if not Tonight.... SOOOOOOON!!

We chatted about the Astros keeping it tight in the AL West... The Rays still the best in the AL OVERALL....  I even checked on my Phillies who have been HOT/COLD this year.  What's new, right? 

LIVE From Buda Texas in Camo Raider (AKA Luis Calvo)'s House... Let's WRAP UP THE WEEKEND for Raider Nation at the first Annual (with more to come) Texas Softball Tournament! We'll talk results and have insight from those who participated...  as well as talking what has transpired in Sports from this past weekend (sorry... I missed this weekend's action for the most part... so get me up to speed!)

Be sure to catch my shows LIVE on YouTube on my channel - www.youtube.com/c/captainjackrackemlevy ... Love your listening on my 'cast, but it'd be GREAT to interact LIVE with my audience! Thursdays... Sundays... and every other Tuesday in the football OFF SEASON... with more shows during Football Season. 

So the Hockey and Basketball playoffs are in FULL TILT.  The Stanley Cup Champion Lightning made it to the next round following a tough battle with intrastate rivals the Panthers from Miami.  The Islanders dispatched the Penguins, so I KNOW we'll hear from Jared and Jimmy soon.  Boston threw the Crapitals (SIC) out of the rounds, so it'll be BOSTON VS the ISLES... and VGK and the Wild will go to SEVEN GAMES!!

In Basketball, the Sixers are up 2-0... the Lakers under LeBum (SIC) tied up their series with the Suns... THE Mavs and Nets are also up 2-0 in their series.  It's looking to me (so far) like a SIxers/Nets tilt in the East... am I wrong? A few of our guests actually TALKED about Basketball, with Xavier from Boston stating the Celts would WIN IN 6... Jesse AND Kurtz stated LAKERS IN 5!! Brass balls!! Gotta Love it!!

In Baseball, the NL East is TIGHT AF, with First to Last place only a 3.5 game spread.  While we're talking the East - but in the Junior Circuit, the RAYS have the BEST RECORD IN THE AL... with the surprising (well NOT really surprising) Padres having the BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL out in the NL West, with the Giants and Dodgers both a game back.  

Did I forget any sports? Hmmmmmmmmmm... LOL... YES WE'LL TALK FOOTBALL OF COURSE... Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!

... Remember when THURSDAY NIGHTS were the "Start of the Weekend?" I DO!! And no better way to start a(n) (Unofficial) Weekend than talking sports with the Ol' Salty Pirate!!

The NHL Playoffs have gotten off to a GREAT START with the Defending Lightning taking two games in the 'Canes' house... Gotta like them to advance.  And as of this writing, the Lightning are winning 5-4 in Game 3 Third Period, The Pens/Isles and Knights/Wild series tied at a game a piece, and Boston leads two games to one over the Caps.   

Baseball has 'settled down' a bit, and yes, the BBall Playoffs have started with play-in games... Did you see the shot by 'Bron last night to beat the Warriors? Hate LeBron but great shot...

But of course, we're MAINLY TALKING FOOTBALL FOLKS!!