In this episode, Joey starts by talking about the Orioles holding the 7th best record in the MLB since rookie catcher Adley Rutschman’s debut on May 21st. He mentions the Red Sox’s 5-3 victory over the Pirates last night in Pittsburgh and highlights Alex Verdugo’s success as the cleanup hitter over the last 9 games. Joey talks about Pirates 1B Michael Chavis who will play against the Red Sox for the first time since being traded to Pittsburgh last July at the MLB trade deadline in 2021. Then, Joey moves onto the Texas Rangers who fired manager Chris Woodward on Monday after four seasons with the club and president of baseball operations Jon Daniels after holding the position for 17 years with the franchise before being relieved today.

After that, Joey goes off on a 30-minute rant (5:39-33:39) about the Oakland Athletics and their failure to try to stay remotely competitive. The A’s currently have the lowest payroll in the MLB after designating Jed Lowrie, Stephen Piscotty and Elvis Andrus for assignment over the last few days. He argues that the MLB needs a salary floor in order to improve competition as there are 10 clubs with payrolls under $60 million, which is a third of the teams in the league. The Moneyball formula has not been effective for Oakland as of late and their failure to spend money is the reason they have the lowest attendance rate in the Majors this year. He compares Oakland’s payroll to the rest of the league and to contracts of some notable players. Joey points out other franchises that have some of the lowest payrolls and explains the correlation between attendance rate and payroll amounts, as there are eight clubs in the bottom-10 of payrolls in the Majors with bottom-10 attendance rates.

Following that, he touches on the Justin Verlander versus Dylan Cease matchup from last night and White Sox 1B Jose Abreu’s hot streak over the last month. He updates listeners on how the AL East has performed in the month of August, headlined by the Yankees holding the worst record in the MLB in August. At the end, he closes the episode by talking about news in the NFL over the past day, which includes Derwin James’ contract extension with the Chargers and the four fights at the Patriots-Panthers joint practices. Joey questions whether or not Bill Belichick could potentially be losing control of the team.

Joey starts the episode by talking about the Red Sox-Yankees series from this past weekend, Boston’s first AL East series win of the year (1-10-1). He highlights the return of Kiké Hernandez and Rob Refsnyder who will both be back in the three-game series against Pittsburgh. He breaks down the struggles of Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez with analysis and statistics behind each of their recent performances over the last two weeks. Then, Joey transitions to storylines across the MLB, from Johnny Cueto’s resurgence as a White Sox, to the Yankees falling to 7-13 in their last 20 games, and all the way to Walker Buehler’s season-ending injury. He also discusses the dominance of Jacob DeGrom who has a 1.62 earned run average and 28 strikeouts to one walk in 16.2 innings pitched.

After that, he moves onto Week 1 of the NFL preseason and touches on the performances of rookies Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett and Aidan Hutchinson. Joey mentions the Baltimore Ravens who extended their remarkable preseason win streak to 21 games, having not lost since 2015. At the end, he talks about the Seahawks training camp battle between Drew Lock and Geno Smith, and the unlucky New York Jets who lost QB Zach Wilson for 2-4 weeks with a meniscus injury and OT Mekhi Becton for the remainder of the season with a fractured kneecap.

Joey begins the episode by talking about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 80-game suspension for use of clostebol and violating the MLB’s performance-enhancing drug (PEDs) restrictions. Not only will Tatis miss the remainder of the season and the 2022 playoffs, but he will also miss the first 42 games of the 2023 season as well. Next, Joey questions whether or not the Dairy Queen Curse, which was first mentioned by Bob Nightengale, is real. Bryce Harper and Tim Anderson, who were featured in the same Dairy Queen (DQ) commercial, have both been plagued by injuries. In addition to that, the other MLB and DQ commercial features Cody Bellinger and Tatis, and neither have had good seasons with Bellinger hitting .210 and Tatis missing the entire 2022 season due to PEDs.

After that, Joey discusses the loss of Chris Sale for the remainder of the 2022 season due to a bicycle accident. He also mentions the retirement of NESN broadcasting icon and entertaining personality Dennis Eckersley, and highlights each of his best catchphrases. Following that, he gives his MLB Power Rankings, headlined by the Los Angeles Dodgers who have won 26 of their last 30 games played. Joey ranks his top 10 teams and breaks down their records over the last 10, 20 and 30 games played. He also points out four different clubs that finished just outside of the top 10. One surprise club in his power rankings were the Baltimore Orioles, who have a 21-9 record in the last 30 games which is good enough for second best in the Majors.

Joey updates viewers on World Baseball Classic commitments for the USA, which included Bryce Harper, the 2021 National League MVP and two-time MVP. He also points out Dylan Cease’s ridiculous 14-game stretch, allowing 1 earned run or less in each of those starts.

In this episode, Joey gives a quick breakdown of his predictions for tonight’s preseason opener for the Giants and the Patriots. He talks about who is playing for each team and who he looks forward to seeing play with a few players on each side to keep your eye on. Joey explains why he thinks the Giants will win tonight and gives a score prediction.

In the second half of this episode, they recap the Falmouth Commodores’ season in the Cape Cod Baseball League (0:00-11:30). During this segment, they relive their unstoppable elite QB-WR connection from the good old days (10:30-11:30). They highlight some of the best Falmouth players, including Colby Halter who led the entire league with 7 home runs. They give their predictions for the rest of the CCBL Finals matchup between the Bourne Braves and the Brewster Whitecaps (11:31-15:00). Following that, Joey and Liam transition back to hockey (15:01-20:10) and examine the injuries to many key Bruins players, of whom include Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand who will both be out until December. They break down the Bruins re-signing David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron.

After that, Joey and Liam move onto the Red Sox and their recent struggles on the field and with injuries (20:10-23:40), including Chris Sale who will miss the remainder of the season (20:24-23:39).

Then, they debate whether or not the Celtics should trade for Kevin Durant and explain their reasoning behind each decision (23:40-31:37). Joey and Liam praise the NBA for their decision to retire Bill Russell's #6 jersey across the entire league (31:41-34:10). At the end, they touch on tonight’s preseason opener between the Patriots and the Giants (34:10), and offer their predictions for this game and the season (44:02). They discuss transactions across the NFL, such as Davante Adams' trade to the Raiders and what it means for Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay (44:15), along with how much it helps Derek Carr and the Raiders' offense (47:10)

It was a pleasure having the hockey icon Liam Kenney come onto the show and Joey is looking forward to having him return during Concordia’s season.

In this episode, Joey is joined by Concordia University of Ann Arbor defenseman and hockey icon Liam Kenney for a special guest appearance (1:13). Liam comes on to talk about all-things sports, from what it is like playing hockey in Michigan to working for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer.

In part one of this episode, Liam discusses how his freshman season went (1:48), from what he learned on the ice to the transition to learning in the classroom as a sports business major. Liam rewinds back to his first career goal which came against Toledo (1:48) and expands on what it felt like. Joey and Liam talk about Concordia’s elite connections in the world of sports (7:14), which allowed Liam to work at SoFi Stadium (7:57) for Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, California, along with the 2022 Arians Golf Classic with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians (13:12). He had the chance to meet Michael Irvin (8:40), Russell Wilson (8:45), Jay-Z (8:48), and Vita Vea (13:56) among others, through these opportunities, which Liam expands on and offers some of his best experiences working these events.

After that, Liam talks about Concordia football and their recent success in the NAIA (11:22). Following that, Liam recaps how last season went overall for the Cardinals hockey program (16:55) and describes his first trip to Concordia (18:12). Liam mentions the biggest struggle in the transition from the juniors to the NAIA (18:29) and what the transition was like to the classroom (20:57-25:56).

They preview this season’s roster (25:56) and Liam breaks down some of his biggest goals for this upcoming year after rehabbing during the offseason from an injury (28:24). Liam also highlights some of Concordia's biggest moments in the 2021-2022 season (33:40). Joey points out some of Concordia’s key returning players (34:34), including their leading goalscorer from last season. Joey asks questions about which game Liam is looking forward to most (43:43), the team’s expectations (44:40) and goals for the 2022-2023 season (52:28), and what he is working on most during the offseason.

In this long-awaited and long overdue NHL Draft recap, Joey breaks down the top 10 picks of the 2022 NHL Draft with background information and key statistics behind each selection (0:13-12:56). Slovakian star forward Juraj Slafkovsky was selected with the first overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens (0:21) and although it was a surprise to many, Joey explains why he believes Slafkovsky was the right choice by Montreal general manager Kent Hughes (2:20). In addition to that, Joey highlights his winners (12:56-22:34) and losers (22:35-23:32) of the NHL Draft, which include strong drafts by the Buffalo Sabres, Seattle Kraken, and the Canadiens. He breaks down all of his steals of the draft with seven players who he believes were hidden gems (23:33-31:52).

Following that, Joey discusses how historic of an NHL Draft it was for Northeastern University’s hockey program (31:53-39:48), which had seven commits/players drafted. Not only did Northeastern break its school record of five selections in a single draft from 1985, but the Huskies also led all of college hockey with seven selected players this year. At the end, he recaps how many Americans were drafted and points out that Massachusetts was tied with Minnesota for most players drafted from a single state in this year’s draft with nine (40:31).

Joey reacts to the reported trade offer from a week or so ago that included a Celtics’ trade package centered around Jaylen Brown for Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant (0:32-11:32). He explains why he would hold onto Brown instead of making that deal with the Nets. In addition to that, he discusses the everlasting legacies of former Celtics legend Bill Russell (11:33-13:16) and former voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 seasons Vin Scully (13:17-15:45), both of whom the sports world unfortunately lost over the past week.

After that, Joey previews tonight’s NFL Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars (15:46). He outlines what to expect (16:29), which players to keep your eye on from both teams (17:23), and who will play quarterback for each side with both starting quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Derek Carr likely sitting out (22:33). He talks about the coaching matchup (25:42), which includes two head coaches with new teams: Doug Pederson with the Jaguars and Josh McDaniels with the Raiders. Following that, he touches on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's elbow tendinitis (30:07). After that, he breaks down 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s new contract extension (30:33) and highlights all six receivers drafted after the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft that received heavy extensions this off-season. At the end, he analyzes the Miami Dolphins’ tampering investigation (33:38) and lists the consequences, which include losing a first-round selection in 2023, forfeiting a third-round pick in 2024, and hefty fines and sanctions to the Dolphins team owner Stephen Ross and vice chairman Bruce Beal.

Joey breaks down Stellwagen softball’s electric 22-3 defeat of Local 4 last night to advance in the Quincy Men’s Softball League’s Playoffs. This full-game recap includes a special postgame conference with the squad’s captain (26:56). He covers the entire timeline of the game with all of the key moments (2:13), in addition to discussing how each hitter in the lineup performed at the plate (7:52). Each Stellwagen batter reached base safely at least twice and had at least one run batted in apiece. The Stellwagen team now advances and will play Friday night at 6:30 PM and Tuesday night at 8:30 PM against Local 103 at Faxon Park.

In this MLB Trade Deadline preview, Joey breaks down three potential trade packages for Nationals superstar outfielder Juan Soto with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals as the three final candidates. He highlights some of the biggest prospects necessary to trade in each deal in order to land Soto. After that, Joey lists other names to keep your eye on ahead of today’s 6 PM deadline with Cubs C Willson Contreras, Nationals 1B Josh Bell, Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez, and Angels starter Noah Syndergaard as some of the biggest names available. He analyzes which teams he will be heavy sellers or buyers and explains why the Red Sox are currently in the middle. At the end, he previews Jacob DeGrom's season debut, his first start since last July (2021).