The Dad Ball Podcast

The US Open always brings golf to the forefront of my mind! I muse on golf being for everyone and nobody, as well as what are the best casual sports skills to have, and the hype around the NCAA football video game, and how important this game is to the landscape of the the sports gaming world.

The WNBA is all the hype, and they're making a choice with Caitlin Clark that will influence the other major female sports, right or wrong.

Vintage ESPN needs to make a comeback. Life isn't the same without being able to see World's Strongest Man reruns at any time of day.

Also Matt goes on record with his bandwagon NHL Stanley Cup playoffs rule, and how fantasy sports forces fans to think more about the whole athlete and person, if they're paying attention.

The Flyers couldn't make the playoffs, but the Predators did, and are facing a tough matchup in Vancouver. Speaking of Nashville, it isn't a four for four city, but it certainly has plenty of sports to keep a fan occupied.

Also I break down my first live MLS experience, a Philadelphia Union win over the Nashville SC in Geodis Park.

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One of the best days of the year is Opening Day for Major League Baseball. This year it might be a touch tainted by gambling, but it is still a special day.

Matt also talks about the idea of dealing with the end of a season that doesn't end the way you want, and allowing yourself to really feel it.

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Competition in sports is one of the last great teachers we have for young people who need lessons in dealing with adversity, and dealing with success. Matt dives into the some of the lessons taught there, touches on the Nikita Kucherov All Star skills performance, and gives his picks for Super Bowl LVIII

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There's always a reason to go, to change. Sometimes it's best to stay the course. Cutter Gauthier provided an example of a lack of loyalty in forcing the Flyers organization to trade him. The trick with loyalty is knowing when to stay in order to maximize your possibility for growth.

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Welcome to this 1st time interview edition with Carter and Steve from Xenopucks.

I've talked Xenopucks before, because it's the best off ice puck I've used, and it moves on every surface. This time we've got the guys themselves, Carter and Steve, the two driving forces for Xenopucks answering all the questions I've got. We dive into how they got started, tips for using them, practice tactics, who might benefit the most from using the pucks, and some fun hockey talk mixed in there too.

If you want to check out the pucks head to the website here and check out the socials with Instagram , Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube! You'll find plenty of ways to contact them there.

Great conversation with these fellas, and they make a fantastic puck, start following them now and be the first to see what's next!

We're talking about the Sixers lack of a draft and the Flyers full 10 picks on this episode! It's a rundown style of who is coming into both organizations and what we know about those guys so far.

Along with that we'll be opening some NHL Pro Set cards from the 91-92 run, and drinking The Grove, a citrus shandy from Cape May Brewing Co.

As always if you wanna follow along with all of the action find me on the socials @MatthewMaratea on Twitter, and @mmaratea22 pretty much everywhere else, and the podcast @sportchancepod on Twitter and Instagram! Cheers!