The Joe Quills Show

On the Tuesday Twitch stream:  

Joe begins with some breaking news. The unofficial horse of Bleacher Brother Uncle Ernie won on Monday at Parx. Joe didn’t pick him, but he was a good reason if you read the article.  

The NCAA basketball tourney is set, and a bunch of teams declined bids to the NIT. The NIT isn’t what it used to be, and Joe thinks it’s time to end that tourney and expand the NCAA tourney to 96 teams, including making the regular season mean more. Then Joe goes through the bracket.  

Brief story: Jimmy Garoppolo met the media and LA and explained the reason for getting popped with a PED violation. He didn’t get a therapeutic exemption for whatever he was taking.  

Two former NHL players passed away. Chris Simon, a former Flyer in the Eric Lindros trade, passed away at 52. Also, Konstantin Koltsov, who was dating #2 ranked women’s tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, also passed away, but his details were known to the public.  

Finally, a little sorbet. Josh Winckowski had jury duty on Tuesday. How did he get out of it? He has to pitch in Clearwater against the Phillies on Thursday.

On the Tuesday stream:  

Joe begins with the news of the legal tampering period in the NFL, and Joe doesn’t really like the Saquon Barkley signing. Maybe it’s because the Eagles signed DeMarco Murray years ago.  

There is a presidential election this fall, and we might be seeing Aaron Rodgers as a Vice Presidential candidate. He is being considered by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who like Aaron Rodgers is a major conspiracy theorist.  

Finally, Antelope Valley College was forced to shut down because of financial issues. But the men’s and women’s basketball team will be playing in the NAIA national championships this week.

On the Thursday stream/show: J

oe begins with his mock State of the Stream address, which was a fun way to introduce what he had in store tonight.

Joe begins with looking at the Sixers in the Eastern Conference standings. Joe had said at the beginning of the year that he felt the Sixers wouldn’t make the playoffs, and if the Sixers crash and burn in the Play-In Tourney, then the NBA would say they didn’t make it, but technically the Sixers did in Joe’s opinion, since the Sixers did play games 83 and 84.

Then Joe talks about the announced Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight. Even Joe might have to watch this, though he’s rooting for Mike Tyson here.

Some Kansas City Chiefs fans may be looking at amputations. Joe found a store that 70% of fans diagnosed with frostbite from that extremely cold game in January may be consulted by doctors to amputate what was frostbitten.

Finally, there may not be enough ego at ESPN for both Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith if a New York Post article is correct. Apparently there was an argument that led to one calling another an MFer.

On the Tuesday Twitch stream:

Joe begins with Jason Kelce’s iconic speech at the Eagles Super Bowl parade in 2018. Jason Kelce retired, but Joe had a question: is the term G.O.A.T. used too much?

Zack Wheeler received a 3-year, $126 extension. Great move. Also, Zack Wheeler has the right mind set per Joe that Wheeler doesn’t want to hang on when he approaches 40 when pitchers’ skills erode.
The Athletics finally revealed their stadium designs. The renderings look like the Syndey Opera House. But Joe still has a gut feeling that The A’s end up in Sacramento or Salt Lake City for some weird reason since all over moves in MLB had teams going to an MLB ready stadium.

Joe calls himself a reformed gamer, but he saw that MLB The Show 24 will have a “Women Pave Their Way” showcase on the game. The trailer features a nod to Kelsie Whitmore who plays in the MLB Partnered Independent Leagues for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League. The feature is interesting and could get Joe back into gaming.

Finally, over 10,000 college football players opted into the EA Sports College Football 25 game that will come out this summer. One who didn’t? Arch Manning. But why he didn’t is interesting and not what you would think.

On the Thursday Twitch Stream:

Joe begins with some odds and ends. Joe likes seeing different hits on the podcast side, and there was a new hit in Massachusetts today. Joe appreciates everyone that takes the time to download and listen to the podcast, returning or new.

Caitlin Clark is going pro after her college basketball season. She will probably be picked up by the Indiana Fever who won the WNBA Lottery. She should be the next superstar to succeed in the WNBA.

Phillies dropped their Dollar Dog Night promotion, and Joe is okay with it. Who wants to be ducking projectile hot dogs all night? Who wants undercooked hot dogs that are usually given to kids? Who wants to wait in lines causing congestion issues on the concourses? Not this podcast host!

Joel Embiid met the media today. He wants to play in a few weeks no matter where the Sixers are in the standings. Sixers could be a dangerous team even if they have to play the play-in round or they must just not make the playoffs. Anything could happen with this team, but Embiid wants to play, just like when he was a rookie and he was minute limited by the process.

Joe read an article about expanding the NCAA tourney. Great article by Joe Lunardi, but your host things 96 would work better than Lunardi’s suggestion of 80 teams. But you have to make things more interesting, like make sure teams qualify for even their conference tourneys.

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On Tuesday's Twitch stream, Joe talks about the court storming issue that was a hot topic as a star Duke player was injured when Wake Forest's student section stormed the court. Joe mentioned some suggestions that some big college basketball names mentioned.

Joe also talks about Tim Mayza, who paid off his punishment for finishing last in the Toronto Blue Jays' fantasy football league. Thankfully Joe isn't in a league that punishes the last place finisher, and won't be doing so if he runs any leagues in the near future.

On the Thursday Twitch show:

Joe begins with the MLB expansion topic. He reviewed an article he saw and gave opinions on what we think are the candidates for when Rob Manfred officially opens up the process.

It may not happen but keep an eye on the situation in Arizona. The owners want (some) public funding to help renovate Chase Field, and in a roundabout way, said they might have to move if they don’t get it.

The MLB uniform issue is getting worse as the MLBPA are noting additional complaints about this year’s uniforms including “see through pants” and supply chain issues.

EA Sports is bringing back their college football video game, and for a foundation game since it’s the first one in over 10 years, it will have all kinds of features, including student athletes getting paid for their NIL in the game. Even Notre Dame is in as they were the last school to hold out.

Finally, the College Football playoff committee is already looking to expand beyond the 12-team format for next year. Joe has a better idea and format.

On the Tuesday Twitch Stream:

Joe is a little messed up with what day it is at the top of the show. He keeps saying Wednesday because he screwed up his work schedule Texas A&M Commerce and Incarnate Word brawled in the handshake line after their game on Monday night. Joe says once again that if the NCAA does not have this “forced sportsmanship” rules where you line up to shake hands after the game, this does not happen

MLB has a uniform issue that might be spiraling out of control. The players do not like their new uniforms that were made for this year, and now a reporter from the St. Louis Post Dispatch is saying that the alternate uniforms may not be available at the start of the season.

The NHL announced the 2026 NHL All-Star game will be held at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Joe thinks the NHL dropped the ball (or puck) in celebrating America’s 250th birthday with the ASG here in Philly. Joe also mentioned that the NBA also dropped the ball with Los Angeles having the NBA All-Star game there as well.

At this point I had a couple of new followers join me and we started getting off the rails. I think I know who one of those people were, but I haven’t completely confirmed their identities. We had an impromptu Sixers talk as I was catching up with the chat room.

The “Stupid (Stuff) I Saw” segment returned with two stories. First, a horse was loose on I-95 Tuesday morning, and I tell how I intertwined it with the unofficial horse of Bleacher Brothers “Uncle Ernie”. Then I mention how someone is suing Powerball because he thought he won the jackpot but didn’t.

Then Joe gives a special Tuesday night edition of the Philly Phade. Note that when I referred to an “all in” wager, it was still a small amount of money. Always bet within your means!

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Apologies for posting this so late!

Joe talks about the tragedy that occurred at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl championship parade and in lighter news, Joe's experience in Vegas, including being on Radio Row for the first time.

Live (allegedly) to video from Las Vegas. Joe talks about his experience on Radio Row from Wednesday to Friday as well as the Philly Phade for Super Bowl Sunday