Primetime Sports Podcast

In this MLB Trade Deadline morning special, Joey starts off talking about Alex Verdugo staying with the Red Sox. After that, he provides predictions on Eduardo Rodriguez and Justin Verlander’s futures, as they are two top pitchers left on the trade market. Joey makes the case that Houston and Los Angeles would be great landing spots for Verlander and Rodriguez, respectively. He makes the case that...

In this MLB Trade Deadline Eve special, Joey begins by breaking down the trade between the Los Angeles Angels and Colorado Rockies that sent CJ Cron and Randal Grichuk to the Halos. He makes the case that even going all in is risky, it is the best decision for the Angels, even though people will live in hindsight if things do not work out. Following that, he analyzes the Texas Rangers’ acquisition...

In this episode, Joey offers a recap of the Red Sox win over the Giants and talks about Kutter Crawford’s strong performance. After that, he explains why he is not worried about Alex Verdugo’s cold streak and why Triston Casas has been the MLB’s hottest hitter since the All-Star break. He mentions the Cubs starting to heat up and analyzes numbers behind Cody Bellinger’s rise over the last few week...

In this episode, Joey is joined by Mike “the Sports Guru” Hurley for a summer special. They start off talking about Patrice Bergeron’s retirement and review the Bruins’ offseason. The duo contemplates whether or not David Krejci will return for another year and give their thoughts on whether or not the Bruins should trade goalie Linus Ullmark. In this segment, they dive into Don Sweeney’s incompet...

In this episode, Joey talks about recent trades over the last 18 hours in the MLB, including the Los Angeles Dodgers trading for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly, and Kendall Graveman being sent to Houston. He mentions the Miami Marlins trading for Mets reliever David Robertson and argues that the Mets should trade Justin Verlander. After that, he breaks down Shohei Ohtani’s ridiculous performanc...

In this episode, Joey starts off by discussing the biggest storyline in the MLB last night – Shohei Ohtani was taken off the trade market by the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels have made the decision to be buyers and are in win-now mode. Joey explains why he believes the Angels have made the right decision and uses an analogy from the game of football to illustrate the Halos being in desperation mo...

In this episode, Joey recaps what happened in the Red Sox’s 5-3 win over the Braves last night, sweeping Atlanta in the two-game series at Fenway Park and improving to 3-1 against them on the season. After that, Joey talks about the luck that the City Connect jerseys have brought to the Red Sox. Following that, he gives an in-depth look at Triston Casas’ statistics from the last two months and whe...

In this episode, Joey recaps what happened in the Red Sox’s huge win over the Atlanta Braves last night, before previewing tonight’s Game 2 pitching matchup. He breaks down the recent success of Yu Chang and the turnaround of Triston Casas. After that, he moves onto summarizing what has happened in the Angels’ most recent games with them holding a 6-1 record over the last seven contests. He breaks...

In this episode, Joey breaks down all of yesterday’s big headlines in the world of Boston sports with a rundown of his thoughts on Patrice Bergeron’s retirement, Jaylen Brown’s supermax extension and the richest contract in NBA history, and the Red Sox trading utilityman Kiké Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. After that, Joey moves onto two important signings for the New York Giants over the l...

In this episode, Joey introduces a new segment called “Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light” to give a temperature check on certain players’ chances of being moved at the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline on August 1. With the deadline looming, Joey breaks down which teams should be buyers, sellers, or are currently stuck in the middle of waiting on the results of the next ten games or so to determine wheth...

In this episode, Joey recaps the Red Sox series loss to the Oakland Athletics and previews the series against the Mets. After that, he breaks down the Angels’ sweep of the Yankees and explains why the Yankees should be buyers. He analyzes the upcoming Angels schedule before the trade deadline and gives his case for them to keep Shohei Ohtani.

In this episode, Joey starts off with a recap of the Red Sox series against the Chicago Cubs with a great outing from Kutter Crawford on the mound and Masataka Yoshida at the plate. He assesses Chaim Bloom’s offseason moves from this past winter and talks about the growth of Triston Casas. Then, he moves onto giving his takes for the Rangers-Rays series, before discussing Shohei Ohtani trade rumor...

In this episode, Joey finally revisits his 2023 MLB season predictions and gives an outline of his win-loss records from the start of the season for every team. He analyzes where each team currently stands and how far he was in win percentages for each club. After that, he moves onto highlighting the American League and National League playoff pictures as of now and explains his predictions for th...

In this surprise and spontaneous episode, Joey returns to his old stomping grounds of the WZBC Sports studio before his Yawkey League baseball game in Brighton. He breaks down his thoughts on the Red Sox’s first half of the season, with a deep dive into the good and the bad of their first 91 games of the year. Joey analyzes the positive notes that have helped the Sox be in the American League Wild...

In this episode, Joey starts out by recapping what happened in Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft. He mentions Travis Honeyman and Joe Vetrano of BC being selected by the Cardinals and Dodgers, respectively. After that, he outlines which picks between third and tenth rounds were steals. At the end, he lists his best players available heading into Day 3.

In this episode, Joey breaks down what happened in Day 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft with Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews of LSU becoming the first pair of teammates to be selected first and second in the draft. He outlines his non-surprise and surprise picks, before listing his winners and steals of the first two rounds. After that, he analyzes which of the best players are still available heading into Day...

In this episode, Joey delivers a preview of this year’s Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. He offers a rundown of the rules and the entire bracket with an in-depth look at each of the participants. At the end, Joey breaks down his predictions with a few surprise hot takes.

In this episode, Joey gives a breakdown of tomorrow’s MLB Draft with an entire 38-pick first round mock draft with insight behind each player. After that, he talks about potential steals that could be available in the second round. At the end, he mentions Boston College baseball coach Mike Gambino leaving for Penn State.

In this episode, Joey updates listeners on the current situations surrounding trade rumors for Damian Lillard and James Harden. He breaks down a few new trade packages, including one that would land Lillard in Boston and another that would land him in Utah. Joey creates a new and updated package for the Philadelphia 76ers that would add Harden to the Clippers lineup.

In this episode, Joey breaks down the Red Sox’s weekend sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, before recapping what happened in the club’s July 4th loss yesterday to the Texas Rangers. He discusses Jarren Duran’s miraculous 5-for-5 game with four doubles, along with Nick Pivetta’s success out of the bullpen. After that, he moves on to talking about the curse of the Los Angeles Angels with Mike Trout, An...

In this episode, Joey offers an instant reaction to the breaking news of Russell Westbrook re-signing with the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $7.8 million deal. He breaks down how Westbrook performed with the Clippers this past season after being picked up in February and analyzes his fit with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. As always, Joey praises Westbrook for his endless hustle and energy.

In this episode, Joey talks about the breaking news of superstar Damian Lillard requesting a trade out of Portland. He breaks down potential trade packages using the NBA Trade Machine and tries to balance the money between teams in each of his proposed deals.

In this episode, Joey starts off by mentioning the annual Bobby Bonilla Day, a day to celebrate his legendary contract with the New York Mets. After that, he talks about the Red Sox who took Game 1 of their series against the Blue Jays last night in Toronto. Joey previews today’s contest on Canada Day with Kutter Crawford on the mound for the Sox and explains why he believes Jarren Duran should be...

In this episode, Joey outlines all of the biggest free agents in the NBA this offseason and offers his predictions for where he thinks certain stars and role players will end up, including forecasting new homes for Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and D’Angelo Russell. Free agency begins tonight at 6 P.M.

In this episode, Joey weighs in on the recent James Harden trade rumors and explains why he would love to see the Beard on the Los Angeles Clippers. He offers his reactions to a potential starting lineup that could include Harden, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, along with Russell Westbrook if he re-signs. At the end, he breaks down his trade packages that could land the Beard in Clipperland.