The Sporting Chance Podcast

So I decided to become a hockey coach. Man, I picked a year. I talked about the challenges of jumping into high school hockey during COVID times and the lessons to be learned as things have happened. Next comes the card break, a mix of more modern ones with some Donruss '88s and Fleer '90s as well. The beer of the week is Fuggly Sweater from Ithaca Beer Co. which is a riff on a holiday party we ca...

It's the all thankfulness appreciation episode! Go get Friendsgiving 2020 the newest Collaboraid "potluck" IPA from Double Nickle, Tonewood, Cape May, Urban Village, and Source Brewing. Matt lists off a few things he's thankful for in the sports world and then does a review of a sweet potato beer (with real roasted sweets) from Vault Brewing. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Follow Matt and the podcas...

It's an Eagles bye week, but Matt still manages to find a way to talk about them. Also discussed is Canelo Alvarez's free agency, if Alec Bohm has a chance at the NL Rookie of the Year award, not trading Ben Simmons for James Harden, some NFL picks, and a live Allen & Ginter World's Champions pack opening. All of that is washed down by Choco Pebbulls, a milk stout from Bolero Snort Brewery sur...

Pointed fangs and teeth. It can only mean one thing...an Imperial Red Ale from Great Lakes Brewing dedicated to the original monster film. While drinking a Nosferatu, Matt muses on the current state of Italian American quarterbacks, the Eagles vs Cowboys, NFL odds, the Sixers reshaping themselves, boxing, and the MLB's failures leading to a nearly wasted season. If you want to follow along between...

Pumpkin spice is good. There I said it. We've got a Nitro Pumpkin Spice stout from Breckenridge Brewing (shout out to Aunt Tara in CO) and its tasty coffee notes set off talk on the NHL draft and the Flyers moving aways from size, and how the Eagles have to lean on the big boys of the defensive line against the Steelers. Plus there are three picks made. To keep up with all the information check @m...

Woof. The Eagles and Phillies are both being bad, while the Flyers have some spicy rumors around and the Sixers hired the best coach on the market...seriously. I'm also barking up a storm about Barktoberfest, the beer of the week from one of NJ's newest breweries Dr. Brewlittle's Beer Co. We also take a look at one of the Yankee greats who doesn't get quite enough love despite a hall of fame 13-ye...

The Flyers did things, the Phillies cling to the playoffs, the Sixers continue to operate in a totally backward way and the Eagles have hope against the Rams. These are the topics Matt touches on and explains the finer points of dry-hopping while reviewing Bonesaw Brewing's Sereno Italian Style Pilsner. For more fun follow Matt and the podcast @mmaratea22 and @Sportchance pod on Twitter and Instag...

Peanut butter and jelly...beer? Matt pops open a beer from Axe & Arrow that claims to be just that while chatting about the busy September in Philly sports. The Eagles Week 1 point spread and over/under picks along with 3 bonus point spread picks, and touches in on the playoff failures of the Flyers and Sixers, along with the push that the Phillies are making. To keep up during the week with M...

We're surfacing from the deep sea late this summer! Czig Meister gives us a challenge with the Deep Sea Series NEIPA Galactic 7 while Matt runs down the Flyers playoff series outlook, the Sixers weird bubble, and the Phillies disastrous season thus far. To continue getting reacquainted with the podcast follow Matt @mmaratea22 on Instagram and Twitter and @sportchancepod on Twitter and Instagram fo...

It's a spicy podcast! A jalapeno, vanilla beer from Bout The Hops Brewing is really bringing the heat. The Flyers will also be bringing the heat against one of 8 potential opponents soon? Plus will we fall for the Sixers hype again? Plus, the jefe's of the four major leagues get ranked based on how they are doing now. Also, I talk about my favorite baseball book in the world. If you want to engage...

The NHL playoff format is out! The NBA has set up its return in Disney! Those are the two happy topics of the day. The other is addressing the protests and hopefully that in the end peace and goodness will win out. I also talk about one of my favorite pieces of sports memorabilia and to wash it all down is another attractive can. Ship Bottom Brewery brings the fruit with their Blueberry Bikini Bot...

It's a tough day. Minor league baseball seems like it's on the way out. The American pastime seems like its really going through it and might not ever be the same. Beer is the only cure. Today's healing elixir comes from Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Co. Lady #6 is a flirty Summer Wit with a bonus ginger and cucumber zing to it. To help that flush out the bad, we've got good boxing news and the card...

I've decided to become a runner. Maybe that's the 8.2% Troegs Lollihop Double IPA talking but I'm looking for advice on the subject. We're also talking the NHL playoff format and why it seems weird. Plus we've got boxing as always, and a Marshall Faulk rookie card. Interact on Twitter, Instagram, Untappd and Medium anytime @mmaratea22 plus the podcast directly @sportchancepod on Twitter and Instag...

Why aren't more fights on during weeknights? That's a topic I explore while taking some deep sips from Alphabet City Brewing Company's Sugar Plum Fairy. Plums and candy syrup...yeah that'll work. Plus let's talk about why NASCAR, which comes back this week, is worth watching. Remember to follow the accounts! @ Mmaratea22 on Twitter , Instagram , Untappd and Medium and @ sportchancepod on Twitter a...

Vamanos! Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, and what should've come was a Canelo Alvarez boxing bout. It didn't so Matt talks about what it is like to watch him and other Mexican boxing legends throw down on the holiday. He also does a full breakdown of UFC 249 and talks a throwback Bernie Parent card that's more art than sport. All of this leads up to the beer review for the Flying Dog Numero Uno M...

Matt slogs through the Philadelphia Eagles draft with the optimism that only a good beer can provide. That beer is the Hammock Nap brown ale from Ludlum Island Brewery. That chocolate coconut beauty gets reviewed. Plus we’ve got the card of the week, a Chipper Jones classic. Plus sports are coming down the pike in the form of NASCAR, the PGA and the UFC. As always the social media handles are as f...

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate Matt's got a big old green can of beer. The Green Earth American Pale Ale from Brotherton Brewing Company helps him work through the Eagles draft and picking Jalen Reagor. From there he discusses the "agreement" between the Flyers and Linus Sandin to come over from Sweden. Plus the beer and the NFL at home draft coverage get reviewed. For more beer stuff check out Mat...

It didn't snow this winter. It gave Evil Twin Brewing a beer name for their watermelon, salt and vanilla gose. I review that after discussing my prized Ichiro rookie card and my recent McGwire find. I also memorialize one of my heroes. It has been 11 years since Harry Kalas passed and I discuss how he helped me love baseball, gave me some fantastic memories and that plays into the Maratea family l...

Still no stinking sports. So more sports adjacent topics! We're talking training right now (specifically boxing and hockey) and how that can make you a better creative, as well as being a learning tool for research. Plus we get into the sports cards business. It was en fuego and now it has totally stopped. What will happen, and why I collect. Plus the customary beer review, this one is from Stickm...

Please, sports, come back to us. In the meantime, Matt connects the dots between a Flyer who last suited up for the team in 2011 to 3 that are currently on the roster. He also expands into his recent experiment with a CBD/mushroom product and reviews another Double Nickle Brewing Company collab beer. This one is the Watamoonica Oyster Stout, brewed with help from the Brigantine Oyster Co. As alway...

Sports are still gone! Thankfully the Eagles make some moves and so did the Flyers so I've got that to talk about. I also bemoan the lack of an Opening Day in baseball, and when I'm done waxing nostalgic I get into the beer review. This week it is Croydon Cream Ale From Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company. I also go over my philosophy on how to try and approach and evaluate breweries in some cases. As...

So, thanks to COVID-19 sports are gone. Thankfully the NFL is at least throwing money at people so there is an Eagles move to talk about in between sips of Conshohocken Brewing Company's Smoke Biere de Garde "Ashy Slashy" and talk of the list of sports movies I hope to watch during this time of desperate need for content. During this semi weird shutdown, support your local businesses whenever you...

Finally I got down to Eight & Sand to try some beer. It's a fantastic brewery and I picked up a very interesting Vienna lager called The Maize Is Not For You. I also talk Flyers 5 game win streak, the 76ers needing a road split, that the Phillies seem active this spring, the Eagles offensive line drama, the Fury/Wilder rematch, Garcia/Vargas this weekend, and Chocolatito! Follow me on Twitter and...

Evil Genius charges more than a penny for their porter but its worth it. New Phone Who Dis? is a Carmel Macchiato porter worth having, hear why from me. In sports talk, we tackle the Flyers recent run of success and discuss sustainability of the whole lineup scoring, plus Sixers hope, Phillies pitchers and catchers and the warm feelings those bring, and the a little boxing recap from Allentown and...

The numbers went wrong, so yeah this is a .5 deal. I talk Kobe and the idea of embracing the Mamba mentality, along with the state of Philly boxing in the busy month with one big fight left for Tevin Farmer, plus some MLB Hall of Fame pondering, 76ers talk and the beer review. It's Dogfish Head Raison D'Extra at high ABV brown sugar and raisin wonder. Interact with me on Twitter and Instagram @mma...