Primetime Sports Podcast

In this NBA season preview, Joey has the honor and pleasure of being joined by Zach Crews, his former WZBC Sports Radio co-host for the second episode of the comeback tour for The Playbook with Joey and Zach! At the start of the episode, Joey and Zach provide their season expectations for the Boston Celtics (1:18), their thoughts on how much pressure is on Jayson Tatum (6:10), and assess the chanc...

In this episode, Joey catches up on storylines across the NBA and NFL. He starts the episode by discussing the Los Angeles Clippers' decision to bring back Bradley Beal over Bennedict Mathurin and also the Minnesota Timberwolves landing Jonathan Kuminga and Cody Williams. After that, he praises UMass football for their exceptional 4-0 start to the season, before moving on to provide his thoughts o...

In this episode, Joey outlines his 2026 MLB playoff predictions ahead of the start of today's Wild Card Round. He provides a breakdown of each Wild Card matchup and an explanation behind each of his predictions.

In this episode, Joey breaks down his predictions for the 2026 NFL season ahead of the first NFL Sunday of the year. He outlines his record predictions for each team, along with his thoughts on the NFL Playoffs and who he believes will win each award at the NFL Honors.

In this episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by his former WZBC on-air co-host Zach Crews for the grand return of The Playbook with Joey and Zach! At the start of the episode, they take a look back at their favorite memories from WZBC (1:00). Following that, they preview the New England Patriots 2026 season by providing their expectations for the team (4:09) their thoughts on...

For the fifth straight year, Joey has the privilege of being joined by the legendary sports guru Mike Hurley for their annual quarterback rankings. Joey and Mike rank all 32 projected Week 1 starting quarterbacks based on how they believe they will perform this season. It is important to note that Joey weighs statistics more heavily than Mike who favors the win-loss record of each passer. Mike and...

In this episode, Joey has the privilege and honor of being joined by a former teammate of his in the Yawkey Baseball League and a current assistant coach for the Holy Cross baseball team, Jack Hawke. Jack played college baseball at Bard College where he was a four-year starter and a three-year captain. He went on to be an assistant coach for two years at Bard College after graduation, before coach...

In this episode, Joey has the privilege and honor of being joined by Boston College football legend and former NFL offensive lineman Joshua Beekman. Beekman graduated from BC with two degrees in 2005 and 2006 and played five years of football at BC, where he was a First-Team All-American selection and a team captain as a senior in 2006, before being a fourth round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft t...

In this episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by a former professor of his at Boston College and a sports broadcasting icon, Jon Meterparel! Meterparel has had an illustrious career in sports, from his time as an on-air host at WEEI and a broadcaster for ESPN, all the way to serving as the play-by-play voice on WEEI for BC football since 2005. At the start of the episode, Meter...

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by Paul Hamann, an avid baseball stadium enthusiast and the founder of "Paul's Ballparks." Paul has visited over 85 Minor League Baseball stadiums and 50 Major League Baseball stadiums in his lifetime. Joey met Paul and his family at Fenway Park at a Reds-Red Sox game in June 2025! To begin, Paul outlines the start of his journey visiting ballpar...

In this episode, Joey catches up on MLB headlines, discussing the blockbuster trade that sent Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Boston Red Sox’s dominance over the last month. At the end, he updates listeners on the NBA’s investigation of Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration and provides his thoughts on LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers.

In this episode, Joey breaks down the blockbuster deal between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics that lands star forward Jaylen Brown in Philly. Joey provides his opinion on the trade and some reasoning as to why the Celtics may have made this move. Following that, he explains why believes Brad Stevens should have looked to receive a young star in return. Simultaneously, Joey also defe...

In this episode, Joey catches up on MLB headlines, including the Boston Red Sox’s four-game sweep of the Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels moving on from general manager Perry Minasian, and the New Yrok Mets’ decision to fire manager Carlos Mendoza. After that, he breaks down NBA headlines, including a recap of the 2026 NBA Draft and the following trades: LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, Giannis Antetokoun...

In this episode, Joey provides an instant reaction to the blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors that sends star forward Kawhi Leonard back to the Raptors. He gives a breakdown of the trade and explains why it makes sense for both Leonard and the Clippers, along with the Raptors. At the end, Joey reflects on the official end of the 213 era in LA.

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by a returning guest and one of his best friends, Liam Kenney who is the current head coach for the Central Michigan University at the ACHA Division I level. Coach Kenney recently spent time as an assistant coach and an associate head coach at both the junior varsity and varsity levels at Canton High School in Michigan. CMU is heading into the pr...

In his fifth episode in a row with a guest, Joey has the pleasure of being joined by Christian Koutsoubis, a returning guest and a New York sports connoisseur. At the start of the episode, Christian details how much faith he had in the New York Knicks before the 2026 NBA Playoffs began (1:06), what he believes flipped a switch for the Knicks in the series against Atlanta (3:15), and how important...

In this episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by Keith McPherson, host of Mic Check on YouTube. At the start of the episode, McPherson explains the reasoning behind his prediction that the New York Knicks would win the NBA Finals before the series began (0:52) and why he is rooting for the Knicks to do well despite being a Nets fan (2:27). Joey and Keith talk about the Knicks'...

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by Ben Risseeuw-Tipcke, a returning guest and a World Cup aficionado. At the start, Ben highlights his favorite part of the FIFA World Cup (1:30). Following that, he reveals which matchup he is looking forward to most (5:35), which country he thinks is facing the most pressure to succeed (8:02), and which country is the most underrated heading in...

In this episode, Joey has the privilege and honor of being joined by Pat Skerry, the head coach of Towson University men's basketball, who is a two-time CAA Coach of the Year and has led the Tigers to two CAA regular season titles. At the start of the episode, Coach Skerry talks about where his love for the game of basketball started as a Medford, MA native (1:33). He provides insight into his tim...

In this episode, Joey has the privilege of being joined by good friends of his and two Boston sports enthusiasts: Aidan and James Daly. At the start of the episode, Aidan and James reveal what their experience was like playing college football together at Saint Anselm College (1:20). Following that, the trio discusses the 2026 NBA Finals (7:25), what a redraft of the 2025 NBA Draft would look like...

In a late uploaded episode from yesterday, Joey provides a preview of the 2026 NBA Finals ahead of Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. Following that, he breaks down Odell Beckham Jr.’s new deal with the New York Giants.

In this episode, Joey breaks down his first 2026 NBA Mock Draft and provides insight into each of his selections. After that, he explains the NBA's new anti-tanking system, which was recently passed by the NBA's Board of Governors. During this segment, Joey outlines what this new policy will mean for teams in the bottom of the NBA's standings and how it will impact the value of draft picks with mo...

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by Ken Powtak, a returning guest and a renowned freelance sports writer. To start, Powtak talks about how much of an honor it was to be one of 425 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) who voted in the 2026 Hall of Fame election (0:21). Powtak explains why he only had Carlos Beltran on his ballot (1:40) and provides rea...

In this episode, Joey breaks down a 2026 NBA expansion draft simulation that he completed on Spotrac. Joey notes that he uses Spotrac's default settings for which players would be protected versus not protected in a hypothetical expansion draft if one took place this summer.

In this special episode, Joey has the privilege of being joined by two returning guests: Sam Hofstetter and Aleks Djordjevic. At the start, Joey and Sam praise the New York Knicks for their run to the Eastern Conference Finals (1:03), ponder whether or not the Knicks would match up better with the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Detroit Pistons (14:16), and question whether or not the Knicks will make...