Get 'Em Next Year: The Heart & Soul of Philly Sports

It's officially summer! That means our recording and release schedule will be a bit more chaotic.

I'm also entering my busiest part of the year, which adds to the chaos. I hope you understand and are having your own fun, chaotic summer!

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SPOILERS: Thursday evening is still Thursday :)

June is one of my busiest months. It's the end of the fiscal year, kids are ending the school year, and I'm knee deep in everything from every angle. I had some other family things going on today, too, that made it impossible to get this up promptly.

Good news, the #1 Independent Philly Sports podcast is free!

Anyway, JJ and Tyles' two-man power trip kicks off a pretty cool a...

I would apologize for two episodes in a row that hit the 2-hour mark, but what else do you expect from this crew by this point, eh? 56 Episodes in, and if this surprises you, then I don't know what to say!

JJ's task is even harder this week as he not only has to rein in Chris and JLB, but fellow Reject Jesse, who joins mid-show!

Talent releases, Money in the Bank, talent resigning, and more as a couple of marks go off.

You can...

Buckle up, we're talking busts!

Philly Draft Busts specifically.

It's been a hell of a week, and I've got quite the headache and a mountain of work in front of me. So, let's just get to the show, eh?

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The full crew is back! We're in an odd sports time around here—the Philadelphia Union and Phillies are the two teams in the area playing at the moment, both at a high level and showing signs of a solid run this year. But that's really it. Sure, there are some news things with the other Philly sports teams (SEE YA BRYCE HUFF), but it's relatively slow.

THAT DIDN'T STOP US FROM GIVING YOU THE GOOD GOOD GENY STUFF—two h...

Listeners, hi. It's me, Kev. Tyles and I went into this thing knowing we only needed 30-40 minutes since you're about to listen to the Go Birds panel I hosted at FanExpo Philadelphia.

Do you know how much Philly Sports news there was to talk about this week? The Philadelphia Union is the #1 team in the MLS, and the Philadelphia Phillies are a half-game back from being the #1 team in the MLB. The Philadelphia Eagles have the ...

We recorded this LIVE on stage at FanExpo Philadelphia this year, and what a time it was. While JJ had an extra day experience of doing something live on stage at my Go Birds panel (we'll be dropping that on this feed on Thursday!), Tyles and Charley Lancaster knocked it out of the park for their first time! Hopefully, this is the first of many live podcasts (and if you've been following me over my nearly 18 years of podcas...

FanExpo hit so hard that Get 'Em Next Year was reduced down to a two-man power trip for the week! What a great weekend that was a first for many of the GENY crew. While I can't speak for everyone (hi, Kev here), I can't thank y'all enough for coming out and hanging out. I've been working this con since 2016, when it was called Wizard World, and this may have been one of the most engaged audiences I've seen (...

Ladies, Gents, and everyone in between, I AM SO. SO. SO. TIRED. FanExpo weekend was a blast! All in all, nearly 200 of you came out to see me and my friends (old and new) talk about subjects we're incredibly passionate about. A huge thanks to every single person who agreed to be on these panels, too: I'm sure between the Everything is Awesome feed and this feed, I'll have plenty of heartfelt thanks for these folks, but ...

I can't believe I'm going to say this, but the NBA Lottery Draft was actually kind of fun to watch. Definitely more fun than that boxing match I watched a few months ago. I'm curious if it's because the 76ers, a team I actually don't care much for, had a stake in it?

ANYWAY, it's Fan Expo week! This means I'm running around frantically preparing for one of my two favorite pop culture events of the year, ...

THE CHAIN FOOD RESTAURANT SNAKE DRAFT IS HERE.

Hi, Kev here. One would think I would be super into this one, being that fat kid I am... heck, I thought so too! However, as I started doing my research for this one, I realized that if any one of these places disappeared and I had to just eat at local joints, I'd be fine with it. I don't think there's one that I would miss to the point of caring.

Anyway, JJ and I saw Dogma M...

I wrote some banger show notes but then accidentally clicked out of the window, which closed it, and didn't save my work.

Webby Award-winning stuff. And it's gone. We're all worse for it, too.

Anyway, the gist was to come see us at FanExpo Philly May 16th through the 18th, but with some grade A flair. Details are in the actual show, we discuss, I'll get it on the site too.

JJ starts by himself, Kev joins shortly therea...

So, I was dealing with literal shit when I should have been editing and getting this up for y'all. My 13-year-old son, Trey, did something great: he cleaned our downstairs bathroom with minimal complaining. It was the first time I had him do the entire thing. Well, it turns out we both had a learning lesson. For me, it was be explicit in how to dispose of cleaning materials such as paper towels.

For him, it was not to flush pape...

Blame traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for this going up a little late. It was crazy, almost as crazy as this episode!

Tyles' power was out, so it was just JJ, the GENY World Champion Kev, and Bobby Prime Time to start talking about the Phillies' heartbreak of the week.

Charlie Lancaster joins us from 2006... maybe 2008, and jumps in on the Eagles draft discussion.

Kev here... I'm going to level with you, Lancaster was...

As you heard at the very start of this episode, before it started properly, I wasn't able to make this recording at the last minute. That said, you're in for a banger.

Tyles jumped on after going to the Phillies game to join in on the conversation with JJ and two special guests for this wrestling-themed episode. That's right–it's WrestleMania season and WrestleMania 41 is this weekend.

Returning to the show is Chris (...

Get ‘Em Next Year goes Prime Time with the debut of Tyles' #1 fan, Bobby Prime Time, appearing on this week’s episode! JJ discusses his time in Montreal, and Kev declares he found the best cheesesteak in the Poconos. 

In Philly Sports, JJ and Tyles discuss which NHL teams that will no longer exist in the future will end up winning the Stanley Cup before the Flyers, and what pick the Sixers are destined to get in their quest for ...

JJ and Tyles are LIVE from JJ's car, en route to a Phillies game, to talk about their hot takes on coffee at Citizens Bank Park, alcoholic drinks at baseball stadiums, and some of the new food offerings at the Bank.

More, too, but no spoilers. Mainly because I (Kev) was in a bit of a funk the day I was supposed to edit this, and I wanted to get it up sooner rather than later!

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JJ and Tyles kick things off in the kitchen, discussing whether fudge deserves its own brick-and-mortar building outside the boardwalk. (Editor's Note: Fudge is elite.) Cooking with GENY continues as the two discuss making homemade chocolate-covered strawberries, wire racks, and poppers.

Jumping to Philly sports, the two discuss The Philadelphia Tank. Master Phil'ly-Wan Sixobi is an expert in The Process, while Padawan Flywa...

JJ and Charley Lancaster came to us en route to the Montreal/Flyers game to discuss the firing of Flyers coach John Tortorella earlier in the day (as we predicted in the previous episode).

Charley remains a filthy casual but brings the heat with some questions for JJ to field before they head into the game. Worry not, friends...

The boys return briefly after the game to discuss how the win hurts the tank (also discussed in the previo...