The Pro Fan League Podcast - Sports Talk From A Biblical Worldview

STYLE AND SUBSTANCE

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the NBA Draft and the sneaky great pitching matchup between the Pirates and Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. Gibbs talks about the gratitude on the face of Khaman Maluach when he was drafted at #10 by the Phoenix Suns. Gibbs talks about how now we see who was a better model on the runway than basketball player on the hardwood floor. Time to go to work. Time to separate the show horses from the work horses. The season and the next ten years will tell the story. Gibbs also talks about 1 Samuel 16:7, and how the Lord looks at the heart and encourages us to do the same. Who are you surrounding yourself with? Go make plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

YOU SHAI LANCASTER I SHAI THUNDER

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the Oklahoma City Thunder championship. He also thanks Team Lancaster Thunder for the plays they make each day in life. He gives credit to the patience put on display by ownership and management to let this Oklahoma City Thunder team build unity and skill. Gibbs sends sympathies to Tyrese Haliburton. Gibbs shares with team Lancaster Thunder some thoughts on encouragement from his recent trip to the Phillies game where he watched Jesus Luzardo turn the Mets bats into spaghetti noodles for nearly 7 innings. Finally a tip of the hat to the Canadians for having Playoff MVPs in Hockey, Hoops, and Baseball all at the same time. Go make plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

DING DONG: DUDE! TAKE A SWIG FROM THIS CUP!

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and we journey along with the celebrations involving the Cup for the first 12 hours after they won the trophy! Players walked the trophy around their neighborhoods in the early morning hours, jumped in the Atlantic Ocean, and toured the Florida Bar scene to get the festivities started. Is Florida the new hockey capital of the world? What would you do with the cup? What would you fill it with? Have you drank from the cup that never runs dry? We visit with Jesus and the Samaritan women in John 4! Every time I think the OKC Thunder are going to surge into Championshipville they seem to disappear, what will happen in Game 7? Go make plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

5000 DOWNLOAD MILESTONE: CANT HIT WHAT YOU CANT SEE

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the sensational run of sports since we were last together. Gage Wood and his 19 strikeout performance in the College World Series; his Limburger was stinky, J.J. Spaun gives us a MOQUAKE moment at Oakmont with his seizure of his first major championship, and Rafael Devers is finding a new home in San Francisco. Refer back to BOOMBAH GOES THE DYNAMITE a podcast in our archive to remember how the Devers saga began. No matter how challenging life is, or how amazing life is, keep in mind you are not alone, and do not lean on your own understanding! Jesus is a great Savior. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

PUT AUTHORITY ON THAT NAME

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about deep rough at Oakmont, Uncrustables, what you could order off the menu at the U.S. Open for what Shaq's shoes cost at Kohls, and comments Shaquille O'Neal recently made about Michael Jordan and his authority in the game of basketball. Jordan will be joining the NBA on NBC broadcast team. Shaq says when Michael talks hoops you listen. Do we hold such a strong view toward God's word? When the Bible says it, you listen? Are we more apt to put weight on the name of Michael Jordan/people in your life or Jesus Christ? Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

WORTH THE COST

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about teams, experiences, goods, and relationships that are worth the cost. The Florida Panthers put on a hockey clinic last night in South Florida. Producing a lopsided 6-1 victory. They looked like the real thing. In Oakland, Denzel Clarke helped provide definition for baseball fans of what an "Athletic" play looks like with an astounding robbery of a baseball destined for the seats. A "Web Gem" as they used to say. Tip of the hat to Peter Gammons. Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about some of the impact of the new NIL settlement. He also talks about how we as humans are constantly searching for the "real thing"! Jesus Christ is the "real thing"! Go make plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

IT AINT OVER-RATED UNTIL ITS OVER

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the audacious and exciting conclusion of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The most "OVER-RATED" player in the association (according to the players) steps into the moment and hits a dagger BIG BUCKET to swipe game 1. Gibbs talks about the greatness of Michael Jordan and the anticipation he would bring into moments like that. You were scared to go to bed because you might missing something insane if you did. Not many athletes produce that kind of expectation in the fans. Don't forget sports fans, IT AINT OVER UNTIL ITS OVER! Gibbs reviews the OT thriller in the Stanley Cup, and we enter the sports classroom to learn from Derek Carr's example as he walks away from 30 million green dollars due to his shoulder injury. Please share the show. Give us a 5 star review. Leave comments. Go Make Plays. We are "Not Just Fans"!

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about the Coach K camp held each year and this past week at Duke University. People pay $13,000 (2025 price) to be part of the camp for 4 days and many Duke basketball players come back to be part of the experience. It is a celebration of Duke culture and accomplishments. When you observe the tradition and accolades of the program it can be alluring to yearn for that kind of fraternity. There can be temptation to condemnation and despair if you feel you have not been as successful as you hoped and you feel alone. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ are you aware of the magnificent legacy of faith you have been invited into? Is the influence and greatness of Jesus Christ and the power flowing through you because of His saving grace prominent in your mind? Do you grasp what you have gained in the body of Christ as your ally and the Savior as your advocate, peace with God, and the Holy Spirit as your helper? Gibbs shares some brief thoughts on Jagr's mullet, Lord Stanley's Cup, and the NBA playoffs. Go Make Plays! We are "Not Just Fans"

LINES OF HONOR

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about coffee, playoff physicality, the post-game handshake line, Phil Robertson, and outdoing one another in showing honor! We have an Edmonton vs Florida Stanley cup rematch. Gibbs picked the Panthers to win the Stanley Cup back in October (The Empty Square Episode). Will it be a light the lamp score or an incoming Bradley's Blooper! We talk about Phil Robertson and whether or not hunting is a sport? Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about how each of us in life will have a scoreboard that hits 00:00. When this life is over do you have hope about what happens next? Go make plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"! Please share the show! Give us a five star review.

NOW BATTING: ABUNDANCE

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about abundance and his reflections from Memorial Day. This baseball season Max Scherzer will make $72 million dollars from 4 separate teams. 50+ games into the season he has pitched 3 innings. The temptation is to say if I made money like that....fill in the blank. As Gibbs reflected on Memorial Day and the sacrifices made, he was aware of his own discontentment despite being surrounded by so much surplus. Isn't it amazing how we can be in situations we want to be in, surrounded by people we want to be surrounded by and still feel a gnawing longing for more...God help us to be content and to desire Godliness and generosity. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS!"