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The Boomer & Gio podcast is a must-listen for any sports fan, especially those who are fans of New York teams. The hosts, Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti, along with their supporting cast of Jerry Recco, Al Dukes, and Eddie Scozzare, provide entertaining and informative discussions on sports and other random topics. Their chemistry and camaraderie make it feel like you're hanging out with friends while getting your daily dose of sports news.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the humor and banter between the hosts. Boomer and Gio have great comedic timing and their back-and-forth exchanges keep listeners entertained throughout the show. The addition of Jerry, Al, and Eddie adds even more humor to the mix. They often delve into personal anecdotes and share funny stories that make the show relatable and enjoyable.
Another great aspect of this podcast is the extensive coverage of New York sports teams. As a Long Islander in North Carolina, I appreciate being able to stay up-to-date on my favorite teams from back home. Boomer & Gio provide insightful analysis on games, trades, and player performances that keeps me informed even though I'm miles away.
However, one downside to this podcast is Sal Licata's contributions when he fills in for one of the hosts. Some listeners find his constant yelling and repetitive statements annoying. While everyone has their own preferences when it comes to radio personalities, it's clear that Sal does not resonate well with everyone.
In conclusion, The Boomer & Gio podcast is a fantastic way to start your day if you love sports, have a good sense of humor, and enjoy some laughs along the way. The chemistry among the hosts is unmatched, making them truly the best in the business. While there may be some minor flaws with certain contributors to the show, overall it remains a staple in many listeners' morning routines.

Today on the show, we tackle a tale of two New York baseball teams as the Yankees keep rolling while the Mets sink into the "depths of despair" after a brutal, six-error doubleheader disaster. We dive deep into the heated Caitlin Clark and WNBA discourse, welcome Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin into the studio to talk Fanatics-fest, and break news of LaMelo Ball's trade to the Timberwolves. Plus, C-Lo delivers the updates while the guys riff on everything from media beefs and phone addictions to Dianna Russini FaceTiming a head coach to escape a traffic ticket.

The Mets dropped a doubleheader to the Cubs while the Yankees beat the Tigers again. Gary Cohen declared the Mets in the "depths of despair" during a game that "causes reevaluations." Fans chanted for Pete Alonso—though Gio claims he wouldn't make them any better. C-Lo starts his first update with the Yankees' win behind two Paul Goldschmidt home runs. Plus, Ryan McMahon hits the IL with a throat abscess, we hear the sounds of the Mets giving up 10 runs in each game, and a NY Times article reveals how Dianna Russini FaceTimed a head coach to get out of a police ticket.

Boomer says JP Morgan is "going through it right now" over a woman stealing a Knicks-colored garbage can and potentially made-up sexual harassment claims. Next, Fanatics Founder & CEO Michael Rubin joins the studio to talk Fanatics-fest, attending Knicks players, and items for sale. Finally, Gio highlights podcasts dealing with porn addiction, sparking a conversation on phone addiction.

We play an awkward exchange between Richard Jefferson, Jay Williams, and Kenny Smith, which somehow transitions into Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy. Next, C-Lo's update features Rickie Ricardo's Spanish call of a Dominguez home run in a Yankees win, followed by the Mets dropping a doubleheader to the Cubs with a six-error game. Then, we dive into the beef between Jaylen Brown and Stephen A. Smith after Brown labeled ESPN unethical. Finally, Caitlin Clark is excluded from a WNBA 30th anniversary poster, prompting a caller to claim women are "more genetically jealous" than men.

We discuss the current state of the Mets and Yankees, followed by a caller wondering why a soccer match gets a gridlock alert when Jets and Giants games don't. Next, a female therapist calls in about player "jealousy" toward Caitlin Clark, and the Seton Hall women's basketball coach talks about protecting Clark to grow the sport. C-Lo's final update breaks news of LaMelo Ball heading to the Timberwolves, before featuring Dave Sims' call of Paul Goldschmidt's two homers in a Yankees win. We then hear about the Mets' doubleheader loss to the Cubs." Finally, Wyndham Clark explains his 2016 Baker Mayfield tweet on Pardon My Take, a guest and food delivery collide for the Moment of the Day, and a caller compares World Cup stadium access between New Jersey and Philadelphia.

C-Lo returns with breaking news as LaMelo Ball goes to the Timberwolves. We heard Dave Sims on the call as Paul Goldschmidt hit 2 homers last night as the Yankees beat the Tigers. The Mets lost a double header to the Cubs as Dansby Swanson had 11 RBIs on the day. Wyndham Clark was on Pardon My Take and talked about why he tweeted ‘I hate Baker Mayfield' in 2016. The Moment of The Day: A guest & food delivery collide.

A woman therapist calls in about the word ‘jealousy' between players in the WNBA and Caitlin Clark. The women's basketball coach at Seton Hall calls in about protecting Clark to keep the sport growing.

C-Lo starts with Rickie Ricardo on the Spanish call as Dominguez homered and the Yankees beat the Tigers. The Mets lost a double header to the Cubs and had 6 errors in one game. There's a beef going on between Jaylen Brown and Stephen A. Smith after Brown said ESPN is unethical.

Sometimes someone goes at another person thinking it's funny and it isn't received too well.

Michael Rubin, Founder & CEO of Fanatics, joins us in the studio. We talked about Fanatics-fest and all the Knicks related players that will be there and items for sale.

Boomer said JP Morgan is ‘going through it right now' because of the woman stealing a Knicks colored garbage can from the street. A caller brings up bagels for some reason and then Gio takes issue with people who talk to him when he's just not interested.

C-Lo is in for Jerry and starts with the Yankees beating the Tigers behind 2 home runs by Paul Goldschmidt. Ryan McMahon is on the IL with some sort of abscess in his throat. We heard the sounds of the Mets giving up 10 runs in each game of a double header.

Or as Gary Cohen put it, "The depths of despair."

Al & Rami: Listener questions for Rami, ‘The New Guy'

Today's show breaks down Kodai Senga's rough loss to the Cubs, Carlos Mendoza's reaction, and Gio's warning about the dead Mets, followed by Aaron Boone addressing Jazz Chisholm's lollipop antics and a JPMorgan employee getting fired. Next, Boomer and Gio try to untangle the messy Geno Smith situation and Tyreek Hill's broken-leg controversy, before hitting Yankees updates, more Mets misery from Evan Roberts, and Billy Bush ripping Al Roker. Then, Becky Hammon defends her Jalen Brunson take, Gio stands by his KAT opinion, and Donna calls in to protest the show's ongoing lollipop jokes, followed by news on Matt Miller's amputation and Jim Kelly's stroke. Finally, the crew reviews the top drugs of each decade, discusses the NFL skipping its supplemental draft, shares C-Lo's final updates with C-Mac's lollipop defense and the SNY kid-caster, and wraps up with a fed-up caller and Gio's childhood love for Teemu Selanne.

Another bad pitching performance has Kodai Senga's confidence in the toilet, followed by Gio breaking down a depressing stadium video of Evan Roberts. The Mets are officially dead and irrelevant before July, but C-Lo delivers updates on Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm's dugout lollipop antics. After reviewing Senga's rough inning against the Cubs and Carlos Mendoza's post-game comments, Gio warns it will be a long summer if we keep paying attention to these losers. Finally, the woman who dumped street trash to steal a Knicks garbage can has been fired from JP Morgan Chase, with Gio noting she looks just like Danny DeVito's Penguin.

Boomer and Gio are both completely confused by the Geno Smith situation, which includes a video of Geno being a jerk to a cop over wrong license plates and an active case regarding the alleged assault of a woman, all happening now that he's back on the Jets. Gio then brings up Tyreek Hill's "giant woman fetish" where a woman's leg ended up broken. Next, C-Lo returns for an update on the Yankees beating the Tigers, featuring a Jazz Chisholm home run following his lollipop controversy. Meanwhile, the Mets lost to the Cubs as Kodai Senga stunk again, with live audio from Evan Roberts at the game discussing the Brooklyn Nets draft pick. Finally, the conversation turns to media feuds, with Gio noting that Billy Bush was ripping Al Roker on his podcast.

Becky Hammon admits she was wrong about Jalen Brunson but refuses to apologize for having an opinion, while Gio stands by his regular-season take on KAT despite a tremendous playoff performance. Next, C-Lo returns for an update on Jazz homering in a Yankees win over the Tigers after his lollipop incident, leading to Carton Show clips about sucking on lollipops and Gio's disbelief at how many grown men eat them, which prompts a call from Donna objecting to the disgusting jokes. Finally, ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller posts about a terrible car accident and his life-saving left arm amputation, before Boomer brings up Jim Kelly having a stroke.

The crew continues their breakdown of the biggest drugs of each decade before touching on the NFL skipping its supplemental draft and a look at Brendan Sorsby. Next, C-Lo's final update covers Aaron Boone addressing Jazz homering after his lollipop controversy, which C-Mac steps in to defend. After another bad outing from Kodai Senga prompts Carlos Mendoza to declare "that ain't gonna cut it," we hear Gary, Keith, and Ron chatting with the kid-caster. Finally, the Moment of the Day features an older female caller who has had it with crude comments, before the show wraps up with Gio recalling his childhood love for Teemu Selanne.

C-Lo has Aaron Boone on Jazz homering after his lollipop controversy. C-Mac defended Jazz with his lollipop. Kodai Senga had another bad outing and Carlos Mendoza said that ain't gonna cut it. We heard Gary, Keith and Ron talking with the kid-caster. The Moment of The Day: An older female caller has had it with crude comments.

We discuss the NFL not holding a supplemental draft this year & the Brendan Sorsby situation.

C-Lo starts with Jazz homering in the Yankees win over the Tigers after his lollipop incident. We heard clips of the Carton Show talking about sucking on lollipops. Gio can't believe how many grown men are eating lollipops. Donna calls in because she doesn't like us doing disgusting jokes about sucking lollipops.

People seem to want Becky Hammon to apologize for her take on Jalen Brunson. She said she was wrong about Brunson, but she's not apologizing for having an opinion. Gio had a take about KAT during the season that he stands by.

C-Lo returns with the Yankees beating the Tigers as Jazz Chisholm homered after his lollipop controversy. The Mets lost to the Cubs as Kodai Senga stunk again. We heard from Evan Roberts, live from the Mets game, on the Brooklyn Nets draft pick.

Boomer is confused as to what is going on with the Geno Smith situation. Gio tries to help clear things up, but he is also confused.

C-Lo is in for Jerry and starts with Aaron Boone on Jazz having a lollipop in his mouth. Jazz then homered last night and showed the camera his lollipops in the dugout. Senga had a rough second inning in the Mets loss to the Cubs. After the game Carlos Mendoza talked about Senga's performance.

Another bad pitching performance by Kodai Senga. Boomer said his confidence is in the toilet. Gio said there's no sadder video on the internet than the one of Evan Roberts at the Mets game.

The Mets remain one of the most perplexing teams in all of Major League Baseball, which is why they are a fantastic topic for Bradfo and Laura Albanese of Newsday to dive into. Should they buy? Should they sell? What has gone wrong? What is the future of Bo Bichette? All that and some outstanding talk about t-shirts make this another top-tier discussion with the Mets' beat writer.

Al & Jerry: Advice for recent graduates and always be saving for retirement

With Boomer out, Gio and Jerry kick off today's show breaking down tonight's NBA draft, the blockbuster trades sending Giannis to the Heat and Julius Randle to the Nets, and a rainy day at Willie Colon's golf outing. Next, they dive into the confusing Geno Smith verbal argument video, Jerry's DIY oil change, and Gordon Damer's updates on the NBA trade fallout. Then, the guys debate the future of the Knicks' role players, George Kittle's push for NFL grass fields, and Linda Cohn's retirement from ESPN. Finally, they react to Fanatics-Fest charging a whopping $935 for Jalen Brunson photos and Gio golfing with a total finance "character."

Boomer is out today, so Gio and Jerry start with tonight's NBA draft and the Nets trading for Julius Randle in what Gio calls the "Knicks model." Giannis is also heading to the Heat, a pair of major moves Gordon Damer tackles in his first update. Next, Gerrit Cole gave up five runs in a Yankees loss to the Tigers. Then, Gio calls golf analyst Eamon Lynch a "douche" for wanting to ban Long Island from hosting PGA events due to rude fans. Finally, the guys recap getting rained on at Willie Colon's golf tournament yesterday, where Gio felt like a storm chaser.

The Geno Smith story seems like a whole lot of nothing other than a verbal argument with a woman, prompting Gio to assign an intern to check her Instagram. Next, they talk about show snacks and Jerry changing his own oil for the first time in decades. Gordon Damer returns for an update on how the Giannis to the Heat trade relates to Jaylen Brown, followed by Julius Randle heading to the Nets and Jazz Chisholm having a Blow Pop in his mouth during the game. Finally, Ethan the intern reviews the confusing Instagram stories of the woman on video yelling at Geno Smith.

The guys debate whether the Knicks' role players will return, check in on Mitchell Robinson's farm, and discuss J.R. Smith's family asking for money, before Gio breaks down the crazy Netflix doc 'Maternal Instincts'. Next, Gordon Damer updates on Giannis heading to the Heat, Gerrit Cole brushes off a rough outing against the Tigers, and George Kittle advocates for grass fields. Finally, Scottish World Cup fans head to a Marlins game in Miami, and Linda Cohn retires from ESPN after 34 years.

The guys react to the $935 price tag for a Jalen Brunson picture at Fanatics-Fest, with Gio saying it's fine if people want to pay it and Jerry asserting he wouldn't spend $1,000 on anyone. Next, Gordon Damer reviews the top ten Cameo people before hitting Giannis going to the Heat, tonight's NBA draft, Julius Randle heading to the Nets, and Aaron Boone reacting to Gerrit Cole's rough Detroit outing. Finally, the Moment of the Day equates the Warm Up Show to a first date on Love On The Spectrum, and Gio recalls golfing at Willie Colon's outing with a finance guy who felt like a total character.

Gordon's back, but first we look at the top ten Cameo people. Giannis was traded to the Miami Heat and the NBA draft is tonight. Julius Randle was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. Aaron Boone talks about Gerrit Cole's rough outing in Detroit. The Moment of The Day: The Warm Up Show was like a first date on Love On The Spectrum.

Gio say if you wanna do it, then do it. Jerry declines.

Gordon starts with the Giannis to the Heat. Gerrit Cole did not pitch well against the Tigers but said it was just one of those nights. George Kittle talked about the NFL needing grass like they do in the World Cup in the NFL stadiums. The Scottish World Cup fans have made their way to Miami and were very excited to go to a Marlins game.

The Netflix documentary has become a must-see of horrors and Gio is hooked.

Gordon Damer returns for an update and starts with reaction to Giannis to the Heat trade and how it relates to Jaylen Brown. Julius Randle is headed to the Nets. Jazz Chisholm had Blow Pop in his mouth during the game.

The Geno Smith story, right now, seems like a whole lot of nothing other than a verbal argument with a woman. Gio gave an assignment to the intern to look at the woman's Instagram account.

Gordon Damer has your updates today and starts with Giannis going to the Heat and Julius Randle going to the Nets. Gerrit Cole gave up 5 runs in just 4 ½ in the Yankees loss to the Tigers. Golf Channel analyst Eamon Lynch doesn't want Long Island to host any more PGA events because the fans are rude. Gio called him a ‘douche'.

It's NBA Draft day and big trades happened including Julius Randle to the Nets and Giannis to the Heat.