Sports Consiglieres

With the big time success of the 2024-2025 St. John's season we figured it was a good time to invite St. John's legend Willie Glass onto the Sports Consiglieres Podcast! Jimmy & Jerry talk with Glass about his amazing St. John's teams and how he came up in a very tough Atlantic City, NJ area! He breaks down some high school, his recruiting process and so much more on this jam packed episode! Enjoy and Let's Go Red Storm! #StJohns #NCAA #WillieGlass #SportsConsiglieres

Coming off the heels of the NFL Superbowl the Sports Consiglieres Podcast brings their own former Superbowl Champion on in New York Giants LB, Michael Boley. Boley was a HUGE part of the New York Giants winning the championship in 2011! He takes Jimmy & Jerry down memory lane and the years leading up and post football where now he's in nursing school! Find out all about the star linebacker on this week's episode of "The Sports Consiglieres" presented by Chop Sports Media! #MichaelBoley #SuperbowlChampion #NewYorkGiants #SportsConsiglieres

As we round out the NFL Season, The Sports Consiglieres Podcast sprinkles in a little college basketball session with their very special guest, Georgetown Hoya, Billy Martin! Billy catches up with Jimmy & Jerry and talks about some of the legendary Hoyas teams as well as explaining to the guys how the transition to the NBA wasn't his cup of tea. All this and so much more on this week's episode of the Sports Consiglieres brought to you by Chop Sports Media! #Georgetown #MarchMadness #NCAA #Collegebasketball

Welcome back to a special Friday edition of "The Sports Consiglieres" podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! Today we're getting back into some of our favorite members of Big Blue as we continue to celebrate 100 years of the New York Giants by welcoming Billy Taylor! Billy catches up with the fellas to talk all things college ball, his pro days with the Giants and so much more! Enjoy this in depth conversation, and RUNNING BACKS MATTER EVERYONE!! #NYGiants #BillyTaylor #Runningback #NYG #SportsConsiglieres

Welcome back to a very special weekend episode of "The Sports Consiglieres" with Jimmy & Jerry! Continuing our New York Giants theme to the show as of late, we are joined by Author David Lyons. Lyons is responsible for the incredible coverage of Emlen Tunnell. "The Charismatic Life of a WWII Hero and NFL Legend slated to drop in April of this year!! "Emlen “Em” Tunnell was an inspirational and adventurous figure who became a war hero and a professional football player—helping improve race relations in America in the process.Emlen was a “Jackie Robinson-type leader” in the NFL, one of the first black players to be confronted with, and overcome, the indignity and injustice of racism in our country, on a national stage. Emlen was also the most successful black football star of his era, the first African American to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame." (Taken from David Lyons Website) Enjoy!!

Jimmy & Jerry are back for another loaded episode "The Sports Consiglieres" ! This week the fellas discuss the NFC and AFC Divisional round results and give their bold predictions on the NFC & AFC Title Game! The coaching vacancies are filling up so hear the latest thoughts on those as well. All this and much more!! Enjoy! #NFL #NFC #AFC #SportsConsiglieres

The Sports Consiglieres are proud to bring on yet another New York Giants legend in Keith Elias! Keith is a NJ Native and wears it proudly and now works within the NFL after his playing career. Jimmy & Jerry ask some really great questions about the Giants and other teams and legends Keith has played with! Enjoy this jam packed episode of "The Sports Consiglieres Podcast" ! #KeithElias #NFL #Sportsconsiglieres

The New York Giants made headlines this week with their announcement to retain both their GM AND Head Coach. What does this mean for the immediate future of the franchise? Jimmy & Jerry are back on another episode of "Sports Consiglieres" and they'll break down what this means for the Giants especially with a very VERY important draft on the horizon! #Giants #Draft #NFL #SportsConsiglieres

Happy New Year from Jimmy & Jerry aka the Sports Consiglieres! This week on the show they kick the new year off with their feelings about the Giants winning a football game at Metlife and what that will do for their future plans. Do they fire the head coach and GM? Black Monday can be busy! The fellas dive deep into the world of New York Sports and can't wait to deliver more interviews in the coming weeks!! #SportsConsiglieres #NYGiants #Gmen

Welcome back to the Sports Consiglieres Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! Today the fellas take a break from the guests and catch up with some of the big news surrounding some New York sports! The Giants are in a free fall, the Yankees are executing "Plan B" and the Knicks are starting to gel as a new team! The fellas discuss this and more! Enjoy!! #Giants #Knicks #Yankees #SportsConsiglieres

The Expos Hype Train rolls on this week with Episode 28 of the Sports Consiglieres Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! This week they bring on one of their key pitchers from one of the more successful Expos' squads, Mr. Don DeMola! Don shares his story on how he became an Expo along with riviting stories about the players he shared a clubhouse with and almost getting traded for Nolan Ryan?! Tune in to hear that story and so much more! Enjoy! #Expos #Baseball #SportsConsiglieres

Welcome back to "The Sports Consiglieres" Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! Today on the show the fellas take a step back from the guests and catch up the listeners with their thoughts on the 2024 New York Giants and where the hell they go from here! Is it a complete rebuild? Does anyone survive? Coach? GM? The guys discuss this and then before the show ends, Jerry shows his love and passion for the New York Redbulls as they embark on having the opportunity to win their FIRST MLS Championship! First the New York Liberty, Now this? Can you hold back the excitement!? All this and much more! #Giants #Redbulls #NFL #MLS

Back to baseball! With Winter Meetings going down right now and it being MLB Hot Stove month, The Sports Consiglieres leave the NY Giants in the rear view for now and focus back on baseball. Jimmy & Jerry welcome MLB legend, player, manager, Larry Parrish! Larry takes a walk down memory lane with the fellas and talks about the beloved Montreal Expos and playing for that historic franchise and what made him chase the game of baseball! Enjoy this awesome conversation!

The guests keep getting bigger and bigger as Episode 25 of "The Sports Consiglieres" with Jimmy & Jerry is on the air with New York Giants LEGEND George Martin! The fellas talk about Martin's early days leading into the NFL and playing with the World Champion New York Giants! This podcast is a nice refresher from the old days rather than worry about the current state of the team! Join the three this week as they take a walk down memory lane like Martin took a walk across the country! #GeorgeMartin #NYGiants #SportsConsiglieres

Welcome back to "The Sports Consiglieres" Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! This week, staying on football, we look to not offense, not defense, but special teams! The HITS that Larry Flowers would deliver would get 15 yard penalties in today's game! Larry catches up with the fellas to talk about his NFL career, how he fell onto some hard times post NFL and how he's rebounding just fine about to enter retirement! Enjoy!! #NewYorkGiants #LarryFlowers #Sports Consigliereres

Welcome back to The "Sports Consiglieres" Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry! This week, the fellas are happy to bring on the son of Andy Robustelli, Bob Robustelli who wrote "The Pope of the NFL" about his late father. Hear about the story and the process of writing this book and how much of an impact Andy Robustelli had within the New York Giants organization!

Jimmy & Jerry take a break from the guests to give you another LOADED episode of "Sports Consiglieres" ! The 2024 New York Yankees season comes to an end and after one horrific inning of baseball it has the fellas scratching their heads. What is next for the Yankees? Is Soto Returning? How many key players are departing the Bronx and who can replace them? NFL talk today about even after a Jets win on TNF, they still are a little bit bigger of a let down given their expectations. Find out what the duo thinks about that take! All this and much more! Enjoy! #Yankees #JuanSoto #Giants #Jets #NFL

Jimmy & Jerry continue their theme of the 100th anniversary for the New York Giants by inviting legendary strength and conditioning coach Johnny Parker to the Sports Consiglieres Podcast! Johnny completely revolutionized how players trained back in the 70's and 80's and won multiple Super Bowls in the NFL! Hear about his story, his rise to the NFL and what he's up to nowadays! Enjoy! #Giants #NYG #StrengthAndConditioning

The show rolls on with the New York Giants 100th Year Anniversary theme with another HUGE guest to the show, none other than Stephen Baker "The Touchdown Maker" ! Jimmy & a returning Jerry sit down and walk through his incredible Giants career, what he has going on now and when you can catch Stephen next at MetLife! Enjoy! #StephenBaker #NYG #NewYorkGiants #Sportsconsiglieres

Episode 19 packs a HEAVY punch as Jimmy brings on New York Jets Legend Joe Klecko! Joe was kind enough to give the Sports Consiglieres Podcast a few minutes to talk about his history with the Jets and catching up with life today! Enjoy! #JoeKlecko #Jets #NewYorkSackExchange #NFL

After a month away, Jimmy & Jerry are back with a brand new episode of "The Sports Consiglieres Podcast" ! This week, the duo catch you up on all the happenings in New York Sports from the Yankees & Mets reaching their respective LCS' , the New York Giants playing a bit better than anticipated & the drama in the Jets locker room. All this and much more! #Giants #Yankees #METS #mlbplayoffs

The Sports Consiglieres are happy to bring on best selling author, Keith O'Brien to the show. Keith joins Jimmy & Jerry to distract the fellas from the bad New York Giants start to talk all about Pete Rose and his potential eligibility to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's no secret about Rose's past as to why he's NOT in Cooperstown but O'Brien breaks it all down in his new book and pulls the curtain back a little bit behind the scenes of the process to get "Charlie Hustle" in! Enjoy! #PeteRose #MLB #Cooperstown #SportsConsiglieres

The Sports Consiglieres continue their own celebration of the 100th season of New York Giants Football by bringing in a second consecutive Super Bowl Champion in legendary guard, Billy Ard! Ard joins Jimmy & Jerry and takes a walk down memory lane as they talk about the 1986 New York Giants along with the major differences in coaching styles when Bill Parcells came on board! Billy also discusses his role in SAFR. A new innovative way to make the game of football safer with a shell that attaches to the helmet and reduces the risk of concussions significantly! All this and much more!! Enjoy!!

The Sports Consiglieres return today with a VERY special guest! Jimmy & Jerry welcome NY Giants Super Bowl winning cornerback, Perry Williams! Perry talks to the fellas about his college career first, then his time with the New York Giants, winning a world championship in 1986 and playing with Lawrence Taylor! Perry then talks about life after football and the impact he's had on children's sports futures! Sports are forever! Enjoy!

A two episode week this week for "The Sports Consiglieres" Podcast! Jimmy & Jerry are back to recap the great interview they had in episode 13 with Danny Gallagher and continue the convo about the Montreal Expos! After that, the fellas then head over to the NFL to talk a little 2024 New York Giants!! All this and much much more!! Enjoy everyone!! Subscribe to the podcast & Subscribe to Chop Sports Media YouTube for all the episodes!

Welcome back to "The Sports Consiglieres" Podcast with Jimmy & Jerry Episode number 13!! This week, Jimmy brings back a guest from Episode 6 of "The Midlife Crisis Podcast" in Montreal Expos Author and huge follower Danny Gallagher! Danny has published 7 books about the Montreal Expos and is already cooking up another for a 2026 release! The duo talk to Danny about his experiences with the Expos, the likelihood of a Expos comeback and what the Expos STILL DO to stay relevant in the eyes of their dedicated fans! So many great stories are shared and so much more! Enjoy!!

Our first repeat guest (Technically) is here with us on Episode 12 of the Sports Consiglieres Podcast! Jimmy & Jerry sit down with New York Mets very own Jay Horowitz! Jay has done it all in his years with the team and the fellas have a nice chat about the current state, some history of the team and more. Jay also dives into his love and passion for the New York Giants and the guys ask him a few questions when it comes to all-time great players in their first 100 years as a franchise! All this and much more! Enjoy!!

The Sports Consiglieres are back with a really great guest today in author Richard Kaner. Kaner is the author of "Hoops Hotbed on the Hudson" - A great look into basketball in Hudson County. Jimmy & Jerry ask him about his inspiration about the book along with stories along the way by taking you back to some of the finest days in Hudson County New Jersey basketball history! Enjoy!

After a little bit of a summer break, Jimmy & Jerry are back with another loaded episode of Sports Consiglieres Episode 10! This week, The duo talks a little football and specifically the New York Football Giants! They've been featured on HBO's Hardknocks and the two talk about that along with the Top 100 NY Giants of all time was revealed and the guys debate over who belongs and who doesn't! All this and more! Stay locked in for more episodes of Sports Consiglieres coming real soon!

The Sports Consiglieres is proud to welcome author Dan Schlossberg to the show! Jerry is on vacation so Jimmy is holding down the fort this week! Former Associated Press newsman Dan Schlossberg, a lifelong resident of Northern New Jersey, is one of the country’s premier baseball experts and is the only U.S. journalist who covers travel and baseball exclusively. Dan boasts a 50-year journalism career that spans the gamut from broadcast analyst and commentator, to writer, author, and entrepreneur. He has won awards for writing, editing, graphic design, and public service from the Garden State Journalists Association), the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Dan is author of 40 baseball books, founder and president emeritus of NATJA, and co-host/executive producer of the weekly TRAVEL ITCH RADIO show. They have a GREAT conversation about Dan's books and upcoming projects and he gives his Atlanta Braves Mount Rushmore! All this and more!!

We're back! Welcome back to "Sports Consiglieres" with Jimmy & Jerry! Today for Episode 8 we have a very special guest in David Siroty! Siroty has been in marketing for more 30 years in the real estate, sports, TV, agency and university industries. I have been at the forefront of the smart home world having worked closely with the likes of the Consumer Technology Association, CNET, CEDIA, Lutron, Nest, August and Amazon Alexa.He was honored by PR News as the 2010 "Lemonade Maker," earning the award for leading Coldwell Banker public relations efforts to great results despite the recession's negative impact on the real estate market. It was also an honor to be invited to speak at the 2016 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference on "Partnerships as the new PR."He also taught public relations for several years and am most proud of my 2002 baseball book, "The Hit Men and the Kid Who Batted Ninth."

The Sports Consiglieres are back this week with a massive show about the 1990 New York Yankees. "The Bronx Zoo" was released on Peacock and Jimmy & Jerry break it down! The good, the bad, the ugly of the 80's into the 90's New York Yankees. Also, during the show's recordings the NBA lost a legend in Jerry West. The fellas shed some light on his historic career with some great stories of the past! All this and more! Enjoy!! Follow the guys on Social Media on IG: @Sports_Consiglieres and be sure to WATCH the program on Chop Sports Media YouTube channel! #TheBronxZoo #JerryWest #NewYorkYankees #MLB

Jimmy & Jerry are back with Episode 6 of "Sports Consiglieres" ! This week, they pay homage to the 2023-24 New York Knicks and where they can go from here. The NBA does roll on with the NBA Finals featuring the Dallas Mavs taking on the Boston Celtics. Can Jerry muscle up the courage to pick the Celtics being a Knicks fan? The fellas make their predictions! They touch on the New York Rangers run a little bit and also talk Caitlin Clark and the hype train that has gained FULL STEAM AHEAD! Enjoy! Follow the fellas on Social Media on IG @sports_consiglieres and check out some show clips!

For all of your gambling enthusiasts out there, Episode 5 of "Sports Consiglieres" is for you! Jimmy & Jerry are back as they sit down with Senator Raymond Lesniak to talk about the struggles of getting legalized gambling into the state of New Jersey plus some Rutgers talk, some political chatter and more! Enjoy & Subscribe to the new show to show support!

Welcome back to Sports Consiglieres with Jimmy & Jerry! Jimmy is on assignment this week as Jerry takes over the show! This week, Jerry welcomes one of his favorite college basketball players of all time, Georgetown basketball legend, Gene Smith! Together the two take you back to the 1980's seasons when Jerry was an avid fan and Smith pulls back the curtain with some incredible stories of that entire decade's worth of teams including the ones he played with! Sit back and enjoy the nostalgia!

Jimmy & Jerry are back for Episode 3 of "Sports Consiglieres"! This week, MSG Is buzzing! The city of New York is on fire with playoff hockey and basketball! The fellas take a deeper dive into the New York Knicks series against the Pacers as they head towards a pivotal game 6 in Indiana as the Knicks are one win away from punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals to potentially a date with the Boston Celtics! Hear what the duo have to say along with their predictions!

The Sports Consiglieres are back with a big guest! Jimmy & Jerry welcome Bobby Martin! Martin, who will focus on coaching the Husky forwards, comes to Northeastern after running BMB Training and Development LLC, a premier training program for basketball players at every level, since 2012. Prior to starting his own basketball training company, Martin had a successful 16-year professional career that began with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA where he won the CBA Championship in 1994 and was named to the CBA All-Defensive team. Martin then embarked on an 11-year career in the Liga ACB in Spain where he was named as one of the top rebounders in ACB history by Solobasket.com.In 1993, Martin was a member Team USA’s gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas Championship where he averaged 12.7 points per game to go along with 8.1 rebounds per game, five blocks and a 54.8 shooting percentage.A three-year starter at Pittsburgh, Martin finished his time ranked 17th on the Pitt scoring list with 1,282 career points, 775 rebounds and 109 blocked shots. He was one of just eight Pitt players to score at least 20 points and grab at least 20 rebounds in a single game and tied the Pitt record for blocks in a game (7).Out of high school, Martin was a 1987 McDonalds All-American, Street & Smith All-American and was a member of the Nation’s best recruiting class which included the likes of (Arizona basketball head coach) Sean Miller, Brian Shorter, Darelle Porter, and Jason Matthews. Find out what Bobby is currently up to and stay tuned for more episodes of The Sports Consiglieres with Jimmy & Jerry!

Welcome to the very first episode of "Sports Consiglieres" with Jimmy & Jerry! This comes from the mind and host of "Midlife Crisis" Jim Whelan as he's joined by his long time friend Jerry Cala! In Episode 1, Jimmy & Jerry break down the 2024 NFL Draft and how they see it playing out! Enjoy and subscribe for future episodes!

The Midlife Crisis Podcast rolls on with the New Jersey All-Time leading basketball scorer Kristen Somogyi ! She is New Jersey’s All-Time leading scorer (for both women and men) with 3,899 high school career points. NJSIAA Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Inductee. She is a Kodak All-American, a USA today All -American, a Gatorade NJ Player of the year and a 3-time Parade All-American. She played Division 1 College basketball and as a member of the 1993 UVA ACC Championship Team and a member of the NCAA Elite 8. She also led Rutgers in assists, 3-point shooting and foul shooting.After college, Kristen began to build the Jersey Cardinals organization and has been developing top talent ever since. Twelve years ago, she began with two teams and has grown the organization to 8-10 teams annually. She is the author of Knack Coaching Youth Basketball, the first full color, quick reference, visually organized guide to the game which is used by AAU coaches nationwide. Enjoy the conversation!

The "MidLife Crisis" Podcast welcomes in Coach Art Cattano! Art is a Head Coach, at New Providence High School for the past 38 years. Coach Cattano has won two State Championships and several State Coaching Awards. In 2018-19 he was named the New Jersey State Coach of the Year by USA Today. He has been an Assistant Director of Excel Camp for the past 41 years! He has been an outstanding teacher, coach, and leader in the New Providence community since 1977. Enjoy this conversation!

March Madness rolls on this week as we get closer to crowning a national champion the next guest on the "Midlife Crisis" Podcast is Matt Brust. Brust played with St. John's in their only NIT Championship team and had a brief stint with the Chicago Bulls. A great interview with Jim Whelan where he and Matt have a great conversation about that St. John's team, this year's St. John's decision and so much more. Enjoy!

John Somogyi graduated from St. Peter’s High School in 1968, he had been twice named first-team all-state, led the Cardinals to the state parochial title and amassed more points than any player in state history. HISTORY! Until it was recently broken. John sits down with Jim Whelan on the Midlife Crisis Podcast to talk all about the journey and where he sees the sport of basketball today as opposed to his playing days! Enjoy and tell a basketball fan about this show!

The Midlife Crisis Podcast welcomes it's first in-studio guest! Nicholas Demarco. We cover it all from NFL Free Agency to the NCAA Tourney and his picks! Enjoy! #MarchMadness #nflfreeagents #midlifecrisis

It's Tourney time! Some say it's the most wonderful time of the year. Jim Whelan returns with "MidLife Crisis" Episode number 15 with NJ.com's Adam Zagoria! Adam has done fantastic work covering college basketball and we just had to get his thoughts about the upcoming NCAA tournament! Thank you for tuning in and be sure to share the podcast with a basketball fan!

It's about time for BASEBALL SEASON here in the USA and what better way to bring in the new season than to interview New York Mets published author Brett Topel. Brett has written a few amazing books about baseball in general and of course his beloved New York Mets. Jim Whelan sits down with Brett to talk about his historic book about the Philadelphia A's (Before moving to Oakland) and how they were quite possibly the greatest team to ever play and overshadowed by the 27' Yankees. We catch up about the 2024 New York Mets, the old Shea Stadium, and the not-so-new Citi Field, All this and much more on this week's episode of "The Midlife Crisis Podcast" ! Be sure to tune in for all the past episodes and some coming up about March Madness 2024!!

A little switch up from all the basketball talk as we bring you today's episode of "The Midlife Crisis Podcast" with Jim Whelan's special guest Ian Plenderleith. With the tri-state area hosting Soccer's World Cup Finals in 2026, Find out what author Ian Plenderleith thinks about the state of "futbol" as he comes to us from Germany. He's wrote books based on the "world's sport" along with how it is to be a player and a ref in today's society. Is the MLS big across the pond? Find out more in this very interesting conversation! Enjoy and subscribe to all future episodes of "The Midlife Crisis Podcast" with Jim Whelan courtesy of Chop Sports Media & Chop Studios!

Let's get back to basketball! This week on "The Midlife Crisis Podcast" Jim Whelan sits down with a mentor of his, Steve Tober of "Sideline Chatter". The two go over the current landscape of New Jersey Basketball and what it looks like as we head to the best part of the year when it comes to basketball! March! Enjoy the episode and leave a kind review!

This Week on "Midlife Crisis Podcast" Jim Whelan goes a little bit outside the college and high school sports bubble and talks about quite the popular topic as of late and thats UFO's! He brings out multi-time published Author, Paul Blake Smith as he refers to his books and the two share some very interesting stories about President Eisenhower and his alleged alien and UFO encounters! Buckle up! This one is a juicy one!

"The Midlife Crisis" podcast is back and Jim Whelan pivots from coaching and playing to recruiting and finding out ways to better your search and acceptance into college with his special guest Dave Morris! Morris spent 20 years as a college coach and knows the specific ins and outs of getting into the college of your choice! Enjoy!

The conversation continues with the controversial topic of "NIL" in College Sports. Jim Whelan sits down with Lawyer Jon King on this week's "Midlife Crisis Podcast" where he finds out all about the process in which the NIL finally came to fruition! A great conversation about how college athletes can now get paid and how it will effect the future of college athletics!