It's Never Just A Game
NJ Pesci and Greg Pesci
NJ Pesci and Greg Pesci are two brothers with more than 50 years of experience between them working to build and grow teams in some of the best-known global organizations. As lifelong sports fans, they’re now taking their business expertise and applying it to their biggest passion. With special guests and inspiring segments, the Pesci brothers will remind us that It’s Never Just a Game.
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Sports and Politics
It's Never Just A Game
03/07/22 • 47 min
The Pesci Brothers take time this week to talk about sports and politics. The first topic is the impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had on the sports world. Russia is banned from Formula 1, from The World Cup, from Tennis, Skating and more. A number of athletes are impacted as well with some having fled from Ukraine perhaps never to return. And finally, what is the future of women’s sports?
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No Regrets
It's Never Just A Game
06/15/20 • 62 min
Richie Norton talks about his book, "The Power of Starting Something Stupid." How you need to start living and doing what you love while you have the chance. The Pesci brothers talk about how fear and doubt will hold you back from achieving your full potential. It's all business on this week's It's Never Just A Game.
NFL Schedules, The Fall Of Fall T.V., & Wear A Mask Meatball!
It's Never Just A Game
05/11/20 • 63 min
We finally got some good news this week with the NFL schedule coming out, Brady and Brees week one, Taysom got paid, and who is the QB week one for the Cowboys? College Football: Are we playing? What happens if certain states don’t let their boys play? Does a conference go forward with only half of its teams? We discuss all of this and more (00:00-28:27). Former T.V. Executive, Steve Gigliotti, explains T.V. ratings and how the coronavirus negatively impacts television revenue for the rest of the year (28:27-58:38). It’s OVA: Don’t let AJ catch you getting coffee without a mask (58:38-62:10).
Team Chemistry
It's Never Just A Game
06/01/20 • 55 min
Author Joan Ryan talks about her book, "Intangibles" and the impact of team chemistry on sports (1:06-31:36). In It's O-V-A, OVA, AJ talks about his superstitions while watching the NY Yankees in the play-offs, "Get Up, or Get Out!" (31:36-40:10). The Pesci brothers talk about making soap for Proctor&Gamble and the great teams they worked with while doing it (40:10-55:55).
Executive Producer Leo Pearlman, Sunderland, & Dak Wants More
It's Never Just A Game
05/25/20 • 43 min
Leo Pearlman, Executive Producer of "Sunderland 'Til I Die" talks all things Sunderland, pitching Netflix, and the new 2021 Cinderella. When is $175 million not enough? Dak wants more, and we don't know how to spend $20 million.
Blake Snell, NASCAR > MLB?, and Pop Shows Up And Shows Out
It's Never Just A Game
05/18/20 • 58 min
Tone-deaf MLB pitcher Blake Snell says he needs to get paid, not pitching unless "I get mine." Is the shortened MLB season already at risk? He also seemed shocked that he has to pay taxes on his earnings, like the rest of us do. Pop joins the show and recounts his time growing up in the Bronx and how he started swimming at age eleven. Just a few years later swimming helps him earn enough money for college and eventually his first house. My Big Fat Greek Wedding dad has nothing on Pop!
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It's Never Just A Game
06/08/20 • 52 min
The Pesci brothers take a trip down memory lane with Coach Ryan Odom as his number 16 seed, UMBC, shocks number 1 seed Virginia. Coach talks the game, the win, hard work, dedication, and passion.
The Cub's Way, It's OVA For The Astros, MLS Star Dylan Nealis, Matt Haarms, And Tennessee Basketball
It's Never Just A Game
05/04/20 • 64 min
We break down Tom Verducci's "The Cub's Way" giving a strategic approach to winning the World Series (00:00-23:30). It's OVA for the Houston Astros, AJ let's the fastballs fly, and not even Sammy the Bull is safe (23:30-29:06). Third overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, Dylan Nealis, talks FaceTime with David Beckham and the influence of his brothers on his success (29:06- 43:36). Pop shows us his "unique" defense in basketball and when to lay the other guy out (43:36-49:53). NJ loses a bet and invites media executive and Tennessee sports buff, Bob Baskerville, onto the show to talk Matt Haarms and Tennessee basketball (49:53-62:27).
BYU's Greg Wrubell, Netflix = Live Sports?, It's OVA For Gronk, and The Business Side Of The Draft
It's Never Just A Game
04/27/20 • 74 min
The Voice of the BYU Cougars, Greg Wrubell, joins the show and shares his thoughts on all things BYU. From Steve Young as Cosmo the Cougar, to the current QB competition, and finally to the impact of Mark Pope on the basketball program (3:47-58:17). Mailbag: In our first letter, a listener asks us, what are we watching on T.V. without live sports (58:17-64:13). It's OVA: Gronk goes to the Bucs, AJ loses his mind, maybe he's wearing green this year (64:13-68:42). We close by taking a deeper dive at the business side of the draft (68:42-74:11).
Jason Lezak Olympic Magic
It's Never Just A Game
06/22/20 • 48 min
NJ and Greg tell stories about Pop for Father's Day. An interview with Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak, recounting his record breaking swim in the 4X100 Men's Free Relay in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to win gold and beat the favored French. If you're afraid, don't get in the water!
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