I talk to Demetri Adrahtas about the NY Mets off-season moves and what he believes the Mets need to do moving forward towards 2015. 

Demetri Adrahtas Shortened Interview

I talk to WFAN Mets Beat Reporter Ed Coleman prior to the 2014 NY Mets season.

�Ed Coleman Interview 2014

Interview with WFAN Jets Beat Reporter Chris LoPresti during the 2014-2015 season.

Jets Shortened Interview With Chris LoPresti

Mike Carver, Host of NY Islanders Point Blank Podcast on SNY talks about the NY Islanders first round playoff series against the FL Panthers.

Mike Carver on the Islanders

The Word: On this episode of The Word With G, I welcomed onto the program Co-Founder and CEO of Daily Fantasy Insider, Justin MacMahan. We dive into how he got started with Fantasy sports, Fantasy Football draft strategies, players you should and shouldn't look to draft, sleepers and much more!

Justin MacMahan

I have a conversation with former Green Bay Packers Super Bowl winning LB Brady Poppinga. 
We discuss what's gone wrong with the Packers offense and is it all on Aaron Rodgers? What does he think of the make shift running game?
We then talk local teams, New York Giants and Jets. He gives me his take on why he loves what Odell Beckham is doing and why it was the right time for the Jets to make a QB change (at the time).
Finishing up with why he LOVES Dak Prescott and also why he used to love playing on Thursday Night Football, something a lot of players complain about.

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The Word With G: NFL with Brady Poppinga

I go into a mini rant regarding the mental grind that it is to play this beautiful game that is baseball. I give you a couple personal accounts of what I had to deal with growing up, plus one man who changed my baseball life along with my father in a very positive way.

The Word With G Rant: The Mental Grind of a Baseball Player

Are you an athlete and want to take your game to the next level? Take a listen to my latest episode of The Word With G as I talk all about the mental edge needed to perform at the highest level in sports with Mental Edge Coach Shayne McGowan. You can find him at mentaledgeperformance.ca

The Word With G: Shayne McGowan Mental Edge Performance

The sports media industry is a tough egg to crack, so to speak. Each week I'll be spotlighting a person working hard to make it in the industry and give them a platform to tell their story. 
This episode we hear Noah Niederhoffer's story, what drew him into the sports media industry, what experience he's had and what advice he would give to a younger person trying to break in. He's 24 and he's an Associate Producer at MLB Network Radio and this is his story...

The Grind of the Sports Media Industry, how they got there: Noah Niederhoffer

This week I spotlight a young woman who's doing what she loves within the sports media industry. 
Allison Gappa is a talented Sideline Reporter/Producer for Oklahoma State University Athletics. I talk to her about what got her started in her broadcasting career, why she went to school at Oklahoma City University (the answer may surprise you), what her dream job is and she even doles out some very useful advice! In addition to the nugget about why she attended OCU, she tells us one of her big hobbies not many people know about and why she's called the "Modern day Cinderella". It's all on this edition of "The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There".

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Allison Gappa

What does it take to make it in the sports media industry? Is it difficult to get into and is it a competitive industry? Grace Olson, Sports Reporter/MMJ for WUSA9 in WSH DC certainly thinks so as she says, "It's uber competitive (the sports media industry)and if you don't really want it you're not going to get anywhere, you have to really have that drive."
Her story is next up, here on The Word With G: The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Grace Olson

How can you not be romantic about baseball? That's the big question, Jessica Kleinschmidt, a baseball enthusiast poses as she talks to me about her career endeavors in this segment of "The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There"
We discuss, baseball and how she fell in love with it, her first kiss, why she left her Government job for a life filled with Minor League Baseball, which celebrity she most closely resembles and much more on this edition of The Word With G.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Jessica Kleinschmidt

This week on The Word With G: The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There. I have the privilege to talk to the very man who inspired me to want to get into the sports talk radio industry. A man who's humor knows no bounds and who's monolog's always leave you with a smile. They call him the "Schmoozer"  it's WFAN-NY's own, Steve Somers.
Listen as he tells you about his very long journey to become one of the most successful sports talk radio hosts the New York Market has ever seen.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Steve Somers

On this edition of The Grind of Sports Media: How They Got There I have the pleasure of talking with a talented MLB Writer for ESPN, Anna McDonald. She also shares an incredible story of her initial experience with a press pass and interviewing a Major League Baseball player. Tune in to hear her story....

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Anna McDonald

Last week on The Word With G, The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There, I talked with the fantasy baseball and talk radio legend, Lenny Melnick. I swear I could have talked to this man for three hours with the number of stories he has in his arsenal. He is truly a legend and if you need any more proof than having an entire hour dedicated to him as a tribute on SiriusXM then I don't know what you need. However, take a listen for yourself as I conversate with Lenny Melnick, a legend.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Lenny Melnick

What do you do when there's something you love but it does not exist? You create it. That's exactly what Megan Reza did with her sports reporting career. Take a listen to this very talented ESPN 3 Sideline Reporter and Analyst as she tells her story of how she persevered and what she hopes to achieve in her sports media career.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Megan Reza

"it's a big business but a very small business at the same time." Those words are so true when it comes to the sports media industry and specifically the sports talk radio industry. Paul Nanos has been on a roller coaster through his journey to becoming a professional sports talk radio host. He's made great connections, had the pleasure to meet the late Mohammed Ali, was out of the business for a while, and now he's back hosting the weekend overnight shift at CBS Sports Radio Network. 
Hear the full, Paul Nanos journey here as I shine the spotlight on his sports media career.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Paul Nanos

Fantasy Baseball is not for the lazy, not for the unorganized, and definitely not for somebody who's not in it for the long haul. 
There are many different ways to play the game and many differing opinions but I've found a man who always does his research and his always prepared. This week I talk fantasy baseball and draft strategy with my strategist and good friend, Matt Burns.

The Word With G: Fantasy Baseball with Strategist Matt Burns

To talk too much or to talk too little? That is the question if you're running a professional sports franchise and a topic I ranted about on my latest Baseline 2 Baseline NBA Podcast for FanRagSports.

The Two Bad Extremes of Running a Sports Franchise

Opportunities can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. For Maria Marino it almost came as a surprise. She got her start in sports media almost by surprise, not realizing what she had been doing with news, she could easily translate into sports. She's been fully entrenched in the sports media world for over two years now and is absolutely loving it. She's not just a role model for females who want to break into the industry but anyone who's looking to break into the industry. She provides us great insight into her journey and the upward trajectory that it's on.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Maria Marino

Charlie Campbell, Senior Draft Analyst at WalterFootball.com joins us on The Big Apple Sports Hour to talk New York Jets and Giants and what they may do in this years upcoming draft.

The Big Apple Sports Hour with Stopsky and G

The New York Rangers outlasted the Montreal Canadiens in Round 1 but face a tough task in Round 2 going up against another team from north of the boarder, the Ottawa Senators. Mike Warren of WIRY Radio in upstate NY talks to Stopsky and G on what the Rangers need to do to beat the Sens.

The Big Apple Sports Hour with Stopsky and G: Mike Warren on the NYR

Matt Stopsky has been one of my best friends since about 2011 or so when we were both involved in sports broadcasting at SUNY Plattsburgh. Matt works for Westwood One and has certainly paid his dues thus far. But radio or sports journalism may not be his ultimate goal... He would love to get into scouting for football. Take a listen to the journey he's been on so far as well as where he hopes this journey will end up.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Matt Stopsky

Take a listen as I take on Jake Brown to defend New York Mets Manager, Terry Collins on The Jake Brown Show via Play.it.

My Call-In Spot on The Jake Brown Show

Greg Larnerd: Sports Talk Demo Reel

Coming up with the idea to start a company can be an attainable task. Actually starting that company, no small task. Starting it at 18 years of age, almost unheard of...
Justin MacMahan did just that, he created a different kind of Daily Fantasy Sports platform for users to get in, get what they need and get out with the best knowledge of exactly what they came for. 
It's incredible some of the things he's done and he actually contributes in way of writing articles to the website as well. 
He gave up a scholarship to take this chance, now listen as he tells his story of how and why he did so.

The Grind of Sports Media, How They Got There: Justin MacMahan

The man who created Metsblog.com, Matt Cerrone, joins Matt Stopsky and I on our 'Big Apple Sports Hour' sports talk radio program. Cerrone gives his take on the state of the New York Mets, why the team screwed up Ahmed Rosario's call-up and his thoughts on the skipper Terry Collins.

The Big Apple Sports Hour with Stopsky and G: Matt Cerrone on Mets

We've got the New York Yankees covered for you this past week on the program as Stopsky and I welcome in DoubleGSports very own, Kelsi Brown. 
She tells us whether or not fans should be concerned about the recent losing streak, the pitching staff, Tanaka and the Judge.

The Big Apple Sports Hour with Stopsky and G: Kelsi Brown Talks Yanks

There's nothing better in the world than a good, strong family. This Father's Day my whole family was in different places for the first time. On this show my dad and I talk Mets, personal sports stories about me growing up, how sports talk radio got to be my career path, and a surprise family reunion.

The Word With G: Father's Day Edition with my Dad

Filling in for Jay Walker on Birds Eye View on ESPN 1420.
This is a segment from the show where I dig into the best waiver wire pick-ups for week 5 in the world of fantasy football.

Fantasy Football: Top Waiver Wire Tuesday Pick-Ups for Week 5. 10.3.17

The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. It's an utter disgrace, here's the rant of my detailed thoughts on the team not making the cut.

The Word With G: U.S. Soccer Not Qualifying for 2018 World Cup Rant-10.11.17

Greg Larnerd-Host of The Word With G on ESPN1420 in Lafayette, Louisiana demo tape.

Greg Larnerd Sports Talk Radio Demo 7-12-19

This is my life (mostly sports) through sound. Host of The Word With G on ESPN1420
I have conversations with those in the know, in the sports world for your listening pleasure. In addition, I happen to throw in my two cents on more than one occasion as well.

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