Games with Names - Welcome to Games with Names hosted by Julian Edelman and Sam Morril

Episode Date: August 16, 2022

Julian Edelman and Sam Morril kick off their search for the greatest games of all time and preview what’s in store on Games with Names.Support the show: http://www.gameswithnames.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History is filled with unexpected stories, and I'd like to tell you about them. I'm Aaron Manke, and for the past six years, I've been sharing history's most curious tales on my podcast, Cabinet of Curiosities, such as the surprising country that invented the croissant and the wrestling champ who won the White House. And now these amazing stories and many more have been compiled into my new book. Curious to know more? Pre-order Cabinet of Curiosities, available November 12th, wherever books and audiobooks are sold.

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Welcome to Games with Names presented by Winbet. I'm one of the hosts, Julian Edelman. I'm your other host, Sam Morrell. We're on a mission here to find some of the greatest sports games ever played. We're going to get people from those games. We're going to revisit them. Sometimes losers are even coming on. We always got a winner.

Always got a winner, and the winner is going to be you guys for listening to this cool podcast, having a great time. Let me introduce one of my co-hosts yeah because we have we we technically have well we have hosts and then we have we have jack we haven't declared that title yet what is that jackie how you doing jack i'm doing good looking forward to talking about some ball games and then that's jack he'll he'll be giving us the facts let Let's get into Sam. Yeah. He's an OG New Yorker. He's a stand-up comic, a writer, a producer.

I don't know if I'm a producer. That sounds... And you're an actor. I don't really act. You were in The Joker. As a comic. Yeah, but you were the guy that made The Joker fall off the edge. That's true. He couldn't follow me on stage and he descended into madness.

So his origin story is unable to follow Sam. Were you in the credits? I was. You were in the movie. He's an actor. He's a big ass Knicks fan. He's a big ass Giants fan. We have to hear about him talking about Eli and all those little men crushes all over the Giants.

Oh, yeah. He loves the Yankees. Rangers fan too. And he loves the Rangers. I can't forget Rangers. How can I forget the Rangers, especially with the playoff push? Well, you can't forget the Giants because they beat you twice in the Super Bowl.

You just once, but the Patriots twice. Yeah, they did beat us twice, Sam. I feel like that's going to be something we're going to have to hear about a lot in this whole fucking thing. Spoiler, Eli is going to be on an app. And we got insane guests coming up. We got Peyton Manning. We got Paul Pierce.

We got Michael Irvin. I mean, who else? We have so many people. Teddy Bruschi. Teddy Bruschi, Adrian Peterson, Michael Vick. And more and more. We got Zembranski. Yeah. The Boise State quarterback with the Statue of Liberty. Adrian Peterson, Michael Vick. And more and more. Zembranski.

Yeah. The Boise State quarterback with the Statue of Liberty. One of the most epic college football games of my life. I got to introduce you, Julian. I mean, not that you need an introduction. You're a three-time Super Bowl champion. One of the scrappiest wide receivers ever. Always came up big in the big games.

I mean, every pro respects you that's what's cool for me on this show is watching how all these legends come on here and they're all like respect julian you played the right way stuff that to me is cool to see hey it's been uh it's been a very fun fun life yeah to go out and play football and then get to come out here, sit with a New Yorker that constantly talks about the New York football giants and their wins in Super Bowls. They came up at the right time. They came up at the right time, just like Viagra. Yeah.

Get you up at the right time. I would hope. It would suck to have to wait to get a boner. How long do you have to wait? Does anyone here pop a Viagra? Jack, you ever go Viagra? No, but if it lasts for more than three hours, you call your doctor, right?

Four, I think four is enough. Four, four, sorry, yeah. Yeah, so we'll be sure to call our doctor. Julian Edelman, Boston legend, here in New York, it's an honor. Hey, this is going to be fun. We'll get a little New York with you. I'm a Boston guy.

Played 12 years there. But also huge Bay Area fan. You are. California kid. Yes, you were a Niners guy growing up. Niners, Giants, San Francisco, that is, of course. Better women, Bay Area or Boston? You got to go Boston.

Because you've been through more of them in Boston. Nah. I would say that there's good-looking people in Boston. I like the Boston people. And you get some built-in points with the Boston women, too. You're getting a quality women where they're like, I know who you are. You know, it's a small town. Yeah.

Everyone knows everyone over there. It's- Cheers. Cheers, where everybody knows your name. Yeah. Especially if you win three Super Bowls. You win three, you're going to have some short lines and some free beers.

Let's just say that. Hell yeah. Hell yeah. So. Hell yeah. Good times. We're going to, we're going to have some great times in this podcast. We,

we've all kinds of great games. We get to revisit. You're going to love this. I guarantee you're going to love it. Subscribe now. Cause why would you want to miss one episode of this? Hit that subscribe button. Follow at games with Nance on social media.

What are some of the greatest games of all time? I mean, unfortunately I got to give you the 28 to 3 comeback which you were in unfortunately i gotta give you the 18 to 1 which your giants had a one giant win i was drinking on the sidelines i was a part of it we're gonna go through nba's 2008 wheelchair game with Paul Pierce potentially. That'll be awesome. The double doink game. Oh, brutal. Heartbreak. Awful. That's what it's about too.

It's about glory. It's about heartbreak. It's about coming this close and missing. And it's also about what was going on during this heartbreak or this heartwarming time of your life. Yeah, we revisit it. Say we do a game in the 90s we're gonna go back to that day what was the number one movie what song was popping what were the trends what were

you doing what were you tweeting if tweeting was around what was i tweeting if tweeting was around you're gonna have a bunch of cool games i'm looking forward to it you looking forward to it i'm so pumped dude it's gonna be fun to get the perspective of people that were involved in the big games that we're going to go over. You know, games with names presented by Winbet. Everyone be sure to subscribe on all the social platforms. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. I believe we have at games with names on all of those platforms. Yeah.

And most of all, I'm excited because I'm going to be sitting here talking to you. Back at you, man. I get to look at these legs every week. These are incredible. Filling out the jean shorts. You look great. You made me realize I don't work my legs. Can never skip leg day, buddy.

I've been skipping it for the last 35 years. You want to know the difference between a show pony and a racehorse Well what is it His legs Really well you my friend are a fucking racehorse Well you my friend are a show pony Damn it It's better than nothing

There's some horses that just die You still get to click clack on a stage buddy I still get to click clack You get to click click click click click click on that stage and i'm trying to look purdy on that stage hey purdy and funny well we're gonna see in august games with names is presented by win bet and we already have a bunch of these in the can and you're gonna love them can't wait to share them with you subscribe as we said follow us at games with names leave us a little review. Say how excited you're going to be for it because it's going to be a banger.

We'll see you soon. And also, if you've got any suggestions, why don't you put it in the comment box what game you want us to do and maybe we'll freaking do it. Yeah. Get the guy we should interview. Who do you guys want to hear it from? This is a collaborative thing. I want to be inside

your head. I want you to be inside my head. And I want to be inside your head. I want you to be inside my head. And I want to tell you about them. I'm Aaron Manke, and for the past six years, I've been sharing history's most curious tales on my podcast, Cabinet of Curiosities, such as the surprising country that invented the croissant and the wrestling champ who invented the croissant and the wrestling champ who won the White House. And now these amazing stories and many more have been compiled into my new book. Curious to know more? Pre-order Cabinet of Curiosities,

available November 12th wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Learn more over at GrimAndMild.com slash curiosities. Hey everyone, Jake Storielli here from John Boy Media. I want to tell you about my podcast, Waking Jake.orielli here from John Boy Media. I want to tell you about my podcast, Wake and Jake. I've been a sports nut my whole life, and there's nothing I love more than talking about it. If you're a sports fan, Wake and Jake is the place for you. Covering all the hot topics from the sports world,

a lot of baseball, a lot of postseason coverage, mock drafts, awards, guest interviews, all of it. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Come watch along on the Wake and Jake YouTube channel or listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm David Eagleman from the podcast Inner Cosmos, which recently hit the number one science podcast in America.

I'm a neuroscientist at Stanford, and I've spent my career exploring the three-pound universe in our heads. Join me weekly to explore the relationship between your brain and your life, because the more we know about what's running under the hood, the better we can steer our lives. Listen to Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.