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Speaker 1: Let's go, Giants Do. Get out on the Giants Bubble,

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Speaker 1: give me some Jobs, part of the Giants Podcast Network.

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Speaker 1: Let's Roll.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another edition of the Giants Tittle Podcast, brought

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Speaker 2: presented by Hackensack Maurdine Health. Keep getting better. Very excited

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Speaker 2: for our pair of guests today. The Giants will be

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Speaker 2: televising their Giants Jets preseason game on Saturday in Spanish

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Speaker 2: for the first time on Telemundo forty seven and joining

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Speaker 2: us with the two guys that are going to be

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Speaker 2: calling that game, Miguel Gerwitz and Rolando come too, guys,

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Speaker 2: how are you?

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Speaker 3: We're great, John, thanks for the invite, and we're very

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Speaker 3: blessed that the Giants UH look to to a very

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Speaker 3: unique fan base that obviously has a long tradition with

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Speaker 3: in the Tri state area. And we're excited to call

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Speaker 4: Of course, part of you know this first chapter, it's

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Speaker 4: always interesting and we are really excited to be part of.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we've been trying to build a brand. We've had

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Speaker 2: our Spanish language podcast for quite a while. We have

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Speaker 2: our Spanish language radio broadcast as well. Thrilled to have

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Speaker 2: you guys doing the game on television. What attracted you, guys?

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Speaker 2: And for folks that maybe might not know, Rolando and

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Speaker 2: Miguel have been doing play by play on Thursday night

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Speaker 2: So why did this opportunity? Miguel will start with you,

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Speaker 4: I mean, this is a giant, it's a giant, it's

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Speaker 4: we were like, yeah, we're all on, We're all in.

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Speaker 4: We said, yes, like this and it's important to be,

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Speaker 1: How about you?

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Speaker 3: Well, it came down to where Megalli and I call

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Speaker 3: enough games John during the football season too, where I mean,

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Speaker 3: it's just the chemistry we have on the air, and

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Speaker 3: we're fortunate enough to be the team that brings you

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Speaker 3: Thursday night football in Spanish and also Sunda Night football

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Speaker 3: on the nbsnior So and Telemundo. And when the Giants

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Speaker 3: did this partnership with your your local Telemundo triestate area,

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Speaker 1: Man must be exciting.

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Speaker 2: You only have to prepare for one game in a

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Speaker 3: Guys. We're starting, I mean we're starting. We have the

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Speaker 3: then we come into our pregame, our preseason game with

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Speaker 3: So we're warming up for two consecutive Giants games.

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Speaker 2: And you know what, I got to imagine in the

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Speaker 4: I mean, we prepare the same way if we call

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Speaker 3: So for us having this opportunity for the Giants, and yes,

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Speaker 3: the rosters are big, but then away, John, I want

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Speaker 1: Man, Go ahead, and no please.

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Speaker 3: I was one of those guys where you know I

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Speaker 3: at the end of training camp, not not training camp

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Speaker 2: Does that get you excited for the folks that might

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Speaker 3: That is what drives us. I think preseason games you

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Speaker 1: Huddle up, get in here.

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Speaker 3: Great, How do we make that happen? I don't know,

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Speaker 2: the biggest events for a long time. Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics,

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Speaker 2: through all this. There was frankly too much for to remember.

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Speaker 2: What drew you to NFL football? Why was this something

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm gonna tell you that that story. I always

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Speaker 4: What are you talking about your soccer player. No, I'm

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Speaker 4: So I mean that that really motivated me. So we

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Speaker 2: All right, guys, let's talk about the NFL season here, man.

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Speaker 1: But nobody has any idea what's gonna happen every year.

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Speaker 2: What are some of the main themes, Miguel that you're

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Speaker 4: Oh, I mean there's a lot of great teams out there.

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Speaker 3: It is what it is. And just just to go

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Speaker 3: And that's what you need.

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Speaker 3: And it's tough, I get it, it's tough. But I

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Speaker 1: Put your offensive line helmet on.

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Speaker 1: Very serious kid, Oh my god, man.

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Speaker 3: He just he's he's focused. And I think when you

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Speaker 2: All right, guys, before we say goodbye, Miguel and Rolando.

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Speaker 2: Want don't you guys each take attorney or tell the

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Speaker 3: Thanks, thank you so much.

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