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Episode 53: If a Catcher Drops ANY Pitch — WHAT’S Gonna Happen?!

July 11, 2019 01:13:41

The rule is going to drastically alter the game if it’s adopted.

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.

Our Dickie V interview: Your comments — while Bob comments on the college basketball corruption that Dick and others protect.
MLB commish Bowie Kuhn: “You claim that players KISSED on the Seattle team bus?! Incredible!”
The legendary Jim Bouton of Ball Four has died.
MLB All Star Game and Fox’ TV coverage? Some loved it (Eli), some hated it (Bob). Either way, the ratings are way down.
C’mon, Denny! You REALLY don’t think baseballs are juiced this year? Many big-name MLB guys disagree with you.
With all the HUGE changes in baseball now, Denny brings up a proposed rule change that may have YOU apoplectic!
Oh. You’re already apoplectic over the possibility of another MLB strike or lockout? Denny and Bob are too, but Eli defends it.
Kawhi moves on, a disgrace for U-D basketball AND MSU football, plus much more right here!

May 23, 2019 01:04:40

“Somebody threw a ball into the stands and injured a woman.”

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page

OMG! Eli’s REALLY done it now!!! Will Denny and Bob suspend him from the show?!
Juwan Howard is IN at Michigan. What will it all mean immediately — and in five years?
The Ilitch family remains under fire for mishandling District Detroit. Is Chris Ilitch in over his head?
Magic versus — whom? — Rob Bleeping Pelinka? And WHO won that power struggle again?
“Gloria” propels the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals. And don’t say Bob didn’t warn you about Dylan Larkin.
Tigers? UGH. The boys wanna talk about the ’68 Tigers instead and The Big Trade that was never made.
Those stories and much more right here!

April 18, 2019 00:58:01

You’re not supposed to say who we are, you’re supposed to say who we used to be!

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!

The NBA Playoffs — or the draft lottery? Eli and Denny go at it over which is better for the Pathetic Pistons.
Miguel Cabrera is off to a terrible start. He’s 36 as of today. Has he lost it for good — or only until summertime?
And are Miggy’s off-field shenanigans hurting his game?
YOU, the listeners, have questions: The mystery of the 1968 Tigers’ jerseys? The high and low points of the boys’ careers? Why the lack of swearing on the podcast?
The new Lions schedule is out! Whoopty-damn-do. Bob goes off on his favorite whipping boys.
And Eli and Denny — restaurateurs?! Bob was in New York back then, thus avoiding ptomaine.
These stories and much more right here!

April 8, 2019 00:57:47

Michigan State runs into a buzz saw.

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.

Michigan State’s out — but should Virginia be IN?
The boys’ take on that big no-call — and other blown calls in sports history.
With the NCAA title game Monday, should Duke have even been in the tourney?
What did Coach K know and when did he know it?
Or should Zion Williamson’s mother have been paid anyway? Should Zion?
A friend of Eli’s thinks he has a workable plan to settle the issue — and end all the alleged cheating in college basketball.
The Tigers are in first place! But they still have to pass “The Eli Zaret Litmus Test.” Bob explains.
The Pistons are hanging on to a playoff spot by a thread. Better off missing the postseason and getting into the lottery?
And who was better, Aaron — or Willie Mays, the man Denny burned in the 1966 All Star Game?
Those stories and much more right here!

March 4, 2019 00:57:32

When he played, he was special.

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.

Remembering Ted Lindsay — and what caused his disagreements with Gordie.
Eli and Bob stubbornly agree: Michigan State is still done! Michigan is another matter.
HOW much are people paying for Denny’s autograph while he’s in Lakeland?!
Ah, if only BOB and some of the old guard had been at Chris Ilitch’s NON-news conference there.
The boys attack Tigers present — and recall ghosts of Tigers past.
Plus, Bob goes off bimbos in sports broadcasting and much more right here.