Boston Red Sox
Episode 202: Ah, What COULD Have Been for Chuck Long!

He had everything going for him.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- One of the greatest QB’s in Big Ten history, CHUCK LONG, never lived up to that potential in Detroit. Chuck tells all!
- The Lions hire Chris Spielman, not to run the show, but only to assist in the hiring of a GM and coach. Bob: WTF?!
- If only ALL the Lions had the guts of center Frank Ragnow — playing an entire contest with a FRACTURED THROAT!
- The MNF matchup between the Browns and Ravens was a great game — but a COSTLY one for Denny and others.
- Jim Harbaugh says he’s IN. And what LOOKS like a good recruiting class just may keep him “in” — for a while.
- MSU’s Mel Tucker landed a couple quarterbacks on signing day, though the one he needs MIGHT already be in the fold.
- Congress continues to meddle in big-time college sports. Is this a good thing? Denny, Eli — and CHUCK debate.
- Miggy says he wants to play first base again. AJ Hinch: “Okay.” Denny: “Ridiculous!”
- In this P.C.-mad world MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred makes a controversial decision. Was it fair?
- Will MLB and the other pro sports REQUIRE all players take a COVID vaccine in order to play?
- Those stories, PLUS Bob rips the bogus Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, YOUR mailbag and MORE — right here.
Episode 201: “Yee-Hah!” The Wild Ride of Mike Henneman!

I went to Toledo with an attitude.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- Tigers reliever, RODEO star, finding his long-lost family, marrying a teammate’s widow? What a journey for MIKE HENNEMAN!
- Bob is APOPLECTIC, stammering in anger, spittle flying. Now the P.C. Posse’s even killed the CLEVELAND INDIANS!
- “Champions Week?” How about “LOSERS WEEK” — courtesy of the Big Ten(14) with its cockamamie football schedule.
- And does Ohio State really deserve to be crowned a “champion,” having played so few games?
- Another Sunday, another loss for the Lions. Weirdly enough, Eli and Denny somehow are seeing hope for them.
- The Tigers do NOT figure to have much hope in 2021. Maddeningly, Al Avila’s making no apologies for that.
- Eli rants about a Detroit Pistons team that oughta wear name tags at practice just to become acquainted.
- Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card has sold for a staggering sum! Resident sports memorabilia expert Denny explains why.
- Both undefeated, both in the nation’s top 20, but Bob says there’s a big diff between U-M and MSU basketball.
- Those stories, Eli with “This Day in Sports,” YOUR Mailbag segment and much more — right here!
Episode 194: Scared of Butkus? Not a Young GREG LANDRY!

But you always wanted to know where he was…
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page, Fred Heumann AND Lary Sorensen!
- Okay, so maybe they weren’t “glory days,” but the Detroit Lions of our guest, GREG LANDRY, were at least FUN!
- NOW, Eli says the COVID crisis has taken the “fun” element OUT of sports. Bob, Fred and Lary disagree.
- Still, what a world we’re in! MSU’s football game a COVID cancelation. MSU basketball expecting cancellations.
- Sports TV ratings are way down and surveys indicate most of you will not go to live events til there’s a COVID vaccine.
- All those kids! What WERE the Pistons thinking about in the NBA draft, which was at least high on MUSICAL talent.
- With another embarrassing loss for U-M a possibility Saturday, would the Jets try to hire Jim Harbaugh anyway?
- Easy come, easy go. One airhead MLB player loses a guaranteed $24 million for taking steroids!
- “This Day in Sports” finds one of our fans bravely staying at his battle station during “Malice at the Palace!”
- Those stories, Lary ripped by Howard Cosell on national TV, YOUR Mailbag and much more — right here!
Episode 173: Detroit’s own Ernie Whitt: CANADIAN Sports God!

I tricked them for a lot of years!
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- “I might be the best manager who was never hired.” Yet ERNIE WHITT had one helluva playing career with the Blue Jays. The Detroit native joins us!
- One of the toughest opponents Denny’s Detroit Tigers ever faced has left us. Our thoughts on the passing of Lou Brock.
- The Tigers lost their critical series at Minnesota, but the boys are still impressed by what they’ve seen from many of the youngsters.
- College football is BACK! Well, ya know, KIND OF “back.” Is it getting too late for the Big Ten(14!) to try to play?
- The NFL WILL play starting Thursday night! Bob wonders how much of a BLM demonstration there might be, on and off the field.
- The Lions signed one of the most famous names in football: running back Adrian Peterson. But will it really help this sad-sack franchise?
- Eli LOVES his playing but is underwhelmed by his apparent I.Q.! Dustin Johnson vying for (gulp!) $15 million at the PGA Tour Championship.
- Part of a wild Labor Day sports weekend: Novak Djokovic DQs himself from the US Open? Kirk Herbstreit weeping on TV?
- Those stories, Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob’s got YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!
Episode 172: Shep: LIVIN’ THE DREAM!

It’s a blast…every single day.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- So how do you get to be an MLB play-by-play announcer? Guest MATT SHEPARD had a VERY unusual path to the Tigers!
- The sports world mourns the death of one of the greatest pitchers ever. The boys reminisce on Tom Terrific.
- The Tigers’ win streak ended at six. With five games against the Twins now on tap, is this the season’s telling point?
- Looks like Eli’s suddenly started to watch the NBA playoffs. He did NOT like what he saw from one game in particular.
- Bob on the NHL Playoffs: Is the great Zdeno Chara finally finished at 43 — or just finished in Boston?
- Get ready, gamblers! Denny has his pick on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby for you — NOT!
- Legal sports gambling rages on. Denny updates us on what the Cubs are doing — and WHAT’S that about MJ?!
- Big Ten(14!) football after all? President Trump will want to take credit IF that occurs — but would he deserve to?
- MSU’s Kirk Cousins raked over the coals by the media for his ideas about COVID-19! Denny and Eli to the rescue.
- How much would YOU pay for a presence at FL’s games? “ZERO?” Producer Brandon McAfee sez $100 but he does have limits.
- Eli with “This Day in Sports History,” Bob’s got YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!
Episode 164: The Amazing Baseball Odyssey of Jim Essian

Crisscrossing America for 17 years!
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- Just say “no” — to BO?! To ARA? To DUFFY?! How one of Detroit’s greatest all-around athletes, JIM ESSIAN, did it!
- The PGA Championship is underway! With NO fans — AND with Eli asking a good question about two top stars.
- While MLB is a mess, the NHL and NBA “bubbles” seem to be working. But hockey and basketball in AUGUST?
- And Bob sez, “C’mon, how much does ‘Black Lives Matter’ REALLY mean in the NHL?”
- Imagine! College football players to coaches: “Here’s a list of demands or we’re not playin’!” THIS is happening NOW.
- Why this CRAZY Big Ten schedule!? M v OSU in OCTOBER? Producers Brandon McAfee and Marc Fellhauer think THEY know.
- Kelly Stafford is furious at the NFL for Matt’s false-positive COVID test. Have OTHER testing mistakes been made?
- Is our P.C. society SO nuts that a coach can’t even QUOTE someone dropping an “N-Bomb?” Black players USE it!
- We MUST support local journalism in our free country. But Bob wonders how much we’re willing to PAY to do so.
- Those stories, “This Day in Sports,” a tribute to Denny in YOUR Mailbag — and much more right here!
Episode 162: Former Pistons Star Makes REAL Good!

I don’t want anybody to know what I’m doing!
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- “How to Succeed in Business WITH Really Trying?” What a life ex-Pistons star JOHN MENGELT has had! “Crash” joins the boys.
- Eli comes up with an interesting stat: as of Thursday we were already 1/10th through the MLB season!
- Fantastic start for the Tigers’ Jacoby Jones. Will he someday become a big star? Eli: Maybe Denny: NO! Bob: YES!
- Miguel Cabrera is slow. Uh, HOW slow IS he? Pathetically slow – and perhaps washed up too!
- Joe Kelly of the Dodgers was slapped with an eight-game suspension after headhunting the Astros. Fair?
- Oh. You haven’t been watching MLB games? Had enough of COVID issues, eh? Don’t worry. It’s all FAKE — says one NBA player.
- Racism, real or not, is cutting a swath through the U.S. Will one of the Big Ten’s best-known coaches be a victim?
- MANY alleged victims file a lawsuit charging that Bo Schembechler WAS guilty in the U-M sex abuse scandal.
- Those stories, Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob has YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!
Episode 159: Dombro’s NEWEST MLB Challenge

Nashville!
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- What REALLY happened to DAVE DOMBROWSKI with the Tigers AND the Sawx? The long-time top MLB exec joins us!
- Canada just says “NO” — to the U.S.! But if the Blue Jays can’t play at home does it matter — with no fans at games anyway?
- What are MLB games like now without spectators? Bob reports on his Yankees-Mets experience of the weekend.
- And the PGA Tour experience with no gallery? Eli says he loves golf so much it’s STILL good. Denny and Bob disagree.
- Now, boys, BEHAVE!!! ANOTHER COVID-19 melee breaks out — but don’t worry, folks. We kept it short.
- Ditto the latest from the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Eli suggests what they SHOULD have named it.
- No young black man’s gonna “snitch” on other young black men murdering black men, yet the NBA now has a “snitch line!”
- Is the NFL REALLY going to play its violent, contact sport in the new NO-contact world of today?
- What about college football? Even MORE, what about all the workers who make their livings from football games?
- “HETEROsexual discrimination?” One of hockey’s biggest names is claiming just that in a new lawsuit!
- Those stories, “This Day in Sports” PLUS “This Day in NO FILTER SPORTS(?)” in YOUR mailbag — and much more!
Episode 158: SUPER-Sub Johnny Grubb!

Everybody understood what our roles were.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- 1984 Tigers hero JOHNNY GRUBB joins the boys on his long MLB career, playing for Sparky AND Duke Snider — and more!
- What’s NEXT in this wacko P.C. world? One of the great powers in college basketball forced to change ITS nickname too?!
- Chase Elliott has won the NASCAR All-Star Race before 20,000 REAL fans! Bob asks why the major sports can’t have fans too?
- Would it help your enjoyment if ALL sports teams used fake crowd noise and fan cut-out figures in the seats? You GOT it!
- Is playing on the PGA Tour without fans EASIER? Denny says NO. Everybody in golf seems to say YES!
- Excited about phenom Casey Mize pitching for Detroit this year? Denny sees a BIG potential problem for him already!
- The NBA’s “Bubble” apparently has a big hole in it now — but only if you’re a hot 20-something young woman.
- Eli has This Day in Sports which includes one of the worst collisions ever seen in baseball.
- Those stories, You-Know-Who on the Hammond Organ in YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!