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Episode 193: One of MSU’s Greatest: “What? US Worry?”

November 16, 2020 01:34:07

Just play hard, keep your mouth shut, and good things will happen.

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page and Fred Heumann filling in for Denny!

Was he THE best ALL-AROUND high school football player in Michigan HISTORY? Ex-MSU star JOHN MILLER guests!
Is it POSSIBLE? Is what ELI saying about Jim Harbaugh the TRUTH? Or is it just WILD speculation?
Meanwhile, Harbaugh has to settle on a quarterback to start at Rutgers Saturday. Could M even lose THIS game?
MSU has a QB controversy of a different kind. As Casey Stengel asked of his ’62 Mets, “Can’t ANYBODY here play this game?!”
Thanks to the amazing Matt Prater, the Lions’ playoff hopes are alive. Will that still be true after Sunday’s game at Carolina?
Kim Ng is the first WOMAN GM in MLB history! The boys liken that to all the pony-tailed ZEBRAS we’re now seeing in football.
Nominations are out for this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class. Fred has a BIG disagreement with most on who should get in!
Even golf wacko Eli thinks The Masters was bizarre without (sniff-sniff) “patrons.” Bob asks a good question about Tiger.
The NBA Draft is here. Pistons pick 7th overall! Their former and long-time TV reporter Eli Zaret is excited — NOT!!!
All those stories, “This Week in Sports History,” YOUR mailbag and much more right here!

August 20, 2020 01:37:54

I think he regrets not taking that job.

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

Eli’s on vacation so veteran sportscaster FRED HEUMANN joins us with some big opinions and stories!
Casey Mize makes his LONG-awaited MLB debut! MOST of us thought he did well. NOT Denny!
Al Avila says on a Friday that Mize and the other kids are NOT ready. By MONDAY they ARE?! Bob thinks he knows why.
Thom Brennaman commits the ultimate TV/radio sin: not so much WHAT he said, it’s the cardinal rule he FORGOT!
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a grand slam on a 3-0 count with his team up by SEVEN in the 8th inning — and the feces hits the fan!
The NFL is now considering a postseason “bubble” which has worked for the NBA and NHL.
Most of COLLEGE football is not going to play at all. Players, parents and one prominent medical expert are VERY unhappy.
A potentially GREAT Michigan O-lineman has already seen enough. HE’S heading to the pros!
One of the legal world’s greatest truisms: how much “justice” can you afford? In Robert Kraft’s case, a LOT!
Those stories, “This Day in Sports” — just for Denny McLain, YOUR mailbag and much more right here.

April 30, 2020 01:35:29

Let’s refresh some people’s memories.

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

DAVE BING could have been INFAMOUS in Detroit sports instead of one of its most BELOVED figures. The Mayor joins us today!
So ya wanted Denny’s big MLB “scoop” he promised recently but never delivered? We’ve got it NOW — from another source!
MORE lawsuits involving alleged sex abuse at Michigan State, this time a big one against the NCAA itself.
It’s official: college sports’ “student-athletes” are now finally allowed to make money on outside endeavors!
Looks like Shea Patterson WON’T be making any money in the NFL. Details of his stunning fall from grace.
Quick now, Denny: if’n NASCAR come back, which good ol’ boy gonna win the CO-Cola 600? Denny: UH, who’s IN it?
Further ugliness from the Bulls-Pistons rivalry being displayed on ESPN. WHAT is Isaiah NOW claiming?!
A listener takes exception to Eli’s comments about Ernie Harwell. Eli defends himself — and Bob riffs on “the meaning of Ernie.”
Stevie Y signs two top young Swedish goalies. If STEVIE likes ’em, WE like ’em too. After all, can we FULLY trust Bernier?
Listen up, all you single gals out there! Guess who’s being BOMBARDED on a dating service now? Hint: NOT Eli. NOT Bob.
Those stories, YOUR weekly Mailbag segment - soon to be SPONSORED by YOU? - and much more right here!

January 23, 2020 01:31:35

He Was One Of The Great Defensemen

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

Overshadowed by his famous dad? Not much! MARK Howe, an NHL Hall of Famer in his own right, is our guest!
Derek Jeter’s now in the BASEBALL Hall. How could ONE guy NOT vote for him?! Bob says he has an idea.
We speak of two Detroiters who had a big hand in Jeter’s career and we look ahead to the class of 2021.
Who’s gonna go in then? Denny sez to expect the unthinkable!
Computerized umpiring in MLB? It’s going to be here a LOT faster than Denny thinks, whether HE likes it or not.
And while Al Avila is signing has-beens and never-wases, bookies are making dire predictions about his pathetic team.
The “student-athletes” have a busy night in Lawrence, Kansas — no doubt on their way to study hall.
So why don’t universities just put a stop to corrupt big-time sports? Ask ELI, who’s excited about HIS alma mater’s team!
The “other” Eli retires from football. A Hall of Famer? For SURE! Whether he BELONGS is a different matter.
And it looks like it’s official: the Dead Wings are now mailing it in.
Those stories, Denny talks of late Tigers owner John Fetzer in YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here.

January 20, 2020 01:20:43

It’s Just About A Pick’em.

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

He was a teammate of some of the great players in NBA history! Detroiter Earl Cureton is with us today.
EVERYBODY is looking forward to THIS one! The Chiefs versus the Niners in the Super Bowl.
Eli tells us Netflix has a new doc out on the tragic life of Aaron Hernandez — and a wild story it is!
The Astros’ pitch/sign-stealing scandal rages on. How do YOU and others feel about it? ESPN has an answer.
Hand the boys a napkin: They need to wipe the EGG of their faces about Sparky and some of his ex-players.
Wither the maybe-NOT-so-pathetic Pistons? Bob says things might be looking up — and SIGN Drummond. Eli: NO!
Why haven’t the WINGS signed Gerard Gallant yet as the disaster rolls on unmitigated?
Eli recaps the UFC McGregor/Cowboy bout. DENNY for “Sports Person of the Year”? Someone in the mailbag thinks so!
And Detroit pro teams are bad. Uh, HOW bad ARE they? Those stories and much more right here!