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Episode 171: “I BLEED Green and White!”

Lorenzo White in Spartans uniform

Lorenzo White…the former Spartan great.

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

  • Bo Jackson stole HIS Heisman! And so did Tim Brown! Ex-MSU superstar running back LORENZO WHITE is our guest!
  • Eli starts the show by admitting he’s depressed these days with the world SO messed up. Bob: Join the club.
  • The Tigers have found life again! They’re challenging for the playoffs. Denny is NOT impressed. Ditto with Casey Mize.
  • Is there life still left in the old man? Miggy smacks his 2,000th career hit as a Tiger and is having FUN again!
  • COVID-19 on the wane? The NBA now says it’s going to open its bubble to friends and family of the players.
  • Dustin Johnson really impresses Denny and Eli despite falling in a playoff Sunday to a miraculous putt.
  • One of the legends of college basketball has died. Bob’s not the only guy who had issues with John Thompson.
  • Excuse me, WHAT was that amazing pitching line on Denny McLain again?! Even HE can’t believe it.
  • Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob’s got YOUR mailbag segment — and much more right here!

Episode 101: The Boys Go Back on Their Word — and WON’T Apologize!

Trevor Lawrence about to throw football from right hand.

Let me tell you, it’s not true.

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

  • We made a pact never to discuss politics or religion on our show. Thanks to CLEMSON, Eli, Denny and Bob BREAK it!  
  • The NFL wildcard games are set, so is college football’s national title game. Is Denny LOSING it? He damns LSU with faint praise!
  • Were you rooting, as ALL Big Ten fans SHOULD be, for Ohio State against Clemson? Many jealous M types weren’t!
  • How about the scintillating MSU/Wake Forest game? Following THAT snoozer, Mark Dantonio questions persist.
  • The FL’s humiliated, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the finale. Incredibly, one Lion is HAPPY. You won’t believe WHY!
  • New Year, Schmoo Year! Expect more of the same in 2020 from the Pathetic Pistons AND The Detroit Dead Wings.
  • Columbus coach John Tortorella has another meltdown, this time over ANOTHER bad official’s call. Had enough yet?
  • Michigan and Michigan State basketball clash this Sunday. Why on EARTH should M be without its best player?!
  • 2020 — the year of sports gambling? Noted expert, attorney Dan Wallach, is on our next show. If YOU gamble, don’t miss it!
  • Those stories, YOUR weekly mailbag and much more right here.

Episode 65: God Bless America, Rudy! How on EARTH Did You Do It?!

Ok, he had perseverance and all that stuff…

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

  • Eli RIPS Rudy Ruettiger (nicely) as the former Notre Dame walk-on joins us to to talk — what else? — Hollywood and ND Football.
  • Bad enough that JV somehow LOST to the Toothless Tigers, worse that he embarrassed himself afterwards.
  • They’re at it again! Ex-MLB stars with the same old, “Why, in MY day …” The MOST outspoken one will surprise you!
  • Uh, Denny, how did you give up so damn many home runs?!
  • Eli defends his use, and his many mentions here, of (gasp!) marijuana.
  • Bob asks what the hell WARP, +ERA, fWAR, rWAR, & DRA- are? He does NOT get an answer.
  • Eli asks whether NFL wideouts like AB, OBJ and many others are just naturally NUTS.
  • Those stories, more baseball and — HOW much to renovate a HOUSE? — right here! 

Episode 60: Ex-Piston Bad Boy John Salley — on just about EVERYTHING!

Ex-Detroit Piston's player, John Salley smoking a cigar and smiling.

The biggest thing about Salley: he was an entertainer first. 

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

  • And today it’s The Clash of the Titans! John Salley joins the boys, trashes meat-eating, supports marijuana and Denny doesn’t dig it!
  • Furthermore, Denny sticks to his guns about the “REAL reason” behind the Tigers’ rebuild: HE thinks the team will be sold.
  • The Astros just playing by MLB’s new rules: you are not allowed to throw a no-hitter by yourself anymore!
  • Another tragic death in the NFL is likely due to just playing football! Is the league on its way to the fate of boxing?
  • Other NBA guys may be moving around but ex-MSU star Draymond Green knows a good thing when he sees it — HE’S staying put.
  • LeBron catching some big heat  — for merely trying to be a good father?
  • Should Curt Flood have made that catch in Game 7 of the ’68 World Series? “DUH,” according to Eli and Bob. “NO,” according to Denny.
  • Those stories, new safety nets changing baseball and much more right here!

Episode 49: Got replays? Then USE them! Got the K-Zone? Then USE it!

I wanted to see where that pitch was. 

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

  • Michigan falls to Vandy in the CWS championship. Bob wonders if a REALLY bad break didn’t change the course of the game.
  • Eli rails on the lack of respect the pathetic Tigers are showing those few fans who still come to Comerica.
  • The news on some ex-Tigers Al Avila GAVE away? Not pleasant, nor is the progress of his top minor league prospects.
  • Why so many homers in MLB this year? Denny sez, “Why, in MY day …”
  • Kevin Durant, seriously injured, turns DOWN $31.5 mil! Bob spars with Eli and Denny over KD’s intentions.
  • Another embarrassment for Michigan State? Is Mark Dantonio recruiting too many bad kids?
  • Denny & Eli quizzed on MLB’s most overrated HOF players, Bob on — huh?- M.C. HAMMER?!
  • And much more right here

 

Episode 45: Get Over It, Detroit! It Was a LONG Time Ago

Vintage photo of team of Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1935-1936
  • Will The Red Wings Ever Get back There?

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

  • The St. Louis Blues capture their first Stanley Cup — after 52 years of trying!
  • Had the Bruins won instead, would DETROIT’S sports legacy have been at risk? “What a bull**** story!” sez Bob.
  • The Russian Five author Keith Gave joins the boys with the incredible story of how the Wings stole “The Ovs.”
  • The NBA Finals have turned into a blame game about Kevin Durant’s injury. Ah, second-guessing!
  • From our weekly mailbag, how many players ever charged the mound when Denny was pitching?
  • JV continues to light up MLB at age 36. Golly gee, Mr. Avila, think you could use him NOW?
  • The U.S. Open underway, controversy over the U.S. women’s soccer team — and Tom Izzo as well?! 
  • It’s all right here!