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Episode 39: Denny Brawls & Eli to be Exiled to the Isle of Lesbos?!

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!

Episode 37: As the Tigers’ “Tree Falls in the Woods” Is Anyone Left to Hear It?

May 16, 2019 01:00:10

There’s no illusion that these games are important.

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

JV returns to Comerica and is greeted by — one big yawn. Have Al Avila and the Tigers totally alienated their fan base?
Denny and Eli talk about a certain Tigers fan who remains front and center in the news.
Three Blind Mice? How about FOUR Blind Mice in the NHL playoffs?
Eli’s favorite coach messes up in the NBA playoffs. Will it be more of the same in Game 2?
“The Biggest Loser” in the NBA draft Lottery? Bob’s answer may surprise you.
The “Detroit Lions East” a laughing stock again, but two local yokels from Detroit shout the story down. Guess who?
Tiger seeks another storybook ending at the PGA this weekend.
And The Boss may be rolling over in his grave over the story too stupid to die.
Those stories and more right here

Episode 35: Trips to the White House, Fine Dining in Jail? Denny’s Done It All!

May 9, 2019 01:02:21

As far as the White House goes, it is awesome. It makes no difference who the president is.

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

The Tigers’ Matt Boyd looks like a keeper — but does mad scientist Avila ever keep anybody.
Remember Mike Fiers? Just one more guy Al sent packing. Fiers, uh, spun a no-no this week.
Some of the Sawx just say “no-NO” to President Trump — and Denny rips ’em a new one.
More mealy-mouthed derriere-kissing from the FL’s front office.
The NBA Playoffs plod on with the sound of rims clanging — and drums pounding Kyrie out of Beantown.
A gourmet Thanksgiving feast in prison? That’s what you got if your name was Denny McLain!
Plus, two big controversies on the PGA Tour, Bob rips back as a couple fans rip him — and much more right here!

Photo Credit: Vacclav/Shutterstock

Episode 33: The New Baseball: A Player IN the Hall — but NOT a “Hall-of-Famer?”

May 2, 2019 00:56:30

The Rules for the Hall of Fame have changed.

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

Casey Mize tosses a No-No in his first AA outing. Will the sad-sack Tigers be desperate enough to rush him?
Long-time MSU and Detroit News baseball writer Lynn Henning joins the guys to discuss Mize and other topics.
WHAT? No modern-day starter should ever make the Hall? Denny can’t be serious — can he?
The FL’s officially become a national laughing stock — thanks to The Simpsons!
Is Datsyuk coming back to play for the Wings? Is the NHL on the verge of another TV ratings bomb?
And Eli drags Bob kicking and screaming into the modern era and the wacky world of Twitter @BobPageSports.
Those stories and much more right here!

Episode 32: Denny’s Autograph Seeker Stalks The Studio

April 29, 2019 1:00:17

This is the industry known as Dennis Dale McLain.

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

The boys break down the two-thousand-nineteen (twenty-nineteen, dammit!) NFL Draft.
93-year old Mrs. Ford and her two daughters were in the FL’s war room! Did they (gulp) call any of the shots?!
Knock, knock. “Who’s there?” “A guy.” “A guy WHO?” A guy who demands to see Denny right now during the show!
Eli deservedly unhappy that he wasn’t interviewed for a new doc on the ’84 Tigers.
Just par for the course with the (mostly) lame Detroit sports media? Bob blows up on that subject — again.
Why all the strikeouts in MLB, Eli with a baseball rules check, thumbs up on Draymond, down on Babs — and much more right here.

Photo credit: Lathan Goumas/The Herald News

Episode 29: The Boys’ Career Highs and Lows

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!

Episode 26: Non-Calls are the Worst Calls

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!

Episode 24: Stories? We Got Stories: Mantle, Joe D, Aaron and More!

April 1, 2019 00:58:21

This was as good an NCAA Tournament game as you’ll ever see.

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

MSU and the “new” Izzo power to the Final Four with a stirring win over Duke — and Denny said the tourney was OVER last week?!
All the Tigers’ starting pitchers had strong outings at Toronto in a 2-2 series split but Denny and Eli slam the broadcasts.
George Kell predicted over twenty years ago that Bob would never see another baseball strike. Oh, REALLY?
With the Yankees on tap for the Tigers we talk about drinking with Mantle and dealing with Joe D.
The future looks bright for the Red Wings following a fifth straight win. As if either Eli or Denny give a hoot about hockey. Bob shames them!
Those stories, plus Hank Aaron, Tiger, Fed and much more right here!

Episode 23: Former Tigers Great Gets Paid to Pop Off — But Is It Working?

March 29, 2019 00:58:41

Those clicks you heard were television sets going off all over the state.

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

Michigan CHOKES in the NCAA Tournament! At least that’s what Denny charges.
Though they might lose Friday to “the best team money can buy,” “choke” is not part of Tom Izzo’s vocabulary.
The Tigers with an opening win in Toronto. BFD — it’s one of 162 and Zimmerman was good for one day… or will the team really be better than most people think?
Jack Morris proves one thing on-air in HIS opening day outing: talk about “No Filter!!!”
The streaky Pistons continue to puzzle while Bob says the future for their LCA cohorts is bright.
And is Detroit finally about to get its own professional football franchise?
Those stories and much more right here!

Episode 19: College Admissions Scandal? The College Basketball Scandal is Worse!

March 14, 2019 00:59:54

The bottom line is, they are an average to below average team.

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

Woof-woof! Are the once-again Pathetic Pistons throwing in the towel?
What? Most NFL free agents don’t want to join the Bleeping Lions? Golly-gee, what a shock.
Wither Steve Yzerman? Is he really the answer for the Wings?
MLB rule changes have Denny up in arms — but Bob asks, “if it ain’t broke, why try to fix it?!”
Eli implicates himself in the college admissions scandal! And Denny tried the same trick — but failed — as Bob sez the college basketball scandal is a bigger disgrace.
OBJ & Le’Veon Bell reactions while Denny attacks Antonio Brown — and much more coming up right here!
much more!