Tag: NBA Playoffs | No Filter Sports

Episode 174: Doug English: a True LION on the Field

September 10, 2020 01:45:02

One of the league’s true warriors.

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

He didn’t win a Super Bowl. No Detroit Lion ever has (or will?), but guest DOUG ENGLISH remains one of the most popular players in team history.
It’s opening week in the NFL. Coaches upset over no fans at their home games, the threat of BLM and National Anthem protests. What a kerfuffle already!
Oh, and Bob wonders what the league will do if/WHEN a player tests positive for COVID-19. Would they panic and cancel a game on a Sunday morning?!
Few teams have the long tradition of the Detroit Tigers. So when they set a new low for futility at Milwaukee THAT was really saying something!
Now what to do with struggling Matthew Boyd? Denny: TRADE HIM. But why wouldn’t the Tigers call Denny — or Lolich or Tanana — to at least pick their brains?
Eli says the quality of the NBA Playoffs has been stellar, but Bob is among the pissed-off millions who haven’t watched a single game yet.
As if the NBA needed MORE controversy, the Stephen A. Smiths of the world cry (surprise!) “WHITE PRIVILEGE” over Steve Nash’s hiring.
The NHL Playoffs have been excellent too — for those few outside Dallas and Las Vegas who find the Stars vs the Knights in summertime compelling.
Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob’s got YOUR mailbag segment — and much more right here!

Episode 172: Shep: LIVIN’ THE DREAM!

September 3, 2020 01:37:40

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 170: Oh, NO! The Grim Reaper COMETH!

August 27, 2020 01:36:36

Who was that man gone mad?!

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

A “reluctant warrior?” You’d never have known it from watching STU GRIMSON fight! “The Grim Reaper” is our guest!
Rioting across the country, violence, looting and SO many sports events canceled over a police shooting of a black man.
Famous black sportswriter Jason Whitlock has had enough, though. He calls LeBron a “bigot;” claims he’s promoting racism!
How to protest racial injustice, make a strong point — but do it in a much better way? Bob says check out the NHL.
Casey Mize — so FAR? Meh. Denny has some advice for the Tigers’ rookie: you’ve got a fastball, kid. USE IT!
In this bastardized MLB season the ALL-STAR BREAK is now upon us! Well, at least its the mid-way point of the schedule.
Ex-MLB pitcher Lary Sorensen out of the University of Michigan tells Bob he too was “examined” by Dr. Robert Anderson.
So ya thought a TEN-PART series on Jordan was waaayy too long? Denny’s got a role in a new 20-part series on Mantle!
Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob’s got YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!

Episode 46: “Fools Rush In” to Check Out One of Sports’ Worst Lowlifes!

June 17, 2019 01:04:03

Those are the idiots who just want to be next to or near anybody famous.

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

Gary WHATland?! Over Eli’s screams of protestation, Denny and Bob wonder where the hell Gary’s been all these years?
“Little League stuff!” When the Tigers’ own coaches start using that term around their team …!
Reliever Joe Jimenez is “tired of messing around?!” Nick turns down Gardy’s offer! What a JOKE this franchise has become.
And now Casey Mize has an inflammation of the shoulder? You won’t believe Dr. Denny’s recommended “treatment” for him!
The Lakers make a big splash by acquiring Anthony Davis — but is that just because they seem like fools?
Double-murderer OJ Simpson is now on Twitter and, speaking of “fools,” 650,000 of them immediately follow him!
Michigan in the College World Series, the U.S. women’s soccer team, Tommy Hearns, boxing stories and much more right here!

Episode 44: A World Gone Mad With Gun Violence!

June 10, 2019 01:06:37

It’s Out Of Control.

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

David Ortiz shot in the D.R.! Shocking? Bob sez it could happen to any of US at any time.
The Stanley Cup Finals go to Game 7. With the Bees at home it’s in the bag, right? Just ask St. Louis fans!
Meanwhile, Game 5 of the NBA Finals is Monday night. Toronto’s a shoo-in, right? (See above)
Here’s a good question as the Great Disaster of 2019 continues: “How do you fix the Detroit Tigers?”
Johnny Football with ANOTHER comeback. The boys wonder, can really blame him for his failures?
O.J. Simpson trying to make a comeback in the public eye but just spews more garbage.
The U.S. Open starts Thursday with the players, as always, bitching. Denny and Eli bitch about THEM.
Plus, the amazing Rafa — and much more right here

This is a Oct. 25, 1986, black and white photo of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner during the 1986 World Series vs. the New York Mets.

Episode 40: The Zen of Bill Buckner: Different Strokes for TWO Different Folks

May 28, 2019 01:02:43

A career comes down to one play.

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

Buckner’s untimely demise hits home with Eli, who waxes poetic on what Bill’s life was really all about.
Meanwhile, Denny GOT waxed gambling on “The Buckner Game” in prison. He lost WHAT?!
The sports world has also lost Bart Starr, unleashing a wave of nostalgia from the boys.
The Tigers say they’ve “bolstered” their bullpen — but lotsa seats are empty in Comerica. Is it Casey Mize time?
MSU lands a new president AND a hot-shot player for Izzo.
Uh, and btw, where’s Juwan been lately?
Bob rants on the bogus “Michigan Sports Hall of Fame” and on creeping “hip-hopism” in sports.
Those stories, controversy over the upcoming Detroit Grand Prix and much more right here!

Episode 38: Enough Nonsense! It’s About Jack and Tiger. Period.

May 20, 2019 00:55:56

Koepka is the only one besides Palmer, Nicklaus and Woods to have one four majors in a two-year span.

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

Brooks Koepka — the NEW Tiger!!! “Bull-bleep he is,” say the boys!
By week’s end Michigan could have its new basketball coach. Fab-Fiver Jimmy King joins us with his thoughts.
Denny wonders, if the Tigers now have a “quality control coach,” then where the hell is the “quality?!”
Are the boys Democrats, Republicans or something else? YOU’LL never know — though a couple miffed listeners think THEY do.
Too good for the Clips, Rockets, Blazers — too good for anybody, especially thanks to Draymond. Kevin Durant who?
The NHL playoffs? As usual, Eli and Denny plead ignorance while Bob wants Larkin and Mantha home for the Worlds — NOW.
Those stories, the death of boxing 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 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 30: N-Bombs in Sports and the New P.C. World

April 22, 2019 00:59:17

Are we overreacting to political correctness?

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

The Pathetic Pistons are all but finished — and now is Andre Drummond finished in Detroit?
Steve Yzerman is back and the feckless Motown media immediately genuflect and roll over.
Eli tells the inside story of how Stevie’s career in Detroit was almost derailed.
And Denny tells a wild story about one of sports’ greatest heroes! Could it actually be true?
Is super-agent Scott Boras now Nick’s escape from Detroit Tigers hell?
Is Miggy’s early-season slump partly due to his off-field problems?
Plus, the latest sacrifice on the altar of the P.C. crowd, pitching tips from Denny, Bob on nil-nil thrills and much more!