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Drew Henson in U of M uniform holding a footback

Episode 127: SO GREAT! SO What Happened?!

March 30, 2020 1:12:02

Sports can very, very cruel.

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

And a happy (albeit belatedly) 76th birthday to Denny!
Hard to believe that maybe the BEST all-round athlete in Michigan HISTORY is now 40!
We’ll ask DREW HENSON about his two-sport career and WHY the former U-M QB never made it in the pros.
Eli and Bob, old pals, actually start YELLING at each other over – what else these days? COVID-19.
It’s OPENING DAY in Detroit! But instead of REAL baseball we have – huh? – a simulated game?
Sports still going on: soccer in a couple foreign nations. How many 1-nil matches so far? We’re STILL counting!
Thank goodness the NFL Draft WILL happen. It’s giving fans and media pundits something to TALK about.
“The rich get richer.” In THIS case the old saw means Ohio State versus Michigan in football.
Jim Wynn and Curly Neal have died. Bob & Eli recall playing AGAINST Neal WITH the late Mark “Doc”Andrews.
Those stories, YOUR mailbag and much more coming up here.

Episode 126: Will the REAL Scotty Please Stand Up?!

March 26, 2020 1:23:04

We have so many questions.

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

One of the GREAT goalies ever, Ken Dryden, joins us to discuss his new book on Scotty Bowman and more!
It’s Opening Day in MLB — NOT! No baseball, no toilet paper and Bob says no cereal either!
IF we have baseball again, could it go into late DECEMBER? Would they REALLY play 7-inning doubleheaders?
As usual, it’s Bob vs Eli & Denny on Coronavirus as millions of Americans now face economic DISASTER!
Mets star pitcher Noah Syndergaard needs Tommy John surgery. But NOW? Is this “essential” surgery?
Quick, what do Dick Egan and Rod Allen have in common? Denny: Dick WHO?
Thank goodness for all the Brady/Belichick news to keep us entertained! Tom joins an ex-FLs star.
And now another legendary Patriot is ALSO out, proving again that Bill Belichick doesn’t care WHO you are!
A listener is claiming WHAT about Eli? That story’s among those in YOUR weekly mailbag.
And it’s all coming up right here!

Bob Parker wiping forehead with his hand

Episode 124: LOVE Him? HATE Him? It’s ALL in the Game!

March 19, 2020 1:33:57

Rob! Don’t Do that!

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

He ain’t shy! He IS opinionated, controversial, outspoken AND funny! He’s media star ROB PARKER, our guest today.
For once, Bob just listens! After all, with SO many FL’s moves we need to hear from guys who (strangely) still follow the team.
Denny’s upset. He can’t BELIEVE what’s gone on with Brady and WHERE Tom’s headed now.
Denny’s happy. His beloved Bears are moving on from Mitch Trubisky, just part an an amazing QB shuffle in the NFL.
Eli’s upset — with a few of Rick Pitino’s comments after signing on to coach Iona (whatever THAT is).
Hey, we gotta fill the show up SOMEHOW with no sports! Eli and Denny hope you won’t mind if they repeat a couple (great) stories.
RIP ex-Michigan boxing star Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s uncle, at just 58. 18 YEARS as a pro fighter?! You can guess the rest.
What if the 1968 Hong Kong Flu had shut down sports as the Coronavirus has? NO 31 for Denny, NO Tigers World Series!
Eli has checked some of our show reviews online and the results are quite flattering (to ELI) and humorous.
But poor Bob! Boo-hoo, some fans are picking on him! One in particular in YOUR mailbag too. BOB “picks” right back!
Those stories and much more right here.

Episode 122: “Panic at the DISCO?” Panic EVERYWHERE!!!

March 12, 2020 1:32:33

It’s not panic. It’s called precaution.

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

The most famous AND controversial ump in MLB, COWBOY JOE WEST, joins us today with LOTSA great stories!
Stand by, ladies and gents, cuz ELI ZARET has a special announcement to make! Whether you’ll believe him is …
Help! Help! We’re ALL gonna DIE of Coronavirus! At least Eli and Denny seem to think so. BOB calls “bulls—!”
Sports betting is now legal and open for business in Michigan! Only problem is, there may not be any sports to bet on.
First tennis, then college basketball tournaments, then the NBA and MORE! OMG, what will we DO without SPORTS?!
Um, spend more time with our loved ones and friends? (Gasp!) read BOOKS? Get off the couch and go work out?
The TPC is still on — as of THIS writing. Can slumping Brooks Koepka win? HE sez he’s gotten some VERY special help.
Tom Brady is launching a production company. Make Eli LAUGH! HE knows what a daunting thing that is to do.
Ex-MSU football assistant Curtis Blackwell is back with ANOTHER lawsuit, now alleging Mark Dantonio is a RACIST! Yeah, right.
Gronk to become WHAT? A pro wrestler for the WWE? Our resident expert, producer Brandon McAfee, is all over it!
Those stories, YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here.

Episode 108: The Great MARK Howe: His OWN man

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.

Episode 105: FOOTBALL? Where Do We START Today?!

January 13, 2020 01:30:59

Let’s not start there…

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

Not embarrassed ENOUGH yet, Spartan Nation? Bob unloads on his alma mater after a Detroit News expose on MSU football.
He, uh, is none too happy with MSU basketball’s humiliating display at Purdue either.
The boys recap a WILD Sunday in the NFL playoffs and get into a near screaming match about Saturday night’s game!
ESPN wants to steal Tony Romo, Eli and Russell Wilson, a Dearborn PIONEER, a former “student-athlete” speaks — or TRIES to!
SO many football stories and, oh, btw, there ALSO is the matter of a little football game being played Monday night.
Sir Charles himself to the rescue of John Beilein, though nobody could quite rescue John’s ex-team on Sunday.
The P.C. Posse riding herd over sports too. When do nicknames, logos and mascots NEED to be changed? And when NOT?
What was it like to actually go to a game at the legendary shrines of The Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field? ELI knows firsthand!
And what was it like to know a man who broke into MLB in 1909 — with the Brooklyn SUPERBAS?! DENNY has that answer!
Those stories, YOUR weekly mailbag and much more right here.

Episode 92: It’s Here at LAST: THE Game! We’ve ALL Been Waiting!

November 25, 2019 01:26:18

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

It’s Michigan-Ohio State week! Ex-Wolverines great Reggie McKenzie joins us to talk all about it AND, of course, O.J.!
Whose home game WAS it last Saturday — Michigan’s or Indiana’s?
MSU rolls in Jersey and Bob’s no longer alone in DESTROYING Rutgers. He gets a big hand after RU’s latest humiliations.
A “new low” for the FL’s? BALDERDASH! Sunday’s LATEST humiliating loss still can’t compare with 0-16!
Meantime, the fallout grows deeper in Detroit AND in D.C. WHY won’t the Fords and Little Danny just sell and go AWAY?!
Eli reports that the NBA may be looking to make big changes by adding a — WHAT?
Both U-M and MSU are in holiday basketball tourneys, but a BIG blow to MSU has Izzo talking about something else!
Fire Jeff Blashill NOW as the Wings’ embarrassing collapse continues? The boys differ but only Stevie Y can DO it.
MLB? Are managers almost becoming obsolete? Denny GOES OFF on the Yankees’ new WOMAN hitting coach!
Those stories plus YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!

EPISODE 89: Has John Wangler got Great Stories? You Betcha!!!

November 14, 2019 01:40:55

I have no regrets…and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

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

Former U-M star QB John Wangler was an MSU FAN?! Bo told him WHAT?! You HAVE to hear this interview!
Bob also grills Wangs on Ohio State’s domination AND MSU’s domination of Michigan.
Meanwhile, Denny thinks the Spartans have a puncher’s chance Saturday in Ann Arbor. Bob does NOT!
With 11 wins (!) de Grom cops his second straight Cy Young. You-know-who has some words to say about THAT too!
The Astros caught in another sign-stealing scandal and Eli is furious! But isn’t this just part of baseball?
Colin Kaepernick is working out for NFL teams this weekend. Will the FL’s grab him? Will anyone?
Eli had some inside gambler’s info on Tuesday’s Pistons/Heat game and tipped off Denny! How’d it work out?
Will Myles Powell play against MSU Thursday or not? Did Seton Hall LIE about his status?
The Don Cherry fallout is stronger than ever! What does HNIC do now?
Those stories, a big development in Eli’s chicken sandwich report, YOU on our mailbag and much more right here!

Episode 83: Wow, 608 Career NHL Goals? Our Guest is Dino Ciccarelli!

October 24, 2019 01:32:58

“You want to score in the NHL”

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

And now for our main event: Dino Ciccarelli vs Scotty Bowman! But that’s just ONE issue we’ll discuss with the ex-Wings star and HOFer.
The Nats are off to a 2-0 World Series lead and going home with — Anibal Sanchez on the mound?! All of Michigan thought he was DONE!
Is Jim Harbaugh heading back to the NFL? That COULD be based on what happens Saturday night against Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, MSU hosts Penn State with, as usual, bigger news made OFF the field: Malik McDowell pleads guilty to multiple charges.
It’s Denny’s FLs vs Bob’s New York Giants Sunday! Who ya got? Does it even matter at this point? Bob says YES!
Andre Drummond and the Pistons looked sharp in their season opener. Will he leave in this, his walk year? Uh, wouldn’t YOU?
Eli says the NBA/China debacle will carry on a long time. But who was right and who was wrong in the brouhaha?
The Wings started hot but have fallen FAST! Can Jeff Blashill bring them back — or is the team doomed as long as he’s the coach?
Who knew Detroit sportscaster Al Ackerman best? The boys argue as they dish stories of Al AND of Howard Cosell.
In YOUR Mailbag Segment, Denny responds to one of you by saying in essence, “That’s a LIE!” Those stories and much more right here!

Episode 77: Rip My Father-in-Law and I’ll KILL You!

October 3, 2019 01:18:32

You Think You’ve Seen Hell? Just Wait!

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

Remembering Denny AND Mickey in the 1968 World Series on its 51st anniversary.
Pardon us, WHAT did you say the Tigers did this week?!
The MLB Playoffs kicked off with a HIGHLY unfortunate incident Tuesday. Will it be Bill Buckner redux?
Meanwhile, baseball’s attendance took a massive hit this year and now MORE controversy over — “deadly” t-shirt guns?
Is Saturday the beginning of the end for Harbaugh at Eli’s alma mater? Some say Iowa is the biggest game of Jim’s tenure.
MSU might be embarrassed at Ohio State but a MUCH bigger problem in East Lansing has come to the fore! Bob explains.
California’s “Fair Pay to Play Act” is causing a ruckus in college sports and causes a BIG stir with the boys as well.
Whaddya know? The FL’s will get through the entire weekend without a loss!
And it’s finally come to this: Bob has news that SHOCKS Denny, then Denny THREATENS Bob on his next trip to Detroit!
Those stories and much more coming up right here.