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

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 167: SO Many Good Questions for RICH STRENGER!

You’re not going to get me to say anything negative about Bo.

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

U-M star, NFL vet AND an attorney? What better person to ask about EVERYTHING going on than RICH STRENGER!
How TERRIBLE are the Tigers? NOT so terrible that they can’t easily make the playoffs, especially WITH Casey Mize.
Covid-19 in MLB? The Cardinals are FINALLY playing again — WITH a convoy of 41 rental cars on the roads!
The NBA Playoffs start(ed) Monday night. NO COVID issues there so far. Eli gives kudos to Adam Silver for that.
College football already slammed by COVID. The Big (14) won’t play — unless players and parents have THEIR way.
Tuukka Rask of the Bruins has called it quits DURING the 2020 NHL playoffs! Bob says he quit on his TEAMMATES.
Kelly Stafford walks back her criticism of Colin Kaepernick. Eli and Denny laud her. Bob: Who cares what SHE thinks?
A BIG 80% of Packers ticket holders say they will NOT go to Lambeau this year! Eli and Denny: Would YOU go to a game?
Another week, ANOTHER Denny McLain scheme. Wait til you hear what he’s going to do now — AND with WHOM!
Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob has YOUR mailbag — and MUCH more right here!

Episode 162: Former Pistons Star Makes REAL Good!

I don’t want anybody to know what I’m doing!

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

“How to Succeed in Business WITH Really Trying?” What a life ex-Pistons star JOHN MENGELT has had! “Crash” joins the boys.
Eli comes up with an interesting stat: as of Thursday we were already 1/10th through the MLB season!
Fantastic start for the Tigers’ Jacoby Jones. Will he someday become a big star? Eli: Maybe Denny: NO! Bob: YES!
Miguel Cabrera is slow. Uh, HOW slow IS he? Pathetically slow – and perhaps washed up too!
Joe Kelly of the Dodgers was slapped with an eight-game suspension after headhunting the Astros. Fair?
Oh. You haven’t been watching MLB games? Had enough of COVID issues, eh? Don’t worry. It’s all FAKE — says one NBA player.
Racism, real or not, is cutting a swath through the U.S. Will one of the Big Ten’s best-known coaches be a victim?
MANY alleged victims file a lawsuit charging that Bo Schembechler WAS guilty in the U-M sex abuse scandal.
Those stories, Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob has YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!

Episode 156: Darn Right: He IS “THE MAN!” He’s Tom Izzo!

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

Hall of Fame, national title, even unofficial Mayor of Lansing. TOM IZZO joins us on his great career, COVID-19 and MORE!

After all MSU’s star recruits of late the question is if there’ll BE a basketball season this year. Or any OTHER season?!
Bob MAY be coming around to watching sports without fans — but still gives us an example of how it’ll suck anyway.
What’s left of The Palace of Auburn Hills to be torn down Saturday. Eli reflects on his many years covering the Pistons there.
“Children should be seen and not heard.” Two idiots in sports show us that some JOCKS should be seen and not heard!
When he’s not busy slamming the U.S. Colin Kaepernick likes it here just fine, thank you. The dough’s ROLLING in!
More pressure on the Redskins and Indians to change their nicknames, but the Blackhawks join the Braves in saying NO.
Ex-Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski is moving to Nashville in an attempt to bring MLB there. Denny LOVES it.
Eli has This Day in Sports, Bob has YOUR mailbag and much more right here!

Episode 144: From the Ol’ Farm — to Scoring a Super Bowl TD!

The only Lion of that era to win a Super Bowl!

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

Our guest is the bruising fullback, TOM NOWATZKE, on his 1960’s Lions, Colts teammate Johnny U and MUCH MORE!
While pro sports leagues FIGHT during negotiations on when and how to start playing again, Eli and Bob repeat: go away til 2021.
No sports? No games to gamble on, no casinos to gamble IN! One way or another the city of Detroit may pay an awful price.
No football? Not only does Dolphins owner Stephen Ross say we WILL have an NFL season but he has unusual plans for his stadium.
Bob asks why Jim Harbaugh seemed so thrilled to recruit only a good, not great, player this week. Is it THAT bad in Ann Arbor now?
VERY different opinions among the boys over golf and last Sunday’s “The Match.” If you watched it, you were NOT alone.
The Michigan House has passed a bill allowing college athletes to make extra money on the side — and Eli’s apoplectic!
From Denny: the legendary overseas boxing match he actually went to! And does his ex-catcher Jim Price really HATE him?!
The latter question comes from YOUR mailbag segment. We’ll have that and many other top stories right here!

Episode 139: The “Spaceman” — on EVERYTHING!

One of the great characters in sports.

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

You wanted to WHAT? BULLDOZE the Rocky Mountains?! It’s the one and only “SPACEMAN,” BILL LEE, on with us today!
What’s going on in sports? Almost NOTHING! But Eli, Denny and Bob still make the proverbial chicken SOUP outta chicken BLEEP.
Sports leagues planning to start again? Rumors abound every day. But HOW — and WHEN?
Human cockfighting had a big weekend anyway, though Eli calls it (and maybe YOU do too) “Ultimate Fighting Championship.”
At 53 (and apparently in need of money), Mike Tyson says he’s thinking about a comeback! How would HE do in UFC?
Whenever baseball announces it’s ready, is it possible ANOTHER issue could keep its doors closed?
MLB has now cut its draft rounds back due to COVID-19, but will that only help the rich (THE YANKEES!) get richer?
Baseball has changed SO much — and maybe not for the better. Denny rants on NOW versus THEN.
Cheating in college basketball? Biz as usual. Coach K even cheating?! Bob: “NEVER!” Eli: “Shut up, you Dukie!”
Those stories, we check in on Denny’s busy, uh, “social life,” YOUR Mailbag and much more right here!

Episode 137: The One and ONLY George Blaha!

May 4, 2020 01:33:03

An incredible career that started very modestly.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!

He’s known all over Michigan and the NBA. For 44 years the voice of the Pistons. GEORGE BLAHA joins us today!

Will there BE an NBA season? The NFL says IT’S starting on time but, oh, the problems they’ll have!
Bob asks how owners will pay the MILLIONS they owe on guaranteed contracts with few fans and lower ticket prices.
ESPN’s latest episodes of “The Last Dance” expose more anger between MJ and Isiah.
Vegas has pitched a plan to finish the seasons for the major sports leagues. The response? Deafening silence!
But the odds ARE out for the FLs’ 2020 season. About as encouraging as news of their LATEST blown top draft pick.
MSU and U-M’s odds on winning a national championship this year? Understandable in East Lansing, HUMILIATING in Ann Arbor!
Meanwhile, what did Bo and Canham know — and when did they know it? Eli’s U-M sources have a LOT to say on the subject!
“So, Miss, I don’t know how to put this, but, uh, there’s something I’d like to ask you about your, um, physical endowments. May I?”
Those stories, a BIG thanks to all of you who are donating to the show, YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!

Episode 135: “Local Boy Makes GOOD?” Makes BIG STAR!

On his way up he did all kinds of things!

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

Did you know that national play-by-play star Gus Johnson is from Detroit AND was a great athlete in his own right? Gus Guests!
Meanwhile, Denny suddenly reveals a STUNNER about one of the most beloved play-by-play men in HISTORY!
Larry Adderley has died. Bob’s ex-colleague at WXYZ-TV a victim of Alzheimer’s — as is ANOTHER top Detroit sportscaster.
Can’t ANYONE stop these bull-bleep NFL post-draft analyses? NOBODY KNOWS who had a good or bad draft! We’ll talk in FIVE YEARS!
The ESPN coverage itself is a BIG part of the problem. But we all watched, didn’t we? Did you like what YOU saw?
What does your high school kid need to gain entrance to prestigious Tulane? A damn good jump shot! We explain.
“The Last Dance” episodes 3 and 4 aired over the weekend featuring the Bulls vs Pistons 88′ – 91′. Had enough Rodman YET?
Denny tells of once facing the hardest-throwing pitcher who ever LIVED! RIP Steve Dalkowski.
Good news! He also says there may be hope for a legendary Tigers World Series opponent whom we’d THOUGHT to be dying.
Those stories, Eli — WHAT?! — uptight about YOUR Mailbag and much more right here.

Episode 120: A CANDID Tim McCormick Opens Up!

My real passion is broadcasting

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

Fed up with his LATEST sideline temper tantrum, MSU grad Bob rips Izzo a new one! Eli and Denny rip Bob right back.
Does every big college basketball team cheat? Eli and Denny actually believe that. Bob calls “B— s—!”
U-M’s OWN sex abuse scandal is growing larger — but c’mon, man! Can you actually compare it to MSU’s?
One of MLB’s top pitchers MIGHT be done at 30. Denny can relate — and says Chris Sale has nobody but himself to blame.
Are big league baseballs still messed up? Will Jacoby Jones EVER gain the stardom many predicted for him?
The Pistons coulda had Caris LeVert! Eli takes us through MANY bad decisions from the Pathetic Pistons’ recent past.
Legal sports gambling IS coming to Michigan — but as early as NEXT WEEK? One reporter claims it’s true.
Knicks Nut Spike Lee is feuding with Madison Square Garden boss, James Dolan. Bob knows something about THIS!
Those stories, YOUR weekly mailbag and much more right here!

Episode 111: Winners and Losers From the SB? WE Start With Denny!

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

WHAT?! Denny didn’t watch the Super Bowl?! Well, at least he LISTENED to it — so he joins our big wrap-up anyway.
And what SB wrap-up would be complete without discussing the commercials AND the PG-13 halftime show?
The Pro Football HOF announced its five new members over the weekend. What about the guys who did NOT make it?
And here Bob was relieved because football was FINALLY over? Denny and Eli say, “guess again!”
Michigan State basketball goes down to an average team it should have beaten. Was ONE player responsible?
Michigan gets an important win WITH Zavier back. Why was he suspended? Don’t ask the feckless Detroit sports media.
So you’re unhappy playing for Juwan? Why not jump to Izzo instead — and be in the lineup the very next season?!
The Pathetic Pistons pissing off their own coach now — and let’s be real about Sunday’s win over Denver.
Ex-Tiger fan-favorite/great-guy Curtis Granderson calls it a career — probably two years too late.
And how would another ex-Tiger fan favorite have fared in the current era of baseball? Don’t make Denny laugh!
THAT story’s in YOUR Mailbag segment, PLUS criticism of our Kobe coverage and much more right here.