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Episode 152: Ah, the Life of an MLB Reliever!

A closer is a really thankless job.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- Guest TODD JONES pitched for EIGHT MLB teams, the Tigers TWICE! LOVED Detroit; doesn’t miss the pitching part.
- So MLB IS coming back? Eli has a LONG list of all the changes that’ll be made. Fed-up Bob: Include ME out!
- Denny says a change the TIGERS should make is to put Casey Mize & the other top kid pitchers in the rotation — right away.
- The FL’s have a WHAT? A “new” owner? Roger Daltrey would say: “Meet the new boss — same as the old boss!” So would Bob.
- As the boys duke it out over COVID-19 again, a “blame game” has now begun in sports: who gave it to whom?
- Should you HAVE to wear a mask for protection now? According to ONE U.S. county — only if you’re WHITE!
- Playing career over, he had two job offers: vacuum cleaner salesman or entry position in hockey. Ken Holland chose right!
- Read all about it! P.C. Posse Pummels PAW PAW! Local legend Charlie Maxwell, MR. Sunday Home Run, has yet to comment.
- Those stories, YOUR mailbag and much more — right here!
Episode 127: SO GREAT! SO What Happened?!

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 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.
Episode 97: Will Jeff Bezos Buy the Lions?!

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page.
- Will Jeff Bezos buy the Lions?! https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/rumor-jeff-bezos-has-visited-detroit-twice-to-talk-about-buying-lions/. Bob tells why that might NOT happen.
- He’s the proud owner of a USFL championship ring AND played in TWO Super Bowls: Ray Bentley is with us today!
- Ray’s Michigan Panthers lead into old USFL stories and the VERY famous owner not ALLOWED to buy an NFL team.
- Other NFL stories? Is the “R word” now a firing offense? And what’s wrong with “white women?!”
- One NFL NON-story? The FL’s lose their seventh straight. But why count — other than the days til Matt’s gone?
- Oregon conquers Ann Arbor and Bob didn’t like what he saw in Saturday’s game, particularly from Juwan.
- Is ONE reason MSU has been so disappointing the personal tragedy of its star player?
- The Army-Navy game under fire for a televised “white supremacy” sign from two cadets. Or WAS it that?
- LSU QB Joe Burrow has won the Heisman, a trophy Eli disdains. He’ll tell you why.
- He also RAVAGES what USED to be Sports Illustrated. Those stories, YOUR mailbag and much more right here!
Episode 82: Razor Sharp at 79! Mike Lucci pulls NO punches!

A very savvy, sage, and one of the most amazing Lions of all time.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- REALLY, what the HELL has been wrong with the FL’s?! Ex-Lions star Mike Lucci vents about that, NFL officiating & MUCH more!
- Now, the same question — as it pertains to Michigan. Its “finest hour?!” Has Harbaugh gone NUTS? Will he be back next year?
- MSU’s Captain Kirk and his Vikings embarrass the FL’s at Ford Field. Was it “easy” for the Vikes? One player predicted it would be!
- The Amazing Altuve is off to the World Series as the Astros host Washington Tuesday. Bob tells the story of how he GOT to Houston.
- Eli reports that MLB is negotiating a proposal to eliminate 40 minor league teams. Mr. McLain is not happy.
- The NBA’s new season kicks off with what’s NOW a dud! We explain while previewing the league AND the Pistons for you.
- Meanwhile, the Wings have come crashing down with four straight losses. The less famous Hughes brother hopes it’s FIVE.
- And did you hear yet? Bob Page is a “RACIST!”
- Those stories, our weekly comments from YOU on our mailbag segment and more right here