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EPISODE 55: Uh, Excuse Me, Sir, HOW Much for Your Autograph?!

July 18, 2019 01:05:42

There’s a sucker born every minute

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

Busy boys! Today Eli works from Motown, Bob from NYC and Denny from Cooperstown!
Another ex-pitching star is there with him for this weekend’s Hall of Fame inductions and Denny is REALLY unhappy with him.
This year’s inductees? It’s more of the same: who actually belongs in the HOF and who doesn’t?
And how come a particular pitcher from Denny’s beloved Cubs isn’t in? He only went 53-16 one season!
At the risk of putting you to sleep, the latest from the boys on the Disastrous Detroit Tigers.
The stuffy “Open Chahmmmpionship” is underway. WE call it (gasp!) The BRITISH Open.
Those stories, the plight of sports’ play-by-play guys and much more right here!

July 15, 2019 01:05:27

He was a hell of a college baseball player.

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

“Incredible match!!!” “One for the ages!!!” So, did YOU watch FIVE HOURS of tennis Sunday? Uh, Denny didn’t.
Tennis is HUGE, of course, just not as much in the U.S. Eli may surprise you with the list of the WORLD’S most popular sports.
Thank heaven for Drew Lane! On the day he joins us in-studio for the first time, Bob UN-joins us sporadically thanks to the idiots at his Spectrum Cable!
Oh boy! Any FL’s fans still out there might get to see two MORE losses per year! We’ll explain.
The great Bob Gibson diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The boys tell stories about Gibby — and they’re not all pleasant.
Excuse me, CB-WHAT oil? Eli tells us it is NOT a high-performance liquid for your Maserati.
Plus, the Open Championship, well, OPENS, domestic violence comes to the WOMEN of pro basketball and much more right here.

July 11, 2019 01:13:41

The rule is going to drastically alter the game if it’s adopted.

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

Our Dickie V interview: Your comments — while Bob comments on the college basketball corruption that Dick and others protect.
MLB commish Bowie Kuhn: “You claim that players KISSED on the Seattle team bus?! Incredible!”
The legendary Jim Bouton of Ball Four has died.
MLB All Star Game and Fox’ TV coverage? Some loved it (Eli), some hated it (Bob). Either way, the ratings are way down.
C’mon, Denny! You REALLY don’t think baseballs are juiced this year? Many big-name MLB guys disagree with you.
With all the HUGE changes in baseball now, Denny brings up a proposed rule change that may have YOU apoplectic!
Oh. You’re already apoplectic over the possibility of another MLB strike or lockout? Denny and Bob are too, but Eli defends it.
Kawhi moves on, a disgrace for U-D basketball AND MSU football, plus much more right here!

July 8, 2019 01:28:43

He’s a basketball motivational evangelist.

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

The boys welcome to the show their old buddy, Dickie V! And he opens up about his life as you’ve probably never heard before.
A contract extension for Al Avila? Why on earth NOW?! Bob wonders if Chris Ilitch is fit to run the Detroit Tigers.
Miggy, Gardy, now Nick (and Cowboy West?!): Everybody’s upset these days as even opponent broadcast crews laugh at the Tigers’ mess.
MLB hits the all-star break with more controversy: a BIG home plate collision leads Denny on a rant and Bob to make a suggestion.
Yep, sure is great that the U.S. women won the World Cup Soccer Tourney, but Eli begs for some perspective — please!
And NFL labor negotiations are on tap throughout July. Is a strike or a lockout inevitable next year? Maybe not.
Those stores and much more right here!

April 15, 2019 00:59:01

It’s not a sports story, it’s a cultural phenomenon.

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

An amazing golf phenomenon, true, but Tiger Woods may be a bigger cultural phenomenon, as Eli explains.
And Denny says WHAT? His ’68 Detroit Tigers were a better comeback story?!
The Pistons begin their playoff humiliation, even leaving the TNT guys rolling in the aisles.
Is Michigan State now becoming the butt of national ridicule? Perhaps — and Bob will tell you why.
How are the Tigers doing these days? One short quote from an ex-New York Knicks star says it all.
Those stories and much more coming right up!