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Episode 80: Ty Cobb to Denny and HIS generation: You Guys Suck!

These Kids Don’t Know How To Play The Game
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- Oh, the homers, the strikeouts, etc. in the MLB playoffs! Denny: It’s a different game. Bob: And blah, blah, blah.
- And the baseballs themselves! “Wouldn’t It be NIce?” if everyone would just stop bitchin’ cuz “It’s Kind of a Drag.”
- Denny finally goes to school on a future Hall of Famer — just one of the MANY baseball topics we’ve got for you.
- Matt Stafford is on the cusp of breaking MORE records as the FL’s go to play — Bob’s favorite team?
- No matter any one result, Eli’s also had enough of the FL’s and harkens back to the glorious 50’s — all we have left!
- The new “biggest game of Harbaugh’s Michigan career” looms at Happy Valley this Saturday.
- While Michigan State MAY be playing — WHEN they play –the FINAL games of Mark Dantonio’s career.
- Bo and his presidency of the Tigers: the boys have plenty of stories on that — none that would make Bo proud!
- Eli’s been TRYING to tell us so: a younger Steve Yzerman really WAS a big pain in the, uh — butt!
- Those stories — the Wings desperate already?– and much more coming up right here.
EPISODE 55: Uh, Excuse Me, Sir, HOW Much for Your Autograph?!

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!
Episode 54: Drew Lane a Terrific Baseball Player Too? Who Knew?!

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.
Episode 53: If a Catcher Drops ANY Pitch — WHAT’S Gonna Happen?!

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!
Episode 52: The One and Only Dick Vitale, BAY-bee!

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!
Episode 28: TIGER IS BACK — AND THE BOYS GOT LOTS TO SAY ABOUT IT!!!

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!