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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 109: Chris Spielman: A Football Life

January 27, 2020 01:32:48

In A Violent Game, Spielman Stood Out as One of the Fiercest

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

With The Super Bowl almost here, ex-Ohio State and Lions star Chris Spielman is our guest on the show!
BOB, at least, remains in shock following the death of Kobe Bryant. Eli and Denny? Slightly different story.
A longtime private pilot, Denny takes us through what may have happened with the doomed helicopter.
Did you know Kobe was almost a Piston? We explain — while Eli says the current Pistons need to start tanking NOW!
MSU basketball stock? UP, despite a tough loss at Indiana. Michigan’s? DOWN. Eli’s pessimistic. Bob is NOT.
Castellanos signs a big free-agent deal with Cincy. And YOU thought the Tigers smart enough to bring Nick back?!
Yes, the SB is indeed finally upon us. Excited? Or have you had WAY too much football at this point?
HUH? ANOTHER SB was played this past weekend? We explain why it was kinda like the blind leading the blind!
Zion Williamson getting unusual medical treatment from the Pelicans. Eli has those details.
Simona WHO? Is she one of those “big girls” who DO cry? Meanwhile, Tiger is back. What does it mean for golf?
And 2019 MIGHT not have been the worst year for Detroit sports after all. THAT’S in YOUR mailbag plus more right here.

Episode 70: Wanna Win ALL Your NFL bets? Have WE Got a tip for YOU!

September 9, 2019 1:28:53

They Put The Point Spread And The Over-Under Right On The Screen

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

Even Denny has now adopted Bob’s moniker. HE’S finally had enough of the pathetic FL’s too!
The Antonio Brown fiasco has ended — we think. Tom Brady wants to babysit him at his home! But would it work?
If Michigan has to go to double OT to beat Army at home, (GULP!) what’s gonna happen AT Wisconsin in two weeks?
Big win for Michigan State over Western? Big DEAL says Bob, who utterly destroys his own alma mater — again!
Red Wings’ goalie Jimmy Howard talks with Eli and Bob about his future.
The Toothless Tigers hit the 100 mark — losses, that is! Which “rebuild” is going better: the Tigers’ or Wings’?
Dave Dombrowski won a World Series less than a year ago — and the idiotic Sawx fire him! Back to the Tigers now?!
The U.S. Open wrapped up with victories by Bianca Andreescu and Rafael Nadal, who Bob believes is better than Roger.
And both Denny AND Eli take a gambling BATH over the weekend! Those stories plus much more right here.

Ken Daniels, Detroit Red Wings Play by Play Announcer

Episode 68: The DEATH of one your kids: may it NEVER happen to you!

September 2, 2019 01:20:45

Life will never be the same.

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

TV voice of the Red Wings Ken Daniels joins us with a surprising prediction about the Wings’ coming season!
He, Eli & Denny have one TRAGIC thing in common: each had a child die. They all open up about it.
It’s another no-hitter for JV who joins other Al Avila give-aways now tearing it up in MLB.
Well, at least they both WON! Our recap of last weekend’s Michigan and Michigan State games.
Among NFL roster cuts? Teez Tabor — still ANOTHER blown high draft pick by the FL’s!
Bob asks if LeBron were drunk or high — or BOTH in his embarrassing “Taco Tuesday” rant.
Ripping poor Coco Gauff to shreds? That’s like ripping Santa Claus — yet Denny does it anyway!
We’ve got the weekly mailbag with YOUR comments & questions. Call us too at (760) 89-BALLS!
And two out of three college basketball coaches would just say NO to Trump. Those stories and more right here.

Episode 46: “Fools Rush In” to Check Out One of Sports’ Worst Lowlifes!

June 17, 2019 01:04:03

Those are the idiots who just want to be next to or near anybody famous.

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

Gary WHATland?! Over Eli’s screams of protestation, Denny and Bob wonder where the hell Gary’s been all these years?
“Little League stuff!” When the Tigers’ own coaches start using that term around their team …!
Reliever Joe Jimenez is “tired of messing around?!” Nick turns down Gardy’s offer! What a JOKE this franchise has become.
And now Casey Mize has an inflammation of the shoulder? You won’t believe Dr. Denny’s recommended “treatment” for him!
The Lakers make a big splash by acquiring Anthony Davis — but is that just because they seem like fools?
Double-murderer OJ Simpson is now on Twitter and, speaking of “fools,” 650,000 of them immediately follow him!
Michigan in the College World Series, the U.S. women’s soccer team, Tommy Hearns, boxing stories and much more right here!

Vintage photo of team of Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1935-1936

Episode 45: Get Over It, Detroit! It Was a LONG Time Ago

June 13, 2019 01:03:19

Will The Red Wings Ever Get back There?

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

The St. Louis Blues capture their first Stanley Cup — after 52 years of trying!
Had the Bruins won instead, would DETROIT’S sports legacy have been at risk? “What a bull**** story!” sez Bob.
The Russian Five author Keith Gave joins the boys with the incredible story of how the Wings stole “The Ovs.”
The NBA Finals have turned into a blame game about Kevin Durant’s injury. Ah, second-guessing!
From our weekly mailbag, how many players ever charged the mound when Denny was pitching?
JV continues to light up MLB at age 36. Golly gee, Mr. Avila, think you could use him NOW?
The U.S. Open underway, controversy over the U.S. women’s soccer team — and Tom Izzo as well?!
It’s all right here!

Episode 44: A World Gone Mad With Gun Violence!

June 10, 2019 01:06:37

It’s Out Of Control.

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

David Ortiz shot in the D.R.! Shocking? Bob sez it could happen to any of US at any time.
The Stanley Cup Finals go to Game 7. With the Bees at home it’s in the bag, right? Just ask St. Louis fans!
Meanwhile, Game 5 of the NBA Finals is Monday night. Toronto’s a shoo-in, right? (See above)
Here’s a good question as the Great Disaster of 2019 continues: “How do you fix the Detroit Tigers?”
Johnny Football with ANOTHER comeback. The boys wonder, can really blame him for his failures?
O.J. Simpson trying to make a comeback in the public eye but just spews more garbage.
The U.S. Open starts Thursday with the players, as always, bitching. Denny and Eli bitch about THEM.
Plus, the amazing Rafa — and much more right here

Illustration of a faceless Detroit Tiger holding a baseball bat over his shoulder

Episode 41: Quick Now! Name a GOOD Tigers Player! Just ONE.

May 30, 2019 01:07:45

There Are None.

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

The NBA Finals are upon us! “Can YOU spell ‘sweep?'”
In fact, the bigger story seems to be whither Kawhi and KD?
So, these two guys are takin’ a leak in a men’s room and … Nope, not a joke! The Blues even the NHL Finals!
Golf’s Hank Haney “hoist with his own petard” by the P.C. Posse — and wimps out.
Near tragedy in Houston but the boys wonder what more MLB can do?
What more can the Terrible Tigers do? How about at least hustling?
And, finally! Bob and Denny uncover a “sport” that Eli was actually good at!
Those stories and much more right here!

Episode 33: The New Baseball: A Player IN the Hall — but NOT a “Hall-of-Famer?”

May 2, 2019 00:56:30

The Rules for the Hall of Fame have changed.

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

Casey Mize tosses a No-No in his first AA outing. Will the sad-sack Tigers be desperate enough to rush him?
Long-time MSU and Detroit News baseball writer Lynn Henning joins the guys to discuss Mize and other topics.
WHAT? No modern-day starter should ever make the Hall? Denny can’t be serious — can he?
The FL’s officially become a national laughing stock — thanks to The Simpsons!
Is Datsyuk coming back to play for the Wings? Is the NHL on the verge of another TV ratings bomb?
And Eli drags Bob kicking and screaming into the modern era and the wacky world of Twitter @BobPageSports.
Those stories and much more right here!