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Episode 132: YOU asked for him! You GOT Dan Petry!

The perfect gentlemen.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page!
- Great guy! Great guest! Ex-Tiger Dan Petry joins us to talk about HIS career, son Jeff’s NHL career and more!
- What day is it? Who knows? Temper-temper! The boys get nasty again over their opposite thoughts on COVID-19.
- Bob asks, “Is this woman a NUT?!” over Michigan Governor Whitmer’s shut-down of almost the entire state!
- Why no GOLF?! In FLORIDA, pro wrestling has now been deemed an “essential business!”
- Think it has to do with a Dem running Michigan and a Republican running Florida? Denny says NO. Bob says YES.
- The NFL has it’s first Covid-19 diagnosis as MSU alum Brian Allen tests positive. He’s just fine, thank you.
- What’s that, Mr. NFL player? You DON’T wanna play for the FL’S? Golly, why NOT?
- The moment we’ve all been waiting for: BASEBALL is underway again! Uh, in Taiwan AND with fake fans!
- Long-time pilot Denny gives us his take on the disturbing new report re Roy Halladay’s plane-crash death.
- Can U-M athletic director Warde Manuel survive his gaffe in the Wolverines’ own sex scandal? MSU redux?!
- Eli tells us there’s trouble for Michigan basketball too. Juwan suddenly loses his top two recruits!
- Those stories, a rising NASCAR driver turns into a pariah, YOUR mailbag and much more right here!
Episode 131: SELL! No, BUY! Whither YOUR Dough?

I don’t think we’ll ever have an opportunity like this again.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- Stand by for our big Masters recap! NOT. It WOULD have concluded Sunday but the sports world remains on hold.
- Are the NBA and NHL playoffs about to be played soon anyway? Is the start to the MLB season?
- Sports-starved Eli and Denny say THEY’LL watch! Bob says he WON’T; not in empty arenas and stadiums.
- So what are SOME watching NOW? TV shows for Eli and Denny. H-O-R-S-E with famous basketball players on national TV?!
- Seems like Tom Brady and his agents are looking to trademark half of Tampa! Distasteful? Greedy?
- Drew Brees has just been recruited again — but not by Purdue. Are TV sports execs crazy? WAIT. Don’t answer that.
- RIP Doug Sanders, Glenn Beckert, Colby Cave, Tarvaris Jackson, Tom Webster, Pat Stapleton and Stirling Moss.
- MONEY talk — YOUR money! Sponsor Luke Nowacki offers some suggestions on what you might want to do now.
- Meanwhile, many of you have graciously offered to donate to our show in the past. We have an announcement to make.
- In YOUR mailbag this week: ANGER at “leftist” Eli, other media people POACHING us(?!), an Al Kaline controversy
- And it’s all coming up for you right here!
Episode 123: Our Ron LeFlore Interview? All You THOUGHT It’d Be!

I’ll believe it when I hear it…
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- Whaddya know? He DID finally make it on the show! And YOU won’t wanna miss the boys’ chat with RON LeFLORE!.
- Life without sports is BORING! Or is it? Eli, Denny and Bob haven’t missed it much — so far.
- As the Coronavirus pandemic (PANIC!) reaches new lows we highlight news from the sports world:
- The NFL’s CBA has been approved — but do we really need even MORE football?!
- Another day, another Tom Brady story. The latest claims Bill Belichick MAY be cutting off his nose to spite his face.
- Rick Pitino is the new head coach WHERE?! IONA?! Bob explains what that is and WHY Pitino probably did this.
- Ex-Tiger Ruppert Jones and many others want to know what we’ll be talking about with no sports going on.
- Well, Rupe, when the going gets tough, the tough …! Eli and Denny have the, uh, latest from women’s soccer and gymnastics.
- As always, we hear from our listeners in YOUR mailbag segment.
- Oh, and what else was it that we wanted to mention? Hmmm … oh, yeah! Happy 70th birthday to Eli Zaret!
- Those stories and much more right here.
Episode 122: “Panic at the DISCO?” Panic EVERYWHERE!!!

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 118: Haters Hate Mike Eruzione Now? WHY?

You can’t believe the calls I’ve had.
Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- Team captain MIKE ERUZIONE joins us on the 40th anniversary of “The Miracle on Ice,” on the new MAGA controversy and more!
- Trevor Bauer tells HBO “Real Sports” WHAT? MLB pitchers are using PINE TAR on balls? Make Denny and Bob LAUGH!
- Tigers pitcher Alex Wilson has a bad case of the “Tim Tebow Blues.” The boys scoff at THAT too.
- The Astros are feeling the heat for their sign-stealing scandal — literally. Pitchers ARE hitting them now, but on purpose?
- And what Tigers legend was responsible for a different sign-stealing scandal 60 years ago?
- Eli tells us the comical story of Deontay Wilder and the REAL reason he just lost that big fight (yeah, RIGHT!).
- The Spartans stage an impressive second-half comeback to beat Iowa as Izzo is chastened by one of his players.
- A nice gesture by Juwan in hiring one U-M staffer who may be the best Michigan HS player you’ve likely never heard of.
- Mercy, mercy me! Detroit-Mercy losing ON the court AND off now. But does anybody really care about the Titans anymore?
- Stevie Y FINALLY lets us all in on The Plan. To celebrate, Denny heads to a HOCKEY GAME(?) with sponsor Luke Nowacki.
- Eli salutes a great champion in retiring Maria Sharapova, PED scandal and all.
- Free agency in big-time college sports is coming soon. Bob explains what a wild story THIS is gonna be!
- And in the Mailbag segment, you DON’T “Knock the Rock. It’s all right here.
Episode 117: Have WE Got a Thrill for YOU Baseball Fans!

One of the great 20th century Rockys
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- He was one of the most feared — and famous — sluggers of his era, so “Don’t Knock the Rock!” Rocky Colavito joins us!
- Is Bob actually catching (GULP!) Tigers Fever? Not if Denny can help it!
- Eli has a surprise for Denny when he asks how many homers Miggy (Piggy?) Cabrera has hit the last three years.
- A 42-year-old Zamboni driver in the nets for an NHL team?! Eli compares it to a legend of his NY boyhood, Joe Schaefer.
- Patrick Reed may be a cheater but he didn’t cheat to win the PGA Tour’s Mexico stop. Fans let him have it anyway!
- Did MLB know all about the Astros cheating two YEARS ago yet refuse to do anything?
- Eli reaches into his pockets with his legendary alligator arms and MISSES a BIG moment in his beloved boxing!
- College basketball’s Great Pretenders come up empty: San Diego State and Gonzaga lose to subpar teams.
- Nice WINS for Michigan and Michigan State of late but MSU has a serious test Tuesday night.
- Denny is angry at WHOM — for doing WHAT?! And Bob laughs, “America’s Best Pizza?” Is this a JOKE?
- Those stories, we hear from YOU in the mailbag segment 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.
Episode 108: The Great MARK Howe: His OWN man

He Was One Of The Great Defensemen
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- Overshadowed by his famous dad? Not much! MARK Howe, an NHL Hall of Famer in his own right, is our guest!
- Derek Jeter’s now in the BASEBALL Hall. How could ONE guy NOT vote for him?! Bob says he has an idea.
- We speak of two Detroiters who had a big hand in Jeter’s career and we look ahead to the class of 2021.
- Who’s gonna go in then? Denny sez to expect the unthinkable!
- Computerized umpiring in MLB? It’s going to be here a LOT faster than Denny thinks, whether HE likes it or not.
- And while Al Avila is signing has-beens and never-wases, bookies are making dire predictions about his pathetic team.
- The “student-athletes” have a busy night in Lawrence, Kansas — no doubt on their way to study hall.
- So why don’t universities just put a stop to corrupt big-time sports? Ask ELI, who’s excited about HIS alma mater’s team!
- The “other” Eli retires from football. A Hall of Famer? For SURE! Whether he BELONGS is a different matter.
- And it looks like it’s official: the Dead Wings are now mailing it in.
- Those stories, Denny talks of late Tigers owner John Fetzer in YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here.