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Episode 115: Denny Deals — to KALINE and FREEHAN!

I had a lot a fun pitching against those guys.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- More on MSU’s Mel Mess! DENVER POST COLUMNIST SEAN KEELER joins the boys to discuss some hard feelings out west.
- Two other top stories rage on as well: the Astros’ sign-stealing and Kobe’s tragic death.
- MSU basketball’s problems continue and now Eli wonders how a certain Spartan star makes money for his young family.
- He’s RICH, one HELLUVA college basketball coach and a really good guy. So why are many feeling sorry for John Beilein?
- Michigan roundball’s going well again — but how ’bout them Wolverines on the DIAMOND!
- Baseball’s Tony Fernandez is dead at 57. What a career he had, as older Tigers fans certainly remember.
- Denny’s memory is indeed clear! Bob confirms his tales of trouble with Boog Powell. Whom did Denny OWN?
- Minor League baseball players got a raise. Eli and Denny debate whether the bump is enough.
- Bob calls out Jeff Blashill and the Wings — AGAIN. Simply put: no guts, no glory.
- In YOUR Mailbag, producer Brandon McAfee is a HERO. He MUST be for putting up with US! Those stories and more right here
Episode 107: The SB, MLB Scandal and Earl Cureton on Roundball

It’s Just About A Pick’em.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page!
- He was a teammate of some of the great players in NBA history! Detroiter Earl Cureton is with us today.
- EVERYBODY is looking forward to THIS one! The Chiefs versus the Niners in the Super Bowl.
- Eli tells us Netflix has a new doc out on the tragic life of Aaron Hernandez — and a wild story it is!
- The Astros’ pitch/sign-stealing scandal rages on. How do YOU and others feel about it? ESPN has an answer.
- Hand the boys a napkin: They need to wipe the EGG of their faces about Sparky and some of his ex-players.
- Wither the maybe-NOT-so-pathetic Pistons? Bob says things might be looking up — and SIGN Drummond. Eli: NO!
- Why haven’t the WINGS signed Gerard Gallant yet as the disaster rolls on unmitigated?
- Eli recaps the UFC McGregor/Cowboy bout. DENNY for “Sports Person of the Year”? Someone in the mailbag thinks so!
- And Detroit pro teams are bad. Uh, HOW bad ARE they? Those stories and much more right here!
Episode 76: TWO Questions You KNOW You’ve Wanted to Ask Eli and Denny

Did it take Denny more or less than 100 days to gain 100 pounds, and What happened to Eli in New York?
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- Now that nearly EVERYONE in Detroit is excited the FL’s are OBVIOUSLY going to the playoffs, Denny says WHAT?!
- Even more hostility than usual in the NFL: Rex vs Baker, Vontaze vs Goodell, AB vs EVERYBODY — but who WOULDN’T wanna choke OBJ?!
- Denny claims he doesn’t see all the raw talent Michigan has? Ask Chris Ash, FIRED Sunday as Rutgers coach after that 52-0 route.
- Was MSU exposed in a too-narrow win over Indiana? Bob says so — and that this Saturday night in Columbus might be UGLY.
- Great! The Toothless Tigers have quickly righted their sunken ship! They’ve hired a LOT more analytics people!
- Among other issues, what on earth are they going to do about woeful Jordan Zimmermann? That’s among LOTSA stuff in our mailbag.
- The boys look towards the MLB playoffs now and aren’t happy about the set-up.
- And two questions YOU want answered: Why does Lolich hate Denny so much? And what happened in Eli’s brief TV foray into NYC?
- All these stories — and much more for you — right here!
Episode 24: Stories? We Got Stories: Mantle, Joe D, Aaron and More!

This was as good an NCAA Tournament game as you’ll ever see.
It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page.
- MSU and the “new” Izzo power to the Final Four with a stirring win over Duke — and Denny said the tourney was OVER last week?!
- All the Tigers’ starting pitchers had strong outings at Toronto in a 2-2 series split but Denny and Eli slam the broadcasts.
- George Kell predicted over twenty years ago that Bob would never see another baseball strike. Oh, REALLY?
- With the Yankees on tap for the Tigers we talk about drinking with Mantle and dealing with Joe D.
- The future looks bright for the Red Wings following a fifth straight win. As if either Eli or Denny give a hoot about hockey. Bob shames them!
- Those stories, plus Hank Aaron, Tiger, Fed and much more right here!