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Episode 169: DEXTER BUSSEY in the Battle of His LIFE!

August 24, 2020 01:25:41

Typical Dexter Bussey: No complaints

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

One of the most popular Lions in memory, DEXTER BUSSEY, joins the boys on his career, unusual POST-career — AND his health!
You’ll hear the voice of legendary sportscaster Bob Reynolds on Dex. WHAT? Never heard of BOB REYNOLDS?! It’s NOT all pretty.
Not only did the Tigers actually win a GAME against Cleveland, they won the weekend series!
Now what? Does Al Avila go for broke or does he start trading guys for more “prospects” - SUSPECTS - at the deadline?
The PC Posse continues its takeover of sports, UNLESS, as Bob points out, you’re a black NBA player making a racist comment.
And to think of Mike Milbury being “canceled” for a totally innocuous statement — whether YOU like him as a commentator or not.
Resident golf mavens Eli and Denny go NUTS over what Dustin Johnson did last weekend! Does Koepka eat humble pie?
Did they just hold one of the greatest events of the sports world in veritable secrecy?! Almost seems that way!
Denny may not like it, but one NFL team now says there WILL be fans at ITS home games this year.
Those stories, Eli with “This Day in Sports,” Bob with YOUR mailbag and much more right here!

December 30, 2019 01:23:02

Let me tell you, it’s not true.

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

We made a pact never to discuss politics or religion on our show. Thanks to CLEMSON, Eli, Denny and Bob BREAK it!
The NFL wildcard games are set, so is college football’s national title game. Is Denny LOSING it? He damns LSU with faint praise!
Were you rooting, as ALL Big Ten fans SHOULD be, for Ohio State against Clemson? Many jealous M types weren’t!
How about the scintillating MSU/Wake Forest game? Following THAT snoozer, Mark Dantonio questions persist.
The FL’s humiliated, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the finale. Incredibly, one Lion is HAPPY. You won’t believe WHY!
New Year, Schmoo Year! Expect more of the same in 2020 from the Pathetic Pistons AND The Detroit Dead Wings.
Columbus coach John Tortorella has another meltdown, this time over ANOTHER bad official’s call. Had enough yet?
Michigan and Michigan State basketball clash this Sunday. Why on EARTH should M be without its best player?!
2020 — the year of sports gambling? Noted expert, attorney Dan Wallach, is on our next show. If YOU gamble, don’t miss it!
Those stories, YOUR weekly mailbag and much more right here.

October 31, 2019 01:12:03

I had a great night with that home run!

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

So, does Denny still have such little respect for “Mercenary Max” Scherzer NOW?
The boys wrap up the World Series and pull no punches about the umpiring and managing we saw.
And to think that Denny picked the Nats to win it all! Rest assured, he’s NOT too shy to mention that — or his BETS!
The FL’s go to Oakland to face the Raiders with a ONE-GAME win streak! Exciting! But Bob sez fans know what usually comes next.
Michigan and Michigan State have byes this Saturday. Well, the Wolverines, ya know, TECHNICALLY …
Meanwhile, the broken record keeps skipping: still MORE trouble for MSU off the field.
Ypsilanti, Michigan high school hoops superstar Emoni Bates has landed on the COVER of S.I. — at age 15! Too much, too soon?
Eli strikes out on the meaning of “load management” in sports. Oh, you too? You likely won’t be happy to learn what it is.
Boo-Hoo! The Pistons are under .500 cuz they have injuries. So how have the Raptors flown out of the gate without Kawhi?
Plus Gary McCord surprised, unhappy by his firing at CBS, we hear from YOU in our weekly mailbag and much more right here!

October 24, 2019 01:32:58

“You want to score in the NHL”

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

And now for our main event: Dino Ciccarelli vs Scotty Bowman! But that’s just ONE issue we’ll discuss with the ex-Wings star and HOFer.
The Nats are off to a 2-0 World Series lead and going home with — Anibal Sanchez on the mound?! All of Michigan thought he was DONE!
Is Jim Harbaugh heading back to the NFL? That COULD be based on what happens Saturday night against Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, MSU hosts Penn State with, as usual, bigger news made OFF the field: Malik McDowell pleads guilty to multiple charges.
It’s Denny’s FLs vs Bob’s New York Giants Sunday! Who ya got? Does it even matter at this point? Bob says YES!
Andre Drummond and the Pistons looked sharp in their season opener. Will he leave in this, his walk year? Uh, wouldn’t YOU?
Eli says the NBA/China debacle will carry on a long time. But who was right and who was wrong in the brouhaha?
The Wings started hot but have fallen FAST! Can Jeff Blashill bring them back — or is the team doomed as long as he’s the coach?
Who knew Detroit sportscaster Al Ackerman best? The boys argue as they dish stories of Al AND of Howard Cosell.
In YOUR Mailbag Segment, Denny responds to one of you by saying in essence, “That’s a LIE!” Those stories and much more right here!

October 3, 2019 01:18:32

You Think You’ve Seen Hell? Just Wait!

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

Remembering Denny AND Mickey in the 1968 World Series on its 51st anniversary.
Pardon us, WHAT did you say the Tigers did this week?!
The MLB Playoffs kicked off with a HIGHLY unfortunate incident Tuesday. Will it be Bill Buckner redux?
Meanwhile, baseball’s attendance took a massive hit this year and now MORE controversy over — “deadly” t-shirt guns?
Is Saturday the beginning of the end for Harbaugh at Eli’s alma mater? Some say Iowa is the biggest game of Jim’s tenure.
MSU might be embarrassed at Ohio State but a MUCH bigger problem in East Lansing has come to the fore! Bob explains.
California’s “Fair Pay to Play Act” is causing a ruckus in college sports and causes a BIG stir with the boys as well.
Whaddya know? The FL’s will get through the entire weekend without a loss!
And it’s finally come to this: Bob has news that SHOCKS Denny, then Denny THREATENS Bob on his next trip to Detroit!
Those stories and much more coming up right here.

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.