NBA Playoffs

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

June 17, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 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! 
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Episode 44: A World Gone Mad With Gun Violence!

June 10, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 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
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This is a Oct. 25, 1986, black and white photo of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner during the 1986 World Series vs. the New York Mets.

Episode 40: The Zen of Bill Buckner: Different Strokes for TWO Different Folks

May 28, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 01:02:43
This is a Oct. 25, 1986, black and white photo of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner during the 1986 World Series vs. the New York Mets.

A career comes down to one play.

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

  • Buckner’s untimely demise hits home with Eli, who waxes poetic on what Bill’s life was really all about. 
  • Meanwhile, Denny GOT waxed gambling on “The Buckner Game” in prison. He lost WHAT?!
  • The sports world has also lost Bart Starr, unleashing a wave of nostalgia from the boys.
  • The Tigers say they’ve “bolstered” their bullpen — but lotsa seats are empty in Comerica. Is it Casey Mize time?
  • MSU lands a new president AND a hot-shot player for Izzo.
  • Uh, and btw, where’s Juwan been lately?
  • Bob rants on the bogus “Michigan Sports Hall of Fame” and on creeping “hip-hopism” in sports.
  • Those stories, controversy over the upcoming Detroit Grand Prix and much more right here! 
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Episode 38: Enough Nonsense! It’s About Jack and Tiger. Period.

May 20, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 00:55:56

Koepka is the only one besides Palmer, Nicklaus and Woods to have one four majors in a two-year span.

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

  • Brooks Koepka — the NEW Tiger!!! “Bull-bleep he is,” say the boys!
  • By week’s end Michigan could have its new basketball coach. Fab-Fiver Jimmy King joins us with his thoughts.
  • Denny wonders, if the Tigers now have a “quality control coach,” then where the hell is the “quality?!”
  • Are the boys Democrats, Republicans or something else? YOU’LL never know — though a couple miffed listeners think THEY do.
  • Too good for the Clips, Rockets, Blazers — too good for anybody, especially thanks to Draymond. Kevin Durant who?
  • The NHL playoffs? As usual, Eli and Denny plead ignorance while Bob wants Larkin and Mantha home for the Worlds — NOW.
  • Those stories, the death of boxing and much more right here!
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Episode 37: As the Tigers’ “Tree Falls in the Woods” Is Anyone Left to Hear It?

May 16, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 01:00:10

There’s no illusion that these games are important.

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

  • JV returns to Comerica and is greeted by — one big yawn. Have Al Avila and the Tigers totally alienated their fan base?
  • Denny and Eli talk about a certain Tigers fan who remains front and center in the news.
    Three Blind Mice? How about FOUR Blind Mice in the NHL playoffs?
  • Eli’s favorite coach messes up in the NBA playoffs. Will it be more of the same in Game 2?
  • “The Biggest Loser” in the NBA draft Lottery? Bob’s answer may surprise you.
  • The “Detroit Lions East” a laughing stock again, but two local yokels from Detroit shout the story down. Guess who?
  • Tiger seeks another storybook ending at the PGA this weekend.
  • And The Boss may be rolling over in his grave over the story too stupid to die. 
  • Those stories and more right here
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Episode 33: The New Baseball: A Player IN the Hall — but NOT a “Hall-of-Famer?”

May 2, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 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!
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Episode 30: N-Bombs in Sports and the New P.C. World

April 22, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 00:59:17

Are we overreacting to political correctness?

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

  • The Pathetic Pistons are all but finished — and now is Andre Drummond finished in Detroit?
    Steve Yzerman is back and the feckless Motown media immediately genuflect and roll over.
  • Eli tells the inside story of how Stevie’s career in Detroit was almost derailed.
    And Denny tells a wild story about one of sports’ greatest heroes! Could it actually be true? 
  • Is super-agent Scott Boras now Nick’s escape from Detroit Tigers hell?
  • Is Miggy’s early-season slump partly due to his off-field problems? 
  • Plus, the latest sacrifice on the altar of the P.C. crowd, pitching tips from Denny, Bob on nil-nil thrills and much more!
 
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Episode 29: The Boys’ Career Highs and Lows

April 18, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 00:58:01

You’re not supposed to say who we are, you’re supposed to say who we used to be!

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

  • The NBA Playoffs — or the draft lottery? Eli and Denny go at it over which is better for the Pathetic Pistons.
  • Miguel Cabrera is off to a terrible start. He’s 36 as of today. Has he lost it for good — or only until summertime?
  • And are Miggy’s off-field shenanigans hurting his game?
  • YOU, the listeners, have questions: The mystery of the 1968 Tigers’ jerseys? The high and low points of the boys’ careers? Why the lack of swearing on the podcast?
  • The new Lions schedule is out! Whoopty-damn-do. Bob goes off on his favorite whipping boys.
  • And Eli and Denny — restaurateurs?! Bob was in New York back then, thus avoiding ptomaine.
  • These stories and much more right here!
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Episode 28: TIGER IS BACK — AND THE BOYS GOT LOTS TO SAY ABOUT IT!!!

April 15, 2019 Bob Page, Denny McLain, Eli Zaret, Sports 00:59:01

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!
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