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Episode 203: When the Irish “Tied One for the Gipper!”

December 21, 2020 01:36:31

The Game of the Century!

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

MSU’S CLINT JONES guests on playing in the storied 10-10 game, on being a black STAR in the turbulent 60’s and MORE!
GOLF’S next black star? Eli will tell you all about him — and choke back his tears as he does.
College football’s four-team playoffs are now set, but does Notre Dame really belong in them?
One thing’s sure: no matter WHAT Denny predicted here, the Lions won’t be in ANY playoffs.
And while wiping the egg off his face from that, is he taking his frustrations out unfairly on Matt Stafford?
WHAT?! A plain mayonnaise sandwich? Denny: YUM! Eli: Have I got a mayonnaise for YOU!
“Typhoid Rudy” signs a $200 million deal while Bob tells us what ONE dollar once meant to two great NBA centers.
The NHL announces a January return with new divisions due to COVID. Will its players first have to be vaccinated?
And they called Pete Rozelle “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?” A LOT of “grinches” will steal THIS Christmas.
Bob rips MSU basketball a new one — but then Tom Izzo does too! And, OMG, such STUPID BLACK uniforms!
Those stories, a big loss for the Tigers, YOUR mailbag segment and MUCH more right here!

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!

Episode 162: Former Pistons Star Makes REAL Good!

July 30, 2020 01:32:08

I don’t want anybody to know what I’m doing!

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

“How to Succeed in Business WITH Really Trying?” What a life ex-Pistons star JOHN MENGELT has had! “Crash” joins the boys.
Eli comes up with an interesting stat: as of Thursday we were already 1/10th through the MLB season!
Fantastic start for the Tigers’ Jacoby Jones. Will he someday become a big star? Eli: Maybe Denny: NO! Bob: YES!
Miguel Cabrera is slow. Uh, HOW slow IS he? Pathetically slow - and perhaps washed up too!
Joe Kelly of the Dodgers was slapped with an eight-game suspension after headhunting the Astros. Fair?
Oh. You haven’t been watching MLB games? Had enough of COVID issues, eh? Don’t worry. It’s all FAKE — says one NBA player.
Racism, real or not, is cutting a swath through the U.S. Will one of the Big Ten’s best-known coaches be a victim?
MANY alleged victims file a lawsuit charging that Bo Schembechler WAS guilty in the U-M sex abuse scandal.
Those stories, Eli has “This Day in Sports History,” Bob has YOUR mailbag segment and much more right here!

Episode 149: The GREAT Rod Carew

June 15, 2020 01:35:43

No easy out.

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

Baseball Hall of Famer ROD CAREW joins the boys to talk about his amazing career, amazing new HEART & more!
So Jim Nantz began Saturday’s PGA telecast with a tribute to George Floyd? Bob asks where the Tour’s BEEN all these years!
Is Rob Manfred going to save MLB’s season by FORCING the players and owners to (finally) get started?
The NBA has a plan to come back, but Kyrie Irving says it SHOULDN’T until “Black Lives Matter” is accomplished!
No word from the NHL on its restart as one star coach asks how an NFL comeback’s possible with “social distancing.”
What if Gibby’s World Series homers had been played in EMPTY STADIUMS?! Eli on board with Bob: there MUST be fans!
ESPN’s doc on the steroid-laden 1998 home-run race premieres. Why are McGuire & Bonds welcome in MLB but not Sosa?
Mr. Z always has terrific stories about Allen Iverson who just turned 45. You won’t believe what happens when he turns 55!
What happened 55 YEARS ago? Denny: ROD CAREW broke in? Uh, NO, Denny! He finally got the answer.
Those stories, YOUR Mailbag segment and much more right here!

Episode 147: He’s Multitalented and Multifaceted! He’s John Smoltz!

June 8, 2020 01:35:11

Maybe I would have been the next Lawrence Welk. Who knows?

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

Ah, what might have been for JOHN SMOLTZ and the Tigers! The MLB Hall of Famer from Lansing is our guest!
Smoltzie just wants to be doing TV baseball again, but politics and demonstrations have taken over the sports world instead.
Will the NFL now let its players stage protests during the national anthem?! Bob wonders where THAT might lead.
For all you Caucasians, are YOU now “embarrassed to be a white person?” Don’t laugh! An NBA coaching star says HE is!
During a demonstration, what would happen if you caught a punk destroying your car? Well, YOU might be arrested!
Producer Brandon McAfee and the boys take a vote: would they watch a big game with no fans to cheer?
Ultimate Fighting Champ Conor McGregor retires — again. Eli and Denny yawn: “he’ll be back.”
Golf IS back and now you can even use a special cart with a partner (GASP!) — if you’re really THAT worried about COVID-19.
Wimbledon? Canceled! The U.S. Open? Probably not, but would it be worth watching without “The Big Three?”
Those stories, a listener wants to ask Denny’s questions FOR him on YOUR mailbag segment and much more — right here!

Episode 128: Most loved? Most hated? Most FEARED? Our GUEST!

April 2, 2020 1:21:56

He took no prisoners.

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

NBC-TV and New York Post star Peter Vecsey sets down his famous Poison Pen to join the boys on - what else?! - the NBA.
We gotta do it, folks - first thing EVERY show now. The latest horrors from COVID-19 AND the panic destroying our economy.
A “sport” still going on: video game basketball! Two young producers take three geezers by the hand and explain what THAT is!
Among MORE sports cancellations? Wimbledon! The British Open may be next.
And what if horse racing’s Triple Crown is called off? Four famous Tigers/ex-Tigers are dreading that! We’ll tell you why.
MORE trouble for Michigan State! THIS time it involves Tom Izzo himself and it COULD be serious.
Still working? Have any money coming in? How would you like to make five grand a DAY - and not HAVE to work for it?
That’s what’s happening for many MLB stars while the league ponders six-man starting rotations IF baseball returns soon.
What’s the ONE topic ALWAYS off the table among big-time athletes? Bob explains how a guy just violated it!
Those stories, YOUR weekly mailbag and much more right here.

Drew Henson in U of M uniform holding a footback

Episode 127: SO GREAT! SO What Happened?!

March 30, 2020 1:12:02

Sports can very, very cruel.

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

And a happy (albeit belatedly) 76th birthday to Denny!
Hard to believe that maybe the BEST all-round athlete in Michigan HISTORY is now 40!
We’ll ask DREW HENSON about his two-sport career and WHY the former U-M QB never made it in the pros.
Eli and Bob, old pals, actually start YELLING at each other over - what else these days? COVID-19.
It’s OPENING DAY in Detroit! But instead of REAL baseball we have - huh? - a simulated game?
Sports still going on: soccer in a couple foreign nations. How many 1-nil matches so far? We’re STILL counting!
Thank goodness the NFL Draft WILL happen. It’s giving fans and media pundits something to TALK about.
“The rich get richer.” In THIS case the old saw means Ohio State versus Michigan in football.
Jim Wynn and Curly Neal have died. Bob & Eli recall playing AGAINST Neal WITH the late Mark “Doc”Andrews.
Those stories, YOUR mailbag and much more coming up here.

Fist holding dollar bills with 50 yard line on football field in background

Episode 111: Winners and Losers From the SB? WE Start With Denny!

February 3, 2020 01:12:51

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.

Keith Nichol in Michigan State Football Uniform

EPISODE 90: “Stand by Your Man?” MSU’s Keith Nichol DOES!

November 18, 2019 01:22:00

He’s done more for Michigan State football than anyone.

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

He produced arguably the greatest play in MSU history! That’s one reason why guest Keith Nichol is SO unhappy about The Game.
What a drubbing Michigan laid on Michigan State! Bob questions MSU’s second-half effort as the fallout rages on.
The FL’s choke another one away. Does Eli give too much credit to a local writer who FINALLY gets tough with them?
To make things even worse, Denny questions whether the oft-injured Matt Stafford will ever play again.
The “Colin Kaepernick Show” continued with a workout cum CIRCUS this weekend. The FL’S are down a QB … hmmm.
Former Tiger John Wockenfuss is battling dementia. He had a big role in the ’84 World Series — but wasn’t even on the team!
Ever hear of the 1983 movie “Tiger Town?” It’s back in the news and we’ll tell you why.
In YOUR mailbag segment: outrageous prices for sports events, FL’s fans vs Bob — and much more right here!

Close-up photo of Braylon Edwards wearing U of M cap.

Episode 71: EX-MICHIGAN STAR BRAYLON EDWARDS SLAMS M FOOTBALL - AGAIN

September 12, 2019 01:18:46

Harbaugh’s been there for five years now…name someone that he’s brought in.

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

Former Michigan and NFL star Braylon Edwards joins us to discuss his new book, his career, family AND to argue with Bob!
This after being suspended by the Big Ten Network last year for ripping U-M football’s current state.
When bad things happen to good people: the boys eulogize the late Fred McLeod.
Eli talks about a guy he knows well: Dennis Rodman, the subject of an ESPN “30 for 30” this week.
The Antonio Brown saga just might end, not with the Pats, but in a PRISON CELL, while OBJ continues to make a fool of himself!
Mark Dantonio on the cusp of overtaking Duffy as the winningest coach in MSU history. Bob BEGS for perspective!
A new law in Cali will allow college athletes to be paid by 2023. The NCAA is gonna fight! What does it all portend for college sports?
7Plus another of our “Adventures With Denny,” YOU on our weekly mailbag segment and much more right here.