Season 4 Episode 12- Lee Jenkins, Ben Reiter

On the twelfth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Lee Jenkins (Sports Illustrated, SI.Com), and Ben Reiter (Sports Illustrated, SI.Com). Kicking off the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the start of the NHL and NBA playoffs, talk about a handful of NFL stories including an announcement of an announcement, and shockingly take Colin Cowherd's side on a poor attempt at race baiting by Deadspin. Also on the show, the guys update the book club featuring Jonah Keri's Expos book, and close the show with one last thing. -Lee Jenkins is making his seventeenth appearance (00:36:13) on the podcast to discuss the start of the NBA Playoffs. Jenkins explains why he thinks the Oklahoma City Thunder will win the West, why it only took him one game to change his pick in the East from Indiana to Miami, and why he thinks Joakim Noah deserves MVP consideration. Jenkins also tries to explain why the West is so much better than the East, why he always expects college stars to be one and done, and why he assumes Kevin Durant will be the MVP. -Ben Reiter is making his sixth appearance (01:13:19) on the podcast to talk about the start of the Major League Baseball season. Reiter talks about the stories he is following for future columns, explains why the Brewers and Diamondbacks have surprised him for different reasons, and tries to understand the different perceptions of Bryce Harper and Yasiel Puig. Reiter also chats about Craig Kimbrell, the patience of the Cubs, and the clever signing of Scott Kazmir.