Season 5 Episode 28- David Shoemaker, David de Sola

On the twenty-eighth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome David Shoemaker (Grantland), and David de Sola (Author). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the end of the Fred Jackson era in Buffalo and the news that Tyrod Taylor will start for the Bills at QB. Also, Steve and Don talk about the Pat Kane trade rumors and the start of the U.S. Open. The book club updates the Tom Brady news and talks more about Adam Lazarus' book about the Washington Redskins. The show closes with Steve ranting about his disgust for the video online that paints Danielson and the bad guy in The Karate Kid. -David Shoemaker is making his fifth appearance (0:23:38) on the podcast to talk about the business of professional wrestling. Shoemaker talks about SummerSlam, John Cena, and the screwy finishes at the end of the show. David also talks about the Jimmy Snuka case, Hulk Hogan's apology, and explains why a wrestler's ability to "always be working" blurs the lines of public perception. The Masked Man also talks about his appearance on the Richard Deitsch podcast, going to college at Baylor, and expresses his frustrations about wrestling trivia. -David de Sola is making his first appearance (1:08:54) on the podcast to talk about his book, "Alice in Chains: The Untold Story." David talks about why he wrote the book, why the surviving members of the band wouldn't talk to him for it, and how he balanced drugs and music. de Sola also talks about Layne Staley's death, Mike McCready, and the closeness of the Seattle bands. David also talks about Mike Starr's last show in Alice in Chains, Layne's appearance at the band's unplugged concert, and the band without Layne.