Season 6 Episode 28 - Jeff Passan, Mike Pereira

On the twenty-eighth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sports) and Mike Pereira (Fox Sports). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don jump right into the baseball playoffs, talk about OBJ's immaturity, and debate if Connor McDavid is ready to wear the C. The book club is potentially out of control, loaded with books, and full of giveaways. The podcast ends with Don talking about television and Steve giddy with radio drama. -Jeff Passan is making his thirteenth appearance (0:19:26) on the podcast. Jeff joins us live from Cleveland, Ohio where he is preparing to cover the ALDS between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Steve and Jeff talk about the awesome wild card games, Madison Bumgarner's dominance, and Buck's big error. Jeff previews the ALDS an NLDS, explains why he is rooting for David Price and Clayton Kershaw, and explains why he isn't nervous for the Cubs. Before getting into the stadium, Jeff looks back on his book, "The Arm." -Mike Pereira is making his second appearance (0:49:09) on the podcast. Mike talks about Duke Johnson, how each fan base looks at the officials, and talks about why he wrote his book. Mike also talks about his decision to walk off the field and into the front office, sticking up for officials, and working on television.