Season 6 Episode 30 - Sean McDonough, Eric Mirlis

On the thirtieth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Sean McDonough (Monday Night Football) and Eric Mirlis (Author). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, the NFL season at the midway point, and the start of college basketball season. The book club is potentially out of control, loaded with books, and full of giveaways. The podcast ends with Don and Steve giving us one last thing. -Sean McDonough is making his first appearance (0:21:45) on the podcast. Sean joins us to talk about his first season on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Sean talks about working with John Gruden, poor quarterback play in the NFL, and the possibility of flex scheduling on Monday Night Football. Sean also talks about the Cubs winning the World Series, working for the Red Sox when they broke their curse, and calling the 1998 Olympics. -Eric Mirlis is making his first appearance (0:58:09) on the podcast. Eric joins us to talk about his book, "I Was There". Eric explains how the ideas came for the book, discusses collecting all of the different testimonials, and remembers some of his favorite moments spend in the building while sports history was made. Eric also talks about working for a sports ticker, doing media relations for the New York Islanders, and some of his other professional accomplishments.