Season 6 Episode 31 - Rick Telander, SL Price

On the thirty-first episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Anthony Day (filling in for Don) welcome Rick Telander (Chicago Sun Times) and SL Price (Sports Illustrated). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Anthony chat about the Buffalo Bills getting hosed on Monday Night Football, the UFC at MSG, and the emergence of Patrick Laine. The book club features books by Jeff Pearlman, Joe Buck, and SL Price. The show ends with Anthony talking about committing to Yale and Steve thanks everyone who has helped us create the first 232 episodes of The Sports-Casters. -Rick Telander is making his first appearance (00:18:54) on the podcast. Telander talks about spending the last month following the Chicago Cubs as they made their run towards a World Series championship. Rick tells stories of Eddie Vedder, Bill Murray, and Billy Corgan celebrating the Cubs win. Rick also talks about being the guest editor of the 2016 Best American Sports Writing Anthology. Rick explains why he picked the articles that he did, why he decided to reward long-form journalism, and gives his thoughts on the future of print journalism. -SL Price is making his ninth appearance (00:52:00) on the podcast. Price joins us to discuss his book "Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town." Price explains about the stories evolution from the pages of Sports Illustrated to a full length book. Price talks about the people of Aliquippa's reaction to the book, the towns ability to produce star NFL players, and gives more details about Mike Ditka's name.