The Sports-Casters

On the 36th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the show that started it all, WrestleMania I from Madison Square Garden on 3-31-1985. On this night, Hulk Hogan teams with Mr T. to wrestle Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some news about Steve's new Crohn's medicine...

Steve interviews Richard Deitsch(00:20:56) from The Athletic. Richard first appeared on the third episode of The Sports-Casters way back in 2011 and is making another appearance on the podcast today. Richard and Steve talk about the latest sports media news including topics like the NFL Draft, NBA rights deals, and the price of the Sunday Ticket. Steve and Richard also talk about when they went vi...

Steve interviews Joe Davis(00:15:29) the voice of the Los Angelas Dodgers and baseball for Fox Sports. Joe stops by to help celebrate the tenth anniversary of Yale's National Championship in hockey. Joe called their regional in 2013 and those games were two of the six hockey games Joe has called in his life. Steve gets hung up on when a Saints vs. Titans game was that Joe called before moving on t...

Steve interviews Phil McNulty and Jim White (00:08:71) who appear to promote their new book, Red on Red. Phil and Jim talk about the historic rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United that inspired their book. The lads explain why now was the time to write the book, how they came together to do it, and detail the history of the rivalry better Liverpool and United. Phil and Jim also talk abou...

Steve interviews Kenny Albert (00:13:27) from Fox Sports and the NHL on TNT. Kenny joins us to talk about his experience calling the World Baseball Classic. Kenny tells us where Trea Turner's grand slam ranks among his best calls of his career. Kenny also updated us on the NHL on TNT and explained why Wayne Gretzky is so important to what they are doing. Kenny also mentioned he has a new book comi...

On the 35th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the house show at the Madison Square Garden from 12-28-1984. On this episode night, Hulk Hogan wrestles The Iron Sheik in a match for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some news about Steve's father, her cheerleading for the Buffalo Ba...

On the 34th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the Saturday Night's Main Event from 11-25-1989. On this episode of SNME, Hulk Hogan wrestles The Genius in a match for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some talk about school, missing Leaping Lanny Poffo, and cheerleading for the Buf...

Steve interviews Eamonn Brennan (00:10:53) college basketball writer for The Athletic. Eamonn joins us to let us know what has been happening in college basketball while we were watching football. Eammon talks about Duke. North Carolina and Kentucky and explains why each of them are on the bubble this year. Brennan also talks about Houston, UCLA, and Purdue and explains why they are all going to p...

Steve interviews Alex Faust(00:10:34) the voice of the Los Angelas Kings. Alex joins us to talk about his rise from PBP man for the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA's Hockey East to the PBP man for the NHL's Los Angelas Kings. Alex talks about college hockey, the Kings in Los Angelas, and his ambitions. Alex also talks about his name being dropped as Alex Trebek's replacement by Alex Trebek. Also,...

On the 33th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the Superstars of Wrestling from 3-10-1990. On this episode of Superstars, Hulk Hogan wrestles Dino Bravo in a non-title match. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some talk about the 100th day of school, and a tribute to the death of Leaping Lanny Poffo. After the break...

Steve interviews Mike Harrington (00:06:02) from The Buffalo News. Mike talks about the Buffalo Sabres making the jump to playoff contender and what he thinks they need to do to make them. Mike talks about the growth of Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, and the many wins of Kevyn Adams. Mike also explains why he voted for Scott Rolen and predicts the Sabres playoff fate. Also, Gabriele Marcotti (01:01...

Steve interviews Christopher Parker and Mike Schopp (00:09:57) of the Schopp and the Bulldog radio program on WGR 550 in Buffalo, NY. Chris and Mike explain the origin of the program and explain that neither of them really wanted to do the show initially. Mike talks about what he brings to the show that Chris doesn't, his love of fantasy football, and his dislike of being served garbage. Chris tal...

On the 32nd episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the 1989 Royal Rumble. On this night, Hulk Hogan is by himself taking on 29 of the roughest and toughest wrestlers in the World. At the top, Steve and Dave kick off the third season of the podcast by looking back at a challenging second season and looking forward to a much better third season. After t...

On the 31th episode and Season 2 finale of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into an episode of Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon. At the top, Steve and Paula are joined by Dave to kick off the finale. The team talk about their Christmas, the blizzard in Buffalo, Mr Rowlands getting buzz on social media, and celebrating the New Year. After the break, Steve...

Steve interviews Jon Wertheim (00:07:45) from Sports Illustrated and 60 Minutes. Steve and Jon are back for their annual look back on the year that was for Sports Illustrated and Jon personally. Jon talks about the future of Spots Illustrated, his future at the magazine and 60 Minutes, and other projects on the horizon. Jon also talks about the SI Person of the Year, gives his thoughts on UFC and...

On the 30th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the holiday episode of Prime Time Wrestling from 11-23-1986. On this episode of Prime Time, Hulk Hogan's match against Hercules from Saturday Night's Main Event is shown. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some talk about Paula scratching her eye, the Christmas season,...

Steve interviews Andrew Marchand (00:13:26) from the New York Post and the Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast. At the top, Steve and Andrew talk about the World Cup. Is it as good as the last World Cup? Who will win it? How had Fox done covering the event? Also, the guys talk about Messi, the USA's failures, and more. After the soccer, Andrew and Steve get into the sports media. Who was spor...

Steve interviews Greg Wyshynski (00:07:44) from ESPN to talk about the first few months of the NHL season. Greg gives his take on the young Buffalo Sabres, the emerging New Jersey Devils, and that snake Jack Eichel. Greg also talks about the demise of the Boston Bruins (it didn't happen) and the brilliance of their medical team and training staff. Greg also looks ahead to the rest of the season, t...

On the 29th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into SummerSlam 1990. On this night, Hulk Hogan returned to the ring to get revenge against the Earthquake. At the top, Steve, Paula and Dave are together to kick off the show with some talk about Dave and Paula's rough time since the last show. After the break, Steve and Dave return and the guys give the...

Steve interviews Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg (00:07:29) who appear to promote their new book. Jonathan and Joshua appear together and are welcomed by a loud Steve victim of apparent gain knob sabotage. Josh and Jonathan talk about how Messi and Ronaldo have changed soccer including but not limited to the business, economics, and culture of. The guys also talk about the emergence of the Cham...

On the 28th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the May 23, 1987 episode of Superstars of Wrestling. On this night, Hulk Hogan put his title on the line against, Cowboy Bob Orton. At the top, Steve and Paula kick off the show with some spooky banter and some emails from the brain of Paulamania. Back by popular demand, Paula does a cheer for the lis...

Steve interviews Joe Maddon (00:18:47) the former manager of the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs who appears to promote his new book. Joe explains the origins of the project and why he chose to work with Tom Verducci. Joe also talks about the last day of the 2011 MLB season, breaking the curse of the Billy Goat, and his relationship with Eddie Vedder. Joe also talks about his relationship with ana...

Steve interviews Pablo Torre (00:12:43) from ESPN's Around the Horn and the ESPN Daily podcast. Pablo is on the show for the first time in a few years and he and Steve look back at their long history together. Pablo talks about transitioning from being a writer to working on Around the Horn and explains why he thinks the show has survived for 20 years. Pablo talks about his podcast, his show on ES...

On the 27th and return episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the October 3, 1987 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. On this night, Hulk Hogan put his title on the line against, Sika. At the top, Steve and Paula kick off the long overdue return of the podcast by explaining our hiatus and new format. Paula leads the way and does a cheer for the li...

Steve interviews Jay Mariotti (00:16:18)who became a star in sports media thanks to incredible columns he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and his many appearances on ESPN's Around the Horn. Jay is making his second appearance on the podcast and isn't holding any punches. Jay talks about the end of Serena William's career, the start of the NFL season, and much more. Jay also sounds off on writing,...