The Sports-Casters

Steve interviews Richard Deitsch (00:05:09) from The Athletic. Richard joins us to talk about Pat McAfee joining ESPN's College Gameday, the impact he will have on the show, and what the show will look like when Lee Corso retires. Richard and Steve also break down the main booth for each of the NFL's TV partners. Also, Richard explains the madness that two Italian soccer players have had on Toront...

Steve interviews Joe Posnanski (00:09:20) the host of the PosCast, author of books, and writer on Substack. Joe joins us to talk about the success of his last book, The Baseball 100 and explains why writing the football version of it has been problematic and discusses how he plans to fix those problems. Joe also talks about walking away from his life long passion for the Cleveland Browns and previ...

Steve interviews Stewart Mandel (00:08:16) from The Athletic. Stewart joins us for his annual preview of the college football season. Before looking ahead, Steve and Stewart discuss all of the news from the offseason including USC and UCLA moving to the Big 10 and the most interesting moves involving the transfer portal. From there, the guys discuss the just released pre-season AP Top 25. Stewart...

Steve interviews Joe Buck (00:08:12) from ESPN's Monday Night Football. Joe explains the backstory that led to him leaving Fox for ESPN. Joe talks about wanting to work with Troy Aikman, Fox being generous, and Tony Romo's massive contract changing the game. Joe also looked back at his career calling baseball games and went over his favorite moments during an incredible run. Joe then looks ahead t...

Steve interviews Sean McDonough (00:10:44) from ESPN. Sean joins us to talk about his first season calling hockey games as the lead PBP voice for ESPN's coverage. Sean talks about getting better as the season progressed, explains the grind of the playoffs, and looks ahead to the second season. Sean also talks about working in press boxes far from the action, his dislike of twitter, and his friends...

Steve interviews Andrew Marchand and John Ourand(00:08:10) from the New York Post and The Sports Business Journal. Andrew and John talk to Steve about the origins of their podcast, explain why Marchand is the heel, and talk about their goals for the future of the pod. Steve also squeezes some sports media news out of them and they talk about the Sunday Ticket package. Also, Aaron Schatz(00:53:07)...

On the 26th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the January 4, 1986 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. On this night, Hulk Hogan put his title on the line against the legend, Terry Funk. At the top, Steve and Dave kick off the second season of the podcast by looking back at a great first season and looking forward to an even better second seas...

On the 25th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie pay per view. Steve and Dave are joined by Paula Bennett on this very special season one finale. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about Christmas traditions and their favorite Christmas movies. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in December of 1989....

Steve interviews Jon Wertheim (00:10:18) from Sports Illustrated and 60 Minutes. Mr. Wertheim joins us to discuss Tom Brady being named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Steve and Jon also talk about the brilliant Beatles documentary and the feature Jon did on it for 60 Minutes. Jon and Steve also look ahead to the future of Sports Illustrated and the future of Jon Wertheim. Also, Jim F...

On the 24th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the 37th Annual Slammy Awards. Steve and Dave are joined by Paula Bennett as they celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the podcast. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about Hannibal working himself into a shoot and the death of WWE DVD sets. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in December of 1...

Steve interviews Dan Shaughnessy (00:17:43) from the Boston Globe. Mr. Shaughnessy joins us to promote his new book about Larry Bird's Boston Celtics called, "Wish it Lasted Forever." Dan talks about playing on a hall of fame team in their own right at the Boston Globe with writers like Bob Ryan and Peter Gammons. Dan also talks about buying drinks for Larry Bird, the grind of the travel on the Ce...

On the 23rd episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the November 24, 1988 PPV known warmly as, Survivor Series 88. On this night, Hulk Hogan and Macho Man led a team of Mega Powers against a group of scoundrels put together by the Million Dollar Man. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about their own Thanksgiving traditions and Seth Rollins getting jumped...

On the 22nd episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the July 26, 1986 house show in Philadelphia, PA at the Spectrum. On this night, Hulk Hogan was in the main event against the adorable one, Adrian Adonis. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about the show Heels being renewed and the third season of Dark Side of the Ring ending with a thud. The guys also...

Steve interviews Greg Wyshynski (00:10:04) from ESPN. Greg was on the second episode of The Sports-Casters in 2011 and was on the first episode of this season back in January. Today, he returns to talk about the Jack Eichel trade, the start of the NHL season, and working for ESPN as a rights holder. Join us for the hockey discussion, but stay for the incredible disagreement about Eichel's neck sur...

Steve interviews Jonathan ViIma (00:17:54) from Fox Sports. Much to the pleasure of the host, Jonathan is making his debut to talk about his young career in broadcasting AND his time as a Super Bowl winning Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. Jonathan talks about being a rookie broadcaster the year of COVID, how the game is different from when he played, and his chemistry in the booth with Kenn...

On the 21th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the November 2, 1985 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. On this night, Hulk Hogan teamed with Andre the Giant to face Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about the show Heels and Steve reports a great success at the before mentioned Trunk or Treat event. After the...

Steve interviews Katie Baker(00:11:39) from The Ringer. Katie is back to talk about all of the different things she writes about at Ringer, including hockey, television, and movies. Before that, Steve and Katie look back to a piece she wrote for Grantland about Yale winning the Frozen Four. Also, Katie and Steve debate the end of a League of Their Own, talk about Katie's transition from Goldman Sa...

On the 20th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the April 13, 1990 match against Stan Hansen at the Tokyo Dome as part of Hulkamania 6. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about The Many Saints of Newark (they don't love it), halloween cereal (they love it), and discuss the golden age of cereal before trying to figure out what today is the golden age o...

Steve interviews Sean McDonough(00:11:05) from ESPN and the Red Sox radio network. Sean is with us to discuss his new role as PBP1 on ESPN's coverage of the National Hockey League. Sean talks about his love for hockey, how he was considered for and ultimately landed the job, and what he needs to do to build his chops back up. Sean also talks about working practice games with his partners, his buck...

Steve interviews Joe Posnanski(00:14:21) author of a new book called, The Baseball 100. Joe first appeared on episode six of the podcast and is back today to promote his new book. Steve and Joe talk about why the book is so great for the bathroom, discuss some players appearing on a number that just makes sense, and Joe's decision to have Willie Mays at 1. Joe also talks about Greg Maddux, promoti...

On the nineteenth episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the October 13, 1984 card at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about Steve's trip to New Jersey, hanging out with John D'Amato and give a few thoughts on the latest controversy surrounding Dark Side of the Ring. After the break, the guys give a brief bio of Big John S...

Steve interviews Nick Underhill(00:13:53) from New Orleans Dot Football to preview the New Orleans Saint's season. Nick is making his debut and talks with Steve about the Brees/Payton era before transitioning into the Winston/Payton era. Nick looks back at some of the best and worst moments and plays from the Brees years before jumping into what he thinks this year's version of the Saints will be...

On the eighteenth episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into SummerSlam 1991 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. At the top, Steve and Dave talk about The White Lotus, the return of CM Punk, and give a few thoughts on the latest SummerSlam. Also, Steve is coming to New Jersey. After the break, the guys give a brief bio of Adnan Al-Kaissie. Also, St...

Steve interviews Vic Carucci(00:07:37) from SIRIUSXM to preview the NFL season. Vic is making his debut and talks with Steve about the day Jim Kelly arrived in Buffalo, coining the phrase "bickering Bills" and covering the 1990's Buffalo Bills. Vic and Steve then transition to talking about the upcoming NFL season. Vic says there is a group of top dogs in the AFC, a bunch on interesting quarterbac...

Steve interviews Jeff Passan (00:05:29) from ESPN to talk about Major League Baseball. Jeff joins us from the highway in New Hampshire to wrap up the trade deadline, Also, Jeff talks about the Field of Dreams game, the great season that baseball is having, and lists a few of his ideal World Series matchups. Jeff and Steve also go through the contenders and look at their strengths and weaknesses go...