On the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Robert Klemko (Sports Illustrated, TheMMQB), Jonah Keri (Grantland, Baseball Tonight), and Sean McIndoe (Down Goes Brown, Grantland). Kicking off the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NHL and NBA playoffs, the the NFL Draft, and try to guess who might be this year's Hard Knocks team. Also on the show, the guys update the book club featuring Jonah Keri's Expos book, debut a new segment about uncommon opinions, and close the show with one last thing.
-Robert Klemko is making his first appearance (00:21:25) on the podcast. Robert stops by to talk about the NFL Draft. Klemko explains why he is concerned about Jadeveon Clowney's character, why Khalil Mack might be the safest pick in the first round, and what makes this year's wide receiver class so deep. Klemko also explains why the league's decision to push back the draft has resulted in several players taking high interest loans, why he thinks next year's draft will be pushed back as well, and how race has effected the draft stock of players like Teddy Bridgewater.
-Jonah Keri is making his eighth appearance (00:45:24) on the podcast. Jonah talks about living a dream and writing a book about the Montreal Expos. Keri talks about reporting for the book, promoting it on Seth Myers show, and sharing some of the best moments in Expos history. Keri also explains why the strike of 1994 not only killed the Expos but preserved the Braves dynasty.
-Sean McIndoe is making his second appearance (01:25:05) on the podcast. Sean talks about the thrilling first round of the NHL playoffs and explains why he thinks it was the best first round since 1993. McIndoe also talks about the emergence of PK Subban, the fall of Ryan Miller, and the curious case of Thomas Vanek. McIndoe also talks about how important matchups are in the playoffs, looks ahead to the conference finals, and explains why he might have to sign off the internet forever if the Wild beat the Blackhawks.
