On the twenty-third episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Joe Posnanski (NBC Sports, Author), and Michael Fabiano (NFL Network, NFL.com). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the big news about Tom Brady's suspension, the Saints releasing Junior Galette, the potentially incredible MLB trade deadline, and ESPN dumping Colin Cowherd. The book club update features two new books and the show ends with Steve and Don discussing the fall of Hulk Hogan.
-Joe Posnanski is making his third appearance (00:18:40) on the podcast. Joe talks about writing his book "The Secret of Golf" and compares it to the unique experiences he encountered while writing his previous book, "Paterno". Posnanski also talks about the unique way that he set up the book, the relationship between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, and how their career paths reminds him of the players of today. Posnanski also talks about his relationship with the city of Kansas City, the MLB trade deadline, and the fall of Tiger Woods.
-Michael Fabiano is making his sixth appearance (00:52:19) on the podcast. Fabiano explains who he thinks is the top draft pick this year, looks at the second year wide receivers, and explains why you can never have enough running backs. Fabiano also talks about a couple players he seems to be consistently drafting in his mock drafts, who he seems to be avoiding, and why NFL.com is the best spot to do a mock. Michael also explains why John Cena doesn't suck and talks about all the different programs/podcasts/features for the fantasy player on the NFL Network and NFL.com.