On the eleventh episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jonathan Abrams (ESPN, Author) and Anthony Day (Yale Graduate, National Champion). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the epic ending to the college basketball season, the start of the Major League Baseball season, and look ahead to the NHL and NBA playoffs. The book club says goodbye "Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution" by Jonathan Abrams and focuses on the long awaited book by Jeff Passan, "The Arm." The show ends with Don geeking on computer gaming and Steve looks ahead to a history making weekend of rock and roll across the country.
-Jonathan Abrams is making his first appearance (0:25:15) on the podcast to talk about his book, "Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution." Jonathan talks about how the book focuses not just on the success stories but also the failures. Johnathan talks about the one and done era, its effect on college basketball, and gives the rules he would implement if he ran the NBA. Jonathan also talks about being the biggest baby face at Grantland, writing oral histories, and becoming a New York Times bestseller.
-Anthony Day is making his fifth appearance (as a guest) (0:57:41) on the podcast to talk about his new position as the official golf analyst/commentator for The Sports-Casters. After the first day of The Masters, Anthony talks about why Jordan Speith has such command on the course, gives a few golfers he thinks could climb the leaderboard over the weekend, and explains why he still thinks Tiger Woods could win another major. Anthony also talks about his three year run of either going to The Masters or winning the Frozen Four, remembers what it was like to win a National Championship, and talks about the unique aura and drawing power of his National Championship ring.
