The Sports-casters

On the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sportsl) and Will Leitch (Sports on Earth). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don look at the first round of the NHL playoffs and NBA playoffs, and cover a few small NFL stories. Steve looks at the just released NFL schedule, and the show ends with One Last Thing. -Jeff Passan is making his ninth appearance (0:33:28) on the podcast. Jeff talks the start of the baseball season, the Yankees not having a home grown star, and the value of recent 1.1 draft picks. Passan also talks about writing his book on the pitching arm for his son, wrestling in the mainstream media, and talking to Jane Leavy. -Will Leitch is making his eighth appearance (1:25:34) on the podcast. Will talks about writing for Sports on Earth, writing about politics, and the challenges of doing a podcast. Will also talks about the Mets and Cubs, being annoyed with twitter, and improvements at ESPN.