Season 4 Episode 13- SL Price, Chris Burke

On the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome SL Price (Sports Illustrated, SI.Com), and Chris Burke (Sports Illustrated, SI.Com). Kicking off the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NHL and NBA playoffs, the NBA's decision to ban Don Sterling for life, and Don tries to guess the top selling NFL jerseys. Also on the show, the guys update the book club featuring Jonah Keri's Expos book, and close the show with one last thing. -SL Price is making his fourth appearance (0:27:38) on the podcast to discuss the retirement of Gary Smith, the future of long form writing on the internet, and the direction of Sports Illustrated under Jon Wertheim and Chris Stone. Price talks about the origin of his piece on Richard Ben Cramer and Alex Rodriguez. Price explains why he is never quite satisfied with his work, why he waits several months to read it, and when to let go. Also, Price is finally on twitter, he isn't going to Wimbledon, and an update on his book on football in Aliquippa, PA. -Chris Burke is making his ninth appearance (0:59:57) on the podcast. Burke joins us to talk about the upcoming NFL Draft. Burke explains the uncertainty surrounding Jadeveon Clowney, where he thinks the top quarterbacks might get selected, and why he thinks there is still a chance Khalil Mack could be the first player picked. Burke also chats about the draft being pushed back a few weeks and why it stinks, the infallible popularity of the National Football League, and where he thinks last year's first overall pick (Eric Fisher) would be drafted this year.