Season 5 Episode 20- Mark Simon, Linda Cohn

On the twentieth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Lina Cohn (ESPN, SportsCenter) and Mark Simon (ESPN, Stats and Info). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the the NHL Draft and Buffalo's reaction to Jack Eichel, the Women's World Cup, and Brett Favre in a Packers jersey. The book club update still features "Console Wars" and "The Game". The Show ends with Steve and Don debating the pros and cons of the new format for the Home Run Derby. -Mark Simon is making his first appearance (0:37:42) on the podcast to discuss his role at ESPN and his incredible ability to recall the last out of the last 60 World Series. Simon talks about the origin of his viral video, the difference between tweeting to his 28K followers and the 1million followers on the @espnstatsinfo account. Mark also talks about why the Royals have been successful, who will win the A.L. East, and the development of Gerrit Cole. -Linda Cohn is making her first appearance (01:09:18) on the podcast to discuss her time at the NHL Draft, her 23 years as a SportsCenter anchor, and being a woman in the sports media. Linda tells us what makes Jack Eichel special, explains why she thinks it was a mistake for the NHL to leave ESPN, and why she thinks Mila Kunis would be the perfect actress to play her in an ESPN movie. Linda also talks about playing hockey at SUNY Oswego, explains why she is so proud to have hosted more episodes of SportsCenter than anyone, and why she enjoys the USNWT compete in the World Cup.