Season 5 Episode 34- Jeff Passan, Eddie Trunk

On the thirty-fourth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sports), and Eddie Trunk (That Metal Show, SiriusXM). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the start of the World Series, the end of the Ryan Mallet era in Houston, and wonder if Jonathan Quick is a great goaltender. The book club is back with this year's edition of The Best American Sports Writing Series and a new book by a podcast favorite The show ends with one last thing on pass interference in the NFL and the television show, Fargo. -Jeff Passan is making his eleventh appearance (0:25:12) on the podcast. Jeff is literally headed from Kaufmann Stadium to the airport after game 2 of the World Series to sleep for a few hours and head to New York City. For some reason we start off with some chatter about Jackson Dell'Abate before getting into the first two games of the World Series. Jeff and Steve talk about the Royals stronghold on the series, second guess the Mets, and compare the Mets to past World Series teams with a 2-0 deficit. Jeff also talks about the maturity of the Royals, what it will take for the Mets to comeback, and if he cares about the outcome of the series. -Eddie Trunk is making his first appearance (0:57:03) on the podcast. Eddie joins us to promote an upcoming appearance of That Metal Show in Buffalo and Syracuse, NY. Eddie talks about the future of That Metal Show, what the show is like in a live setting, and what it's like to work for VH1 Classic. Eddie also talks about the future of Rush, interviewing Alex Lifeson, and Stump the Trunk.-Jeff Passan is making his eleventh appearance (0:25:12) on the podcast. Jeff is literally headed from Kaufmann Stadium to the airport after game 2 of the World Series to sleep for a few hours and head to New York City. For some reason we start off with some chatter about Jackson Dell'Abate before getting into the first two games of the World Series. Jeff and Steve talk about the Royals stronghold on the series, second guess the Mets, and compare the Mets to past World Series teams with a 2-0 deficit. Jeff also talks about the maturity of the Royals, what it will take for the Mets to comeback, and if he cares about the outcome of the series. -Eddie Trunk is making his first appearance (0:57:03) on the podcast. Eddie joins us to promote an upcoming appearance of That Metal Show in Buffalo and Syracuse, NY. Eddie talks about the future of That Metal Show, what the show is like in a live setting, and what it's like to work for VH1 Classic. Eddie also talks about the future of Rush, interviewing Alex Lifeson, and Stump the Trunk.