Season 6 Episode 12- Ben Reiter, Damon Hack

On the twelfth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Damon Hack (Golf Channel) and Ben Reiter (Sports Illustrated). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the epic collapse by Jordan Spieth at The Masters, the end of Kobe Bryant's career, and look ahead to the NHL and NBA playoffs. The book club focuses on the long awaited book by Jeff Passan, "The Arm." The show ends with Don getting excited about Pearl Jam and Steve explains how periscope is changing the concert experience. -Damon Hack is making his tenth appearance (0:24:00) on the podcast. Damon looks back on Jordan Spieth's collapse at the Masters. Hack speculates on how this might impact the rest of Spieth's season and career. He also teaches us about Danny Willet, explains how the Olympics will impact this year's major schedule, and jokes about writing a game story as the honored guest at a religious right of passage. Damon also uses his expertise as a born and raised citizen of Los Angeles, California to look back at the career of Kobe Bryant. -Ben Reiter is making his eighth appearance (00:57:28) on the podcast to talk about the 2016 MLB season. Ben talks about the juggernaut Cubs, the awful Braves, and the fading Angels. Reiter also talks about the hot starts of the White Sox and Orioles, the ugly start by the Twins, and the panic of the Mets fans. Ben also talks about watching Kobe Bryant's final game at a bar in Hollywood.