Where in the World Was Anthony Fenech?


By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@GMail.com August 31, 2016 For a week Detroit Free Press beat writer Anthony Fenech was M.I.A. He wasn't covering the Tigers. That job was mostly handled by George Sipple in "The Beast's" absence. Competently so, I might add. There was no sign of Ant™ (Sour Shoes) on Twitter during that time…

Clips from the Eli Zaret Interview


By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@Gmail.com August 24, 2016 Yesterday I interviewed Eli Zaret on the weekly DSR Podcast. If you are one of the millennial members of the audience, here is a quick bio on Zaret: Sports anchor at WDIV-4. Hosted the Tigers pregame show on that station. Sports anchor at WJBK-2. C0-hosted a…

DSR PODCAST #43: Special Guest Eli Zaret


By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@GMail.com August 23, 2016 On tonight's DSR Podcast, longtime Detroit broadcasting legend Eli Zaret was in studio for the first hour and he told some great stories about Allen Iverson, Sparky Anderson, Jack Morris, Denny McLain, Rip Hamilton and many others. I just tried to shut up and stay out of Eli's way. (more…)

Mondays with Moss — August 22, 2016


By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@GMail.com August 22, 2016 On today's "Mondays with Moss" segment on Ryan Schuiling's show on 92.1FM in Lansing, I discussed Nick Cotsonika's bizarre Tweets today where he continues to dodge the Drew Sharp plagiarism scandal head-on and the Tigers decision to honor David Ortiz this weekend. (more…)

NOW Nick Cotsonika Cares About Ethics


By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@GMail.com August 22, 2016 On Sunday morning, former Detroit Free Press assistant sports editor (and current NHL.com writer) Nick Cotsonika had a Twitter exchange with Sports Illustrated media writer Richard Deitsch.  The back-and-forth started when Cotsonika questioned the journalistic ethics involved in a story that Fox Sports' Ben Way happened upon regarding the Ryan Lochte "robbery" story…