Two girls who'd rather watch a game than read a romance novel take you along as they discuss the world of sports. The Girls disect everything from the NFL to NASCAR and leave no sport or athlete safe from their unique analysis. From the Rookie Look of the Week to the Fan-Tutor Tip of the Day you will have all you need to impress the gang on game day. Closing with IT HAS TO BE SAID (hey, the girls gotta spew) they get something off their chests and onto yours. These are The Girls you wish were sitting next to you at the sports bar on game day. Listen in. http://www.fantoo.com Sports Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Wed, 19 May 2010 21:49:55 -0400 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Wed, 19 May 2010 21:49:01 -0400 60 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Where The Girls Talk Sports Fantoo Girls Where the girls talk sports. Every Thursday. The Girls disect everything from the NFL to NASCAR and leave no sport or athlete safe from their unique analysis. From the Rookie Look of the Week to the Fan-Tutor Tip of the Day you will have all you need to impress the gang on game day. Closing with IT HAS TO BE SAID (hey, the girls gotta spew) they get something off their chests and onto yours. These are The Girls you wish were sitting next to you at the sports bar on game day. Listen in. Sports, sports podcast, girls,fantoo sports,Baseball,Basketball,Football,Hockey,Nascar,Olympics Fantoo Girls carol@fantoo.com Fantoo Girls Sports Podcast no http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/fantoo144.jpg http://www.fantoo.com Two girls who'd rather watch a game than read a romance novel take you along as they discuss the world of sports. The Girls disect everything from the NFL to NASCAR and leave no sport or athlete safe from their unique analysis. From the Rookie Look of the Week to the Fan-Tutor Tip of the Day you will have all you need to impress the gang on game day. Closing with IT HAS TO BE SAID (hey, the girls gotta spew) they get something off their chests and onto yours. These are The Girls you wish were sitting next to you at the sports bar on game day. Listen in. 144 144 Today The Girls are coming to you live from...what we've learned. And it's aplenty, but it can be distilled down to two key things: judging talent is a lost art and devotion to the game has become secondary to devotion to the coin. As we prepare for our sabbatical (rare game option narrowed down to ostrich or bonobo, PhD narrowed down to idiocy or wine-making) we take on the world of sport one last time. Let's just say no one is safe, not even Hank Haney. The NBA draft doesn't disappoint with Lady Luck trumping algorithms all the way. Oh, and then there's LeBron's mom. Game 5 takes on a whole new meaning now. You best put your lunch aside when we tackle this in the "Fantoo Girls Grand Finale...For Now" podcast. Even for us this story crosses into a whole new territory. Men, walk away. Especially if it's LeBron's mom. You don't want to make LeBron mad...like that. For old times' sake we toss in a nugget about PEDs, a teeny tiny pot story, and ponder that age old question: Why do men need to get naked for the public for free? Take the Chicago Blackhawks for instance. One day it's naked in a limo with some chicks and the next day you're naked all over the web. But the real question is, Will they take on our beloved Flyers for Lord Stanley's Cup? Second question: Can you recall a time in recent history where the NHL playoffs overshadowed the NBA playoffs? That day is now. A 7-seed has home ice? The average age of the Blackhawks is what? San Jose finally one a series? The greatest comeback in playoff history? If the NHL can't capitalize on this then they need to look up the word capitalize. As we've said for two years in a row, the NHL has the opportunity to take the #3 spot in the US in pro sports. It's just sitting there like Hanley Ramirez on an in-field play. In the mean time, we'll wonder about how the French riot and plan our Game 4 road trip - should the Flyers be so fortunate. And then we'll mourn the fact that our dream of a date with Lord Stanley has gone unfulfilled. Some entities long to make a profit, we long to hold that vessel tight. For one moment anyway. But one Fantoo dream has been realized? We've connected with sports fans across the globe, many of which share our demented sense of humor. And that is priceless. We toast to you in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your hankie, your glass and your belly when it laughs...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep217.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 8BA88880-6F6A-49EE-86C9-AC8A950D0FAA-1406-0000208C9806355B-FFA Wed, 19 May 2010 21:49:31 -0400 Lessons Learned, French Riots and Fantoo Fans to Thank with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...what we've learned. And it's aplenty, but it can be distilled down to two key things: judging talent is a lost art and devotion to the game has become secondary to devotion to the coin. As we prepare for our sabbatical (rare game option narrowed down to ostrich or bonobo, PhD narrowed down to idiocy or wine-making) we take on the world of sport one last time. Let's just say no one is safe, not even Hank Haney. The NBA draft doesn't disappoint with Lady Luck trumping algorithms all the way. Oh, and then there's LeBron's mom. Game 5 takes on a whole new meaning now. You best put your lunch aside when we tackle this in the "Fantoo Girls Grand Finale...For Now" podcast. Even for us this story crosses into a whole new territory. Men, walk away. Especially if it's LeBron's mom. You don't want to make LeBron mad...like that. For old times' sake we toss in a nugget about PEDs, a teeny tiny pot story, and ponder that age old question: Why do men need to get naked for the public for free? Take the Chicago Blackhawks for instance. One day it's naked in a limo with some chicks and the next day you're naked all over the web. But the real question is, Will they take on our beloved Flyers for Lord Stanley's Cup? Second question: Can you recall a time in recent history where the NHL playoffs overshadowed the NBA playoffs? That day is now. A 7-seed has home ice? The average age of the Blackhawks is what? San Jose finally one a series? The greatest comeback in playoff history? If the NHL can't capitalize on this then they need to look up the word capitalize. As we've said for two years in a row, the NHL has the opportunity to take the #3 spot in the US in pro sports. It's just sitting there like Hanley Ramirez on an in-field play. In the mean time, we'll wonder about how the French riot and plan our Game 4 road trip - should the Flyers be so fortunate. And then we'll mourn the fact that our dream of a date with Lord Stanley has gone unfulfilled. Some entities long to make a profit, we long to hold that vessel tight. For one moment anyway. But one Fantoo dream has been realized? We've connected with sports fans across the globe, many of which share our demented sense of humor. And that is priceless. We toast to you in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your hankie, your glass and your belly when it laughs...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 59:17 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from their second-to-last show! For a while anyway. We've decided to take a sabbatical. Carol is going to get her doctorate in something inane and Robin is going to raise exotic animals for humane slaughter. Both enterprising and selfless endeavors, to be sure. We plan on going out with a bang, so be a participant in our last show. Send in your questions, your fond farewell wishes, and any and all criticism directed at Robin and we'll be sure to include it on the Fantoo Girls swan song. Don't worry - we'll be back in some form in the future. But for now we have world problems to solve and margaritas to be drunk. And sports...there's always the sports...In this week's podcast we shred Coach Mike Knowles for being a biatch and stealing an unearned victory from a high school girls track team over a technicality. Coach, grow up, and while you're at it set a good example. It's high school dude. LT - the only thing we have to say to you is, quite frankly, you're dead to us. Guys like you (and this is coming from 2 girls who thought you were genius on the field) set an example for other athletes that it's alright to mistreat women, and in your case young girls. It's despicable behavior that will not be tolerated by the public anymore. All athletes should be on notice: you screw up after we've spent our hard-earned cash to see your games and buy your gear and we'll desert you before you can call time. We won't be deserting Dallas Braden anytime soon! Not only is he old-school, and not afraid to tell A-Rod to stick it (or was that his grandmother?), he's self-deprecating and a damn good pitcher. One of only 19 in the history of major league baseball to pitch a perfect game. We will be forever fans, so don't screw up. Roy Halladay will make his 'away' debut against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in the city of Philadelphia. No, that's not a major league screw up, it's due to the conflict with the G20 Summit. Who knew Bud Selig had his finger on the pulse of world politics? By now everyone knows that Ken Griffey, Jr. fell asleep during the game and was not available for a pinch hit appearance in the 8th inning. What many of you don't know is that we snuck into the clubhouse and dipped his thumb in warm water. He totally peed. And now the Seattle players are icing out the reporter who wrote the story. Guys, you may want the only reporter who's interested in covering you to have some access or the world might forget that the Mariners are a baseball team. The NBA playoffs have been overshadowed by LeBaby's hissy fit. Or was it simply that he all of the sudden sucks? Let's hope it's the latter because if he tanked a playoff game to make a point there may be some pretty ticked off guys named Ricky and Guido coming for him. SI asks if Shaq can deliver a ring to the King. We ask, Does Shaq even have credentials to enter the building? The Flyers are on the cusp of a Disney Movie and the Canadiens may send the Pens packing to the delight of all of Canada, despite the negative affect it will have on Sidney Crosby. He can cry in his wine with Ovie. If the Flyers can't reach for the Cup than The Girls are praying to Lord Stanley for a Canadiens VS Blackhawks finals with Canada taking it home. ROAD TRIP TO MONTREAL FOR THE PARADE! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we suggest a new line of scented candles. So grab your nose, your rally towel and glass of chmapagne...to toast us of course...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep216.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ F542F263-77E2-42B7-9F95-772628C024A7-4530-000041459690EC02-FFA Thu, 13 May 2010 00:56:13 -0400 Sabbaticals, Perfect Games and Bulging Discs with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from their second-to-last show! For a while anyway. We've decided to take a sabbatical. Carol is going to get her doctorate in something inane and Robin is going to raise exotic animals for humane slaughter. Both enterprising and selfless endeavors, to be sure. We plan on going out with a bang, so be a participant in our last show. Send in your questions, your fond farewell wishes, and any and all criticism directed at Robin and we'll be sure to include it on the Fantoo Girls swan song. Don't worry - we'll be back in some form in the future. But for now we have world problems to solve and margaritas to be drunk. And sports...there's always the sports...In this week's podcast we shred Coach Mike Knowles for being a biatch and stealing an unearned victory from a high school girls track team over a technicality. Coach, grow up, and while you're at it set a good example. It's high school dude. LT - the only thing we have to say to you is, quite frankly, you're dead to us. Guys like you (and this is coming from 2 girls who thought you were genius on the field) set an example for other athletes that it's alright to mistreat women, and in your case young girls. It's despicable behavior that will not be tolerated by the public anymore. All athletes should be on notice: you screw up after we've spent our hard-earned cash to see your games and buy your gear and we'll desert you before you can call time. We won't be deserting Dallas Braden anytime soon! Not only is he old-school, and not afraid to tell A-Rod to stick it (or was that his grandmother?), he's self-deprecating and a damn good pitcher. One of only 19 in the history of major league baseball to pitch a perfect game. We will be forever fans, so don't screw up. Roy Halladay will make his 'away' debut against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in the city of Philadelphia. No, that's not a major league screw up, it's due to the conflict with the G20 Summit. Who knew Bud Selig had his finger on the pulse of world politics? By now everyone knows that Ken Griffey, Jr. fell asleep during the game and was not available for a pinch hit appearance in the 8th inning. What many of you don't know is that we snuck into the clubhouse and dipped his thumb in warm water. He totally peed. And now the Seattle players are icing out the reporter who wrote the story. Guys, you may want the only reporter who's interested in covering you to have some access or the world might forget that the Mariners are a baseball team. The NBA playoffs have been overshadowed by LeBaby's hissy fit. Or was it simply that he all of the sudden sucks? Let's hope it's the latter because if he tanked a playoff game to make a point there may be some pretty ticked off guys named Ricky and Guido coming for him. SI asks if Shaq can deliver a ring to the King. We ask, Does Shaq even have credentials to enter the building? The Flyers are on the cusp of a Disney Movie and the Canadiens may send the Pens packing to the delight of all of Canada, despite the negative affect it will have on Sidney Crosby. He can cry in his wine with Ovie. If the Flyers can't reach for the Cup than The Girls are praying to Lord Stanley for a Canadiens VS Blackhawks finals with Canada taking it home. ROAD TRIP TO MONTREAL FOR THE PARADE! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we suggest a new line of scented candles. So grab your nose, your rally towel and glass of chmapagne...to toast us of course...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:02:40 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Cinco de Mayo, where we ponder the hardline stance taken by Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer against illegal immigrants. Should Bud Selig pull the All-Star game from Arizona? Is it fair to suck him into this mess created by the federal government's inability to monitor the borders of this country? Bud says he's going to take that pitch. Clever. The Girls are just going to drink their perfect margaritas and celebrate Mexico. And give you all you need to know about sports in this week's podcast. Starting with Tiger's meltdown, Rafael Nadal's return, and Max Jean Gilles' lap band surgery - which was so ill-timed we expect his retirement to be the next announcement. Perhaps the Eagles should blame Rex Ryan. Max, dude...you're an athlete. You get paid to stay in shape. You are not Al Roker, although you do resemble him, 10 years back. Push away form the cans of mac and cheese, lay off the high fructose corn syrup, and break a sweat on occasion. If Kirstie Alley can do it, so can you. Who dat pilfering Vicodin, you ask? Perhaps some high-ranking Saints executives. We're thinking Congress ought to forget about Roger Clemens and focus on the pharmaceutical industry's penchant for distributing narcotics to every Tom, Dick and Tiger that wants them. Hasn't this gotten out of control? No wonder marijuana is being decriminalized left and right - it's the pills that are addictive and the major sports leagues better be taking a tough stand on this issue. Hard to play when you're jonesing for a Percocet and all you can get your hands on is an Adderall. Bet the kid who was tasered by the fat cop at Citizens Bank Park wishes he had a Percocet! Look, man...if you can't tackle you can't wear the badge. Getting tasered is fun for these kids! Slap a massive fine on them and you won't see kids jumping the wall anymore. Philadelphia doesn't need any more help with its bad reputation. GReat, now we have to defend fat cops who taser kids. Joy. We also take you through the playoffs this week. Yes, event he NBA. And we close with a funny serious IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your Plan B, a taser shield and the best tequila you can find...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep215.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 7AB45057-FE86-4FEC-89EC-79671E687F69-5770-00005ECCDE1D7499-FFA Thu, 06 May 2010 00:27:07 -0400 Cinco de Mayo, Tasers, Lap Bands and the Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Cinco de Mayo, where we ponder the hardline stance taken by Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer against illegal immigrants. Should Bud Selig pull the All-Star game from Arizona? Is it fair to suck him into this mess created by the federal government's inability to monitor the borders of this country? Bud says he's going to take that pitch. Clever. The Girls are just going to drink their perfect margaritas and celebrate Mexico. And give you all you need to know about sports in this week's podcast. Starting with Tiger's meltdown, Rafael Nadal's return, and Max Jean Gilles' lap band surgery - which was so ill-timed we expect his retirement to be the next announcement. Perhaps the Eagles should blame Rex Ryan. Max, dude...you're an athlete. You get paid to stay in shape. You are not Al Roker, although you do resemble him, 10 years back. Push away form the cans of mac and cheese, lay off the high fructose corn syrup, and break a sweat on occasion. If Kirstie Alley can do it, so can you. Who dat pilfering Vicodin, you ask? Perhaps some high-ranking Saints executives. We're thinking Congress ought to forget about Roger Clemens and focus on the pharmaceutical industry's penchant for distributing narcotics to every Tom, Dick and Tiger that wants them. Hasn't this gotten out of control? No wonder marijuana is being decriminalized left and right - it's the pills that are addictive and the major sports leagues better be taking a tough stand on this issue. Hard to play when you're jonesing for a Percocet and all you can get your hands on is an Adderall. Bet the kid who was tasered by the fat cop at Citizens Bank Park wishes he had a Percocet! Look, man...if you can't tackle you can't wear the badge. Getting tasered is fun for these kids! Slap a massive fine on them and you won't see kids jumping the wall anymore. Philadelphia doesn't need any more help with its bad reputation. GReat, now we have to defend fat cops who taser kids. Joy. We also take you through the playoffs this week. Yes, event he NBA. And we close with a funny serious IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your Plan B, a taser shield and the best tequila you can find...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:24 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the Today Show, where they finally have a reason to fire Tiki Barber. It wasn't enough for him to be bad at his job, he also had to be bad at his marriage. With all these guys dropping like flies over their infidelities and assorted infractions, women are going to have to start dressing like men to play their parts. Who's gonna be left? Well, there's always Tim Tebow! It's fascinating how a quarterback who is not expected to do well in the NFL has captured the nation's attention. Is it because he speaks his mind and isn't afraid to stand up for that in which he believes? Or is it because no one can figure out how he isn't crazy about hookers, Vegas and Charles Barkley? Whatever the case, Coach McDaniels is psyched he has someone, anyone, who is going to do what's right...he hopes. But to pay first round cash for someone who may not be able to do much right on the field? Well, maybe karma will be kind to the Broncos. They've had a tough time as of late. We here at Fantoo hope it all works out for everyone so that the kids (you know, the ones all those guys are always talking about in their pressers...) actually have someone to look up to who isn't apologizing for shooting someone, driving drunk or cheating on their wife. All in all, the draft and subsequent trades made for a fun burst of NFL in Spring. Now we await the Al Davis presser where he says, "I was wrong. JaFatus is an awful quarterback. I'm turning over all decisions to the front office. And I'm doing this for the kids." Let's just hope that Ryan Howard doesn't pull a Russell and eat his way though his contract extension. 25 mil a year is a lot of steak wit'. We're sure he's going to continue his defensive improvement and who knows, maybe trim off a few strikeouts. Also striking out, the batters that is, is Stephen Strasburg. Which is why the Nationals fans are peeved. Can't blame 'em. Stinks when business and sports intersect, but alas they must. Also in this week's sports podcast we dig deep into why goalies who tough it out in the regular season may blow it all in the playoffs, how the Canadiens faced down their foes from the south, give you a little Cinderella NHL style in our Rookie Look, and we even talk about the NBA Playoffs. Go figure. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we conclude that we are tres normal. So grab your shot clock, a penalty kill or two and get comfy...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep214.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 1EE65006-D73A-498A-80B8-0DA506C68CF2-6421-00004D68FF8D1BFC-FFA Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:02:08 -0400 Contracts, Playoffs and What's In A Name? with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the Today Show, where they finally have a reason to fire Tiki Barber. It wasn't enough for him to be bad at his job, he also had to be bad at his marriage. With all these guys dropping like flies over their infidelities and assorted infractions, women are going to have to start dressing like men to play their parts. Who's gonna be left? Well, there's always Tim Tebow! It's fascinating how a quarterback who is not expected to do well in the NFL has captured the nation's attention. Is it because he speaks his mind and isn't afraid to stand up for that in which he believes? Or is it because no one can figure out how he isn't crazy about hookers, Vegas and Charles Barkley? Whatever the case, Coach McDaniels is psyched he has someone, anyone, who is going to do what's right...he hopes. But to pay first round cash for someone who may not be able to do much right on the field? Well, maybe karma will be kind to the Broncos. They've had a tough time as of late. We here at Fantoo hope it all works out for everyone so that the kids (you know, the ones all those guys are always talking about in their pressers...) actually have someone to look up to who isn't apologizing for shooting someone, driving drunk or cheating on their wife. All in all, the draft and subsequent trades made for a fun burst of NFL in Spring. Now we await the Al Davis presser where he says, "I was wrong. JaFatus is an awful quarterback. I'm turning over all decisions to the front office. And I'm doing this for the kids." Let's just hope that Ryan Howard doesn't pull a Russell and eat his way though his contract extension. 25 mil a year is a lot of steak wit'. We're sure he's going to continue his defensive improvement and who knows, maybe trim off a few strikeouts. Also striking out, the batters that is, is Stephen Strasburg. Which is why the Nationals fans are peeved. Can't blame 'em. Stinks when business and sports intersect, but alas they must. Also in this week's sports podcast we dig deep into why goalies who tough it out in the regular season may blow it all in the playoffs, how the Canadiens faced down their foes from the south, give you a little Cinderella NHL style in our Rookie Look, and we even talk about the NBA Playoffs. Go figure. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we conclude that we are tres normal. So grab your shot clock, a penalty kill or two and get comfy...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:18 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today we're coming to you live from ground zero of the imminent Shaqplosion. What's that you ask? Well, that's when Shaq is brought to his knees and exposed not by the Kobe-Shaq feud, not by the B-movie roles he's played, not by 'Shaq-Fu: The Return' and not by his part-time NBA job - but by his ex-wife Shaunie. He's taken all precautions to keep a lid on his personal life and prevent Shaunie from making him look a fool on the reality show (or with her upgraded arm candy). And that makes VH1's tour de force, 'Basketball Wives', a must-see TV experience. But hey, when you live bigger than the game, you might get burned or ridiculed or lose sponsors. Just ask Ben Roethlisberger. Or Tim Tebow. The NFL must feel used - I hope these guys at least call in the morning. Scratch that. Speaking of Roethlisberger - a 6, no 4, no maybe 5-week suspension has been handed down by Roger Goodell. Um, why not just make it a solid number? Honestly, if he does not exhibit 'good behavior', then why wouldn't he be suspended for LONGER? While we scratch our heads at the confusing penal code in the NFL, we hope and pray that TO will land at the Redskins and fulfill McNabb's dreams of vengeance (we mean dominance) after departing the Eagles. The MLB is providing us with lots of drama. Already we have a fashion faux pas, a slow death of the Mets season, a tragic death to rally the Rockies and excellent play on the field. We even have one of the best wipeouts of all time, with a little humor thrown in. Easing into the 162-game season is not an option. The NHL playoffs are in full grind mode and the Sharks are proving once again that the #1 seed does not guarantee wins in the post-season. It doesn't even guarantee that you wont score goals on your own goalie! We ponder the Capitals' possible connection to steroids - could this be the tip of the ice berg? Then there's the NHL's possible (or probable) fraud of the citizens of Glendale, Arizona and the Donaghy-esque variations in reffing from series to series. We say let 'em play! Here at Fantoo, we are finally getting into the swing of the NBA playoffs. And so, it seems, are the players themselves. Smack talk, blocked shots, skirmishes, real defense and set plays. What's not to love? In this weeks It Has To Be Said, we discuss what real friends are for. So grab your detonator, your eye black and the rip cord…it's time to talk sports with the Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep213.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 05B16094-4069-4E4B-A18F-FEDDADE42B59-6773-00008793C0B96331-FFA Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:13:53 -0400 Devils, Angels and SHAQPLOSION with the Girls! Today we're coming to you live from ground zero of the imminent Shaqplosion. What's that you ask? Well, that's when Shaq is brought to his knees and exposed not by the Kobe-Shaq feud, not by the B-movie roles he's played, not by 'Shaq-Fu: The Return' and not by his part-time NBA job - but by his ex-wife Shaunie. He's taken all precautions to keep a lid on his personal life and prevent Shaunie from making him look a fool on the reality show (or with her upgraded arm candy). And that makes VH1's tour de force, 'Basketball Wives', a must-see TV experience. But hey, when you live bigger than the game, you might get burned or ridiculed or lose sponsors. Just ask Ben Roethlisberger. Or Tim Tebow. The NFL must feel used - I hope these guys at least call in the morning. Scratch that. Speaking of Roethlisberger - a 6, no 4, no maybe 5-week suspension has been handed down by Roger Goodell. Um, why not just make it a solid number? Honestly, if he does not exhibit 'good behavior', then why wouldn't he be suspended for LONGER? While we scratch our heads at the confusing penal code in the NFL, we hope and pray that TO will land at the Redskins and fulfill McNabb's dreams of vengeance (we mean dominance) after departing the Eagles. The MLB is providing us with lots of drama. Already we have a fashion faux pas, a slow death of the Mets season, a tragic death to rally the Rockies and excellent play on the field. We even have one of the best wipeouts of all time, with a little humor thrown in. Easing into the 162-game season is not an option. The NHL playoffs are in full grind mode and the Sharks are proving once again that the #1 seed does not guarantee wins in the post-season. It doesn't even guarantee that you wont score goals on your own goalie! We ponder the Capitals' possible connection to steroids - could this be the tip of the ice berg? Then there's the NHL's possible (or probable) fraud of the citizens of Glendale, Arizona and the Donaghy-esque variations in reffing from series to series. We say let 'em play! Here at Fantoo, we are finally getting into the swing of the NBA playoffs. And so, it seems, are the players themselves. Smack talk, blocked shots, skirmishes, real defense and set plays. What's not to love? In this weeks It Has To Be Said, we discuss what real friends are for. So grab your detonator, your eye black and the rip cord…it's time to talk sports with the Girls! 1:08:10 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Ben Roethlisberger Experience, and let us be the ones to tell you that this ride isn't at Disney World. Everybody will pick a side, argue that he didn't do anything criminal, and then wait for the next woman to come forward and say he forced himself on her after one too many Slippery Nipples. It's time Big Ben left the frat house behind and realized that it is a privilege to play in the NFL. Getting paid millions of dollars to play a game for a living is a total gift and should be treated as such. Especially for someone like Ben who has millions more fat cells than brain cells. How about instead of a suspension Roger Goodell sends him to a women's shelter for a weekend? If we were the Commish that's what we would do. Did you catch the Hollywood ending at the Masters this past weekend? Good over sleazy? Family man over family shredder? But what was up with that dude's belt buckle? Isn't there an ordinance in Augusta that forbids such outlandish attire? Oh, we're just jealous. We'd love to get our mitts on that hardware. We at Fantoo are psyched about the path Erin Andrews has helped to pave for all women who want a career on sports media. We're super psyched that she didn't suffer physical harm from any stalker that was or still may be out there. That said, as women, we have to question her moves as of late. First the blindfold, then the spread in People mag, then the pawing of her male co-dancers. Erin needs a den mother. Or her actual mother needs to tell her that now is not the best time to tempt fate, so maybe the blindfold isn't such a good idea given that it's got FUTURE KIDNAPPING VICTIM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!!!! Look, we're being selfish. We just want sports to go back to being just about sports and not about naked videos, athlete's naked packages, mistresses, pole dancers, baby mamma rings...jeez...we're exhausted. No wonder we can't find the energy to watch the NBA. Until Saturday, that is! NBA upset anybody? Butler part deux? The Lakers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The little engine that could with one guy (Kevin Durant) who snatched the scoring title away from LeBron and another guy (Russell Westbrook) who challenges Kobe on his work ethic each and every day. If you couldn't muster up a reason to watch the NBA all year, we're begging you to watch this series. These guys are the future of the league and are actually decent, regular dudes. Let's support 'em, and nothing against the Lakers, but an upset of this magnitude just might make the NBA interesting again. Our Fan-Tutor takes us to the ice as we await the start of the NHL playoffs, and let's just say the NHL likes awards in multiples. We're just hoping for all the series to go to 7 and for the finals to be epic. Oh, and for Ovie to hoist the Cup. We also hit the diamond in this week's sports podcast and give you some killer NFL updates, including Jerry Jones' last call. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we discuss what will really bring about the end of days. So grab your puffy finger, the closest mascot and a cold brewskie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep212.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ F3247F0C-46D6-44D0-8766-809AEB470D80-17186-0000462CC53F41C1-FFA Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:29:05 -0400 Ben Roethlisberger's Ride, Jerry Jones' Last Call and Allen Iverson's Crossover with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Ben Roethlisberger Experience, and let us be the ones to tell you that this ride isn't at Disney World. Everybody will pick a side, argue that he didn't do anything criminal, and then wait for the next woman to come forward and say he forced himself on her after one too many Slippery Nipples. It's time Big Ben left the frat house behind and realized that it is a privilege to play in the NFL. Getting paid millions of dollars to play a game for a living is a total gift and should be treated as such. Especially for someone like Ben who has millions more fat cells than brain cells. How about instead of a suspension Roger Goodell sends him to a women's shelter for a weekend? If we were the Commish that's what we would do. Did you catch the Hollywood ending at the Masters this past weekend? Good over sleazy? Family man over family shredder? But what was up with that dude's belt buckle? Isn't there an ordinance in Augusta that forbids such outlandish attire? Oh, we're just jealous. We'd love to get our mitts on that hardware. We at Fantoo are psyched about the path Erin Andrews has helped to pave for all women who want a career on sports media. We're super psyched that she didn't suffer physical harm from any stalker that was or still may be out there. That said, as women, we have to question her moves as of late. First the blindfold, then the spread in People mag, then the pawing of her male co-dancers. Erin needs a den mother. Or her actual mother needs to tell her that now is not the best time to tempt fate, so maybe the blindfold isn't such a good idea given that it's got FUTURE KIDNAPPING VICTIM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!!!! Look, we're being selfish. We just want sports to go back to being just about sports and not about naked videos, athlete's naked packages, mistresses, pole dancers, baby mamma rings...jeez...we're exhausted. No wonder we can't find the energy to watch the NBA. Until Saturday, that is! NBA upset anybody? Butler part deux? The Lakers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The little engine that could with one guy (Kevin Durant) who snatched the scoring title away from LeBron and another guy (Russell Westbrook) who challenges Kobe on his work ethic each and every day. If you couldn't muster up a reason to watch the NBA all year, we're begging you to watch this series. These guys are the future of the league and are actually decent, regular dudes. Let's support 'em, and nothing against the Lakers, but an upset of this magnitude just might make the NBA interesting again. Our Fan-Tutor takes us to the ice as we await the start of the NHL playoffs, and let's just say the NHL likes awards in multiples. We're just hoping for all the series to go to 7 and for the finals to be epic. Oh, and for Ovie to hoist the Cup. We also hit the diamond in this week's sports podcast and give you some killer NFL updates, including Jerry Jones' last call. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we discuss what will really bring about the end of days. So grab your puffy finger, the closest mascot and a cold brewskie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:10 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...not striking while the iron is hot! The new book about the life and Billisms of Bill France Jr. is available NOW in stores. Gosh, if somebody could just find all those NASCAR fans that were kidnapped maybe he'd crack the Top 100 on Amazon. The Girls are bummed this book won't find its way to the shelves of all those former fans. A little 'retrosexual' seems like a good antidote to what ails NASCAR. Perhaps we need less "corporate-speak' and more colloquialisms like 'pissin' through the same straw'. That ought to right the ship. But who can concern themselves with NASCAR when in one week we had the start of the 2010 MLB season, Tiger's presser, the NCAA Championship game, and the trade that sent Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins? NASCAR, the NBA and the NHL are all asking Tiger for an apology now, too. Yes, Tiger answered the questions. Well, most of them. And he told the truth, possibly. He only blamed the media once, and - like all good athletes - he's doin' it for the kids. We're not sure what "doin' it" means in this context, but it sounds innocent. Kinda. At the end of the day no one will ever look at Tiger the same way they did pre-implosion. That's not so bad...he's was becoming pretty one-dimensional anyway, what with all that winning. Who knows, maybe the PGA is way more savvy than we all think. If it worked for Paris Hilton maybe it'll work for Tiger?! After giving our seal of approval to the trading of McNabb, we pause to give props to Brett Favre for breaking yet another record in the NFL. He is the first grandfather to ever play the game. This man will stop at nothing to inflate his legacy. Congrats, Brett. And thanks for not requiring your daughter to name the child Mangini. That would have been quite a burden. Hey! Don't forget to get your World Cup tickets! Just keep an eye out for those white supremacists who have vowed to avenge the death of their leader. They've suggested that teams ought not travel to South Africa unless they have the protection of, say, a head of state. Stab vests, ticked-off white supremacists, train tracks that go nowhere...we're thinking we'd rather clean out the cage of a hungry polar bear than attempt that hornet's nest. While Bud Selig and his band of merry men are figuring out ways to destroy rivalries, the players came through for the fans as baseball came in like lion. By now you may have seen Mark Buehlre perform the remarkable feat that is unlikely to be duplicated this year, but if not, here it is: It wasn't just the pitchers that were in mid-season form, it was also the hitters, with the exception of Jason Heyward, this week's Rookie Look. He wasn't in mid-season form because he has never been in the MLB in mid-season. But he killed it. On his first swing in the bigs he crushed a three-run homer. He had the start, the finish and everything in between. And he has the league on his shoulders because Heyward is going to usher in the gilded era of baseball. Wait, wasn't Ryan Howard supposed to do that? No matter, because as fans we win when players like Heyward, Howard, Polanco, Wright and Pujols all deliver out of the gate. In the first week of baseball we've got great pitching, home runs and amazing defense. And lots of stars on the DL. If the teams can stay healthy and add small ball to that salad we're set till November. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we demand an end to the Vortex. So grab your lightening rod, your pine tar and a real beer...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep211.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 220BD83D-EA40-4E96-9DDA-49A2B9EFF70A-6215-0000A40E367719E1-FFA Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:31:08 -0400 Tiger Answers, Heyward Homers and Buehrle Does What? with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...not striking while the iron is hot! The new book about the life and Billisms of Bill France Jr. is available NOW in stores. Gosh, if somebody could just find all those NASCAR fans that were kidnapped maybe he'd crack the Top 100 on Amazon. The Girls are bummed this book won't find its way to the shelves of all those former fans. A little 'retrosexual' seems like a good antidote to what ails NASCAR. Perhaps we need less "corporate-speak' and more colloquialisms like 'pissin' through the same straw'. That ought to right the ship. But who can concern themselves with NASCAR when in one week we had the start of the 2010 MLB season, Tiger's presser, the NCAA Championship game, and the trade that sent Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins? NASCAR, the NBA and the NHL are all asking Tiger for an apology now, too. Yes, Tiger answered the questions. Well, most of them. And he told the truth, possibly. He only blamed the media once, and - like all good athletes - he's doin' it for the kids. We're not sure what "doin' it" means in this context, but it sounds innocent. Kinda. At the end of the day no one will ever look at Tiger the same way they did pre-implosion. That's not so bad...he's was becoming pretty one-dimensional anyway, what with all that winning. Who knows, maybe the PGA is way more savvy than we all think. If it worked for Paris Hilton maybe it'll work for Tiger?! After giving our seal of approval to the trading of McNabb, we pause to give props to Brett Favre for breaking yet another record in the NFL. He is the first grandfather to ever play the game. This man will stop at nothing to inflate his legacy. Congrats, Brett. And thanks for not requiring your daughter to name the child Mangini. That would have been quite a burden. Hey! Don't forget to get your World Cup tickets! Just keep an eye out for those white supremacists who have vowed to avenge the death of their leader. They've suggested that teams ought not travel to South Africa unless they have the protection of, say, a head of state. Stab vests, ticked-off white supremacists, train tracks that go nowhere...we're thinking we'd rather clean out the cage of a hungry polar bear than attempt that hornet's nest. While Bud Selig and his band of merry men are figuring out ways to destroy rivalries, the players came through for the fans as baseball came in like lion. By now you may have seen Mark Buehlre perform the remarkable feat that is unlikely to be duplicated this year, but if not, here it is: It wasn't just the pitchers that were in mid-season form, it was also the hitters, with the exception of Jason Heyward, this week's Rookie Look. He wasn't in mid-season form because he has never been in the MLB in mid-season. But he killed it. On his first swing in the bigs he crushed a three-run homer. He had the start, the finish and everything in between. And he has the league on his shoulders because Heyward is going to usher in the gilded era of baseball. Wait, wasn't Ryan Howard supposed to do that? No matter, because as fans we win when players like Heyward, Howard, Polanco, Wright and Pujols all deliver out of the gate. In the first week of baseball we've got great pitching, home runs and amazing defense. And lots of stars on the DL. If the teams can stay healthy and add small ball to that salad we're set till November. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we demand an end to the Vortex. So grab your lightening rod, your pine tar and a real beer...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:06:35 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from a production meeting for HBO's Hard Knocks where we make the important wardrobe selections for Svelte Rex and his sidekick Boy Sanchez. We praise the network for giving us the F-U-N, as in the J-E-T-S! Can't wait for training camp. Anyway, we're still trying to talk Rex into the mesh henley but Mark was right there with his arms up in the air saying 'Ready to slide that outfit on ladies.' Now that's a gamer. After we pointed out to Rex that black can only be so slimming (and he lifted his shirt and showed us his rock hard abs), we hightailed it to the NCAA Final Four, and most importantly, announce that Carol has in fact won this year's pool. Robin, complaining about line items that were never in the original contract, tries to downplay Carol's victory in one of the most unpredictable tournaments ever. If memory serves us all, she did not even utter a 'nice job' or 'congratulations'. Sore loser. We're psyched to watch the Final Four, but we did have to shed a tear for the NBA as we now know it. The absolute worst thing for them at this time of year is college basketball. We all get a glimpse of how exhilarating the game can be and then we go back to basketball, NBA style. Doesn't have much style. Especially when you consider the totally cheesy halftime garbage they put out. Exactly who do they think their audience is? 7 year olds with a nanny in tow? Please. If NASCAR can get back to its roots, so can you David Stern. And since everyone is so scared of you, perhaps you could threaten them into playing defense. Oh, and if you could cut 20 games form the schedule that would be cool. If you can't we understand, but just know that we cut them from our 'schedule'. We'll be tuning in around mid-playoffs. In the mean time we're watching the Mattress family risk life, limb and cigarette as they race on near-frozen ponds, NASCAR style. Check it. We have a simple solution for Al Davis regarding his failed investment in JaMarcus Russell. Bring on Donovan McNabb and make JaMarcus a lineman. The dude is being marked at close to 300 pounds. That makes Jared Lorenzen look lean. Possibly ill. If Al can't admit defeat and cut him, can he at least call him out for taking the money and eating it? Tiger is playing the Masters next week, but the real excitement is building over a real game-changing event that is sure to reshape golf for eternity. Yep, the Masters will be broadcast in 3D. Cuz golf is a perfect fit for that technology. Geek heads may have scooped up all the Panasonic 3D TVs, but us regular folk aren't going to put on glasses to watch TV. Never. Not even for that thrilla, golf. Now hockey may actually catch on in 3D...once they solve the whole glasses thing. And since the NHL has decided that hits to the head are very dangerous there may be a few players around to keep the sport alive. We just wish they drafted the new rule while sober. Wanna get thin but perhaps not sober? Tune in and listen to this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID and ask yourself, What would Jesus eat? So grab your blindside, your tiny plate and a hula hoop...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep210.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 34E5021B-C2A8-4566-BB65-139248595041-446-000005BB973C8C93-FFA Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:30:44 -0400 Hard Knocks, Halftime Circuses and Banned Hits...sort of with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from a production meeting for HBO's Hard Knocks where we make the important wardrobe selections for Svelte Rex and his sidekick Boy Sanchez. We praise the network for giving us the F-U-N, as in the J-E-T-S! Can't wait for training camp. Anyway, we're still trying to talk Rex into the mesh henley but Mark was right there with his arms up in the air saying 'Ready to slide that outfit on ladies.' Now that's a gamer. After we pointed out to Rex that black can only be so slimming (and he lifted his shirt and showed us his rock hard abs), we hightailed it to the NCAA Final Four, and most importantly, announce that Carol has in fact won this year's pool. Robin, complaining about line items that were never in the original contract, tries to downplay Carol's victory in one of the most unpredictable tournaments ever. If memory serves us all, she did not even utter a 'nice job' or 'congratulations'. Sore loser. We're psyched to watch the Final Four, but we did have to shed a tear for the NBA as we now know it. The absolute worst thing for them at this time of year is college basketball. We all get a glimpse of how exhilarating the game can be and then we go back to basketball, NBA style. Doesn't have much style. Especially when you consider the totally cheesy halftime garbage they put out. Exactly who do they think their audience is? 7 year olds with a nanny in tow? Please. If NASCAR can get back to its roots, so can you David Stern. And since everyone is so scared of you, perhaps you could threaten them into playing defense. Oh, and if you could cut 20 games form the schedule that would be cool. If you can't we understand, but just know that we cut them from our 'schedule'. We'll be tuning in around mid-playoffs. In the mean time we're watching the Mattress family risk life, limb and cigarette as they race on near-frozen ponds, NASCAR style. Check it. We have a simple solution for Al Davis regarding his failed investment in JaMarcus Russell. Bring on Donovan McNabb and make JaMarcus a lineman. The dude is being marked at close to 300 pounds. That makes Jared Lorenzen look lean. Possibly ill. If Al can't admit defeat and cut him, can he at least call him out for taking the money and eating it? Tiger is playing the Masters next week, but the real excitement is building over a real game-changing event that is sure to reshape golf for eternity. Yep, the Masters will be broadcast in 3D. Cuz golf is a perfect fit for that technology. Geek heads may have scooped up all the Panasonic 3D TVs, but us regular folk aren't going to put on glasses to watch TV. Never. Not even for that thrilla, golf. Now hockey may actually catch on in 3D...once they solve the whole glasses thing. And since the NHL has decided that hits to the head are very dangerous there may be a few players around to keep the sport alive. We just wish they drafted the new rule while sober. Wanna get thin but perhaps not sober? Tune in and listen to this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID and ask yourself, What would Jesus eat? So grab your blindside, your tiny plate and a hula hoop...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:31 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the secret room where Roger Goodell had his private coin toss to determine who would host the opening game at the new Giants Stadium. The Cowboys won! Kidding. The Jets won! Gotcha again! The Giants 'won' the coin toss, but the Jets got the Monday night game the very next day. In all that has happened in the world of sport over the last few months, the visual of Roger Goodell holding a private coin toss without representation from the two teams affected by said toss takes the cake. Mainly because it never happened. What coin toss? Maybe that's how Brett Favre should determine whether or not he retires. Yea. Coin toss. We'd even buck-up for a pay-per-view on that one. Our brackets are done, Robin's gonna lose, and our bet will be posted by the end of the weekend. Meanwhile, the NCAA is trying to see if it can get one of Tiger's former mistresses to appear at Augusta so they can 'eliminate the competition'. No one watches golf on Thursdays - 'cept this week! That Tiger - he sure is focused. He put his whole family back together just in time for the Masters. And he's going to destroy the ratings for the NCAA. Which means they'll make less cash, so now we're pretty much guaranteed a 96 team tounament. Thanks Tiger; you're a genius. David Beckham, not so genius. He tore his Achilles tendon. Probably trying to get into his skinny jeans. And now he's going to miss the World Cup. Which is a drag because we were hoping to see Mrs. Beckham in one of those stab-proof vests. You know those flex NFL games that happen late in the season? Well, MLB is going one million steps further with...FLEX DIVISIONS! Maybe. See, some owners and some managers are now part of a "committee" (chance to go to resorts, drink wine, smoke cigars...you know the drill) deciding how to improve the game of baseball on the field. Not off of it - where all the drug taking happens. That's too challenging. They're going to focus on stuff like allowing teams to switch divisions every year so they can either save money, make money, or not have to play as hard. Or as they put it, "change divisions based on their interest in competing". Interest in competing? Call us crazy, but shouldn't teams be interested in competing all the time? Boy, just when you think you have it mastered you find there's more to learn. We think Bud Selig is just trying to distract us from the fact that Adderall is the new drug of choice for ball players. Well, except for the manager of the Texas Rangers, Ron Washington. He's into cocaine...and leg warmers...and pop rocks...and Wham! The NHL sits Alex Ovechkin and his team responds in a large way. Now the Capitols are atop the league with 103 points. And then there's the Oilers with 49. Don't Canadian teams get 50 points just for being Canadian? Has Don Cherry weighed in on this? Call us back-peddlers, but we couldn't keep up that whole NBA is fun to watch thing. Actually we couldn't even try. It's unwatchable, and in this week's sports podcast we tell David Stern how to fix it. It has nothing to do with Gilbert Arenas' 400 guns or Robert Whaley's hiding place for his pot. While we're in an advice-giving mood we close with an IT HAS TO BE SAID that the world needs to listen to. So grab your lab partner, your meds and your bracket...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep209.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 9195DDDC-24B8-4D14-B108-EA24C58C6D6B-2836-000047C16F06C1D4-FFA Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:48:37 -0400 Coin Tosses, Flex Divisions and March Madness with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the secret room where Roger Goodell had his private coin toss to determine who would host the opening game at the new Giants Stadium. The Cowboys won! Kidding. The Jets won! Gotcha again! The Giants 'won' the coin toss, but the Jets got the Monday night game the very next day. In all that has happened in the world of sport over the last few months, the visual of Roger Goodell holding a private coin toss without representation from the two teams affected by said toss takes the cake. Mainly because it never happened. What coin toss? Maybe that's how Brett Favre should determine whether or not he retires. Yea. Coin toss. We'd even buck-up for a pay-per-view on that one. Our brackets are done, Robin's gonna lose, and our bet will be posted by the end of the weekend. Meanwhile, the NCAA is trying to see if it can get one of Tiger's former mistresses to appear at Augusta so they can 'eliminate the competition'. No one watches golf on Thursdays - 'cept this week! That Tiger - he sure is focused. He put his whole family back together just in time for the Masters. And he's going to destroy the ratings for the NCAA. Which means they'll make less cash, so now we're pretty much guaranteed a 96 team tounament. Thanks Tiger; you're a genius. David Beckham, not so genius. He tore his Achilles tendon. Probably trying to get into his skinny jeans. And now he's going to miss the World Cup. Which is a drag because we were hoping to see Mrs. Beckham in one of those stab-proof vests. You know those flex NFL games that happen late in the season? Well, MLB is going one million steps further with...FLEX DIVISIONS! Maybe. See, some owners and some managers are now part of a "committee" (chance to go to resorts, drink wine, smoke cigars...you know the drill) deciding how to improve the game of baseball on the field. Not off of it - where all the drug taking happens. That's too challenging. They're going to focus on stuff like allowing teams to switch divisions every year so they can either save money, make money, or not have to play as hard. Or as they put it, "change divisions based on their interest in competing". Interest in competing? Call us crazy, but shouldn't teams be interested in competing all the time? Boy, just when you think you have it mastered you find there's more to learn. We think Bud Selig is just trying to distract us from the fact that Adderall is the new drug of choice for ball players. Well, except for the manager of the Texas Rangers, Ron Washington. He's into cocaine...and leg warmers...and pop rocks...and Wham! The NHL sits Alex Ovechkin and his team responds in a large way. Now the Capitols are atop the league with 103 points. And then there's the Oilers with 49. Don't Canadian teams get 50 points just for being Canadian? Has Don Cherry weighed in on this? Call us back-peddlers, but we couldn't keep up that whole NBA is fun to watch thing. Actually we couldn't even try. It's unwatchable, and in this week's sports podcast we tell David Stern how to fix it. It has nothing to do with Gilbert Arenas' 400 guns or Robert Whaley's hiding place for his pot. While we're in an advice-giving mood we close with an IT HAS TO BE SAID that the world needs to listen to. So grab your lab partner, your meds and your bracket...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 56:34 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the last season of great NCAA basketball before the tourny goes all Ben Roethlisberger on us and puffs out to ginormous proportions. We're hoping for dominance from Wofford (wherever that is) and finally some great basketball to remind us of what the NBA used to be - fast, furious, full of steals and blocks and all around crazazy defense. Those were the days...While the Winter Olympics are receding from memory, we question the location of the 2014 winter games. Putin is some genius. This is almost as good as selling snow to the eskimos! We're packing already - nothing like a tropical getaway in February. It's all fun and games until we read the list of things they have to build for the games, prompting us to question the sanity of the IOC in determining a location. Can't we reuse some already built facilities instead of constructing winter in a place that rarely if ever sees it? Wonder what Georgia has to say about this. While the NFL free agency period was not as frenetic as years past ostly due to the uncapped year and the likely lockout, Ben Roethisberger doesn't disappoint. Dude, stop thinking with your love log and start thinking with your concussed brain. Then there's the man with the little burdens. Antonio Cromartie's only burden is not being able to use condoms effectively - if at all. While 7 children have been attributed to his supreme lovin' skills, there are still 5 pending paternity suits to deal with...that makes a dozen little Cromarties running around. While we don't want to make light of Ben Roethlisberger's possible assault accusations from two women (nor his propensity for drinking a keg or two a day based on the pictures that are floating around...can you say PUFFY?), but bringing children into this world a la Antonio is way more disturbing. The Jets should have said, "We'll give you your $500,000 but you got to get neutered." After free agency, the next thing we have to look forward to is the union of Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens. Can we please run the marketing for the Bengals if TO signs? Please? We'll pay you. So NASCAR says have at it and Carl Edwards says, "Who am I to disobey?" We have to admit, with two Jimmy Johnson victories, the only reason we're talking about NASCAR is because of Carl Edwards. Job well done lads. Now on to Bristol which is always an entertaining ride. Hopefully they'll have their caution lights working. Ahhh, the smell of beer, chew, mens bodies sweating all over each other...Spring Training is in full bloom. And nobody gets a better view than A Rod who must think that stretching is more beneficial if you are closer to the one you love. As the Twins lick their wounds over the potential season-ending injury of Joe Nathan, Milton Bradley shows why he ought to be next. Blaming Chicago for your poor play....specifically what, Milton? The lake effect, the height of the Sears Tower? Was your Trump condo not done on time? We can't believe Seattle fell for you. Here's hoping the humidity changes your nasty attitude. After marveling at the inability of the NHL to enact a militant and easily enforceable rule regarding hits to the head, we come through on our promise of last week and give you a reason to watch the NBA. Okay, so it's only ONE guy in the NBA. It's a start. Then we promptly blow our good karma by ripping into LeBron. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we say, Lindsay who? So grab your ego, your head and your zipper wookie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep208.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 647F76F7-0543-4717-B4D7-D51257BE6971-4485-00005CA5D86E7D27-FFA Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:24 -0500 Busted!, Burdens! and Euphemisms Galore! with The Girls Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the last season of great NCAA basketball before the tourny goes all Ben Roethlisberger on us and puffs out to ginormous proportions. We're hoping for dominance from Wofford (wherever that is) and finally some great basketball to remind us of what the NBA used to be - fast, furious, full of steals and blocks and all around crazazy defense. Those were the days...While the Winter Olympics are receding from memory, we question the location of the 2014 winter games. Putin is some genius. This is almost as good as selling snow to the eskimos! We're packing already - nothing like a tropical getaway in February. It's all fun and games until we read the list of things they have to build for the games, prompting us to question the sanity of the IOC in determining a location. Can't we reuse some already built facilities instead of constructing winter in a place that rarely if ever sees it? Wonder what Georgia has to say about this. While the NFL free agency period was not as frenetic as years past ostly due to the uncapped year and the likely lockout, Ben Roethisberger doesn't disappoint. Dude, stop thinking with your love log and start thinking with your concussed brain. Then there's the man with the little burdens. Antonio Cromartie's only burden is not being able to use condoms effectively - if at all. While 7 children have been attributed to his supreme lovin' skills, there are still 5 pending paternity suits to deal with...that makes a dozen little Cromarties running around. While we don't want to make light of Ben Roethlisberger's possible assault accusations from two women (nor his propensity for drinking a keg or two a day based on the pictures that are floating around...can you say PUFFY?), but bringing children into this world a la Antonio is way more disturbing. The Jets should have said, "We'll give you your $500,000 but you got to get neutered." After free agency, the next thing we have to look forward to is the union of Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens. Can we please run the marketing for the Bengals if TO signs? Please? We'll pay you. So NASCAR says have at it and Carl Edwards says, "Who am I to disobey?" We have to admit, with two Jimmy Johnson victories, the only reason we're talking about NASCAR is because of Carl Edwards. Job well done lads. Now on to Bristol which is always an entertaining ride. Hopefully they'll have their caution lights working. Ahhh, the smell of beer, chew, mens bodies sweating all over each other...Spring Training is in full bloom. And nobody gets a better view than A Rod who must think that stretching is more beneficial if you are closer to the one you love. As the Twins lick their wounds over the potential season-ending injury of Joe Nathan, Milton Bradley shows why he ought to be next. Blaming Chicago for your poor play....specifically what, Milton? The lake effect, the height of the Sears Tower? Was your Trump condo not done on time? We can't believe Seattle fell for you. Here's hoping the humidity changes your nasty attitude. After marveling at the inability of the NHL to enact a militant and easily enforceable rule regarding hits to the head, we come through on our promise of last week and give you a reason to watch the NBA. Okay, so it's only ONE guy in the NBA. It's a start. Then we promptly blow our good karma by ripping into LeBron. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we say, Lindsay who? So grab your ego, your head and your zipper wookie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:43 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Leadership Institute, where the halls are quiet...Bud Selig, David Stern, Gary Bettman and Roger Goodell must not have paid their tuition on time. We can understand how it might be hard to run, say, a multi-national pharmaceutical company or an under-funded inner-city high school, but a sporting league? The only thing hard about that is building consensus, being decisive and using common sense. Oh, now we get it... One league is on pace to lose 400 million dollars this year, another will be dodging federal investigators until the end of days, one thinks it's Starbucks, and the other prefers rules that are so confusing and circular that, when changed, they end up right back where they started. Thank Lombardi we have the combine. Okay, it's a stretch, but it's a start. And looking for a fresh start at the combine was one super-focused Myron Rolle. He of Oxford fame. And we don't mean Mississippi. The safety out of Florida State has really created quite a concern among the scouts. Why, how ever will he focus? He doesn't know WHAT he wants to be...scholar, professional football player, neurosurgeon, keeper of the free world! We say take him and then set him free on the rule book to make it all make sense. Unlike the proposed overtime rule...to be used only in the playoffs. This is reason #148 why we firmly believe contracts and rules are created after substantial drinking. We've even added a new liquor to the list of those that catering must have on hand for these type of events. You'll have to listen in to this week's sports podcast to find out what it is. Hell hath no fury like a women scorned or John Daly pissed. As in mad. Need proof? Check the cell phone bill of the journalist who made really public the list of Daly's PGA infractions. In our opinion he is now more mysterious, more endearing and even higher up on our list of guys we want to have a beer with. But we recognize that's just us. The Olympics closed in grand fashion, and our coverage of it is equally as grand. From William Shatner to the mime to the...oh, please...just scrap the Opening and Closing ceremonies and give us a simple athlete parade. Seriously, Greece is bankrupt. Why not cut costs and give them the leftover cash? We plead with Russia and England to break the mold, lose the producer and see how much you can pull off for 1 million euros and some arts and crafts. But be sure you take care of those pesky curses! We wrap up with a trip to Spring Training where we blow $400,000, visit our Rookie Look before he gets sent to the minors...for further training..., and barely graze the NBA. It deserves nothing more at this juncture. But what does deserve our attention is this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID: MENSA must be squeaky clean. So grab your IQ, your 40-yard dash and your dancing partner...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep207.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ A6A8AC85-59E4-4731-850F-2730508FDC9C-2813-00003F26A22E1A55-FFA Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:25:36 -0500 Lost Leaders, Quirky Canada and Sociopathic Rule Changes with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Leadership Institute, where the halls are quiet...Bud Selig, David Stern, Gary Bettman and Roger Goodell must not have paid their tuition on time. We can understand how it might be hard to run, say, a multi-national pharmaceutical company or an under-funded inner-city high school, but a sporting league? The only thing hard about that is building consensus, being decisive and using common sense. Oh, now we get it... One league is on pace to lose 400 million dollars this year, another will be dodging federal investigators until the end of days, one thinks it's Starbucks, and the other prefers rules that are so confusing and circular that, when changed, they end up right back where they started. Thank Lombardi we have the combine. Okay, it's a stretch, but it's a start. And looking for a fresh start at the combine was one super-focused Myron Rolle. He of Oxford fame. And we don't mean Mississippi. The safety out of Florida State has really created quite a concern among the scouts. Why, how ever will he focus? He doesn't know WHAT he wants to be...scholar, professional football player, neurosurgeon, keeper of the free world! We say take him and then set him free on the rule book to make it all make sense. Unlike the proposed overtime rule...to be used only in the playoffs. This is reason #148 why we firmly believe contracts and rules are created after substantial drinking. We've even added a new liquor to the list of those that catering must have on hand for these type of events. You'll have to listen in to this week's sports podcast to find out what it is. Hell hath no fury like a women scorned or John Daly pissed. As in mad. Need proof? Check the cell phone bill of the journalist who made really public the list of Daly's PGA infractions. In our opinion he is now more mysterious, more endearing and even higher up on our list of guys we want to have a beer with. But we recognize that's just us. The Olympics closed in grand fashion, and our coverage of it is equally as grand. From William Shatner to the mime to the...oh, please...just scrap the Opening and Closing ceremonies and give us a simple athlete parade. Seriously, Greece is bankrupt. Why not cut costs and give them the leftover cash? We plead with Russia and England to break the mold, lose the producer and see how much you can pull off for 1 million euros and some arts and crafts. But be sure you take care of those pesky curses! We wrap up with a trip to Spring Training where we blow $400,000, visit our Rookie Look before he gets sent to the minors...for further training..., and barely graze the NBA. It deserves nothing more at this juncture. But what does deserve our attention is this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID: MENSA must be squeaky clean. So grab your IQ, your 40-yard dash and your dancing partner...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:06:44 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from deep within the truly deeply, sorry (awful) apology by Tiger Wood's agent. It is here that we vow to never discuss this aimless tabloid story until Tiger Woods hits the links again and we discuss his game - if he still has one. So we high-tail it out of there to greener pastures. Very green. Vancouver has delivered on the "story lines", not so much on the coverage or the weather. While the need to air commercials is evident, there is also a need to give props to the events that make history. And USA versus Canada in men's hockey was the stuff of legends. Also legendary was the footage of the US men's bobsled team. Chris Farley is wondering who the wannabe is and so are we. Yowza. And you're still up in arms about Janet Jackson and Justin TImberlake? We're checking into image erasure treatments to rid ourselves of the sight that only lycra on a large man can leave seared on our brains. This and That takes us from the USC campus where the NCAA had them in lockdown to the elaborate workouts of the boys of summer. But nothing stops us in our tracks like Terrell Owens on the catwalk. Me. Ow. We bid a fond farewell to LaDanian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook - two running backs who have entertained us Sunday in and Sunday out for many years. Go make a difference in the world and keep your noggins safe. Oh, Tony. We feel your pain. We don't much like red go-go boots either, but sometimes a girl needs to feel like a (dirty) girl. We're pretty sure Hannah Storm has some dirt on someone or was totally offended by the age comment. Both would get you in trouble. If it makes you feel any better, some people would kill for two weeks off. Heck, we'd make fun of Hannah if it got us two weeks vaca. After our twirl around the world we set up shop in Vancouver to take you through what might be happening in the Olympic village. Just think about all that downtime. And all that testosterone. And all that platinum. Wha? No platinum? Somebody better tell Evgeni Plushenko. He thinks he won it, and we don't buy his "somebody hacked my site" excuse. Seriously. Does he really think it's plausible that some super-fan risked jail to hack his site? Not with hair like that, we don't. The hockey has thrilled, the blue lines have left many distraught, and the downhill events have proven yet again why we here at Fantoo don't attempt any of those sports. We'd be too terrified. We will however be available to coach speed skating cuz you can rest assured we'd just say, "Go! Faster! Doing great!" Sven Kramer's unfortunate experience with his coach has left us bummed. Truly. The guy deserved to win. And Joannie Rochette deserves to win the People's Medal. To skate 2 days after suddenly losing your mom proves to us just how dedicated to their sport (in a wholly positive way) Olympic athletes are. And that is what separates them from many professional athletes who love the lifestyle more than the game. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we have found that we can live forever. And we plan to. So grab your rice cakes, your torch and a pinned and young athlete to cuddle up to...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep206.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ FB1C071A-C933-4BA7-AE81-CC61EBD7E3E7-11613-0000F533AFB47BDD-FFA Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:44:29 -0500 Changing Lanes, Sore Losers and Put A Skirt On It with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from deep within the truly deeply, sorry (awful) apology by Tiger Wood's agent. It is here that we vow to never discuss this aimless tabloid story until Tiger Woods hits the links again and we discuss his game - if he still has one. So we high-tail it out of there to greener pastures. Very green. Vancouver has delivered on the "story lines", not so much on the coverage or the weather. While the need to air commercials is evident, there is also a need to give props to the events that make history. And USA versus Canada in men's hockey was the stuff of legends. Also legendary was the footage of the US men's bobsled team. Chris Farley is wondering who the wannabe is and so are we. Yowza. And you're still up in arms about Janet Jackson and Justin TImberlake? We're checking into image erasure treatments to rid ourselves of the sight that only lycra on a large man can leave seared on our brains. This and That takes us from the USC campus where the NCAA had them in lockdown to the elaborate workouts of the boys of summer. But nothing stops us in our tracks like Terrell Owens on the catwalk. Me. Ow. We bid a fond farewell to LaDanian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook - two running backs who have entertained us Sunday in and Sunday out for many years. Go make a difference in the world and keep your noggins safe. Oh, Tony. We feel your pain. We don't much like red go-go boots either, but sometimes a girl needs to feel like a (dirty) girl. We're pretty sure Hannah Storm has some dirt on someone or was totally offended by the age comment. Both would get you in trouble. If it makes you feel any better, some people would kill for two weeks off. Heck, we'd make fun of Hannah if it got us two weeks vaca. After our twirl around the world we set up shop in Vancouver to take you through what might be happening in the Olympic village. Just think about all that downtime. And all that testosterone. And all that platinum. Wha? No platinum? Somebody better tell Evgeni Plushenko. He thinks he won it, and we don't buy his "somebody hacked my site" excuse. Seriously. Does he really think it's plausible that some super-fan risked jail to hack his site? Not with hair like that, we don't. The hockey has thrilled, the blue lines have left many distraught, and the downhill events have proven yet again why we here at Fantoo don't attempt any of those sports. We'd be too terrified. We will however be available to coach speed skating cuz you can rest assured we'd just say, "Go! Faster! Doing great!" Sven Kramer's unfortunate experience with his coach has left us bummed. Truly. The guy deserved to win. And Joannie Rochette deserves to win the People's Medal. To skate 2 days after suddenly losing your mom proves to us just how dedicated to their sport (in a wholly positive way) Olympic athletes are. And that is what separates them from many professional athletes who love the lifestyle more than the game. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we have found that we can live forever. And we plan to. So grab your rice cakes, your torch and a pinned and young athlete to cuddle up to...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:09 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from inside the perfectly appointed foyer of Tanith Belbin and Johnny Weir's lair in Vancouver. Decorated in the colors of Spring, cuz that's what you do when it's raining and the indoor ice is melting, and perfumed to cover up smells that had to linger (cue The Cranberries), it's a pad fit for Olympians with flair. And isn't it funny, after the build-up over his fabulous flamboyance-ness, Johnny skated one of the more masculine programs of the evening? We're still seeing glittery dots in front of our eyes from the hyper-use of all things sparkly...and we're still seeing red due to the outrageous way the IOC handled the tragic death of Nodar Kumaritashvili on the luge track. Please, put the lawyers in a room until 72 hours have passed. You may not look like such smacked asses in the end. And anyway, you'll still be sued no matter what your press release says. With all the glitches, delays, broken buses, melting ice, and bad venue management, we feel it's important to say that the people of Canada rock. And we take back our criticism of curling and will never call you our favorite national forest again. We do have some suggestions for future host cities though. Scale down the Opening Ceremony to an athlete parade capped by the lighting of the torch. Period. This isn't about dancing children or trapeze artists or mini concerts...it's about the contests. Funnel the cash saved back into the events so that they can actual happen. If we need pomp and circumstance we'll rewatch Beijing. Our Fan-Tutor this week comes with a hidden dig at The Girls, but we handle it with grace. (Tiana, we're coming to TP your house.) But you'll appreciate the added knowledge on speed skating, one of the events that has delivered this year. Lindsay Vonn better deliver! She's EVERY WHERE and leaves a trail of cheese in her wake. Let's hope it's the shredded variety. Also in this week's riotous sports podcast we promise to not idolize Johnny Weir publicly anymore, (But since we record in a private, albeit elaborate, recording studio, we smell loop hole.), we celebrate Jamie McMurray and the rebirth of NASCAR, and we dig a grave for the NBA. They may never take up residence, but perhaps its very existence is enough of a threat to clean up their house of cards. We appreciate that some NBA players are the most athletic in all of sports and that many are gifted contortionists who make us say, Wha? when they hover, spin, and score. But they also "forget" to play defense, ignore the rules, only play hard in the last quarter of the game and season, and want obscene amounts of cash in guaranteed contracts. So when we hear that the league is on pace to lose 400 million dollars this year (factor in some posturing by David Stern) we feel like disgorging. Not just our lunch but the whole sport. Ping pong anyone? So grab your CBA, your torch (and take it to all your sequins), and a stone...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep205.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ C40C6EDB-C764-4A7A-92F7-2EBBB3ABA7C1-623-0000060A64A628E1-FFA Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:36:50 -0500 Corrupt Judges, Sequin Overload, and Glitches Galore with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from inside the perfectly appointed foyer of Tanith Belbin and Johnny Weir's lair in Vancouver. Decorated in the colors of Spring, cuz that's what you do when it's raining and the indoor ice is melting, and perfumed to cover up smells that had to linger (cue The Cranberries), it's a pad fit for Olympians with flair. And isn't it funny, after the build-up over his fabulous flamboyance-ness, Johnny skated one of the more masculine programs of the evening? We're still seeing glittery dots in front of our eyes from the hyper-use of all things sparkly...and we're still seeing red due to the outrageous way the IOC handled the tragic death of Nodar Kumaritashvili on the luge track. Please, put the lawyers in a room until 72 hours have passed. You may not look like such smacked asses in the end. And anyway, you'll still be sued no matter what your press release says. With all the glitches, delays, broken buses, melting ice, and bad venue management, we feel it's important to say that the people of Canada rock. And we take back our criticism of curling and will never call you our favorite national forest again. We do have some suggestions for future host cities though. Scale down the Opening Ceremony to an athlete parade capped by the lighting of the torch. Period. This isn't about dancing children or trapeze artists or mini concerts...it's about the contests. Funnel the cash saved back into the events so that they can actual happen. If we need pomp and circumstance we'll rewatch Beijing. Our Fan-Tutor this week comes with a hidden dig at The Girls, but we handle it with grace. (Tiana, we're coming to TP your house.) But you'll appreciate the added knowledge on speed skating, one of the events that has delivered this year. Lindsay Vonn better deliver! She's EVERY WHERE and leaves a trail of cheese in her wake. Let's hope it's the shredded variety. Also in this week's riotous sports podcast we promise to not idolize Johnny Weir publicly anymore, (But since we record in a private, albeit elaborate, recording studio, we smell loop hole.), we celebrate Jamie McMurray and the rebirth of NASCAR, and we dig a grave for the NBA. They may never take up residence, but perhaps its very existence is enough of a threat to clean up their house of cards. We appreciate that some NBA players are the most athletic in all of sports and that many are gifted contortionists who make us say, Wha? when they hover, spin, and score. But they also "forget" to play defense, ignore the rules, only play hard in the last quarter of the game and season, and want obscene amounts of cash in guaranteed contracts. So when we hear that the league is on pace to lose 400 million dollars this year (factor in some posturing by David Stern) we feel like disgorging. Not just our lunch but the whole sport. Ping pong anyone? So grab your CBA, your torch (and take it to all your sequins), and a stone...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:14 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...Bourbon Street, where they are still partying and will be till every King Cake is eaten, every bead worn and every Saint saluted. As thousands gathered to honor the ballsy victory of Sean Payton and the Saints, eleven loyal Colts fans lined up behind barricade to welcome home those who took no chances and came home with no trophy. We have to agree with Sean Payton; with hindsight it's clear that the MVP of the league is Drew Brees. The most valuable player is someone that does more than execute, he elevates those around him and Drew Brees did just that. A very young and brazen team left Miami and dove into the arms of a city that couldn't have done it with out them. And vice-versa. The Girls thank the New Orleans Saints for making this a special Super Bowl. And now we head into unchartered territory as Lane Kiffin prepares to offer a USC football scholarship to a zygote. The problem is the zygote wants to see the hostesses first, and he's totally not putting pen to paper without a house in Malibu for the summer. Or was that his Mom talking. Who cares. Lane Kiffin is gross. And he makes the USC football program gross, too. As parents, he could offer our children a scholarship, a 4.0 and an Oscar and we would still be nailing up the barricades at our front door. It's safe to say that in her first race out Danica Patrick impressed the headlights out of the boys at ARCA and is now planning on doing much the same in the upcoming Nationwide race at Daytona. NASCAR needs a shot in the arm and is willing to dial back the clock a bit, bringing in the bump and grind and the chicks! Clean racing may be on the wane and victory will go to the one who is willing to risk the most. Sound familiar? The Olympics always raises the bar on risk-taking. When an athlete knows that the big stage comes around only once every four years they don't throw caution to the wind, they didn't even pack caution. (Maybe Lindsay Jacobellis packed just a tad to be used only when the gold is in the bag.) Our Fan-Tutor takes you downhill as we attempt (emphasis on attempt) to distinguish the differences between the many skiing events we are about to witness. If it snows, that is. Also in this week's sports podcast we get psyched for Olympic hockey for many reasons. It may be the last time we see NHL players participate, Canada would give away oil to get gold, and there's a chance we'll see Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin meet up on NHL regulation ice for the biggest prize next to Lord Stanley. Bragging rights are at stake here, and in the sport of hockey bragging rights mean more than cash. Refreshing, huh? The NBA does not disappoint this week as it heads into a so-not-appropriate Valentine's Day Weekend All-Star game. The kind of lovin' that happens at the All-Star weekend is pretty much very anti-Valentine. It's also not nice to take away water fountains no matter how you couch it. And the negative turn that the CBA talks took this past week? Chalk it up to David Stern getting his yayas. Did the player's association really think he would just extend that ridiculous contract? Child please. So grab your fleur-de-lis, a shovel and anything but Aquafina...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep204.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ B6EB50E0-BF69-4C22-8637-083B0577C1FB-11003-0000DAA8E61D3DDD-FFA Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:18:09 -0500 Bourbon Street Parties, Danica Patrick Hangs and Canada Wants Gold with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...Bourbon Street, where they are still partying and will be till every King Cake is eaten, every bead worn and every Saint saluted. As thousands gathered to honor the ballsy victory of Sean Payton and the Saints, eleven loyal Colts fans lined up behind barricade to welcome home those who took no chances and came home with no trophy. We have to agree with Sean Payton; with hindsight it's clear that the MVP of the league is Drew Brees. The most valuable player is someone that does more than execute, he elevates those around him and Drew Brees did just that. A very young and brazen team left Miami and dove into the arms of a city that couldn't have done it with out them. And vice-versa. The Girls thank the New Orleans Saints for making this a special Super Bowl. And now we head into unchartered territory as Lane Kiffin prepares to offer a USC football scholarship to a zygote. The problem is the zygote wants to see the hostesses first, and he's totally not putting pen to paper without a house in Malibu for the summer. Or was that his Mom talking. Who cares. Lane Kiffin is gross. And he makes the USC football program gross, too. As parents, he could offer our children a scholarship, a 4.0 and an Oscar and we would still be nailing up the barricades at our front door. It's safe to say that in her first race out Danica Patrick impressed the headlights out of the boys at ARCA and is now planning on doing much the same in the upcoming Nationwide race at Daytona. NASCAR needs a shot in the arm and is willing to dial back the clock a bit, bringing in the bump and grind and the chicks! Clean racing may be on the wane and victory will go to the one who is willing to risk the most. Sound familiar? The Olympics always raises the bar on risk-taking. When an athlete knows that the big stage comes around only once every four years they don't throw caution to the wind, they didn't even pack caution. (Maybe Lindsay Jacobellis packed just a tad to be used only when the gold is in the bag.) Our Fan-Tutor takes you downhill as we attempt (emphasis on attempt) to distinguish the differences between the many skiing events we are about to witness. If it snows, that is. Also in this week's sports podcast we get psyched for Olympic hockey for many reasons. It may be the last time we see NHL players participate, Canada would give away oil to get gold, and there's a chance we'll see Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin meet up on NHL regulation ice for the biggest prize next to Lord Stanley. Bragging rights are at stake here, and in the sport of hockey bragging rights mean more than cash. Refreshing, huh? The NBA does not disappoint this week as it heads into a so-not-appropriate Valentine's Day Weekend All-Star game. The kind of lovin' that happens at the All-Star weekend is pretty much very anti-Valentine. It's also not nice to take away water fountains no matter how you couch it. And the negative turn that the CBA talks took this past week? Chalk it up to David Stern getting his yayas. Did the player's association really think he would just extend that ridiculous contract? Child please. So grab your fleur-de-lis, a shovel and anything but Aquafina...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:12 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the set of the new game show taking the country by storm..."Now, Why Are They Doin' That?" First topic - the expansion of the NCAA basketball tournament from 65 to 96 teams. We all know the answer is cash, so the real fun in this game show is to spot the spin. We're doing it for the kids. We're doing it for the fans. We're doing it for the athletes...ooops...student/athletes. What they're actually doing is watering down a thrilling and super fun tournament that all consider to be as perfect as can be. The real question is, Who is going to play the NIT? Us? Heck no, we're saving ourselves for the Crashed Ice competition in Quebec City. Robin could excel at this sport, however Carol would most certainly perish, so she'll be carrying a flask near the finish line to cheer on her buddy. Here's a sneak peek: We also go a little retro with a look at Bandy, the precursor to hockey. Why these visits to sports that push the participants to their limits in harsh conditions, all for glory and maybe a little coin? That's what you do to rebalance your fanliness when you've subjected yourself to the NFL Pro Bowl. What a cuddly little fluffy lost kitten kind of football game. But people tuned in, so Roger Goodell is on to something. We want our NFL season to end when the Super Bowl is finished. We stand up, dust off the crumbs of nachos and wings and get ready for Spring Training. Now if we could just get him to eliminate the actual game and throw a big fat partay...Until that happens we will ponder the media's thoughts on the 'new media', create conspiracy theories around Dwight Freeney's ankle, lament the death of the phrase, "Defense Wins Championships", and try (seriously, we broke a sweat) to come up with reasons to root for the Colts to win. Not that we don't respect - hugely - their game, their class, their style, the comedic excellence of Peyton Manning, and the entrepreneurial genius of Jeff Saturday, it's just that the underdog (complete with tragedy, determination, achieving against all odds, and a slight stature) is so compelling. And an underdog victory so uplifting! Couldn't we all use a little Yay! this time of year? Especially in light of the NFL's outrageous reaction to the use of Who Dat?, a colloquialism in use before the NFL was anything other than three letters from the English alphabet. Cease and desist letters? Really? Somebody's been watching too much Rambo. We squeeze in a little hockey Fan-Tutor for those of you who are wondering just what those refs are up to, and spank Nike for being a wee bit too jacked up for our consumer tastes. Then we tie it all up with an IT HAS TO BE SAID, cuz it does. So grab your emergency brake, a bandy ball and some confetti...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep203.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 0763C66C-C133-416E-861A-2658539FB8B5-2115-0000242CD058A524-FFA Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:06:12 -0500 NCAA MADness, Crashed Ice and Who Dat?! with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the set of the new game show taking the country by storm..."Now, Why Are They Doin' That?" First topic - the expansion of the NCAA basketball tournament from 65 to 96 teams. We all know the answer is cash, so the real fun in this game show is to spot the spin. We're doing it for the kids. We're doing it for the fans. We're doing it for the athletes...ooops...student/athletes. What they're actually doing is watering down a thrilling and super fun tournament that all consider to be as perfect as can be. The real question is, Who is going to play the NIT? Us? Heck no, we're saving ourselves for the Crashed Ice competition in Quebec City. Robin could excel at this sport, however Carol would most certainly perish, so she'll be carrying a flask near the finish line to cheer on her buddy. Here's a sneak peek: We also go a little retro with a look at Bandy, the precursor to hockey. Why these visits to sports that push the participants to their limits in harsh conditions, all for glory and maybe a little coin? That's what you do to rebalance your fanliness when you've subjected yourself to the NFL Pro Bowl. What a cuddly little fluffy lost kitten kind of football game. But people tuned in, so Roger Goodell is on to something. We want our NFL season to end when the Super Bowl is finished. We stand up, dust off the crumbs of nachos and wings and get ready for Spring Training. Now if we could just get him to eliminate the actual game and throw a big fat partay...Until that happens we will ponder the media's thoughts on the 'new media', create conspiracy theories around Dwight Freeney's ankle, lament the death of the phrase, "Defense Wins Championships", and try (seriously, we broke a sweat) to come up with reasons to root for the Colts to win. Not that we don't respect - hugely - their game, their class, their style, the comedic excellence of Peyton Manning, and the entrepreneurial genius of Jeff Saturday, it's just that the underdog (complete with tragedy, determination, achieving against all odds, and a slight stature) is so compelling. And an underdog victory so uplifting! Couldn't we all use a little Yay! this time of year? Especially in light of the NFL's outrageous reaction to the use of Who Dat?, a colloquialism in use before the NFL was anything other than three letters from the English alphabet. Cease and desist letters? Really? Somebody's been watching too much Rambo. We squeeze in a little hockey Fan-Tutor for those of you who are wondering just what those refs are up to, and spank Nike for being a wee bit too jacked up for our consumer tastes. Then we tie it all up with an IT HAS TO BE SAID, cuz it does. So grab your emergency brake, a bandy ball and some confetti...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:31 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Faux Bowl! Where players you've never heard of or those you've made fun of square off in a nonsensical game that matters NOT. Oh, yay. We'll beat this horse till it's rice pudding. We fans want a banquet. A celebration of the too-short football season that came and went before our wings got cold. Give us, the players and the league a chance to sit back and drink it all in before spring training hits. This is not rocket science - a part Oscars/part Golden Globes event that uses the NFL Films archives to its fullest will be a memorable red carpeted evening for all involved. We don't desire the Pro Bowl that has 17 starters running for a doctor's note so they can avoid injury. We want a partay. Mr. Goodell, if you see a petit blonde and a fiery redhead storming your office know that it is because we love this game. And we know what we want because we are NFL fans. As NASCAR has come to realize, the fans know what the sport needs. That's why there's focus groups. Because the dudes in the tower can't truly know what those in front of the flat screen feel in their bones. Ah, bones. Makes us think of Greg Oden. Or David Beckham! He who was manhandled by Elana Di Cioccio. She was just trying to validate that which was stated by Mrs. Beckham, but that doesn't make it right. No matter how proud you are of your bodily achievements, there is no place for uninvited groping. Leave that to Posh. Thankfully in all this madness we have Bode Miller. He's playing it safe. Gunning for some Olympic glory whilst dreaming of the US Open. We have no beef with his desire to conquer the world of tennis, we only wish that Terrell Owens would also take up the challenge of trying to qualify for the US Open. Girls can dream. And so we do. Dreaming of a cure for your tender muscles? We've got the answer for you in this week's Fan-Tutor. It involves much therapy and some super thin tape. For real...its gonna cure cancer. Also in this week's sports podcast we cover stab-resistant vests, strep throat, naked hockey players (yawn...aren't they always looking to get naked?), bitten fingers, and Alexander Ovechkin saying SEE YA to the NHL. On the hard court we have naked pictures (Robin's NOT impressed by Greg Oden's self-portrait...which makes you wonder about Robin's husband), All-Star biatching, and man-brow-scaping. Oh, THE HORROR! But what do you expect when it's the NBA and it's January? We hand-hold you through the NFL, where retirement talk abounds, the Pro Bowl peeves players, Favre flirts with the Universe, and the league flirts with ticking off the networks. Oh, and there's that little dust-up when a man comes home to his castle only to find that the "maid" has cancelled cable. Which means ESPN. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we dish on the new pretty. So grab your kitchen knife (is there just one?), your implants and a shrimp on the barbie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep202.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 3732DEC6-E29E-4A19-8EEE-A2D728646500-3268-000023FBD3685C80-FFA Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:29:18 -0500 Faux Bowl, Faux Pretty and Naked Players with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Faux Bowl! Where players you've never heard of or those you've made fun of square off in a nonsensical game that matters NOT. Oh, yay. We'll beat this horse till it's rice pudding. We fans want a banquet. A celebration of the too-short football season that came and went before our wings got cold. Give us, the players and the league a chance to sit back and drink it all in before spring training hits. This is not rocket science - a part Oscars/part Golden Globes event that uses the NFL Films archives to its fullest will be a memorable red carpeted evening for all involved. We don't desire the Pro Bowl that has 17 starters running for a doctor's note so they can avoid injury. We want a partay. Mr. Goodell, if you see a petit blonde and a fiery redhead storming your office know that it is because we love this game. And we know what we want because we are NFL fans. As NASCAR has come to realize, the fans know what the sport needs. That's why there's focus groups. Because the dudes in the tower can't truly know what those in front of the flat screen feel in their bones. Ah, bones. Makes us think of Greg Oden. Or David Beckham! He who was manhandled by Elana Di Cioccio. She was just trying to validate that which was stated by Mrs. Beckham, but that doesn't make it right. No matter how proud you are of your bodily achievements, there is no place for uninvited groping. Leave that to Posh. Thankfully in all this madness we have Bode Miller. He's playing it safe. Gunning for some Olympic glory whilst dreaming of the US Open. We have no beef with his desire to conquer the world of tennis, we only wish that Terrell Owens would also take up the challenge of trying to qualify for the US Open. Girls can dream. And so we do. Dreaming of a cure for your tender muscles? We've got the answer for you in this week's Fan-Tutor. It involves much therapy and some super thin tape. For real...its gonna cure cancer. Also in this week's sports podcast we cover stab-resistant vests, strep throat, naked hockey players (yawn...aren't they always looking to get naked?), bitten fingers, and Alexander Ovechkin saying SEE YA to the NHL. On the hard court we have naked pictures (Robin's NOT impressed by Greg Oden's self-portrait...which makes you wonder about Robin's husband), All-Star biatching, and man-brow-scaping. Oh, THE HORROR! But what do you expect when it's the NBA and it's January? We hand-hold you through the NFL, where retirement talk abounds, the Pro Bowl peeves players, Favre flirts with the Universe, and the league flirts with ticking off the networks. Oh, and there's that little dust-up when a man comes home to his castle only to find that the "maid" has cancelled cable. Which means ESPN. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we dish on the new pretty. So grab your kitchen knife (is there just one?), your implants and a shrimp on the barbie...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 59:38 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the second coming of premature marketing in the name of clean living. Tim Tebow makes his Super Bowl debut in an ad for Focus on the Family. The Super Bowl is such a family event...if you take away all the alcohol consumption, gambling, post-game celebratory hook-ups (we've educated you on what happens to testosterone when your team wins) and obscenity-laced referee trashing. Super squeaky family fun we say! And a nice way for Tim to pave a new career path towards the Senate when the bright lights of the NFL fade, which just might happen on and around Draft day. Also aiming to do good are those enjoying the summer sun in Australia. Props to the players at the Australia Open who needed nothing more than a moment's notice to put another match on the boards and play for Haiti. They raised almost $185,000 for relief efforts. All the stars played and no one complained...except Serena's Mom. Can we not be exposed to her 'woe is me' nonsense again? Please? Thanks, mate. After showing Johnny Weir the love he deserves for just being Johnny, we take it to the ice again and get into a war over the Ovechkin/Downie non-fight. Carol is still banging her head against the wall trying to understand Robin, and Robin is warning her that a concussion is bad, even for podcasters. But they come together to rejoice over Mike Danton's return to the co-ed way of life. Michael Vick had it all wrong. Don't get back into the league after prison, go where life is easy - college! Dude is smart. Is it too early to become a Nets fan? We know it's too early to watch the NBA. That happens around February 18th when trades are made and those that want wins play hard. Those that want to improve in the draft best throw games and finish as close the record of the 72-73 Sixers as possible. Good luck Nets! You're almost there! For those who need a reason (aka a kick in the arse) to watch the NFL playoffs this weekend, look no further than the newly dubbed Rexorcist. That's Rex Ryan to those who don't read the NY Post. Nobody could script a better duel than that between the perfectly prepared QB and the dastardly (in a completely lovable way) defensive demon. The similarities to the Jets of Super Bowl III are uncanny. Right down to the mesh henley and white jeans, cuz you know Joe Nameth had those in his closet too. We're not going to be coy here: may the Jets win. And may they fly to Miami with an empty suitcase for one Vince Lombardi trophy, returning said trophy to New York. We'd gladly pay your extra bag fee. Lastly, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we revisit a Fantoo Girls favorite subject, the Somali pirates. So grab your ransom, your buddy's back and a ticket on the Jet train...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep201.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ E52FE33C-9430-451F-BA0D-D0EE9B8EFD73-581-00000657B22C8934-FFA Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:25:24 -0500 The 2nd Coming, The 2nd Fighter and the Dastardly Jets with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the second coming of premature marketing in the name of clean living. Tim Tebow makes his Super Bowl debut in an ad for Focus on the Family. The Super Bowl is such a family event...if you take away all the alcohol consumption, gambling, post-game celebratory hook-ups (we've educated you on what happens to testosterone when your team wins) and obscenity-laced referee trashing. Super squeaky family fun we say! And a nice way for Tim to pave a new career path towards the Senate when the bright lights of the NFL fade, which just might happen on and around Draft day. Also aiming to do good are those enjoying the summer sun in Australia. Props to the players at the Australia Open who needed nothing more than a moment's notice to put another match on the boards and play for Haiti. They raised almost $185,000 for relief efforts. All the stars played and no one complained...except Serena's Mom. Can we not be exposed to her 'woe is me' nonsense again? Please? Thanks, mate. After showing Johnny Weir the love he deserves for just being Johnny, we take it to the ice again and get into a war over the Ovechkin/Downie non-fight. Carol is still banging her head against the wall trying to understand Robin, and Robin is warning her that a concussion is bad, even for podcasters. But they come together to rejoice over Mike Danton's return to the co-ed way of life. Michael Vick had it all wrong. Don't get back into the league after prison, go where life is easy - college! Dude is smart. Is it too early to become a Nets fan? We know it's too early to watch the NBA. That happens around February 18th when trades are made and those that want wins play hard. Those that want to improve in the draft best throw games and finish as close the record of the 72-73 Sixers as possible. Good luck Nets! You're almost there! For those who need a reason (aka a kick in the arse) to watch the NFL playoffs this weekend, look no further than the newly dubbed Rexorcist. That's Rex Ryan to those who don't read the NY Post. Nobody could script a better duel than that between the perfectly prepared QB and the dastardly (in a completely lovable way) defensive demon. The similarities to the Jets of Super Bowl III are uncanny. Right down to the mesh henley and white jeans, cuz you know Joe Nameth had those in his closet too. We're not going to be coy here: may the Jets win. And may they fly to Miami with an empty suitcase for one Vince Lombardi trophy, returning said trophy to New York. We'd gladly pay your extra bag fee. Lastly, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we revisit a Fantoo Girls favorite subject, the Somali pirates. So grab your ransom, your buddy's back and a ticket on the Jet train...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:05:47 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the elaborate recording studio where they celebrate the 200th episode of the Fantoo Girls whilst simultaneously recording that new NCAA mega-hit, a remake of Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler'. Why? Cuz you gots to know when to fold 'em, know when to run...know when to pop some pills and know when to, um, rear end a car on PCH in Malibu? We just sing 'em, we don't act 'em out. Man, we thought the pros set some bad examples on occasion, but it's the world of collegiate sports that has given us many 'teaching lessons' for the kids this week. Perhaps the most poignant note was the look of fear lurking under Lane Kiffin's not-so-cool exterior as he cut short his press conference so that he could get to his car before the mob did. Our plea is for the leaders of these colleges and universities to take some responsibility for how ugly collegiate sports has become and right the ship. Is it too much to ask for the dollar to lose in favor of morals? Just this once? (For sale: One pair of rosey-colored glasses.) Also in this week's epic sports podcast, we say, "Yea, right, whatever" to Mark McGwire after he came clean on what was completely obvious to everyone who ever watched him play. Dude took steroids. To hit the ball harder and therefor farther. Did it to set records. But why are we even giving him a platform at this point in time? Oh, cuz Tony LaRussa wants to bring him on as a hitting coach. That sets a good example and doesn't make anyone who expects the sport to be clean even a tad nervous about McGwire's influence on the young and impressionable. Maybe Gilbert Arenas can instruct at a shooting range so that NBA players can better protect themselves, and Pete Rose can give lessons on gentlemen's bets to ball players so they can feed their gambling urges without breaking any league rules. Seriously, who's in charge? Maybe the NHL can give us a dose of pure sports glee...if we forget that the Pittsburgh Penguins TV rights holder, FSN, withheld evidence that the Flyers scored a goal until the puck was dropped and the play could not be reviewed. But we can't forget that. It's like an iceberg. You know more lurks beneath the surface than that which is visible. The Girls prefer the good old-fashioned way teams would get an advantage, like having the visiting team stay in a haunted hotel a la the Oklahoma City Thunder. Scare tactics are way more fun than cheating. We can get behind that! You don't need us to tell you that the NFL playoffs kick into high gear this weekend. Enjoy it. We're nearing the end of the season, the match ups are fantastic, and given that there are only 12 minutes of live action in each 3 hour plus contest you can DVR all the games and watch them in under an hour. NO EXCUSE! So listen in for our predictions, and be sure to stick around to the end of this x-tra long podcast as we take you cruising...Love Boat style. So grab some disinfectant, a glass of champagne and raise it...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep200.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 6261C259-F144-4024-AC66-9F42033F3F69-332-000002851F0B4EE1-FFA Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:59:21 -0500 NCAA Failures, NFL Playoffs and Cougar Cruises with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the elaborate recording studio where they celebrate the 200th episode of the Fantoo Girls whilst simultaneously recording that new NCAA mega-hit, a remake of Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler'. Why? Cuz you gots to know when to fold 'em, know when to run...know when to pop some pills and know when to, um, rear end a car on PCH in Malibu? We just sing 'em, we don't act 'em out. Man, we thought the pros set some bad examples on occasion, but it's the world of collegiate sports that has given us many 'teaching lessons' for the kids this week. Perhaps the most poignant note was the look of fear lurking under Lane Kiffin's not-so-cool exterior as he cut short his press conference so that he could get to his car before the mob did. Our plea is for the leaders of these colleges and universities to take some responsibility for how ugly collegiate sports has become and right the ship. Is it too much to ask for the dollar to lose in favor of morals? Just this once? (For sale: One pair of rosey-colored glasses.) Also in this week's epic sports podcast, we say, "Yea, right, whatever" to Mark McGwire after he came clean on what was completely obvious to everyone who ever watched him play. Dude took steroids. To hit the ball harder and therefor farther. Did it to set records. But why are we even giving him a platform at this point in time? Oh, cuz Tony LaRussa wants to bring him on as a hitting coach. That sets a good example and doesn't make anyone who expects the sport to be clean even a tad nervous about McGwire's influence on the young and impressionable. Maybe Gilbert Arenas can instruct at a shooting range so that NBA players can better protect themselves, and Pete Rose can give lessons on gentlemen's bets to ball players so they can feed their gambling urges without breaking any league rules. Seriously, who's in charge? Maybe the NHL can give us a dose of pure sports glee...if we forget that the Pittsburgh Penguins TV rights holder, FSN, withheld evidence that the Flyers scored a goal until the puck was dropped and the play could not be reviewed. But we can't forget that. It's like an iceberg. You know more lurks beneath the surface than that which is visible. The Girls prefer the good old-fashioned way teams would get an advantage, like having the visiting team stay in a haunted hotel a la the Oklahoma City Thunder. Scare tactics are way more fun than cheating. We can get behind that! You don't need us to tell you that the NFL playoffs kick into high gear this weekend. Enjoy it. We're nearing the end of the season, the match ups are fantastic, and given that there are only 12 minutes of live action in each 3 hour plus contest you can DVR all the games and watch them in under an hour. NO EXCUSE! So listen in for our predictions, and be sure to stick around to the end of this x-tra long podcast as we take you cruising...Love Boat style. So grab some disinfectant, a glass of champagne and raise it...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:38:05 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Ground Hog Day! That special event where you get to see what you just saw...again. For fans of the Jets, Packers and Cowboys that might be the best news they've heard all year. For the rest of you, get ready to experience not the new but the old. Don't judge it just yet - you never know how back-to-back games can affect the mindset, playbook and execution of the teams involved. Could be interesting. And if it's not there's always the Dakar Rally. Take it in as it may be the last year for this grueling, true off-road test of endurance. Why? Because The Girls are throwing their hats (fedoras, of course) into the ring for next year. Robin's taking the Quad and Carol's hitting it in the Fantoo semi. Neither can read a map, drive by a beach without taking a dip, and they are both terrified of spiders. The competition is spooked for sure. Possibly joining them next year would be one Gilbert Arenas, he of the finger-pistol fame that got him suspended. Indefinitely. Class, can you say Jack Ass? He could have played some games (and made his filthy lucre) and waited out the police investigation. But no. The genius had to come out on the court with his fingers pointing around like Quick Draw McGraw at the Sixers game. Seriously, Arenass, you are such an idiot you make Plaxico Buress look like Plato. To throw your dumb behavior in David Stern's face is a sure ticket right out of the NBA. You're going to have to do some serious penance if you ever want to palm a ball again. The real shame is that you could have risen above all the others (who aren't Kobe or LeBron) to be a true fan-favorite in this game. You would benefit from The Fantoo Girls' Den-Mothers-For-You program, for sure. Dear ESPN, We love you. Couldn't live without you. Appreciate your pioneer spirit, admire your achievements, celebrate your super seksi productions (nobody lights a set better), and want to smack you for trying to go all 3D on us. While we're not "old" per se, we do remember many attempts over the years to make this gimmick a household must have. Not gonna work. Not until you remove the need for silly glasses by embedding 3D lenses in our eyes at birth. Good luck with that one. How is it possible for us to cover any more than that in this week's sports podcast? Child, please. We take a look back at the Winter Classic (Robin went, saw, drank...and managed to stay out of trouble.), salute Alexander Ovechkin for his new Captain status, and honor the Colorado Avalanche with our first ever Team Rookie Look. Those kids are youngins! No beer pong there! We wrap up our 199th episode with the NFL and all its 2009/10 weirdness. So fun...yet so odd! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we take on the real drug lords. So grab your green tea, a GPS and don't forget the charger...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep199.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 9663C32E-F66A-4359-A47D-55B1CA10D22C-1478-000014345525F353-FFA Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:19:04 -0500 Locker Room Stand-off, Off-Road Rally and NFL Playoffs with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Ground Hog Day! That special event where you get to see what you just saw...again. For fans of the Jets, Packers and Cowboys that might be the best news they've heard all year. For the rest of you, get ready to experience not the new but the old. Don't judge it just yet - you never know how back-to-back games can affect the mindset, playbook and execution of the teams involved. Could be interesting. And if it's not there's always the Dakar Rally. Take it in as it may be the last year for this grueling, true off-road test of endurance. Why? Because The Girls are throwing their hats (fedoras, of course) into the ring for next year. Robin's taking the Quad and Carol's hitting it in the Fantoo semi. Neither can read a map, drive by a beach without taking a dip, and they are both terrified of spiders. The competition is spooked for sure. Possibly joining them next year would be one Gilbert Arenas, he of the finger-pistol fame that got him suspended. Indefinitely. Class, can you say Jack Ass? He could have played some games (and made his filthy lucre) and waited out the police investigation. But no. The genius had to come out on the court with his fingers pointing around like Quick Draw McGraw at the Sixers game. Seriously, Arenass, you are such an idiot you make Plaxico Buress look like Plato. To throw your dumb behavior in David Stern's face is a sure ticket right out of the NBA. You're going to have to do some serious penance if you ever want to palm a ball again. The real shame is that you could have risen above all the others (who aren't Kobe or LeBron) to be a true fan-favorite in this game. You would benefit from The Fantoo Girls' Den-Mothers-For-You program, for sure. Dear ESPN, We love you. Couldn't live without you. Appreciate your pioneer spirit, admire your achievements, celebrate your super seksi productions (nobody lights a set better), and want to smack you for trying to go all 3D on us. While we're not "old" per se, we do remember many attempts over the years to make this gimmick a household must have. Not gonna work. Not until you remove the need for silly glasses by embedding 3D lenses in our eyes at birth. Good luck with that one. How is it possible for us to cover any more than that in this week's sports podcast? Child, please. We take a look back at the Winter Classic (Robin went, saw, drank...and managed to stay out of trouble.), salute Alexander Ovechkin for his new Captain status, and honor the Colorado Avalanche with our first ever Team Rookie Look. Those kids are youngins! No beer pong there! We wrap up our 199th episode with the NFL and all its 2009/10 weirdness. So fun...yet so odd! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we take on the real drug lords. So grab your green tea, a GPS and don't forget the charger...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:10:40 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Shed where Mike Leach was holed up when everyone else got the memo that concussions are supa-bad. And now he has lots of time to think about his tough love after receiving a little tough love from Texas Tech. Hope he has a backup plan. Maybe he can check out the new opening in Florida. Oh. Maybe not. Urban Meyer just unretired. He needs to take a lesson from Mr. Retirement himself, Brett Favre. You need to leave us with more time to ponder your absence before you thrust yourself upon us again. Like a fortnight, maybe. Not just an overnight. But we have the Olympics to focus on as Bode Miller takes to the slopes and Johnny Weir, a Fantoo Girls fav, gets creative with Lady GaGa. We attempt to find out who's who in Curling and fail. But we discover the art of Roller Derby and won't rest till it's an Olympic sport. Go Daddy would be all over it. Robin's suitably distracted by the upcoming Winter Classic and the morose weather report that suggests a slicker and rain boots for the OUTDOOR hockey game. It's a wee bit hard to play hockey in rain. Snow, yes. Rain...not so much. But if the weather doesn't comply, you can always check out the rosters for the Olympic ice hockey matches. Yes, Jerry in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, they will include NHL players, as you will learn in our Fan-Tutor. But only for this year. 2014 is up in the air. And you thought concussions were only for those on the ice or the gridiron. No, says Ron Artest, who was bitten by the bug as he played Santa on Christmas. His wife was perched over him, raising him from his fall-induced slumber. TMZ reports that there was no golf club in site, but a synthetic basketball was spotted rolling from the scene. Get better Artest - those Lakers need you! Looking for a summer breeze in the midst of all this Winter? Look no further. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria are a ray of sunshine in this little diddy: The Girls are hard at work selecting a song for their very own parody. Thinking something from Clockwork Orange might be just right. Can you believe the final moments of the NFL regular season are upon us? Seems like it was just 2008 and we were discussing who will rest their starters, who will sneak into the playoffs and who thinks (erroneously) they have been mathematically eliminated from contention. Actually, that would be Rex Ryan circa 2009, who is a hair's width away from the promised land after slaying Goliath's stand-ins in Indy. If Indy is eliminated in the first round you can bet the team will be playing games on Sunday from now till training camp. We wonder if the Indy fans would have been totally cool with it should Peyton have landed himself on the concussed list in a meaningless game. You play to win the game, right? Tom Cable IS Nostradamus. He is correct: without JaMarcus Fatus the Raiders would be in the playoffs. Maybe he's not Nostradamus. Maybe he can evaluate talent and Al Davis should start evaluating his exit strategy with a little help from Roger Goodell. If, and we do mean if, Al Davis dies, how long before someone discovers his death was a little assisted? And how long before Brad Childress throws up his hands (accidentally touching a referee) and says, "You do it!" to Brett Favre? Probably already happened. And he just might do it. If the Packers don't spoil his party. Lastly, how is it that the NFL always has the right match-ups late in the season? Another Cowboys V Eagles showdown heads our way this Sunday. It will be a battle. Let's just hope everyone lands in one piece with their enhanced crotches intact. Which leads us to this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your undies, your noise maker and don't drink and bake...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep198.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 6B4E5895-3F95-49ED-A7DF-3D931D5488B6-654-00000576A0BB5645-FFA Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:14:29 -0500 NCAA Punishments, Olympic Teases and NFL Overtimes with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Shed where Mike Leach was holed up when everyone else got the memo that concussions are supa-bad. And now he has lots of time to think about his tough love after receiving a little tough love from Texas Tech. Hope he has a backup plan. Maybe he can check out the new opening in Florida. Oh. Maybe not. Urban Meyer just unretired. He needs to take a lesson from Mr. Retirement himself, Brett Favre. You need to leave us with more time to ponder your absence before you thrust yourself upon us again. Like a fortnight, maybe. Not just an overnight. But we have the Olympics to focus on as Bode Miller takes to the slopes and Johnny Weir, a Fantoo Girls fav, gets creative with Lady GaGa. We attempt to find out who's who in Curling and fail. But we discover the art of Roller Derby and won't rest till it's an Olympic sport. Go Daddy would be all over it. Robin's suitably distracted by the upcoming Winter Classic and the morose weather report that suggests a slicker and rain boots for the OUTDOOR hockey game. It's a wee bit hard to play hockey in rain. Snow, yes. Rain...not so much. But if the weather doesn't comply, you can always check out the rosters for the Olympic ice hockey matches. Yes, Jerry in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, they will include NHL players, as you will learn in our Fan-Tutor. But only for this year. 2014 is up in the air. And you thought concussions were only for those on the ice or the gridiron. No, says Ron Artest, who was bitten by the bug as he played Santa on Christmas. His wife was perched over him, raising him from his fall-induced slumber. TMZ reports that there was no golf club in site, but a synthetic basketball was spotted rolling from the scene. Get better Artest - those Lakers need you! Looking for a summer breeze in the midst of all this Winter? Look no further. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria are a ray of sunshine in this little diddy: The Girls are hard at work selecting a song for their very own parody. Thinking something from Clockwork Orange might be just right. Can you believe the final moments of the NFL regular season are upon us? Seems like it was just 2008 and we were discussing who will rest their starters, who will sneak into the playoffs and who thinks (erroneously) they have been mathematically eliminated from contention. Actually, that would be Rex Ryan circa 2009, who is a hair's width away from the promised land after slaying Goliath's stand-ins in Indy. If Indy is eliminated in the first round you can bet the team will be playing games on Sunday from now till training camp. We wonder if the Indy fans would have been totally cool with it should Peyton have landed himself on the concussed list in a meaningless game. You play to win the game, right? Tom Cable IS Nostradamus. He is correct: without JaMarcus Fatus the Raiders would be in the playoffs. Maybe he's not Nostradamus. Maybe he can evaluate talent and Al Davis should start evaluating his exit strategy with a little help from Roger Goodell. If, and we do mean if, Al Davis dies, how long before someone discovers his death was a little assisted? And how long before Brad Childress throws up his hands (accidentally touching a referee) and says, "You do it!" to Brett Favre? Probably already happened. And he just might do it. If the Packers don't spoil his party. Lastly, how is it that the NFL always has the right match-ups late in the season? Another Cowboys V Eagles showdown heads our way this Sunday. It will be a battle. Let's just hope everyone lands in one piece with their enhanced crotches intact. Which leads us to this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your undies, your noise maker and don't drink and bake...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:12:51 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Santa's workshop where Santa is reading a letter written by Tiger Woods. Over and over. And over. Santa's thinking: Tiger, you got enough shiny things over the last several years...I've got to play catch up with Dennis Rodman, Bill Clinton and Elliot Spitzer, who is clearly fuming that he got shafted while his 'Girl Friday' got hired. Besides, you just got a porno named after you. Every man's dream, buddy. Don't be a glutton. So Tiger set sail to where ever on his little floatie, Privacy. Tiger, The Girls would like to ask for some privacy as well. No more of you, please. You're icky. We'd cheer for the AP Athlete of the Year, but this is the year that we ignore all "...of the Year!" because they mean nothing. Zip. Nada. Except 'The Fannies', our very own awards show and extravaganza that is a must attend for all who adore their sports with a splash of truth. It's coming. Trust us. But first, we bring you up-to-speed on the chick who ran over the Red Sox fan, give Robin a chance to unload on her beloved Flyers (who can't seem to get to bed early unless it's someone else's bed), and digress with a plucked chicken because, well, we couldn't stop laughing about it. And neither will you if you watch this: But, alas, there are actual sports going on. Sadly, we can't tell you much about them because we have to talk about assorted broken legs, embedded teeth, concussed heads, dislocated knees, patellas and other key joints and bones and such that ought not be dislocated. Oh, and there's the whole NBA is completely fixed thing, too. It's amazing we even know the score of the Bulls VS Kings game! In fairness to you, we kind of only know the score because we're pretty sure (as in 100%) that the game was rigged by the refs, the NBA, and probably Congress as well. But enough of that! Favre is upset. And he's gonna stamp his feet about it till everyone throws in the towel, and throws him a box of tissues for his post-season presser. It would be a lot easier on the fans if the coach of the Vikings was the coach and the quarterback was the quarterback. Nobody has ever suggested Favre is a quitter, but no one has suggested he is a genius either. So he should quit trying to run the team. Just throw the ball. Preferably to a receiver. Wearing the same color shirt as Favre. You laugh cuz we're that specific? Seen Favre in December lately? He needs the reminder. The Grouper is in the house! Word is Mangini is planning on getting his wife pregnant so they can name that child Jack The Grouper Mangini. That's one way to try and save his job. Let's not try and think of another way because it would be best for the Browns that he move on. To another sport. Perhaps in another country. Hey, we hear a new Earth has been discovered. Maybe he can go there. Finally, before we tell you about the really eager beaver in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge you to continue following stories like the one on Dave Pear, and take some time to savor that which is Ricky Williams. He takes yoga to a new level on the gridiron and it's working for this old soul. So, grab Blitz, keep your pants on, and have the happiest of holidays...but first come talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep197.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 083A122E-97F3-4DF7-8A7E-D7B29B91BC44-325-000000D894DF899B-FFA Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:47:28 -0500 Embedded Teeth, Plucked Chickens and Ginormous Beavers with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Santa's workshop where Santa is reading a letter written by Tiger Woods. Over and over. And over. Santa's thinking: Tiger, you got enough shiny things over the last several years...I've got to play catch up with Dennis Rodman, Bill Clinton and Elliot Spitzer, who is clearly fuming that he got shafted while his 'Girl Friday' got hired. Besides, you just got a porno named after you. Every man's dream, buddy. Don't be a glutton. So Tiger set sail to where ever on his little floatie, Privacy. Tiger, The Girls would like to ask for some privacy as well. No more of you, please. You're icky. We'd cheer for the AP Athlete of the Year, but this is the year that we ignore all "...of the Year!" because they mean nothing. Zip. Nada. Except 'The Fannies', our very own awards show and extravaganza that is a must attend for all who adore their sports with a splash of truth. It's coming. Trust us. But first, we bring you up-to-speed on the chick who ran over the Red Sox fan, give Robin a chance to unload on her beloved Flyers (who can't seem to get to bed early unless it's someone else's bed), and digress with a plucked chicken because, well, we couldn't stop laughing about it. And neither will you if you watch this: But, alas, there are actual sports going on. Sadly, we can't tell you much about them because we have to talk about assorted broken legs, embedded teeth, concussed heads, dislocated knees, patellas and other key joints and bones and such that ought not be dislocated. Oh, and there's the whole NBA is completely fixed thing, too. It's amazing we even know the score of the Bulls VS Kings game! In fairness to you, we kind of only know the score because we're pretty sure (as in 100%) that the game was rigged by the refs, the NBA, and probably Congress as well. But enough of that! Favre is upset. And he's gonna stamp his feet about it till everyone throws in the towel, and throws him a box of tissues for his post-season presser. It would be a lot easier on the fans if the coach of the Vikings was the coach and the quarterback was the quarterback. Nobody has ever suggested Favre is a quitter, but no one has suggested he is a genius either. So he should quit trying to run the team. Just throw the ball. Preferably to a receiver. Wearing the same color shirt as Favre. You laugh cuz we're that specific? Seen Favre in December lately? He needs the reminder. The Grouper is in the house! Word is Mangini is planning on getting his wife pregnant so they can name that child Jack The Grouper Mangini. That's one way to try and save his job. Let's not try and think of another way because it would be best for the Browns that he move on. To another sport. Perhaps in another country. Hey, we hear a new Earth has been discovered. Maybe he can go there. Finally, before we tell you about the really eager beaver in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge you to continue following stories like the one on Dave Pear, and take some time to savor that which is Ricky Williams. He takes yoga to a new level on the gridiron and it's working for this old soul. So, grab Blitz, keep your pants on, and have the happiest of holidays...but first come talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:19 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Here at Fantoo, we have always said that fantasy football is not for us. It takes away from rooting for you team and makes you into a football geek that only looks at individual players with a stalker-like obsessiveness while your phone is blowing up. Apparently, Fidelity Investments feels the same way. Just remember to vest in that 401K before engaging in behavior likely to terminate your employment. Speaking of fidelity, our ‘Tiger Beat’ gets you updated on all the recent goings-on in the world of the AP’s ‘Top Athlete of the Decade’. Yes, just to be clear, Tiger Woods has earned the distinction of Top Athlete of the Decade OVER Lance Armstrong and Roger Federer. He must be good, depending on your definition of ‘athlete’. Will the AP reconsider if Dr. Anthony Galea turns out to be Tiger’s drug connection for PEDs? At the end of the day, Tiger and Pat the Patriot will have much to talk about. And to think, all their shenanigans would have gone unnoticed if it weren’t for those pesky police and TMZ. The Phillies are becoming the new powerhouse of the NL. But can someone please tell us why they took Roy Halladay and shipped off Cliff Lee? Robin goes quasi-berserk - as only a locked-in season ticket holder can - on her fave team, the Flyers, for being the opposite of their season moniker “RELENTLESS”. They should be called “RelentMORE”. Or “Hungry For Less”. Or, well, you take your pick… She’ll still be at the Winter Classic, however. We travel over the nascent NBA season and get right to Football. We already told you the Patriots are going nowhere due to their mascot’s involvement in a prostitution sting, but we also suspect their pristine coach-subordinate caste system is coming apart at the seams. Also fraying at the edges are the Pittsburgh Steelers. Or is it simply Big Ben’s noggin that is falling apart? The Cowboys are suffering under the weight of working in December. Playing so close to the holidays is just too much. They must have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Stay tuned for what could be a 9-3 December record under Phillips when they travel to the 13-0 Saints this weekend. We wonder if the undefeated Colts will rest their players and how it’s possible (cue Kevin Garnett) that Favre is getting better at the end of the season - even without TO’s magic elastic bands. All football drama aside, the Girls are happy to watch DeSean Jackson of the Eagles body bump Andy Reid and day of the week - as long as Reid does not land on Jackson. In this week’s It Has To Be Said, we discuss when more becomes too much. So grab your Canadian HGH, your winter cap and your marbles, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep196.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 0265C089-689B-4A1A-93D8-BEA232054D9F-1097-00001172646D2FB1-FFA Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:28:12 -0500 Unemployment, Tiger Beat and Football Fever With The Girls! Here at Fantoo, we have always said that fantasy football is not for us. It takes away from rooting for you team and makes you into a football geek that only looks at individual players with a stalker-like obsessiveness while your phone is blowing up. Apparently, Fidelity Investments feels the same way. Just remember to vest in that 401K before engaging in behavior likely to terminate your employment. Speaking of fidelity, our ‘Tiger Beat’ gets you updated on all the recent goings-on in the world of the AP’s ‘Top Athlete of the Decade’. Yes, just to be clear, Tiger Woods has earned the distinction of Top Athlete of the Decade OVER Lance Armstrong and Roger Federer. He must be good, depending on your definition of ‘athlete’. Will the AP reconsider if Dr. Anthony Galea turns out to be Tiger’s drug connection for PEDs? At the end of the day, Tiger and Pat the Patriot will have much to talk about. And to think, all their shenanigans would have gone unnoticed if it weren’t for those pesky police and TMZ. The Phillies are becoming the new powerhouse of the NL. But can someone please tell us why they took Roy Halladay and shipped off Cliff Lee? Robin goes quasi-berserk - as only a locked-in season ticket holder can - on her fave team, the Flyers, for being the opposite of their season moniker “RELENTLESS”. They should be called “RelentMORE”. Or “Hungry For Less”. Or, well, you take your pick… She’ll still be at the Winter Classic, however. We travel over the nascent NBA season and get right to Football. We already told you the Patriots are going nowhere due to their mascot’s involvement in a prostitution sting, but we also suspect their pristine coach-subordinate caste system is coming apart at the seams. Also fraying at the edges are the Pittsburgh Steelers. Or is it simply Big Ben’s noggin that is falling apart? The Cowboys are suffering under the weight of working in December. Playing so close to the holidays is just too much. They must have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Stay tuned for what could be a 9-3 December record under Phillips when they travel to the 13-0 Saints this weekend. We wonder if the undefeated Colts will rest their players and how it’s possible (cue Kevin Garnett) that Favre is getting better at the end of the season - even without TO’s magic elastic bands. All football drama aside, the Girls are happy to watch DeSean Jackson of the Eagles body bump Andy Reid and day of the week - as long as Reid does not land on Jackson. In this week’s It Has To Be Said, we discuss when more becomes too much. So grab your Canadian HGH, your winter cap and your marbles, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:13:19 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no You know how CC Sabathia calls himself an ‘athlete’? Or when a Match.com ad describes someone as ‘full figured’? Or even when your really nice brother’s best friend is both ‘vertically AND follically challenged’? Those are euphemisms. And that is what we have when we call the Rachel Uchitels of the world a ‘hostess’. The same kind of ‘hostess’ that is a well-endowed Tennessee undergrad, traveling to HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL games, because she really, really cares if ‘John Smith’ from ‘Eastern Kazootie High School’ attends her beloved Tennessee. Ah, youth. Ah, ‘hostesses’. We know Lane Kiffin is behind this somehow. College football greets the end of the season and the transition to the Bowl season with, yes, a month off. Nothing like playing every weekend and then…a month off. At least we have Charlie Weis and the Heisman watch to keep us entertained in the meantime. And Tracy asked, so we tell you, how the Heisman is actually decided. It’s kind of like a homecoming king - only this will make more money. You know we’re talking ‘bout Tiger - and Carol puts a decidedly Scandinavian spin on the ‘affair’. Over in the NHL, hockey players cement their status as tough guys on and off the ice - and they don’t even have to stay at a Holiday Inn Express to get it done. Our man, Martin Brodeur puts himself above all others as net minder - will anyone ever catch him? Ever? Even when the league has 1,000 games per season? We think not. Greg Oden is at it again. Poor Grampa, we mean Greg. Will his injuries ever end? Iverson is back in Philly - the team with absolutely nothing to lose. He makes a statement to the team that it will be just like old times, and therefore shows up late to his first game back. We still love him. The NFL had a schizophrenic weekend. What, with the Pats sliding out from Belichick’s white knuckles and off the road to the Raiders beating Pittsburgh on Heinz Field. It almost makes you wan to yell ANYTHING IS POSSIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!!! Almost. Really, though, it was a strange weekend with exception of Dallas starting their December slide right on cue. Did anyone think that the Saints would have to come from behind against the Redskins? (Don’t answer that, Al Michaels). Coming up, can’t-miss showdowns this weekend: Giants-Eagles, Bengals-Vikings and the ever-popular Browns-Steelers. Ask yourself, have the Steelers hit rock bottom? The answer awaits this Thursday. And in this week’s It Has To Be Said, we call Reebok to the mat for calling us stupid. So grab you ‘hostess’ and your ‘cold one’ and get ready to ‘swing for the cheap seats’ with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep195.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 67AE349A-5AAF-4A73-983E-2D82F3250DC3-4361-000028DBEEFFC692-FFA Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:38:54 -0500 Euphemisms, Heismans and Easy Toning With The Girls! You know how CC Sabathia calls himself an ‘athlete’? Or when a Match.com ad describes someone as ‘full figured’? Or even when your really nice brother’s best friend is both ‘vertically AND follically challenged’? Those are euphemisms. And that is what we have when we call the Rachel Uchitels of the world a ‘hostess’. The same kind of ‘hostess’ that is a well-endowed Tennessee undergrad, traveling to HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL games, because she really, really cares if ‘John Smith’ from ‘Eastern Kazootie High School’ attends her beloved Tennessee. Ah, youth. Ah, ‘hostesses’. We know Lane Kiffin is behind this somehow. College football greets the end of the season and the transition to the Bowl season with, yes, a month off. Nothing like playing every weekend and then…a month off. At least we have Charlie Weis and the Heisman watch to keep us entertained in the meantime. And Tracy asked, so we tell you, how the Heisman is actually decided. It’s kind of like a homecoming king - only this will make more money. You know we’re talking ‘bout Tiger - and Carol puts a decidedly Scandinavian spin on the ‘affair’. Over in the NHL, hockey players cement their status as tough guys on and off the ice - and they don’t even have to stay at a Holiday Inn Express to get it done. Our man, Martin Brodeur puts himself above all others as net minder - will anyone ever catch him? Ever? Even when the league has 1,000 games per season? We think not. Greg Oden is at it again. Poor Grampa, we mean Greg. Will his injuries ever end? Iverson is back in Philly - the team with absolutely nothing to lose. He makes a statement to the team that it will be just like old times, and therefore shows up late to his first game back. We still love him. The NFL had a schizophrenic weekend. What, with the Pats sliding out from Belichick’s white knuckles and off the road to the Raiders beating Pittsburgh on Heinz Field. It almost makes you wan to yell ANYTHING IS POSSIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!!! Almost. Really, though, it was a strange weekend with exception of Dallas starting their December slide right on cue. Did anyone think that the Saints would have to come from behind against the Redskins? (Don’t answer that, Al Michaels). Coming up, can’t-miss showdowns this weekend: Giants-Eagles, Bengals-Vikings and the ever-popular Browns-Steelers. Ask yourself, have the Steelers hit rock bottom? The answer awaits this Thursday. And in this week’s It Has To Be Said, we call Reebok to the mat for calling us stupid. So grab you ‘hostess’ and your ‘cold one’ and get ready to ‘swing for the cheap seats’ with The Girls! 1:10:47 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...TMZESPN! Has a sweet ring, no? It was a stroke of genius for ESPN to have TMZ be the ones sniffing around Tiger Woods' garbage, cuz let's face it, this story is about as sleazy and gossipy as they get. And sad. Even with all the perfect one-liners that easily come to mind. As easy as getting a nightclub waitress, hostess, VIP chick to toss any shred of morality to the wind and boff a married athlete! Here's the thing that's ironic (besides the Accenture ad in the Wall Street Journal that ran on the weekend); one day these 20-ish single chicks will get married and heaven help the man who pops the question, because no matter how devoted he is to her she will always wonder if he is cheating. Guys, please know that being monogamous is sexy. Being respectable is sexy. If you have to take a walk on the wild side, take that walk with the woman you married. Chances are she's pretty bored too. And, cough, ladies who sleep with Tiger (LWST for short), it's way hotter to say, "No thanks, you're married." than "OOOOHHHHHH, sure Mr. Woods! Of course I will sleep with you because you have cash and I'm a sucker for a wealthy guy who's a sucker for girls who who have no morals AND work in nightclubs!" Nothing is more shocking than the fact that Tiger Woods willingly caused his family that much pain. But there's a close second...did anyone think a Stanford graduate could be that dumb? He should have his diploma revoked. He makes John Daily look like the new poster child for MENSA. Two words Tiger: STEVE McNAIR. And the person pulling the trigger may be closer than you think. Anyway, in addition to Carlos Dunlap's DUI and the signing of Allen Iverson by the Sixers, some actual sports happened this past weekend, and we try hard to put on the blinders and take you through some NFL, NBA and NHL action. On the ice, Ovechkin got his own knee taken out by trying to take out the knee off Tim Gleason. Tsk. Tsk. Perhaps he'll learn a little lesson, but do you really want Ovechkin playing clean? And is his brand of dirty really all that dirty? This is hockey, you know. The game where a man (Ian Laperriere of the FLyers) can take a puck in the mouth, get 50-100 stitches, lose 7 teeth, four of them real, and come back out and play the third period. We'll say it again: during the NFL lockout in 2011 the NHL will rule the universe. Besides, by 2011 every football player will be sidelined with a concussion and we'll all be forced to watch the Lingerie Bowl. Every Sunday. How did we go from a few concussions a year to half a dozen a weekend? How is it that Ben Roethlisberger is even capable of saying "I can't play."? Hines Ward thought he should have said that a little sooner so somebody else (PeeWee Herman? Taylor Swift? The Naked Cowboy?) could practice with the first team during the week. Oh, okay. So overnight we go from "Get in there and play till your dead!" to "Whoa, not yet son. You clearly have the woozies!"? Den Mother. Every professional sports team needs a Den Mother. How else is it gonna get done right? We also dish on Brett Favre and his insane stats this year, Vince Young and his continued streak of wins...with that little interruption for his mental health, and we DO NOT have an "Eric Mangini Sucks" segment this week. Instead we talk about cross-coaching. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge the ladies to reign in the desire for the perfect bod. So grab your bum - it's lovely, a wedge - cuz that's the fashion accessory of the season (and we're not talking shoes) and a hot toddy...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep194.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ A6AF1B36-CF6E-4CA0-891D-BE57FB3CFB7D-3197-000020C5BDBDA743-FFA Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:34:20 -0500 Tiger's Trysts, Dunlap's DUI and Iverson's BACK with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...TMZESPN! Has a sweet ring, no? It was a stroke of genius for ESPN to have TMZ be the ones sniffing around Tiger Woods' garbage, cuz let's face it, this story is about as sleazy and gossipy as they get. And sad. Even with all the perfect one-liners that easily come to mind. As easy as getting a nightclub waitress, hostess, VIP chick to toss any shred of morality to the wind and boff a married athlete! Here's the thing that's ironic (besides the Accenture ad in the Wall Street Journal that ran on the weekend); one day these 20-ish single chicks will get married and heaven help the man who pops the question, because no matter how devoted he is to her she will always wonder if he is cheating. Guys, please know that being monogamous is sexy. Being respectable is sexy. If you have to take a walk on the wild side, take that walk with the woman you married. Chances are she's pretty bored too. And, cough, ladies who sleep with Tiger (LWST for short), it's way hotter to say, "No thanks, you're married." than "OOOOHHHHHH, sure Mr. Woods! Of course I will sleep with you because you have cash and I'm a sucker for a wealthy guy who's a sucker for girls who who have no morals AND work in nightclubs!" Nothing is more shocking than the fact that Tiger Woods willingly caused his family that much pain. But there's a close second...did anyone think a Stanford graduate could be that dumb? He should have his diploma revoked. He makes John Daily look like the new poster child for MENSA. Two words Tiger: STEVE McNAIR. And the person pulling the trigger may be closer than you think. Anyway, in addition to Carlos Dunlap's DUI and the signing of Allen Iverson by the Sixers, some actual sports happened this past weekend, and we try hard to put on the blinders and take you through some NFL, NBA and NHL action. On the ice, Ovechkin got his own knee taken out by trying to take out the knee off Tim Gleason. Tsk. Tsk. Perhaps he'll learn a little lesson, but do you really want Ovechkin playing clean? And is his brand of dirty really all that dirty? This is hockey, you know. The game where a man (Ian Laperriere of the FLyers) can take a puck in the mouth, get 50-100 stitches, lose 7 teeth, four of them real, and come back out and play the third period. We'll say it again: during the NFL lockout in 2011 the NHL will rule the universe. Besides, by 2011 every football player will be sidelined with a concussion and we'll all be forced to watch the Lingerie Bowl. Every Sunday. How did we go from a few concussions a year to half a dozen a weekend? How is it that Ben Roethlisberger is even capable of saying "I can't play."? Hines Ward thought he should have said that a little sooner so somebody else (PeeWee Herman? Taylor Swift? The Naked Cowboy?) could practice with the first team during the week. Oh, okay. So overnight we go from "Get in there and play till your dead!" to "Whoa, not yet son. You clearly have the woozies!"? Den Mother. Every professional sports team needs a Den Mother. How else is it gonna get done right? We also dish on Brett Favre and his insane stats this year, Vince Young and his continued streak of wins...with that little interruption for his mental health, and we DO NOT have an "Eric Mangini Sucks" segment this week. Instead we talk about cross-coaching. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge the ladies to reign in the desire for the perfect bod. So grab your bum - it's lovely, a wedge - cuz that's the fashion accessory of the season (and we're not talking shoes) and a hot toddy...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:12:34 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from our very own Thanksgiving celebration where we give thanks by being glad we're not the Nets. So simple anyone can do it! Except the Nets. But, hey, it could be worse for them...Mangini could be their next coach. They better pick up the pieces pretty quick or that "most expensive arena ever" is going to be so hard to justify not even Madonna could do it. The NASCAR season has come to a close with another Cup won, yet the final race lost, by Jimmy Johnson. Which leads us to believe, after Hendrick Motorsports took 1st, 2nd and 3rd, that next year ought to be interesting again. How will Rick Hendrick turn Dale Earnhardt Jr. around? Will Danica find her sweet spot on the oval with a stock car under her petite bum? And will Robin and Carol fall back in love with racing? Hmmmm...so much to ponder before the big awards banquet! On the ice we marvel at the brawl that happens on the other side of the glass, argue over Rick Nash's short stint in the penalty box, and suggest that the NHL is poised to chip away at the stronghold the NFL has on America. This year's rookie class is unlike any other, and they will be hitting their stride just as the gridiron shuts down, cuz the league and the players can't get along, or are too greedy, or maybe just need a year off. Whatever, we'll be watching John Tavares, Tyler Myers and James van Riemsdyk. And so will you. Also in this week's sports podcast, we update you on Shaq's annual sabbatical. This time it's his art openings, we mean shoulder, that's keeping him off the court. It's stwained. And it's early in the season. See you in January Shaq! His buddy LeBron is getting a wee bit too big for his britches. (No typo there.) LeBron has decided that he won't wear #23 anymore and neither should anyone else. That's like saying, "If I can't have you nobody can have you!" Dude. Put on your Yankees cap, scoff when people ask you if you're interested in going to the Knicks, and go home and polish that big head of yours...in your stairwell. We loved you so last year, but you're starting to get annoying again. Pull back. And now the NFL gets really interesting. (Is anyone else stunned that it's half over already?) Teams figure each other out, key players get injured, and grudge matches get played. Do you ever think the NFL has a crystal ball? How do they pick those marquee games for Monday night? This week it's the Patriots and the Saints back in the Dome. Get ready for a week of, "Are the Saints real?" Let it be said that if the Bengals lose another game they have to send Larry Johnson back. But the Chiefs don't want him now that they are winning without him? Tough. We finally fall in love with our "other" team and they have to mess with their fun mojo but adding a dash of disgruntled to the mix. Ugghhh. But we are psyched about the Oakland Raiders honoring Marquis Cooper, who tragically vanished in the ocean off the coast of Florida last March. INn a game dedicated to him, the Raiders rallied past the Bengals, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. And what's up with this image? It was discovered by the Raiders while reviewing game tape. The Girls will rest easier now knowing that Marquis was able to play again with his mates. Will Mangini run out of creative ways to lose games and his temper? Praise Lombardi we will have the entire season to find out. He's like the bad guy on Survivor - you want to watch him squirm right up until the end for pure entertainment's sake and then you want his ass booted off the island. You suck Mangini, but we love how creatively you suck. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we have found a new "must try" way to catch fish. So grab your turkey leg, your TUMS, and give thanks...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep193.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 4B5AB35E-0947-4B3E-BF58-FCC973C2F659-1056-00000FD750845AD2-FFA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:09:28 -0500 High Fives, Catchin' Tuna and Thanksgiving Wishes with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from our very own Thanksgiving celebration where we give thanks by being glad we're not the Nets. So simple anyone can do it! Except the Nets. But, hey, it could be worse for them...Mangini could be their next coach. They better pick up the pieces pretty quick or that "most expensive arena ever" is going to be so hard to justify not even Madonna could do it. The NASCAR season has come to a close with another Cup won, yet the final race lost, by Jimmy Johnson. Which leads us to believe, after Hendrick Motorsports took 1st, 2nd and 3rd, that next year ought to be interesting again. How will Rick Hendrick turn Dale Earnhardt Jr. around? Will Danica find her sweet spot on the oval with a stock car under her petite bum? And will Robin and Carol fall back in love with racing? Hmmmm...so much to ponder before the big awards banquet! On the ice we marvel at the brawl that happens on the other side of the glass, argue over Rick Nash's short stint in the penalty box, and suggest that the NHL is poised to chip away at the stronghold the NFL has on America. This year's rookie class is unlike any other, and they will be hitting their stride just as the gridiron shuts down, cuz the league and the players can't get along, or are too greedy, or maybe just need a year off. Whatever, we'll be watching John Tavares, Tyler Myers and James van Riemsdyk. And so will you. Also in this week's sports podcast, we update you on Shaq's annual sabbatical. This time it's his art openings, we mean shoulder, that's keeping him off the court. It's stwained. And it's early in the season. See you in January Shaq! His buddy LeBron is getting a wee bit too big for his britches. (No typo there.) LeBron has decided that he won't wear #23 anymore and neither should anyone else. That's like saying, "If I can't have you nobody can have you!" Dude. Put on your Yankees cap, scoff when people ask you if you're interested in going to the Knicks, and go home and polish that big head of yours...in your stairwell. We loved you so last year, but you're starting to get annoying again. Pull back. And now the NFL gets really interesting. (Is anyone else stunned that it's half over already?) Teams figure each other out, key players get injured, and grudge matches get played. Do you ever think the NFL has a crystal ball? How do they pick those marquee games for Monday night? This week it's the Patriots and the Saints back in the Dome. Get ready for a week of, "Are the Saints real?" Let it be said that if the Bengals lose another game they have to send Larry Johnson back. But the Chiefs don't want him now that they are winning without him? Tough. We finally fall in love with our "other" team and they have to mess with their fun mojo but adding a dash of disgruntled to the mix. Ugghhh. But we are psyched about the Oakland Raiders honoring Marquis Cooper, who tragically vanished in the ocean off the coast of Florida last March. INn a game dedicated to him, the Raiders rallied past the Bengals, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. And what's up with this image? It was discovered by the Raiders while reviewing game tape. The Girls will rest easier now knowing that Marquis was able to play again with his mates. Will Mangini run out of creative ways to lose games and his temper? Praise Lombardi we will have the entire season to find out. He's like the bad guy on Survivor - you want to watch him squirm right up until the end for pure entertainment's sake and then you want his ass booted off the island. You suck Mangini, but we love how creatively you suck. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we have found a new "must try" way to catch fish. So grab your turkey leg, your TUMS, and give thanks...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 55:17 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no In this latest edition of the Fantoo Girls, we take a break (sort of) from asking, pleading, begging for votes and sneak back into the Fantoo Girls production studio to produce our new epic interpretation of ‘Dumb and Dumber’. In this great and original work, the Philadelphia Eagles nurse Brian Westbrook back from a concussion for 3 weeks, only to lose him indefinitely to…wait for it…another concussion. The fuse on Westbrook’s career has officially been lit. Speaking of lighting it up, how does Stanford drop 55 points on USC? How do they beat USC 2 years in a row? How does Jim Harbaugh go for it on a 2-point conversion when his team is ahead by 27 points? What’s his deal anyway? Whatever it is, we love it when the intellectual powerhouse (David) beats the safety school (Goliath). What with the NCAA worrying about the stale BCS and Mark Mangino’s voracious appetite for destruction, this adds the right kind of spice to college football. The MLB proves that it’s a sexy ERA that makes a Cy Young pitcher and not wins. Go figure. The PGA proves that Tiger is not to be trifled with, or written about in a negative manner, just as Michelle Wie proves that she can win in the LPGA…and like it! Katy Perry would be proud. Jimmy Johnson will coast to yet a 4th NASCAR Cup victory. Congrats, man. Does anyone else find Jimmy Johnson’s 4-timing the least exciting story in NASCAR right now? Ranking maybe with the excitement level we experienced when I learned that there was now an option for men to use Vaseline. Strahan, have a sit-down with your agent. Everyone knows what guys do with Vaseline - do you really want to be a part of that? With Crosby and the Penguins twisting in the wind, other NHL teams have been streaking. Yet stats can be deceiving, especially when you consider that some teams have played 23 games and some have played 17. At any rate, there will be no more tanned Shanahan on the bench this season. Another pillar retires. At least he’s going out playing with a little less ‘fire’ that Theo Fleury. And, thank Gordie Howe, Ovechkin is back. All is right in the world of hockey… Over in the MBA, we WOULD mention the injuries, the Iverson move and the Nets’ losing streak if it weren’t just simply so early in the season. The NFL offered us the opportunity to have an epic ‘Mangini Sucks’ segment this week. Monday Night Football saw no benefit from the putrid Browns-Ravens mess. Nor did Josh Cribbs. Nor did the tragic Browns fans. Nor did Terrell Suggs. Really, what does make this Cleveland team so awful? Is it because they took away The Flats? Is it bad recruiting? Or is it simply because Mangini sucks? And now Mangini’s mentor comes under fire. But honestly, if the Patriots had made 1st down on that 4th-and-2, wouldn’t we all be saying what a genius Belichick is? Boston Bill will be going the way of Dick Jauron NO TIME soon. But someone who does get to go places this season is Larry Johnson. And we predict he will be awesome. Winning is fun - and the Bengals are winning. Plus, they don’t seem to have an owner like Bud Adams. We wonder, do Bud Adams and Al Davis sit together at the owners meetings? Give each other tips on erratic, octogenarian behavior? It’s intriguing to think about. Finally, The Girls ponder how they can get their hands on some of the more than $98 Billion (with a ‘B’) dollars that the government improperly paid out in 2009. So grab your rally cap, hide your food from Mangino and set up your Swiss bank account…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep192.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 60A8427E-89C0-45B2-8384-03937150D8DC-27207-000170C403834054-FFA Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:47:08 -0500 Fantasy Flubbers, Improper Payments and ‘What’s Your Deal?’ With The Girls! In this latest edition of the Fantoo Girls, we take a break (sort of) from asking, pleading, begging for votes and sneak back into the Fantoo Girls production studio to produce our new epic interpretation of ‘Dumb and Dumber’. In this great and original work, the Philadelphia Eagles nurse Brian Westbrook back from a concussion for 3 weeks, only to lose him indefinitely to…wait for it…another concussion. The fuse on Westbrook’s career has officially been lit. Speaking of lighting it up, how does Stanford drop 55 points on USC? How do they beat USC 2 years in a row? How does Jim Harbaugh go for it on a 2-point conversion when his team is ahead by 27 points? What’s his deal anyway? Whatever it is, we love it when the intellectual powerhouse (David) beats the safety school (Goliath). What with the NCAA worrying about the stale BCS and Mark Mangino’s voracious appetite for destruction, this adds the right kind of spice to college football. The MLB proves that it’s a sexy ERA that makes a Cy Young pitcher and not wins. Go figure. The PGA proves that Tiger is not to be trifled with, or written about in a negative manner, just as Michelle Wie proves that she can win in the LPGA…and like it! Katy Perry would be proud. Jimmy Johnson will coast to yet a 4th NASCAR Cup victory. Congrats, man. Does anyone else find Jimmy Johnson’s 4-timing the least exciting story in NASCAR right now? Ranking maybe with the excitement level we experienced when I learned that there was now an option for men to use Vaseline. Strahan, have a sit-down with your agent. Everyone knows what guys do with Vaseline - do you really want to be a part of that? With Crosby and the Penguins twisting in the wind, other NHL teams have been streaking. Yet stats can be deceiving, especially when you consider that some teams have played 23 games and some have played 17. At any rate, there will be no more tanned Shanahan on the bench this season. Another pillar retires. At least he’s going out playing with a little less ‘fire’ that Theo Fleury. And, thank Gordie Howe, Ovechkin is back. All is right in the world of hockey… Over in the MBA, we WOULD mention the injuries, the Iverson move and the Nets’ losing streak if it weren’t just simply so early in the season. The NFL offered us the opportunity to have an epic ‘Mangini Sucks’ segment this week. Monday Night Football saw no benefit from the putrid Browns-Ravens mess. Nor did Josh Cribbs. Nor did the tragic Browns fans. Nor did Terrell Suggs. Really, what does make this Cleveland team so awful? Is it because they took away The Flats? Is it bad recruiting? Or is it simply because Mangini sucks? And now Mangini’s mentor comes under fire. But honestly, if the Patriots had made 1st down on that 4th-and-2, wouldn’t we all be saying what a genius Belichick is? Boston Bill will be going the way of Dick Jauron NO TIME soon. But someone who does get to go places this season is Larry Johnson. And we predict he will be awesome. Winning is fun - and the Bengals are winning. Plus, they don’t seem to have an owner like Bud Adams. We wonder, do Bud Adams and Al Davis sit together at the owners meetings? Give each other tips on erratic, octogenarian behavior? It’s intriguing to think about. Finally, The Girls ponder how they can get their hands on some of the more than $98 Billion (with a ‘B’) dollars that the government improperly paid out in 2009. So grab your rally cap, hide your food from Mangino and set up your Swiss bank account…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!! 1:07:21 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the man, the network, the Twitterer, the only one that seems to be having fun playing professional football these days...Ocho Cinco! Child, please. You play with flair, you play with passion, and you play to win. (Bribing the refs and sending the Ravens deodorant is pretty awesome, too.) All that and somehow not ticking off Roger Goodell with all your recent business endeavors? Dude. What do you have on the Commissioner? And can we get some? Whatever the case, Ocho Cinco has The Girls wanting more Bengals and less of the NFL that has become as serious as a deadly disease. Lighten up kids. No matter the job - heart surgeon, mine worker, elephant dung picker-upper, Green Beret - everyone else manages to have a little fun on the job. You football players can too. Fun can be rejuvenating! Just ask Sammy Sosa. Oh. Maybe not. Seems his little spa day turned into an episode of Scare Tactics! Yikes. Dude looks like a candidate for a wax museum. Hey, maybe Michael Jackson did fake his death. Just wondering. Also in this week's podcast we shed a small, salty tear (it's completely fake tho) for Jeremy Tyler who isn't loving his trip to Isreal, and we vow to become avid followers of high school sports after witnessing the brilliant bounce pass thrown by Brad Heap. Look out Wildcat! We pay homage to Bud Selig for an exciting World Series, but can't something be done about instant replay? One league that does it right is the NHL. But no need for instant replay when it comes to Sidney Crosby's recent performance. Who wants to see that again? Take comfort, Pens fans, it's not Crosby. It's the fact that he's pretty much playing alone these days, 'cept for those double teams. But if he wants to avoid a concussion perhaps he should sign up for the next season of "Battle of the Blades", the hit show that pairs figure skaters with NHL players and turns them into ice dancers. For real. It's classic. And it's Canadian. Another classic that won't be hitting the shelves anytime soon is Tim Donaghy's book, "Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA. It's a paint-by-numbers of all the ways the NBA games have been 'influenced' by referees playing their own games. Somehow, in this land of free speech, the NBA and David Stern have been able to shelve this masterpiece. But, thanks to the boys at Deadspin, we can read some juicy excerpts here. The Saints and the Colts have yet to lose, but all those hungry patrons at Lucas Oil field are about to lose their lunch. Seems some rodents and unidentified toxic substances have been turning up in the kitchens. Little fecal matter with that hot dog? You betcha! Also on the gridiron, Vince Young is back, Larry Johnson is on a forced holiday, and Vince Lombardi is about to hit Broadway. And what would a Fantoo Girls podcast be without another installment of "Eric Mangini Sucks"? One laugh short of a podcast, that's what. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we tell you how strong the bond is between us Girls. So grab some fake blood, a mouse dropping or six and tell Shaq to keep it in his pants - we don't need to see his privates or his private love texts...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep191.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 15E8759B-60FA-40E8-B5ED-072645904BD9-15243-0000C9F399F7ED1D-FFA Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:09:01 -0500 Bounce Passes, Superstar Slumps and Ain't Ocho Cinco Fun with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the man, the network, the Twitterer, the only one that seems to be having fun playing professional football these days...Ocho Cinco! Child, please. You play with flair, you play with passion, and you play to win. (Bribing the refs and sending the Ravens deodorant is pretty awesome, too.) All that and somehow not ticking off Roger Goodell with all your recent business endeavors? Dude. What do you have on the Commissioner? And can we get some? Whatever the case, Ocho Cinco has The Girls wanting more Bengals and less of the NFL that has become as serious as a deadly disease. Lighten up kids. No matter the job - heart surgeon, mine worker, elephant dung picker-upper, Green Beret - everyone else manages to have a little fun on the job. You football players can too. Fun can be rejuvenating! Just ask Sammy Sosa. Oh. Maybe not. Seems his little spa day turned into an episode of Scare Tactics! Yikes. Dude looks like a candidate for a wax museum. Hey, maybe Michael Jackson did fake his death. Just wondering. Also in this week's podcast we shed a small, salty tear (it's completely fake tho) for Jeremy Tyler who isn't loving his trip to Isreal, and we vow to become avid followers of high school sports after witnessing the brilliant bounce pass thrown by Brad Heap. Look out Wildcat! We pay homage to Bud Selig for an exciting World Series, but can't something be done about instant replay? One league that does it right is the NHL. But no need for instant replay when it comes to Sidney Crosby's recent performance. Who wants to see that again? Take comfort, Pens fans, it's not Crosby. It's the fact that he's pretty much playing alone these days, 'cept for those double teams. But if he wants to avoid a concussion perhaps he should sign up for the next season of "Battle of the Blades", the hit show that pairs figure skaters with NHL players and turns them into ice dancers. For real. It's classic. And it's Canadian. Another classic that won't be hitting the shelves anytime soon is Tim Donaghy's book, "Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA. It's a paint-by-numbers of all the ways the NBA games have been 'influenced' by referees playing their own games. Somehow, in this land of free speech, the NBA and David Stern have been able to shelve this masterpiece. But, thanks to the boys at Deadspin, we can read some juicy excerpts here. The Saints and the Colts have yet to lose, but all those hungry patrons at Lucas Oil field are about to lose their lunch. Seems some rodents and unidentified toxic substances have been turning up in the kitchens. Little fecal matter with that hot dog? You betcha! Also on the gridiron, Vince Young is back, Larry Johnson is on a forced holiday, and Vince Lombardi is about to hit Broadway. And what would a Fantoo Girls podcast be without another installment of "Eric Mangini Sucks"? One laugh short of a podcast, that's what. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we tell you how strong the bond is between us Girls. So grab some fake blood, a mouse dropping or six and tell Shaq to keep it in his pants - we don't need to see his privates or his private love texts...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:15 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girl is coming to you live (because the other is flat on her back oinking...more about that in the podcast) from the Idea Pitching Center of ESPN's Outside the Lines, an 'investigative sports news program'. The pitches have been flying around the room like a bat at a Maverick's game, but the one that seems to have stuck was this little diddy: Bill Belichick Abuses Corpse! Allegedly! Look for it next week. Or listen in to get the real story on Belichick and Tom Cable. Then, after the dust has settled, we can hopefully return to just covering sports and all the nuttiness that comes when man and game collide. So off we go to the land of cable news, and the Colbert Report. They've stepped up big time to support the speed skating team of the US of A. Somebody's got to look out for our land's biggest thighs. But rather than dig deep in their own stuffed pockets, they do what everyone else does - ask the citizens (who have so much disposable income laying around it's hard to keep track) to fork over their dollars to support the team after their bank sponsor bailed. Banks, disappointing us again, and leaving us to fund their pet causes, too. A meet and greet with Appolo Ono, and The Fantoo Girls are behind you with serious coin. We not kid. Visit www.colbertnation.com to join in the fun. We run right by Brandon Spikes because we like to look at ourselves in the mirror, but we do pause long enough to cackle at the 'punishment' handed down by that meanie, Urban Meyer. Wow. A whole half a game. Shiver. That's brutal. And against Vanderbilt! Will the injustice never end??? Justice is being served in this year's World Series. And we can all actually call it a series as the big one goes to a game 6 for the first time in 5 years. Sweet. Baseball lovers are delighting in the play on both sides. From small ball to long ball to double plays to mound visits galore, there isn't much missing in this series except for a clear cut winner. But that will be known in mere days. In the meantime, rest assured that Cole Hamels is not a whiny baby, Kate Hudson is not the reason behind A-Rod's clutch performance, Jorge Posada and CC Sabathia are not lovers who can't bear to be apart more than a pitch or two, and the Yankees have more to lose, and thus their sphincters are a little more clenched as we approach the official end of baseball. May the mound visits be few, the ground balls many, and may the series go to 7 games. Our Rookie Look keeps us close to home as we shine our global spotlight on James Van Riemsdyk in this week's Fantoo Girls sports podcast. He's tallied his first three-point game, leads the league in rookie scoring, and still manages to get his dinner free at Applebees...when his Mom is with him. Dude looks like a youngster! Don't worry James, the league will age you. Just look at Sidney Crosby. Oh. Bad example. Ovie - he looks older since he joined. But he also looks happier. Must be all those blondes. Hopefully you'll get your fair share and keep the points coming. Maybe grow a 'stache. We cover some hits that hurt and leave you with a Forsberg sighting. It's been awhile, but he's still out there. Is that any way to treat a bat on Halloween? Manu Ginobli takes a bat out of thin air with his hand. One swat and one concussed bat lay stunned and motionless on the hard court. But he had to swat the bat with bare hands. We think a uniform adjustment is necessary. Manu picked up the bat and brought him to the sidelines to be disposed of. Didn't one person there get his first aid badge in Cub Scouts? You're supposed to save the bat so you can save yourself from rabbis shots! Poor Manu. Takes one for the team on the court and now he'll have to take 16 needles over the course of a month to make sure he doesn't go all vampire. Since Dirk Nowitski doesn't like sharing the spotlight he dropped 24 in the 4th quarter against the Jazz just to make sure the whole Manu's a Super Hero thing died down quickly. Bravo to both. Down in Memphis the blues have hit the Grizzlies. Guys, don't acquire Allen Iverson if you plan to make him angry. He doesn't fall for that reverse-psychology thing. Bring him off the bench and he'll start looking for ways to not even be on the bench to be brought off it. We wish he went to Spain. But the real concern is Delonte West of the Caveliers. So, he went for a ride on his 3-wheeler motorbike. And just in case a wild and rabid boar crossed his path he brought along his trusty handguns (loaded), a shotgun(also loaded) and a 8.5 inch knife. What's the big deal? Well, cops kind of frown on that stuff so he's dealing with charges from them, domestic abuse charges from his wife, and a little thing called bi-polar. Anybody think he ought to take a leave of absence before the law forces one on him? Dude's dangerous. And not in your typical NBA guard kind of way. Stay safe, Delonte. On the gridiron we dish on Favre and his groin, introduce our "Eric Mangini Sucks" segment, and marvel at the simplicity of the Saints success. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we define the words "election" and "purchase". So grab your lever, hit up a tailgate party and bring some dip...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! And don't forget to wash your hands! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep190.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 26ECE118-A066-46CC-A22A-7D34913A55F1-2497-0000255762CF2A96-FFA Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:21 -0500 Eye Gouges, Concussed Bats and Finally a Game 6 with The Girls! Today The Girl is coming to you live (because the other is flat on her back oinking...more about that in the podcast) from the Idea Pitching Center of ESPN's Outside the Lines, an 'investigative sports news program'. The pitches have been flying around the room like a bat at a Maverick's game, but the one that seems to have stuck was this little diddy: Bill Belichick Abuses Corpse! Allegedly! Look for it next week. Or listen in to get the real story on Belichick and Tom Cable. Then, after the dust has settled, we can hopefully return to just covering sports and all the nuttiness that comes when man and game collide. So off we go to the land of cable news, and the Colbert Report. They've stepped up big time to support the speed skating team of the US of A. Somebody's got to look out for our land's biggest thighs. But rather than dig deep in their own stuffed pockets, they do what everyone else does - ask the citizens (who have so much disposable income laying around it's hard to keep track) to fork over their dollars to support the team after their bank sponsor bailed. Banks, disappointing us again, and leaving us to fund their pet causes, too. A meet and greet with Appolo Ono, and The Fantoo Girls are behind you with serious coin. We not kid. Visit www.colbertnation.com to join in the fun. We run right by Brandon Spikes because we like to look at ourselves in the mirror, but we do pause long enough to cackle at the 'punishment' handed down by that meanie, Urban Meyer. Wow. A whole half a game. Shiver. That's brutal. And against Vanderbilt! Will the injustice never end??? Justice is being served in this year's World Series. And we can all actually call it a series as the big one goes to a game 6 for the first time in 5 years. Sweet. Baseball lovers are delighting in the play on both sides. From small ball to long ball to double plays to mound visits galore, there isn't much missing in this series except for a clear cut winner. But that will be known in mere days. In the meantime, rest assured that Cole Hamels is not a whiny baby, Kate Hudson is not the reason behind A-Rod's clutch performance, Jorge Posada and CC Sabathia are not lovers who can't bear to be apart more than a pitch or two, and the Yankees have more to lose, and thus their sphincters are a little more clenched as we approach the official end of baseball. May the mound visits be few, the ground balls many, and may the series go to 7 games. Our Rookie Look keeps us close to home as we shine our global spotlight on James Van Riemsdyk in this week's Fantoo Girls sports podcast. He's tallied his first three-point game, leads the league in rookie scoring, and still manages to get his dinner free at Applebees...when his Mom is with him. We wish he went to Spain. But the real concern is Delonte West of the Caveliers. So, he went for a ride on his 3-wheeler motorbike. And just in case a wild and rabid boar crossed his path he brought along his trusty handguns (loaded), a shotgun(also loaded) and a 8.5 inch knife. What's the big deal? Well, cops kind of frown on that stuff so he's dealing with charges from them, domestic abuse charges from his wife, and a little thing called bi-polar. Anybody think he ought to take a leave of absence before the law forces one on him? Dude's dangerous. And not in your typical NBA guard kind of way. Stay safe, Delonte. On the gridiron we dish on Favre and his groin, introduce our "Eric Mangini Sucks" segment, and marvel at the simplicity of the Saints success. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we define the words "election" and "purchase". So grab your lever, hit up a tailgate party and bring some dip...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! And don't forget to wash your hands! 1:01:32 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no The Girls are coming to you live from inside the Dallas Cheerleaders’ locker room. Carol, clearly abusing the privilege granted to her as a guest in the dark star, reveals a dark secret of her own: and it’s not Tony Romo’s favorite new receiver. But we can’t linger there - the mirrors and life-size Fat Heads of the cheerleaders are freaking us out. Onto November baseball! The Phillies will travel to the Bronx to kick off the World Series. We assess what motivates each team. Is it the team-oriented, wish-you-were-a-part-of-the-fraternity feel of the Phillies clubhouse? Or is it the gotta-give-the-taxpayers/PSL owners/sponsors/Kate Hudson-a-reason-to-stick-with-us’ desperation of the Yankees? Pick a vibe. Either way, winning is fun. Really, the winner of this one is anyone’s guess right now…except for Jimmy Rollins. Phils in 5? Phils in 6 if they’re being ‘generous’? We’ll see if that turns out to be bulletin-board material or just plain clairvoyance. All the Girls can say is that it must really chafe to be a Cleveland Indians fan: both of your Cy Young award-winning pitchers are leading off in Game 1. And your team is playing golf right now. Hot off the presses, Andre Agassi’s new book, ‘Open’. We think he’s a little TOO open. He is definitely not publishing this thing for the kids. Also inked this week, a contract to obtain counseling for Steve Phillips and his problem. Though we’re not sure if the problem is a sex addiction, or an addiction to making bad choices. Speaking of bad choices, how do you spend $55 million (actually $59 million) over 12 years? Or break your kneecap on a routine jump? It’s all in our NBA discussion because, yes, ladies and gentlemen, the NBA season has started to compete with your TV viewing time. We are in the thick of football, but there are still a few teams wishing that the season would just end already. We completely understand Jeff Fisher, coach of the 0-6 Titans, wanting to feel like a winner in his P. Manning jersey. Is that so much to ask? It was just a joke, unlike Larry ‘super-heterosexual’ Johnson’s, foray into commentary on the season. Or the hiring of one Eric Mangini in Cleveland. Wait, did anyone even know the Patriots-Buccaneers game was in England? Why do we do this again? Can the Brits just not get enough of our worst matchup of the year? The change of venue for the average fan is about as exciting as watching Mark Sanchez eat a hot dog on the sidelines during the Jets 38-0 blowout of the Raiders. Unusual? Yes. Thrilling? No. This weekend will be one to remember with Vikings at Green Bay standing as the marquis rubber-necking opportunity. But there will also be an important Giants-Eagles game, in Philadelphia on Sunday…mere hours before Game 4 (or you could say mere hours after Game 3 Saturday night) of the Yankees-Phillies series. Also in Philadelphia. In the same 4-block quadrant. That is a loooooong tailgate. Last, we discuss why silence is not always golden - especially when you are 35,000 feet in the air. So grab your permanent marker, your November baseball hat with ear muffs and your pretzel snacks - it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep189.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ F6762F4F-5E28-4B96-8DA7-A6FED1822617-517-00000297CBE5FF70-FFA Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:26:35 -0400 Bi-Polar Playoffs, Open Agassi and ‘The Worst Hire Ever’ with the Girls! The Girls are coming to you live from inside the Dallas Cheerleaders’ locker room. Carol, clearly abusing the privilege granted to her as a guest in the dark star, reveals a dark secret of her own: and it’s not Tony Romo’s favorite new receiver. But we can’t linger there - the mirrors and life-size Fat Heads of the cheerleaders are freaking us out. Onto November baseball! The Phillies will travel to the Bronx to kick off the World Series. We assess what motivates each team. Is it the team-oriented, wish-you-were-a-part-of-the-fraternity feel of the Phillies clubhouse? Or is it the gotta-give-the-taxpayers/PSL owners/sponsors/Kate Hudson-a-reason-to-stick-with-us’ desperation of the Yankees? Pick a vibe. Either way, winning is fun. Really, the winner of this one is anyone’s guess right now…except for Jimmy Rollins. Phils in 5? Phils in 6 if they’re being ‘generous’? We’ll see if that turns out to be bulletin-board material or just plain clairvoyance. All the Girls can say is that it must really chafe to be a Cleveland Indians fan: both of your Cy Young award-winning pitchers are leading off in Game 1. And your team is playing golf right now. Hot off the presses, Andre Agassi’s new book, ‘Open’. We think he’s a little TOO open. He is definitely not publishing this thing for the kids. Also inked this week, a contract to obtain counseling for Steve Phillips and his problem. Though we’re not sure if the problem is a sex addiction, or an addiction to making bad choices. Speaking of bad choices, how do you spend $55 million (actually $59 million) over 12 years? Or break your kneecap on a routine jump? It’s all in our NBA discussion because, yes, ladies and gentlemen, the NBA season has started to compete with your TV viewing time. We are in the thick of football, but there are still a few teams wishing that the season would just end already. We completely understand Jeff Fisher, coach of the 0-6 Titans, wanting to feel like a winner in his P. Manning jersey. Is that so much to ask? It was just a joke, unlike Larry ‘super-heterosexual’ Johnson’s, foray into commentary on the season. Or the hiring of one Eric Mangini in Cleveland. Wait, did anyone even know the Patriots-Buccaneers game was in England? Why do we do this again? Can the Brits just not get enough of our worst matchup of the year? The change of venue for the average fan is about as exciting as watching Mark Sanchez eat a hot dog on the sidelines during the Jets 38-0 blowout of the Raiders. Unusual? Yes. Thrilling? No. This weekend will be one to remember with Vikings at Green Bay standing as the marquis rubber-necking opportunity. But there will also be an important Giants-Eagles game, in Philadelphia on Sunday…mere hours before Game 4 (or you could say mere hours after Game 3 Saturday night) of the Yankees-Phillies series. Also in Philadelphia. In the same 4-block quadrant. That is a loooooong tailgate. Last, we discuss why silence is not always golden - especially when you are 35,000 feet in the air. So grab your permanent marker, your November baseball hat with ear muffs and your pretzel snacks - it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!! 1:11:24 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no oday the Girls are coming to you live from RIO! It’s a war zone out here and we’ll do our best to get to the synchronized swimming and beach volleyball events without being kidnapped, sold into slavery or otherwise caught in the crossfire. Seriously, since when does the IOC anoint ‘one of the world’s most dangerous cities’ as the host of the Olympic Games? I guess right after they have the Olympics hosted by ‘one of the world’s most polluted cities’ with ‘one of the poorest records of human rights’… At least Rio will get to cut their teeth on crowd management and safety when the World Cup rolls into town in 2014. MLB playoffs have been amazing: improbable come-from-behind victories, playoff RBI records being broken, power surges, blowouts and tight victories. But nothing has been more stunning in these playoffs to date than the putrid refereeing. When you have the ‘cream of the crop’ in MLB’s reffing corps calling the games, don’t you expect just a little better than THIS? Or THIS? How about THIS? There were more bad calls while Manny was in the shower than the whole regular season alone. Ok, perhaps that’s an exaggeration, but it has been awful. The refs need a Pearl Vision moment and MLB needs to look in the mirror, or rather the TV set, and acknowledge what everyone else with cable already knows: that instant-replay will save rather than harm, their sport. The Girls give big kudos to A-Rod for his production and they razz Steve Phillips, ESPN’s philandering baseball analyst lothario, for his poor, poor taste in women. The blight of the male ‘mind vs. matter’ struggle is a never-ending story with time-tested results, but when it threatens to end a ‘loveless marriage’ we must discuss. Hey, the Broncos are 6-0. Who would have thought? They should write a book about it: “A Tale of Two Protegees: How Josh McDaniels and Eric Manigini Left Bill Belicheck and the Patriots to Follow Similar Paths With Wildly Varying Results”. But don’t give McDaniels all the props: give that to the Broncos defense, the little train that could. Also last weekend, the Girls bore witness to an ugly Eagles defeat/Raiders win this week, in Oakland. But they did take true pleasure in seeing the long-suffering Raiders Nation fans savoring a victory. Raiders face the Jets next weekend, with Mark Sanchez giving them every reason to believe they might squeeze out another win. And you know Oakland is salivating for December 13 - when they play the Washington Redskins, punching bag of the NFC East and league at large. The Patriots take to Wembley Stadium to banger and mash the Buccaneers next weekend. Will the score mimic their gaudy 59-0 thrashing against the Titans? Or will the message of ‘parity, grasshopper’ even the playing field across the pond? Last, but not least, the Girls wonder when YOU said ‘enough is enough’ and turned off the TV. http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep188.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 153C59FE-1337-4243-BEEA-2E31B9700060-215-000000A4D714D332-FFA Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:14:52 -0400 Olympic Gang Warfare, Blind Referees and NFL Road Trips With The Girls! Today the Girls are coming to you live from RIO! It’s a war zone out here and we’ll do our best to get to the synchronized swimming and beach volleyball events without being kidnapped, sold into slavery or otherwise caught in the crossfire. Seriously, since when does the IOC anoint ‘one of the world’s most dangerous cities’ as the host of the Olympic Games? I guess right after they have the Olympics hosted by ‘one of the world’s most polluted cities’ with ‘one of the poorest records of human rights’… At least Rio will get to cut their teeth on crowd management and safety when the World Cup rolls into town in 2014. MLB playoffs have been amazing: improbable come-from-behind victories, playoff RBI records being broken, power surges, blowouts and tight victories. But nothing has been more stunning in these playoffs to date than the putrid refereeing. When you have the ‘cream of the crop’ in MLB’s reffing corps calling the games, don’t you expect just a little better than THIS? Or THIS? How about THIS? There were more bad calls while Manny was in the shower than the whole regular season alone. Ok, perhaps that’s an exaggeration, but it has been awful. The refs need a Pearl Vision moment and MLB needs to look in the mirror, or rather the TV set, and acknowledge what everyone else with cable already knows: that instant-replay will save rather than harm, their sport. The Girls give big kudos to A-Rod for his production and they razz Steve Phillips, ESPN’s philandering baseball analyst lothario, for his poor, poor taste in women. The blight of the male ‘mind vs. matter’ struggle is a never-ending story with time-tested results, but when it threatens to end a ‘loveless marriage’ we must discuss. Hey, the Broncos are 6-0. Who would have thought? They should write a book about it: “A Tale of Two Protegees: How Josh McDaniels and Eric Manigini Left Bill Belicheck and the Patriots to Follow Similar Paths With Wildly Varying Results”. But don’t give McDaniels all the props: give that to the Broncos defense, the little train that could. Also last weekend, the Girls bore witness to an ugly Eagles defeat/Raiders win this week, in Oakland. But they did take true pleasure in seeing the long-suffering Raiders Nation fans savoring a victory. Raiders face the Jets next weekend, with Mark Sanchez giving them every reason to believe they might squeeze out another win. And you know Oakland is salivating for December 13 - when they play the Washington Redskins, punching bag of the NFC East and league at large. The Patriots take to Wembley Stadium to banger and mash the Buccaneers next weekend. Will the score mimic their gaudy 59-0 thrashing against the Titans? Or will the message of ‘parity, grasshopper’ even the playing field across the pond? Last, but not least, the Girls wonder when YOU said ‘enough is enough’ and turned off the TV. 1:08:07 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the site that has elevated golf to 'most dangerous sport' status. It's a little marshy here as we keep our eyes out for alligators. 'Cept those hungry little buggers can hide under water and know just when to move in, ruining your hole, your game and your arm. We'd rather ride a bull naked than play golf amongst those giant, vicious lizards. So we're off to the land of the virgins, also known as 'Gator Country'. This whole Tim Tebow virgin thing has us perplexed. See, we're pretty sure the guy can't fend off 10 chicks a week and not buckle. So we figure it has to be a little wordplay a la Bill Clinton. Then the light bulb went off. And we talk about it in this week's sports podcast. (Do you remember the first time you talked about it?) From the holy to the insane...Rush Limbaugh wants some headlines, so he decided to throw his name in a hat for the right to buy the St. Louis Rams. There's just one problem. Unless you are a listener of Limbaugh's program, you probably can't stand him. And clearly Roger Goodell doesn't listen. No room for you at the Inn, Rush, but perhaps you can join the UFL. It's got to hurt when Marc Anthony has more pull with the NFL than you, right Rushy? But who cares to discuss the impossible when we witnessed the beautiful on Monday Night Football. Marc Anthony and Ocho Cinco side-by-side, Fergie readying pen to sign the papers that makes her an owner too (Rush just stuck his head in his toilet looking for that which he flushed many moons ago.), and on the field the brilliant play of quarterbacks Chad Henne and Mark Sanchez. Favre may have the name, but these guys have the game. Fear not, Jets fans, as this loss will only serve to light a gargantuan fire under Rex Ryan's derriere. Oh, to be a fly on the wall of Bill Parcels condo. He's probably dancing to 'Jenny from the Block' till the wee hours, lighting candles whilst in child's pose in honor of his genius decision to stick with Ricky Williams. Our Rookie Look takes us to Denver, where Belichick left with his unkempt tail between his legs after losing to his young study. Does anyone think Denver is real yet? Well, we know Knowshon Moreno is real. As in a real college running back who can make an impact in his first year in the NFL. Dude is fearless. He just needs to get a veteran to give up the secret to hanging on to the ball, and he'll be helping the Broncos win the AFC West. Ought to be interesting to see him go up against LaDainian Tomlinson this weekend. It's nail-in-the-coffin time for San Diego. Over to the frozen diamond we applaud the sweeps, the decision by Bud Selig to not risk the wrath of Philadelphia and postpone game 3 in Denver, and the Zen-freshness and all-around cuddly nature of the Yankees as of late. Something's different. Hmmm...wonder what it is? Tune in to hear why A-Rod will NEVER break up with Kate Hudson. And finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, you can all cheer now. The recession is over. In Russia. How do we know? Let's just say a whale told us. So grab your leather, your ESPN the Mag BODY issue, and wish Charlie Davies a speedy and complete recovery...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep187.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ BE1930B7-8C8B-49FE-9F09-23E5448DD7AE-547-000002E61C6FCF26-FFA Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:54:28 -0400 Higher Standards, Visiting Walk-Offs and 'Hudsoned' with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the site that has elevated golf to 'most dangerous sport' status. It's a little marshy here as we keep our eyes out for alligators. 'Cept those hungry little buggers can hide under water and know just when to move in, ruining your hole, your game and your arm. We'd rather ride a bull naked than play golf amongst those giant, vicious lizards. So we're off to the land of the virgins, also known as 'Gator Country'. This whole Tim Tebow virgin thing has us perplexed. See, we're pretty sure the guy can't fend off 10 chicks a week and not buckle. So we figure it has to be a little wordplay a la Bill Clinton. Then the light bulb went off. And we talk about it in this week's sports podcast. (Do you remember the first time you talked about it?) From the holy to the insane...Rush Limbaugh wants some headlines, so he decided to throw his name in a hat for the right to buy the St. Louis Rams. There's just one problem. Unless you are a listener of Limbaugh's program, you probably can't stand him. And clearly Roger Goodell doesn't listen. No room for you at the Inn, Rush, but perhaps you can join the UFL. It's got to hurt when Marc Anthony has more pull with the NFL than you, right Rushy? But who cares to discuss the impossible when we witnessed the beautiful on Monday Night Football. Marc Anthony and Ocho Cinco side-by-side, Fergie readying pen to sign the papers that makes her an owner too (Rush just stuck his head in his toilet looking for that which he flushed many moons ago.), and on the field the brilliant play of quarterbacks Chad Henne and Mark Sanchez. Favre may have the name, but these guys have the game. Fear not, Jets fans, as this loss will only serve to light a gargantuan fire under Rex Ryan's derriere. Oh, to be a fly on the wall of Bill Parcels condo. He's probably dancing to 'Jenny from the Block' till the wee hours, lighting candles whilst in child's pose in honor of his genius decision to stick with Ricky Williams. Our Rookie Look takes us to Denver, where Belichick left with his unkempt tail between his legs after losing to his young study. Does anyone think Denver is real yet? Well, we know Knowshon Moreno is real. As in a real college running back who can make an impact in his first year in the NFL. Dude is fearless. He just needs to get a veteran to give up the secret to hanging on to the ball, and he'll be helping the Broncos win the AFC West. Ought to be interesting to see him go up against LaDainian Tomlinson this weekend. It's nail-in-the-coffin time for San Diego. Over to the frozen diamond we applaud the sweeps, the decision by Bud Selig to not risk the wrath of Philadelphia and postpone game 3 in Denver, and the Zen-freshness and all-around cuddly nature of the Yankees as of late. Something's different. Hmmm...wonder what it is? Tune in to hear why A-Rod will NEVER break up with Kate Hudson. And finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, you can all cheer now. The recession is over. In Russia. How do we know? Let's just say a whale told us. So grab your leather, your ESPN the Mag BODY issue, and wish Charlie Davies a speedy and complete recovery...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:02:59 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the office of The Ordinance Enforcer, who states that partying like it's 1999 when it's under 24 hours away from post-season play versus the Yankees is a clear infraction. However, upending the Detroit Tigers with some incredible defense, mind-boggling plays, and the spirit of youth is spectacular. Consider it an off-set. But if you lose in 3 to the Yankees people will always wonder what could have been if the champagne remained corked and nobody whipped out their goggles. No matter...there's more games to be played and another raucous edition of the Fantoo Girls sports podcast to devour. We suggest an alternative for future Olympic bids, gush over the start to the NHL season (until we get to that part about the skate cutting the tendon and Carol gets all woozy), cheer Shaq and LeBron's first couple's victory, and bid adieu to that inspirational love affair between two people betrothed to two others that resulted in two divorces, a quicky marriage, no love nest and (oh, the horror!) a fairly straight-forward divorce #3. Ain't that how it always goes? At this stage, why marry? Only Greg Norman and Chris Evert can say. But the real love story happened between one entity in Bristol, Connecticut and one entity in Minnesota. A quarterback and his network...arm in arm...Wranglers on Wranglers...it was simply too much. To much Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. And more Favre. But you can't overlook the gutsy performance he laid out there at such an advanced age. But enough with the Dad who dies (last we checked, everyone's Dad dies and everyone has to keep on working), the drug addiction, the farm, the Wranglers, the pretty wife who beat breast cancer...seriously...ENOUGH. We all know it's going to end badly, so let's soften the blow and pretend, just pretend, there are other quarterbacks in the NFL. 'Cept Tony Romo. Let's try and forget that Pro Bowler/Starlet Dater/Vacation-loving guy who is completely un-clutch. But do keep in mind those who are going out on a limb like the couple who christened the stall at Cowboys Stadium during the Panthers game. We bet he was clutch! So Rush Limbaugh might go NFL (better than going postal, and we think he's capable), Sherm Lewis returns to the NFL and parity is missing in the NFL. But at least we have the Curious Case of Eric Mangini - a mangenius turned maniacal madman who has made more mix-tapes than Madonna, traded off Braylon Edwards (probably not a bad idea), and is clearly in love with LeBron. Word is he's hot to have another child. LeBron Jack Mangini. Has a nice ring. Goes well with Zach Brett Mangini. Oh, the fun never ends. This stuff is so soap opera it barely whiffs of sports at all! And then there's baseball. How we can go up from a play-in game that went to 13 innings and featured moves we haven't seen in years is anybody's guess. It's nice to see the Yankees back in it, even though we still think they ripped off the taxpayers to a criminal extent...which is why they won't GO.ALL.THE.WAY. Can the Phillies repeat? The Girls love a parade! Or will the Angels show that God really does care about sports after all and take the crown? Maybe Miguel Cabrera has an answer. He certainly has plenty of time to think on up. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin gets pigs...should she get a vaccine?So grab your rally cap, shake your tail feather and stock up on batteries...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep186.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 838CEF43-76E6-49B4-A358-5B887C59D8BF-1119-000010983F0DE116-FFA Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:39:14 -0400 Over-Favred, October Ball and MC Hammer? with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the office of The Ordinance Enforcer, who states that partying like it's 1999 when it's under 24 hours away from post-season play versus the Yankees is a clear infraction. However, upending the Detroit Tigers with some incredible defense, mind-boggling plays, and the spirit of youth is spectacular. Consider it an off-set. But if you lose in 3 to the Yankees people will always wonder what could have been if the champagne remained corked and nobody whipped out their goggles. No matter...there's more games to be played and another raucous edition of the Fantoo Girls sports podcast to devour. We suggest an alternative for future Olympic bids, gush over the start to the NHL season (until we get to that part about the skate cutting the tendon and Carol gets all woozy), cheer Shaq and LeBron's first couple's victory, and bid adieu to that inspirational love affair between two people betrothed to two others that resulted in two divorces, a quicky marriage, no love nest and (oh, the horror!) a fairly straight-forward divorce #3. Ain't that how it always goes? At this stage, why marry? Only Greg Norman and Chris Evert can say. But the real love story happened between one entity in Bristol, Connecticut and one entity in Minnesota. A quarterback and his network...arm in arm...Wranglers on Wranglers...it was simply too much. To much Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. And more Favre. But you can't overlook the gutsy performance he laid out there at such an advanced age. But enough with the Dad who dies (last we checked, everyone's Dad dies and everyone has to keep on working), the drug addiction, the farm, the Wranglers, the pretty wife who beat breast cancer...seriously...ENOUGH. We all know it's going to end badly, so let's soften the blow and pretend, just pretend, there are other quarterbacks in the NFL. 'Cept Tony Romo. Let's try and forget that Pro Bowler/Starlet Dater/Vacation-loving guy who is completely un-clutch. But do keep in mind those who are going out on a limb like the couple who christened the stall at Cowboys Stadium during the Panthers game. We bet he was clutch! So Rush Limbaugh might go NFL (better than going postal, and we think he's capable), Sherm Lewis returns to the NFL and parity is missing in the NFL. But at least we have the Curious Case of Eric Mangini - a mangenius turned maniacal madman who has made more mix-tapes than Madonna, traded off Braylon Edwards (probably not a bad idea), and is clearly in love with LeBron. Word is he's hot to have another child. LeBron Jack Mangini. Has a nice ring. Goes well with Zach Brett Mangini. Oh, the fun never ends. This stuff is so soap opera it barely whiffs of sports at all! And then there's baseball. How we can go up from a play-in game that went to 13 innings and featured moves we haven't seen in years is anybody's guess. It's nice to see the Yankees back in it, even though we still think they ripped off the taxpayers to a criminal extent...which is why they won't GO.ALL.THE.WAY. Can the Phillies repeat? The Girls love a parade! Or will the Angels show that God really does care about sports after all and take the crown? Maybe Miguel Cabrera has an answer. He certainly has plenty of time to think on up. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin gets pigs...should she get a vaccine?So grab your rally cap, shake your tail feather and stock up on batteries...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:08:49 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Baldwinsville, NY, where 4th graders are forced to hide their team loyalty in order to please the teacher. Poor Nathan Johns was sent to the lavatory to strip himself of his Yankees jersey because his wittle teacher couldn't handle the sweep of his beloved Red Sox. We hope it was in jest, but if it wasn't we have a lesson for teacher. Something along the lines of standing on tacks and writing 'I really love those Yankees, especially that A-Rod. Yum" a thousand times on the blackboard. We have other adults behaving very badly. Take Urban Meyers. Please. 35 guys on his team need to fly on a different plane to the game, but they're well enough to play? Sorry, not buying it. And the evidence backs our up theory as Tim Tebow nurses a nasty concussion (thank Lombardi it wasn't worse) at home. Meyers says that he would have made a horrible mistake if he hadn't forced the sick players to suit up, because if they had lost the game he might have lost his job. Oh. Let's pause so we can shed a small, salty tear for Urban. Pity the man with the tough choices. 'Cept he took the easy way out. The Girls would have honored him forever if he had put the health of his players before his own selfish career needs and cancelled the game. See, Urb, if they get hurt their careers are over. You can still coach, but they have to actually go to class and forge a new path. Your decision was wrong. And the universe schooled you by letting you glimpse - if only for a few moments - what life would have been like had Tebow been knocked out of football for life. It's a shame that no one at Florida stood up for the players. Maybe Troy Aikman could lend a hand. It's bad enough that professional football players have been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease at 19 times that of the average person, and at a much younger age, but to knowingly put athletes in harm's way when their reflexes are slowed by the flu is unforgivable. And that's where we stand. You, Urban Meyer, are not and will not be forgiven for so needlessly putting your players in danger for your own benefit. You said it yourself. We love the Florida Gators, just not the coaching staff, and for sure not the boosters. It's here we pause to honor a family that is mourning the death of their son and brother, Drew Swank. He suffered a serious head injury during a game, dying later at a hospital in Spokane, WA after his family was able to identify organ recipients so that Drew could live on in others. Perhaps this eloquent and brave family can talk some sense into those that have turned student-athletes into money machines. So President Obama went abroad to coax the Olympic committee into handing over the 2016 Games to Chicago. What's all the fuss about? He spent less than 24 hours trying to woo an economic machine to the States that would result in immediate job creation. George Bush went to the Games in Beijing...as a fan. Cash spent, not earned. Has the world gone mad? Over on the gridiron, seems like losing to the Lions is a job-killer. Jim Zorn's rear is toasty, meanwhile Eric Mangini's is just clenched. But the Lions have a well-deserved party to celebrate the knocked-off monkey that had taken up residence for far too long on the backs of the team and the fans. Kudos. We take you through Week 3, but we can't hep but look forward to Monday Night Football when QB/FB/TE Brett Favre takes on his forever nemesis (who would have thought we'd EVER say that) the Green Bay Packers. Whatever the outcome, we believe that someday the fences will be mended. Not. Wait till Aaron Rogers pulls out the Wildcat! Just be sure to listen to this week's Fan-Tutor so you don't sound as poorly informed as most analysts. Dudes. The Wildcat is not an 'offense'. K? Yea, yea. NY, NY, it's a hell of a town. The football teams are undefeated and the Bombers are back in post season business. Broadway's probably sold out too. Finally this quiet-as-a-church-mouse run up to the post-season has ended. The Phillies clinch - yay! - and the Tigers, which makes us smile for Leland. And the Rockies make the post-season fun, even if Clint Hurdle isn't at the helm. But nothing in the world of baseball was as exciting, thrilling, unbelievable, spectacular and amazing as Mike Blowers prediction and the subsequent call of Matt Tuiasosopo's first major league home run. We know The Fannies are a ways off, but it would be shocking if this didn't win a nice big Fannie. We'd like to send a check to the site that is hosting this audio because we've listened to it so much we're sure there's a bandwidth overcharge headed their way. No matter how glum we may be, no matter how many times we stew over Urban Meyer's idiot-ness, we know that we can always listen to this call and laugh till we cry. Happy tears, of course. Simply amazing. Mike Blowers is an honorary Fantoo Girl. And we know for sure he's way psyched about that. So grab your nearest warm body, an autumnal brew, and cuddle up...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep185.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 9C802F9A-9DBC-4B39-8F9B-056666DEEBAF-8422-00008027EC959FF8-FFA Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:50:51 -0400 Aliens, Gunslingers and Coaches Gone Wild with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Baldwinsville, NY, where 4th graders are forced to hide their team loyalty in order to please the teacher. Poor Nathan Johns was sent to the lavatory to strip himself of his Yankees jersey because his wittle teacher couldn't handle the sweep of his beloved Red Sox. We hope it was in jest, but if it wasn't we have a lesson for teacher. Something along the lines of standing on tacks and writing 'I really love those Yankees, especially that A-Rod. Yum" a thousand times on the blackboard. We have other adults behaving very badly. Take Urban Meyers. Please. 35 guys on his team need to fly on a different plane to the game, but they're well enough to play? Sorry, not buying it. And the evidence backs our up theory as Tim Tebow nurses a nasty concussion (thank Lombardi it wasn't worse) at home. Meyers says that he would have made a horrible mistake if he hadn't forced the sick players to suit up, because if they had lost the game he might have lost his job. Oh. Let's pause so we can shed a small, salty tear for Urban. Pity the man with the tough choices. 'Cept he took the easy way out. The Girls would have honored him forever if he had put the health of his players before his own selfish career needs and cancelled the game. See, Urb, if they get hurt their careers are over. You can still coach, but they have to actually go to class and forge a new path. Your decision was wrong. And the universe schooled you by letting you glimpse - if only for a few moments - what life would have been like had Tebow been knocked out of football for life. It's a shame that no one at Florida stood up for the players. Maybe Troy Aikman could lend a hand. It's bad enough that professional football players have been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease at 19 times that of the average person, and at a much younger age, but to knowingly put athletes in harm's way when their reflexes are slowed by the flu is unforgivable. And that's where we stand. You, Urban Meyer, are not and will not be forgiven for so needlessly putting your players in danger for your own benefit. You said it yourself. We love the Florida Gators, just not the coaching staff, and for sure not the boosters. It's here we pause to honor a family that is mourning the death of their son and brother, Drew Swank. He suffered a serious head injury during a game, dying later at a hospital in Spokane, WA after his family was able to identify organ recipients so that Drew could live on in others. Perhaps this eloquent and brave family can talk some sense into those that have turned student-athletes into money machines. So President Obama went abroad to coax the Olympic committee into handing over the 2016 Games to Chicago. And the Rockies make the post-season fun, even if Clint Hurdle isn't at the helm. But nothing in the world of baseball was as exciting, thrilling, unbelievable, spectacular and amazing as Mike Blowers prediction and the subsequent call of Matt Tuiasosopo's first major league home run. We know The Fannies are a ways off, but it would be shocking if this didn't win a nice big Fannie. We'd like to send a check to the site that is hosting this audio because we've listened to it so much we're sure there's a bandwidth overcharge headed their way. No matter how glum we may be, no matter how many times we stew over Urban Meyer's idiot-ness, we know that we can always listen to this call and laugh till we cry. Happy tears, of course. Simply amazing. Mike Blowers is an honorary Fantoo Girl. And we know for sure he's way psyched about that. So grab your nearest warm body, an autumnal brew, and cuddle up...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:13:20 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the mouths of babes. Robert Henson - ye of nary a regular season down in the NFL - propped his open wide and became The Fantoo Girls inaugural TWIDIOT, with his nonsensical rant about the booing Redskins fans. Our favorite part? "No I didn't play but I still made more than you in a year and you'd switch spots with me in a second." Um, no, we flat out wouldn't. Many in attendance at the Redskins game spend Henson's annual salary for their summer rentals on the Cape. And, unlike Henson, many have a set of skills that will allow them to earn for decades, hopefully with annual increases along the way. Some are smart enough to save for a rainy day instead of making it rain every day. Far as we can tell, the dude makes under $416,000 a year. Knock off 10% for his agent and he's in the high 300s. Not shabby. But when you factor in his questionable smarts, the opportunity to earn post-NFL plummets. See you at Wendy's buddy. (McDonalds wouldn't have you.) From babes we move to lockouts of the NBA variety. The refs are put in the corner in favor of less-demanding, and perhaps less qualified, D-league refs who are psyched for the shot at the big leagues. We'd make more noise about this if it weren't for the fact that we're sure the 'old' refs will be back on the court in time for meaningful games. See, if there's one thing we've learned during our Fantoo Girls sports podcast odyssey it's that basketball doesn't matter - to us, the players, the refs, the league-at-large, or even Khloe Kardashian for that matter - until February. So don't break a sweat about it. Or tweet your pretty little head off. We could talk about the Chase for the Cup, and we do, but it's football that has us under its spell this week. Astonishingly, we are able to talk about more than just Party Pass-gate. Stuff like Kurt Warner's amazing and record-breaking performance, the Miami Dolphins heartbreaker of a loss under the watchful eyes of their new, hyper-involved minority owner Mark Anthony, and the brilliance that is curvy Rex Ryan. When the players finally get up the nerve to dump Gatorade on him it's going to result in a tidal wave. But he deserves it for the voice mail message, the delivering on trash talk, and most importantly the embrace of the simplicity of the game of football. While other coaches are impressing themselves with late-night diagrams on napkins of glitzy takes on the Wildcat, Ryan and the Jets probably eat Cheetos, watch an 'adult film' and call it a night. Just like the good ol' days. Then they hit the field and focus on something really groundbreaking (especially at the collegiate level)...impenetrable red zone defense. Both the Patriots and the Texans have a sweet goose egg against the Jets in the red zone, and the Jets are still without their best pass rusher, Calvin Pace, who is serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's (chuckle here) substance abuse policy. Makes Mangini look a little 'off', don't you think? As in off-base, off-kilter and off the playoff radar. We'll take Buddy Ryan over Bill Belichick as our mentor any day. New York is also cheering the 'other' football team who took it to Dallas at the opening of their shiny bauble/death stadium. Word on the street is the brass call it the "Death Star"...they may want to change that nickname after the disastrous launch of that super-fun Party Pass idea that Jerry Jones came up with, probably after a few too many margaritas. 30,000 people without seats or sight-lines? All they can do is crane their neck to stare at a screen that hovers 90 feet above them while being sandwiched by drunks in the hot Dallas night? Our conclusion is that no one at Camp Cupcake dares to suggest to Jerry that any of his ideas are recipes for disaster. We're pretty sure the next target for those wishing to cause mass-destruction will be Cowboys Stadium. And it's likely Tony Romo will be relieved. As an aside - the Redskins lose this weekend, giving the Lions their first win. Count on it. And then Matthew Stafford can take Robert Henson out to the parking lot and show him his Maserati GranCabrio. From our mouths to Lombardi's ears. We cram in a Fan-Tutor thanks to the never-can-die Michael Crabtree story. Thanks for writing in Eliza of Dade County. And we feel for you given the new Marlins Stadium, which is being built on the tax-payer's back. How's this for a pitch? "You give us the cash to build this super cool new baseball stadium and we'll let you buy tickets to see the games!" Hmph. Something's not right. If you live in Miami please don't buy tickets to the Marlins games, don't buy merch, don't support the team in any way, because it is criminal for you to have to invest your dollars in a stadium with the promise of ZERO return. That sales pitch went out with the recession. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we actually feel bad for Plaxico Burress in light of the haphazard treatment of criminally insane convicted killers! So grab your mace, throw away those Marlins tickets and get ready for more Twittertwats...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep184.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 6011F69D-894C-4CBA-B89A-249D19F5F1F3-742-00000B422700095C-FFA Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:40:59 -0400 Twidiots, Party Passes and QBs on Fire with The Girls Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the mouths of babes. Robert Henson - ye of nary a regular season down in the NFL - propped his open wide and became The Fantoo Girls inaugural TWIDIOT, with his nonsensical rant about the booing Redskins fans. Our favorite part? "No I didn't play but I still made more than you in a year and you'd switch spots with me in a second." Um, no, we flat out wouldn't. Many in attendance at the Redskins game spend Henson's annual salary for their summer rentals on the Cape. And, unlike Henson, many have a set of skills that will allow them to earn for decades, hopefully with annual increases along the way. Some are smart enough to save for a rainy day instead of making it rain every day. Far as we can tell, the dude makes under $416,000 a year. Knock off 10% for his agent and he's in the high 300s. Not shabby. But when you factor in his questionable smarts, the opportunity to earn post-NFL plummets. See you at Wendy's buddy. (McDonalds wouldn't have you.) From babes we move to lockouts of the NBA variety. The refs are put in the corner in favor of less-demanding, and perhaps less qualified, D-league refs who are psyched for the shot at the big leagues. We'd make more noise about this if it weren't for the fact that we're sure the 'old' refs will be back on the court in time for meaningful games. See, if there's one thing we've learned during our Fantoo Girls sports podcast odyssey it's that basketball doesn't matter - to us, the players, the refs, the league-at-large, or even Khloe Kardashian for that matter - until February. So don't break a sweat about it. Or tweet your pretty little head off. We could talk about the Chase for the Cup, and we do, but it's football that has us under its spell this week. Astonishingly, we are able to talk about more than just Party Pass-gate. Stuff like Kurt Warner's amazing and record-breaking performance, the Miami Dolphins heartbreaker of a loss under the watchful eyes of their new, hyper-involved minority owner Mark Anthony, and the brilliance that is curvy Rex Ryan. When the players finally get up the nerve to dump Gatorade on him it's going to result in a tidal wave. But he deserves it for the voice mail message, the delivering on trash talk, and most importantly the embrace of the simplicity of the game of football. While other coaches are impressing themselves with late-night diagrams on napkins of glitzy takes on the Wildcat, Ryan and the Jets probably eat Cheetos, watch an 'adult film' and call it a night. Just like the good ol' days. Then they hit the field and focus on something really groundbreaking (especially at the collegiate level)...impenetrable red zone defense. Both the Patriots and the Texans have a sweet goose egg against the Jets in the red zone, and the Jets are still without their best pass rusher, Calvin Pace, who is serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's (chuckle here) substance abuse policy. Makes Mangini look a little 'off', don't you think? As in off-base, off-kilter and off the playoff radar. We'll take Buddy Ryan over Bill Belichick as our mentor any day. New York is also cheering the 'other' football team who took it to Dallas at the opening of their shiny bauble/death stadium. Word on the street is the brass call it the "Death Star"...they may want to change that nickname after the disastrous launch of that super-fun Party Pass idea that Jerry Jones came up with, probably after a few too many margaritas. 30,000 people without seats or sight-lines? That sales pitch went out with the recession. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we actually feel bad for Plaxico Burress in light of the haphazard treatment of criminally insane convicted killers! So grab your mace, throw away those Marlins tickets and get ready for more Twittertwats...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:12:33 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from NFL Player Brain Donation Center (NFLPBDC), where the goo that oozes from the concussed brains of the donating players will be assessed for a study on sports-related brain injuries. Secretly, we think the NFL is going to find a way use the DNA of the studied brains to make stronger, smarter and faster athletes. We envision Goodell in a white lab coat raising his arms to the sky and shouting ‘WE CAN REBUILD!!!’ The US Open was rife with drama of the highest order. We had Serena going on a rampage inspired by ‘Training Day’, Federer getting stunned into defeat by a hairy Argentinean and a mom winning the women’s final. Big congrats to Kim Clijsters and Juan Martin Del Potro. By the way, did we mention that a mom won the women’s title? Yes, it was a MOM - can you imagine? And she came back and won in her 3rd tournament - and first SLAM event back! - after becoming a MOM! Ok, had enough? So had we by, like, the 2nd round… We run the gamut of TV/web sports happenings from Erin Andrews and Shaq to Peter Mehlman and Michael Strahan’s ‘Brothers’. But the real must-see TV is the upcoming Tennessee-Florida game this Saturday. Lane Kiffin could be choking on the Rocky Top anthem. The NFL started off with a bang. It had everything: heartbreak, comebacks, breakout performances, point-robbing and lawn vandalism. We especially like the poetic justice of the Jay Cutler/Chicago honeymoon lasting, oh, 15 minutes until he threw his first (of 4) picks. A career high! And Urlacher out for the season? Hey Lovie, time to head to Twin Anchors and drown your sorrows in a full slab and many, many beers. Josh McDaniels is counting his lucky stars that Kyle Orton came the way of the Broncos and they let Jay go to spread his misery somewhere else. And as the saying goes, ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ - and so the Eagles re-sign Jeff Garcia for another year. Cue the ‘How many Eagles QBs does it take to win a football game?’ jokes… We revel in the appearances of Brady Quinn and Mark Sanchez (neither disappointed). Thank you, NFL, for a weekend of entertainment. The MLB is down to the final 20 or so games. How do we know we’re getting to the wire? Bench-clearing brawls, mad pitching and pathetic last gasps. Washington Nationals, how do you get out of bed in the morning? Or you, Baltimore Orioles? Or you, Pitts…oh forget it. We are on pace (on paper of course) for a Yankees-Dodgers World Series. Could it be? The Girls sure hope so - unless the Phillies are there to represent in the NL. Last but not least, in this week’s It Has To Be Said, we discuss the pop culture snafu that has everyone tucking the Hennessey back into the limo before they step on the red carpet. So hold onto the mic, watch the pressure from the outside and protect your grey matter, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep183.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 66404B27-F84E-4F8F-8677-F1969C881330-1559-0000089A151C9105-FFA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:32:25 -0400 Donated Brains, Mom Vs Brawn and NFL Beginnings With The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from NFL Player Brain Donation Center (NFLPBDC), where the goo that oozes from the concussed brains of the donating players will be assessed for a study on sports-related brain injuries. Secretly, we think the NFL is going to find a way use the DNA of the studied brains to make stronger, smarter and faster athletes. We envision Goodell in a white lab coat raising his arms to the sky and shouting ‘WE CAN REBUILD!!!’ The US Open was rife with drama of the highest order. We had Serena going on a rampage inspired by ‘Training Day’, Federer getting stunned into defeat by a hairy Argentinean and a mom winning the women’s final. Big congrats to Kim Clijsters and Juan Martin Del Potro. By the way, did we mention that a mom won the women’s title? Yes, it was a MOM - can you imagine? And she came back and won in her 3rd tournament - and first SLAM event back! - after becoming a MOM! Ok, had enough? So had we by, like, the 2nd round… We run the gamut of TV/web sports happenings from Erin Andrews and Shaq to Peter Mehlman and Michael Strahan’s ‘Brothers’. But the real must-see TV is the upcoming Tennessee-Florida game this Saturday. Lane Kiffin could be choking on the Rocky Top anthem. The NFL started off with a bang. It had everything: heartbreak, comebacks, breakout performances, point-robbing and lawn vandalism. We especially like the poetic justice of the Jay Cutler/Chicago honeymoon lasting, oh, 15 minutes until he threw his first (of 4) picks. A career high! And Urlacher out for the season? Hey Lovie, time to head to Twin Anchors and drown your sorrows in a full slab and many, many beers. Josh McDaniels is counting his lucky stars that Kyle Orton came the way of the Broncos and they let Jay go to spread his misery somewhere else. And as the saying goes, ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ - and so the Eagles re-sign Jeff Garcia for another year. Cue the ‘How many Eagles QBs does it take to win a football game?’ jokes… We revel in the appearances of Brady Quinn and Mark Sanchez (neither disappointed). Thank you, NFL, for a weekend of entertainment. The MLB is down to the final 20 or so games. How do we know we’re getting to the wire? Bench-clearing brawls, mad pitching and pathetic last gasps. Washington Nationals, how do you get out of bed in the morning? Or you, Baltimore Orioles? Or you, Pitts…oh forget it. We are on pace (on paper of course) for a Yankees-Dodgers World Series. Could it be? The Girls sure hope so - unless the Phillies are there to represent in the NL. Last but not least, in this week’s It Has To Be Said, we discuss the pop culture snafu that has everyone tucking the Hennessey back into the limo before they step on the red carpet. So hold onto the mic, watch the pressure from the outside and protect your grey matter, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:13 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live form the bowl - the toilet bowl that is. Yeah, that would be the one that ate the World Series Ring left behind by a Phillies marketing exec who was in too much of a rush to put it back on after taking care of business in the stall. The stall would be a regular ole’ stall in Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. So many questions, but none more pressing than why a marketing exec is WEARING the diamond and ruby ring. Shouldn’t it be under lights somewhere, revolving on a platform? All of that toiling in the gem mines of Indonesia…for nothing. The US Open is upon us and we are taking in every grunt, top spin and broken racquet. It’s early, but there are already upsets to discuss and bad coaches to dis. At least Maria Sharapova did not disappoint with her dress ‘inspired by the architecture of New York’ and her headband ‘inspired by Studio 54.’ The look is just right for the crowd clubbing it up at Flushing Meadows. Oh, and (The Naked Chick) Erin Andrews will be going on Oprah to talk about her ordeal in front of tens of millions of viewers - so that she can put it all behind her. Robin thinks her intentions are pure, but Carol smells a publicity blitz with an inevitable re-breaking of the story. At least she’ll have more viewers than Shaq on ‘Shaq VS.’ Gotta wonder who green-lighted a one hour program with possibly the most uncharismatic athlete out there. He could learn a few things from TO. The head of the NHL PA was outed (no, not in that way!) by the 30 player reps. At 3:00am. The Girls say, never go to bed angry. Get ready to watch hockey ‘classics’ in 2011, because there might be no live action. But at least the never-ending trough of college football drama will keep is duly occupied. Over in the MLB, the pennant races are heating up, but it seems like the division leaders will march in uncontested. Could Joe Mauer help get the Twins in there for a wild card berth? Still a lot of time left. Now if only someone would tell the Dodgers that Jim Thome was playing in the AL. Was LA only looking for a pinch hitter? That’s like taking an option card in poker even when you know you have the winning hand. But if it helps a Dodgers/Yankees World Series (ahem, Joe Torre/Yankees World Series), we’re all for it - even if the Yankees are garnering some good karma by reducing ticket prices by up to 90% during the playoffs. What’s that we smell? Could it be desperation to sell those awesome ‘Legends’ seats??? NFL, oh NFL. Did ye know that Favre was coming back even in April, when you created the schedule pitting the Browns (Eric Mangini) against the Vikings (Brett Favre) in Week 1? Wouldn’t it be a shame if the game was - GASP! - blacked out in Cleveland due to poor attendance? Oh, right, who gives a crap about the hometown fans. Oh wait, who gives a crap about the Browns outside of Cleveland. Let’s all Twitter about it and then blog during the games. Oh wait… In this week’s It Had To Be Said, The Girls discuss the undergarment promising to give you back that ‘high school fine’ look. So grab your racquet and you PDA, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep182.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ D013C6A3-CB43-4560-B238-93FE6EBB3323-7635-00006C6827304B58-FFA Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:16:45 -0400 Flushing Madness, NFL CBA OMG, and the Bean-O-Meter with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from deep inside the soon-to-be filled NFLPA piggy bank, where new director DeMaurice Smith steps up to become the adult-on-duty, urging players to save for a rainy lockout day. If you follow these non-negotiations closely you'll have the same pit in your stomach that we have here at Fantoo. Both sides think they are holding the upper hand, all negotiations will be carried out by men, and men want to WIN. We predict shots of whiskey by Day 100, and an awful lot of bored football players by the start of the lockout in 2011. Did anyone tell Michael Crabtree about this little wrinkle in his grand scheme? Especially the part about there being no cap...and therefor no floor? We smell early Fannies Award nomination. In addition to having the most mammaries on parade we've ever seen at a sporting event (actually ever anywhere), the US Open also has an impersonator, a humble teen without a room, a gate-crasher who wasn't naked, and a Pterodactyl hellbent on destroying the game. Talk about an all-around value. And why is it that we are here and not there? We would have brought the girls out. Especially knowing that security was a little too mesmerized by Nadal's abdominal bandage to actually do their job. We'll be glued to our phone (USTA, call us!) and our TV watching every minute of the action. So, Allen Iverson says God picked the Memphis Grizzlies for him. Does one give thanks for that? Just a'wonderin'...Maybe Dirk Nowitzki should have checked in with God before getting all tangled up in this: Cristal Taylor (sure, we bet that's her name from birth) knows a thing or two about fraud and theft and forgery, so it was not surprising that she convinced Dirk she was pregnant with his baby. The real mystery is how she got him to talk to her in the first place. And ask for her hand in marriage. Maybe he just wanted to marry her hand and leave the rest of her back in prison, where she now resides. The guys are NEVER going to let him forget "the one that got away". Football is upon us, and The Girls are calling the 2009 season 'The Year of the Offensive Coordinator'. Buffalo, Tampa Bay and Kansas City have some catching up to do. Once the vacancies are filled, let the fun begin. Offenses are itching to get creative with so many weapons (we're not referring to those with triggers) at their disposal. Hopefully the Wildcat will be the tip of the iceberg. But Carson Palmer isn't talking out his jock strap when he says somebody is going to get killed. The guys are bigger, faster and more focused than ever on making Sports Center. Over on the diamond we dish on Lincecum's bad back, Madison Bumgarner's major league debut for the Giants (he also shaved for the first time that night), and take a Rookie Look at Buster Posey, the Giants youthful catcher. They may not get the Wild Card this year, but the SF Giants are building a seriously talented roster of youngins. Who can talk about the Pittsburgh Pirates without immediately thinking relegation? Definitely not us. Want to up the ante? Threaten whole teams with a trip back to the minors. The fans would love it, the players would kick it into high gear before the All-Star break (how novel!), and it would be awesome to pay 7 bucks to see the Mets in a minor league ballpark while Citi Field becomes a public square, free for all to use at anytime. We also unveil our Bean-O-Meter where we judge the severity and intentional nature of a ball and body colliding at the plate. It's part science, part gore. And not to be missed. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Hugh Hefner shows his age, and gives hope to girls like us. So grab your pennies, bid on the Coyotes, and stock the fridge...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:04:11 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live form the bowl - the toilet bowl that is. Yeah, that would be the one that ate the World Series Ring left behind by a Phillies marketing exec who was in too much of a rush to put it back on after taking care of business in the stall. The stall would be a regular ole’ stall in Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. So many questions, but none more pressing than why a marketing exec is WEARING the diamond and ruby ring. Shouldn’t it be under lights somewhere, revolving on a platform? All of that toiling in the gem mines of Indonesia…for nothing. The US Open is upon us and we are taking in every grunt, top spin and broken racquet. It’s early, but there are already upsets to discuss and bad coaches to dis. At least Maria Sharapova did not disappoint with her dress ‘inspired by the architecture of New York’ and her headband ‘inspired by Studio 54.’ The look is just right for the crowd clubbing it up at Flushing Meadows. Oh, and (The Naked Chick) Erin Andrews will be going on Oprah to talk about her ordeal in front of tens of millions of viewers - so that she can put it all behind her. Robin thinks her intentions are pure, but Carol smells a publicity blitz with an inevitable re-breaking of the story. At least she’ll have more viewers than Shaq on ‘Shaq VS.’ Gotta wonder who green-lighted a one hour program with possibly the most uncharismatic athlete out there. He could learn a few things from TO. The head of the NHL PA was outed (no, not in that way!) by the 30 player reps. At 3:00am. The Girls say, never go to bed angry. Get ready to watch hockey ‘classics’ in 2011, because there might be no live action. But at least the never-ending trough of college football drama will keep is duly occupied. Over in the MLB, the pennant races are heating up, but it seems like the division leaders will march in uncontested. Could Joe Mauer help get the Twins in there for a wild card berth? Still a lot of time left. Now if only someone would tell the Dodgers that Jim Thome was playing in the AL. Was LA only looking for a pinch hitter? That’s like taking an option card in poker even when you know you have the winning hand. But if it helps a Dodgers/Yankees World Series (ahem, Joe Torre/Yankees World Series), we’re all for it - even if the Yankees are garnering some good karma by reducing ticket prices by up to 90% during the playoffs. What’s that we smell? Could it be desperation to sell those awesome ‘Legends’ seats??? NFL, oh NFL. Did ye know that Favre was coming back even in April, when you created the schedule pitting the Browns (Eric Mangini) against the Vikings (Brett Favre) in Week 1? Wouldn’t it be a shame if the game was - GASP! - blacked out in Cleveland due to poor attendance? Oh, right, who gives a crap about the hometown fans. Oh wait, who gives a crap about the Browns outside of Cleveland. Let’s all Twitter about it and then blog during the games. Oh wait… In this week’s It Had To Be Said, The Girls discuss the undergarment promising to give you back that ‘high school fine’ look. So grab your racquet and you PDA, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep181.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 3FEFCE4A-D449-4AE6-A3F8-ED4207D84EA6-2182-00001C7D63310DCC-FFA Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:02:08 -0400 Purloined Rings, Fashion in Flushing and High School Fine With The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live form the bowl - the toilet bowl that is. Yeah, that would be the one that ate the World Series Ring left behind by a Phillies marketing exec who was in too much of a rush to put it back on after taking care of business in the stall. The stall would be a regular ole’ stall in Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. So many questions, but none more pressing than why a marketing exec is WEARING the diamond and ruby ring. Shouldn’t it be under lights somewhere, revolving on a platform? All of that toiling in the gem mines of Indonesia…for nothing. The US Open is upon us and we are taking in every grunt, top spin and broken racquet. It’s early, but there are already upsets to discuss and bad coaches to dis. At least Maria Sharapova did not disappoint with her dress ‘inspired by the architecture of New York’ and her headband ‘inspired by Studio 54.’ The look is just right for the crowd clubbing it up at Flushing Meadows. Oh, and (The Naked Chick) Erin Andrews will be going on Oprah to talk about her ordeal in front of tens of millions of viewers - so that she can put it all behind her. Robin thinks her intentions are pure, but Carol smells a publicity blitz with an inevitable re-breaking of the story. At least she’ll have more viewers than Shaq on ‘Shaq VS.’ Gotta wonder who green-lighted a one hour program with possibly the most uncharismatic athlete out there. He could learn a few things from TO. The head of the NHL PA was outed (no, not in that way!) by the 30 player reps. At 3:00am. The Girls say, never go to bed angry. Get ready to watch hockey ‘classics’ in 2011, because there might be no live action. But at least the never-ending trough of college football drama will keep is duly occupied. Over in the MLB, the pennant races are heating up, but it seems like the division leaders will march in uncontested. Could Joe Mauer help get the Twins in there for a wild card berth? Still a lot of time left. Now if only someone would tell the Dodgers that Jim Thome was playing in the AL. Was LA only looking for a pinch hitter? That’s like taking an option card in poker even when you know you have the winning hand. But if it helps a Dodgers/Yankees World Series (ahem, Joe Torre/Yankees World Series), we’re all for it - even if the Yankees are garnering some good karma by reducing ticket prices by up to 90% during the playoffs. What’s that we smell? Could it be desperation to sell those awesome ‘Legends’ seats??? NFL, oh NFL. Did ye know that Favre was coming back even in April, when you created the schedule pitting the Browns (Eric Mangini) against the Vikings (Brett Favre) in Week 1? Wouldn’t it be a shame if the game was - GASP! - blacked out in Cleveland due to poor attendance? Oh, right, who gives a crap about the hometown fans. Oh wait, who gives a crap about the Browns outside of Cleveland. Let’s all Twitter about it and then blog during the games. Oh wait… In this week’s It Had To Be Said, The Girls discuss the undergarment promising to give you back that ‘high school fine’ look. So grab your racquet and you PDA, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:13:15 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Debates Without Outcomes...like Doctors Without Borders but waaaayyyyy different. Did the Eagles show that they care only about winning the Super Bowl (the attitude every Philadelphia fan has begged for them to honor) and not about the lives of dogs when they signed Michael Vick? Did Brad Childress show that he only wants to dismantle the Vikings and ensure he can retire early by lusting after, begging for and finally securing Brett's heart? Does anyone on the Eagles even have a dog? And what about the poor goat who was the real victim of Brett Favre? Doesn't anyone care about him? (Her?) And, honestly, if Brad isn't going to have a child and name him after Brett then why is Favre even coming back? A winning season can't trump having a human named after you, can it? Maybe Brett is shooting for OctoMom and wants to do the 'George Foreman', creating and then naming dozens of his own offspring after himself. Our brains are scrambled eggs with all this chatter. But now that the Fantoo Girls are back together as one, we need to set the record straight. It's simple, really. What Vick did was horrible, but he served his time, he sacrificed his career and cash, and he actually came to realize that what he did was horrific. Brett Favre committed emotionally abused the fans and his peers. He held them hostage while he luxuriated in the glow of attention, all the while knowing he was going to return after training camp. (Training camp is for those who haven't yet figured out how to get out of going...) He made more cash, got some swanky treatment and doesn't feel bad about anything. At all. And forever. The man is without fault, according to himself. Fans must keep in mind that the players already have come to understand the NFL is a business, and that goes both ways. Brett can say he had the right to string everyone along until the last moment and then sign, drastically changing the careers of those who are now behind him on the depth chart. Business, baby, business. Michael Vick can say that he served his time and the NFL reinstated him, so he has the right to return to the NFL and go about his life, and the Eagles have the right to sign an eligible player. That's business! Both the players are selfish and that trait manifested itself in two very different ways. We're sure Tavaris Jackson feels bad for the dogs that were part of Bad Newz Kennels, but you can bet right now he feels his own pain more, because his dream of being an NFL quarterback may have hit the wall thanks to a Wrangler-wearing drama queen who doesn't understand fan loyalty and doesn't know when to hang up the jock strap. Did that set the record straight? Likely not, as the debates are sure to rage on right up until the Super Bowl. We know one thing for sure: Tom Brady is super-psyched about the distractions. It's like he never came back. After Robin freaks out, thinking the entire world of sport waited until she went on holiday to heat up, we delve into Michael Beasley (a good pot story never gets by us) Shaq and his utterly boring show (blech), and Derrek Lee's brilliant idea for charity (theathletescloset.org). We take some liberties with the Rookie Look this week as Katie Reyes hits the game winner and gets the final out...in the Little League World Series. Loyal listeners know that we would be wagering bets on the amount of tush a pro would get after a performance like that, and try as we might we could not alter our M.O. Sorry Katie! We take some time to slam Michael Crabtree, because there is no reason not to, and then get to the good stuff: the video screen at that billion-dollar mecca also known as Cowboys Stadium. Land of the $60 pizza and $5 beer. Is that a football stadium where the action happens on the field or a Britney Spears concert where all you want to do is see if you can catch her screwing up the lip synching? We're all for stadium luxuries, but that screen has no place in a stadium that is too big for the game. Get off the cash bandwagon, fools. We won't let you turn football into WWE. On the diamond it all comes down to the Mets implosion. The final nail in the coffin, the loss of Johan Santana. The last rose thrown into the grave, the unassisted triple play by Eric Bruntlett. Of the Phillies. The Mets' nemesis. The book detailing their season from hell will be available by Christmas. In 3D, for sure. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we craft our own solution to America's health care crisis. So grab your sneaks, ditch the high fructose corn syrup, and focus on the squeeze...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep180.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 0E6A4E67-18E0-40C1-BD2E-8D82363D6469-9690-0000CE81E5C6E104-FFA Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:27 -0400 Vick Debates, Shaq Bores and Plaxico Emotes with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Debates Without Outcomes...like Doctors Without Borders but waaaayyyyy different. Did the Eagles show that they care only about winning the Super Bowl (the attitude every Philadelphia fan has begged for them to honor) and not about the lives of dogs when they signed Michael Vick? Did Brad Childress show that he only wants to dismantle the Vikings and ensure he can retire early by lusting after, begging for and finally securing Brett's heart? Does anyone on the Eagles even have a dog? And what about the poor goat who was the real victim of Brett Favre? Doesn't anyone care about him? (Her?) And, honestly, if Brad isn't going to have a child and name him after Brett then why is Favre even coming back? A winning season can't trump having a human named after you, can it? Maybe Brett is shooting for OctoMom and wants to do the 'George Foreman', creating and then naming dozens of his own offspring after himself. Our brains are scrambled eggs with all this chatter. But now that the Fantoo Girls are back together as one, we need to set the record straight. It's simple, really. What Vick did was horrible, but he served his time, he sacrificed his career and cash, and he actually came to realize that what he did was horrific. Brett Favre committed emotionally abused the fans and his peers. Likely not, as the debates are sure to rage on right up until the Super Bowl. We know one thing for sure: Tom Brady is super-psyched about the distractions. It's like he never came back. After Robin freaks out, thinking the entire world of sport waited until she went on holiday to heat up, we delve into Michael Beasley (a good pot story never gets by us) Shaq and his utterly boring show (blech), and Derrek Lee's brilliant idea for charity (theathletescloset.org). We take some liberties with the Rookie Look this week as Katie Reyes hits the game winner and gets the final out...in the Little League World Series. Loyal listeners know that we would be wagering bets on the amount of tush a pro would get after a performance like that, and try as we might we could not alter our M.O. Sorry Katie! We take some time to slam Michael Crabtree, because there is no reason not to, and then get to the good stuff: the video screen at that billion-dollar mecca also known as Cowboys Stadium. Land of the $60 pizza and $5 beer. Is that a football stadium where the action happens on the field or a Britney Spears concert where all you want to do is see if you can catch her screwing up the lip synching? We're all for stadium luxuries, but that screen has no place in a stadium that is too big for the game. Get off the cash bandwagon, fools. We won't let you turn football into WWE. On the diamond it all comes down to the Mets implosion. The final nail in the coffin, the loss of Johan Santana. The last rose thrown into the grave, the unassisted triple play by Eric Bruntlett. Of the Phillies. The Mets' nemesis. The book detailing their season from hell will be available by Christmas. In 3D, for sure. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we craft our own solution to America's health care crisis. So grab your sneaks, ditch the high fructose corn syrup, and focus on the squeeze...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:30 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no The Girls are investigating reports of zany behavior in 'sota, progress in Oakland, and the apparent feng shui-ing of Yankee Stadium. They'll be back next week with a laugh riot of a podcast for you. Get the corn out of your teeth and join us! To satisfy your Fantoo addiction Jay has crafted a Best of the Fantoo Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep179.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ FB494A9E-00A7-4E51-8626-01F2461BF451-6599-00009D74B966D265-FFA Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:54:39 -0400 It's a "Best Of" with the Girls The Girls are investigating reports of zany behavior in 'sota, progress in Oakland, and the apparent feng shui-ing of Yankee Stadium. They'll be back next week with a laugh riot of a podcast for you. Get the corn out of your teeth and join us! To satisfy your Fantoo addiction Jay has crafted a Best of the Fantoo Girls! 37:16 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girl is coming to you live from the set of another Fantoo Girls production, "Everybody's Got a Network!" Which means you have another shot at a total lack of objective coverage of your beloved sports. The SEC has decided to go all Kim Jong-il on its fan base by restricting coverage of their sporting events. After inking a 2.25 billion-dollar deal with ESPN, and apparently having a conversation or six with their lawyers, the SEC has yanked up the drawbridge and waved its finger at those who wish to capture highlights, photos or simply the 'memories' of games and tweet or otherwise share said 'memories'. No more facebook posts for ye! It's just further evidence that when these cats call a meeting to establish ground rules, write up a contract or determine fine-able behavior, they do so with copious amounts of alcohol. How else to explain such absurd and controlling actions? The students of the SEC can teach the 'out-of-touch' leaders a thing or two about cultivating a loyal following. Shame, SEC, shame. And shame on Patrick Kane. Dude, .20 cents? Really? You couldn't tip the cabbie a buck-twenty for having to drive your drunk bum home at 4 AM from Buffalo's nightclub 'DISTRICT'? And since when does Buffalo have a district for nightclubs? A whole district? Wow. We can't decide what aspect of that story is more surprising, but we're leaning towards the revelation that Buffalo is more happening than most real cities. Going states now, we turn our sites towards New Jersey. The politicians have decided that it's had enough of teams taking the state for granted after the Nets removed 'New Jersey' from its road jerseys. Now the politicians are stomping mad and won't give the teams another dime of taxpayer cash until the uniforms reflect the state in which the teams play their home games. Um. Guys. Too. Late. You gave them all the coin they needed to build stadiums on the backs of the citizens of New Jersey already and now you throw a hissy fit? Why are we not surprised by the order of these events? Because politicians date after they are married, steal your cash after they are elected and get paid to do nothing after they are kicked out of office. For life. No surprise there. So, somebody stole Baron Davis' computer. Before the trail cooled off his 'representation' made darn sure that those who have the computer are aware that they will be prosecuted if they release any of the stored images, audio or personal files. Hmmmmm...they go on to say that "the photographs and videos depict, among other things, a variety of private images of our client and his associates and his colleagues." Here we go again. More sex tapes. Just what we need. What we have been watching non-stop since Tuesday is the video of Kevin Youkilis charging the mound after being pelted by Rick Porcello of the Detroit Tigers. Enough with the mob behavior, oh boys of summer. These hits and retaliation hits are only going to result in someone getting killed one day and then it's going to suck for everyone. It's all fun and games till somebody bites the dust, eats the dirt, collapses at home plate. As much as we appreciate Ozzie Guillen taking one for the team, we just don't need this nonsense. We'd prefer it if you would settle the battle on the diamond and then take it to Pay-Per-View so we can make a date out of it. But Kevin, no matter what anyone says, that was quite a charge. We were impressed. We even feared for the mound itself. And we understand why you're testy. It hurts to get hit by a fastball and it KILLS to get swept by the Yankees, especially with A-Rod hitting homers and blowing kisses. After dishing on Nick Swisher and his wardrobe, we marvel at the Yankees new-found childlike innocence. Shaving cream pies, Kangaroo Court, what's next? Crazy Hair Day? Opposites Day? Whatever it is, keep up the goofy factor cuz we need some Bronx drama in the post-season. Our Rookie Look is so deserved that it's sad to do it without Robin (who is scouting for the Nationals, tracking down terrorists bent on disrupting the Badminton World Championship and trying to find that perfect pair of Jimmy Choos to go clamming in) but we couldn't let this one get away. Australian big-leaguer, Trent Oeltjen, joined the Diamondbacks on August 6th, after toiling away for nine years in the minors. He's gone 12-24 with 3 homers in his first five games. Oh, and he's stolen two bases, probably carried some veterans' jock straps, walked a frail woman across the road and doused a forest fire. Or so we've heard. Sadly, he did not hit for the cycle on August 11th. It's a disappointment that will take years to get over, but we'll try and refrain from booing him. Trent, keep it up, don't frequent the same establishments as Josh Hamilton, lock your doors at night (chicks in the States are out 'o control), and beg Sports Illustrated to keep you off the cover. And if you need to add a little spice to your repertoire just spend some time watching Shane Victorino. It's not great to get ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes...when you are in the outfield playing D...but he adds a certain flair that keeps the game light, which means the wins come a wee bit easier. For our take on Josh Hamilton you'll have to listen in to this week's sports podcast. Let's just say we don't think this is the first time post-sobriety that Josh has done the whole college-chick-whipped-cream-naked-on-the-bar thing. It's just that this time someone took a picture. Or twelve. And he posed for them! D.U.M.B. Also smack in the D.U.M.B. category are the state troopers who threw an Open House at the Shooting Range party for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. Lt. Myra Taylor says the State Police often host community groups for firearm safety instruction. (Try. Please try and contain your laughter.) She also says that "this was a good faith gesture to ensure that they (Steelers) knew how to operate firearms." By the looks of this photo the class did not graduate. Pointing guns at the heads of other people in the 'class photo' does not get thee a gold star. And we wonder why athletes think they can get away with murder. (By the way, that was not a euphemism.) Please let us know when those in charge of the fire safety party have been terminated. We wish we had some great news regarding the upcoming start to the NFL season, but so far it's all about the injuries. Which has us wondering if the injuries are all about the "conditioning". (Now that IS a euphemism...for supplements.) The only bright spot is the continued holdout of Michael Crabtree. That is something to cheer about because it's going to force Roger Goodell to finally do something about the rookies, their agents, the ridiculous demands they make and their inability to negotiate anything conclusive before training camp. Crabtree is an ass, but he's also a catalyst for change. He'll sit out the year, get fat and open a rib shack. The NFL will negotiate a new CBA with a rookie salary scale and call it 'The Crabtree" and all will be happy. 'Cept Crabby. Here's a little advice for all rookies who haven't signed because your agents say they can't determine your value without other rookies signing their deals - DROP EM LIKE THEY HAVE SWINE FLU. Determine your fair value, keep their ten percent and get your tail into camp. You will have a much better chance at keeping your job, and therefor your paycheck. Honestly, it's not that difficult. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Don't blame YouTube, Blame You! So grab a fire extinguisher, the neck of an agent and .20 cents - you never know when you're going to need it...it's time to talk sport with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep178.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 03EC8690-DEEB-4B09-9C0C-C9E59C3E591E-2617-000037831D7AB8DC-FFA Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:00:33 -0400 SEC Sensors, Baron Davis Sweats and Trent Oeltjen Gets The Look with The Girls! Today The Girl is coming to you live from the set of another Fantoo Girls production, "Everybody's Got a Network!" Which means you have another shot at a total lack of objective coverage of your beloved sports. The SEC has decided to go all Kim Jong-il on its fan base by restricting coverage of their sporting events. After inking a 2.25 billion-dollar deal with ESPN, and apparently having a conversation or six with their lawyers, the SEC has yanked up the drawbridge and waved its finger at those who wish to capture highlights, photos or simply the 'memories' of games and tweet or otherwise share said 'memories'. No more facebook posts for ye! It's just further evidence that when these cats call a meeting to establish ground rules, write up a contract or determine fine-able behavior, they do so with copious amounts of alcohol. How else to explain such absurd and controlling actions? The students of the SEC can teach the 'out-of-touch' leaders a thing or two about cultivating a loyal following. Shame, SEC, shame. And shame on Patrick Kane. Dude, .20 cents? Really? You couldn't tip the cabbie a buck-twenty for having to drive your drunk bum home at 4 AM from Buffalo's nightclub 'DISTRICT'? And since when does Buffalo have a district for nightclubs? But Kevin, no matter what anyone says, that was quite a charge. We were impressed. We even feared for the mound itself. And we understand why you're testy. It hurts to get hit by a fastball and it KILLS to get swept by the Yankees, especially with A-Rod hitting homers and blowing kisses. After dishing on Nick Swisher and his wardrobe, we marvel at the Yankees new-found childlike innocence. Shaving cream pies, Kangaroo Court, what's next? Crazy Hair Day? Opposites Day? Whatever it is, keep up the goofy factor cuz we need some Bronx drama in the post-season. Our Rookie Look is so deserved that it's sad to do it without Robin (who is scouting for the Nationals, tracking down terrorists bent on disrupting the Badminton World Championship and trying to find that perfect pair of Jimmy Choos to go clamming in) but we couldn't let this one get away. Australian big-leaguer, Trent Oeltjen, joined the Diamondbacks on August 6th, after toiling away for nine years in the minors. He's gone 12-24 with 3 homers in his first five games. Oh, and he's stolen two bases, probably carried some veterans' jock straps, walked a frail woman across the road and doused a forest fire. Or so we've heard. Sadly, he did not hit for the cycle on August 11th. It's a disappointment that will take years to get over, but we'll try and refrain from booing him. Trent, keep it up, don't frequent the same establishments as Josh Hamilton, lock your doors at night (chicks in the States are out 'o control), and beg Sports Illustrated to keep you off the cover. And if you need to add a little spice to your repertoire just spend some time watching Shane Victorino. It's not great to get ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes...when you are in the outfield playing D...but he adds a certain flair that keeps the game light, which means the wins come a wee bit easier. For our take on Josh Hamilton you'll have to listen in to this week's sports podcast. Let's just say we don't think this is the first time post-sobriety that Josh has done the whole college-chick-whipped-cream-naked-on-the-bar thing. It's just that this time someone took a picture. Or twelve. And he posed for them! D.U.M.B. Also smack in the D.U.M.B. category are the state troopers who threw an Open House at the Shooting Range party for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.So grab a fire extinguisher, the neck of an agent and .20 cents - you never know when you're going to need it...it's time to talk sport with The Girls! 1:07:01 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...The Pact that we at the Fantoo Girls have with all of you! Wha? You don't remember agreeing to said Pact? Don't recall when it was formed? Not sure what's in it? Tthen consider yourselves on double-secret probation. Now we know exactly how Andy Reid feels. We go through all the trouble of crafting The Pact and then it's ignored. (flicks light on and off...off and on...) Even when you know it's for your own good! All we have to say is the Philadelphia sports page just got real interesting. You know there is zero shot that the little dust up won't play out in the "media". (Good thing podcasts are exempt from being the "media". Seems only bloggers get lumped in with that crowd.) Now that the Buick Open is no longer the Buick Open we've come up with a few suggestions of our own. Somehow Gas Mask Open didn't make the final cut, but it does seem apropos, no? We're thinking Radio Shack might want to continue to push it's "rebranding" and call it the Shack Open. Or how about Wack-A-Shack? Maybe we should just let Lance Armstrong and Team Shack keep all the glory, and defend that lawsuit you just know the Real Shaq is dreaming up. Especially if Lance refuses to ride with him. Which we STRONGLY urge him to do. Is Allen Iverson bound for Greece? Do we get Greek basketball on Comcast? Olympiakos Piraeus has quietly been building a team that could eventually become quite a ratings-grabber worldwide. We may not see it here, hence David Stern seemingly not nervous about the siphoning of his players, but lots of people in Europe have access to the full slate of European basketball games. Wonder if the whole "conquer the world" agenda has taken a backseat to "stop the hemmoraging"? Sure would be strange to see AI in Greece chowing down on some fried and stuffed grape leaves while waxing poetically on the European's fondness for less practice and more siestas. Dude, if you go we are so coming to see you play. And we're bringing our Fathead. The Girls congratulate Jeremy Roenick on his retirement. He played hard and retired like a gentleman. (Remind you of a certain NFL player? Nah, didn't think so.) We'll miss you on the ice, but we're certain you will be ironing that suit for pre and post-game analysis. Better yet, head straight to Entertainment Tonight. You'd kill it. NFL training camps are in full swing and the injuries are already mounting. Torn ACL's (shhhh...don't tell anyone), ruptured Achilles tendons, and bumps and bruises from all those punches thrown. From the looks of it, the Oakland Raiders are the smartest of the bunch so far, keeping their guys off the field and in the classroom. We have only one suggestion: while JaMarcus Russell is learning the game of football could you please put him on a treadmill? Dude needs to lay off the bags of Lays, mini-Snickers and sides of beef. At the very least he ought to go 'grass-fed'. Or maybe just eat grass himself. (Note: We didn't say smoke it, we said eat it.) Smoking grass seems to have caught up with the usually extraordinarily well-behaved Eagles this year. Juqua Parker was busted for having a small amount of pot on his person during a traffic stop. Great. Another reason for Andy Reid to be angry. It's not smart to fool Mother Nature, and it's not smart to mess with redheads. But given that the Eagles have bigger issues like saluting Jim Johnson, healing Shawn Andrew's ailing back, making sure Asante Samuel can survive a conditioning test (he'll work his way up to actually playing the game), and rebuilding the defense, Juqua will probably get lost in the shuffle. Good news for him, but the above is bad news for Eagles fans. Not as bad as the news that Plaxico Burress got from the Grand Jury. Plax will serve jail time, and by the time he gets out he will not likely have it in him to return to the field. Some mistakes are dumb, some are really dumb, and some land you in the joint. We hear he's trying to get some plastic surgery donated so he can look more like Al Sharpton than a handsome ex-NFL player. Good luck with that. Matt Leinart continues to live in a beer-funnel induced haze as Ken Wisenhunt tutors his replacement, Brian St. Pierre. We find it amazing that he doesn't think he has anything to worry about. Perhaps that fact sums it all up. Quarterbacks need to have sound judgement and clearly he does not...on so many levels. Over ont he diamond, Hank Aaron speaks what we all have been saying for months now: Release the list of names of those who tested positive for substances THAT WEREN'T BANNED AT THE TIME so we can all move on. The way this has played out it's like getting slightly stuck by a needle a thousand times until the doctor finally shoves it in for the delivery of the meds. Keeping the list 'confidential' is taxing, annoying and has no purpose. When, when, when will they learn? On a brighter note, Tim Lincecum is chipping away at a real record: 300 strikeouts in one season. The Girls are lighting the candles now. We would love to see this happen, but we sure won't be helping with any laser beams. We're hoping he gets it the old-fashioned way and then cuts his hair. Or at least takes those Power Ranger posters off his locker. We wrap baseball with a little chat about Prince Fielder. Dude can hit the deck when necessary, but getting up is a multi-stage process. Is plunking a ballplayer necessary or can they send a message another way? Like putting plastic wrap on the urinals? That's more our speed. At any rate, Prince hasn't moved that fast since it was 1999. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we get the proof that Disney sends secret messages to us. So grab your decoder ring, a Tony Luke's pork italiano, and some spiked lemonade to wash it all down...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep177.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ D3403123-5FAB-453F-9E73-21795FFAA6A1-19487-0000F03B42110EDC-FFA Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:51:39 -0400 Breached Pacts, Pointless Lists and Looney Leinart with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...The Pact that we at the Fantoo Girls have with all of you! Wha? You don't remember agreeing to said Pact? Don't recall when it was formed? Not sure what's in it? Tthen consider yourselves on double-secret probation. Now we know exactly how Andy Reid feels. We go through all the trouble of crafting The Pact and then it's ignored. (flicks light on and off...off and on...) Even when you know it's for your own good! All we have to say is the Philadelphia sports page just got real interesting. You know there is zero shot that the little dust up won't play out in the "media". (Good thing podcasts are exempt from being the "media". Seems only bloggers get lumped in with that crowd.) Now that the Buick Open is no longer the Buick Open we've come up with a few suggestions of our own. Somehow Gas Mask Open didn't make the final cut, but it does seem apropos, no? We're thinking Radio Shack might want to continue to push it's "rebranding" and call it the Shack Open. Or how about Wack-A-Shack? Maybe we should just let Lance Armstrong and Team Shack keep all the glory, and defend that lawsuit you just know the Real Shaq is dreaming up. Good news for him, but the above is bad news for Eagles fans. Not as bad as the news that Plaxico Burress got from the Grand Jury. Plax will serve jail time, and by the time he gets out he will not likely have it in him to return to the field. Some mistakes are dumb, some are really dumb, and some land you in the joint. We hear he's trying to get some plastic surgery donated so he can look more like Al Sharpton than a handsome ex-NFL player. Good luck with that. Matt Leinart continues to live in a beer-funnel induced haze as Ken Wisenhunt tutors his replacement, Brian St. Pierre. We find it amazing that he doesn't think he has anything to worry about. Perhaps that fact sums it all up. Quarterbacks need to have sound judgement and clearly he does not...on so many levels. Over ont he diamond, Hank Aaron speaks what we all have been saying for months now: Release the list of names of those who tested positive for substances THAT WEREN'T BANNED AT THE TIME so we can all move on. The way this has played out it's like getting slightly stuck by a needle a thousand times until the doctor finally shoves it in for the delivery of the meds. Keeping the list 'confidential' is taxing, annoying and has no purpose. When, when, when will they learn? On a brighter note, Tim Lincecum is chipping away at a real record: 300 strikeouts in one season. The Girls are lighting the candles now. We would love to see this happen, but we sure won't be helping with any laser beams. We're hoping he gets it the old-fashioned way and then cuts his hair. Or at least takes those Power Ranger posters off his locker. We wrap baseball with a little chat about Prince Fielder. Dude can hit the deck when necessary, but getting up is a multi-stage process. Is plunking a ballplayer necessary or can they send a message another way? Like putting plastic wrap on the urinals? That's more our speed. At any rate, Prince hasn't moved that fast since it was 1999. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we get the proof that Disney sends secret messages to us. So grab your decoder ring, a Tony Luke's pork italiano, and some spiked lemonade to wash it all down...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:57 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from our happy place, a rare thing with the world of sport in recent days. We're perched on the brim of Mark Buehrle's hat watching batter after batter get nervous like a girl at her first dance as Mr. Perfect winds up and shuts 'em down. He couldn't have done it without DeWayne Wise who snatched perfection from the jaws of just another great outing with a killer over-the-wall grab. Yes, it's a team sport and a Mark needed his little buddy, DeWayne. (Somebody dial Alberto Contador into this concept, please.) From happy joy we get into the 'business' of sport. Did Roger Goodell kick Vick while he was down with his Tony Dungy-mentored reintroduction program? Will anyone sign him? And if the answer is yes, have they taken the time to look back at his last three years behind center? Sure, he's a Pro Bowl (AKA popular) QB, but in his six years in the league he's thrown 71 TDs and 52 INTs in 74 games. You can do the math. Not fabulous. Factor in some serious downtime and you've got yourself a real project. Is Belichick the man for the task? Only if Roger Goodell says so. Perhaps that whole Spygate thingy gave Roger a card to use when he so desires. A bad-guy-gone-good story is perfect for the NFL right about now. In other NFL legal news, Manhattan's DA, Robert Morganthau says he wants Plaxico Burress in jail. But Plax's attorney, Benjamin Brafman, is wondering if the whole unfortunate incident can be forgotten. That would be like saying Bernie Madoff should get a reduced sentence because he was good for the economy, until the economy tanked. Not his fault, right? Plax, start making yourself look a little less attractive cuz you're about to go to the house...and we don't mean the end zone. Fire up those iPods, kiddies! Ocho Conco is dropping a pass, um, CD and it features the single 'Child Please' with Lil Wayne. How does this man focus? A CD, a very active Twitter account, and his day job which could use a little attention if he plans on ever getting near another yellow jacket. Focus, man! We need TDs so we can see you fined some more. Breaking news...kinda...if it's for real...who are we kidding. Brett Favre says he's officially retired and won't join the Vikings. But then he tells Peter King that if a team calls him on November 1 he just might take the bait. As hard as this is for you to believe, The Girls are speechless. That is until we talk about the T.O. Show. Week 2 was a masterpiece. Lady Di and his maidens, Mo and Kit, have us rolling. And believe it or not we're not laughing at them. T.O. in footie PJs laying on a toddler bed at a B&B in Buffalo? We'd be psyched if he'd quit football and do this full-time. He's genius on camera. And the ladies are growing on us. Anyone who can call T.O. a large, red tampon immediately receives honorary Fantoo Girls status. Just like that. Shaq has officially worn out his welcome as king of the goofy, man of the badge, Kobe tormentor, and basketball player. He's jumped the mascot. Did he seriously think President Obama would just drop everything and sit down with the big doof and talk game? Shaq, you may think you are larger than life, that you are a man of many talents, that law and politics will be your court some day, but you are a wee bit NUTTY! Oh, and totally delusional. Please do not give this man a badge. The Emmy goes to T.O., not you. And we haven't even seen your show. As Carol dons full black mourning garb (with the requisite sponsor logos splashed on every inch), we mourn the end of the Tour de France, salute the Brits for an amazing showing, begrudgingly congratulate Alberto Contador and marvel at Lance Armstrong's incredible endurance. No wonder the chicks love him. (We hear through well-placed spies that the chicks love Phil Liggett...a tear slides slowly down Carol's cheek. She thought she was unique in her love of his fabulousness.) But we're psyched for next year as we will be one of the fans lining the countryside of France - or partying in some tavern - as the men of the Tour whizz by. And next year's Tour will be even more epic than 2009. With all that is going on in what is supposed to be the lazy season of sports, the diamond got the shaft on this week's sports podcast. We give you the scoop on the Mets, proving yet again that the dysfunction is in the front office and the guys breaking a sweat are doing the best they can. Four in a row isn't bad. We also throw props to a grand slam maestro and a switch-homer-hitting guy who clearly loves the caffeine. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we give you the inside scoop on Sarah Palin's post-Governor plans. So grab your sunscreen, a Fan's Guide to Good Behavior manual, and your best footie PJs...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep176.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ F2832EFC-A828-4BC0-AC27-F53019C9A014-5402-00006822FD1D31EA-FFA Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:41:06 -0400 Perfection, Convictions, Retirements and the T.O. Show with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from our happy place, a rare thing with the world of sport in recent days. We're perched on the brim of Mark Buehrle's hat watching batter after batter get nervous like a girl at her first dance as Mr. Perfect winds up and shuts 'em down. He couldn't have done it without DeWayne Wise who snatched perfection from the jaws of just another great outing with a killer over-the-wall grab. Yes, it's a team sport and a Mark needed his little buddy, DeWayne. (Somebody dial Alberto Contador into this concept, please.) From happy joy we get into the 'business' of sport. Did Roger Goodell kick Vick while he was down with his Tony Dungy-mentored reintroduction program? Will anyone sign him? And if the answer is yes, have they taken the time to look back at his last three years behind center? Sure, he's a Pro Bowl (AKA popular) QB, but in his six years in the league he's thrown 71 TDs and 52 INTs in 74 games. You can do the math. Not fabulous. Factor in some serious downtime and you've got yourself a real project. Is Belichick the man for the task? Only if Roger Goodell says so. Perhaps that whole Spygate thingy gave Roger a card to use when he so desires. A bad-guy-gone-good story is perfect for the NFL right about now. In other NFL legal news, Manhattan's DA, Robert Morganthau says he wants Plaxico Burress in jail. But Plax's attorney, Benjamin Brafman, is wondering if the whole unfortunate incident can be forgotten. That would be like saying Bernie Madoff should get a reduced sentence because he was good for the economy, until the economy tanked. Not his fault, right? Plax, start making yourself look a little less attractive cuz you're about to go to the house...and we don't mean the end zone. Fire up those iPods, kiddies! Ocho Conco is dropping a pass, um, CD and it features the single 'Child Please' with Lil Wayne. How does this man focus? And next year's Tour will be even more epic than 2009. With all that is going on in what is supposed to be the lazy season of sports, the diamond got the shaft on this week's sports podcast. We give you the scoop on the Mets, proving yet again that the dysfunction is in the front office and the guys breaking a sweat are doing the best they can. Four in a row isn't bad. We also throw props to a grand slam maestro and a switch-homer-hitting guy who clearly loves the caffeine. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we give you the inside scoop on Sarah Palin's post-Governor plans. So grab your sunscreen, a Fan's Guide to Good Behavior manual, and your best footie PJs...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:12:30 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Erin Andrews’ hotel room. Why are we inside rather than creepily loitering outside with a camera trained on the peephole? Because we knocked. Seriously, the dude who made this little indie film has issues, and will have more coming once ESPN and Erin’s attorneys get a hold of him. But the additional perpetrator of this crime is…the New York Post. They decry the ‘Peep Shocker’ while publishing three explicit photos from the film - one on the cover!!! Does that make us all voyeurs, or just the editors at the Post? Shaq gets his own, shiny reality TV show and we wonder how long it will take for him to challenge LeBron. Best upcoming episode of ‘Shaq Vs.’ will be him against Mist May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in volleyball. Just think of the outfit potential? There was golf played last weekend. While Stewart Cink and Tony Romo played well and broke hearts, it was Charles’ Barkley’s swing that was the real story. Or was it the civil suit filed against Ben Roethlisberger by an employee of Harrah’s stemming from an incident last year at about this time? You’d actually never know if you watched ESPN… Breathless talk about Michael Vick amps up to a feverish pitch. Will there even be a market for him at this stage? Oakland? Al Davis? Are you there? Maybe the Bengals? But please let the talking/writing heads suspend the ‘not deserving to get back into the NFL’ argument for someone who really has not paid his debt to society - there are some of those in the NFL for sure. Let Goodell decide if he wants Vick as a representative of the league and then the let market decide if he has skills. ‘The T.O. Show’ is on. The girls have decided that T.O. in all his super-fantastic-body-elastic cheesy, hokey glory is as mesmerizing as Princess Di. What will he do next? (Seduce the real estate agent, check. Hit up the ex-finance to show her off, check. Get a date with Jessica Simpson...well, some things take time.) Is there a chance for reconciliation with his ex-fiance? (No) Will we see more of his famous workout bands? (Without question). Will he cry? (Does Bud Selig have a comb-over?) Complete summer froth. NASCAR is on ESPN for the next 6 races. How do we know? It’s suddenly relevant sporting information on the network’s updates! Just please let Tony Stewart win this year. Another Jimmie Johnson victory is, well, un-Disney. As un-Disney as Jeremy Mayfield’s ‘independent’ drug test (the one he passed 40 minutes before he failed the NASCAR one). The Tour de France has Alberto “Lance was my idol, but dropping him today wasn’t important” Contador with a feel-good lead over Armstrong and the rest of the crew. They head into the final stages but there is a sneaking suspicion that it’s not over until it’s really over this year. Except if you’re Jens Voight, who slid face-first for 20 feet after crashing on the descent Tuesday. Then it is over. Speedy recover, sir. Becks is booooooooooed at home, but all is not lost in LA. The L.A. Angels give Los Angeleans a reason to be proud - in the lead for the AL West despite their power houses on the DL. Will they make any moves by the July 31 trade deadline? Is that really a deadline? We clear that up for Landis in our Fan Tutor. All you need to know is that Philly is kickin’ it solid while Mets fans weep over their highly-paid and well-populated DL. And somehow, someway, the Yankees creep back to the top of the AL East. We wrap it up with a little reflection on the Apollo 11 landing on the moon moons ago. So grab your popcorn and masking tape (for the peep hole in your room) and toss away your ankle bracelet, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep175.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 29CFA6FB-CEFE-412F-A2B0-768ACF4EE8C5-16991-00011351916148D3-FFA Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:18:10 -0400 Erin Andrews VS Peeper, LA Angels VS NY Mets and Shaq VS with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Erin Andrews’ hotel room. Why are we inside rather than creepily loitering outside with a camera trained on the peephole? Because we knocked. Seriously, the dude who made this little indie film has issues, and will have more coming once ESPN and Erin’s attorneys get a hold of him. But the additional perpetrator of this crime is…the New York Post. They decry the ‘Peep Shocker’ while publishing three explicit photos from the film - one on the cover!!! Does that make us all voyeurs, or just the editors at the Post? Shaq gets his own, shiny reality TV show and we wonder how long it will take for him to challenge LeBron. Best upcoming episode of ‘Shaq Vs.’ will be him against Mist May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in volleyball. Just think of the outfit potential? There was golf played last weekend. While Stewart Cink and Tony Romo played well and broke hearts, it was Charles’ Barkley’s swing that was the real story. Or was it the civil suit filed against Ben Roethlisberger by an employee of Harrah’s stemming from an incident last year at about this time? You’d actually never know if you watched ESPN… Breathless talk about Michael Vick amps up to a feverish pitch. Will there even be a market for him at this stage? Oakland? Al Davis? Are you there? Maybe the Bengals? But please let the talking/writing heads suspend the ‘not deserving to get back into the NFL’ argument for someone who really has not paid his debt to society - there are some of those in the NFL for sure. Let Goodell decide if he wants Vick as a representative of the league and then the let market decide if he has skills. ‘The T.O. Show’ is on. The girls have decided that T.O. in all his super-fantastic-body-elastic cheesy, hokey glory is as mesmerizing as Princess Di. What will he do next? (Seduce the real estate agent, check. Hit up the ex-finance to show her off, check. Get a date with Jessica Simpson...well, some things take time.) Is there a chance for reconciliation with his ex-fiance? (No) Will we see more of his famous workout bands? (Without question). Will he cry? (Does Bud Selig have a comb-over?) Complete summer froth. NASCAR is on ESPN for the next 6 races. How do we know? It’s suddenly relevant sporting information on the network’s updates! Just please let Tony Stewart win this year. Another Jimmie Johnson victory is, well, un-Disney. As un-Disney as Jeremy Mayfield’s ‘independent’ drug test (the one he passed 40 minutes before he failed the NASCAR one). The Tour de France has Alberto “Lance was my idol, but dropping him today wasn’t important” Contador with a feel-good lead over Armstrong and the rest of the crew. They head into the final stages but there is a sneaking suspicion that it’s not over until it’s really over this year. Except if you’re Jens Voight, who slid face-first for 20 feet after crashing on the descent Tuesday. Then it is over. Speedy recover, sir. Becks is booooooooooed at home, but all is not lost in LA. The L.A. Angels give Los Angeleans a reason to be proud - in the lead for the AL West despite their power houses on the DL. Will they make any moves by the July 31 trade deadline? Is that really a deadline? We clear that up for Landis in our Fan Tutor. All you need to know is that Philly is kickin’ it solid while Mets fans weep over their highly-paid and well-populated DL. And somehow, someway, the Yankees creep back to the top of the AL East. We wrap it up with a little reflection on the Apollo 11 landing on the moon moons ago. So grab your popcorn and masking tape (for the peep hole in your room) and toss away your ankle bracelet, it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:08:03 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from a new Fantoo Girls production, "Athletes Without Brains", where we hatch a new entrepreneurial venture to save the men from girls with too little life experience and one too many car payments. From married ballplayers asking out interns in the clubhouse to the murder of boxer Arturo Gatti to...hold onto your propellor hat...Donovan McNabb poolside with some 'actresses' who just couldn't refrain from snapping this photo. Kinda harmless, right? Until you take in the blingy 'F' and the bluetooth. We can handle topless chicks (his wife might have a different and totally justifiable opinion), but the late 90s bling and the perma-bluetooth? Out of place. Unforgivable. But it provides us with an opportunity to tell him that what appears harmless will take you down. So take heed and cover. Learn from those who have passed before ye, please. We have a sport to love and not a lot of players to lose. From there we rush on over to the Rutgers campus to see just what 5 million dollars buys you these days. Apparently just a recruiting lounge and welcome center. For 5 mil? We could build a mansion and a guest house for all those 'girlfriends' with that coin. Even if the world was flush with cash, 5 million is a little extravagant for a 'lounge' to recruit guys who would be psyched with pizza and some root beer. Did Tony Romo dump Jessica Simpson on the eve before her birthday to avoid having to buy her a present? Sounds plausible. Dallas Cowboys fans around the world celebrate. But beware...we hear Britney's been seen in Valley Ranch. Contracts are flying around like bugs to Joba's head these days. Terrell Suggs has 63 million reasons to live and Matt Cassel heads to the bank as well. Pedro Martinez will make Philadelphia his home, but his contract is a wee bit smaller. We'd rather be in his cleats. It's easy to out-perform 1 million dollars, and easy to disappoint when you make 120 times what the President of the United States earns. But he nailed that pitch, didn't he? K, not really, but he looked pretty suave trying. Albert Pujols can call the All-Star game a success; he saved the reputation of the leader of the free world. He went 0-3, but who's counting. The AL, that's who, as they rack up yet another All-Star victory. The losers in the mid-summer classic are the fans who forced themselves to watch three hours of meaningless home runs, only to have an obese vegetarian win. Because we are solutions-oriented, we devise a better plan. Most home runs in five minutes wins. Losers buy beer for the stadium. G'night folks. Party over in an hour. The crowd goes wild. We did leave the All-Star game feeling hopeful though. The MVP, Carl Crawford, took home the trophy because of defense. Not a home run, no, not a home run. Defense. That makes us feel all warm inside. But what's really got our blood flowing these days is the Tour de France. Lance is back, Alberto Contador is feisty and Phil Liggett looks like a teenager. What does that man do to defy the aging process? Mark Cavendish is enjoying his spotlight during stages meant for sprinters, but he knows even his 8th gear will take a back seat during the incredibly challenging stages set in the Alps. Team Astana is poised to shepherd it's leader to the Champs Elysees, but exactly who is that leader? That's a little detail that probably should have been hashed out back in Monaco. But for those who like a dash of drama with their climbs, time trials and sprints, this Tour is going to deliver, radio or no radio. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge you to know when to say 'don't'. So grab the bouquet, a pen to sign your name and a stuffed lion...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep174.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ BD85E2F5-B76D-4735-97A9-CC0EF9860365-7429-00005D95C97B0BB5-FFA Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:39:48 -0400 Missing Brains, Recruiting Lounges and Waiting on the Alps with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from a new Fantoo Girls production, "Athletes Without Brains", where we hatch a new entrepreneurial venture to save the men from girls with too little life experience and one too many car payments. From married ballplayers asking out interns in the clubhouse to the murder of boxer Arturo Gatti to...hold onto your propellor hat...Donovan McNabb poolside with some 'actresses' who just couldn't refrain from snapping this photo. Kinda harmless, right? Until you take in the blingy 'F' and the bluetooth. We can handle topless chicks (his wife might have a different and totally justifiable opinion), but the late 90s bling and the perma-bluetooth? Out of place. Unforgivable. But it provides us with an opportunity to tell him that what appears harmless will take you down. So take heed and cover. Learn from those who have passed before ye, please. We have a sport to love and not a lot of players to lose. From there we rush on over to the Rutgers campus to see just what 5 million dollars buys you these days. Apparently just a recruiting lounge and welcome center. For 5 mil? We could build a mansion and a guest house for all those 'girlfriends' with that coin. Even if the world was flush with cash, 5 million is a little extravagant for a 'lounge' to recruit guys who would be psyched with pizza and some root beer. Did Tony Romo dump Jessica Simpson on the eve before her birthday to avoid having to buy her a present? Sounds plausible. Dallas Cowboys fans around the world celebrate. But beware...we hear Britney's been seen in Valley Ranch. Contracts are flying around like bugs to Joba's head these days. Terrell Suggs has 63 million reasons to live and Matt Cassel heads to the bank as well. Pedro Martinez will make Philadelphia his home, but his contract is a wee bit smaller. We'd rather be in his cleats. It's easy to out-perform 1 million dollars, and easy to disappoint when you make 120 times what the President of the United States earns. But he nailed that pitch, didn't he? K, not really, but he looked pretty suave trying. Albert Pujols can call the All-Star game a success; he saved the reputation of the leader of the free world. He went 0-3, but who's counting. The AL, that's who, as they rack up yet another All-Star victory. The losers in the mid-summer classic are the fans who forced themselves to watch three hours of meaningless home runs, only to have an obese vegetarian win. Because we are solutions-oriented, we devise a better plan. Most home runs in five minutes wins. Losers buy beer for the stadium. G'night folks. Party over in an hour. The crowd goes wild. We did leave the All-Star game feeling hopeful though. The MVP, Carl Crawford, took home the trophy because of defense. Not a home run, no, not a home run. Defense. That makes us feel all warm inside. But what's really got our blood flowing these days is the Tour de France. Lance is back, Alberto Contador is feisty and Phil Liggett looks like a teenager. What does that man do to defy the aging process? Mark Cavendish is enjoying his spotlight during stages meant for sprinters, but he knows even his 8th gear will take a back seat during the incredibly challenging stages set in the Alps. Team Astana is poised to shepherd it's leader to the Champs Elysees, but exactly who is that leader? That's a little detail that probably should have been hashed out back in Monaco. But for those who like a dash of drama with their climbs, time trials and sprints, this Tour is going to deliver, radio or no radio. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we urge you to know when to say 'don't'. So grab the bouquet, a pen to sign your name and a stuffed lion...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:17:06 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the new board game Clue-LESS, featuring Steve McNair and his 'girlfriend' Sahel Kazemi. Callous, you say? Guilty, says we, but not before we chastise the sporting world for branding McNair a saint while his wife and children pick up the shattered pieces of their life. Perhaps the most alarming dialogue surrounding this tragedy is the use of the word 'girlfriend' to describe a woman who was a mistress. Let's not sugar coat adultery, which is wrong and never leads to happily-ever-after. Forgive us if we choose not to celebrate a man who so selfishly threw away his own life and that of his family because he couldn't resist the temptation of a shiny bauble. Moving on to a man who is devoted to his wife and mother, both of whom are battling breast cancer. Phil Mickelson has put his career aside for his family during this most trying time. Now that's something we can applaud. Wishes for a swift and full recovery from The Girls to the Mickelson family. Also in this week's sports podcast we dish on Serena's booty (bum, tush, trunk) which Jason Whitlock suggests is keeping her from being a real winner. Wha? Wimbledon Singles and Doubles Champ - again and again - and she's not a winner? Jason, we love you, but you missed the target on this one. Perhaps it's just that you covet her booty? You wish your booty was as productive as her booty? You wish your bank account had all her booty? Or is that looty? Whatever, we can smell jealousy a mile away. The intrusion of Twitter on all things sacred in sports has begun. Ocho Cinco wants to tweet during the game, and you can bet he's not going to be extolling the virtues of Carson Palmer. What should the punishment be for in-game-tweeting? Suspend his account? Steal his blackberry? Hack it and send out pro-Bengals tweets? Force him to write 'I AM Chad Johnson' 500 times on the blackboard? Yet another reason to wait impatiently for football to begin. Here's your Superstars update: The show still blows. And neither TO nor Lisa Leslie could hit their stride on the basketball court. We can't imagine any athletes signing up for Season 2. To which we say, YAY! Vive Le Tour! The crashes are plentiful, Phil Liggett has already said the word diarrhea, and Team Astana won the first team time trial since 2005. Much to the chagrin of the Tour officials, Lance sits dangerously in second place. Seriously, how painful would it be for them to crown him the winner after all the bad blood between them? It's going to take a lot of Bordeaux to wash that one down. If you want to see how Twitter can actually be exciting just follow Lance. He's got the magic thumbs. And unlike Ocho, he can wait until he's off the clock to tweet. Perhaps that's why he's been late every morning. We stay in France for this week's Fan-Tutor which explains (or attempts to anyway) the point systems in the Tour. It isn't all about the time, kids. Not if you're into polka dots or the color green. And, yes, while all that is going on in the world of sports it is still the MONTH ON THE MOUND! Manny's back and more dislikable than ever. Which we assume means that he'll have even more fans wearing his Mannywood shirts. First he cheats, then he blows off buying dinner for his minor league teammates, and then he tosses his batting glove and gets himself tossed. In addition to Bud Selig, baseball needs a Den Mother who carries a big stick to keep these boys in line. As a matter of fact, each league should appoint one 75 year-old catholic mom of ten as Den Mother/Taskmaster. They'd get their acts together by the end of Day One. Um, has anyone seen Bartolo Colon? Kind of can't miss the guy. Ginormous stomach? Bum knee? Apparently athletic enough to pitch for the Cubs? If you run across him please put on a sticker that says, "Charlotte or Bust" and get him to his rehab assignment. And if his disappearance has anything to do with a 'girlfriend' we will throw up our hands in defeat. (It's our aim to save the male population from themselves.) One guy who probably wishes he could disappear is Ryan Dempster. That way his teammates couldn't mercilessly taunt him for breaking his big toe while...wait for it...walking out of the dugout. How do you do that? And with cleats on!? That's fragile. After we rip around the diamond we wrap with this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID where we find out just how 14,200 people could all simultaneously suck at their job. So grab your backpack, a chastity belt and ticket to Costa Rica...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep173.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 66112B88-F99F-4FC1-9C27-BDEC7CF407FE-8111-00008891CC0C5FD9-FFA Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:18:31 -0400 Femme Fatale, Missing Pitcher and Le Tour de France with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the new board game Clue-LESS, featuring Steve McNair and his 'girlfriend' Sahel Kazemi. Callous, you say? Guilty, says we, but not before we chastise the sporting world for branding McNair a saint while his wife and children pick up the shattered pieces of their life. Perhaps the most alarming dialogue surrounding this tragedy is the use of the word 'girlfriend' to describe a woman who was a mistress. Let's not sugar coat adultery, which is wrong and never leads to happily-ever-after. Forgive us if we choose not to celebrate a man who so selfishly threw away his own life and that of his family because he couldn't resist the temptation of a shiny bauble. Moving on to a man who is devoted to his wife and mother, both of whom are battling breast cancer. Phil Mickelson has put his career aside for his family during this most trying time. Now that's something we can applaud. Wishes for a swift and full recovery from The Girls to the Mickelson family. Also in this week's sports podcast we dish on Serena's booty (bum, tush, trunk) which Jason Whitlock suggests is keeping her from being a real winner. Wha? Wimbledon Singles and Doubles Champ - again and again - and she's not a winner? Jason, we love you, but you missed the target on this one. Perhaps it's just that you covet her booty? You wish your booty was as productive as her booty? You wish your bank account had all her booty? Or is that looty? Whatever, we can smell jealousy a mile away. The intrusion of Twitter on all things sacred in sports has begun. Ocho Cinco wants to tweet during the game, and you can bet he's not going to be extolling the virtues of Carson Palmer. What should the punishment be for in-game-tweeting? Suspend his account? Steal his blackberry? Manny's back and more dislikable than ever. Which we assume means that he'll have even more fans wearing his Mannywood shirts. First he cheats, then he blows off buying dinner for his minor league teammates, and then he tosses his batting glove and gets himself tossed. In addition to Bud Selig, baseball needs a Den Mother who carries a big stick to keep these boys in line. As a matter of fact, each league should appoint one 75 year-old catholic mom of ten as Den Mother/Taskmaster. They'd get their acts together by the end of Day One. Um, has anyone seen Bartolo Colon? Kind of can't miss the guy. Ginormous stomach? Bum knee? Apparently athletic enough to pitch for the Cubs? If you run across him please put on a sticker that says, "Charlotte or Bust" and get him to his rehab assignment. And if his disappearance has anything to do with a 'girlfriend' we will throw up our hands in defeat. (It's our aim to save the male population from themselves.) One guy who probably wishes he could disappear is Ryan Dempster. That way his teammates couldn't mercilessly taunt him for breaking his big toe while...wait for it...walking out of the dugout. How do you do that? And with cleats on!? That's fragile. After we rip around the diamond we wrap with this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID where we find out just how 14,200 people could all simultaneously suck at their job. So grab your backpack, a chastity belt and ticket to Costa Rica...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:08:51 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from that part of the heart that few Americans knew they had...until it was broken by Brazil. The Confederations Cup was a real bright spot for American footie, even with the runner-up finish. Of course, the entire country of Spain detests us, but that's nothing new since the invasion of Iraq. The outcome in South Africa suggests that one year from now our country will be all a tizz. Why? Because we excel at weaving tournaments into our life as long as the bars are open and we can lie our way out of work. We're surprised the Olympics haven't haven't spawned drinking games...yet. But we're cool with it as long as they kill (or burn, blow up, drop in the ocean, vaporize) the vuvuzela. A constant sound of swarming locusts may provide feelings of comfort to some, but it is so outrageously annoying to most that the mute button will be depressed come World Cup time. Guaranteed. Unless the vuvuzelas are banned like they were in the past. (And The Girls want to thank (bow down, applaud, revere...revere is probably a bad choice of words) Jan in England for clearing up the locust issue.) South Africa was not under attack. We apologize for any mass hysteria we may have caused. Moving on to Lane Kiffin, or rather the 13 year-old who has committed to his program, Evan Berry. Is that a feather in the cap of the coach or simply a cute thing that kids will do? "I want to be just like Daddy when I grow up!" Which makes the following comment by Evan understandable: "It's the only college I know right now and my Daddy went there." Is there a better reason? Over in the land of TO we have many things to chew on, like his tweet about being in his first wedding. No one is surprised TO wasn't asked to be in a wedding until this past weekend. Quite frankly, we're jealous. By now most people with large circles of influence have had to suck up many a tux and taffeta dress, but not TO. We knew there was a method to his madness. Think of all the cash he's saved! Would it be enough to buy back his ego? Cuz he drowned it on the long jump challenge in Superstars. Robert Horry and Estella Warren bite the sand as the latest victims on the show, but who knows who will be back. The rules seems a little fluid (ratings-focused). To be fair, we've tried to like this show. Really. But the complete and total lack of creativity has us bored. Will we still watch? Yes. So you don't have to. The new super-league, the NBA, has captured our fancy right on the heels of the entertaining playoffs. You've got your draft and now you have free agency. But did you think Shaq would be moving to Cleveland? Maybe he can remake The Flats. He can call them The Shaqs! Somebody has to so the moths and birds will stay off the mound. Someone who may not come back to the court anytime soon is Yao. It pains us to think back to his draft...young Yao looking all scared and not understanding a word...so sad. He may be lost to the NBA but he can live on in infamy in China. As long as he stays away from the milk. And candy. And drywall. And protests. Well, you get the idea. The fact is that if a big man looks a bit off, he probably is. Guys that tall should walk slowly and carry a big stick. Not hustle it up a.nd down the court till their body breaks, which takes all of about three months. When will they learn? The Phil Liggett watch is officially here! The Tour de France, a staple of Fantoo Girls sports podcast coverage, kicks off this Saturday, and we couldn't be more psyched. Will Lance twitter himself into a mad frenzy? WIll he take a support role and help Contador don the maillot jaune? Will Phil Liggett call out Carol's name in a fit of emotion as the lead changes on a mad-killer descent from the Alps? One redhead can only hope. As she waits, she commits to tweet the Tour until her dreams come true. (Expect the tweeting to go on for some time.) Also in this weeks cast we say buy-bye to Jeremy Mayfield, cuz we assume meth and NASCAR do not mix. We applaud Roger Goodell as he vows to be tough on bad fashion (sweat pants at a NYC nightclub), bad gun-handling skills (a waistband is not appropriate for concealing a weapon), and bad judgment. We just wonder why PacIdiot got such a pass. The Girls want to give a massive and feisty welcome to Chris Pronger, who joins the Flyers in this off-season. Chris, we know we've hated on you in the past. It's simply because you shred the opposition. So forgive us. But, we have one request: don't drink the water. We've come to the conclusion that the water in Philadelphia is what strips winners of their desire to win when they arrive in our fair city. (Phillies, this does not apply to you as a whole, but it does apply to every big signing you've made hoping for the answer.) Hold on tight...we're only half way there. We've got your Wimbledon, your AT&T National (with Tiger saying Jim Brown who?), and...drum roll...the MONTH ON THE MOUND! Yes, ladies and gentledudes, it's the MONTH ON THE MOUND, where The Girls get all baseball on you when you most expect it. Tim Lincecum's mullet? On it. Albert Pujols' continuation of hitting domination? Over it like a fastball down the middle. Dutch Daulton on his drug use? Simply cracking up. That's all. Just laughing our asses off because he warrants it. Funny and doesn't know it - the best kind of funny. We Fan-Tutor you on the new restart rules in NASCAR and avoid all the chatter about a secret auction for NFL overtimes. Dumb. Dumb. So dumb we didn't even talk about it so click here if you need a giggle. (Yet another example of what can happen when you have a rules meeting and an open bar at the same time.) Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we conclude that it's not the cheat it's the hypocrisy. So grab your soul mate, then your spouse, and some ear plugs - it's bound to get testy in there...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep172.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 650DFACE-EE4E-437E-B214-B34FF8A852F5-3164-00002ED0F7D58790-FFA Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:43 -0400 Broken Hearts, Broken Promises and New Restarts with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from that part of the heart that few Americans knew they had...until it was broken by Brazil. The Confederations Cup was a real bright spot for American footie, even with the runner-up finish. Of course, the entire country of Spain detests us, but that's nothing new since the invasion of Iraq. The outcome in South Africa suggests that one year from now our country will be all a tizz. Why? Because we excel at weaving tournaments into our life as long as the bars are open and we can lie our way out of work. We're surprised the Olympics haven't haven't spawned drinking games...yet.(Expect the tweeting to go on for some time.) Also in this weeks cast we say buy-bye to Jeremy Mayfield, cuz we assume meth and NASCAR do not mix. We applaud Roger Goodell as he vows to be tough on bad fashion (sweat pants at a NYC nightclub), bad gun-handling skills (a waistband is not appropriate for concealing a weapon), and bad judgment. We just wonder why PacIdiot got such a pass. The Girls want to give a massive and feisty welcome to Chris Pronger, who joins the Flyers in this off-season. Chris, we know we've hated on you in the past. It's simply because you shred the opposition. So forgive us. But, we have one request: don't drink the water. We've come to the conclusion that the water in Philadelphia is what strips winners of their desire to win when they arrive in our fair city. (Phillies, this does not apply to you as a whole, but it does apply to every big signing you've made hoping for the answer.) Hold on tight...we're only half way there. We've got your Wimbledon, your AT&T National (with Tiger saying Jim Brown who?), and...drum roll...the MONTH ON THE MOUND! Yes, ladies and gentledudes, it's the MONTH ON THE MOUND, where The Girls get all baseball on you when you most expect it. Tim Lincecum's mullet? On it. Albert Pujols' continuation of hitting domination? Over it like a fastball down the middle. Dutch Daulton on his drug use? Simply cracking up. That's all. Just laughing our asses off because he warrants it. Funny and doesn't know it - the best kind of funny. We Fan-Tutor you on the new restart rules in NASCAR and avoid all the chatter about a secret auction for NFL overtimes. Dumb. Dumb. So dumb we didn't even talk about it so click here if you need a giggle. (Yet another example of what can happen when you have a rules meeting and an open bar at the same time.) Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we conclude that it's not the cheat it's the hypocrisy. So grab your soul mate, then your spouse, and some ear plugs - it's bound to get testy in there...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:53 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Sidney Crosby's bed where we have to whisper because wittle Sidney is all cuddled up with The Cup, while his favorite stuffed animal begrudgingly sits in the cheap seats. We kid, we make fun, but in reality we're as jealous as ice is cold. We'd give up a lot to wine and dine that majestic silver bundle of hotness that is the Stanley Cup. And then when it comes time to touch his etchings you can bet our bedroom would look a lot more swanky than this: The Cup deserves more. We imagine Ovie would take him to the Four Seasons and order up some strawberries and dark chocolate. As would we. Also in the This and That, we're mesmerized at the speed of the tennis ball, we mourn Nadal's absence at Wimbledon, and we update you on Mr. Irrelevant. Have you heard the one about Tampax sponsoring the Jets? As in the NY Jets? We didn't think so. But it's not all that far-fetched. The NFL allows teams to sell sponsorships on their practice jerseys. Does that even work? Who sees that and for how long? Companies really know how to throw money away. And The Girls are here to catch it! Also in this week's sports podcast we marvel at the sentences our judicial system hands down with little rhyme or reason. Do they pull it out of a hat? We dish on Sean Avery's decision that Marc Sanchez' sloppy seconds ain't so sloppy, till you add shots of Petron, and we wonder just who will play Dwight Howard's foil in the new comedy "Switch"? Great idea...basically 'Freaky Friday' for the hard court...but the real question is, Who's going to play the pathetic white dude with no rhythm and no shot? We have a few ideas. There is someone who is 'with shot', but currently without a tattooed star on his body and we have it all figured out. Terrell Owens got booted from 'Superstars' on the first night in totally scripted fashion, culminating in his partner, Joanna Krupa showing her thespian skills by acting out the infamous Donovan McNabb VS. T.O. sideline slap-fest, while uttering the same two curse words over and over. Had about as much drama as a scene from The Hills. Lame. Also lame? Obstacle courses. Please. Who pays these people to recycle this crap? But, fear not, as T.O. will be back...as soon as his other reality show schedule permits. You did catch the shot of him dunking, right? Mmmm-hmmm. On the diamond, Donald Fehr steps off the mound as Obama steps on it, Zack Greinke tanks as the attention mounts, and the Phillies announcer, Chris Wheeler, makes Freud proud. But the news that got The Girls in a tizz was yet another revelation showing just how wicked smart Jose Canseco is with his announcement that he is filing a lawsuit against MLB. As with everything he has done, the man has a case. We're hoping it's a case of beer with our name on it. We know there's probably not much going on in Albuquerque, but to cheer Manny Ramirez like he's the second coming is only fuel for Canseco's fire. Jose, we'll be happy to fan the flames for you. And finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin confirms that she is ready to run. So grab your ballot, your Cup and a time trial bike...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep171.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 2EBBFE90-22CE-47CA-AD47-5057119B21DF-1765-00002692A303E70F-FFA Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:56:48 -0400 Bedding the Cup, Jumping the Shark and Sloppy Seconds Squared with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Sidney Crosby's bed where we have to whisper because wittle Sidney is all cuddled up with The Cup, while his favorite stuffed animal begrudgingly sits in the cheap seats. We kid, we make fun, but in reality we're as jealous as ice is cold. We'd give up a lot to wine and dine that majestic silver bundle of hotness that is the Stanley Cup. And then when it comes time to touch his etchings you can bet our bedroom would look a lot more swanky than this: The Cup deserves more. We imagine Ovie would take him to the Four Seasons and order up some strawberries and dark chocolate. As would we. Also in the This and That, we're mesmerized at the speed of the tennis ball, we mourn Nadal's absence at Wimbledon, and we update you on Mr. Irrelevant. Have you heard the one about Tampax sponsoring the Jets? As in the NY Jets? We didn't think so. But it's not all that far-fetched. The NFL allows teams to sell sponsorships on their practice jerseys. Does that even work? Who sees that and for how long? Companies really know how to throw money away. And The Girls are here to catch it! Also in this week's sports podcast we marvel at the sentences our judicial system hands down with little rhyme or reason. Do they pull it out of a hat? We dish on Sean Avery's decision that Marc Sanchez' sloppy seconds ain't so sloppy, till you add shots of Petron, and we wonder just who will play Dwight Howard's foil in the new comedy "Switch"? Great idea...basically 'Freaky Friday' for the hard court...but the real question is, Who's going to play the pathetic white dude with no rhythm and no shot? We have a few ideas. There is someone who is 'with shot', but currently without a tattooed star on his body and we have it all figured out. Terrell Owens got booted from 'Superstars' on the first night in totally scripted fashion, culminating in his partner, Joanna Krupa showing her thespian skills by acting out the infamous Donovan McNabb VS. T.O. sideline slap-fest, while uttering the same two curse words over and over. Had about as much drama as a scene from The Hills. Lame. Also lame? Obstacle courses. Please. Who pays these people to recycle this crap? But, fear not, as T.O. will be back...as soon as his other reality show schedule permits. You did catch the shot of him dunking, right? Mmmm-hmmm. On the diamond, Donald Fehr steps off the mound as Obama steps on it, Zack Greinke tanks as the attention mounts, and the Phillies announcer, Chris Wheeler, makes Freud proud. But the news that got The Girls in a tizz was yet another revelation showing just how wicked smart Jose Canseco is with his announcement that he is filing a lawsuit against MLB. As with everything he has done, the man has a case. We're hoping it's a case of beer with our name on it. We know there's probably not much going on in Albuquerque, but to cheer Manny Ramirez like he's the second coming is only fuel for Canseco's fire. Jose, we'll be happy to fan the flames for you. And finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin confirms that she is ready to run. So grab your ballot, your Cup and a time trial bike...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:06:53 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Michael Irvin power trip (Spike TV's '4th and Long') where nuggets of wisdom fly around like moths to Joba Chamberlain. "Now is the TIME!" has never been uttered with such self-importance. Michael has found his calling. But will the Cowboys find their 80th man? Sure. And then he'll get cut at camp. All we ask is that they do it again but with Michael Irvin and Brett Favre as dueling prophets. We would turn that into appointment television. Sadly, we must tear ourselves away to dish on the US Open which will bravely return to Bethpage Black for another round of "Who can yell 'You're the MAN' the loudest". Can you still call these fans patrons? New Yorkers know how to jazz anything up and plan on making the 2009 US Open the loudest on record. Except for when Phil Mickelson takes the stage. We are all respectful of the challenge that lays before him, and it's not on the course. Our best wishes for a swift and complete recovery to his wife, Amy. He's in. He's out. He's not here. He's got a deadline. He doesn't have a deadline. We'd rather listen to Artie Lange and Joe Buck than any more dribble about Brett and his shoulder, or Brett and his family, or Brett and his love for the game, or Brett and his Wranglers. Get in your Wranglers, put your family on your repaired shoulder and go elsewhere unless you can wow us with your play on the field. We thinks those days are over, but why doesn't Brad Childress? Donte Stallworth pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter 3 months after striking Mario Reyes as he crossed the street, killing him. Is a 30-day jail sentence, which is supported by the family of the victim, punishment enough? What message does that send to those who don't have the fame or fortune of Stallworth? The real question in all of this is, Why is Plaxico Burress' trial date pushed back? Stallworth killed a man, stayed at the scene of the crime, cooperated with police, plead guilty, wrote a fat check to the family and is paying his debt to society, all in three months time. Plax was dumber than a dead bird, shot his own thigh with his own gun in an enclosed space populated with innocent people who were clearly in danger, hid the crime, lied to the authorities, and wore sweats in a Manhattan nightclub. And he needs a trial extension because...? Martina Navratilova blows the lid off the screaming and grunting in women's tennis. It's cheatin' y'all! And she's spot on. You'll have to listen in to this week's sports podcast to find out why. Then stand in solidarity as we seek a ban on the practice. It's hard enough to watch women's tennis these days, but the shrieking makes it unbearable. The playoffs have come to an end, and all the way around both leagues can claim success. The players came to win, the drama was full-tilt, and the victors deserving.The only low-lights being the bad manners of Cindy Crosby and WeBwon James. The one-and-done of the NFL is awesome, but it does lack the juiciness of a playoff series. We're already looking forward to the first Pens V. Red WIngs game, but it's going to be nice to get to bed before the witching hour. These playoffs are exhausting! We take a few turns around the track to dish on Danica, the sad demise of Carlos Pardo and discuss the definition of 'expert' as understood by Jeremy Mayfield and his go-to guy, Harvey MacFenerstein. Then it's a Fan-Tutor that gives and takes and spanks! You can't go wrong with that. We also toss in a World Cup update now that the Confederations Cup is happening in South Africa, site of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Apparently all is a go for the massive event that takes place this time next year. Well, everything except that silly train. Who needs organized and motorized transportation when you have pride in your country. Walk to the match. Both ways. Uphill. NFL fans would! Now that the playoffs are over we can settle in to the beauty of nothing but baseball. We'll dig deep into the rookies who are making waves and the teams that are poised to make noise, but this week we focus on yet another bad rule, more Yankee drama, the best trivia question so far this season, which involves Prince Fielder. No, it's not how many small mammals he can eat in a sitting, but that's a good one. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we ponder why the need for world domination when a chaise lounge is so inviting. So grab a Landshark, your best mandarin collared shirt and a mascot - they need love too...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep170.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ A6D2728C-020B-4B99-A1FA-5CEA35D897CE-814-00000CDD912AC516-FFA Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:38:30 -0400 Municipal Courses, Premature Retirements and Light Sentences with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Michael Irvin power trip (Spike TV's '4th and Long') where nuggets of wisdom fly around like moths to Joba Chamberlain. "Now is the TIME!" has never been uttered with such self-importance. Michael has found his calling. But will the Cowboys find their 80th man? Sure. And then he'll get cut at camp. All we ask is that they do it again but with Michael Irvin and Brett Favre as dueling prophets. We would turn that into appointment television. Sadly, we must tear ourselves away to dish on the US Open which will bravely return to Bethpage Black for another round of "Who can yell 'You're the MAN' the loudest". Can you still call these fans patrons? New Yorkers know how to jazz anything up and plan on making the 2009 US Open the loudest on record. Except for when Phil Mickelson takes the stage. We are all respectful of the challenge that lays before him, and it's not on the course. Our best wishes for a swift and complete recovery to his wife, Amy. He's in. He's out. He's not here. He's got a deadline. He doesn't have a deadline. We'd rather listen to Artie Lange and Joe Buck than any more dribble about Brett and his shoulder, or Brett and his family, or Brett and his love for the game, or Brett and his Wranglers. Get in your Wranglers, put your family on your repaired shoulder and go elsewhere unless you can wow us with your play on the field. We thinks those days are over, but why doesn't Brad Childress? Donte Stallworth pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter 3 months after striking Mario Reyes as he crossed the street, killing him. Is a 30-day jail sentence, which is supported by the family of the victim, punishment enough? What message does that send to those who don't have the fame or fortune of Stallworth? The real question in all of this is, Why is Plaxico Burress' trial date pushed back? Stallworth killed a man, stayed at the scene of the crime, cooperated with police, plead guilty, wrote a fat check to the family and is paying his debt to society, all in three months time. Then it's a Fan-Tutor that gives and takes and spanks! You can't go wrong with that. We also toss in a World Cup update now that the Confederations Cup is happening in South Africa, site of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Apparently all is a go for the massive event that takes place this time next year. Well, everything except that silly train. Who needs organized and motorized transportation when you have pride in your country. Walk to the match. Both ways. Uphill. NFL fans would! Now that the playoffs are over we can settle in to the beauty of nothing but baseball. We'll dig deep into the rookies who are making waves and the teams that are poised to make noise, but this week we focus on yet another bad rule, more Yankee drama, the best trivia question so far this season, which involves Prince Fielder. No, it's not how many small mammals he can eat in a sitting, but that's a good one. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we ponder why the need for world domination when a chaise lounge is so inviting. So grab a Landshark, your best mandarin collared shirt and a mascot - they need love too...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:13:50 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Atlantis Resort where the likes of Bode Miller (a Fantoo fav), Terrell Owens (another sweet spot for us), and Robert Horry (the Energizer Bunny) join a few other athletes and some completely unknown 'celebrities' like Paige Hemmis (huh? who? why do I care?) in the quest to become 'The Superstars Champion'. We will pause so that you can laugh yourself into a coma. As with the long ball, those in charge in tele-land will soon realize that we aren't all a bunch of lobotomized fools who can be persuaded to watch anything on TV as long as there's an athlete, some drama and some hot chicks. (The use of the word 'all' is key.) Laugh at that if you will, but there is no laughing over Jeremy Mayfield's alleged failed drug test due to methylamphetamine, or meth as it's known in most circles. Ugly drug with no place in sports or life. Dude, if this is true and it's not some chemical screw up, you ought to be banned. For life. Go get some help so you don't end up in a grave, or worse, walking around looking like this: Robin Soderling falls to Federer and Mine That Bird falls to Summer Bird, which seems so...seasonal. Also seasonal, another Brett Favre dust up as the Midway (to retirement) Motor Lodge puts aside 30 rooms for the Favre clan only to find out that drama lurks around the corner. Brett blew off the OTAs but the word is that he'd have to go all psycho for Childress to blow off Brett. See, Brett's Brad's saviour. King of like Angie. Perhaps Brad Childress should revisit the affect Brett had on the other coach he was supposed to save, Eric Mangini, who has been misbehaving in Cleveland ever since he arrived after being fired in NY. Thanks to a listener's prodding, The Girls exposed themselves to MMA by watching the brave and impressive battle between Urijah Faber and Mike Brown. Consider us hooked, and consider our husbands peeved that we have added another sport to the already long list of those we love to watch. Also keeping us from our wifely duties are the NBA and NHL playoffs. The Magic are on their way to making this a series against the Lakers. Rafer Alston steps up along with everyone on the Magic squad, and Kobe has a 31-point off-night. Is it the underbite? Or was he channeling his inner-muppet at the free throw line? Whatever the answer, expect the distractions to disappear by the time this one ends. Kobe's fire is burning and it's his time to do it without Shaq. In other NBA performance artist news, Yao agrees to be the voice of an animated character in a Chinese film, and Steve Nash is the NBA correspondent for the David Letterman show. Even though he speaks Canadian. Go figure. The Penguins, with the added muscle of two goalies, tie the series with the Red Wings setting up a beloved Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Nothing says sports nirvana like a Game 7. We can't imagine the Penguins pulling out a road victory in Game 7, but as Kevin Garnett says, anything is possible. Props to Rob Scuderi who saved the day with his brilliant and impromptu goaltending skills. We love to see a player battle it out and use his wits at the same time. Lord Stanley was promptly wrapped back up and carefully carried out to his limo, which we envision is packed with chicks. Cuz that's how The Cup rolls. Over on the diamond we tackle a Fan-Tutor that uncovers the loophole behind the Amatuer Draft and why that draft is no more. None of it matters to Scott Boras, however. He's too busy trying to cram a ludicrous contract down the throats of the too-eager-to-eat Washington Nationals. We suggest the Nationals keep in mind that no pitcher drafted after 1990 has had more than 100 wins and NO PITCHER chosen #1 has ever won a Cy Young award. Marlon Brando said it best - "The horror, the horror..." of being chosen first. Scott Boras is going to ruin baseball if he pulls off getting Strasberg more coin than Dice K, who had logged a decade in the bigs in Japan when he signed with the Red Sox. We suggest having AccuWeather negotiate all contracts to include the construction of new stadiums. They can't predict the end of a rain delay, but they sure can tell if the Yankees are lying about the dimensions of the completely unnecessary new ballpark. And tell they did. So we brought the story to you, because what would a Fantoo Girls sports podcast be without a little Yankee Stadium trashing? Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we give further proof that every meeting involving the crafting of rules and laws comes complete with an open bar. So grab your shot glass, your glass eye - cuz you need it! - and Lil' Dez...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep169.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 89FE1DFF-33DE-404C-9DC6-92B74776225D-1722-000025F3AA5B80D2-FFA Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:43:21 -0400 Lil' Dez, Glass Eyes and MMA Rocks with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Atlantis Resort where the likes of Bode Miller (a Fantoo fav), Terrell Owens (another sweet spot for us), and Robert Horry (the Energizer Bunny) join a few other athletes and some completely unknown 'celebrities' like Paige Hemmis (huh? who? why do I care?) in the quest to become 'The Superstars Champion'. We will pause so that you can laugh yourself into a coma. Thanks to a listener's prodding, The Girls exposed themselvesto MMA by watching the brave and impressive battle between Urijah Faber and Mike Brown. Consider us hooked, and consider our husbands peeved that we have added another sport to the already long list of those we love to watch. Also keeping us from our wifely duties are the NBA and NHL playoffs. The Magic are on their way to making this a series against the Lakers. Rafer Alston steps up along with everyone on the Magic squad, and Kobe has a 31-point off-night. Is it the underbite? Or was he channeling his inner-muppet at the free throw line? Whatever the answer, expect the distractions to disappear by the time this one ends. Kobe's fire is burning and it's his time to do it without Shaq. In other NBA performance artist news, Yao agrees to be the voice of an animated character in a Chinese film, and Steve Nash is the NBA correspondent for the David Letterman show. Even though he speaks Canadian. Go figure. The Penguins, with the added muscle of two goalies, tie the series with the Red Wings setting up a beloved Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Nothing says sports nirvana like a Game 7. We can't imagine the Penguins pulling out a road victory in Game 7, but as Kevin Garnett says, anything is possible. Props to Rob Scuderi who saved the day with his brilliant and impromptu goaltending skills. We love to see a player battle it out and use his wits at the same time. Lord Stanley was promptly wrapped back up and carefully carried out to his limo, which we envision is packed with chicks. Cuz that's how The Cup rolls. Over on the diamond we tackle a Fan-Tutor that uncovers the loophole behind the Amatuer Draft and why that draft is no more. None of it matters to Scott Boras, however. He's too busy trying to cram a ludicrous contract down the throats of the too-eager-to-eat Washington Nationals. We suggest the Nationals keep in mind that no pitcher drafted after 1990 has had more than 100 wins and NO PITCHER chosen #1 has ever won a Cy Young award. Marlon Brando said it best - "The horror, the horror..." of being chosen first. Scott Boras is going to ruin baseball if he pulls off getting Strasberg more coin than Dice K, who had logged a decade in the bigs in Japan when he signed with the Red Sox. We suggest having AccuWeather negotiate all contracts to include the construction of new stadiums. They can't predict the end of a rain delay, but they sure can tell if the Yankees are lying about the dimensions of the completely unnecessary new ballpark. And tell they did. So we brought the story to you, because what would a Fantoo Girls sports podcast be without a little Yankee Stadium trashing? Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we give further proof that every meeting involving the crafting of rules and laws comes complete with an open bar. So grab your shot glass, your glass eye - cuz you need it! - and Lil' Dez...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:09:06 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...COMEDY CENTRAL...where Danica Patrick has failed her first class. It's a fine art to have humor translate from the page to the brain without the reader inferring that which is not there. Let's just say Danica has not learned that art. She can drive an open wheel car, is fearless, and looks smokin' hot in a bikini, but kidding about steroids needs to be left to the pros. Like Manny. She did get one thing right when speaking with Dan Patrick...NASCAR will be calling her. Fer shir. Moving on to the World of Sport, we tackle (figuratively, not literally) Quinn Ojinnaka's brush with the law - and his wife - after being a little too chummy on Facebook, the demise of yet another pigeon without a bat escort, Calvin Borel's guarantee, and the early exit from the French Open by our buddy, our pal, Robin's dream date, Rafa Nadal. And that's just in the first 15 minutes. This is a sports podcast to be savored. The NBA Playoffs beckon and we follow like they are the snake charmer and we the snake. This has been the most memorable set of games in years. Every team has a story, a star, a boy named King too soon, a true legend and one in the making. The right two teams have made it to the end, and the 7 game series will be epic. We can smell it. Before we digest the match-up of the Magic VS the Lakers, we spend a wee bit of time talking about wittle, whiny WeBwon. See, WeBwon's a winner, according to WeBwon. And we understand where the confusion lies; he didn't go to college. He must think being a winner in the playoffs is a feeling, not a stat. And normally we're all about feelings, but in this case we defer to the stat. WeBwon, you won none. Nothing. Nada. Which is cool, dude. Your time will come if you change your attitude. Please don't misinterpret this as a critique of your game. It's not. You are amazing with the potential to be one of the greatest to ever play the game. But you have to change your 'tude. Playing horse? You'd win, hands down. But by not showing respect to your opponent, your very own team and the game that has given you all that you have, you will not be a champion. It just won't happen. You need to walk that meet and greet line like everybody else. You are no different, better or more elite than anyone on your team. Your skills may be better, but you as a human being are just like everybody else. So we downgrade you to Prince. And to lose the whiny nickname you have to shape-up, WeBwon. BTW, the hearts say Orlando Magic, the brains say LA Lakers. Better to go with the heart. Our Fan-Tutor takes us to the NHL Finals, where Evgeni Malkin starts a fight with Henrik Zetterberg with 19 seconds left but receives no suspension. Is that like WeBwon receiving no immediate fine by David Stern for blowing off the post-game media session? NO! Robin will walk you through it...holding your hand the entire time so you don't get lost. Will the Pens take it to 7? If Gary Bettman can finagle it, you bet! How else do you explain 6 men on the ice for the Pens for 20 seconds with no call? But in the end it will be the Red WIngs hoisting Lord Stanley and then the real fun starts. Where will Stanley go? Who will he talk to? Will he finally find lasting love or forever be passed around from lover to lover? The Fantoo Girls will bring you the story of Stanley throughout the summer, so stay tuned. On the diamond we dish on the uptick in home runs across the league. If the players are getting off the juice, is the ball getting on it? More importantly, when will the league realize that small ball is the future and home runs are boring? We also take a rookie look at the beautifully named Antonio Bastardo, pitcher for the Phillies, and we give an honorable mention to Bryce Harper who is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. Let's hope the curse only applies to those of age. As we approach the Month on the Mound, we visit with Joba Chamberlain and his bugs, CC Sabathia's dark side and take a tour of the bathrooms at Yankee Stadium. Is there anything they didn't screw up? Let's just say you best watch out for the cup of 'beer' by your seat. Finally, in this week's IT HSA TO BE SAID, we marvel at the gonads of those responsible for selling us cage-free eggs. So grab a tightly wound ball, some bread for that yolk and a Tipsy Arnold Palmer to wash it all down...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep168.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 2E7766D1-C182-4A2D-B5C1-F5A175512F7D-1147-00000EECF1256507-FFA Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:37:06 -0400 Dead Pigeon, Bad Attitude and Juiced Ball with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...COMEDY CENTRAL...where Danica Patrick has failed her first class. It's a fine art to have humor translate from the page to the brain without the reader inferring that which is not there. Let's just say Danica has not learned that art. She can drive an open wheel car, is fearless, and looks smokin' hot in a bikini, but kidding about steroids needs to be left to the pros. Like Manny. She did get one thing right when speaking with Dan Patrick...NASCAR will be calling her. Fer shir. Moving on to the World of Sport, we tackle (figuratively, not literally) Quinn Ojinnaka's brush with the law - and his wife - after being a little too chummy on Facebook, the demise of yet another pigeon without a bat escort, Calvin Borel's guarantee, and the early exit from the French Open by our buddy, our pal, Robin's dream date, Rafa Nadal. And that's just in the first 15 minutes. This is a sports podcast to be savored. The NBA Playoffs beckon and we follow like they are the snake charmer and we the snake. This has been the most memorable set of games in years. Every team has a story, a star, a boy named King too soon, a true legend and one in the making. The right two teams have made it to the end, and the 7 game series will be epic. We can smell it. Before we digest the match-up of the Magic VS the Lakers, we spend a wee bit of time talking about wittle, whiny WeBwon. See, WeBwon's a winner, according to WeBwon. And we understand where the confusion lies; he didn't go to college. He must think being a winner in the playoffs is a feeling, not a stat. And normally we're all about feelings, but in this case we defer to the stat. WeBwon, you won none. Nothing. Nada. Which is cool, dude. Your time will come if you change your attitude. Please don't misinterpret this as a critique of your game. It's not. You are amazing with the potential to be one of the greatest to ever play the game. But you have to change your 'tude. Playing horse? You'd win, hands down. But by not showing respect to your opponent, your very own team and the game that has given you all that you have, you will not be a champion. It just won't happen. You need to walk that meet and greet line like everybody else. You are no different, better or more elite than anyone on your team. Your skills may be better, but you as a human being are just like everybody else. So we downgrade you to Prince. And to lose the whiny nickname you have to shape-up, WeBwon. On the diamond we dish on the uptick in home runs across the league. If the players are getting off the juice, is the ball getting on it? More importantly, when will the league realize that small ball is the future and home runs are boring? We also take a rookie look at the beautifully named Antonio Bastardo, pitcher for the Phillies, and we give an honorable mention to Bryce Harper who is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. Let's hope the curse only applies to those of age. As we approach the Month on the Mound, we visit with Joba Chamberlain and his bugs, CC Sabathia's dark side and take a tour of the bathrooms at Yankee Stadium. Is there anything they didn't screw up? Let's just say you best watch out for the cup of 'beer' by your seat. Finally, in this week's IT HSA TO BE SAID, we marvel at the gonads of those responsible for selling us cage-free eggs. So grab a tightly wound ball, some bread for that yolk and a Tipsy Arnold Palmer to wash it all down...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:17:44 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the very next most logical step for any retired tennis pro, the concept underwear store. Why didn't we think of that? Because Bjorn Borg has done the unthinkable. Not that it's bad, it's just that who the hell would have thought of it? It's a one stop shop...underwear, dating service, place to get your swedish fish sugar fix. It's a must see. But we have other things to cram into this week's sports podcast so off we go to the site of one heck of a cry, the Brickyard. Helio Castreneves beats the field and a fed rap for tax evasion in mere days. Man, a guy narrowly escapes being a PYT for some lifer, wins a car race, drinks a little milk and can't hold it together? Danica must have been smirking over that one. And yet another man prone to emotional outbursts will go before the courts - Mark Cuban. We're certain he'll keep us all posted. Please beat the charges, Mark. We'd lose a third of our entertainment if you go away. We're taking over-unders on Gisele Bundchen's weight gain during her pregnancy. Robin says 70, Carol's leaning closer to a buck-ten. Whatever the grand total, many fans hope the second coming of Brady is enough of a distraction to keep the Patriots off kilter for another year. We really can't handle another savior story right now; hopefully the media will simply forget about it. Or Favre will reemerge from exile and the axis will tilt. How can we even think about football when the NBA playoffs have been gripping. Many may say they want a Lakers V. Cavs Finals, but deep down inside people are pulling for the underdogs. Those feisty, energetic, willful Magic Nuggets are capturing the hearts and imaginations of basketball fans...nationwide. And that's the problem. Globally, a Nuggets V. Magic series will have an impact similar to that of throwing a gnocchi off the Golden Gate Bridge. You think the officiating is interesting now? Wait till the deciding game in the both series. The silent wishes of the league will be seen, but obviously not heard. So before Stern has his say, enjoy the passionate play of Chris Anderson, Chauncy Billups, Dwight Howard, Courtney Lee and the rest of the merry men that make up the Nuggets and the Magic, who have to date proven to be the better teams. We have nothing but love for the Red Wings. We have no love for the Penguins. So at least we'll have someone to root for in the Stanley Cup Finals. Yay. Rematch. The team that emerged as one to watch in the seasons ahead is the Blackhawks. Young, fun, fearless, and we know for sure that if you run into them in Chicago you are going to have a killer time. We also now know, and aim to not forget, that Jonathan Toews name is pronounced 'Taves'. The diamond is about to get a visit from our Rookie Look, Matt Wieters, the switch-hitting catcher who will make his major league debut on Friday for the Orioles. He's got the mystique, the websites claiming many, um, facts about his prowess, and the wingspan of a Terradactyl. What's not to love? So he has a hard time getting up to warp speed on the bases. The dude is 6'5". 6'10 in heels, and you know those are coming during rookie hazing. Congrats, Matt. It's an honor to be honored by us. For the most part. Keep your eyes on Nolan Ryan and the retrained pitching staff of the Texans. What happens when you remove pitch counts from team rules? Listen in to find out. And get ready for other teams to catch on if these stats stay true throughout the year. Oh, gee, Yankee Stadium is on pace for 300 plus home runs this year. Right as the game leans towards small ball and the fans happily follow. Nothing than we like more than dropping a few hundred dollars to watch guys look over their heads while a dude jogs the bases and the pitcher stares at his feet. So. Fun. But not as fun as this week's ITHAS TO BE SAID which takes us to South Korea and the Bronx as we ponder the ferocious nature of a backyard hill and the need for kosher armored vehicle. So grab some bug spray, don't touch the trophy, and you bring the dip...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep167.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 00A38D85-5B58-4D01-8596-7815C11AA1F8-8267-000079D7C6A093D0-FFA Wed, 27 May 2009 23:30:03 -0400 Man-tears, Underdogs Shine and a Switch Hitting Catcher with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the very next most logical step for any retired tennis pro, the concept underwear store. Why didn't we think of that? Because Bjorn Borg has done the unthinkable. Not that it's bad, it's just that who the hell would have thought of it? It's a one stop shop...underwear, dating service, place to get your swedish fish sugar fix. It's a must see. But we have other things to cram into this week's sports podcast so off we go to the site of one heck of a cry, the Brickyard. Helio Castreneves beats the field and a fed rap for tax evasion in mere days. Man, a guy narrowly escapes being a PYT for some lifer, wins a car race, drinks a little milk and can't hold it together? Danica must have been smirking over that one. And yet another man prone to emotional outbursts will go before the courts - Mark Cuban. We're certain he'll keep us all posted. Please beat the charges, Mark. We'd lose a third of our entertainment if you go away. We're taking over-unders on Gisele Bundchen's weight gain during her pregnancy. Robin says 70, Carol's leaning closer to a buck-ten. Whatever the grand total, many fans hope the second coming of Brady is enough of a distraction to keep the Patriots off kilter for another year. We really can't handle another savior story right now; hopefully the media will simply forget about it. Or Favre will reemerge from exile and the axis will tilt. How can we even think about football when the NBA playoffs have been gripping. Many may say they want a Lakers V. Cavs Finals, but deep down inside people are pulling for the underdogs. Those feisty, energetic, willful Magic Nuggets are capturing the hearts and imaginations of basketball fans...nationwide. And that's the problem. Globally, a Nuggets V. Magic series will have an impact similar to that of throwing a gnocchi off the Golden Gate Bridge. You think the officiating is interesting now? Wait till the deciding game in the both series. The silent wishes of the league will be seen, but obviously not heard. So before Stern has his say, enjoy the passionate play of Chris Anderson, Chauncy Billups, Dwight Howard, Courtney Lee and the rest of the merry men that make up the Nuggets and the Magic, who have to date proven to be the better teams. We have nothing but love for the Red Wings. We have no love for the Penguins. So at least we'll have someone to root for in the Stanley Cup Finals. Yay. Rematch. The team that emerged as one to watch in the seasons ahead is the Blackhawks. What happens when you remove pitch counts from team rules? Listen in to find out. And get ready for other teams to catch on if these stats stay true throughout the year. Oh, gee, Yankee Stadium is on pace for 300 plus home runs this year. Right as the game leans towards small ball and the fans happily follow. Nothing than we like more than dropping a few hundred dollars to watch guys look over their heads while a dude jogs the bases and the pitcher stares at his feet. So. Fun. But not as fun as this week's ITHAS TO BE SAID which takes us to South Korea and the Bronx as we ponder the ferocious nature of a backyard hill and the need for kosher armored vehicle. So grab some bug spray, don't touch the trophy, and you bring the dip...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:06 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from a new case of premature brandulation; that of Mark Sanchez, who has made the "bold" decision to appear in GQ Magazine staring intently into nothingness, leaning in close to a bosom taped to appear large on an otherwise stick thin model, and deftly pulling up his white mesh henley top. All of it is perfect bulletin board material for the Patriots, Dolphins and Bills, but described as bold by his agent (which makes us immediately think his agent is a moron with zero fashion sense...but aren't they all). Which leads us to TO. Has an NFL player so perfected the pageant wave without every being in one? That is the question that haunts us after watching Terrell Owens sashay through the Buffalo airport. Just know this one thing: this is Phase One. Phase two involves planted stories. Phase Three focuses on the complete and total destruction of chemistry. Phase Four? Please. Spandex. Blacktop. But this time with an exercise ball. Swear. In This and That we also take on Tony Kornheiser, Shaq as the eternal student, the other Triple Crown and the one that spurned Obama...and we're not talking John McCain. Trust us, it's a fully packed sports podcast. We even dish on Michael Vick, but other more respected news organizations have us totally beat on that story. Then it's off to the NBA which has delivered on excitement, physical play, great match ups and the Muppets. Even the NBA Draft Lottery was overshadowed by this year's playoffs. Will the Nuggets be able to keep their emotions intact? Will Kobe get the last laugh and rap about it? Will Courtney Lee, our Rookie Look, make the difference for the Magic? Or will LeBron reduce Dwight Howard to a puddle since he's had 10 days to shine his crown? We give you the answers, all the while wondering what The Answer is doing with his free time. Then we take our skates to the ice and wonder if anyone can take down the Red WIngs. Sadly, not the Blackhawks, but they have an insane fanbase and a team you can fall in love with, so please do. The Hurricanes have a supremely talented goalie in Cam Ward, but they also have a Staahl brother who has won a Cup. That doesn't bode well when the Staahl parents must be wishing that Jordan can have his very own date with Stanley. When it comes to brothers playing each other in the playoffs, it's the parents with which we must empathize...or just be jealous of. Pick it. That all leads us to the MLB where Lord "I'm Delicious" Selig grants us the wish of having earlier start times to the World Series games. Bud, we'll find a way to biatch about that gift too. It's in our genes. But The Girls thank you profusely because the older we get the more important sleep becomes. Forget the kids, for whom all things are done, we want you focused on us. And only us. Of course, we forgive Joe Maddon his error, as did Andy Sonnanstine. Everyone has a hard time with numbers after a night of drinking Prisoner. We totally forgive you, as long as you don't overtake our beloved Phils. No worries with the Mets there! They are making up ways to Maverick early and often. If Mavericking is even possible at this point in time. Three balks in one game? We have a theory and it's medical. Missed base? That happens all the time to those who forget the basics of the game. In the other new and unnecessary stadium in NYC we have a rebirth, which is so Kabbalah. A-Rod, with Kate 'I only date guys who are finding themselves in their adult years' Hudson, has taken the Big Apple and batted it out of the park. Four homers in as many games. Sweet. We love a tainted come back as much as we love Tainted Love. Finally, in our effort to get you back to your life on time, our IT HAS TO BE SAID: The tabloids must die. Fureal. So grab your lineup, some popcorn and Bert and Ernie...it's time to talk sport with The GIrls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep166.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ AD1223AC-DB14-4E0D-9343-07EEC424BE72-719-000006C019105F5E-FFA Wed, 20 May 2009 21:47:59 -0400 Premature Sanchez, Scripted Strahan and Endearing TO with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from a new case of premature brandulation; that of Mark Sanchez, who has made the "bold" decision to appear in GQ Magazine staring intently into nothingness, leaning in close to a bosom taped to appear large on an otherwise stick thin model, and deftly pulling up his white mesh henley top. All of it is perfect bulletin board material for the Patriots, Dolphins and Bills, but described as bold by his agent (which makes us immediately think his agent is a moron with zero fashion sense...but aren't they all). Which leads us to TO. Has an NFL player so perfected the pageant wave without every being in one? That is the question that haunts us after watching Terrell Owens sashay through the Buffalo airport. Just know this one thing: this is Phase One. Phase two involves planted stories. Phase Three focuses on the complete and total destruction of chemistry. Phase Four? Please. Spandex. Blacktop. But this time with an exercise ball. Swear. In This and That we also take on Tony Kornheiser, Shaq as the eternal student, the other Triple Crown and the one that spurned Obama...and we're not talking John McCain. Trust us, it's a fully packed sports podcast. We even dish on Michael Vick, but other more respected news organizations have us totally beat on that story. Then it's off to the NBA which has delivered on excitement, physical play, great match ups and the Muppets. Even the NBA Draft Lottery was overshadowed by this year's playoffs. Will the Nuggets be able to keep their emotions intact? Will Kobe get the last laugh and rap about it? Will Courtney Lee, our Rookie Look, make the difference for the Magic? Or will LeBron reduce Dwight Howard to a puddle since he's had 10 days to shine his crown? We give you the answers, all the while wondering what The Answer is doing with his free time. Then we take our skates to the ice and wonder if anyone can take down the Red WIngs. Sadly, not the Blackhawks, but they have an insane fanbase and a team you can fall in love with, so please do. The Hurricanes have a supremely talented goalie in Cam Ward, but they also have a Staahl brother who has won a Cup. That doesn't bode well when the Staahl parents must be wishing that Jordan can have his very own date with Stanley. When it comes to brothers playing each other in the playoffs, it's the parents with which we must empathize...or just be jealous of. Pick it. That all leads us to the MLB where Lord "I'm Delicious" Selig grants us the wish of having earlier start times to the World Series games. Bud, we'll find a way to biatch about that gift too. It's in our genes. But The Girls thank you profusely because the older we get the more important sleep becomes. Forget the kids, for whom all things are done, we want you focused on us. And only us. Of course, we forgive Joe Maddon his error, as did Andy Sonnanstine. Everyone has a hard time with numbers after a night of drinking Prisoner. We totally forgive you, as long as you don't overtake our beloved Phils. No worries with the Mets there! They are making up ways to Maverick early and often. If Mavericking is even possible at this point in time. Three balks in one game? We have a theory and it's medical. Missed base? That happens all the time to those who forget the basics of the game. In the other new and unnecessary stadium in NYC we have a rebirth, which is so Kabbalah. A-Rod, with Kate 'I only date guys who are finding themselves in their adult years' Hudson, has taken the Big Apple and batted it out of the park. Four homers in as many games. Sweet. We love a tainted come back as much as we love Tainted Love. Finally, in our effort to get you back to your life on time, our IT HAS TO BE SAID: The tabloids must die. Fureal. So grab your lineup, some popcorn and Bert and Ernie...it's time to talk sport with The GIrls! 1:05:57 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from... Why won't Major League Baseball come out and proactively dump the entire load of knowledge surrounding steroids. All of it - innuendo, fact, hearsay, truth - just put it out there and be done with it. We don't need nor want to be tortured by this slow leak which is, quite frankly, screwing with our ability to enjoy the season of baseball. We want to get back to who trips while running the bases, who steals home, and why small ball kills long ball any day. But we pause from our regularly scheduled shredding of the This and That of Sport to bring to you a Brett Favre moment: Brad, who? Man...my arm hurts. Jason Taylor tucks away the slim cut sateen pants in favor of some time in the sun with The Tuna. Can't you see it? A field of wildflowers, a soft breeze, and into the frame lumbers Bill Parcels. his jiggle so, um, flirty, running straight into the outstretched arms of Jason Taylor. But before he hits the red zone he runs straight into a water pump. He coughs up his Big Mac and falls into the daisies. Jason rushes to his aid but can't find him in the thick sherbet-colored field. Back at the facility they consider it a near-death experience and bond over the dotted line. In reality, Jason came crawling back clutching a notebook filled line-by-line with, 'I'm Never Gonna Dance Again, Coach'. Good luck at Landshark Stadium, Jason! Tiger Woods is getting the Lindsay Lohan treatment by the papp...uh, cameramen on the tour. Golf is entering a new chapter as the Links God, Tiger attempts to retake his position of power. And there, off in the distance, but super easy to see thanks to his neon argyle attire, is John Daly. Oh, let us dream, okay? Hey-ho, Buffalo! It's the T hO Show. You know the producer broke out in a sweat when that phone call came in. We'll have to wait till July to see the finished product, but we doubt we'll be in the dark for long. There's bound to be some public dust-up coming to a drive-in nearby. The Rockets' streak of four wins against the Lakers when Yao-less came to an end as the Lakers showed some teeth. Also showing teeth, and pointing fingers, were Mark Cuban and LaLa Vasquez. Both enigmas - she a cat-fighter extraordinaire and judge on the VH1 show 'Charm School', and he a nerdy, kinda athletic, frat-like, yet super successful uber fan/owner. While they snap Denver loses a chance to sweep, but the series gains some 'must-see' status. The Magic melts against the Celtics, but the loss is easier to take then the postgame presser-trashing of coach and team. Keep it together kids, and if you're going to go out, please do so with class. Well, Game 7 has come and gone since the recording of this sports podcast, and the results weren't pretty. The Pens tallied 6 and the Caps squeezed out two. Thud. A total disappointment. And not because of the Capitals' loss, although we were pulling for Ovie, but because the game was a blowout. Should've saved an overtime for this one, boys. Now our hopes rest with the Blackhawks, as the youthful tandem of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews lead them past the Canucks. Kane scored the first hat trick of his career in Game 6. Congrats, Kane. We bet the chicks are lining up. But can he steal four bases in a single game? Taking home in a single (or twenty) bound(s)? Jason Werth can, and good thing he did because the Phils got spanked by the Dodgers on Wednesday, 9-2. Stealing home is so 'take that'. While the ball is being lobbed back to the pitcher's mound, Jason speeds towards home. Run scored and the batter is still at the plate. That is a strike-blocker. Let's hope our Rookie Look, Donnie Veal practices for that one, cuz he's sure been blind-sided a lot by the age of 24. The Pirates' relief pitcher is content with the Hello Kitty backpack, thrilled with his big league opportunity, humbled by the grief in his life, and is gaining back some control on the mound. We hope for smoother seas ahead for Donnie Veal. We await the many nicknames sure to come. And since he came via the Rule 5 draft we give it the Fan-Tutor treatment. A little knowledge goes a long way, but please don't think we guarantee the gaining of knowledge via listening to this podcast. MLB was so appalled by Bobby Jenks' behind-the-batter pitch they fined him big time. A whole $750USD. Step off. Mean it. That's like one-eighth of what he earned to throw that pitch. Snap. Also on the mound, we throw in a revisit to the ambidextrous pitcher, Pat Venditte and a meet and greet with the new resident of Belvedere of Westlake Assisted Living Facility Josh Faiola, he of the Lake Erie Crushers fame. They of the Independent Frontier League. C'mon keep up. Or just listen in. So grab your teeth, if you need to, an aversion to all things LaLa, and somebody's hand...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep165.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 72523F02-8C4D-4B0A-B560-587E1737ACF8-10618-00007BB17411E312-FFA Thu, 14 May 2009 18:18:42 -0400 The Enablers, The Thief and Cat Fight with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from... Why won't Major League Baseball come out and proactively dump the entire load of knowledge surrounding steroids. All of it - innuendo, fact, hearsay, truth - just put it out there and be done with it. We don't need nor want to be tortured by this slow leak which is, quite frankly, screwing with our ability to enjoy the season of baseball. We want to get back to who trips while running the bases, who steals home, and why small ball kills long ball any day. But we pause from our regularly scheduled shredding of the This and That of Sport to bring to you a Brett Favre moment: Brad, who? Man...my arm hurts. Jason rushes to his aid but can't find him in the thick sherbet-colored field. Back at the facility they consider it a near-death experience and bond over the dotted line. In reality, Jason came crawling back clutching a notebook filled line-by-line with, 'I'm Never Gonna Dance Again, Coach'. Good luck at Landshark Stadium, Jason! Tiger Woods is getting the Lindsay Lohan treatment by the papp...uh, cameramen on the tour. Golf is entering a new chapter as the Links God, Tiger attempts to retake his position of power. And there, off in the distance, but super easy to see thanks to his neon argyle attire, is John Daly. Oh, let us dream, okay? Hey-ho, Buffalo! It's the T hO Show. You know the producer broke out in a sweat when that phone call came in. We'll have to wait till July to see the finished product, but we doubt we'll be in the dark for long. There's bound to be some public dust-up coming to a drive-in nearby. The Rockets' streak of four wins against the Lakers when Yao-less came to an end as the Lakers showed some teeth. Also showing teeth, and pointing fingers, were Mark Cuban and LaLa Vasquez. Both enigmas - she a cat-fighter extraordinaire and judge on the VH1 show 'Charm School', and he a nerdy, kinda athletic, frat-like, yet super successful uber fan/owner. While they snap Denver loses a chance to sweep, but the series gains some 'must-see' status. The Magic melts against the Celtics, but the loss is easier to take then the postgame presser-trashing of coach and team. Keep it together kids, and if you're going to go out, please do so with class. Stealing home is so 'take that'. While the ball is being lobbed back to the pitcher's mound, Jason speeds towards home. Run scored and the batter is still at the plate. That is a strike-blocker. Let's hope our Rookie Look, Donnie Veal practices for that one, cuz he's sure been blind-sided a lot by the age of 24. The Pirates' relief pitcher is content with the Hello Kitty backpack, thrilled with his big league opportunity, humbled by the grief in his life, and is gaining back some control on the mound. We hope for smoother seas ahead for Donnie Veal. We await the many nicknames sure to come. And since he came via the Rule 5 draft we give it the Fan-Tutor treatment. A little knowledge goes a long way, but please don't think we guarantee the gaining of knowledge via listening to this podcast. MLB was so appalled by Bobby Jenks' behind-the-batter pitch they fined him big time. A whole $750USD. Step off. Mean it. That's like one-eighth of what he earned to throw that pitch. Snap. Also on the mound, we throw in a revisit to the ambidextrous pitcher, Pat Venditte and a meet and greet with the new resident of Belvedere of Westlake Assisted Living Facility Josh Faiola, he of the Lake Erie Crushers fame. They of the Independent Frontier League. C'mon keep up. Or just listen in. So grab your teeth, if you need to, an aversion to all things LaLa, and somebody's hand...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:05 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...a secret place that only our super secret sources, whom we can't reveal, could disclose. These same sources have also confessed to us that Sidney Crosby loves Mario Lemieux a wee bit too much, Brett Favre wears a shimmer thong, and Ovechkin had his teeth removed on purpose to up his sexy-factor. All legit, just like the newly minted 'Land Shark Stadium' for the Miami Dolphins. Oh wait, that is legit. The Kentucky Derby (that other 2 minutes of heaven) was won by the 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird. Carol smells conspiracy, but Robin doesn't think it should be held against the horse that NetJets sponsored it and that the announcer could not grasp the name until he was 3 lengths ahead down the stretch and that every horse moved out of its way like the parting of the Red Sea as it rode the rail. No, not a conspiracy, just a simple Tour de Force by a horse that even its jockey, let alone announcer Tom Durkin, did not believe in. Now that that's settled, we wonder how the new attitude of the ladies at ESPN will respond to a John Daly comeback? As giddily as Carol? Never. Unless they are put together on a tiny Jennifer Convertible love seat with another totally random famous person and asked to conduct a serious interview. It might go something like this. The NFL rears its head and we have Brett Favre (Carol, so right and so under appreciated - by Robin) hiring a trainer and making his pledge, whatever that means from him, to play only for the Vikings. We knew he'd find his way back to Childress. It's like Prince Charles finally finding happiness with Camilla in his own set of sunset years. Ah, love. So complicated. But, oh, as of '6 minutes ago' the Japan Times reported that Favre told Childress he wants to stay retired. The Japan Times? Really? Already a media circus. The NFL has other pressing issues, Vick coming out of jail, half of the 49ers lineup flirting with incarceration and Jerry Jones considering if anyone will go to the slammer after the 'Boys practice bubble (which did not pass inspection, according to some of those same 'sources' we mentioned earlier) collapsed in a stiff breeze. The NBA has provided us with milk before we decided to buy the cow. The Celtics-Bulls series got ratings that might lessen our collective commitments to watch later. But there's always the Kobe-LeBron duel in the future... David Stern can dream. Speaking of LeBron, he snags the MVP award and chooses to receive it in his old high school. We love the old-school flavor of it all. The Girls wonder at the wisdom (or luck) of Stephon Marbury, walking away from the Garden where he was paid to sit, straight into the playoffs - but is he scared? There has to be something in the water at MSG. Hockey is captivating us with the Pens/Caps showdown. Mo' Ovechkin, mo' better. Let's just hope the Caps' playoff past doesn't repeat itself. Let's also hope the refereeing from the Red Wings/Ducks series doesn't decide the series because that would suck. In our 'Where is He Now?' segment, we've located Ray Emery and he might be headed to the city of brotherly love (again, our sources, they can't be tamed). Please make it so! Our only lingering NHL question is this: what will the Montreal Canadiens become if Celine Dion buys them? Will there be a Vegas-themed, or perhaps Moroccan inspired, arena? Will she sing every anthem with Rene Angelil waiting in the wings to give her roses? If so, how long will the anthem take? Questions.... MLB has its moment as The Girls weigh in on the beauty of the talkative Zack Geinke, Yankee karma and the Dodgers (before the Manny Tornado pulled into town). Finally, in the week's It Has To Be Said, we discuss why it shouldn't be so hard to make nice to the people who buy your product. So put a paw on your summer ale, set the TV to record the playoffs and let your dollars do the talking: it's time to talk sports with the Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep164.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 739AE3D7-F497-408C-A0C8-34127F8F0B0B-1060-000009C2755AF179-FFA Fri, 08 May 2009 22:16:41 -0400 Secret Sources, Key Limes and Playoff Madness with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...a secret place that only our super secret sources, whom we can't reveal, could disclose. These same sources have also confessed to us that Sidney Crosby loves Mario Lemieux a wee bit too much, Brett Favre wears a shimmer thong, and Ovechkin had his teeth removed on purpose to up his sexy-factor. All legit, just like the newly minted 'Land Shark Stadium' for the Miami Dolphins. Oh wait, that is legit. The Kentucky Derby (that other 2 minutes of heaven) was won by the 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird. Carol smells conspiracy, but Robin doesn't think it should be held against the horse that NetJets sponsored it and that the announcer could not grasp the name until he was 3 lengths ahead down the stretch and that every horse moved out of its way like the parting of the Red Sea as it rode the rail. No, not a conspiracy, just a simple Tour de Force by a horse that even its jockey, let alone announcer Tom Durkin, did not believe in. Now that that's settled, we wonder how the new attitude of the ladies at ESPN will respond to a John Daly comeback? As giddily as Carol? Never. Unless they are put together on a tiny Jennifer Convertible love seat with another totally random famous person and asked to conduct a serious interview. It might go something like this. The NFL rears its head and we have Brett Favre (Carol, so right and so under appreciated - by Robin) hiring a trainer and making his pledge, whatever that means from him, to play only for the Vikings. We knew he'd find his way back to Childress. It's like Prince Charles finally finding happiness with Camilla in his own set of sunset years. Ah, love. So complicated. But, oh, as of '6 minutes ago' the Japan Times reported that Favre told Childress he wants to stay retired. The Japan Times? Really? Already a media circus. The NFL has other pressing issues, Vick coming out of jail, half of the 49ers lineup flirting with incarceration and Jerry Jones considering if anyone will go to the slammer after the 'Boys practice bubble (which did not pass inspection, according to some of those same 'sources' we mentioned earlier) collapsed in a stiff breeze. The NBA has provided us with milk before we decided to buy the cow. The Celtics-Bulls series got ratings that might lessen our collective commitments to watch later. But there's always the Kobe-LeBron duel in the future... David Stern can dream. Speaking of LeBron, he snags the MVP award and chooses to receive it in his old high school. We love the old-school flavor of it all. The Girls wonder at the wisdom (or luck) of Stephon Marbury, walking away from the Garden where he was paid to sit, straight into the playoffs - but is he scared? There has to be something in the water at MSG. Hockey is captivating us with the Pens/Caps showdown. Mo' Ovechkin, mo' better. Let's just hope the Caps' playoff past doesn't repeat itself. Let's also hope the refereeing from the Red Wings/Ducks series doesn't decide the series because that would suck. In our 'Where is He Now?' segment, we've located Ray Emery and he might be headed to the city of brotherly love (again, our sources, they can't be tamed). Please make it so! Our only lingering NHL question is this: what will the Montreal Canadiens become if Celine Dion buys them? Will there be a Vegas-themed, or perhaps Moroccan inspired, arena? Will she sing every anthem with Rene Angelil waiting in the wings to give her roses? If so, how long will the anthem take? Questions.... MLB has its moment as The Girls weigh in on the beauty of the talkative Zack Geinke, Yankee karma and the Dodgers (before the Manny Tornado pulled into town). Finally, in the week's It Has To Be Said, we discuss why it shouldn't be so hard to make nice to the people who buy your product. So put a paw on your summer ale, set the TV to record the playoffs and let your dollars do the talking: it's time to talk sports with the Girls! 1:11:11 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Fantoo Girls Factional Dictionary where we define the word contract...using the word contract. And the word bro. A big thanks to Sheldon Brown for helping us with the definition because we were clearly in need of some higher education there. As is typical, we soon got distracted by Mel Kiper's hair. We firmly believe he was a gladiator in a past life, hence the head helmet. We are now on our knees thanking Lombardi we don't have to run our fingers through THAT. What's a class trip without a little weed to pass the time? Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate must not have read the memo describing the full battery of tests administered at the Combine. It doesn't end with the Wonderlic, boys. Rest assured, if you're talented enough, the NFL can overlook almost anything. So grab those mini Snickers, and make sure Ricky Williams isn't on speed dial. The NFL draft can be dissected numerous ways. Who will trade up? Who will trade down? And who will take Pat White? We would...if we had a pick. The Girls are about substance over flash any day, and in this week's sports podcast we urge the Detroit Lions, who can now see, to take Pat White and let the underdog lead them to the promised land. Or at least out of the cellar. Terrell Owens is coming to the small screen with not one, but two reality shows this summer. The Buffalo Bills must be SO excited to know that their 'superstar' has in fact been officially dubbed a superstar by none other than the show "Superstars", which will air on ABC. A show that contains not one, but NONE superstars. Confused? Doesn't TO always have that affect on you? At least we know we'll have stuff to laugh at as the days get longer and the nights get hotter. We say cancelled after the third episode. Yay! Robin's got the whole polo pony poisoning thing figured out. It's the mob. No one else kills horses but the mob. Get a bunch of mobsters and ponies in the same room and there's no option but death. Or the owner of the polo pony squad was hard up for cash. At any rate, don't kill the horses. Those 21 ponies are going to come back as girls. Really ticked off girls. And because we can catalogue offenses in our brain and carry them through many reincarnations, expect retribution. NASCAR gets all green on us with the introduction of the Hybrid Camry. That Camry - it can do anything! But can it explain the rules for double-super-secret probation? Not even NASCAR can explain what happens when one of its drivers is put on probation. That's like telling your three-year old that he's going to get in BIG trouble if he does 'that' again. Big trouble, baby. Big. And then you ignore him while he teepees your entire kitchen...with the gas stove on. Let the boys bump. We fans dig it. As is expected, the NHL Playoffs are a testy exercise of endurance, patience and boundary-pushing. But we thought the crease was one boundary that was off limits. We tackle that in this week's Fan-Tutor and take you through the playoffs in style. Ovechkin is the new James Bond, Jonas Hiller is both a Perez Hilton lookalike and a rock-solid rookie net-minder for the Ducks, and the Montreal Canadiens' fans are about ready to blow. Happy 100th y'all! Before we leave the ice we suggest a particular style of birth control, just for hockey players. The hard court beckons as the NBA s l o w l y plays out the first round. We decide to detour through Istanbul, by donkey, as it's all but certain we will conclude our pilgrimage before Round 2 begins, even with the ocean crossing. Two-plus weeks for round one so that the networks can maximize the weekend games? When will the world figure out that the networks and their 'appointment viewing' mean absolutely nothing to sports fans, unless you're talking football. Business is always the last to know what the consumer wants. Pretty soon, Round 1 will be available only on Twitter with Ashton Kutcher as your host. We'll be living in Peru when that happens. But the play has been fun, except for the disappointing end to Dikembe Motumbo's career. A gentleman, a gentle man, a philanthropist, a great defender and finger-waver. He has it all. But the knees have called it a day, with a little help from Grandpa Greg Oden. Must be uncool to know that you singlehandedly ended a guy's career. We feel bad for Greg. But we feel worse for Dikembe. We'll miss you, and the answer is, Us! We can't help it, we crumble when a man is wounded. The baseball world is seeing an uptick in ticket sales with the $38,000 it bagged from the eBay auction of Bernie Madoff's Mets tickets. But who's going to buy the thousands of empty seats in the new and unimproved Yankee Stadium? You know, those cute little seats within the plexiglass dividers that make it clear who's a 'have' and who's a 'have not'? Let's just hope the Yankees don't ask for a tax abatement on the lost real estate in center field. Can somebody sage Kerwin Danley? We're waiting for the third cleat to drop. Will it be bat, ball or mineral? Just make sure the dude is rolled up in bubble wrap before you trot him behind home plate again. If he's even willing to go. In addition to all that we have this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID - don't ask the question if you aren't willing to accept an honest answer. So grab the neck of the most overhyped gossip blogger, note the dimensions of the crease and be in awe of karma's power...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep163.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 7E0EA3FC-ED15-42FD-A809-1FC2A1B756A8-1513-000018CF545C5F4A-FFA Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:40:20 -0400 Family Jewels, Cheap Seats and Dumb Fly-Overs with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...Russia! Where the brain trust has acted decisively by banning imported pork from the US and Mexico. Yea, cuz eating pork is how you get the Swine Flu. Do these same people have access to THE button? If so, build that bunker now because dumbness prevails the world over. In a rare glimpse of genius, CONCACAF (go ahead, we weave that acronym into our daily language as much as possible) has cancelled the U-17 Championships in Mexico. Now that's using your noggin! What is CONCACAF, you ask,other than just super fun to say? The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. You learn something new during every Fantoo Girls sports podcast. You're welcome. After making fun of Russia, cuz we love doing that, we hightail it over to the draft. Matt Stafford was rewarded for all his years of NFL service with a fat guarantee of 41 million reasons to live, and he'll need it if the new-fangled Detroit Lions logo doesn't help protect him. But perhaps the real winners in the quarterback sweepstakes were the Miami Dolphins who spat in the face of those who questioned Pat White's skills and went ahead and drafted him in the second round. Sure, they have Pennington and Chad Henne, but they also have Parcels which means expect the unexpected. The Wildcat is just the beginning, kids. Pat White is going to turn out to be a steal compared to the...it pains us to type this...6-year, $72 million Stafford received. And do we even need to discuss Al Davis? Moving on...to of all guys, Brett Favre. He has gone out of his way to request a release from the New York Jets because? Because he can't stand the fact that no one is wondering if he is going to come back or not and it's already after the draft! Where's the Brett talk? How come no one's wondering how my Wranglers are? Where's the private plane to come take me to some facility where I'll be wooed? I'm a MAN! Oh, wait, that wasn't Brett. We can all rest assured he didn't press to be released because the Green Bay Packers have prepared a fantabulous retirement party in his honor. Look for Brett to be running drills with a high school team near you any day now. Now that our beloved Flyers are out and Shavery is looking for his next fashion gig, our eyes will be all over this series, so yours don't have to. On the hard court we have the typical calling for the demise of all NBA officials, a few deadly elbows, some ejections, a spanking, a breeze-through to the next round, and an early exit for the Spurs. To which we say, thank you David Stern. We didn't want to say anything, but we just couldn't take another series with the Spurs. We'd rather be waterboarded. Kidding! We also cram in a trip to the diamond so we can marvel at the cajones of Jacoby Ellsbury as he steals home, firmly cementing in the minds of all Yankees fans that the curse is in fact ALIVE! More alive than the fans at their spiffy new stadium, anyway. We will have to stop saying this so as not to annoy, but, seriously, over two grand for a seat? It would have to be on Derek Jeter's face to be worth that obscene price. So, they chop it in half, to which we say, still not worth it. We'd rather go to Mannywood, and that's saying a lot cuz his hair scares us. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, we come to grips with the fact that no politician has a even an inkling of what it's like to be a regular citizen. Not one. None, even. So grab your passport, forget trying to rationalize the salaries for NFL rookies, and sit by the campfire with us...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:16:36 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Fantoo Girls Factional Dictionary where we define the word contract...using the word contract. And the word bro. A big thanks to Sheldon Brown for helping us with the definition because we were clearly in need of some higher education there. As is typical, we soon got distracted by Mel Kiper's hair. We firmly believe he was a gladiator in a past life, hence the head helmet. We are now on our knees thanking Lombardi we don't have to run our fingers through THAT. What's a class trip without a little weed to pass the time? Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate must not have read the memo describing the full battery of tests administered at the Combine. It doesn't end with the Wonderlic, boys. Rest assured, if you're talented enough, the NFL can overlook almost anything. So grab those mini Snickers, and make sure Ricky Williams isn't on speed dial. The NFL draft can be dissected numerous ways. Who will trade up? Who will trade down? And who will take Pat White? We would...if we had a pick. The Girls are about substance over flash any day, and in this week's sports podcast we urge the Detroit Lions, who can now see, to take Pat White and let the underdog lead them to the promised land. Or at least out of the cellar. Terrell Owens is coming to the small screen with not one, but two reality shows this summer. The Buffalo Bills must be SO excited to know that their 'superstar' has in fact been officially dubbed a superstar by none other than the show "Superstars", which will air on ABC. A show that contains not one, but NONE superstars. Confused? Doesn't TO always have that affect on you? At least we know we'll have stuff to laugh at as the days get longer and the nights get hotter. We say cancelled after the third episode. Yay! Robin's got the whole polo pony poisoning thing figured out. It's the mob. No one else kills horses but the mob. Get a bunch of mobsters and ponies in the same room and there's no option but death. Or the owner of the polo pony squad was hard up for cash. At any rate, don't kill the horses. Those 21 ponies are going to come back as girls. Really ticked off girls. And because we can catalogue offenses in our brain and carry them through many reincarnations, expect retribution. NASCAR gets all green on us with the introduction of the Hybrid Camry. That Camry - it can do anything! But can it explain the rules for double-super-secret probation? Not even NASCAR can explain what happens when one of its drivers is put on probation. That's like telling your three-year old that he's going to get in BIG trouble if he does 'that' again. Big trouble, baby. Big. And then you ignore him while he teepees your entire kitchen...with the gas stove on. Let the boys bump. We fans dig it. As is expected, the NHL Playoffs are a testy exercise of endurance, patience and boundary-pushing. But we thought the crease was one boundary that was off limits. We tackle that in this week's Fan-Tutor and take you through the playoffs in style. Ovechkin is the new James Bond, Jonas Hiller is both a Perez Hilton lookalike and a rock-solid rookie net-minder for the Ducks, and the Montreal Canadiens' fans are about ready to blow. Happy 100th y'all! Before we leave the ice we suggest a particular style of birth control, just for hockey players. The hard court beckons as the NBA s l o w l y plays out the first round. We decide to detour through Istanbul, by donkey, as it's all but certain we will conclude our pilgrimage before Round 2 begins, even with the ocean crossing. Two-plus weeks for round one so that the networks can maximize the weekend games? When will the world figure out that the networks and their 'appointment viewing' mean absolutely nothing to sports fans, unless you're talking football. Business is always the last to know what the consumer wants. Pretty soon, Round 1 will be available only on Twitter with Ashton Kutcher as your host. We'll be living in Peru when that happens. But the play has been fun, except for the disappointing end to Dikembe Motumbo's career. A gentleman, a gentle man, a philanthropist, a great defender and finger-waver. He has it all. But the knees have called it a day, with a little help from Grandpa Greg Oden. Must be uncool to know that you singlehandedly ended a guy's career. We feel bad for Greg. But we feel worse for Dikembe. We'll miss you, and the answer is, Us! We can't help it, we crumble when a man is wounded. The baseball world is seeing an uptick in ticket sales with the $38,000 it bagged from the eBay auction of Bernie Madoff's Mets tickets. But who's going to buy the thousands of empty seats in the new and unimproved Yankee Stadium? You know, those cute little seats within the plexiglass dividers that make it clear who's a 'have' and who's a 'have not'? Let's just hope the Yankees don't ask for a tax abatement on the lost real estate in center field. Can somebody sage Kerwin Danley? We're waiting for the third cleat to drop. Will it be bat, ball or mineral? Just make sure the dude is rolled up in bubble wrap before you trot him behind home plate again. If he's even willing to go. In addition to all that we have this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID - don't ask the question if you aren't willing to accept an honest answer. So grab the neck of the most overhyped gossip blogger, note the dimensions of the crease and be in awe of karma's power...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep162.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 9B8EDB51-F2A8-4D37-BFE9-82CB7072DE6A-4652-00007EA5345732AE-FFA Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:12:35 -0400 Unwanted Contracts, Unwanted Interference and Is That Hair? with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Fantoo Girls Factional Dictionary where we define the word contract...using the word contract. And the word bro. A big thanks to Sheldon Brown for helping us with the definition because we were clearly in need of some higher education there. As is typical, we soon got distracted by Mel Kiper's hair. We firmly believe he was a gladiator in a past life, hence the head helmet. We are now on our knees thanking Lombardi we don't have to run our fingers through THAT. What's a class trip without a little weed to pass the time? Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate must not have read the memo describing the full battery of tests administered at the Combine. It doesn't end with the Wonderlic, boys. Rest assured, if you're talented enough, the NFL can overlook almost anything. So grab those mini Snickers, and make sure Ricky Williams isn't on speed dial. And because we can catalogue offenses in our brain and carry them through many reincarnations, expect retribution. NASCAR gets all green on us with the introduction of the Hybrid Camry. That Camry - it can do anything! But can it explain the rules for double-super-secret probation? Ovechkin is the new James Bond, Jonas Hiller is both a Perez Hilton lookalike and a rock-solid rookie net-minder for the Ducks, and the Montreal Canadiens' fans are about ready to blow. Happy 100th y'all! Before we leave the ice we suggest a particular style of birth control, just for hockey players. The hard court beckons as the NBA s l o w l y plays out the first round. We decide to detour through Istanbul, by donkey, as it's all but certain we will conclude our pilgrimage before Round 2 begins, even with the ocean crossing. Two-plus weeks for round one so that the networks can maximize the weekend games? When will the world figure out that the networks and their 'appointment viewing' mean absolutely nothing to sports fans, unless you're talking football. Business is always the last to know what the consumer wants. Pretty soon, Round 1 will be available only on Twitter with Ashton Kutcher as your host. We'll be living in Peru when that happens. But the play has been fun, except for the disappointing end to Dikembe Motumbo's career. A gentleman, a gentle man, a philanthropist, a great defender and finger-waver. He has it all. But the knees have called it a day, with a little help from Grandpa Greg Oden. Must be uncool to know that you singlehandedly ended a guy's career. We feel bad for Greg. But we feel worse for Dikembe. We'll miss you, and the answer is, Us! We can't help it, we crumble when a man is wounded. The baseball world is seeing an uptick in ticket sales with the $38,000 it bagged from the eBay auction of Bernie Madoff's Mets tickets. But who's going to buy the thousands of empty seats in the new and unimproved Yankee Stadium? You know, those cute little seats within the plexiglass dividers that make it clear who's a 'have' and who's a 'have not'? Let's just hope the Yankees don't ask for a tax abatement on the lost real estate in center field. Can somebody sage Kerwin Danley? We're waiting for the third cleat to drop. Will it be bat, ball or mineral? Just make sure the dude is rolled up in bubble wrap before you trot him behind home plate again. If he's even willing to go. In addition to all that we have this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID - don't ask the question if you aren't willing to accept an honest answer. So grab the neck of the most overhyped gossip blogger, note the dimensions of the crease and be in awe of karma's power...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:14:02 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no After being away too long, The Girls have penetrated the inner sanctum of Man Cave and found a new inhabitant – the Fantasy Baseball Arbitrageur. Seems that the debates that rage before, during and after the season sometimes cannot be simply set aside. Not anymore. Bad feelings arise, tension flares and the Arbitration committee is called in. Thank God, because we almost thought that this was just a hobby and people were not devoting enough time to fantasy leagues.... Angel Cabrera wins the Masters and Tiger stalks off the course, terse in his defeat. But the real drama? Phil Mickelson was, gasp!, smiling after he lost. Oh NO!!!! Armageddon! How dare he, player of an individual sport, SMILE when he loses? How dare he lose? How dare he smile? How dare he be happy? HOW DARE HE!!??? (Seriously, how much money was there on Mickelson? Haven’t y’all learned by now that he will leave you high and dry just as surely as the contractor will rip the roof off your kitchen in the rainy season and then leave on vacation?) The Girls pay their respect to The One and Only Harry Kalas and nod their hear to Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard and the Phillies organization for showing their respect in different, multiple and thoughtful ways. Just hope those were tobacco ‘heaters’... Kalas, you will be sorely missed. Isaiah Thomas has been hired again – by the top-notch basketball program of Florida International University. He’s donating his salary to the school and just trying to get back to game. But we think something still isn’t right. FIU co-eds, keep your distance. Over in NASCAR, Joey Logano, teen sensation (did he just get his driver’s license?) wins his 2nd career victory in Nashville. Dale Jr., where are you? We explain the illegal substitution rule in the NHL, express love/hate for Sean Avery and reflect on some of the last-minute coaching changes in the NHL. The playoff picture is set and the most grueling playoffs in sports has commenced. Get ready for hate-fests between the Canadiens and Bruins as well as the Flyers and Penguins. We thrill in the last-minute sneak-in of the Ducks as it gives us more time to peruse the ultra-hip Chris Pronger website . It is simply not to be missed. The NBA has also clarified its playoff picture. Too bad for the Hawks, having to withstand the force that is Dwyane Wade in the first round. Maybe it will be quick and painless. Unlike the path the Celtics will have to take to advance. Possibly without Garnett for the post-season, they are rudder-less. Action starts Saturday. Finally, MLB. The Kansas City Royals went all-out for the fan in their RENOVATION of Kaufman Stadium. Amusement park, interactive games, KC Royals history area, player interaction, batting cages, mingling/bar areas in the outfield where you can also watch the game, etc etc etc. Hear that? Renovation. For less than $500K. Now, check this, the Yankees built a brand new stadium for 1.5 Billion (heard of it?) that has ‘amenities’ listed as a ballroom, wider halls, more suites and conference rooms. Fun!!!!!!! Thanks, Yankees. Speaking of the Yankees, they just cannot seem to catch a break from fate as she rains down bad karma from on high. Will they be the next Cubs? Will the Mets be the next Cubs? It’s not looking good for either team. It’s going to be a strange season, starting with the passing of Harry Kalas, Nick Adenhar and Mark Fidrych. At least we’ll always have Nick Swisher. We close with sage advise that is always true and gives us all the more reason to want relocate to the land of leis, pineapples and Don Ho. So pour your Scorpion in coconut shell and clear your calendar for the playoffs – it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep161.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 47F5D1F9-1B5F-4E73-8AFD-FC9A0E89DEA4-2825-000037702EF6F906-FFA Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:14:34 -0400 Inane Fantasy Arbitration, April Madness, Dubious Coaching Choices and a Farewell to Baseball Nostalgia With The Girls! After being away too long, The Girls have penetrated the inner sanctum of Man Cave and found a new inhabitant – the Fantasy Baseball Arbitrageur. Seems that the debates that rage before, during and after the season sometimes cannot be simply set aside. Not anymore. Bad feelings arise, tension flares and the Arbitration committee is called in. Thank God, because we almost thought that this was just a hobby and people were not devoting enough time to fantasy leagues....Angel Cabrera wins the Masters and Tiger stalks off the course, terse in his defeat. But the real drama? Phil Mickelson was, gasp!, smiling after he lost. Oh NO!!!! Armageddon! How dare he, player of an individual sport, SMILE when he loses? How dare he lose? How dare he smile? How dare he be happy? HOW DARE HE!!??? (Seriously, how much money was there on Mickelson? Haven’t y’all learned by now that he will leave you high and dry just as surely as the contractor will rip the roof off your kitchen in the rainy season and then leave on vacation?)The Girls pay their respect to The One and Only Harry Kalas and nod their hear to Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard and the Phillies organization for showing their respect in different, multiple and thoughtful ways. Just hope those were tobacco ‘heaters’... Kalas, you will be sorely missed. Isaiah Thomas has been hired again – by the top-notch basketball program of Florida International University. He’s donating his salary to the school and just trying to get back to game. But we think something still isn’t right. FIU co-eds, keep your distance. Over in NASCAR, Joey Logano, teen sensation (did he just get his driver’s license?) wins his 2nd career victory in Nashville. Dale Jr., where are you?We explain the illegal substitution rule in the NHL, express love/hate for Sean Avery and reflect on some of the last-minute coaching changes in the NHL. The playoff picture is set and the most grueling playoffs in sports has commenced. Get ready for hate-fests between the Canadiens and Bruins as well as the Flyers and Penguins. We thrill in the last-minute sneak-in of the Ducks as it gives us more time to peruse the ultra-hip Chris Pronger website . It is simply not to be missed. The NBA has also clarified its playoff picture. Too bad for the Hawks, having to withstand the force that is Dwyane Wade in the first round. Maybe it will be quick and painless. Unlike the path the Celtics will have to take to advance. Possibly without Garnett for the post-season, they are rudder-less. Action starts Saturday. Finally, MLB. The Kansas City Royals went all-out for the fan in their RENOVATION of Kaufman Stadium. Amusement park, interactive games, KC Royals history area, player interaction, batting cages, mingling/bar areas in the outfield where you can also watch the game, etc etc etc. Hear that? Renovation. For less than $500K. Now, check this, the Yankees built a brand new stadium for 1.5 Billion (heard of it?) that has ‘amenities’ listed as a ballroom, wider halls, more suites and conference rooms. Fun!!!!!!! Thanks, Yankees. Speaking of the Yankees, they just cannot seem to catch a break from fate as she rains down bad karma from on high. Will they be the next Cubs? Will the Mets be the next Cubs? It’s not looking good for either team. It’s going to be a strange season, starting with the passing of Harry Kalas, Nick Adenhar and Mark Fidrych. At least we’ll always have Nick Swisher. ys true and gives us all the more reason to want relocate to the land of leis, pineapples and Don Ho. So pour your Scorpion in coconut shell and clear your calendar for the playoffs – it’s time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:37 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from Costa Rica where the paparazzi get the East LA treatment, Central American Style. See, Giselle and Tom got married...again. So the paps had to come and get their lenses out, which meant the duo's bodyguards had to shoot to kill. Wouldn't have it any other way. Kinda makes us think of this...When shots are fired we typically head for the hills, and in this case, the world of sport. The Masters offers up lots of drama to go along with the kelly green. Will Tiger and his glass knee take back the throne, or will Phil Mickelson cackle with glee as he sends Tiger back to rehab? The real pressing question is whether Phil wear a red shirt on Sunday to mess with Tiger's mojo. All to be answered come Sunday, or Monday as one Girl wishes in this week's sports podcast. On the gridiron we have Jay Cutler and his runny nose heading to the Windy City. The Girls give you the hardcore analysis and here's a preview: it's either going to go well or not so well. You heard it here first. Jeff Garcia to the Raiders means only one thing - Al Davis must be taking his meds. That's the only way Garcia would commit, or did Carmela push him into it so she can tell people she lives in California. At least there's a reason to watch the Raiders - Jeff Garcia is a good guy and that is a refreshing change for them. Poor Romo. Not even Eminem gives him props. Check it out here. And look at how small his hands are! Hey, whatever happened to that whole March Madness thing? Did they ever play the final game? Or did the pervasive use of sneaker squeaks throughout the game make the players ears bleed so they had to call it? Carol wouldn't know...she had to turn it off after 5 minutes. Now we know why they had to elevate the floor four feet. They needed to fit these guys under there! Awful game, please don't have it in a football stadium ever again, and go from Elite Eight to Final Four to the Championship game in one week, not two. Other than that it was perfect! We'll be sure to give you plenty of notice so you can reserve the date for the worldwide release of Carol's song parody as she fulfills the bracket bet loss to Robin. (Who probably cheated.) Who can be bothered with NCAA blowouts when the NHL is so utterly entertaining. First Alex Ovechkin decides to make a commercial and then the Thrashers decide to rip on it. We don't know which one we love more! You decide. All we know is that some how, some way Ovechkin manages to charm us with this little jingle. And it's completely clear it would not sound half as good if he had all his teeth. And then there's Shavery giving a little love tap to a goalie. But not his goalie...no...he smacked the helmet of Tim Thomas of the Bruins. Cuz that's what you do during a commercial break. Happens all the time. Shavery needs to don a little (couture) devil costume and Ovechkin can wear an angel costume. Shrink 'em down and stick 'em on Gary Bettman's shoulders. Bam. Reality show smash. We'd much rather watch those guys than TO. So while the Sharks get mighty, everyone is wondering if the Bruins are the team to beat in the post season. They've got scorers, Cup winners and Charo Chara! The Pterodactyl, or 'Winged Finger' as we now call him, has quite the reach! He may crush the Stanley Cup just by merely hugging it! Speaking of Lord Stanley...here's a Stanley Cup moment for you: Anyway, the dude is large. 7 footer in skates. 7'3" in Jimmy Choos. But we doubt he wears those on the ice. If he hoists the Cup it'll need oxygen! Okay, okay...we'll stop there. Do you think Claude Julien needs a sherpa to talk with Chara? Sorry! The Bruins are solid, but so are the Sharks, the Caps, the Red Wings...at the end of the day it all comes down to health and goaltending. Let the playoffs begin. On the hard court we welcome Blake Griffin to the NBA - no European league for that cat! He's going to be a fun guy to watch but not dangerous till he improves his shooting. Still, we wouldn't kick him out of our locker room. Of course, Blake's stolen the spotlight from Tyler Hansbrough. That's what you get for staying in school kid! Before we even get to ponder the level of fixing in the draft, we get to take in the battle for best record in the league between the Lakers and the Cavaliers. It's the dream you've all dreamed of - the showdown between Kobe and LeBron. A preview for the Championship game, perhaps? Crazier things have happened. What might be the craziest thing is the absence of the Spurs in the playoffs. Manu is out, heads are hanging, and those chasing the Spurs are close enough to nip at their size 16 shoes. As we've said before, the NBA playoffs will be spectacular. And on the diamond we have Joba figuring out a way to convince the New York Yankees fans he was just joshin', CC Sabathia considering the reinsertion of those pesky periods to rid himself of the bad juju, and the Phillies wondering if it's all gonna change once they get their rings. Take it from The Girls, the ring changes nothing. It's just another thing you can lose. So start winning! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin rediscovers just how uncool she is. So grab a green jacket, your favorite Eminem CD and shred that bracket...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep160.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ C929FA40-AE6A-44A1-AF8A-F4B6F1EDCFE3-9514-0000453F167ED8A4-FFA Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:41:19 -0400 Shots Fired, Shots Needed and Silence the Squeaks with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from Costa Rica where the paparazzi get the East LA treatment, Central American Style. See, Giselle and Tom got married...again. So the paps had to come and get their lenses out, which meant the duo's bodyguards had to shoot to kill. Wouldn't have it any other way. Kinda makes us think of this...When shots are fired we typically head for the hills, and in this case, the world of sport. The Masters offers up lots of drama to go along with the kelly green. Will Tiger and his glass knee take back the throne, or will Phil Mickelson cackle with glee as he sends Tiger back to rehab? The real pressing question is whether Phil wear a red shirt on Sunday to mess with Tiger's mojo. All to be answered come Sunday, or Monday as one Girl wishes in this week's sports podcast. On the gridiron we have Jay Cutler and his runny nose heading to the Windy City. The Girls give you the hardcore analysis and here's a preview: it's either going to go well or not so well. You heard it here first. Jeff Garcia to the Raiders means only one thing - Al Davis must be taking his meds. That's the only way Garcia would commit, or did Carmela push him into it so she can tell people she lives in California. At least there's a reason to watch the Raiders - Jeff Garcia is a good guy and that is a refreshing change for them. Poor Romo. Not even Eminem gives him props. Check it out here. And look at how small his hands are! Hey, whatever happened to that whole March Madness thing? Did they ever play the final game? Or did the pervasive use of sneaker squeaks throughout the game make the players ears bleed so they had to call it? Carol wouldn't know...she had to turn it off after 5 minutes. Now we know why they had to elevate the floor four feet. They needed to fit these guys under there! Awful game, please don't have it in a football stadium ever again, and go from Elite Eight to Final Four to the Championship game in one week, not two. Still, we wouldn't kick him out of our locker room. Of course, Blake's stolen the spotlight from Tyler Hansbrough. That's what you get for staying in school kid! Before we even get to ponder the level of fixing in the draft, we get to take in the battle for best record in the league between the Lakers and the Cavaliers. It's the dream you've all dreamed of - the showdown between Kobe and LeBron. A preview for the Championship game, perhaps? Crazier things have happened. What might be the craziest thing is the absence of the Spurs in the playoffs. Manu is out, heads are hanging, and those chasing the Spurs are close enough to nip at their size 16 shoes. As we've said before, the NBA playoffs will be spectacular. And on the diamond we have Joba figuring out a way to convince the New York Yankees fans he was just joshin', CC Sabathia considering the reinsertion of those pesky periods to rid himself of the bad juju, and the Phillies wondering if it's all gonna change once they get their rings. Take it from The Girls, the ring changes nothing. It's just another thing you can lose. So start winning! Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, Robin rediscovers just how uncool she is. So grab a green jacket, your favorite Eminem CD and shred that bracket...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:11:27 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar where the fine line between gambling and the Yankees has become simply a pane of glass between the tenant and the team. What's next? Slots in the bathrooms? Or how about seats with obstructed views? Oh. Darn. They already have that. We remember when we designed a stadium for the first time. The only thing the Yankees are doing is yanking the chain of the fan with this nonsense. Another slash in the karma column. Let's just hope Derek Jeter escapes with his integrity intact. We turn our eyes towards Detroit where the final touches (elevator lifts for players checking in, ambulances on standby for the inevitable face plant off the court) are being lavished upon Ford Field as we await the arrival of the Final Four. Carol hangs her head in shame in this week's sports podcast as she faces the music and prepares to sing. It's sad when your bracket is shot before the final weekend's first game, but at least you have a smokin' hot song parody to look forward to. And, perhaps, a thrilling Villanova upset. That's not far-fetched when you consider Larry Brown's Bobcats upset the Lakers...again. And he's going to be in Detroit for the weekend, and he LOVES Jay Wright, even more than his alma mater, UNC...who just happen to be playing 'Nova in Detroit. Seriously, with all that evidence we say 'Nova. Hands down. We know the Final Four will capture your fancy all weekend, but don't forget that the NBA and the NHL are winding down with single digit games remaining. Fold in the Masters and the Opening DayNight of MLB, the Frozen Four (for you hardcore hockey fans) and the continuous chatter surrounding the NFL during its rambunctious off-season and you have yourself a bona fide sports souffle. One more criminal charge and that sucker is falling faster than a LeBron three-pointer. April 6th is Opening Day! for MLB, following the April 5th Opening Night! Why not just call it Opening 24! We're just psyched the actual games are starting (and not in March) so we can get a reprieve from what has been a very intense offseason for the sport. The shame of it is, the steroid nonsense will not die. It's like admitting to an affair in fits and starts. First it was just hand-holding, then a kiss. Then, after more spousal prodding, it was just sleeping together but no sex. Finally you find out it's been an all-out affair that spanned three continents and two decades with a whole secret family living in a farm house in Spokane. Just puke it all up and let's get on with it. Starting with Scott Boras. Dude, smoke crack much? Stephen "Sidd Finch" Strasburg has done nothing to warrant 50 million bucks. Boras must be realizing that he's going to take a hit on his other clients so he wants to stock the fridge with Strasburg. Scotty...if Nationals President Stan Kasten asks you to take the double decker bus from the remote lot for your pitch meeting do as told. Nice knowing ya. Agents. Blech. We're getting ready to usher in what may be the most exciting NBA finals in a decade. The West is always exciting, but now we have the Cavaliers with the best record in the league and a super-oming LeBron shining brighter than ever in the East. It's looking like it might finally happen for Cleveland, which rocks. Meanwhile, Boston tries to hide their bloodshot eyes as they insist Kevin Garnett is only going to miss four more games. Hey, anything is poooossssiiiibbbbbllllleeeee, but we think it's going to be impossible for the Celtics to repeat. Which is cool - spread the love boys. We're taking the Lakers all the way, followed by a resigning of Shaq and a repeat next year, capped off by a big Kobe/Shaq make-out session. You laugh. Just wait. We all know that hockey is a dangerous sport, but people may want to think twice about taking the ice at Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning's AHL affiliate. Thankfully, everyone is going to recover physically. Mentally, maybe not. Pretty hard to watch anyone, even a ref (we kid, we kid), go down to the ice screaming with blood shooting out of his neck. Then, to make sure you are sufficiently freaked out, Ryan Oulahen snaps his femur, which makes its out-of-body debut. Good thing hockey fans tend to have a love of the macabre and an innate ability to keep from hurling. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to all involved. The Girls welcome Christian Hanson, son of Dave, to the Toronto Maple Leafs. We hope there will be a Slap Shot cameo in his future and many Dave sightings in Toronto. He and TO can take in some games. TO has to be a hockey fan, for sure. And you know he's brushing up on his Canadian, natch. Finally, The Girls need to brush up on their geography for this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, especially if they plan on banking 500k and a sweet tan. So grab your airline tickets, some binoculars and your super-scratched Don Henley CD...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep159.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ DAD24BAF-B16E-4172-B295-A2D3A47E4D6C-608-000005EE4D822FAC-FFA Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:23 -0400 Bloody Messes, Final Fours and Obstructed Views with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar where the fine line between gambling and the Yankees has become simply a pane of glass between the tenant and the team. What's next? Slots in the bathrooms? Or how about seats with obstructed views? Oh. Darn. They already have that. We remember when we designed a stadium for the first time. The only thing the Yankees are doing is yanking the chain of the fan with this nonsense. Another slash in the karma column. Let's just hope Derek Jeter escapes with his integrity intact. We turn our eyes towards Detroit where the final touches (elevator lifts for players checking in, ambulances on standby for the inevitable face plant off the court) are being lavished upon Ford Field as we await the arrival of the Final Four. Carol hangs her head in shame in this week's sports podcast as she faces the music and prepares to sing. It's sad when your bracket is shot before the final weekend's first game, but at least you have a smokin' hot song parody to look forward to. And, perhaps, a thrilling Villanova upset. That's not far-fetched when you consider Larry Brown's Bobcats upset the Lakers...again. And he's going to be in Detroit for the weekend, and he LOVES Jay Wright, even more than his alma mater, UNC...who just happen to be playing 'Nova in Detroit. Seriously, with all that evidence we say 'Nova. Hands down. We know the Final Four will capture your fancy all weekend, but don't forget that the NBA and the NHL are winding down with single digit games remaining. Fold in the Masters and the Opening DayNight of MLB, the Frozen Four (for you hardcore hockey fans) and the continuous chatter surrounding the NFL during its rambunctious off-season and you have yourself a bona fide sports souffle. One more criminal charge and that sucker is falling faster than a LeBron three-pointer. April 6th is Opening Day! for MLB, following the April 5th Opening Night! Why not just call it Opening 24! We're just psyched the actual games are starting (and not in March) so we can get a reprieve from what has been a very intense offseason for the sport. The shame of it is, the steroid nonsense will not die. It's like admitting to an affair in fits and starts. First it was just hand-holding, then a kiss. Then, after more spousal prodding, it was just sleeping together but no sex. Finally you find out it's been an all-out affair that spanned three continents and two decades with a whole secret family living in a farm house in Spokane. Just puke it all up and let's get on with it. Starting with Scott Boras. Dude, smoke crack much? Finally, The Girls need to brush up on their geography for this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, especially if they plan on banking 500k and a sweet tan. So grab your airline tickets, some binoculars and your super-scratched Don Henley CD...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:10:34 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the real reason why Robin went to Vail: to find A-Rod. Cuz that's what she does when on vacation. She made a few phone calls, got bounced around to a few different brothels and came up empty-handed. Thank goodness! So she headed home to join her partner in crime once again for an award-winning Fantoo Girls sports podcast. And just like the old days, we start off with a little TO, a splash of Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson...and what's that mystery ingredient? It's FAVRE! He's baaaaccckkkkk! Sort of. Because Eric Mangini loves him so, he has invited Favre to the Browns' training camp to provide guidance and structure to the quarterbacks as they duke it out for the starting job. Hmmm...structure and guidance from a guy who got all game-ready in an undisclosed location, didn't mix with the 'regular folk' (they would be his teammates), and eschewed process and procedure. Hey, they didn't call him the Gunslinger for nothing. And about how long do you think it will be before he throws them both to the ground and steals their jerseys so he, and only he, can run out of the tunnel for that first game? As long as it takes to pull on your Wranglers. Bet on it. And bet on the return of Lance Armstrong, because a little collar bone fracture is not going to take him down, much to France's dismay. The superhuman dude will heal from surgery in record time, get two nurses pregnant without penetration and come out of the hospital looking younger, fitter and more fabulous. The Olsen Twins are jealous. We're just praying to Phil Ligget that he'll be ready for the Tour. While March Madness has The Girls fully entertained, the obscene language spilling forth from coaches' mouths (Thad Matta, you've been warned.) has got to stop. It's so not sexy, and it definitely doesn't accomplish the mission. Clean it up. And we mean the language and the NCAA rules violations! Seriously. 1,565 calls and texts is more than a rules violation, UCONN. It's called stalking, and it affects the psyche of the student/athlete. So nobody should be surprised when the entitled student/athlete assaults a female and then violates the restraining order against him within minutes after it was issued. Somebody bring the adults-on-duty back to earth before they ruin the minds of our future slackers leaders. As an aside, if you polled 100 people and asked them where Siena College is located, how many would know? That's what we thought. Anyway, while everyone rips on Duke (and we thought baseball was our national pastime) we salute Gerald Henderson. The guy is fearless, a leader and a darn good golfer. Duke's on a tear, but the 'Nova Wildcats are hoping to claw their very familiar eyes out starting somewhere around 10:00PM EST on Thursday night. Yay. Watch it go quadruple overtime so the gross domestic product (whatever the heck that is) tanks again. Another collegiate baller to keep an eye on is DeJuan Blair who believes what his coach told him: "Son, there's a million dollars stuffed in that ball. You get it and it's yours." If he makes it to the NBA the guaranteed contract will kill that desire, but right now he is motivated by the pretend-coin and averaging 12 rebounds per game. Way to work the glass, DeJuan. Hey! Curt Schilling retired! Apparently Brett Favre was not amused. We won't miss him on the mound, but we love the fact that he'll have more free time to entertain us with his musings. Curt is one of those guys The Girls would LOVE to have beers and 'dish' with. (Call us...) We also reiterate some suggestions for the World Baseball Classic. Bud, we hope you're listening. Reduce the carbon footprint, beef up the roster and move the whole shebang to just before the All-Star game, for starters. That said, a big congrats to the repeaters, Japan, and Dice-K for his repeating MVP honors. That rocks. Yes, the races in the NBA are exciting, and perhaps supremely disappointing for one Sir Shaq-A-Licious. But it's the NHL that has us all a-tizz this week. We'd sell our houses to fund a smack-down between Don Cherry and Alex Ovechkin. The plaid and polka dots would FLY! Sean Avery could referee. Jeremy Roenick would be a great color guy, and we'd throw in Ron Duguay for a little ringside analysis, because when dreaming you pull out all the stops. It would be genius. The Cherry-Ovechkin bout would be as big as the Winter Classic. Bigger!We've said it once, twice...a thousand times...the NHL needs us. And in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we marvel at the creativity of a budding artist who looked beyond the obvious to find his canvas. So grab your scrub brush, a can of Boddington's and a ticket to Ford Field...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep158.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 75C1B1FC-BD84-4DB4-A984-C28C99A8D8FD-32491-00018F40B05D5BA9-FFA Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:17:14 -0400 Favre Returns, Selig Scolds and Ovechkin Smokes with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from...the real reason why Robin went to Vail: to find A-Rod. Cuz that's what she does when on vacation. She made a few phone calls, got bounced around to a few different brothels and came up empty-handed. Thank goodness! So she headed home to join her partner in crime once again for an award-winning Fantoo Girls sports podcast. And just like the old days, we start off with a little TO, a splash of Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson...and what's that mystery ingredient? It's FAVRE! He's baaaaccckkkkk! Sort of. Because Eric Mangini loves him so, he has invited Favre to the Browns' training camp to provide guidance and structure to the quarterbacks as they duke it out for the starting job. Hmmm...structure and guidance from a guy who got all game-ready in an undisclosed location, didn't mix with the 'regular folk' (they would be his teammates), and eschewed process and procedure. Hey, they didn't call him the Gunslinger for nothing. And about how long do you think it will be before he throws them both to the ground and steals their jerseys so he, and only he, can run out of the tunnel for that first game? As long as it takes to pull on your Wranglers. Bet on it. And bet on the return of Lance Armstrong, because a little collar bone fracture is not going to take him down, much to France's dismay. The superhuman dude will heal from surgery in record time, get two nurses pregnant without penetration and come out of the hospital looking younger, fitter and more fabulous. The Olsen Twins are jealous. We're just praying to Phil Ligget that he'll be ready for the Tour. While March Madness has The Girls fully entertained, the obscene language spilling forth from coaches' mouths (Thad Matta, you've been warned.) has got to stop. It's so not sexy, and it definitely doesn't accomplish the mission. Clean it up. And we mean the language and the NCAA rules violations! Seriously. 1,565 calls and texts is more than a rules violation, UCONN. It's called stalking, and it affects the psyche of the student/athlete. So nobody should be surprised when the entitled student/athlete assaults a female and then violates the restraining order against him within minutes after it was issued. Somebody bring the adults-on-duty back to earth before they ruin the minds of our future slackers leaders. As an aside, if you polled 100 people and asked them where Siena College is located, how many would know? That's what we thought. Anyway, while everyone rips on Duke (and we thought baseball was our national pastime) we salute Gerald Henderson. The guy is fearless, a leader and a darn good golfer. The Cherry-Ovechkin bout would be as big as the Winter Classic. Bigger!We've said it once, twice...a thousand times...the NHL needs us. And in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we marvel at the creativity of a budding artist who looked beyond the obvious to find his canvas. So grab your scrub brush, a can of Boddington's and a ticket to Ford Field...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:15:41 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girl (Carol) is coming to you live from the pages of Details magazine, where A-Rod shows us exactly why the sponsors have not come a calling. Again, we ask ourselves why Alex Rodriguez makes such bad decisions. The mattress looks like it's seen too many naked bodies (honestly, it look foul), the mirror paneling is forced and filthy, and the...tire? Who directed this disaster of a photo shoot? A-Rod himself? And what was the goal? Now Reggie Bush and his girl, Kim Kardashian, show us how it's done. Kim in any photo shoot makes it a better shoot, but there's a story line there. Granted, it may only have one chapter titled, "I'm hot and rich and so is my girlfriend.", but it's better than nothing. Story line aside, the revelation that A-Rod needed a few shots of Patron to loosen up is surely insightful. First off, this is not a nude pictorial. The dude is clothed. And he didn't reach into his thespian bag of tricks to pull out some persona that needed a bit of liquor to be encouraged to perform. He downed some tequila because he wanted to show another side of himself. One that sits quite nicely next to the other feature story in the magazine on twins who, um, share a lot. We'll stick with GQ and the Kardashian/Bush feature, thank you. But we'll continue to be amused by A-Rod and thankful that he isn't on our team...or is he? Yes, I fly solo as Robin does her best lodge bunny impersonation in Colorado. If it wasn't for my Allen Iverson Fathead I don't know how I could have gotten through the podcast. But the sports podcast must go on. With or without my smarter, funnier, blonder co-host. So off we go to the insta-classic that is the World Baseball Classic. Shane Victorino and his tuchus made quite a showing in USA's upset over Puerto Rico. You know the guys back home are going to tease him to tears (of laughter) over his little dance move that deflected the ball just enough so that he could advance to third, setting up David Wright's two-run single. We're glad he has a background in Hula. But with Dustin Pedroia, Chipper Jones and Ryan Braun going down with rib cage injuries, we suggest a format change for the WBC. Go Team USA! Martin Brodeur took safety scissors to the net as he marked his 552nd victory, one more than Patrick Roy. The torch has been passed. Too bad someone couldn't pass Brodeur a hedge trimmer. Might have sped up the process. Firing the coach can be just what the team needs, especially if you ask a Penguin. The Pens have gone on a tear since the firing of Coach Therrien, who has been replaced by Dan Bylsma. But can the Malkin-Crosby Show carry them deep into the playoffs? The regular season is about to fade into NHL Madness...and now we have our first Lord Stanley Moment of the season: We can't forget the NBA as we bury our noses in our brackets. Will the Lakers' bench kiss and makeup? Will they remember to use their 'foul-to-give' at a key moment late in the 4th to stop a game-winning three? And what of Shaq's new-found youth? Store bought? (Anyone see Shaq at a GNC lately?) Or is it the "Nash Diet" which basically allows Shaq water and fish? When he faints, look out. As if Twitter isn't already everywhere, we have the first halftime Twitt-transgresion. Charlie Villanueva wastes 23 characters, a rookie Twit move if there ever was one, by telling those he was twitting that he was twitting them. Smooth. Wonder what the NY Jets brass would do if one of the players posted an update on Huddle at the half? And who was the recipient of Donte Stallworth's first text after hitting and killing a pedestrian early Saturday morning. Sure doesn't look like he's going to the beach in the video we found. More like a vampire with a day pass. What a tragic and completely avoidable situation. The NFL Players Association welcomes DeMaurice Smith as their new Chief. We wonder if he's fully prepared for the impact the halted economy will have on the NFL. Sure, fans will still buy tickets or gather elsewhere for the game. But without sponsors, with their large (like crazy-huge) chunks of cash, the NFL will find itself operating in unchartered financial waters, even with their guaranteed TV coin. The NFLPA is the one with the uphill battle however, and the shift of power will certainly make for one big soap opera in the coming months. Now the NCAA moment you've all been waiting for - The Fantoo Girls Brackets! Robin got her tips from snowboarders, so keep those song suggestions coming as it's all but certain she will be singing a song parody for your enjoyment at the conclusion of March Madness. If all goes according to plan you can listen to her walk of shame when she tanked last year just after this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID: Sometimes the most politically incorrect suggestions are the right ones. You decide. So grab your bracket, some sleep when you can, and maybe a shower...it's time to talk sports with The Girl(s)! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep157.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ 7B73EBBD-58B1-4AC6-802E-1D1E6FE3F5EC-19237-00011892A8163027-FFA Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:06:29 -0400 Pictorials, Classics and Bracket Madness with The Girl! Today The Girl (Carol) is coming to you live from the pages of Details magazine, where A-Rod shows us exactly why the sponsors have not come a calling. Again, we ask ourselves why Alex Rodriguez makes such bad decisions. The mattress looks like it's seen too many naked bodies (honestly, it look foul), the mirror paneling is forced and filthy, and the...tire? Who directed this disaster of a photo shoot? A-Rod himself? And what was the goal? Now Reggie Bush and his girl, Kim Kardashian, show us how it's done. Kim in any photo shoot makes it a better shoot, but there's a story line there. Granted, it may only have one chapter titled, "I'm hot and rich and so is my girlfriend.", but it's better than nothing. Story line aside, the revelation that A-Rod needed a few shots of Patron to loosen up is surely insightful. First off, this is not a nude pictorial. The dude is clothed. And he didn't reach into his thespian bag of tricks to pull out some persona that needed a bit of liquor to be encouraged to perform. He downed some tequila because he wanted to show another side of himself. One that sits quite nicely next to the other feature story in the magazine on twins who, um, share a lot. We'll stick with GQ and the Kardashian/Bush feature, thank you. But we'll continue to be amused by A-Rod and thankful that he isn't on our team...or is he? Yes, I fly solo as Robin does her best lodge bunny impersonation in Colorado. If it wasn't for my Allen Iverson Fathead I don't know how I could have gotten through the podcast. But the sports podcast must go on. With or without my smarter, funnier, blonder co-host.The NFL Players Association welcomes DeMaurice Smith as their new Chief. We wonder if he's fully prepared for the impact the halted economy will have on the NFL. Sure, fans will still buy tickets or gather elsewhere for the game. But without sponsors, with their large (like crazy-huge) chunks of cash, the NFL will find itself operating in unchartered financial waters, even with their guaranteed TV coin. The NFLPA is the one with the uphill battle however, and the shift of power will certainly make for one big soap opera in the coming months. Now the NCAA moment you've all been waiting for - The Fantoo Girls Brackets! Robin got her tips from snowboarders, so keep those song suggestions coming as it's all but certain she will be singing a song parody for your enjoyment at the conclusion of March Madness. If all goes according to plan you can listen to her walk of shame when she tanked last year just after this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID: Sometimes the most politically incorrect suggestions are the right ones. You decide. So grab your bracket, some sleep when you can, and maybe a shower...it's time to talk sports with The Girl(s)! 50:06 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Mother of all Guarantees - Courtney Paris' offer to return her scholarship cash if she doesn't bring home the NCAA Women's title for the Sooners. No athlete has put their prunes on the line quite like this. We hear the guarantee of victory but never the willingness to accept real consequences for defeat. As a matter of fact, wanting to accept only that which you have earned is the antithesis of what typically goes on in today's world. Guaranteed cash for promised performance is more the rule. We believe this trend will shift, and when it does we're building a big shrine to Courtney, a woman with the prunes necessary to back up her guarantee. The rest of the world of sport did not take a breather this past week. We marvel at the genius of the TO/Jerry Jones break-up diagram and wonder if Jay Cutler and Josh McDaniels need a babysitter. And we take up the cause of recently terminated employee/ lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, Dan Leone, as he pleads for his job after demonstrating why us grown-ups have a lot to learn about 'Facebook Etiquette for the Employee Who Wishes to Remain Employed.' Our Fan-Tutor takes us to Selection Sunday (which happens to coincide with the US Pole Dancing competition) where we get all Nostradamus on you and predict lots of backlash with the at-large bids. The World Baseball Classic does not disappoint in the early rounds as team Netherlands puts the shame to the Dominican Republic and Fidel Castro takes to blogging and does his best Shaq impersonation with each zinger. Meanwhile, A-Rod goes into the witness protection program, or under the knife, whichever. Sure takes the pressure off opening day at the completely unnecessary, totally new Yankee Stadium, financed with taxpayer dollars, no? (They should call it 'Your Stadium'.) The Mets are starting their implosion early this year with the releasing of Duaner Sanchez. Hey, Omar, probably would have been a good move to let Jerry Manuel know that you were pulling the plug on Sanchez in advance. Even a status update on Facebook would have been better than nothing. Jimmy Rollins is upping the ante on his guarantee, for sure. The NBA is like Dancing with the Stars; as the season progresses the performances become more effective and more entertaining, although the train-wreck performances in the first few weeks of DWTS are priceless, and thereby entertaining as well. Not so in the NBA. But lately, Dwyane Wade has been throwing his famous all-night parties beginning at tip-off. Maybe it's not sex, but for basketball fans, seeing Wade steal the ball and sink a buzzer-beating game winner is the next best thing. Do we have the makings for some mavericking with the Lakers' inability to beat the Portland Trailblazers on the road? We'll keep an eye on the Lakers as they ponder the karmic payback of losing a few to avoid the top seed and a possible round one showdown with their Nemesis to the North. Also in this week's sports podcast we dish on Sir Charles and his private tent, Shaq's need for attitude-adjustment, and the insta-fighting in the NHL. And what would a podcast be without a little Ovechkin-Crosby tete-e-tete update followed by Shavery? Not a Fantoo Girls podcast. That's what. And in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we urge men to spray not bake. So grab your fire extinguisher, some wings from the Anchor Bar and your wooden shoes...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/fantoo_ep156.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ AE52182E-C1DB-43A5-9691-4D99F82082B8-8159-00008257872F6E88-FFA Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:36:42 -0400 Guarantees, Break-ups and Selection Sunday with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Mother of all Guarantees - Courtney Paris' offer to return her scholarship cash if she doesn't bring home the NCAA Women's title for the Sooners. No athlete has put their prunes on the line quite like this. We hear the guarantee of victory but never the willingness to accept real consequences for defeat. As a matter of fact, wanting to accept only that which you have earned is the antithesis of what typically goes on in today's world. Guaranteed cash for promised performance is more the rule. We believe this trend will shift, and when it does we're building a big shrine to Courtney, a woman with the prunes necessary to back up her guarantee. The rest of the world of sport did not take a breather this past week. We marvel at the genius of the TO/Jerry Jones break-up diagram and wonder if Jay Cutler and Josh McDaniels need a babysitter. And we take up the cause of recently terminated employee/ lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, Dan Leone, as he pleads for his job after demonstrating why us grown-ups have a lot to learn about 'Facebook Etiquette for the Employee Who Wishes to Remain Employed.' Our Fan-Tutor takes us to Selection Sunday (which happens to coincide with the US Pole Dancing competition) where we get all Nostradamus on you and predict lots of backlash with the at-large bids. The World Baseball Classic does not disappoint in the early rounds as team Netherlands puts the shame to the Dominican Republic and Fidel Castro takes to blogging and does his best Shaq impersonation with each zinger. Meanwhile, A-Rod goes into the witness protection program, or under the knife, whichever. Sure takes the pressure off opening day at the completely unnecessary, totally new Yankee Stadium, financed with taxpayer dollars, no? (They should call it 'Your Stadium'.) The Mets are starting their implosion early this year with the releasing of Duaner Sanchez. Hey, Omar, probably would have been a good move to let Jerry Manuel know that you were pulling the plug on Sanchez in advance. Even a status update on Facebook would have been better than nothing. Jimmy Rollins is upping the ante on his guarantee, for sure. The NBA is like Dancing with the Stars; as the season progresses the performances become more effective and more entertaining, although the train-wreck performances in the first few weeks of DWTS are priceless, and thereby entertaining as well. Not so in the NBA. But lately, Dwyane Wade has been throwing his famous all-night parties beginning at tip-off. Maybe it's not sex, but for basketball fans, seeing Wade steal the ball and sink a buzzer-beating game winner is the next best thing. Do we have the makings for some mavericking with the Lakers' inability to beat the Portland Trailblazers on the road? We'll keep an eye on the Lakers as they ponder the karmic payback of losing a few to avoid the top seed and a possible round one showdown with their Nemesis to the North. Also in this week's sports podcast we dish on Sir Charles and his private tent, Shaq's need for attitude-adjustment, and the insta-fighting in the NHL. And what would a podcast be without a little Ovechkin-Crosby tete-e-tete update followed by Shavery? Not a Fantoo Girls podcast. That's what. And in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID we urge men to spray not bake. So grab your fire extinguisher, some wings from the Anchor Bar and your wooden shoes...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! 1:05:27 MLB,Baseball,Nascar,NFL Football,NHL, Hockey,College Football,sports,sports girls,fantoo girls talk sports,sports podcast,sports talk Fantoo no Today The Girls are coming to you live from ACME Breastection Company where protecting breasts is their mission. Sadly, Sarah Blewden won't need their products because the Amateur Boxing Association of England told her she would be unable to get in the ring with her purchased 'girls'. Reason being, she might get injured. Maybe we just don't get boxing. We thought injuring the opponent was the gig. Maybe we just don't get England. Perhaps someone should send us there for the Olympics so we can study up. In the mean time, we're off to study up on a sport of a different nature: pole dancing! It's been our lifelong dream, you know. It may be a wee bit late for us to learn the ropes, but at least we can watch the competition unfold when the US Pole Dance-off commences on March 15th. But chances are we'll be entirely too busy wondering what the selection committee has in store for our brackets and following the World Baseball Classic to remember to get our pasties. There's always next year. Back to the world of sport we go, and it's sad this week. The tragedy involving Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, William Bleakley and Nick Schuyler has weighed heavily on our hearts. Sometimes Mother Nature is bigger and badder than the toughest NFL player. We still hope for miracles, and are thankful that Nick was rescued. While nothing compares to the loss of life, Philadelphia is in mourning as well with the departure of Weapon X, Brian Dawkins. The Man, The Myth, The Legend will now play with the Denver Broncos. Where do you draw the line between fielding a winning team and loyalty to those who bring intangibles to the gridiron that aren't measured in stats alone? No GPS can tell you the answer to that one. Matt Cassel hits KC, John Kitna goes where no sane man should and puts on the star, and Kurt Warner tries to keep the dream (and Matt Leinart's nightmare) alive by offering to foot some of the bill for Anquan Boldin if the Cardinals sign him up. The NFL is a buzz with free agency, but the money's not flowing so much, unless you count Haynesworth. Is it a cyst? Dead bone? An abscess? Madonna? Who knows these days with A-Rod. We half expect him to take a swing and have his arm beat the ball over the wall. Really, when will the side effects start to show? Good thing they're cleaning up the game because flying body parts would be kind of hard to explain to the kids. And it's all about the kids. Also in this week's sports podcast we get revved for the World Baseball Classic, wonder what network would be silly enough to greenlight the Jose Canseco 'reality show' and scold the Dodgers for bowing to the pressures of Manny. Blech. On the hard court we Fan-Tutor you in the illegal screen, give you a little Mark Cuban love, and spank Carmelo Anthony for being such a transvestite, oops, we man for his in-game transgression. Sometimes the language gets away from us. Sir Marbury is holding his own (and his head) in Boston, LeBron and Wade dazzle us with Mo Williams being the tipping point in a Cavs V. Heat showdown, and Greg "I am NOT Benjamin Button" Oden fails to convince us that he is ever going to be a productive NBA player. Which is sad, because we genuinely like the dude. But there's something there that is a touch 'off'. Our rookie look takes us to the Garden State as we honor Brook Lopez who is becoming a beacon of hope for the Nets. Even Yao doesn't scare him. The trade deadline in the NHL will have passed as of this recording, and if the past is any indicator, expect some serious action. The NHL is on the rise and The Girls have predicted its ascension since the first WInter Classic. It's time for the country to realize what our good friends to the North have always known: hockey is high drama (Avery), high action (Ovechkin) and unpredictable. Martin Broduer is inching closer to Patrick Roy's record of 551 wins and Alexander Semin slams an 80 foot shot into the net to help the Caps defeat the Bruins in OT. Then you have the Nashville Predators beating the Red Wings 8-0. Nothing beats hockey in March except hockey, the NCAA tournament, the World Baseball Classic and the US Pole Dancing competition ALL happening in March. Seriously, who has time to work. But never fear, The Girls are here to keep you dialed in. Finally, in this week's IT HAS TO BE SAID, the McVictim is a McIdiot. So grab your mullet, a copy of Spinal Tap and some cornstarch for that pole...it's time to talk sports with The Girls! http://www.fantoo.com/podcast/mp3/ft030509.mp3 carol@fantoo.com (Carol Fantoo) Sports http://www.fantoogirls.blogspot.com/ BC7BDE36-22A8-4092-A73F-FA3E2D765DD2-1858-000023F7BEAC607F-FFA Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:53:04 -0500 Trade Deadlines, Pole Dancing and Illegal Screens with The Girls! Today The Girls are coming to you live from ACME Breastection Company where protecting breasts is their mission. Sadly, Sarah Blewden won't need their products because the Amateur Boxing Association of England told her she would be unable to get in the ring with her purchased 'girls'. Reason being, she might get injured. Maybe we just don't get boxing. We thought injuring the opponent was the gig. Maybe we just don't get England. Perhaps someone should send us there for the Olympics so we can study up. In the mean time, we're off to study up on a sport of a different nature: pole dancing! It's been our lifelong dream, you know. The NFL is a buzz with free agency, but the money's not flowing so much, unless you count Haynesworth. Is it a cyst? Dead bone? An abscess? Madonna? Who knows these days with A-Rod. We half expect him to take a swing and have his arm beat the ball over the wall. Really, when will the side effects start to show? Good thing they're cleaning up the game because flying body parts would be kind of hard to explain to the kids. And it's all about the kids. Also in this week's sports podcast we get revved for the World Baseball Classic, wonder what network would be silly enough to greenlight the Jose Canseco 'reality show' and scold the Dodgers for bowing to the pressures of Manny. Blech. On the hard court we Fan-Tutor you in the illegal screen, give you a little Mark Cuban love, and spank Carmelo Anthony for being such a transvestite, oops, we man for his in-game transgression. Sometimes the language gets away from us. Sir Marbury is holding his own (and his head) in Boston, LeBron and Wade dazzle us with Mo Williams being the tipping point in a Cavs V. Heat showdown, and Greg "I am NOT Benjamin Button" Oden fails to convince us that he is ever going to be a productive NBA player. Which is sad, because we genuinely like the dude. But there's something there that is a touch 'off'. Our rookie look takes us to the Garden State as we honor Brook Lopez who is becoming a beacon of hope for the Nets. Even Yao doesn't scare him. The trade deadline in the NHL will have passed as of this recording, and if the past is any indicator, expect some serious action. The NHL is on the rise and The Girls have predicted its ascension since the first WInter Classic. It's time for the country to realize what our good friends to the North have alway