The omens are out there that a good, old-fashioned, working man’s, rough-around-the-edges World Series is upon us. That would necessarily mean that the Yanks, Red Sox (because, c’mon, Boston is always right there in high-priced-player sweepstakes - Matsuzaka, anyone?) and the Dodgers are out. The Dodgers are a good story and all, but Pat Sajak and Penny Marshall behind the battting cages? Sure, the Dodgers were taken care of last night. But now, it seems that the the luck of the Red Sox has run out for this year. A fire has broken out at a landmark (the famous Citgo sign)near Fenway Park.

I could be wrong, but nothing says ‘it’s over’ quite like a blackened and flamed-out sign behind the Green Monster. That would neeeeever happen at Tropicana Field.

Episode 137

Naming Rights, Tuck Rules and Mandussa with The Girls!

Today The Girls are coming to you live from that trippy world where grown men do unexplainable things…we think it’s called Earth. Chalk one up for Eric Mangini who really honored the family tree with the birth of his son Zach Brett. As women, we want to go on record to state that we would duct
tape our husbands up and lock them in a crawl space if they attempted to do something like this. Thank Lombardi they are smarter than that. Let’s just hope the Brett Favre doesn’t turn out to be a major bust or poor Zach Brett may find himself in the doghouse before he can crawl.

The this and that of sport hasn’t slowed down one bit since the recording of this fine sports podcast, so let’s just say that you will be entertained, appalled, and probably confused. Which is a near perfect state of being. Just ask us.

PacIdiot, move along. You don’t deserve to have the privilege of playing in the NFL. Jerry Jones, you are slipping dude. You think Roy Williams is worth that much? Richard Collier, our best for a solid state of mind as you begin recovery. Stay low, think positive. And somebody tell Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards to beg NASCAR for a chance at Friday Night Fights. See pic below or get the ‘blow-by-blow’ right here.

It would be the best thing for NASCAR since NASCAR was exciting! The gridiron beckons and The Girls don’t know exactly what to think. While this season has been kind of crazy in a Britney-shaves-her-head sort of way, we’re starting to tire of the unpredictability of it all. Now we want clean, precise, excellent play. It’s one thing to drop a letdown game, but it’s entirely different to cream a ‘great’ team one week and cough up a fur ball the next. It means that no one is that great or that horrible. Oh, crap. That’s what parity means! We don’t like it one bit. As stated below, parity just means bad football. And apparently bad rule-making and officiating, as evidenced by this week’s Fan-Tutor.

Ah, but on the diamond we have had anything but bad baseball. It’s been exciting to watch four compelling teams duke it out, none as magnificent as the Tampa Bay Rays. They should have mavericked, but yet they press on. They should have looked in the mirror and realized that going to the World Series was a goal for 2010 and not today. What they have done is shown that parity need not mean mediocrity. Kudos to the Rays for assembling a talented roster that must really dig being around each other, because it takes teamwork to take it to the limit. And apparently a heinous house. The Phils and Dodgers are made it interesting as well…until last night, when they made it, well, freakin’ awesome!

Still, the Girls loved seeing Joe Torre alive in the playoffs for a team who cares enough to be there. And now, without further ado since it took about four weeks to figure out exactly who Manny Ramirez looks like, we announce our nickname for the hottest bat we’ve witnessed this year: Mandussa (a man + Medusa - he’s two things). So it is written, so it will be. Another ‘award’ of sorts has been bestowed upon Matt Stairs of the Phillies. You’ll need to listen in for the ‘Funniest Unintentional Gay Statement Ever’ award. We love this guy for more than just the fact that he is completely unaware of what his words actually convey. We love him because we had no idea who he was until he hit the scene with such impact!

Bring it on!

And in this week’s IT HAS TO BE SAID, The Girls let you in on a little earmark. Well, maybe not so little. So, grab your ball and tuck it in tight, a dark colored rally towel because white makes the ball disappear and the last little bit of summer love…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!

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