The Girls have dropped Episode 142. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll write a book about it. Just make sure you thank us in the intro.

Today The Girls are coming to you live from the Land of Confusion, otherwise known as the NFL! Where else could a score that is admittedly erroneous be entered into the history books and a veteran quarterback not know the rules of the game he is paid over 100 million dollars to play? Seriously, we’re confused. We thought the NFL was a professional organization, but it seems to us the spoils of success have resulted in the bigwigs and players alike taking their eye off the ball. We tell it like it is in this week’s sports podcast. The NFL has to tighten up the ship.

Also on the gridiron we salivate at the upcoming showdown between the Titans and the Jets. According to one of their own, the Titans will topple, but will it be The Gunslinger that does the dethroning? Will Favre and Mangini miraculously, and to the disgust of every Packer fan, march right to the Super Bowl ripping off the AFC crown from the ‘new-look’ Patriots? How Disney. And not at all far-fetched.

As a farewell to the 2008 baseball season, The Girls get into it over the 2008 MVP Awards handed out to the deserving Dustin Pedroia and Albert Pujols. It’s not over who won but how they won. Should sports writers be voters and what is the criteria they are using in order to cast their votes? And how does a blogger get this gig?

Did you hear the one about the girl who’s 16, throws a mean knuckleball, and gets drafted by a pro-level Japanese baseball team comprised of men? Some say she might only be 14 (kidding), but she did retire eight batters without allowing a hit in her try-out. Keep an eye out for Eri Yoshida.

On the hard court, Shaqtastic is at it again. Maybe there should be separate rules for him too. How can Shaq commit anything but a hard foul? We predict he’ll start being gentle when he and Kobe kiss and make up. But that would require them to admit that they hate each other, which would be wussy. We say Shaq caves first.

Now we know why the Cubs organization was so emphatic about Mark Cuban never owning the team. A little SEC investigation will usually turn off prospective business partners. We just want to know why he cares more about losing $750,000 dollars more than he does about preserving his reputation? So many times we are disappointed by those we look up to. And Cubester, you will be one of those people if you are found guilty. Blech. It’s not sexy to cheat.

Our Rookie Look takes us to the Windy City, where Derrick Rose is smelling mighty fine. He begged the Bulls to take him and is now officially taking advantage of his opportunity. It’s refreshing to see a #1 draft pick act like a seasoned player, in we mean that in a good way.

Thanks to melroserocks.blogspot.com for this fabu photo.

On ice, we wave farewell to the man, the mullet, the former coach of the Tampa Bay Lightening, Mr. Barry Melrose. He didn’t even make it to the quarter-season mark before being cut loose. If ever there was a guy that could shift back to Bristol with ease it would be Barry. New show: The Barry and Cherry Hour. Melrose and Don give it to us for an hour. We smell Emmy.

And in this week’s IT HAS TO BE SAID, we blame Jerry Bruckheimer. So grab your eye patch, the rule book and Lions fan (they need the love)…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!

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