Before delving into Episode 152, The Girls want to thank the sports gods for sharing Jeremy Lusk with us. He was a fearless competitor, a champion and an all around great guy. We hope his family can find some peace knowing that Jeremy lived life to its fullest, a mantra embraced by many in the world of action sports.

The world of sport did not disappoint this week. The Girls could have done an entire 6-part series on Jose ‘Nostra’ Canseco and his predictions alone. The man speaks the truth, and that stands out in this day and age. We, too, speak the truth. Or at least some variation of such.

So, now we hand to you a cherished recording of our innermost thoughts and dreams. Laugh loudly and share.

Episode 152

Today, The Girls are coming to you live from the super-secret, undisclosed location of our new hero: Scott Van Pelt of ESPN. Seems honesty doesn’t get you much these days as Scott was put in the corner for speaking openly and accurately about Bud Selig. We challenge anyone to argue with a single statement made by Scott when he described his shock and awe at the size of Bud’s package.

Thanks to ESPN for this masterpiece.

We, too, are puzzled by the fact that the Commish of the MLB not only gets paid a gaudy amount of cash, but also seems to escape any real scrutiny given his likely role in the steroid-madness that was/is baseball. The integrity of the game disappeared like a Bonds’ grand slam into the bay at night under his gaffe-riddled reign; the game he was entrusted to protect and preserve, not just help prosper. Attendance is soaring but morality has crashed and burned. Bud, you ruined baseball. You’re heartsick? Now you made us throw up. But we had our gem-encrusted pimp cup handy so all’s cool.

While we discuss many things other than steroids in this week’s sports podcast, it seems we keep coming back to illicit behavior by celebrated athletes who then say they are sorry, sort of. And as taught in P.R. 101, they then immediately talk about wanting to come clean for the kids. Let us get this straight…kids during the time period of 2001-2007 weren’t important enough to motivate an athlete to behave in a proper, respectful and legal manner from the get-go and not just when they got caught? Stop using kids as integrity shields. It’s so unflattering. But our real question is, how did you all have the time to party so hardy while playing so many freaking games? Two margaritas and we need a week’s vacation. Perhaps a new Hall of Fame is needed for those like Darryl Strawberry, who could multi-task like you wouldn’t believe!

Our second real question is, where do they find these girls? The whole thing is so deliciously nuts we could devote a whole episode to what would eventually be the title to our new book: The Loosey-Goosey, Mad-roidy, Cash-Infested, Hazey Nights of Baseball’s Debauchery Ball: All you want to know about the boys and their girls, the syringes and their plungers, the guest list, the bottle list, the VIP lounge, who gets in, who gets taken home, who gets positive results, who lies, and lastly, Bud Selig - the man who ruined baseball.

Alas, there are some fun things going on in the world of sports. The Golden State Warriors beat the NY Knicks 144-127. Did they think they were playing the All-Star game? Cuz that’s this weekend, and The Girls are psyched for the inaugural H-O-R-S-E game. We’re expecting trick shots and blacktop moves, and we explain it all in this week’s Fan-Tutor. After listening, take in Joe Johnson, OJ Mayo and Kevin Durant as they lay out the sizzle on Saturday night.

News Flash: Sean Avery, AKA Shavery, makes his way into yet another episode of the Fantoo Girls. He’s back, he’s in Hartford, and he doesn’t have a thing to wear, but he might soon be in a Blueshirt on Broadway. Talk about sloppy seconds! We’re supremely happy about this outcome. Also on ice, we dish about Robin’s ‘run-in’ with Riley Cote of the Philadelphia Flyers.

And in this week’s IT HAS TO BE SAID, we cheer for the state of music. So grab your i-Pod, buck the Establishment, and please don’t go to one of Dwyane Wade’s parties…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!

Thanks to the startingfive.net for this pic…and word to Dwyane…sometimes you can shoot yourself in the thigh and not even have a gun.

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