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Congratulations to the New York Yankees players on winning the World Series. Now maybe the owners will give some cash back to the taxpayers who footed the bill for the new stadium. Wouldn’t that be sweet. And so completely unlikely that the world would probably come to an end. The Fantoo Girls respect the way the players developed over the year, and when it mattered most they put forth their best effort. The result was an entertaining series that we wish had gone the distance. As does this podcast - without the blond. She’s home recovering from kissing too many pigs. But we’ll be back next week with a championship-caliber podcast. But now, we gift you this:

Episode 190

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 Apolo Ohno, and The Fantoo Girls are behind you with serious coin. We kid not.

We run right by Brandon Spikes because we like to look at ourselves in the mirror (and he scares us), 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. (Now, of course, we know the Yanks took it in 6.) 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.

This is James’ official picture…unless the Flyers are pulling our leg.

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 Applebee’s…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 James’ll get his fair share of dates and keep the points coming. Maybe grow a ’stache. We also 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 Ginobili takes a bat out of thin air with his hand and PETA has something to say about it…seriously. One swat and one concussed bat lay stunned and motionless on the hard court. 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 Nowitzki doesn’t like sharing the Texas spotlight he dropped 29 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 Cavaliers. 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!

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