Happy Thanksgiving to all! There’s more than just a table full of food awaiting you today. Sports all day, sports all night. Someone’s always offering you something to eat, the party goes all day, and most of you will get to sleep in tomorrow. So, cheers. And start the day off right. First, vote for the Fantoo Girls for best sports podcast by clicking on the banner above. Then, loosen the belt and stake your claim in front of the TV. It’s good to be thankful. Oh, wait! Don’t forget about the podcast!

Episode 193

High Fives, Catchin’ Tuna and Thanksgiving Wishes with The Girls!

Can somebody take this? I don’t want to get my hands dirty.

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!

Sabres’ Tyler Myers towers over goaltending coach Jim Corsi

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 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. In 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? Just a little help from the other side, perhaps?

The image was discovered by the Raiders coaching staff while reviewing game tape. Just a little reminder that there are things bigger than the game itself. 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!

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