Episode 17

So as our regular listeners know, it is a regular joke on the show that the Ginny is technologically illiterate.  He regularly makes fun of himself, and often, EZ gets in on the action.  That is why it is with great humor that we announce why the already late 17th episode of the Fanttasy is now going to be permanently deferred.

As many of you know, the guys have been renewed for a second season, and thank to listeners like yourself, who keep the show growing, the show needed to be outfitted with newer more advanced technology and moved into a new studio.  As a result, we ran into some technical difficulties which had delayed the show from releasing its season recap episode.

This past Monday, the boys were back in the studio and actually recorded their season recap, but it was EZ who was hitting buttons that he was not supposed to that destroyed the master copy of the episode.  So now, we have to sadly announce that Episode 17 will never be able to be published to our listeners.

As sorry as we are about this, we simply cannot leave you all empty handed, so this post will provide you all with some key information that would have been given to you had you been able to listen to the show.

As with everything seasonal, at the end of the season, there are usually awards given.  Music awards Grammy Awards, Hollywood has the Oscars, Broadway issues Tonys, and in the sports world, top performers can win an ESPY.  Here at the Fantasy 30, the season's best are awarded with a Studly.

The rules are quite simple.  There are 5 categories for Fantasy Player of the Year, one for each of the following positions: QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF.  The winners of the Studlys in each of these categories have been determined by our hosts to have been the most valuable player to have owned at each position during the 2013 fantasy season.

Then there are 5 more categories called Diamond in the Rough, which is also awarded to each of the previously identified positions.  These Studlys are given to the guy who is determined to have been the best fantasy player at their position to have likely been acquired via free-agency after the draft this year.

Both EZ and the Ginny can issue one Studly per category, and it can be to the same player or different players.  So without any further delays, lets take a look at the full list of 2013 Fantasy 30 Studly winners:

Category	Ginny's Winners	EZ's Winners
Fanatsy QB of the Year	Cam Newton, CAR	Peyton Manning, DEN
Fanatsy RB of the Year	Jamaal Charles, KC	LeSean McCoy, PHI
Fanatsy WR of the Year	Josh Gordon, CLE	Calvin Johnson, DET
Fantasy TE of the Year	Jimmy Graham, NO	Jimmy Graham, NO
Fantasy DEF of the Year	Kansas City	Seattle
Diamond in the Rough QB	Phillip Rivers, SD	Phillip Rivers, SD
Diamond in the Rough RB	Eddie Lacy, GB	Rashad Jennings, OAK
Diamond in the Rough WR	Keenan Allen, SD	Alshon Jeffery, CHI
Diamond in the Rough TE	Jordan Cameron, CLE	Jordan Cameron, CLE
Diamond in the Rough DEF	St Louis	Carolina

In addition, the fellas had a little fun and issued some just-for-fun Way-Way Too Early 2014 Predictions.  Although this is how the guys feel right now, no one is under any misconceptions that these predictions will hold any water. Let's see what our boys thought:

Question	Ginny's Prediction	EZ's Prediction
Break-Out Player of 2014	Zac Stacy, RB, STL	Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, MIN
Caveat Emptor "Let the Buyer Beware"	Julio Jones, WR, ATL	Arian Foster, RB, HOU
2014 Over Draft (Guy selected too early in next summer's drafts)	Nick Foles, QB, PHI	Nick Foles, QB, PHI
Rebound Player of 2014	Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN	Matt Ryan, QB, ATL

Again, we want to apologize for EZ's stupidity in destroying what was likely our best episode yet.  Although that episode will not see the light of day, we sure do hope this helps, keep you hungry for our next episode.  You can expect to hear that episode, just prior to March Madness, when we will see what our hosts know about college hoops.  In April, we will be back on the air again, as we produce multiple NFL Draft preview episodes.  

We know it is the fantasy football offseason, but we want to keep you a step up on your competition, here at the Fantasy 30.