Genre Sports talk Comedy Country USA Home station ESPN (2007–) | Running time ~1 hour Air dates since 2007 | |
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Starring Stephania Bell Field Minister Yates Matthew Berry Eric Karabell Tristan H. Cockcroft Mike Clay Similar Pardon the Interruption, Nación ESPN, NFL Insiders, Mike & Mike, Around the Horn | ||
Fantasy Focus is a sports talk podcast devoted to fantasy sports. The show is available on iTunes, and ESPN Podcenter. It is known for its brand of nonsense. Baseball is hosted by Eric Karabell and Tristan Cockcroft, along with producer Daniel Dopp AKA Secret Squirrel. Football is hosted by Field Yates and Matthew Berry along with (the) Stephania Bell.
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The Name Game
"The Name Game" is a rapid-fire question and answer segment, in which two players' values are compared against each other, with one ultimately being deemed the better choice based upon the fantasy league being discussed. The players discussed are often requested by listeners of the show, who submit their questions via email.
Man's League
The Man's League is a fantasy league in which the listeners of the show play against the hosts and the lucky select participants. the show's producer, Jay Soderberg (aka Pod Vader) was replaced by Daniel Dopp around the time Nate Ravitz AKA The Weasel left to push papers elsewhere at ESPN. The name "Man's League" comes from the high number of team owners the league has, forcing each owner to use lesser known professional players to complete their roster, thus increasing the difficulty. Competition to be chosen for the league is very high, and listeners often have to go to extreme lengths to be selected to play. Additionally, a woman's league was created following the same format, but only competing with host Stephania Bell.
The Board
Yates, Berry, Karabell and Cockcroft make contradicting predictions on many zany issues, including how players will fare in an upcoming fantasy season, single week performance, and pop culture issues. These predictions are tracked "on the board", with the winner being the host who has the most accurate predictions at the end of the season.