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Craig and Big Mac Detail Hilarious Sports Resume Lies

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

August 4, 2026

Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle explore the strange world of athletes and media personalities who fabricate their sports resumes. They share stories of a Red Sox prospect's family lies and why humoring children in backyard basketball isn't doing them any favors.
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle, Stevie
**Craig Carton** (0:00)
The distinction of, when do the Yankees get to a point as an organization where they feel like we've reached the highest we're gonna reach with Brian Cashman as GM? Not that we need new eyes, but this is what Brian Cashman is.
We've expanded the playoffs, so it is different than it was in the 70s and 80s. He's benefited from that, from a postseason appearance standpoint. But he builds a team that's good enough to play the first week in October, but has not been good enough to play the last week of October.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:31)
Not enough.

**Craig Carton** (0:31)
Right?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:32)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (0:32)
So at some point, you're going to make a change.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:34)
Of course.

**Craig Carton** (0:34)
By the way, at some point, Cashman might wake up and go, I don't want to do this anymore. I want to do this somewhere else.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:39)
I just saw this fat kid screaming and yelling about me. Who needs this crap?

**Stevie** (0:44)
Me.

**Craig Carton** (0:44)
Oh, yeah, you're big. But listen.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:47)
Wow.

**Stevie** (0:48)
It's like you don't know your big guy.

**Craig Carton** (0:49)
You just called yourself a big guy. Wow. I just said you're a big fella. Wow.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:52)
That was the way, no, but it was the tone. No, no, tone.

**SPEAKER_4** (0:56)
I was agreeing with you. Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (0:57)
You're a big fella. You've lost a couple of pounds now.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:00)
A little bit, not much.

**Craig Carton** (1:02)
Couple?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:03)
Since the start of the show, it's about 20

**Craig Carton** (1:05)
Is that right?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:06)
Since January 5th.

**Craig Carton** (1:07)
Oh, is it that much? You were 20 pounds heavier in January?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:11)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (1:11)
You're a winter weight guy. Keep the kids and the wife nice and warm.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:15)
I'm just 20 pounds as a drop in the bucket, so you don't notice because you see me every day.

**Craig Carton** (1:19)
Well, I do see you every day.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:20)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (1:20)
Good for you. That's nothing.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:21)
That's it's.

**Craig Carton** (1:24)
I wouldn't be. I wouldn't.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:25)
Not anything. I mean, it's been eight months.

**Craig Carton** (1:26)
Well, I could go another 20, I imagine, but. Yeah.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:28)
Well, I mean, I guess.

**Craig Carton** (1:29)
20 is 20, dude.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:31)
Yeah. OK.

**Craig Carton** (1:31)
Can you feel it? Like you're lighter on your feet?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:34)
A little bit. No, not really.

**Craig Carton** (1:35)
No? First step to the hoop against the kids. Don't faster.
No?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:38)
That's never been a problem, no matter how fat I am.

**Craig Carton** (1:40)
You dominate those kids.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:41)
I'm always. I'm athletic.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:43)
You got to beat those kids up a little bit.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:44)
Even at the weight I'm at, I'm athletic.

**Craig Carton** (1:45)
When you beat your kids in basketball, they cry or no?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:47)
Yes.

**Craig Carton** (1:49)
Competitive.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:51)
How about when you beat them in, like, whiffle ball? No, well, they just start.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:54)
Like, tears crying?

**Stevie** (1:55)
They just start playing.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:57)
Well, the little guy, his favorite line is, it's unfair.

**Craig Carton** (2:00)
Because you're bigger than him.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:01)
It's not fair.

**Stevie** (2:03)
It's not fair.

**Craig Carton** (2:04)
I beat Anthony in basketball the other day, 7-0. Oh, is he pissed?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:08)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:09)
And then I apologize. I feel bad about it.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:10)
There are certain things I'll let them win and certain things I won't let them win. Yes, because they're still young. Legit actual sports. Like, if we go shoot hoops in the backyard.

**Craig Carton** (2:19)
You're beating them.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:19)
Horse, two on one, doesn't matter, I win. I'm not letting you win that. One day you will win and you'll be freaking thrilled.

**Craig Carton** (2:27)
They will all beat you at some point.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:28)
Absolutely. So that's legit. But like, I hope they're not listening, but like.

**Craig Carton** (2:33)
Like if you played them in Monopoly, you let them win. Oh yeah.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:36)
Clue? A little bit. No, but like.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:38)
Professor Plum again?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:39)
But even other sports, like if we just mess around and we have like the hallway and we play soccer in the hallway and the two doors are the goals.

**Craig Carton** (2:45)

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