Yankees Lineup Frustrations & a $1.3M NFL Player Imposter Scam artwork

Yankees Lineup Frustrations & a $1.3M NFL Player Imposter Scam

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

August 28, 2026

The discussion highlights a massive fraud case involving a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player to scam women out of $1.3 million. They also dive into the New York Yankees' lineup decisions against left-handed pitching and debate the team's reliance on specific veterans over hot hitters.
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle, Nico

Topics: Sports

**Craig Carton** (0:00)
This is from a movie, too, Mannequin 2 You ever see Mannequin?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:06)
I didn't see one.

**Craig Carton** (0:07)
You gotta see Mannequin and Mannequin 2 Ba-da-da-da.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:10)
Is it a horror movie?

**Craig Carton** (0:11)
No, not a horror movie.
I don't watch horror movies. I have taste.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:15)
Is it like a Mannequin comes to life, you have taste?

**Craig Carton** (0:18)
Yes, that's what I said. Anyway, I'm gonna let that linger. Horror movies suck.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:23)
No, they don't.

**Craig Carton** (0:23)
Yes, they do.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:25)
Sounds like you're a coward.

**Craig Carton** (0:27)
Suspenseful movies are good. When someone says horror movie, and especially when you said with Mannequin, that makes me think you're thinking about like a gory Mannequin comes to kill people, those movies.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:37)
What did this guy fall in love with Mannequin and it came to life?

**SPEAKER_3** (0:40)
Yes.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:41)
Didn't Tyra Banks make a movie like that where she was like a Barbie doll?

**Craig Carton** (0:44)
I don't remember, but I think what's her name from Sex and the City was the Mannequin in the first one. I don't think she was the Mannequin in the second one.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:50)
Sarah Jessica Parker?

**SPEAKER_3** (0:51)
No.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:52)
The older woman?

**Craig Carton** (0:52)
The older one.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:53)
Samantha?

**Craig Carton** (0:54)
Yes, Samantha.
Kim Cattrell? Does that sound right?

**SPEAKER_3** (0:58)
Actually, I would not have guessed that, but that is her.

**Craig Carton** (1:01)
I think she was the Mannequin in the original.
I can't remember if she was the Mannequin in the second one, but I'm pretty sure that movie is from the Mannequin. That song is from the second one. I'm seeing it right now. Yeah, which, Mannequin one or two?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:15)
It doesn't say which movie. There's just a Mannequin standing there, and the guy's like, oh my gosh, she's beautiful. Sometimes, the Mannequins go...

**Craig Carton** (1:22)
You notice how Mannequins aren't people anymore? Have you noticed that?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:25)
I saw one that was a person in Florida.

**Craig Carton** (1:27)
You never see, not that I care all that much, but Mannequins aren't people anymore. Mannequins used to be like, you would see a person in an outfit. Now, it's like just either no head whatsoever or...

**Chris McMonigle** (1:39)
Just a smooth face?

**Craig Carton** (1:40)
Just like, yeah, just like, I don't know, like an upside-down foot. I...
As a head, you don't see people anymore.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:48)
We were walking...

**Craig Carton** (1:48)
I want to know what... I don't have a foot for a head.

**Nico** (1:51)
I need a blonde wavy hair to know if it...

**Chris McMonigle** (1:53)
I don't have that, but I know it makes me feel better. We saw one in Florida and it startled me because I haven't seen one in so long, and I thought it was just a person like staring at us.
It was Mannequin with hair, great hair.

**Craig Carton** (2:05)
That's what I want. Make Mannequin real again.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:09)
They have like thick Mannequins now, busty.

**Craig Carton** (2:11)
I'm sure they do. Busty Mannequins?
That's the point.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:16)
No, but I mean like thick with two Cs.

**Craig Carton** (2:20)
Where do they have these thick Mannequins?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:22)
I go into a lot of stores.

**Craig Carton** (2:24)
Yeah, where do you go?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:25)
I go into stores I never go into now because I'm in a relationship and she's the maid of my existence.

**Craig Carton** (2:30)
Victoria's Secret?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:32)
Well, not that one, but I bet you they have thick Mannequins.

**Craig Carton** (2:35)
I'm sure.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:35)
That would be the best ones.

**Craig Carton** (2:37)
Of course.

**Nico** (2:37)
You should make that a shirt. Make Mannequins great again.

**Craig Carton** (2:42)
Make Mannequins great again.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:43)
We could do that. Just Craig's t-shirt guy on it.

**Craig Carton** (2:46)
Speaking about Craig, did you see the story? We were actually, I know you saw it. That's a very Craig thing, but we talked about the story, so I know you saw it.
But maybe you guys didn't see it. Do you see the story of the 35-year-old man who faked being an NFL player?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:59)
Yes, I love it.

**Craig Carton** (3:01)
And that's so funny. And I mentioned Craig because Craig famously would tell women in Buffalo, I believe. That's where he took most of his. He was the backup third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. But this guy took it to a whole new level. Craig just did it to try and, you know, more women. Okay, the microphone has completely come out. This isn't... Craig's got to put an end to this. I don't sit here, so I don't care that much. This microphone needs to be taken care of. But a 35-year-old guy posing as a NFL player, a San Francisco 49er player, and like, legit has social media posts explaining what it's like to be an NFL player. Like, well done, like, Instagram posts and social media stuff. With San Francisco 49ers here, apparently, scammed 26 women, and they believe that they are going to find more. But so far, they have found 26 women who've been scammed out of more than $1.3 million through a romance with a 35-year-old man claiming to be an NFL player. So this guy claims to be an NFL player and has great investments for them.

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