Was Activision being honest about there being no Tony Hawk game in 2008? Do we really need a fifth MLB game from Take Two? Can Sony's basketball game possibly keep up with 2K and EA Sports? Is Shanker really a fair-weather Lakers fan? Does Fred really break a sweat walking to the refrigerator? Is Brian's German as bad as he thinks?

All of these questions and literally millions* more are answered in this week's episode of our podcast, From the Bleachers.

(For those of you who don't have time to listen, here's the answers: Not really. No. Maybe? Yes, sort of. No. No, it's worse.)

Also in this episode, we've got the final round of our Football Phone-In contest. And yes, I just thought up the name for the contest now. The winners:

Brendan Donaher from Canada - His excellent New England Patriots rap proved conclusively that Shanker has zero flow.

Juan Gutierrez from Madera - The man knows his Oakland Raiders. He may be completely deluded about their chances for success, but he knows his Raiders.

John from Nebraska - The W.B. Yeats of From the Bleachers, John's epic poem devoted to the Oklahoma Sooners is rife with great analysis and podcast in-jokes. Plus he calls us dumbasses, which is a sure-fire way to win.

Congrats to all the winners.

* - Six. Maybe.