I've given up pizza for Lent. I'm going crazy. I'm 100% Italian, and pretty much eat pizza every day. Except now. Ouch.

So with all the free time I have not eating giant slices of pizza, I've decided to focus my time on something different: I've joined a Fantasy Baseball League.

A friend from Sirius Radio asked if I wanted to join the league. And since I know like 5 people in New York, anytime someone asks me to do anything... I jump on the chance.

"Hey Lino, want to go torture a squirrel?"
"Sure!"

"Hey Lino, want to toilet paper Lino's place?"
"Ok!"

"Hey, Lino, want to join a Fantasy Baseball League?"
"Yes, if you'll be my friend."

I'm like the kid in high school who doesn't have many friends - so he falls into the wrong crowd because at least that crowd will take him.

And I also said yes because I happened to be wearing a baseball jersey that day. A Yankees jersey, to be exact, that was purchased in 1989. (I mention this because it was not a purchase made in band-wagon late 90's.)

The jersey is 18 years old! It's old enough to buy cigarettes. It's already able to drive a vehicle. And because I don't wash it very often, it can practically walk away on its own.

However, I'm not just picking Yankees players for my team. So here's my angle I'm taking on the Fantasy Baseball League: I'm only picking Catholic ballplayers. Guys who I know are on board with the faith. Will their faith in God give me an excellent fantasy team? That's my prayer.

By the way, in case you forgot, I've recently produced a documentary about MLB players and their faith (it's coming out soon!). One of my favorite pics is of me and the production crew with Mike Piazza.

So you probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that Mike Piazza is gonna be on my Fantasy Team, right?

I figure I'm on the Catholic Team (otherwise known as the Catholic Church). So why not make a Fantasy Team of Catholics.

And thankfully, unlike my Fantasy Baseball team - where I pick and choose my teammates – no one gets to pick and choose whether I'm on the Catholic Team. 'Cause if that were the case, I'm afraid I'd be dropped quickly.