an absolutely PERFECT january for all chicago fans with regard to wisconsin sports. first of all, we find out that the milwaukee brewers RYAN BRAUN is a cheating scumbag who gets a 50 game suspension for using performance enhancing drugs during his mvp (?) season. that lovely news is followed by the WISCONSIN BADGERS once again practicing their permanent mantra of too slow, too fat & too stupid while gagging away their second consecutive rose bowl.
but the Pièce de résistance was watching the GREEN BAY SLACKERS rolling over and playing dead while relinquishing their super bowl crown as the giants kicked their asses up & down the field, despite the officials making two calls that defied logic & sensibility. the game could have been 51-10 without the help of the officials. a perfect january so far.
however, to be fair, in a major upset, a young lady from wisconsin did win the MISS AMERICA contest on saturday night. never before had a contestant participated in the formal wear portion of the competition wearing blaze orange bib overalls and an elmer fudd hunting cap with outward ear flaps. she also finished second in the talent portion by shooting 4 of 5 ducks that were released from the balcony.
for those of you that care, the patriots are 7 1/2 point favorites against the ravens next weekend while the 49ers are 1 1/2 point favorites at home against the giants.
i think that CECIL FIELDER has narrowed his choices to two teams; the texas rangers and .................the chicago cubs. i know it sounds ridiculous but the cubs might be able to sell him on the idea of leading this young team into the playoffs within two years and maybe sooner. the division is wide open and fielder is only 27, more than enough time for him to invest in a team rebuilding the right way. the rangers are guaranteed nothing with all the muscle that the california angels have signed.
did you see the unusual pairing coming up at the pebble beach pro-am golf tournament? TIGER WOODS & TIM TEBOW! (please feel free to insert your own joke at this point). what in the world will they talk about? god? i don't think so. marital affairs? nope. sex? not on timmy's agenda. it could be the first pairing ever where the only words spoken are 'hello,' 'nice shot,' & 'nice match.'
JOE PATERNO dug the hole a little deeper in his NBC interview when he stated that he 'didn't know what to do' when he was told of the sexual assault in the shower room. huh? didn't know what to do?????? how about call the police?? moron.
another guy who needs to shut his mouth: golf pro MATT EVERY is also poking the alligator by admitting that most of his everyday friends smoke pot on a regular basis. this coming from a guy who has already served a three month suspension from the tour because of his arrest on drug charges. i guarantee the ultra-conservative PGA commissioner TIM FINCHEM is listening.
it's definitely time for the ncaa to start a 4 team playoff in football which is commonly referred to as "plus 1" because it results in ONE more game for the two finalist. it's not extreme and leaves the door open for one loss teams to still be national champs. this year it would have been LSU/STANFORD & ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA ST in the plus one game.
last year would have brought AUBURN/STANFORD followed by OREGON/TCU which is a pretty good menu of semi-final football. division one has playoffs in EVERYTHING except football. the current agreement with the BCS runs out in two years so the time is now to set it up.
finally, did you hear CARLOS ZAMBRANO stated that he only had problems in chicago the last two years? MICHAEL BARRETT strongly disagrees.
adios
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
pigskin & rawhide
it wasn't a great game by any means but how tough is the SEC? the two best teams in the country play 8 quarters of football and only one touchdown is scored at the end of game two when the game has been decided. incredible. these two teams averaged FORTY POINTS a game during the regular season except when they played each other. kudos to ALABAMA for winning game #2 and LSU for a remarkable season. co-champs? probably not but it would be justified.
i said it before. when you lose in the first weekend of the nfl playoffs, you probably didn't belong in the first place. i think atlanta, cincinnati, and the lions proved exactly that. the steelers? ben's injury along with the center being out plus the horrible fire that injured their coach two days before the game gives them a pass this year.
i do want to go partners on a lottery ticket with tim tebow.
anyone else tired of WISCONSIN pretending to be a big time football program? i said it last year....TOO FAT, TOO SLOW, TOO STUPID and they proved it again this year in the rose bowl. additionally, they play the weakest non-conference schedule in division 1 (verified by the ncaa) and then whine when they're ignored in the bcs ratings......... but every time they get the chance to walk thru the door nationally, they gag it up.
wisconsin brags about their 325 lb lineman and that works fine in college where they outweigh everyone by 50 pounds but in the nfl, they they're just average size and their lack of real skill soon weeds them out and sends them back to the farm to continue slopping hogs. (not that there's anything wrong with that). enough is enough.
many shook their heads when wisconsin's MONTE BALL announced he was coming back for his senior year rather than leave for the nfl.the questions were loud & clear. how could he turn his back on millions? what does he have to prove? what if he gets hurt? well, here's a few answers for you. ball is projected as a third round draft pick at best and he will become a blocking/power back at the next level IF HE MAKES IT and those guys don't make millions. quite frankly, he has almost no chance to star on sundays but he is a very bright student majoring in sociology with a 3.4 gpa. the perfect decision for him was to get his degree.
anyone noticing that NOTRE DAME is still irrelevant in football? they've lost ten of their last 12 bowl games (although they did win a barn burner against hawaii a couple of years ago) but despite twenty years of mediocrity, they still sell out every game, home and away. i don't get it. don't these people realize knute rockne is dead? and so is irish football.
memo to CUB FANS: before you continue whining about ron santo and his delay in entering the HOF, check the resumes of DAVE PARKER, ALAN TRAMMEL or JACK MORRIS. same routine as santo. absolutely deserve to be voted into the hall but for whatever reason, the voters don't feel it. that's what makes induction into baseball's shrine so special. it doesn't happen to everyone but when it does....CELEBRATE!
mark buerhle, carlos zambrano, ozzie guillen, aaron rowand, hanley ramirez and jose reyes all in the SAME locker room? no chance something doesn't explode.
chicago bears did the right thing in dumping JERRY ANGELO but how many teams don't let their GM pick his own head coach? and lovie gets to take part in the interview process. curious.
MIKE MARTZ is like the nfl's version of larry brown. after a couple of years, he burns a few bridges, has some limited success and then moves on. ego & stubborness is not a good mix in an offensive co-ordinator. it cost him his second super bowl back in saint louis and probably his job here.
the silence is deafening regarding the rape allegation against the uncoachable STARLIN CASTRO. the mandatory denial by his attorney was followed by the short statement from the cubs and that's it.
believe me when i tell you that "investigators are working the case" is not what the cubs or castro wants to hear. is it true that the victim passed a lie detector? watch for castro to be taken into custody as soon as he steps off the plane.
take a kid out of the ghetto, give him a bushel basket full of money and then stand back as he does what he wants, when he wants because that's acceptable in his country when you're a big celebrity. but nobody takes the time to explain the real world to these kids and the potential trouble that awaits them outside the ball park. in the old days, handlers just silenced the victims with a payoff but today, victims want money AND justice.
how loaded are the LOS ANGELES ANGELS? the a.l. west will be fun.
RYAN BRAUN, you're a cheater. take your 50 game suspension and shut up. and if you had any stones, you'd surrender your tainted mvp trophy. don't forget to attend the annual picnic with manny ramirez, mark mcgwire, rafael palmeiro and all the other cheaters who went from 175 lbs. to 230 and back again when they got caught. also say hi to sammy sosa, a-rod, jason giambi and roger clemens. nice company. you suck.
i said it before. when you lose in the first weekend of the nfl playoffs, you probably didn't belong in the first place. i think atlanta, cincinnati, and the lions proved exactly that. the steelers? ben's injury along with the center being out plus the horrible fire that injured their coach two days before the game gives them a pass this year.
i do want to go partners on a lottery ticket with tim tebow.
anyone else tired of WISCONSIN pretending to be a big time football program? i said it last year....TOO FAT, TOO SLOW, TOO STUPID and they proved it again this year in the rose bowl. additionally, they play the weakest non-conference schedule in division 1 (verified by the ncaa) and then whine when they're ignored in the bcs ratings......... but every time they get the chance to walk thru the door nationally, they gag it up.
wisconsin brags about their 325 lb lineman and that works fine in college where they outweigh everyone by 50 pounds but in the nfl, they they're just average size and their lack of real skill soon weeds them out and sends them back to the farm to continue slopping hogs. (not that there's anything wrong with that). enough is enough.
many shook their heads when wisconsin's MONTE BALL announced he was coming back for his senior year rather than leave for the nfl.the questions were loud & clear. how could he turn his back on millions? what does he have to prove? what if he gets hurt? well, here's a few answers for you. ball is projected as a third round draft pick at best and he will become a blocking/power back at the next level IF HE MAKES IT and those guys don't make millions. quite frankly, he has almost no chance to star on sundays but he is a very bright student majoring in sociology with a 3.4 gpa. the perfect decision for him was to get his degree.
anyone noticing that NOTRE DAME is still irrelevant in football? they've lost ten of their last 12 bowl games (although they did win a barn burner against hawaii a couple of years ago) but despite twenty years of mediocrity, they still sell out every game, home and away. i don't get it. don't these people realize knute rockne is dead? and so is irish football.
memo to CUB FANS: before you continue whining about ron santo and his delay in entering the HOF, check the resumes of DAVE PARKER, ALAN TRAMMEL or JACK MORRIS. same routine as santo. absolutely deserve to be voted into the hall but for whatever reason, the voters don't feel it. that's what makes induction into baseball's shrine so special. it doesn't happen to everyone but when it does....CELEBRATE!
mark buerhle, carlos zambrano, ozzie guillen, aaron rowand, hanley ramirez and jose reyes all in the SAME locker room? no chance something doesn't explode.
chicago bears did the right thing in dumping JERRY ANGELO but how many teams don't let their GM pick his own head coach? and lovie gets to take part in the interview process. curious.
MIKE MARTZ is like the nfl's version of larry brown. after a couple of years, he burns a few bridges, has some limited success and then moves on. ego & stubborness is not a good mix in an offensive co-ordinator. it cost him his second super bowl back in saint louis and probably his job here.
the silence is deafening regarding the rape allegation against the uncoachable STARLIN CASTRO. the mandatory denial by his attorney was followed by the short statement from the cubs and that's it.
believe me when i tell you that "investigators are working the case" is not what the cubs or castro wants to hear. is it true that the victim passed a lie detector? watch for castro to be taken into custody as soon as he steps off the plane.
take a kid out of the ghetto, give him a bushel basket full of money and then stand back as he does what he wants, when he wants because that's acceptable in his country when you're a big celebrity. but nobody takes the time to explain the real world to these kids and the potential trouble that awaits them outside the ball park. in the old days, handlers just silenced the victims with a payoff but today, victims want money AND justice.
how loaded are the LOS ANGELES ANGELS? the a.l. west will be fun.
RYAN BRAUN, you're a cheater. take your 50 game suspension and shut up. and if you had any stones, you'd surrender your tainted mvp trophy. don't forget to attend the annual picnic with manny ramirez, mark mcgwire, rafael palmeiro and all the other cheaters who went from 175 lbs. to 230 and back again when they got caught. also say hi to sammy sosa, a-rod, jason giambi and roger clemens. nice company. you suck.
Friday, January 6, 2012
A FEW THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR
my car dealer buddy tells me the reason americans don't like electric cars is lack of acceleration and the inability to drive long distance. fair enough.
but why don't we use electric school buses? think about it. they run the same routes every day, driving less than 50 miles at a time and lack of acceleration would only add to the safety of the kids on board. we all see school buses parked in the same place every night so those could easily become charging stations.
diesel fuel....buses get around 7 miles per gallon (on a good day)and with diesel around four dollars a gallon, it costs $49 to drive a 50 mile route. cost of electric to drive the same route? about three bucks for a daily savings of forty-six dollars. multiply that by 180 scool days and you save $8000 per bus each year. i know the initial cost of an electric bus would be double that of a diesel burner but the fuel savings would make up the difference in ten years and you would be 'driving green' and eliminate the problems of trying to budget fuel costs in a volatile and unsteady market.
what's the down side?
hey, remember our disabled cop in iowa who had to kennel his service dog because it was part pit bull? well, the feds informed the town fathers that he could have whatever breed he liked and their ordinance violated his federal rights as a disabled person. town fathers blinked first. case closed.
the iowa caucaus ended the run of this year's village idiot, michelle bachman, who will now reside in the sarah palin hall of fame.
rick perry, the governor of texas, took a big hit in iowa and will get crushed in new hampshire next tuesday. the fat lady will be singing for him shortly.
and so it boils down to mitt romney, ron paul, rick santorum and our old buddy, newt gingrich. it appears that gingrich will not survive the constant attacks from paul & romney. look for newt to bow out after the south carolina primary on january 21.
i still think it would be a great idea strategically for president obama to urge VP joe biden to 'retire' and name hillary clinton as his running mate. that move would guarantee his re-election.
have your house up for sale? be careful when potential buyers do a walk through of your home. guy in crown point, indiana, took a $40,000 rolex out of a dresser drawer and never broke stride. good reason to accompany all buyers as the look around.
just heard they arrested 4 people for the murder of the chicago cop working security at a grocery store. they're saying it was a case of mistaken identity and they really meant to kill a DIFFERENT cop. oh, that makes it better.
finally, to help you enjoy the new year, 5,000 artifacts from the titanic are going up for auction on april 11th in new york city. before you get the idea of bidding on a hat or a locket or a ring, please know this: all of the pieces are being sold as ONE LOT and the last appraisal valued the collection at $189 million smackareenos. and by the way......if you buy the lot, you must agree to maintain the items and display them for the public occassionally. hey, it'll give you something to do during the winter.
bye for now.
but why don't we use electric school buses? think about it. they run the same routes every day, driving less than 50 miles at a time and lack of acceleration would only add to the safety of the kids on board. we all see school buses parked in the same place every night so those could easily become charging stations.
diesel fuel....buses get around 7 miles per gallon (on a good day)and with diesel around four dollars a gallon, it costs $49 to drive a 50 mile route. cost of electric to drive the same route? about three bucks for a daily savings of forty-six dollars. multiply that by 180 scool days and you save $8000 per bus each year. i know the initial cost of an electric bus would be double that of a diesel burner but the fuel savings would make up the difference in ten years and you would be 'driving green' and eliminate the problems of trying to budget fuel costs in a volatile and unsteady market.
what's the down side?
hey, remember our disabled cop in iowa who had to kennel his service dog because it was part pit bull? well, the feds informed the town fathers that he could have whatever breed he liked and their ordinance violated his federal rights as a disabled person. town fathers blinked first. case closed.
the iowa caucaus ended the run of this year's village idiot, michelle bachman, who will now reside in the sarah palin hall of fame.
rick perry, the governor of texas, took a big hit in iowa and will get crushed in new hampshire next tuesday. the fat lady will be singing for him shortly.
and so it boils down to mitt romney, ron paul, rick santorum and our old buddy, newt gingrich. it appears that gingrich will not survive the constant attacks from paul & romney. look for newt to bow out after the south carolina primary on january 21.
i still think it would be a great idea strategically for president obama to urge VP joe biden to 'retire' and name hillary clinton as his running mate. that move would guarantee his re-election.
have your house up for sale? be careful when potential buyers do a walk through of your home. guy in crown point, indiana, took a $40,000 rolex out of a dresser drawer and never broke stride. good reason to accompany all buyers as the look around.
just heard they arrested 4 people for the murder of the chicago cop working security at a grocery store. they're saying it was a case of mistaken identity and they really meant to kill a DIFFERENT cop. oh, that makes it better.
finally, to help you enjoy the new year, 5,000 artifacts from the titanic are going up for auction on april 11th in new york city. before you get the idea of bidding on a hat or a locket or a ring, please know this: all of the pieces are being sold as ONE LOT and the last appraisal valued the collection at $189 million smackareenos. and by the way......if you buy the lot, you must agree to maintain the items and display them for the public occassionally. hey, it'll give you something to do during the winter.
bye for now.
are the cubs for real?
not a day seems to go by without news from the local teams so let's catch up with all of them.
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the cubs are starting to convince me that they're serious about a legitimate rebuilding job on the north side. eating CARLOS ZAMBRANO'S ridiculous contract just to move him out of town is one of the smartest player moves in the history of the club. fifteen million is chump change when you're dealing with a billion dollar franchise. the previous administration would have held z's hand and believed his empty promises so he could rise up and embarrass the franchises over and over again.
excising a cancer like zambrano can only help this ball club because if you're truly rebuilding (and it looks like they are), then you can't have zambrano as a 'leader' in the locker room. he is a fat, underachieving, lying piece of crap who has torn the club apart for the last three years and undermined the past two managers. good riddance to bad rubbish.
next on the trading block? MATT GARZA & ALFONSO SORIANO.
but just when things start looking up, the uncoachable STARLIN CASTRO is now wanted for questioning for a sexual assault. innocent until proven guilty is no problem for me but read this rather terse statement from new cubs GM JED HOYER: " the team expects its players to behave with the highest level of respect on the field, off the field and in the community," and added that "being a Cub carries with it a very high standard of conduct and responsibility. " sounds nothing like jim hendry, does it? i think the statement sends a loud & clear message to the current roster: you're a professional--now act like it. gotta love it. they are starting to remind me of the blackhawks when ROCKY WIRTZ took over a couple years ago.
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the 'EXIT ONLY' door on the south side continues to spin as CARLOS QUENTIN was given his ticket out of town along with JASON FRASOR this week and when you combine that with the surprising earlier trade of SERGIO SANTOS and the release of four rostered players from last year, the sox are definitely rebuilding. GAVIN FLOYD should be next. ROBIN VENTURA is the 2012 MIKE QUADE.
i pray every night that ADAM DUNN (DONE) & ALEX RIOS have decent years into july so the sox can hornswoggle some other team into taking them for their pennant pushes and the sox can unload 30 million in salary.
even moving one of them would make me smile.
hey! anyone want JAKE PEAVY? the sox' answer to MARK PRIOR.
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the blackhawks are contenders again this year BUT they have the dirtiest player in the league in DANIEL CARCILLO, who received his second suspension of the current season the other night when he checked TOM GILBERT of edmonton FROM BEHIND and sent him crashing head first into the boards. carcillo has talent but this is his NINTH disciplinary action and the hawks have to decide if being tough is the same as being dirty. i don't like carcillo's long term chances of staying a blackhawk.
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the bulls are the second best team in the league. unfortunately, miami is the best which means the bulls won't see the finals again unless they make improvements at forward and shooting guard. CARLOS BOOZER still can't play defense and he needs to sit during crunch time BUT who takes his place? TAJ GIBSON is very inconsistent so maybe it's time for JIMMY BUTLER, the bulls hard nosed first round pick out of marquette. loves to mix it up and plays solid defense. at the guard position, RIP HAMILTON is injury prone and hasn't played a full season since 2006 and KYLE KORVER appears to be done at the age of 30. his three point shot has disappeared and he is another defensive liability. work those phones.
later, dude.
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the cubs are starting to convince me that they're serious about a legitimate rebuilding job on the north side. eating CARLOS ZAMBRANO'S ridiculous contract just to move him out of town is one of the smartest player moves in the history of the club. fifteen million is chump change when you're dealing with a billion dollar franchise. the previous administration would have held z's hand and believed his empty promises so he could rise up and embarrass the franchises over and over again.
excising a cancer like zambrano can only help this ball club because if you're truly rebuilding (and it looks like they are), then you can't have zambrano as a 'leader' in the locker room. he is a fat, underachieving, lying piece of crap who has torn the club apart for the last three years and undermined the past two managers. good riddance to bad rubbish.
next on the trading block? MATT GARZA & ALFONSO SORIANO.
but just when things start looking up, the uncoachable STARLIN CASTRO is now wanted for questioning for a sexual assault. innocent until proven guilty is no problem for me but read this rather terse statement from new cubs GM JED HOYER: " the team expects its players to behave with the highest level of respect on the field, off the field and in the community," and added that "being a Cub carries with it a very high standard of conduct and responsibility. " sounds nothing like jim hendry, does it? i think the statement sends a loud & clear message to the current roster: you're a professional--now act like it. gotta love it. they are starting to remind me of the blackhawks when ROCKY WIRTZ took over a couple years ago.
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the 'EXIT ONLY' door on the south side continues to spin as CARLOS QUENTIN was given his ticket out of town along with JASON FRASOR this week and when you combine that with the surprising earlier trade of SERGIO SANTOS and the release of four rostered players from last year, the sox are definitely rebuilding. GAVIN FLOYD should be next. ROBIN VENTURA is the 2012 MIKE QUADE.
i pray every night that ADAM DUNN (DONE) & ALEX RIOS have decent years into july so the sox can hornswoggle some other team into taking them for their pennant pushes and the sox can unload 30 million in salary.
even moving one of them would make me smile.
hey! anyone want JAKE PEAVY? the sox' answer to MARK PRIOR.
********************************************************************
the blackhawks are contenders again this year BUT they have the dirtiest player in the league in DANIEL CARCILLO, who received his second suspension of the current season the other night when he checked TOM GILBERT of edmonton FROM BEHIND and sent him crashing head first into the boards. carcillo has talent but this is his NINTH disciplinary action and the hawks have to decide if being tough is the same as being dirty. i don't like carcillo's long term chances of staying a blackhawk.
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the bulls are the second best team in the league. unfortunately, miami is the best which means the bulls won't see the finals again unless they make improvements at forward and shooting guard. CARLOS BOOZER still can't play defense and he needs to sit during crunch time BUT who takes his place? TAJ GIBSON is very inconsistent so maybe it's time for JIMMY BUTLER, the bulls hard nosed first round pick out of marquette. loves to mix it up and plays solid defense. at the guard position, RIP HAMILTON is injury prone and hasn't played a full season since 2006 and KYLE KORVER appears to be done at the age of 30. his three point shot has disappeared and he is another defensive liability. work those phones.
later, dude.
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