just some thoughts

i think the uncoachable STARLIN CASTRO wants out of chicago if there's not a change in managers. it's pretty well known in baseball circles that castro & manager DALE SVEUM don't see eye to eye on most baseball issues and castro's recent 'lapses' on defense have put the manager in a very difficult position. sveum is a no nonsense manager who has had it up to here with the punk from the dominican republic and he has threatened benching castro if the problems continue but the real problem is that the cubs have advertised the shortstop as 'their future' so does that mean sveum has one foot out the door? stay tuned because as the losing continues, the tempers will get shorter and i can't see sveum backing down when it comes time for discipline.

i think that both sides of town need to shanghai their respective shortstops. the cubs because castro is cast in the same mold as SAMMY SOSA ("hooray for me and the hell with everyone else") and will NEVER be a team player, just like sammy thru the years. remember how that relationship ended?

and the bonehead on the south side, ALEXEI RAMIREZ, was exposed defensively over & over again this weekend and botched not one but two freaking double steals. the shortstop has to be the captain on defense and have his head in the game at ALL times, not just when he feels like it. combine that with his .215 average and he looks like real good trade bait to me.

the WHITE SOX were fun for a while but the wheels are starting to loosen as their starting pitching, once perceived as a strength, is now down to just two guys and they're holding their collective breath that neither gets hurt. DETROIT is still the team to beat in that division but they also have pitching woes so the sox may hang around for a little bit more.

showdown in OKC!!!! the thunder is an even money favorite to capture their first nba championship since moving to oklahoma and wouldn't it be sweet to see LEBRON not win it again? and heat guard DEWAYNE WADE has to be the most unlikeable guy in the league. arrogant & self centered to the enth degree. i want to see him guard russell westbrook. for you trivia buffs...the thunder used to be the SEATTLE SUPERSONICS, who won their only championship in 1979.

the celtics had a nice run but it's time to break them up. three hall of famers only lost one race in their careers....to father time. RAY ALLEN, KEVIN GARNETT & PAUL PIERCE are all first ballot entries but now it's time to rebuild around RAJON RONDO.

updating the guys who used to be here: CARLOS ZAMBRANO is 4-3 and left the game yesterday with a sore back. sound familiar?  MARK BUERHLE is 5-5, losing two in a row, then winning 5 in a row and now has dropped his last two. a .500 pitcher. also sound familiar? ARAMIS RAMIREZ is hitting .254 and has struck out 31 times and only walked twice. i KNOW that sounds familiar! and WILL OHMAN has transferred his crap from the north side to the south side and the stench is unbearable. the WORST pitcher in the bullpen with a 5.40 era and the only positive is that as soon as the sox fall out of the race, that fat piece of crap will be released.

a final note: the WNBA is back.  that's right, girl's professional basketball is available allllllllllllllllllllllllllll summer long. catch the fever!  adios for now.