and now the defense takes it's turn in the DREW PETERSON case. they should wrap it up no later than friday and then the jury decides if circumstancial evidence is enough to convict. i still say NG goes on the board.
what is wrong with GOVERNOR PAT QUINN? the state is broke, social services are being shut down and teachers are being laid off because the state can't pay their bills and he kills the bill for new casinos. he says there are a few loopholes he doesn't like. SO FILL THE HOLES! YOU'RE THE DAMN GOVERNOR and you're allowed to write in anything you'd like! in the meantime, kids are going to school hungry because the breakfast programs have been suspended. duh.
do you know that the first american to be honored with a memorial in india was GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER? guess they like peanuts over there.
NEIL ARMSTRONG passed away over the weekend. walking on the moon was hypnotizing even to a derelict like me back in 1969. how long ago was that? gas was 35 cents a gallon and the average house cost $28,000. and the CUBS were in first place. really.
chicago teachers union president KAREN LEWIS has delayed the strike in hopes of reaching a new contract BUT zero progress is being rported. just what the city needs, a half million kids running the streets after labor day.
say a prayer for the people of NEW ORLEANS. it's been 7 years since KATRINA but they're looking down the barrel again.
teenage girl SAVANNAH DIETRICH in georgia is sexually assaulted by three boys while she's drunk and passed out. boys then take photos and send them to their friends. they plead guilty in juvenile court and the victim goes public on the internet, rightfully calling them predators and revealing their names. sounds fair to me but the authorities accused HER of contempt because the names of the boys are protected in juvenile court. she says "they tried to ruin my life. turnabout is fair play." the charges were dropped when the story went national. one of the boys lost a scholarship because of the news. so sad. you go girl.
the republican party has quietly asked SARAH PALIN to avoid interviews between now & november to avoid dragging up the past. palin was a national embarrassment in 2008 when put under the television spotlight.
i'm really aggravated. ROSIE O'DONNELL got married and i wasn't invited.
adios for now.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
JUNGLE DRUMS BEATING AGAIN
well, i guess handing out religious literature and organizing more peace marches thru certain neighborhoods didn't help as the animals reared their ugly heads once again and shot FORTY-THREE different people from thursday to sunday and seven of those victims were fatalities.
WANT TO BE A REPORTER? here's a couple of helpful tips:
learn to use the abbreviation 'S.' for south because most of the killings happen there. check the location of the homocide addresses and they almost always have a 'south' in them. the past four days have featured s. st. lawrence, s. ridgeland, s. drexel, s. indiana and s. wallace. are you sensing a pattern? add in stroger hospital and the neighborhoods of kenwood, gresham, englewood, austin, chatham, 4th police district & 6th police district and you pretty well can write your own news stories for the tribune. oh, and you'll need names. rashad, stephin, lucian, tamika, ohmari, fabrique, shantella, dwan, jacquisha and quawi should get you started. and most of the time, spellcheck won't help but it doesn't matter because reading is a lost art in these areas.
the situation is absolutely pathetic. how about we relocate any woman and any of her children under 10 years of age similiar to a witness protection program so the kids at least have a chance. the kids over ten? already too late as they're running drugs for the big boys.
think i'm kidding?? a recent south side (south? what a surprise!) drug raid resulted in the arrest of 5 people packaging drugs in a third floor apartment. the oldest was 13, two were 12 and two were 11. the eleven year old said in his police interview that he was making $300 a week packaging the drugs but thinking he was just telling a story, the police took it with a grain of salt UNTIL they interviewed the twelve year old who stated he got 400 a week because he was there for two years. a search of their bedrooms at home revealed each had over two thousand in cash stashed away. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HAD 2K IN CASH? so an uneducated pre-teen ghetto kid is making twenty grand a year (tax free) but he can't read or write so where's he going?? nowhere. he is ghetto bound for life and LOVES IT.
everyone in our family laughed at uncle jack years ago when he said "remove what good ones there are in the neighborhood and then surround it with barbed wire so no one gets in or out. eventually they will kill each other because that's what they do every day. the neighborhood will soon be empty and then you can knock down all the buildings down and start over." not so funny now.
bye for now.
WANT TO BE A REPORTER? here's a couple of helpful tips:
learn to use the abbreviation 'S.' for south because most of the killings happen there. check the location of the homocide addresses and they almost always have a 'south' in them. the past four days have featured s. st. lawrence, s. ridgeland, s. drexel, s. indiana and s. wallace. are you sensing a pattern? add in stroger hospital and the neighborhoods of kenwood, gresham, englewood, austin, chatham, 4th police district & 6th police district and you pretty well can write your own news stories for the tribune. oh, and you'll need names. rashad, stephin, lucian, tamika, ohmari, fabrique, shantella, dwan, jacquisha and quawi should get you started. and most of the time, spellcheck won't help but it doesn't matter because reading is a lost art in these areas.
the situation is absolutely pathetic. how about we relocate any woman and any of her children under 10 years of age similiar to a witness protection program so the kids at least have a chance. the kids over ten? already too late as they're running drugs for the big boys.
think i'm kidding?? a recent south side (south? what a surprise!) drug raid resulted in the arrest of 5 people packaging drugs in a third floor apartment. the oldest was 13, two were 12 and two were 11. the eleven year old said in his police interview that he was making $300 a week packaging the drugs but thinking he was just telling a story, the police took it with a grain of salt UNTIL they interviewed the twelve year old who stated he got 400 a week because he was there for two years. a search of their bedrooms at home revealed each had over two thousand in cash stashed away. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HAD 2K IN CASH? so an uneducated pre-teen ghetto kid is making twenty grand a year (tax free) but he can't read or write so where's he going?? nowhere. he is ghetto bound for life and LOVES IT.
everyone in our family laughed at uncle jack years ago when he said "remove what good ones there are in the neighborhood and then surround it with barbed wire so no one gets in or out. eventually they will kill each other because that's what they do every day. the neighborhood will soon be empty and then you can knock down all the buildings down and start over." not so funny now.
bye for now.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
JUST SPORTS
well, the olympics have finally ended and i've found that one thing has held thru as long as i've been around. female gymnasts are the most spoiled & pompous athletes on the planet. pampered by their coaches and parents at a very young age, they're constantly told how good they are but when things go wrong they are ill equipped to handle failure. did you see the face on MCKAYLA MARONEY when she was standing on the podium after being awarded the silver medal?? second best in the entire world and she acts like that in front of the entire world? that's one teenager who needs to her face slapped for being disrespectful. what a bitch.
speaking of spoiled athletes.....as predicted here months ago, boston red sox manager BOBBY VALENTINE is doomed in beantown. the team has played mediocre baseball despite a 173 million dollar payroll and the players have simply turned their back on him. look for him to reach a parting of the ways sooner rather then later because they never fire the players.
LSU superstar TYRANN MATHIEU couldn't stay away from the wacky tabaccy so COACH LES MILES yanked his scholarship and said 'adios' to the junior all-american. "you get one mistake at LSU and there's even a price for that. but you only get one. we wish tyrann well." HOW SURGICAL WAS THAT? fifth in the heisman voting last year and it means nothing when you break your promise to the coach. mathieu was suspended for a game last season for testing positive and signed an agreement when he returned to be substance free. another ghetto punk who thought he could beat the system.
how sweet is it that RYAN DEMPSTER is getting his ass kicked in the american league? there is NO WAY he takes his free agency anywhere but the light hitting national league. giving up 8+ runs a game is making this former cubpud wish he had taken the atlanta deal.
are the nationals really going to shut down STEPHEN STRASBURG for the rest of the season in a couple of weeks? or will we see a doctor step up to the microphone and announce that after a mayo clinic type examination, strasburg is 'good to go' and they'll be monitoring him closely. you don't get a shot at the world series that often and i think they would be foolish to send him home.
it's nice to see ADAM DUNN having a comeback year but it would also be nice to see him punch the ball to left field when they radical shift him. nothing wrong with being on base for KONERKO & RIOS.
the cubs have a shot at 100 losses but 9 games with houston will probably derail that.
who will score more in august? the cubs or the bears? gotta go.
speaking of spoiled athletes.....as predicted here months ago, boston red sox manager BOBBY VALENTINE is doomed in beantown. the team has played mediocre baseball despite a 173 million dollar payroll and the players have simply turned their back on him. look for him to reach a parting of the ways sooner rather then later because they never fire the players.
LSU superstar TYRANN MATHIEU couldn't stay away from the wacky tabaccy so COACH LES MILES yanked his scholarship and said 'adios' to the junior all-american. "you get one mistake at LSU and there's even a price for that. but you only get one. we wish tyrann well." HOW SURGICAL WAS THAT? fifth in the heisman voting last year and it means nothing when you break your promise to the coach. mathieu was suspended for a game last season for testing positive and signed an agreement when he returned to be substance free. another ghetto punk who thought he could beat the system.
how sweet is it that RYAN DEMPSTER is getting his ass kicked in the american league? there is NO WAY he takes his free agency anywhere but the light hitting national league. giving up 8+ runs a game is making this former cubpud wish he had taken the atlanta deal.
are the nationals really going to shut down STEPHEN STRASBURG for the rest of the season in a couple of weeks? or will we see a doctor step up to the microphone and announce that after a mayo clinic type examination, strasburg is 'good to go' and they'll be monitoring him closely. you don't get a shot at the world series that often and i think they would be foolish to send him home.
it's nice to see ADAM DUNN having a comeback year but it would also be nice to see him punch the ball to left field when they radical shift him. nothing wrong with being on base for KONERKO & RIOS.
the cubs have a shot at 100 losses but 9 games with houston will probably derail that.
who will score more in august? the cubs or the bears? gotta go.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
CUBS AGAIN?
my head is starting to really hurt.
the CHICAGO CUBS continue to make the correct moves for a rebuilding team by trading 31 year old utility man JEFF BAKER to the tigers for two players to be named later, presumably minor leaguers. traditionally, the tigers would make up a list of a dozen or so players in the minors and the cubs get to pick any two. they won't be superstars but they will be young.
AND THEN (be still my heart!) the cubs do another thing correctly and call up 3B JOSH VITTERS, 22, & CF BRENT JACKSON, 24 and instantly put jackson in the lineup against the dodgers for his major league debut and voila! he has two hits early in the game. while this is going to be painful for a couple of seasons, these two have been waiting in the minors and quite frankly, the cubs have nothing to lose. find out what the kids can do now.
vitters completes the infield core with RIZZO, BARNEY, CASTRO and VITTERS/VALBUENA. not bad.
JACKSON will play center field and you build around him.
if your name is SHAWN CAMP, 36, DAVID DEJESUS, 33, or ALFONSO SORIANO, 36..............................it's probably not a good time to buy a house in the chicago area.
cubs fans, nothing is going to change for the next two years as the cubs will continue to lose but you're used to that and have been for over a hundred years. doing it the right way takes time but when you mix a bunch of talented kids with just a couple of big time free agents, 2015 could start a lot of fun on the north side.
i need an aspirin. or two.
the CHICAGO CUBS continue to make the correct moves for a rebuilding team by trading 31 year old utility man JEFF BAKER to the tigers for two players to be named later, presumably minor leaguers. traditionally, the tigers would make up a list of a dozen or so players in the minors and the cubs get to pick any two. they won't be superstars but they will be young.
AND THEN (be still my heart!) the cubs do another thing correctly and call up 3B JOSH VITTERS, 22, & CF BRENT JACKSON, 24 and instantly put jackson in the lineup against the dodgers for his major league debut and voila! he has two hits early in the game. while this is going to be painful for a couple of seasons, these two have been waiting in the minors and quite frankly, the cubs have nothing to lose. find out what the kids can do now.
vitters completes the infield core with RIZZO, BARNEY, CASTRO and VITTERS/VALBUENA. not bad.
JACKSON will play center field and you build around him.
if your name is SHAWN CAMP, 36, DAVID DEJESUS, 33, or ALFONSO SORIANO, 36..............................it's probably not a good time to buy a house in the chicago area.
cubs fans, nothing is going to change for the next two years as the cubs will continue to lose but you're used to that and have been for over a hundred years. doing it the right way takes time but when you mix a bunch of talented kids with just a couple of big time free agents, 2015 could start a lot of fun on the north side.
i need an aspirin. or two.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
NOTHING BUT CUBS
better sit down before you read the first paragraph. here goes:
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO CUBS on their recent trades before the july 31st deadline. despite RYAN DEMPSTER'S attempt to screw them, they got past it and at least got a couple of players from class A in return for the selfish bastard. as a reminder, dempster gave the cubs a list of acceptable teams to which he would accept a trade and then turned down a deal to the ATLANTA BRAVES and went public with his desire to be traded to the LOS ANGELES DODGERS, which of course weakened the cubs' bargaining power. dempster's explanation?" i wasn't ready 'right now' to go to atlanta." WHAT? he knew they were trading him but he wasn't ready 4 days before the deadline? screw him.
THEO EPSTEIN had the last laugh when he sent KING CUBPUD to the american league, where real hitters live on a daily basis. pud was knocked around for 8 runs in 4 innings in his first start thursday night. worst of luck to him and watch how quick he scrambles back to the national league in the off season.
cub fans should remember the name RANDALL DELGADO because that's who atlanta was going to send to wrigley in the trade that the pud turned down. delgado is only 22 but throws five different pitches. we'll see.
congrats on dumping the dope smoking buffet killer GEOVANY SOTO, who seriously weighs 60 pounds more than his .185 batting average. although they just received a couple of minor leaguers, the cubs are wayyyyyyyy ahead on this deal.
REED JOHNSON & PAUL MAHOLM went to atlanta for some more minor leaguers and this is where i hand it to the cubs: they stuck to their guns and got rid of two 35 year olds and two 29 year olds and stocked up on kids as they attempt to rebuild the farm system, especially pitching.
so the CURRENT cubs core looks something like this: ANTHONY RIZZO 23, DARWIN BARNEY 27 and STARLIN CASTRO 22. they need to upgrade third base but LUIS VALBUENA 27 could be valuable because he plays five different positions and every contender needs a good utility player.
the only keepable pitchers are JEFF SAMARDZIJA 27 and and MATT GARZA, who is 29.
the only outfielder worth keeping is TONY CAMPANA 26, who might not be able to play everyday but has world class speed, something unheard of on the north side. the catching position is on life support. BUT that's SEVEN PLAYERS who will be around for a while and that's a start. just 17 more to go but everyone is under 30 so you have time to build.
THE CUBS WILL BE A SERIOUS BALL CLUB IN 2015 AND PLAYOFF CONTENDERS IN 2016.
watch 'em grow.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO CUBS on their recent trades before the july 31st deadline. despite RYAN DEMPSTER'S attempt to screw them, they got past it and at least got a couple of players from class A in return for the selfish bastard. as a reminder, dempster gave the cubs a list of acceptable teams to which he would accept a trade and then turned down a deal to the ATLANTA BRAVES and went public with his desire to be traded to the LOS ANGELES DODGERS, which of course weakened the cubs' bargaining power. dempster's explanation?" i wasn't ready 'right now' to go to atlanta." WHAT? he knew they were trading him but he wasn't ready 4 days before the deadline? screw him.
THEO EPSTEIN had the last laugh when he sent KING CUBPUD to the american league, where real hitters live on a daily basis. pud was knocked around for 8 runs in 4 innings in his first start thursday night. worst of luck to him and watch how quick he scrambles back to the national league in the off season.
cub fans should remember the name RANDALL DELGADO because that's who atlanta was going to send to wrigley in the trade that the pud turned down. delgado is only 22 but throws five different pitches. we'll see.
congrats on dumping the dope smoking buffet killer GEOVANY SOTO, who seriously weighs 60 pounds more than his .185 batting average. although they just received a couple of minor leaguers, the cubs are wayyyyyyyy ahead on this deal.
REED JOHNSON & PAUL MAHOLM went to atlanta for some more minor leaguers and this is where i hand it to the cubs: they stuck to their guns and got rid of two 35 year olds and two 29 year olds and stocked up on kids as they attempt to rebuild the farm system, especially pitching.
so the CURRENT cubs core looks something like this: ANTHONY RIZZO 23, DARWIN BARNEY 27 and STARLIN CASTRO 22. they need to upgrade third base but LUIS VALBUENA 27 could be valuable because he plays five different positions and every contender needs a good utility player.
the only keepable pitchers are JEFF SAMARDZIJA 27 and and MATT GARZA, who is 29.
the only outfielder worth keeping is TONY CAMPANA 26, who might not be able to play everyday but has world class speed, something unheard of on the north side. the catching position is on life support. BUT that's SEVEN PLAYERS who will be around for a while and that's a start. just 17 more to go but everyone is under 30 so you have time to build.
THE CUBS WILL BE A SERIOUS BALL CLUB IN 2015 AND PLAYOFF CONTENDERS IN 2016.
watch 'em grow.
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