mostly cubs

Boy, how happy are  JEFF SAMARDZIJA & JASON HAMMEL?? going from the outhouse to the penthouse and a chance at a world series ring in oakland which everyone knows will NEVER happen on the north side of chicago had to be like christmas morning to both of them. 

the shark wasted no time in getting out of dodge and then took the mound on sunday in OAKLAND against toronto and pitched 7 innings of 4 hit ball and left the game leading 3-1. amazing what a few runs will do. hammel will get his chance on the road wednesday against the giants & MATT CAIN.  good luck to both of them. after wasting too many years in chicago, i think the shark will appreciate playing with a real live major league franchise.

manny ramirez?

CARMELO ANTHONY is a dick. who did he think he was kidding with his nation wide tour? don't think for a minute that he didn't know before he visited the first team where he was going. and it doesn't matter where he goes, he's still a penis. just like LEBRON and others.

winner in NBA free agency?  our old buddy LUOL DENG, whose being courted by no less than 5 teams. remember that he turned down 30 million for three years from the bulls before being traded. can you say ka-ching?

the ALL STAR game is just around the corner and once again, the rule that each team must have a represenative serves to contaminate the game by including a member of the cubs. STARLIN CASTRO is the highest hitting cub at .290 and his inclusion will only serve to screw a deserving national leaguer of a spot on the team.

but i will say this about the north siders.  since mid-may, i think they're 25-21, which would have sent me to the poor house if i was a gambling man.  now chew on this:  the cubs would have to go 24-52 the rest of the way to lose a hundred games again.  can't be done, right? FYI-- 34-42 puts them at ninety losses........AGAIN.

speaking of the cubs, of the 13 offensive players on the cubs roster, SEVEN of them are hitting .224 OR LESS.

the WHITE SOX are still in offensive free fall with GILLASPIE, RAMIREZ, BECKHAM, NIETO, FLOWERS and our old buddy ADAM D-O-N-E losing 30-50 points off their averages since june 1st. AND DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLOSER AVAILABLE? the sox absolutely suck when it comes to the ninth inning. 

the TOUR DE FRANCE!  steroids anyone?

the WNBA! yawn.

WIMBLEDON! pronounce the four finalists correctly.

WORLD CUP! the USA is gone so my interest continues only if there's nothing else on television.

manny ramirez? psssst.  he's hitting .200 and has told the players to "follow the rules." good enough for me. a great pickup for the cubs organization.

adios for now.