CHICAGO BASEBALL STUFF

uh-oh. did i just see the newest wunderkind of the chicago cubs head to the locker room after striking out in the 10th inning.....WHILE THE GAME WAS STILL IN PROGRESS???? 

JAVIER BAEZ had a tough day in his wrigley field debut. after driving in a run with a single in the 1st inning, baez proceeded to strike out swinging four consecutive times including the aforementioned 10th inning whiff. WGN-TV then clearly showed him heading to the locker room while teaammate ANTHONY RIZZO was at the plate in a 4-3 loss.

is this yet ANOTHER north sider who only cares about himself? (see sammy sosa and starlin castro)

manny ramirez?

is it possible that village idiot ROBIN VENTURA is starting to understand that it's ok to send guys back to the minors when they repeatedly fail at the big league level?? in the last 4 days, the WHITE SOX have handed bus tickets to two pitchers who were getting the crap beat out of them on a regular basis, ANDRE RIENZO & TAYLOR THOMPSON.

think ventura is a little slow?? 26 year old ANDRE RIENZO pitched in 27 innings since june 1st and gave up FORTY SEVEN RUNS!!!! after being moved to the bullpen on 6/25, he's pitched 6 1/3 innings and given up eleven runs. gee, do you think we should send him down?  DUH.

the 27 year old THOMPSON & his 10.13 e.r.a. was sent down on sunday.  why mention the ages?? because the white sox have the OLDEST TEAM in the american league and when the 'veterans' fail, ship them out and GET YOUNGER.
the end of the season will bring the departures of rocking chair candidates PAUL KONERKO (class act), ADAM DUNN (miserable failure) and ALEJANDRO DE AZA, perhaps the worst base runner in sox history.  combine that with the 4 pitchers list above & below and we can keep the medicare man away for a while.

and please print two more bus tickets for 27 year old ERIC SURKAMP (7.71 e.r.a.) and the worst reliever in the league, 32 year old RONALD BELLISARIO and his 6.23.  i was told way back in little league that you can lose with anyone and that holds true today.  give some  minor leaguers a chance. i don't think they can do too much worse than these clowns. 

it's been a long time since i've seen anyone hit the fence as hard as ADAM EATON did on wednesday. the concerns of the white sox brass for his long term well being are legit because his 'devil be damned' attitude is reminiscent of AARON ROWAND, who took 5 years off his career by constantly eating fences. great for ESPN but bad for your body.

and one more thing about mr. baez: exposed jewelry in MLB irritates me to begin with but this hot dog wears a 25 inch chain with a crucifix attached. when he runs the bases, the damn thing swings like a weapon in medival days. i hope someone tells him he's not dancing in a disco and has him either tuck it under his t-shirt or take it off while he's on the field.  what a jerk wad.

it's all fun & games until someone loses an eye! (remember that from grammar school?)

adios for now