THE WRIGLEY RUINS

The saga of the worst park in baseball continues. i received several phone calls from cub fans who attended opening night and the reports were less than encouraging. 
1) fans were waiting 45 minutes to use the 'porta-potties' placed in the lower concourse (this in a 'major league' park). 
2) one of the portables developed a leak and the contents quickly ran down the slanted concrete towards the nearest concession stand. i'm sure this added to the flavor of the world famous chicago cub buffalo burger.  an attendant with an industrial mop & bucket was positioned to keep the flow of bodily fluids from reaching the food court while another DUCT TAPED the leak.  nice.
3) due to the 45 minute wait, cub fans were seen urinating into their empty beer cups which then begs the question: exactly what happened to the cups when the fans were done peeing? probably just placed on the floor to be knocked over and spilled later in the game with more urine than normal being soaked into the concrete.  can't wait for the hot weather to arrive which makes the cement sweat. ah, the summer aroma of wrigley field.
4) and the cherry on the sundae: not one, but two of the upper deck bathrooms suddenly stopped functioning in the early innings and they were closed when the toilets began to overflow.  how soon did you say you wanted to attend a cubs game?

again, an absolute embarrassment to major league baseball AND the city of chicago.
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did anyone else notice the 150 million dollar pitcher not being able to throw more than 88 mph? can you say 'the dead arm lives?'
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congrats to the DUKE BLUE DEVILS who outplayed the badgers in the second half and won the title 68-63. tied at halftime and in foul trouble, duke's COACH K made the defensive adjustment needed while badger coach bo ryan was outcoached for the second consecutive year.  despite leading by nine points with under 14 minutes to play, ryan had no answer for the smothering devil defense or the offensive outbursts by the two duke guards.
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wisconsin coach bo ryan was a whiny little bitch after the game, complaining that the game got too physical and it was the fault of the referees.  this coming from a guy who watched his star player FRANK KAMINSKY throw hip checks all night saturday against kentucky and only get called for one all night. bo, it's a game of adjustments and your team has to adjust to the officiating every night and you have to adjust to game situations but you didn't make them last year and you sure as hell didn't make them this year. just shut up.
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"MR. SOFTEE" says he MIGHT play this week for the bulls.  the reaction i get from most bulls fans is 'who cares?'  his contributions are uneven at best and we all know his attitude sucks. the sad part is the bulls are stuck with his mega-contract.  the bulls should open the playoffs against the MILWAUKEE BUCKS but if they survive that series, round two will be against the dreaded CLEVELAND CAVALIERS & lebron. everyone better be healthy.
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is it my imagination or are the ATLANTA BRAVES trying to become the worst team in baseball? following a winter of bizarre trades which broke up their team, yesterday they traded CRAIG KIMBRELL, one of the best closers in baseball and high priced outfielder MELVIN UPTON to san diego for journeyman outfielder CARLOS QUENTIN and a couple of draft choices and then they immediately released quentin. what???
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are the BEARS going to be better?  yes.  will JAY CUTLER still suck? yes. will new coach JOHN FOX be afraid to wave the white flag regarding cutler's future DURING the season when jaybird stinks up the joint?  absolutely not.  enjoy your final 9 months in chicago, jay.
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and finally, the BLACKHAWKS. playing well but they really need PATRICK KANE in order to go deep into the playoffs.   bye for now.