HOW MUCH LONGER?

The situation on the south side is now getting laughable. win one, lose one.  win another one but then lose two. be last in every important statistic and for the second year in a row, a non-responsive WHITE SOX team is flat lining on the field and being led to the morgue by MR. EMOTION, robin ventura, who will never be confused for a RHODES SCHOLAR.  

enjoy these nuggets: "i might consider another leadoff hitter but i'd rather he work his way out of the slump.  SLUMP? hey doofus, wake up!   ADAM EATON is seventy points UNDER last year's average after 54 games and shows no signs of coming out of it. that's more than a slump, it's a disaster and when your OBP is less than .300, you shouldn't be anything other than eighth or ninth in the lineup if you're playing at all. geez, i just want to punch ventura right in the face.

AMERICAN PHAROAH was top shelf all the way yesterday as he won the triple crown with a wire to wire finish in the BELMONT STAKES.  i have to admit i was worried when he took the lead at the start because the distance of that race has wilted a dozen triple crown contenders in the past but jockey VICTOR ESPINOZA said, "when we took the first turn, i knew we were good. nobody was going to catch us."  that's what they call 'knowing your merchandise.'

the CUBS are beginning to sink in the central division by playing at a .500 pace for over a month and the pirates have passed the cubs in the standings by winning at an .800 clip over their last 15 games.  hey cub fans, nothing wrong with being .500 because it's a vast improvement over recent years. if they play .500 the rest of the year, they finish 83-79 and fans can start mixing the kool-aid (again) for 2016.

ok, here's a layup question for cub fans.  which team in chicago has the highest team batting average?  let's hear it for the cubs!  uh, sorry but that's wrong.  the white sox, unbelieveably, average 6 more points than the north siders. (but not in the games i watch)

hey, WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SOCCER HAS STARTED!...................never mind. i lost my mind for a minute.

are the BLACKHAWKS in trouble?  naw.  they'll win both games on madison and still win it in six games but what's the deal with TAMPA GOALIE BEN BISHOP?  pulls himself out of the game TWICE in the third period of a stanley cup finals game. injury? illness? stress?
 no matter the issue, that's the worst possible scenario for the hawks because if bishop doesn't return, they'll have to face UNKNOWN rookie goalie ANDRE VASILEVSKIY, whom they have never faced other than ten minutes last night.  i guarantee you the hawks want bishop in the net. 

on the betting scene, the blackhawks opened as slight favorites for monday night and the public then pounded the hawks up to -150. is this a freebie from the bookies? we'll see.

in the NBA, the WARRIORS are 8 point favorites tonight and 4-1 to win the championship.  LEBRON almost won game one by himself but now the CAVS have lost KYRIE IRVING for the rest of the series so the outlook is grim. BUT DESPITE WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT, look for LBJ & company to be favored when they go back to cleveland.

MARTELLUS BENNETT of the BEARS wants a new contract?  NO PROBLEM. as soon as your current one expires.  be a man and do your job.

 and speaking of the bears, they're 5 point underdogs in their home opener against the packers in september.  yes, i know. hard to believe.

that's it.  enjoy your week!