CUBMAGEDDON!

CUB-MAGEDDON!! After just one year as the general manager, Jed Hoyer said "enough of this crap" and proceeded to castrate, eviscerate and thoroughly gut this group of overpaid and underperforming has-beens and use-to-bees and shipped them out to various points in the country where they immediately became someone else's problem. 

The frowns & tears around Wrigley are eerily similar to the night of the Bartman game.  😥😥😢😢😖😟😟😵😵😡 (which delighted me to no end because I was there for that one) Nephew Mark has yet to recover from that beautiful night.

I remember 2016 when they openly declared a "dynasty" and then continually failed to get back to the big dance despite having a super payroll and playing in front of a full house almost every day. Now let's see how the season ticket holders react when it's time to renew in 2022 and the invoice shows major league prices for this minor league roster. I suspect the boot lickers will believe the fortune tellers and return in droves but such is life on the north side.

I do wish Anthony Rizzo the best  because he is a class act both on and off the field and the only race he's going to eventually lose is to Father Time BUT he did start his Yankee career off with a bang last night with a homer, two hits and the game winning rbi. Good for him!

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Now on the south side, fans are dancing in the street with the addition of ace reliever Craig Kimbrel, who was the leading relief pitcher in the National League and has been to the post season and has a ring so when you add Cesar Hernandez to fill the hole at second, the White Sox are suddenly right next to the Astros in Las Vegas betting parlors to win the World Series. Tough to do but we'll see.

The only downer was the addition of a second cub, Ryan Tepera, also from the north side and that violates the toxicity rule about having too many cubs on your team.

It's easy to pitch for a garbage team because there's hardly any pressure but when tossed into the pressure cooker last night, he gave up a homer, single and a walk before departing to a chorus of boos from Sox fans.....and rightfully so. He better straighten his act out quickly or he'll be moved rapidly to another bad team....where he might be more comfortable.

Eloi is back, Luis Robert will be here in two weeks and Yasmani is recovering.If the Sox have the lead after six innings, you have to face KOPECH, KIMBREL & HENDRICKS, not necessarily in that order.

Looking good, amigos!

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The Olympics?  no. I hate the 14 hour time difference and you can't help but hear the results during the day which ruins your prime time viewing and it's not going to get any better.

 The 2022 winter games are scheduled for China and a 13 hour difference and the 2024 summer festival is in Paris with a 7 hour time difference so the prime time events will happen at 2:00 p.m. our time.  PASS.

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And now it's time for football!!!! GO BEARS. Because we have the stupidest offensive coach in the league, my 2021 prediction is 7-10. Book it!

ENJOY THE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT WEEK AND OPEN THOSE WINDOWS!

SHOT OR NO SHOT?

 Ok, let's cut right to the chase on the vaccines. It is ABSOLUTELY your right not to get vaccinated BUT it is also the right of every employer to set standards for the health and welfare of the company. Two quick examples:

The National Football League set a rule that all administrative personnel must be vaccinated and offensive line coach COLE POPOVICH walked away from his $175,000 salary rather than get the shots. Now I personally think he's an idiot BUT it's his right to do so. Enjoy bagging groceries.

Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge posted a notice in early spring that everyone had to be vaccinated by July 1. Nurse Gretchen Walkup refused and filed suit upon her termination, saying the hospital violated her rights but her lawsuit was quickly dismissed, with the judge stating EXACTLY what I said at the top. "Rules are rules and every workplace has them. If you don't abide by them, termination is the only recourse for the employer."  Perfectly stated.

We all know this is, for the most part, a political disagreement but after a little homework,  it's a matter of public record that Republicans Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Sean Hannity, Rick DeSantis, Marco Rubio, Mike Pence, and everyone's favorite parasite, Lindsey Graham HAVE ALL BEEN VACCINATED. Why would they bother if "there's nothing to this" and "it's been way overblown" and constantly fight bills that provide co-vid relief?

Easy answer. They don't want to die. They can shoot their mouths off as much as they want but they've seen the tragedy in their districts and states and once they saw the reality, it was time to cover their own asses health wise. Hypocrites.

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And back to the NFL for a moment.........the Commissioner has clearly stated that unlike last season, games will not be re-scheduled if a team has a co-vid breakout but instead, they will simply forfeit the game. He had no choice with this edict because four teams have less than 50% vaccinated. Read the following restrictions for unvaccinated players:

"Unvaccinated players must continue to get daily testing, wear masks and practice physical distancing. They won't be able to eat with teammates, can’t participate in media or marketing activities while traveling, aren’t permitted to use the sauna or steam room and  may not leave the team hotel or interact with people not associated with the team while traveling. Vaccinated players will not have any of those restrictions."

Being involved in athletics my entire life, I can tell you that this pot will begin to boil sooner rather than later. Guys breaking protocols will be suspended (and you know that will happen) and then a team will lose a key game, after which the finger pointing will start. I hope eventually the Commissioner orders the same protocol for the players that he did for the coaches. You don't like our rules, see you later. Seems pretty simple to me. I wonder how many players would get the shot after missing their first paycheck. As Red used to say on the 70's show......"DUMB ASS!"

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And speaking of dumb asses, more heads continue to roll in court rooms across the nation for both the rioting in Chicago and Minneapolis and the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th and even more people are being arrested for that disgrace as they are ID'd by their media postings. CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS: commit a federal offense or two or three and then post your videos on-line. The FBI appreciates your stupidity and here are some of the results after 500 arrests:

3 years probation and pay for a new Chicago squad car. $58,000.

1 year federal lockup. Defendant cried and ask the judge for mercy because he had just started a landscaping company. Judge says sorry.

Plea bargain for 3 years federal prison if he rats out 8 other Capitol rioters.

An older woman gets three years probation and can never again enter a government building or property, including national parks.

A guy with no criminal record gets 8 months federal lockup after pleading guilty to breaking into the rotunda and waving a trump flag.

I think you get the picture and I think it's very interesting that ten other arrestees have agreed to plead guilty and testify against other trump supporters who also rioted at the same time.

(P.S.  Every person charged has admitted to being an avid trump supporter)

A good one is coming on August 10th when a moron who rioted in both Chicago & Minneapolis is due to be sentenced in federal court.. He has a lengthy criminal history and I think looking at some serious time. Wait until you meet 28 year old MATTHEW LEE RUPERT of Galesburg, Il. 

who faces a litany of charges including DISTRIBUTION OF DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES. That baby alone gets you twenty years. When you look at his mug shot, it just screams JERK FACE.

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Enjoy the upcoming weekend as the weather cools down.

JUST A BUNCH OF SPORTS STUFF

 I filed a theft report with the Chicago Police Department over the weekend because I noticed that the 'W' was missing from the flag at Wrigley field but it turned out that it had just simply been replaced by a white flag of surrender.

 TEN LOSSES IN A ROW!  BACK UP THE TRUCK!! The fire sale starts soon!

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The north side sewer rats are disappearing more and more each day but even they had to cringe when the National League All-Stars were announced last week and both KYLE SCHWARBER & YU DARVISH were front and center. Who needs them??

FUN FACT: The two players named to the team from the Cubs probably won't be here next month.

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Thank the Lord that the White Sox are playing in a division where two of the better teams decided to dump salary over the winter. Injuries have crushed the Sox but they still lead the race by 6 games.

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Here's two really bad contracts for you: 

MIGUEL CABRERA, who can barely walk after numerous foot and ankle surgeries, is still owed 30 million a year for the next 4 years from the Detroit Tigers.

And number two is JOSH DONALDSON of the Minnesota Twins, one of the most unlikeable players in MLB, as evidenced by 4 teams in 4 years. A loud-mouthed pain in the ass has spent a lot of time on the injured list since 2017 but he hits long home runs in return for 20 million a year. The Twins would like to trade him but three more years = sixty million and who wants that contract from a 36 yr. old player?

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Whodathunkit??? PHOENIX vs MILWAUKEE in the NBA Finals. Suns are a heavy favorite and rightfully so.

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TAMPA BAY should be hoisting their second consecutive STANLEY CUP this week. That team is really good.

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AARON RODGERS is sounding weirder every day. I won't bore you with the interview but just read it on some media outlet.

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TREVOR LAWRENCE, the #1 pick in this year's draft, signed a 4 year deal with the JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS and the quarterback gets 3 million a year PLUS a 24 million dollar signing bonus. yowsa.

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Ok, we're done for now. Stay cool.

 

CARNAGE!

So you thought I was just stirring the pot when I sent you the NO NO NO blog on the last day of June??? I want you to take 2 minutes and read what's happened in the jungle since that day.

Man shoots and kills neighbor in Englewood over loud music.

Drive-by in Chatham. one dead.

Man driving on Cermak shot in the head and dies.

9 year old girl shot in the leg sitting on church steps in Austin.

ONE MONTH old girl shot when shooters sprayed a crowd on Halsted.

ANOTHER 9 yr. old shot in Grand Crossing at 3 in the afternoon while riding with her dad. Little girl is critical with head wound.

22 yr. old shot in the neck and dies while riding the Green Line. He was the president of his fraternity at University of Chicago.

2 police officers shot and wounded in Austin.

99 FREAKING PEOPLE SHOT OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH BRINGS THE HALF-YEAR TOTAL TO JUST OVER 2,000.

NO! NO! NO!

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. There's plenty of summer fun to be had 

in Lake , Mchenry & Du Page counties.

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The programs in the city are not going to cure the violence, no matter what Mayor Lori Lightfoot says. These people are uneducated animals who live by the sword and die the same way plus they put no value on human life. They make a hundred a day moving drugs on the corner for the big dealer so making $12 an hour at Wal-mart doesn't interest them. And that's the world in which they live. Kill or be killed.

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I wonder why I haven't heard too much talk recently in Chicago about defunding the police? Is realization starting to set in?

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This is sickening