So the WHITE SOX were all giddy after winning 7 of 8 and decided to stand pat at the trading deadline. COMPLETE MORONS. did anyone want to mention to the emperor those seven wins came against last place teams? they had one piece worth trading and rather than get some prospects, they're going to let him walk away at the end of the year because they thought they were 'in it.' the only thing they're in is big trouble. the yankees kicked their ass over the weekend and now tampa is continuing the beat down. arrrrrrgh.
the CUBS decided they didn't want to play with the big boys BUT they did made two solid moves which can only help them in the race to the post season. (although i was sorry to see TAYLOR TEAGARDEN go to make room for the newcomers. it was just fun saying his name.)
DAN HAREN will make a perfect #5 starter for the north siders as he eats up a lot of innings and keeps you in the ball game. he couldn't get a fastball past your mother but it will save the cubs the angst of starting DALLAS BEELER or TRAVIS WOOD. the cost for haren? two MINOR leaguers not even listed as top thirty prospects in the organization. see how that works?
the cubs also learned quickly that RAFAEL SORIANO is not the answer to the closing position and picked up fireballing TOMMY HUNTER from baltimore for journeyman JUNIOR LAKE, who signed his death warrant with manager JOE MADDON for hot dogging it after hitting a home run against the marlins in early june. lake soon found himself back in the minors, never to see wrigley again as long as maddon was still around. so enter hunter, who can throw 99 mph on his strong nights and while his major league experience is not that of a closer, he did fine his first time out over the weekend when he got the save against the brewers.
august is the 'we'll see' month for the cubs. SEVEN games against the GIANTS, three vs. the PIRATES, four vs the BRAVES and three vs the DODGERS. september will bring them six each against the CARDINALS and the PIRATES but a bunch of games against terrible teams. split the games mentioned earlier and they're dancing in october.
only the CHICAGO BEARS..........#1 draft choice KEVIN WHITE hasn't seen the field yet because of a secret injury. is it his shin for sure? nobody knows because NFL teams are not required to release any injury information until the regular season starts. i'm hoping the bears can go 6-10 this year but a national publication today released their prediction that they would be the WORST TEAM IN FOOTBALL at 3-13. ouch.
short but sweet. see you later.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
TRADING FRENZY
It's become very apparent that only the teams who want to win THIS YEAR have become active in the trade market as the friday deadline nears.
the nationals pick up JONATHON PAPELBON for a minor league starting pitcher. the royals wanted BEN ZOBRIST and sent two minor leaguers to oakland to make the deal. the angels felt they needed outfield depth for the pennant push and in seperate deal, obtained DAVID DeJESUS and DAVID MURPHY for guess what?? two minor leaguers. ARE YOU SEEING THE PATTERN?
you have to give to get but apparently they don't understand that on the north side. you have to wear big boy pants in july and be willing to take a gamble so you can get to the post season dance. sometimes it works, sometimes not. BUT sitting with TWENTY MOVABLE PARTS and not doing anything is a slap in the face to both your team and your fans.
even if you come up with an 'untouchable' list of obvious people on the current major league roster, it still leaves the cubs with minor leaguers JAVY BAEZ, JEN HO SING, PIERCE JOHNSON, BILLY MCKINNEY, GLEYBER TORRES, ALBERT ALMORA and C J EDWARDS. other than baez, heard of any of them?
add to that STARLIN CASTRO, JORGE SOLER and another half dozen 'movable parts' from the current roster and you can definitely interest a phillies club that is the worst team in baseball and need to rebuild in almost every position.
the cubs have one more chance to pull the trigger this week and trade for pitcher COLE HAMELS. why him and not DAVID PRICE? because hamels has three years left on his deal while price is a free agent in two months and as mentioned, the phillies need to rebuild. the cubs need a pitcher NOW if they're serious about competing and sending three from the above list would probably do the deal. two days to go. testicles or no?
the nationals pick up JONATHON PAPELBON for a minor league starting pitcher. the royals wanted BEN ZOBRIST and sent two minor leaguers to oakland to make the deal. the angels felt they needed outfield depth for the pennant push and in seperate deal, obtained DAVID DeJESUS and DAVID MURPHY for guess what?? two minor leaguers. ARE YOU SEEING THE PATTERN?
you have to give to get but apparently they don't understand that on the north side. you have to wear big boy pants in july and be willing to take a gamble so you can get to the post season dance. sometimes it works, sometimes not. BUT sitting with TWENTY MOVABLE PARTS and not doing anything is a slap in the face to both your team and your fans.
even if you come up with an 'untouchable' list of obvious people on the current major league roster, it still leaves the cubs with minor leaguers JAVY BAEZ, JEN HO SING, PIERCE JOHNSON, BILLY MCKINNEY, GLEYBER TORRES, ALBERT ALMORA and C J EDWARDS. other than baez, heard of any of them?
add to that STARLIN CASTRO, JORGE SOLER and another half dozen 'movable parts' from the current roster and you can definitely interest a phillies club that is the worst team in baseball and need to rebuild in almost every position.
the cubs have one more chance to pull the trigger this week and trade for pitcher COLE HAMELS. why him and not DAVID PRICE? because hamels has three years left on his deal while price is a free agent in two months and as mentioned, the phillies need to rebuild. the cubs need a pitcher NOW if they're serious about competing and sending three from the above list would probably do the deal. two days to go. testicles or no?
Thursday, July 23, 2015
BASEBALL'S GETTING GOOD!
FIRE ROBIN VENTURA
How much longer can they take it on the south side? i see where the ballpark fans are starting to chew up ADAM LAROCHE and ALEXIE RAMIREZ and rightfully so. 12 home runs and 62 rbi's would be pretty good at this time of the year for one player but that's the TOTAL FOR BOTH. they absolutely suck and the fans are tired of it. ramirez is unfocused defensively and hitting .224 while the adam dunn look-a-like is hitting a whopping .218. not bad for ten & twelve million but at least the sox have the option for ramirez for next year if he's not traded by then. we're stuck with adam dunn jr. for another year...................... at thirteen million. but i feel a lot better after reading today that laroche is going to work his way out of the season long slump by....batting practice? watching video? working with the hitting coach???? sorry, but he's going to work on his ......confidence. lord, give me strength.
KYLE SCHWARBER has given the sewer rats on the north side plenty to cheer about as he continues to hit around .400 after ten days in the majors. reminds of a guy named JAVY BAEZ who tore them up with a similar average for a month last year before finishing at ......... .169 but as i reported earlier, schwarber is a hitting machine and MIGUEL MONTERO may find out what WALLY PIPP felt like when LOU GEHRIG took his place.
the cubs still need hitting AND a starting pitcher but do they have the guts to make a trade? counting the young guys on the roster already, the cubs have 16 solid prospects with a dozen still in the minors but they don't want to trade any of them. last time i checked, only 8 can play the field at any one time. what the cubs normally do is look for excuses NOT TO MAKE A TRADE. this guy didn't pitch well the last two starts, this guy is struggling at the plate, he makes too much money, blah, blah, blah. so they'll probably stand pat and hope they get lucky when DAVID PRICE becomes a free agent because the dodgers and yankees have very deep pockets.
p.s. the GIANTS are a half game behind the cubs for that final wild card spot. feeling cozy?
the baseball wild card races are snoozers this year as the cubs, giants and METS fight it out for the final spot and in the american league, MINNESOTA & HOUSTON have a strangle hold on the two wild card spots. seventeen teams out of thirty are playing less than .500 baseball and when you subtract the six division leaders, that leaves a total of just seven teams to fight for the wild card and two of those are just over .500 and dreaming if they think they can make it.
THANKFULLY, the BEARS start camp next week and the JAY CUTLER experience will continue for the low, low price of twenty one million dollars per year. the best part of the off season was the very lukewarm reaction to cutler by new coach JOHN FOX. is that a smile i see on backup qb JIMMY CLAUSEN'S face? methinks mr. cutler's days are numbered.
enjoy the cubs while you can. adios
KYLE SCHWARBER has given the sewer rats on the north side plenty to cheer about as he continues to hit around .400 after ten days in the majors. reminds of a guy named JAVY BAEZ who tore them up with a similar average for a month last year before finishing at ......... .169 but as i reported earlier, schwarber is a hitting machine and MIGUEL MONTERO may find out what WALLY PIPP felt like when LOU GEHRIG took his place.
the cubs still need hitting AND a starting pitcher but do they have the guts to make a trade? counting the young guys on the roster already, the cubs have 16 solid prospects with a dozen still in the minors but they don't want to trade any of them. last time i checked, only 8 can play the field at any one time. what the cubs normally do is look for excuses NOT TO MAKE A TRADE. this guy didn't pitch well the last two starts, this guy is struggling at the plate, he makes too much money, blah, blah, blah. so they'll probably stand pat and hope they get lucky when DAVID PRICE becomes a free agent because the dodgers and yankees have very deep pockets.
p.s. the GIANTS are a half game behind the cubs for that final wild card spot. feeling cozy?
the baseball wild card races are snoozers this year as the cubs, giants and METS fight it out for the final spot and in the american league, MINNESOTA & HOUSTON have a strangle hold on the two wild card spots. seventeen teams out of thirty are playing less than .500 baseball and when you subtract the six division leaders, that leaves a total of just seven teams to fight for the wild card and two of those are just over .500 and dreaming if they think they can make it.
THANKFULLY, the BEARS start camp next week and the JAY CUTLER experience will continue for the low, low price of twenty one million dollars per year. the best part of the off season was the very lukewarm reaction to cutler by new coach JOHN FOX. is that a smile i see on backup qb JIMMY CLAUSEN'S face? methinks mr. cutler's days are numbered.
enjoy the cubs while you can. adios
Sunday, July 12, 2015
ODDS & ENDS
FIRE ROBIN VENTURA!
Another robin ventura nugget from sunday's game against the cubs. the white sox have been struggling to score runs all year and have the lowest total in the major leagues. so how does the worst manager in baseball handle the problem today? he freaking benches the best hitter the sox have in JOSE ABREU and the sox produce but one run. ok einstein, why did you bench him? "well, he has a sore finger and a sore leg and i thought i'd give him an extra day because this is all-star week." WHAT???? abreu had no comment for the media other than "he's the manager." you play your stud and THEN give him the four days off, you moron. believe me, if it doesn't heal in four days, then it's not going to heal in five. EVERYONE PLAYS THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE BREAK!
oh wait, i have another one for the dumb ass of the year award. JOSH DONALDSON is hitting .600 against the white sox (not a typo---six freaking hundred) and with first base open and two outs the other night, einstein elects to pitch to donaldson and BAM! double! and the sox lose 2-1. television announcers KEN HARRELSON & STEVE STONE were incredulous after ventura's move. stone said, "there's comes a time when you realize your pitchers can't get a certain guy out and you simply walk him. this was one of those times." and the hawk agreed---on the air! FRV
oh wait, i have another one for the dumb ass of the year award. JOSH DONALDSON is hitting .600 against the white sox (not a typo---six freaking hundred) and with first base open and two outs the other night, einstein elects to pitch to donaldson and BAM! double! and the sox lose 2-1. television announcers KEN HARRELSON & STEVE STONE were incredulous after ventura's move. stone said, "there's comes a time when you realize your pitchers can't get a certain guy out and you simply walk him. this was one of those times." and the hawk agreed---on the air! FRV
and speaking of the cubs, after scoring two or less runs in 12 of their last 18 games and only four runs in three games against a mediocre white sox team, it's time to make a trade. their pitching appears to have come around but you need offense because you won't win every 2-1 game you play. so it's time to trade some of these 'movable parts' the cubs have talked about for three years. you need an experienced major league hitter (probably an outfielder) and the closer it gets to the july 31 deadline, the more they're going to pay. so pull the trigger now.
and what about KYLE SCHWARBER?? if catcher MIGUEL MONTERO goes on the disabled list for 15 days with his thumb, look for schwarber to be called up to fill the roster spot for two weeks because schwarber is a left handed bat as is montero. this would send TAYLOR TEAGARDEN (who?) back to the minors and schwarber would get the majority of the playing time until montero is back in uniform. BUT if the injury is more serious, i think schwarber stays in the minors because handling a pitching staff in a playoff race for two & a half months would put a lot of pressure on a 22 year old kid. we all know he's a hitting machine but you don't want to destroy his confidence if he fails defensively.
and speaking of failing, does it ever stop with PETE ROSE? new reports indicate that rose DID bet on his team as a player in 1986 but rose vehemently denies the allegations. please remember that he also vehemently denied gambling on baseball at anytime before he admitted to wagering while he managed the CINCINNATI REDS after being suspended for life. when asked saturday night if he would ever admit the extent of his gambling, rose said "i'll take that to my grave."
rose was a great ballplayer but he's always been a lowlife neandrethal as a human being. if he had just come clean with EVERYTHING twenty five years ago, he would have had a chance for admission to the HALL OF FAME because time does heal most wounds but when your bad behavior repeatedly leaks out every couple of years, you're doomed. and exactly WHEN are you telling the truth?
are the WHITE SOX buyers or sellers? SELLERS!!!!!!! don't be fooled by this recent streak of nine wins in twelve games. they play uninspired baseball for a stupid manager plus they can't hit or catch. back up the wagon and move JEFF SAMARDZIJA, JOHN DANKS, ALEXIE RAMIREZ, TYLER FLOWERS (to the cubs?) GORDON BECKHAM and JOSE QUINTANA. that should bring you a few prospects which is better than the crap that's on the south side now. and fire robin ventura. FRV.
the aforementioned north siders? BUYERS!! they need offense and have the pieces to trade.
breaks my heart that steroid juicer ALEX RODRIGUEZ didn't get picked for the all-star team. believe me when i say that NOBODY outside of new york city cares.
and speaking of hockey, the NHL is the only professional league with a HARD SALARY CAP. simply put, a hard cap means.....here's the dollar amount and you can't go over that in total salaries.... while other sports have a soft cap where you simply pay a penalty tax if you go over. so with this hard cap, the BLACKHAWKS are scrambling to stay under it and in the process had to trade fan favorites in PATRICK SHARP AND BRANDON SAAD because they were either making too much money or asking for too much. it really sucks for chicago because this is the second time in five years they've had to restructure the team after winning the stanley cup. maybe the players will be a little tougher in the next contract negotiations and get the hard cap dropped.
that's it. enjoy the week.
and what about KYLE SCHWARBER?? if catcher MIGUEL MONTERO goes on the disabled list for 15 days with his thumb, look for schwarber to be called up to fill the roster spot for two weeks because schwarber is a left handed bat as is montero. this would send TAYLOR TEAGARDEN (who?) back to the minors and schwarber would get the majority of the playing time until montero is back in uniform. BUT if the injury is more serious, i think schwarber stays in the minors because handling a pitching staff in a playoff race for two & a half months would put a lot of pressure on a 22 year old kid. we all know he's a hitting machine but you don't want to destroy his confidence if he fails defensively.
and speaking of failing, does it ever stop with PETE ROSE? new reports indicate that rose DID bet on his team as a player in 1986 but rose vehemently denies the allegations. please remember that he also vehemently denied gambling on baseball at anytime before he admitted to wagering while he managed the CINCINNATI REDS after being suspended for life. when asked saturday night if he would ever admit the extent of his gambling, rose said "i'll take that to my grave."
rose was a great ballplayer but he's always been a lowlife neandrethal as a human being. if he had just come clean with EVERYTHING twenty five years ago, he would have had a chance for admission to the HALL OF FAME because time does heal most wounds but when your bad behavior repeatedly leaks out every couple of years, you're doomed. and exactly WHEN are you telling the truth?
are the WHITE SOX buyers or sellers? SELLERS!!!!!!! don't be fooled by this recent streak of nine wins in twelve games. they play uninspired baseball for a stupid manager plus they can't hit or catch. back up the wagon and move JEFF SAMARDZIJA, JOHN DANKS, ALEXIE RAMIREZ, TYLER FLOWERS (to the cubs?) GORDON BECKHAM and JOSE QUINTANA. that should bring you a few prospects which is better than the crap that's on the south side now. and fire robin ventura. FRV.
the aforementioned north siders? BUYERS!! they need offense and have the pieces to trade.
breaks my heart that steroid juicer ALEX RODRIGUEZ didn't get picked for the all-star team. believe me when i say that NOBODY outside of new york city cares.
and speaking of hockey, the NHL is the only professional league with a HARD SALARY CAP. simply put, a hard cap means.....here's the dollar amount and you can't go over that in total salaries.... while other sports have a soft cap where you simply pay a penalty tax if you go over. so with this hard cap, the BLACKHAWKS are scrambling to stay under it and in the process had to trade fan favorites in PATRICK SHARP AND BRANDON SAAD because they were either making too much money or asking for too much. it really sucks for chicago because this is the second time in five years they've had to restructure the team after winning the stanley cup. maybe the players will be a little tougher in the next contract negotiations and get the hard cap dropped.
that's it. enjoy the week.
Monday, July 6, 2015
AROUND THE WORLD
LUCKY PERSON OF THE DAY----a mom in turkey thought she had a good idea when the family went to the beach to cool off on a hot sunday in July. an inflatable crib for her six month old baby so the entire family could enjoy the water at the same time. however, when transferring control of the crib in the water from one family member to another, a wave caused the crib to separate from the adults and it floated off to sea. for a half mile! no worries, the turkish navy was able to catch the crib and return the baby to mom. time to buy a lottery ticket.
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now to the other side of the fence. the citizens of the jungle, also known as the west & south sides of chicago, celebrated the 4th of july weekend by opening fire on their own people, killing 7 and wounding 40. there is obviously some correlation between warm weather and the jungle crime rate because murders were way down during a rainy and cold month of june. and in the 'reap what ye sow' department: the seven year old daughter of a long time gang member was killed when a rival gang tried to assassinate her father. now do you understand the dangers of being in a gang?
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remember the homeless person named TED WILLIAMS from four years ago that had that deep basso voice and he was rescued from the streets because of his talent? well, check out this homeless guy from florida out as he plays the piano. his name is DONALD GOULD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCguq3hTC2M
his talent isobvious in this two minute video. i can barely play the radio.
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is DONALD TRUMP the sorriest son of a bitch in the public eye? yeah, that's what we need running for the white house....a rich white racist with a sense of entitlement. oh wait, isn't that a republican? seriously, he needs to drop out now and when he does, he'll blame the american people for not 'being ready for change.' idiot.
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but speaking of people who are serious contenders for the white house, HILLARY CLINTON raised 45 million dollars in the first quarter of 2015. can anyone stop her ?
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well, the south once again reared it's ugly head after the supreme court ruling on gay marriage opened legalized nuptials to everyone. but all over the south, village clerks refused to issue the licenses because of their religious beliefs. ok fine, but if you can't do your sworn duties as clerk, then resign rather than collecting a paycheck for doing half your job. kind of like a cop who won't make a drug arrest because he believes drugs should be legal.
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if you want to be one of the BEAUTIFUL RICH PEOPLE, then you have to live in either california or new york where the average incomes skyrocket compared to the rest of the nation. nineteen of the top twenty income locations are in those two states with the only exception being miami beach which placed tenth on the list. i wonder where my home town of northlake placed on that list?
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and finally, we end on a happy note for HARRY THE CHOW-CHOW, who was rescued from an abuse situation in missouri. found chained in the back yard and neglected for years, it took the rescue hospital THREE HOURS to shave FIVE POUNDS OF MATTED AND TWISTED HAIR. unfortunately, the long term abuse took harry's vision and part of his nose but harry is now negotiating the grounds of the rescue center just fine, gaining weight and socializing with other dogs and people. monitored by vets on a daily basis, he's targeted for an adoption in a couple of months.
that's it. enjoy your week.
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now to the other side of the fence. the citizens of the jungle, also known as the west & south sides of chicago, celebrated the 4th of july weekend by opening fire on their own people, killing 7 and wounding 40. there is obviously some correlation between warm weather and the jungle crime rate because murders were way down during a rainy and cold month of june. and in the 'reap what ye sow' department: the seven year old daughter of a long time gang member was killed when a rival gang tried to assassinate her father. now do you understand the dangers of being in a gang?
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remember the homeless person named TED WILLIAMS from four years ago that had that deep basso voice and he was rescued from the streets because of his talent? well, check out this homeless guy from florida out as he plays the piano. his name is DONALD GOULD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCguq3hTC2M
his talent isobvious in this two minute video. i can barely play the radio.
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is DONALD TRUMP the sorriest son of a bitch in the public eye? yeah, that's what we need running for the white house....a rich white racist with a sense of entitlement. oh wait, isn't that a republican? seriously, he needs to drop out now and when he does, he'll blame the american people for not 'being ready for change.' idiot.
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but speaking of people who are serious contenders for the white house, HILLARY CLINTON raised 45 million dollars in the first quarter of 2015. can anyone stop her ?
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well, the south once again reared it's ugly head after the supreme court ruling on gay marriage opened legalized nuptials to everyone. but all over the south, village clerks refused to issue the licenses because of their religious beliefs. ok fine, but if you can't do your sworn duties as clerk, then resign rather than collecting a paycheck for doing half your job. kind of like a cop who won't make a drug arrest because he believes drugs should be legal.
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if you want to be one of the BEAUTIFUL RICH PEOPLE, then you have to live in either california or new york where the average incomes skyrocket compared to the rest of the nation. nineteen of the top twenty income locations are in those two states with the only exception being miami beach which placed tenth on the list. i wonder where my home town of northlake placed on that list?
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and finally, we end on a happy note for HARRY THE CHOW-CHOW, who was rescued from an abuse situation in missouri. found chained in the back yard and neglected for years, it took the rescue hospital THREE HOURS to shave FIVE POUNDS OF MATTED AND TWISTED HAIR. unfortunately, the long term abuse took harry's vision and part of his nose but harry is now negotiating the grounds of the rescue center just fine, gaining weight and socializing with other dogs and people. monitored by vets on a daily basis, he's targeted for an adoption in a couple of months.
that's it. enjoy your week.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
CHAMPIONS WEEK ended last night so here we go. (cue the music from the QUEEN album)
fire robin ventura. (frv)
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS who won their third in six years and appear poised to be a threat to win it for the next five years. these guys cost all of us a lot of sleep with all their overtime games, especially that triple o.t. in anaheim, a game that ended around 1 a.m. but worth every wink lost. a fun team to watch and an easy team to like.
frv
the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS captured the NBA CROWN with a dominating run thru the playoffs and crushed lebron james and company after making adjustments early in the series and winning three games in a row to lock it up. the warriors are young, play good defense and have a great offense plus a coach in STEVE KERR who's been there many times before so look for them to go deep into the playoffs. kerr finished second in the coach of the year balloting but those votes are counted when the playoffs begin. i think he'll be happy with another ring.
frv
the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS upset VANDERBILT, two games to one, to take the NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP away from the defending title holders. considered a long shot at best when the tournament started, the boys in orange won a couple of walkoffs, made spectacular plays defensively and got great relief pitching from the round of 16 on to the title. the team won the least total games for a champion since 1965 but i don't think they care. late bloomers.
frv
the CHICAGO CUBS have returned to respectability and the north side sewer rats are emerging from their holes after five years to fill the stands once again at urine park and pound their chests and declare to the baseball world how much of a diehard they are and that they never miss a cubs game. lying maggots aside, attendance is beginning to reflect their rise in the standings and a very likable cubs team (other than starlin castro) will once again put a smile on the face of every ticket broker in downtown chicago if the success continues and then the maggots will have to choose between elevated ticket prices or buying cocaine on clark street. ah, baseball on the north side.
the cubs still need to pull the trigger on a major trade for pitching. they need a closer and two more starters because ivy leaguer KYLE HENDRICKS has lost the magic from rookie year and the hundred and fifty million dollar mistake is 4-5 and hasn't won a game since may 16th and i have no idea why TSUYOSHI WADA is even in the rotation but even i think they're fun to watch with loads of star power developing and home runs flying out of wrigley once again.
and on the south side (FRV) the death watch has begun and it's a matter of time until the summer hand grenade settles on U.S. CELLULAR and the team is blown up. general manager RICK HAHN gambled and lost and now he is sitting on a very hot seat because when you lay mega-contracts on former stars who then hit .220 and develop palsy in the field, it's a matter of time until you sleep with the fishes. incompetent manager robin ventura needs to go first but hahn also has to be held accountable for moves like melky cabrera, adam laroche and the long term deal for adam eaton.
the white sox suck in every important statistic and they really only have three assets in chris sale, jose abreu and avisail garcia so they have to go shopping.
does your team want chris sale? i think he's available but you're going to have to open the door to your roster because the sox have so many holes to fill. it would probably cost you two off your current roster and your top two minor leaguers but in return, you get one of the top five pitchers in baseball with a very friendly contract thru 2017 and then two option years. and remember, you have to give to get!
AS AN EXAMPLE AND ONLY AN EXAMPLE..... would the cubs give up minor leaguer KYLE SCWARBER, second baseman ADDISON RUSSELL and currently injured outfielder JORGE SOLER for CHRIS SALE? before you scream no, think about it. you get the best left hander in the game today and he's only 26 years old PLUS he's a strikeout machine which is always good in wrigley field AND your cupboard is loaded with prospects and movable parts and you only give up ONE player from your starting lineup that's currently eight games above .500. whew. catch my breath.
think chris sale would get you to the playoffs where anything can happen? WOULD YOU MAKE THAT TRADE? i'd really like some feed back.
bye for now. FRV
fire robin ventura. (frv)
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS who won their third in six years and appear poised to be a threat to win it for the next five years. these guys cost all of us a lot of sleep with all their overtime games, especially that triple o.t. in anaheim, a game that ended around 1 a.m. but worth every wink lost. a fun team to watch and an easy team to like.
frv
the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS captured the NBA CROWN with a dominating run thru the playoffs and crushed lebron james and company after making adjustments early in the series and winning three games in a row to lock it up. the warriors are young, play good defense and have a great offense plus a coach in STEVE KERR who's been there many times before so look for them to go deep into the playoffs. kerr finished second in the coach of the year balloting but those votes are counted when the playoffs begin. i think he'll be happy with another ring.
frv
the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS upset VANDERBILT, two games to one, to take the NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP away from the defending title holders. considered a long shot at best when the tournament started, the boys in orange won a couple of walkoffs, made spectacular plays defensively and got great relief pitching from the round of 16 on to the title. the team won the least total games for a champion since 1965 but i don't think they care. late bloomers.
frv
the CHICAGO CUBS have returned to respectability and the north side sewer rats are emerging from their holes after five years to fill the stands once again at urine park and pound their chests and declare to the baseball world how much of a diehard they are and that they never miss a cubs game. lying maggots aside, attendance is beginning to reflect their rise in the standings and a very likable cubs team (other than starlin castro) will once again put a smile on the face of every ticket broker in downtown chicago if the success continues and then the maggots will have to choose between elevated ticket prices or buying cocaine on clark street. ah, baseball on the north side.
the cubs still need to pull the trigger on a major trade for pitching. they need a closer and two more starters because ivy leaguer KYLE HENDRICKS has lost the magic from rookie year and the hundred and fifty million dollar mistake is 4-5 and hasn't won a game since may 16th and i have no idea why TSUYOSHI WADA is even in the rotation but even i think they're fun to watch with loads of star power developing and home runs flying out of wrigley once again.
and on the south side (FRV) the death watch has begun and it's a matter of time until the summer hand grenade settles on U.S. CELLULAR and the team is blown up. general manager RICK HAHN gambled and lost and now he is sitting on a very hot seat because when you lay mega-contracts on former stars who then hit .220 and develop palsy in the field, it's a matter of time until you sleep with the fishes. incompetent manager robin ventura needs to go first but hahn also has to be held accountable for moves like melky cabrera, adam laroche and the long term deal for adam eaton.
the white sox suck in every important statistic and they really only have three assets in chris sale, jose abreu and avisail garcia so they have to go shopping.
does your team want chris sale? i think he's available but you're going to have to open the door to your roster because the sox have so many holes to fill. it would probably cost you two off your current roster and your top two minor leaguers but in return, you get one of the top five pitchers in baseball with a very friendly contract thru 2017 and then two option years. and remember, you have to give to get!
AS AN EXAMPLE AND ONLY AN EXAMPLE..... would the cubs give up minor leaguer KYLE SCWARBER, second baseman ADDISON RUSSELL and currently injured outfielder JORGE SOLER for CHRIS SALE? before you scream no, think about it. you get the best left hander in the game today and he's only 26 years old PLUS he's a strikeout machine which is always good in wrigley field AND your cupboard is loaded with prospects and movable parts and you only give up ONE player from your starting lineup that's currently eight games above .500. whew. catch my breath.
think chris sale would get you to the playoffs where anything can happen? WOULD YOU MAKE THAT TRADE? i'd really like some feed back.
bye for now. FRV
a little bit of everything
The medical examiner in baltimore concluded that FREDDIE GRAY died from injuries suffered in a "high energy injury", a term commonly used to describe fatalities in high speed car crashes. gray was arrested and put in the back of a paddy wagon BUT NOT SECURED with seat belts or harness, which eventually resulted in him suffering fatal spinal trauma which caused his death a week later.
there is high suspicion that gray was taken for a 'rodeo ride' with his hands and feet shackled and he pin balled back & forth inside the wagon. six officers were indicted for the incident but the driver has been charged with the most serious charge: 'depraved heart murder' which carries a thirty year sentence. nobody defends cops more than i do but this one is just wrong.
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Former texas governor and PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RICK PERRY put his size tens into his mouth again when he referred to the shooting deaths in a south carolina church as an 'accident.' now it's obvious that he misspoke BUT you're a big boy rick and you're responsible for what comes out of your mouth. other perry nuggets: when perry left office earlier this year after 14 years, he had the highest rate of uninsured citizens in the nation because he refused to expand medicaid or set up the insurance network. when asked if he felt a responsibility to thos unisured people, he said (and i quote) "that's not how we keep score." whoa. i put perry's presidential chances at 100-1. any takers?
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while we're getting soaked in the midwest, blistering heat in PAKISTAN has caused the deaths of over six hundred people near KARACHI. daily temperature of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DEGREES AND 92% HUMIDITY over 9 days was bad enough but then they had power outages which eliminated air conditioning and running water from the local wells, which are operated by electric pumps. and when the power went out, they couldn't pump gas which means they couldn't transport the corpses via ambulance so it's donkey and cart to deliver your loved one to the cemetery to await burial. if they get gas for the backhoe..........
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Boston Marathon bomber DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV was officially sentenced to death after 30 of the victim's relatives berated the sick bastard in court. the little weasel looked down the entire time and made no eye contact with any of the speakers. but today, he boldly proclaimed he was sorry for all the pain he caused for the families. total bullshit. lethal injection is way too easy for this coward. i hereby volunteer to be the sole executioner. just give me three hours, scissors and an ice pick. what a piece of crap.
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Don't ask me why the type & font changes right in the middle of the blog. i have no idea.
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the two escaped killers from upstate new york are still at large after almost three weeks and while i hope they get caught before they hurt anyone, you have to admit it's pretty impressive to avoid 800 lawmen, dog, helicopters, et al for such a long period of time and it begs several questions:
1) there have been no reports of stolen cars so how are they traveling? you'd think if they were on foot, the dogs would have caught them. 2) how are they eating? unless someone hid a reasonably large amount of food in several different places or in a large backpack, it's impossible to survive this long. it's not like they can walk into the local grocery store and shop. 3) their clothes have to be filthy by now. we have to assume that a change of clothes was initially hidden for them but how have they kept them clean? trekking thru the woods for three weeks would pretty much wreck the clothes, eliminating any chance of walking in public without being noticed quickly.
soooooooooooooooooo, the report of a recent break-in to a hunting cabin and a DNA match to the convicts will now result in some different tactics by the good guys in that thickly wooded area. watch for the military to get involved with some of their star wars technology, including drones and heat identification sensors. if the bad guys are still around, this will end soon.
later dude.
there is high suspicion that gray was taken for a 'rodeo ride' with his hands and feet shackled and he pin balled back & forth inside the wagon. six officers were indicted for the incident but the driver has been charged with the most serious charge: 'depraved heart murder' which carries a thirty year sentence. nobody defends cops more than i do but this one is just wrong.
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Former texas governor and PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RICK PERRY put his size tens into his mouth again when he referred to the shooting deaths in a south carolina church as an 'accident.' now it's obvious that he misspoke BUT you're a big boy rick and you're responsible for what comes out of your mouth. other perry nuggets: when perry left office earlier this year after 14 years, he had the highest rate of uninsured citizens in the nation because he refused to expand medicaid or set up the insurance network. when asked if he felt a responsibility to thos unisured people, he said (and i quote) "that's not how we keep score." whoa. i put perry's presidential chances at 100-1. any takers?
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while we're getting soaked in the midwest, blistering heat in PAKISTAN has caused the deaths of over six hundred people near KARACHI. daily temperature of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DEGREES AND 92% HUMIDITY over 9 days was bad enough but then they had power outages which eliminated air conditioning and running water from the local wells, which are operated by electric pumps. and when the power went out, they couldn't pump gas which means they couldn't transport the corpses via ambulance so it's donkey and cart to deliver your loved one to the cemetery to await burial. if they get gas for the backhoe..........
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Boston Marathon bomber DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV was officially sentenced to death after 30 of the victim's relatives berated the sick bastard in court. the little weasel looked down the entire time and made no eye contact with any of the speakers. but today, he boldly proclaimed he was sorry for all the pain he caused for the families. total bullshit. lethal injection is way too easy for this coward. i hereby volunteer to be the sole executioner. just give me three hours, scissors and an ice pick. what a piece of crap.
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Don't ask me why the type & font changes right in the middle of the blog. i have no idea.
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the two escaped killers from upstate new york are still at large after almost three weeks and while i hope they get caught before they hurt anyone, you have to admit it's pretty impressive to avoid 800 lawmen, dog, helicopters, et al for such a long period of time and it begs several questions:
1) there have been no reports of stolen cars so how are they traveling? you'd think if they were on foot, the dogs would have caught them. 2) how are they eating? unless someone hid a reasonably large amount of food in several different places or in a large backpack, it's impossible to survive this long. it's not like they can walk into the local grocery store and shop. 3) their clothes have to be filthy by now. we have to assume that a change of clothes was initially hidden for them but how have they kept them clean? trekking thru the woods for three weeks would pretty much wreck the clothes, eliminating any chance of walking in public without being noticed quickly.
soooooooooooooooooo, the report of a recent break-in to a hunting cabin and a DNA match to the convicts will now result in some different tactics by the good guys in that thickly wooded area. watch for the military to get involved with some of their star wars technology, including drones and heat identification sensors. if the bad guys are still around, this will end soon.
later dude.
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