Zambrano just recently returned from his 6-day suspension.  After his start on Thursday was rained out, he started in Cincinnati last night.  Not only did he pitch a gem, but he also hit a solo shot early on in the Cubs 2-1 victory.  As we all know, Carlos is a switch-hitter, but for some reason [...]

We aren’t big fans of Dusty Baker around here.  There is no need to go into the details of his idiocy here, but I am an adult and can admit when something flies in the face of conventional wisdom and preconceived notions about a person.  Dusty Baker has always been known as a player’s manager, [...]

There’s not much to say about this guy.  He is a real guy and apparently he has 92 signatures of current and former Bears.  I mean literally the autographed are tattooed on his body.

Beyond the Ditka tattoo, I think maybe this guy went a little too far.  On the other hand, it gives me some [...]

The May Cubs TOOTBLAN report is out.  While the Cubs are stealing at a better rate than April (12/15), there were still a ton of baserunning errors to account for. [WV23]
Brian Cole of the Bulls has been awarded the Team Physician of the Year.  Really?  They didn’t seem to catch that minor Deng injury and [...]

Everyone remembers when Randy Johnson murdered that bird with a 100 mph fastball.  Well birds are getting a raw deal again, this time by cricketeers (is that right?  cricketeers?).  For some reason the British announcers in this video make it that much funnier.  Enjoy!

h/t: Deadspin

Steve McNair was on a recent episode of Pros vs. Joes.  For anyone that hasn’t seen the show, basically regular guys attempt to beat pro athletes at random sports activities.  In a recent episode, Steve McNair was not doing to well, and here is what one Joe had to say to him:
There were some good [...]

The bullpen is the key to this Cubs team.  Regardless of hitting, when the ‘pen is working, the team is winning.  Same goes for the other way around, and boy did they blow a gem by Randy Wells last night. [Sun-Times]
Oh and Zambrano is missing team flights now. [Tribune]
And did I mention Milton Bradley left [...]

What’s up everybody?  After a week absence that seemed like forever, I finally found an Internet connection from which I can post and not get fired. 
The place I’m staying for a while in Michigan doesn’t have an Internet connection.  I know, I know, you’re thinking I moved into a cabin somewhere and my neighbors are [...]

As everyone has probably already heard, Derrick Rose, the Bulls rookie phenom, not only cheated on his SATs to get into Memphis, but also may have had grades changed at Simeon in order to maintain his high school eligibility during their run to the championship a few years ago.
The question I ask is: Who cares?  [...]

The Cubs played the Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN the other night.  As ESPN always does on those national telecasts, it broadcast many live views of Chicago landmarks.  Notice anything wrong with this one?

I’ll give you a hint, take a look at the building on the left.  It’s the Sun-Times building, right?  Well [...]

The Bulls are probably going to take Tyler Hansborough with one of their picks.  Don’t be mad though, he might be a good fit (albeit a white, unathletic one). [Blogabull]
It looks like the acquisition of Cutler may have boosted the Bears organization ratings according to a new Fox Sports study. [WCG]
So how is Deadspin different [...]

As many of our readers know, I just received my JD and am currently studying for the bar (most of the time).  Law is basically the only thing that goes through my head these days (besides this stupid blog of course).  NQTC reader Malach, who is also studying for the bar this summer, decided to [...]

NQTC is heavy-hearted today, as we say a partial goodbye to StevieY19.  He has taken a job back in his home state of Michigan.  It is unclear whether he will have internet access until at the earliest July 1st, and of course we all know that he would never neglect his work to do something [...]

Whether you love or hate LeBron James and/or the Cleveland Cavaliers, at some point you have to start feeling sorry for Cleveland fans.  I mean there are many cities with long traditions of losing professional sports franchises, but Cleveland really is the worst.  Here in Chicago, the Cubs and White Sox went about 100 years [...]

First Peavy, now Oswalt.  Looks like no one wants to play on the South Side.  Big surprise, it is kind of a dump down there. [WV23]
Top Ten Michael Jordan lowlights.  Kwame Brown was definitely the worst. [TTCS]
Time for a new Gatorade machine in the Cubs dugout. [Tribune]
Del Harris is retiring as assistant coach of the [...]