Hey Yo. The Bad Guy is here to dissect Stephen Strasburg’s first major league start. I’m sure everyone from ESPN to Helen Thomas has an opinion on the phenoms performance, but here is NQTC’s take. Flat. Out. Disgusting. When you look at the box score, you’ll see the following – 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB [...]

Sure this is only one cover of the new Slam Magazine (the other is LeBron in a Knicks jersey…gross), but its still pretty cool: h/t: Tremendous Upside Potential

If the only division series the Cubs can win is a one-game make up series for a rained-out game with the Pirates, then I feel pretty confident in calling the season with more than 100 games left to be played. Still, this does not mean there is no reason to visit Wrigley Field. Here are [...]

Blogs With Balls 3, the giant sports blogger nerd convention, was in Chicago this weekend.  It was a great experience for all involved.  The panels were excellent for the most part.  Meeting all the other people whose sites I read out in cyberspace was definitely fun too.  The best part, though?  Cynical bloggers giving each [...]

Something seemed unusual when the Oakland Raiders conducted a reasoned, intelligent draft, selecting based on need rather than speed, even flipping the script and waiting to pick up a work out warrior after he had dropped a round or two. Most outlets gave the organization A’s and B’s for their effort. Many believed that Al [...]

At 6:50 pm on May 13, I prepared my computer to track the Cavaliers-Celtics game that was to start ten minutes later. I wasn’t sure what the outcome would be but I knew that a Celtics win would be bad news for the future of Lebron James in Cleveland. That’s when I turned around in [...]

As Player to be Named Later put in the subject line of the email he sent me with this video: “This is you.”  Yup.  Enjoy: Yeah, I’m a bandwagon fan.  I’ve been a die-hard fan of shitty teams my whole life.  I’ve had to live through all kinds of brutal Chicago sports failures and literally [...]

As July 1 approaches, the Bulls stand on the brink of a franchise-changing, nay, league-changing off-season.  A few poorly-thought out decisions could send them plummeting into mediocrity to toil away as an also-ran in the East for years to come.  The right decisions, well the right decisions could catapult the organization to the heights of [...]

The Bad Guy is here to take a look at two rookie SPs who have been tremendous so far in 2010. These guys probably weren’t drafted in your leagues, and it therefore might be difficult to gauge their actual value.  John Ely SP Dodgers -When Vicente Padilla went down with an injury back in April, the Dodgers called upon [...]

Well everybody picked both games correctly last week except for me because I wanted to be different so I picked the Flyers.  Silly me.  After starting very poorly, his Jesusness Shuttlesworth has been making all the right picks for his online sportsbook.  This week, our online sports betting games include the NBA and NHL Finals, of [...]

Stupid overtime.  Dammnit. h/t: Deadspin

The guys over at SendLebrontoChicago.com were apparently able to raise enough money to buy this billboard at Grand and LaSalle for two weeks.  I’m pretty sure it won’t be the deciding factor for King James, but it may help.  Although if I’m understanding the sign correctly, its saying LeBron has unfinished business?  Because having 6 [...]

The Bad Guy is back and will be bringing you up to date on the latest in fantasy baseball. We’re nearly a third of the way through the season already, and there are plenty of good values out there who might be available for less than face. Here are a few names to target…. Aramis Ramirez 3B -To [...]

h/t: Pick and Roll