There was great elation when Alfonso Soriano signed an eight-year, $136 million contract back in 2007. We Cubs fans thought we had a guy that could hit 50 homeruns from the leadoff spot, steal 20 bases, and man center for years to come. Heck, we thought we had Willie Mays in the 21st century.
Well, three [...]

Last year wasn’t exactly the greatest year from Soriano, but we’ve come to expect the lacksadaisical attitude, nagging injuries, and overall inconsistent play from our $136 million dollar outfielder.  At the end of last season it was announced he was going to undergo some sort of knee surgery, but with more than 5 months to [...]

This is the place to go for NFL Week 1 previews.  It has all the spreads and information you need for each game this coming weekend. [Midwest Sports Fans]
Luol Deng will be ready for the preseason.  Oh and he likes rap and eats Egyptian food.  It’s all in his interview with CNN. [By The Horns]
Oh [...]

I’m taking the bar exam today and tomorrow, so I’m not exactly in the cheeriest mood.  Which is why it was nice to wake up to an extra-inning walk-off win for the Cubbies this morning.  Here’s the video.  “Deep to center for Soriaaaano….GOOONNNEEE!!!”

It feels good to be in first place.

A scathing review of Cubs management, ownership, and scouting.  Even though they are overpaying for an underperforming team right now, I would say 3 playoff appearances in the last 6 years isn’t all that bad. [MidwestSportsFans]
Remember that pitcher for the White Sox a few years ago, Jim Parque?  Well he admits to having done steroids [...]

A new camera system is being installed in every Major League ballpark to measure the exact location and speed of the ball on every part of the field, as well as where the players are.  This will allow for a better statistical analysis of the game in a lot of ways.  Joe Morgan is not [...]

Top ten moments in Chicago sports in the last decade.  They aren’t all good either.  Yikes. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Soriano is upset about his recent benching.  Here’s what I have to say about that: Hit. [Tribune]
Tallon cleaned up most of his mess regarding the Blackhawks qualifying offers.  It was expensive though. [Sun-Times]
LeBron James got dunked on, [...]

Ok let me paint a picture for you.  Stay with me here because things might get a little confusing.  A major league baseball team has one of the hottest bats in the minors and a shitty, shitty hitting utility man on the big league squad.  That team’s starting third basemen goes down with an injury [...]

If you haven’t been reading this site lately, perhaps you missed the ongoing debate between myself and Another Cubs Blog regarding the appropriateness of booing.  Well Bleacher Nation took an interest in that story, and ran its own little story about whether fans should boo or not.  The blogger who initially personally attacked me on [...]

I have been busy as hell with studying for the Bar lately, so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to comment on the Cubs current situation.  It’s not that the 8-game losing streak isn’t a big deal, but how they’ve lost has been painful to watch.  Here are a few thoughts regarding the [...]

I love the Cubs and it pains me to say it, but this video of some WWE guy ripping Soriano is pretty good.  I can’t figure out if Soriano is more like a deer in headlights, or if he just doesn’t understand what’s being said.

h/t: Zoner (via Awful Announcing)

3 NBA coaches were fined for bitching about the refereeing.  Guess who was one of them?  I’ll give you a clue.  It rhymes with Cock Shivers. [ESPN]
Will everyone just shut up about Soriano batting leadoff?  I agree that he should be hitting 3rd, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t extremely effective in the leadoff role.  [...]

We were able to get a little closer look at what goes on behind the scenes with the Cubs after Mark DeRosa shared the fact that the Cubs have a team fantasy football league last summer.  Bleed Cubbie Blue has now offered us another look at the Cubbies.  This one is is a bit less [...]

Kevin Gregg is still the Cubs closer…for now.  [Bleacher Nation]
Bradley makes my heart stop for the 5th time this season, leaves game with groin tightness. [Wrigleyville23]
The Bulls Weekly Roundup.  I’ll take 3-0, even if its a sloppy 3-0. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
The Hawks beat the Wings twice this weekend after not being able to beat them [...]

Remember that show Cribs?  Where MTV would show the ridiculous things that millionaire athletes and celebrities bought with there money?  I always wondered what Chicago athletes did with theirs.  Like for instance, did Kerry Wood keep his own shoulder specialist in a guest house?  Or maybe Scottie Pippen actually owned a giant scud missile to [...]