Deron Williams dressed up like a goof with recspecs, a ghostbusters tee, and high socks playing dodgeball.  You have to see it to believe it. [BDL] I don’t usually link to this kind of stuff, but Maria Sharapova is a real looker. [Sharapova's Thigh] So the Milwaukee Bucks are still an NBA team, at least [...]

Jay Cutler cleans up pretty nice.  It appears he “got his hair did” for a magazine cover. [Jay Cutler Superstar] Michael Jordan’s perfection explained. [Hardwood Paroxysm] The best fantasy football team names by city.  Yeah, mine is in there for Chicago.  “Offense is not our Forte”.  Bam. [Detroit4lyfe] Ted Lilly was nominated by his teammates [...]

Listen guys, I know you all hate Milton Bradley.  Even I have piled on from time to time.  The thing is, I believe there is enough blame to share for the whole team: Jim Hendry, the bullpen, Lou, injuries, Lee’s slow start, Soto’s sophomore slump, etc.  As a fan, you are entitled to be upset [...]

Steve Stone talks about his Playgirl spread in the 1980s.  Yeah, Playgirl. [WBEZ] Predictions about Jay Cutler’s upcoming seasons from a bunch of Chicago bloggers (including me).  Check it out. [Jay Cutler Superstar] Looks like I’m not the only one who lost faith in Chicago baseball this week.  A depressed White Sox fan talks about [...]

All things considered, the Cubs are lucky to have the record they do going into the All-Star break, but how have individual players and parts on this team rate so far?  Here’s a take on their performance thus far by position. 1st Base (Derrek Lee, Micah Hoffpauir): Derrek Lee started slow but has come on [...]

Unless you have been in a cave for the last 3.5 months, you’ve heard all about Milton Bradley’s struggles at the plate (his struggles in the field too, I’m guessing, though that’s a topic for another day).  There is a lot of speculation as to why he’s having these problems, and most of them have [...]

Last week may have been the worst week the Cubs have had in 5 years.  Sure, there have been some losing teams in that period, but no one week where the wheels just came off like they did here.  The record alone– 1-6 –makes the week look better than it actually was.  Here’s a little [...]

The Cubs won back-to-back divisions in 2007 and 2008.  It seemed like the only thing that went wrong with the Cubs was that their hitters didn’t show up in the playoffs both times.  Otherwise they were clearly the most dominant team in their division and seemed poised to win many more divisions with solid pitching [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you haven’t seen it, here’s the video of Big Z blowing his top after a highly questionable call.  Not only was the call a bad one, but if you look closely on the replay towards the end of the clip, it appears the ump may have initiated the contact. Surprise surprise, Milton Bradley thinks [...]

Jerry Reinsdorf opens up about what exactly went down with Ben Gordon last summer.  Doesn’t sound like Jerry thinks Ben is in the plans for next season. [By The Horns] Bradley isn’t the only one who thinks the umps are giving him a raw deal.  Ted Lilly chimed in and got ejected the other day. [...]

Havlat’s return for Game 4, though brief, was amazing according to an expert.  Seriously, I was shocked he was out there.  [CBC via Puck Daddy] It’s a rain delay dance-off! [Awful Announcing] The Chicago Fire beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to 10 games.  [Sun-Times] Hawks Coach [...]

Cubs hammered the Padres 11-3 last night. [Sun-Times] Did you ever wonder where all those hat trick hats go after they’ve been thrown on the ice?  Wonder no longer! [Chicagoist] Are you interested in owning Michael Jordan’s…guitar?  Well its for sale. [By The Horns] Rex Grossman is still unemployed.  I can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t [...]

I know a lot of NQTC readers are loyal Cubs fans and read other Cubs blogs besides mine.  One such blog, Another Cubs Blog, has taken it upon themselves to dissect a post of mine and rip me personally for my views on booing professional baseball players.  If you haven’t read my post on that [...]