CRAZY MORNING ALREADY!!!

1. JUNIOR COMING TO CHICAGO-THE SOUTHSIDE!?
Looks like the ChiSox have traded for Ken Griffey Junior. Will he approve the trade? Where will he play? Will he accept a reduced role for a chance at the postseason? What are the Sox giving up? Is Kenny Williams done (Hudson Street?)?
2. RED SOX DUMPING MANNY?
REPORTS ARE THAT NOT ONLY WILL THE RED SOX TRADE MANNY BUT THEY WILL PAY HIS ENTIRE SALARY!?
3, BRETT FAVRE- OF COURSE FAVRE MUST REMAIN IN THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT!!!
REPORTS THAT GREEN BAY OFFER FAVRE $20 MILLION NOT TO PLAY!?!!!
WHAT ABOUT THIS- GREEN BAY CONSIDER TRADING FAVRE TO VIKINGS OR BEARS!!!

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 WEEKS. THE LA ANGELS TAKE A THREE GAME SWEEP FROM THE BOSOX.

The great Boston Press repeats that they are not concerned about the Angels in October. They are a little more concerned about Manny, Tampa and the trade-happy Yankees right now- and just making it to October!

ANDY, TIME FOR YOU TO REALLY FOCUS ON BASEBALL!

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/sports-29/1217470143242080.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

TILA TEQUILA

Trying to decide on this one- is she hot or not?

2008 AL CHAMPS-LA ANGELS OF ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, GOLDEN STATE, WEST COAST?

The team with the best record in baseball doesn't stand pat on the eve of the trading deadline-acquiring 1B Mark Teixeira from the Braves.

Boston Globe's Dan Shaugnessy not impressed.

MORE HOTTIES AT COMIC-CON!

Forget Vegas, next year I'm going to Comic-con. If Carmen Electra and Kim Kardasian were not enough for the geeks, Stacy Keibler was another attendee! Also in atendance elizabeth banks and Traci Lords.

"Victory!"

CARMEN ELECTRA IS A VERY GOOD PERSON

Next time you have something bad to say about Carmen Electra- keep the following in mind.

Carmen & Kim Kardasian recently appeared at Comic-Con, giving numerous nerds the thrill of a life-time.

If that's not enough- one of the K-Line's favorites, Jennifer Ellison recently stated that: She would like to mud-wrestle Carmen Electra!
http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/267872/jennifer-ellison-i-d-like-to-mud-wrestle-carmen-electra/1/

We need more giving, caring, good people in this world.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUD_b69UjjZTxV6vzf6Di375JuFgD925TT8G0

BEARS CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY AROUND - SIGN HESTER TO A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-080727-devin-hester-chicago-bears-contract,1,3720532.story

GUESS WHAT?

1. Guess which Chicago baseball team has the better winning percentage?

2. Guess which team is tied with the Cubs for the lead in the NL Central?

This could get real interesting!

But, there is still a long way to go!

FISH OWN CUBS!

MARLINS 3 - CUBS 2 (AGAIN!)

Maybe it's all Bartman's fault!?

BOTH SIDES OF TOWN WERE SHORT-HANDED IN THE BULLPEN ON FRIDAY. The White Sox were able to overcome this problem, the Cubs were not. For the second game in a row, the Sox overcome major deficits with late home runs- beating the Tigers in Detroit. The Cubs at home, fell 3-2 to the Marlins when a over-used bullpen sans Wood received a very un-Wrigley-like lack of offensive power.

Overheard a the Cubs' game yesterday- Seating behind a father with his son (about 7 years old). Father tells son: "That's Dan Ugga. He lost the All-Star for us. It's because of him that we won't have game 7 of the World Series here (Wrigley)" Gee.

FRIDAY PLANS-
It will be a crazy morning in the office. But hopefully I can get out in time for beers in Wrigley (Go FISH!). Then tonight, of course watching the Sox game- but at some point this weekend, in honor of the Brett Favre to Tampa Bay rumors, I got to watch "Tampa Bay Cheerleaders: Making the Team" on the NFL Network!

BREAKING NEWS

1. Devin Hester reports to Bears' training camp.

2. Anna Kounikova is still hot as sh*t

BREAKING NEWS!

1. Cubs place Kerry Wood on the DL (just as I and the Chicago media predicted pre-season!!)

2. These women are not bad looking!

WHY ISN'T KERRY WOOD ON THE DL?
He hasn't pitched since July 11th and today he going to see a hand expert- because he couldn't throw his fastball in the bullpen!!!!!
Are the Cubs' that concerned that every Chicago sportwriter predicted that Wood would end up on the DL at some point this season and the Cubs don't want to prove them right?!
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080723&content_id=3184490&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

I WAS GOING TO POST A VERY INSIGHTFUL POST ABOUT WHY THE CUBS ARE AWFUL ON THE ROAD, BUT I CHANGED MY MIND.

HM DOES KNOW HOW THE CUBS COULD COLLAPSE; WELL MAYBE THE CUBS ARE CURSED?

http://www.cubbiesbaseball.com/goats.htm

CUBS LOSE AGAIN!!

BREW CREW ONE GAME BACK (WITH CC PITCHING TOMORROW)

Lou cancelled batting practice- didn't work.

Tomorrow Lou considers new strategy-cancelling game.

Good luck with that!

THE BATMAN ARRESTED!

The only bit of bad news related to "The Dark Knight"!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_CHRISTIAN_BALE?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

WE INTERRUPT THIS BRET FAVRE MOMENT TO INFORM YOU THAT THE BEARS HAVE SIGNED BRIAN URLACHER TO A NEW CONTRACT!

URLACHER- HAPPY! HIS BABIES' MOMMAS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS- HAPPY TOO!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3499320

WHITE SOX CALL UP CLAYTON RICHARD TO REPLACE AILING (AND RECENTLY SUCKING ) JOSE IN STARTING ROTATION.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/07/richard-off-usa.html

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/mlbnews.asp?articleID=236871

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY GIRL-
ALI LARTER!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Landry

More importantly, it birthday #31 for my ol' friend, Rick DeMulling! Happy Birthday, big guy!! Here's hoping Rick gets one more chance to play in the NFL.

BOSTON WRITER RIPS ON ANGELS

Dan Shaugnessy of the Boston Globe isn't worried about the Red Sox v. the Angels in the playoffs. Who has the best record in baseball? The Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim. The Angels have just swept the Red Sox (although in some defense of Shaugnessy he wrote this article before Sunday's game). And the Red Sox? Well the Red Sox are still looking up at the Rays. But still, Shaugnessy decides to provide the Angels' locker room with bulletin board material for October. Someone should remind Shaugnessy that the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint- and it's not the Boston Marathon!

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/07/20/halos_will_find_way_to_fade_in_october/

BRITNEY CONCEDES SOLE CUSTODY OF KIDS TO K-FED!

How sad is it that K-Fed is the better parent?!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/07/britney-spear-1.html

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY GIRL- ONE OF THE K-LINE'S FAVORITE YOUNG ACTRESSES, KIRSTEN BELL! Kirsten has starred in two damn good TV shows, Veronica Mars and Heroes, and her movie career appears to be heading in the correct direction with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. One last thing- SHE'S HOT!

SHOULD HAVE POSTED THIS EARLIER- SO BUSY WITH THE ALL-STAR BREAK AND ALL, BUT ANYWAY- I TOLD HM AND PM NOT TO DRESS UP WHEN I TOOK THEM TO THE SOX GAME ON THE 4TH OF JULY, BUT IT DID ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A PICTURE TAKEN WITH THIS VERY ATTRACTIVE WHITE SOX FAN, WHO REFUSED TO POSE WITH YOURS TRULY!

HATS OFF TO THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR ANOTHER ALL-STAR VICTORY!

Cubs' fans are already lamenting the fact that the Cubs will not have home field advantage in the World Series!!

Coming on the heels of ESPN's coverage of the Home Run Derby last night, HM has a story on Erin Andrews. But for some reason, he "forgot" to post a picture of this fabulous sports reporter. I guess that's what I'm here for!

http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=269

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2008/07/if-tim-tebow-er.html

WE INTERRUPT THIS BRETT FAVRE MOMENT TO INFORM YOU THAT THE BEARS HAVE SIGNED RB KEVIN JONES.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-07-15-361511241_x.htm

ALL-STAR BREAK

-With the All-Star Break upon us, and while I wait for my cable station to add the new "Favre Channel (all Brett Favre 24/7!), it is a perfect time to continue with the listings of the "Revised Top Twenty Five Sports Wives\Girlfriends!" We left off at #20, and the list is in a constant state of flux.

BASEBALL ALL-STAR EDITION



1. Brett Favre Soap Opera- I don't care if Brett comes back, if he goes to another team (unless it's the Bears or the Vikings), or he's a "back-up" for the Pack (ha!), but one thing is clear. It is even more apparent that SI naming Brett Favre as "Sportsman of the Year" was a joke (unless SI's definition of "Sportsman" is different than mine). Brett Favre cares about himself a hell of alot more than he cares about the Pack or the NFL. Brett Favre being a mentor for Aaron Rodgers- please! He has been no help for Aaron thus far.
2. Players voting for All-Stars- not so good: Jason Varitek (A.J. - if you weren't the most hated player in baseball, you would be in with much better stats than Varitek); Joe Crede (deserved it in 2005 and 2006, but not this year. For White Sox position players, I would rank these players as deserving the All-Star nod before Crede: 1. Carlos Quinton, 2. JD, 3. A.J., 4. Cabrera and then 5. Crede); and Carlos Marmol (picked to replace Kerry Wood because he had the next highest amount of votes from his fellow players).

GOING TO KFC FOR DINNER TONIGHT!

http://deceiver.com/index.php?s=pam+anderson

JAG'S MATT JONES ARRESTED ON FELONY DRUG CHARGES

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3481361

Add to the lsit of 2005 NFL Draft F-ups, as WR Matt Jones (who was a QB in college), a 2005 1st round pick of the Jags, was arrested after "officers found him in a parked car, cutting up what was suspected to be cocaine." Word was prior to this that Jones was sliding down the depth charge and was in danger of being cut by Jacksonville. "HE GONE!"

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE RED SOX FOR THE THREE GAME SWEEP OF THE TWINS!

I LOVE CHICAGO

(EXCEPT FOR THE DAMN SALES TAX!)

I know I already posted a pic of Jennifer Ellison this morning, but I just had to post one more. This morning I take the bus into work (gas prices and all), and I get a seat in the back of the bus. Well the bus ride from Lincoln Park to downtown usually has at least one or two attractive women to distract me for the morning paper. But, on this ride, I see a women who is an absolute Jennifer Ellison look alike!! Think Jennifer, a little older (early 30s), skinnier and not surgically enhanced. Fashionably dressed- wearing white pants through which one can clearly see a black throng. Very appropriate office-wear. I love this town. I post a pic of Jennifer Ellison before I leave for work and she appears on the bus!! Tomorrow I will post a pic of Carmen Electra and Gisele before I get on the bus and we will see what happens.

RUMOR MILL- BARRY BONDS COMING BACK ?

Is Arizona considering signing Bonds?

What about the Red Sox?

Stay tuned!

TIME FOR A DOUBLE DOSE OF JENNIFER!

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1046386,CST-SPT-dyebx09.article

HENDRY MATCHES BREWERS' TRADE FOR CC, CUBS GET HARDEN AND GAUDIN FROM A'S

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3478902

WILL HARDEN STAY HEALTHY?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3479086&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1

THE MIDWEST- THE CENTER OF THE BASEBALL UNIVERSE-FOR NOW!

With all due respect to the Tampa Bay Rays, let's look past the constant Red Sox-Yankees view of the baseball world and look at what is now, especially with the Brewers' acquisition of CC, the center of the baseball world- the Midwest: Milwaukee, Chicago (North & South side), Minnesota, and St. Louis!!

(I guess I should include Detroit, too.)