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06.02.2009 8:02 am

Cubs Punished For Outbursts

Sad news from the Chicago Tribune:

It served more as a giver than a taker, and now that orange Gatorade dispenser in the Cubs’ dugout will be retired before it could be beaten into submission.

“It was tough while it lasted,” Reed…

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02.23.2009 6:22 am

This Outfielder Is Tough As Nails

The Kansas City Royals have gained tremendous respect for outfielder Jose Guillen.

First, he saved his financially strapped team some money by handling a medical issue himself. Every little bit helps in this economy!

Second, Guillen proved that he is absolutely nuts.…

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02.18.2009 7:00 am

Still Waiting For A-Rod To Come Clean

So . . . how did Alex Rodriguez’s mea culpa impress our nation’s sports pundits?

Read for yourself:

Tim Keown, ESPN.com: “Rodriguez clearly is a packaged product, maybe the most packaged product we’ve seen in professional team sports. His performance during Tuesday’s…

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02.04.2009 6:54 am

Pity The Cable Guy In Oakland

NFL experts have given the Rams generally high marks for the franchise’s management and coaching changes.

The league’s other ex-LA team, the Raiders, seems headed the other direction. They have lost at least 11 games in six consecutive seasons.

Crazy Al Davis has…

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07.24.2008 6:54 am

Don’t mock their coach

Kansas football coach Mark Mangino is a hugely successful man. And Jayhawk fans are proud to salute him, wearing T-shirts that read “Our Coach is Phat” or “Our Coach Beat Anorexia.”

But the Kansas City Star notes that some KU players don’t laugh…

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07.21.2008 7:39 am

Making the Padres pay, again

For the Padres, Troy Glaus is the one who got away.

Long before he became a perennial power source for the Angels, he could have signed with San Diego. He opted to play college ball instead.

This is notable because Glaus has…

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06.02.2008 5:08 am

Ozz-Fest rages on in Chicago

Ozzie Guillen hadn’t drawn extra attention to himself in several days. So when his White Sox lost 4-3 at Tampa Bay, the volatile skipper publicly challenged his general manager to shake up the roster.

Today ought to be an interesting day…

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04.24.2008 8:52 am

Shooting for a Reds October

With Walt Jocketty running the Reds, Cardinal Nation will no longer get to write off Cincinnati year after year after year.

Walt knows how to build a winning roster on a budget. He avoids making Big Mistakes and he always finds value…

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04.22.2008 8:08 am

Danica Patrick, champion

Alas, Danica Patrick is more than pretty face. She actually won the Japan Indy 300, proving that she can accomplish as much in a racing suit as she does in a swimsuit.

What was stranger, her winning this race or her rival…

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