Random Thoughts: Bonus For Sox Fans, Two Chances To Play Awful Today
Random thoughts while wondering whatever happened to Shingo Takatsu:
- I'm probably as tired of making excuses, trying to find a reason, etc. as the Sox themselves are. Face it, they suck this year. And today, it's two chances to lose for the price of two, thanks to another idiotic day/night doubleheader.
- I'll be posting my thoughts on Mike North's interview with Duane Shaffer on Bugs and Cranks later today.
- Now the genius writers, who had no dog in the hunt at the beginning of the year, want to pile on.
- The Bears get ready to report to Bourbanis. At least Sox fans have something to take their mind off the season. Honestly, football training camp has to be the dullest beat there is.
- Vin Scully's 30 years of preaching may actually find a choir soon because of the tragedy that killed minor league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh.
- In November, you'll get a Barry Bonds eye view of his former mistress as she poses naked for Playboy. Since he allegedly owes her $210,000, I would discount anything she says.
- Jon Heyman has ranked the best and worst owners in baseball. Finding Jerry Reinsdorf on the best list was a bit of an eye opener.
- This week's MLB power rankings from SI.
- As if the Atlanta Falcons don't have enough problems, DB Jimmy Williams was busted for pot possession. Williams ironically played for Va. Tech. Maybe both Williams and Michael Vick ought to try to be more like their college coach. (BTW, there is another Jimmy Williams in the league who plays for the Seahawks. I mention this because I covered him at Vanderbilt and I didn't want you to get him confused with this lawbreaker.)
- Jim Schoenfeld has joined the Rangers front office as coach in waiting and assistant GM. No telling if he is bringing the donuts.
- Packer fans are a classy bunch, aren't they?
- I think one of the reasons I've enjoyed NASCAR on TV the last few years is because it has not been part of the four letter network. Unfortunately, that is about to change.
- Football players holding dog fights. Refs fixing games. Steroid users breaking sacred records. How about some good news for a change?
- John McCain is taking the political equivalent of a standing eight count right now.
- Remember in college when you would sneak behind the A&P and lift a few milk crates so you could have a coffee table and a night stand? People still take them, but for far more sinister reasons.
- Well, not just your average day at the Quickie Mart.
- Today's "let's make them settle to avoid adverse publicity story" brought to you by the family of a former Dallas prosecutor. Dateline snared the prosecutor in an underage sex scam last year. The prosecutor, ashamed, killed himself. Now the family is suing NBC for damages. Do we take accountability for anything in this country anymore?
- In Milwaukee, you can drive over the limit, but you better have your stereo turned way down.
- Ramen, now even easier for teenagers and the lazy to prepare.
- Men spend an entire year of their lives waiting for their women. Some women only have two speeds: Slow and dead.
- McDonald's is back in the super size business with a new 42oz soda pop.
- Here again is one of those articles that expresses outrage with a town trying to do something about illegal immigrants. Since the feds refuse to do something, local governments are forced to deal with the problem itself.
- If the White Sox continue to slide and Ozzie Guillen gets fired, he can always fall back on his musician training. The dude is a mean cowbell player.
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