Chip Shots: Random Thoughts: The Wheels on the Bus Go Clunk, Clunk, Clunk

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Chip Shots: Random Thoughts: The Wheels on the Bus Go Clunk, Clunk, Clunk

Random Thoughts: The Wheels on the Bus Go Clunk, Clunk, Clunk

Random thoughts while wondering whatever happened to Pete Ward:

That loud crashing sound you heard last night was the total collapse of the Cleveland Indians war wagon. Destiny, thy name is Red Sox.
The Bears take on the Eagles this afternoon. In order for the Bears to win, they need to run the ball effectively and get to the Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb. Since the Bears have done neither this year, it stands to reason this will be another disappointing Sunday for Bear fans.
When you refuse an offerin the nation's largest media market, people, clueless though they are will take shots. Logically, you would think the Yankees would be taking the shots, presenting Joe Torre with a lowball offer. Now, George and sons will have to deal with the fall out including the chest beating and Saber rattling of Scott Boras and and that The Genius is most likely unavailable.. Meanwhile, Torre continues to decline job offers.
As a dog owner, I think what Michael Vick did was reprehensible. But was it worse than what some other players did (Leonard Little, Ray Lewis, Tank Johnson) to warrant him getting tossed out of the league, maybe for good? The guy has lost practically everything. It's nice to know that we put the lives of animals above things liken drunken vehicular manslaughter in this country.
Don't look now, but here come the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Chicago White Sox have rounded out their coaching staff by hiring Jeff Cox to replace the fired Razor Shines at third base and Juan Nieves to replace the reassigned Hard Art Kushner in the bullpen. Interestingly enough, Nieves was given the opportunity with the big club because of the work he did in Charlotte, the Sox top minor league affiliate. Last year, Shines was promoted for the same reason. Don't these guys ever learn?
It is certainly starting to look like Jeff Gordon's year. Grabbing the pole at Martinsville is huge, especially since it's a short track and the cars are bunched up a lot. If Gordon can stay out of trouble (which he usually does) he has a shot at a top five finish and even more momentum towards taking the Nextel Cup.
SI has finally discovered the fraud that is Rick Riley. Of course, moments after his exit from SI, ESPN signed him, adding Riley to their stable which includes America's biggest fraud, Skip Clueless.
Sad news: Former Packer wide out Max McGee is dead at 75. McGee, who caught the first ever Super Bowl touchdown pass despite a raging hangover, was blowing leaves off his roof when he had a fatal fall. In his post Packer years, McGee served as a long time radio analyst and also a successful restauranteur, including his diner in Minneapolis and a co-founder of the now defunct Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant chain.
The man who killed the man in the yellow hat is going to jail.
NASA is sending up it's first ever woman shuttle pilot. Shuttle will now stop every 10,000 miles for potty breaks.
William Shatner insists that he is not doing a cameo in the upcoming Star trek prequel movie. Which is good because it's probably going to be a dud anyway. I mean let's face it kids, there's only one Captain Kirk.
Today's list: Top 100 novels of all time.