Random Shots: Mark This Down: I'm Defending the Chairman
Random shots while wondering whatever happened to Larry Casian:
Bulls and White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf broke radio silence Monday to tell the Chicago Tribune why it didn't work out with Mike D'Antoni. Basically, it boiled down to the Bulls were in no hurry to name a coach and D'Antoni was in a hurry to flee Phoenix. D'Antoni clearly chose the Knicks, which is not the end of the world since he has no chance of winning there or making it through his four year deal. Okay, I buy the Chairman's explanation this time. However, some people don't. And some just go way over the top. As much as I dislike the Chairman (I have seven pictures of him on my dartboard at home) not signing the NBA coaching flavor of the month is not as big a deal as some crackpot writers want to make us believe it is. - If you want to focus on a more pressing situation, focus on Brian Urlacher's continued pout fest.
- What do you do when your offense stinks, your best defensive player is pouting, your head coach enables criminals and your General Manager treats the draft like a night at the Potawatomi Casino? Over pay your kicker, of course.
- It's good to see that Sam Zell finally realized that selling the Cubs without Wrigley Fieldis like selling the Hersey company without the recipe to make chocolate. Besides, given their track record in running things, the state of Illinois would certainly have Wrigley Field reduced to rubble in no time.
- You gotta love the Chicago Blackhawks Adam Burish, bringing old time hockey to the world.
- Looks like Cub Nation is a little cranky about the possibility of picking up this year's Erstad award winner.
- First he is, then he isn't now he is again. Eric Gagne is acting as goofy as he looks.
- Meanwhile, things aren't going so well for a former Brewers closer.
- Barry Bonds claims that he didn't do anything wrong. Michael Vick claimed that he didn't do anything wrong. Pac Man Jones claims he didn't do anything wrong. Now, Marvin Harrison claims he didn't do anything wrong. Is there such a thing as an accountable athlete?
- It's always the quiet ones.
- We love it when other people trash our favorite football coach so we don't have to.
- Indiana says that in the wake of cellphonegate, they feel like their self-imposed sanctions are enough. Ask Alabama. They're never enough.
- Speaking of the NCAA, Elmer Fudd says hold the Mayo.
- Versus is considering brining back the "glow puck" or some kind of enhanced technology to help non-hockey fans follow the puck on TV. There would have to be stuff inside the puck which would alter the puck during the game like if you put something in the core of a baseball. I have another idea. Why don't you get your crappy cable network on more than seven cable systems and then maybe you have more viewers. I can follow the puck just fine thank you.
- Some folks in Ohio want to Erect a Woody.
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