Quick Shots: Bear Done
- I know that I'm a day late a dollar short to the party, but I really don't think I can add anything to the assessment of the Bears loss to the Lions that hasn't already been said. No one, except maybe Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith are surprised that it's gotten to this point, despite the many warning signs in the pre-season. Jay Cutler played a valliant game, but his offensive line is horrible (J'Marcus Webb and Frank Omalye should be cut TODAY) and the defense can no longer save this team. Mike Martz's game planning is a joke and neither Mike, nor Lovie has the sense to come in out of the rain and abandon game plans which went out of vogue in the latter half of the 2000's.
- The sad thing is, the Bears brass doesn't really care and will continue to retain Angelo and Smith. Lovie always seems to have a good year when he needs to. This year is over. Trailing the Lions and Packers by three games with one loss to each is not how to get to the playoffs. And, five games in football is like 40 games in baseball.
- Robin Ventura was introduced yesterday as the new manager of the White Sox, or, as we like to call him, the anti-Guillen. I am going to reserve judgment until I see him in action. I think that's fair. Barry Rosner and Joe Cowley have already deemed the experiment a failure.
- The revelation about Paul Konerko as player-manager is so ridiculous, it makes you scratch your head. In 1978, Bill Veeck named Don Kessinger player-manager, a move that ended in disaster and the first major league opportunity for The Genius. There is way to much for a manager to do during a game in the modern era to both play at a high level and manage a ball club. Has Williams reduced the White Sox to the level of a company softball team?
- Are things with the Red Sox so bad that Theo Epstein is about to risk his reputation to jump ship to the Titanic? I still think Epstein is using the Cubs job a leverage to get team president Larry Luchinno out of his hair. I wonder how he will co-exist with Cubs President Crane Kennedy?
- David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the NBA season. No seems upset about this the way they were about the NFL lockout. That's because interest in the NBA is waning badly. Pity.
Posted by Chip Ramsey at 10/12/2011 8:47 AM 
Categories: Chicago Bears, Minor League Baseball, Media, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, Baseball
Tags: Kenny Williams Rockin Robin Mike Martz Lovie
Categories: Chicago Bears, Minor League Baseball, Media, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, Baseball
Tags: Kenny Williams Rockin Robin Mike Martz Lovie
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