Headlines for June, 2006

A Rare Day in June

It is observed that fans continue to come to Wrigley no matter how poorly the Cubs play. This fact is seen by White Sox fans as a sign of stupidity and by others, Dayn Perry for example on this site, as counterproductive. Why put a winner on the field when you can fill the seats anyhow? I'll address both [read more...]

Write On, Jay

This is a column. A column is based on an opinion. A column often uses cliches, like citing a literal definition to make a point. Example: dictionary.com defines a column as an article giving opinions or perspectives. Columns sometimes ask readers to read between the lines, or interpret. From there readers are often asked to form a conclusion, which is often the [read more...]

Ozzie Succeeds, Allowing Failure

Michael Pitre, a Lieutenant in Iraq, recently wrote in a dispatch that he finds it important not just to put a soldier in a position to succeed, but in a position to fail. Pitre, of course, was talking not just about the battle field, but about America's favorite form of sporting combat: baseball. And he was sweating over whether to pull [read more...]

Pushing Buttons, Missing the Point

Ozzie Guillen likes to talk. To the media. About anything. Whether on the field or off. He's had a mix of comments and player assurances over the past couple weeks… Sounding Off on Grimsley Jason Grimsley admitted to using HGH and named a whole bunch of names that were doing the same. We all know that. When Guillen was asked about it: [read more...]

Two for Two

The deal that brought Jim Thome to the White Sox for Aaron Rowand was really a four-man exchange. The White Sox got a new DH (Thome instead of Frank Thomas) and a new centerfielder (Brian Anderson) instead of Rowand. With Thome having an MVP-caliber year, it's easy to assume that the White Sox came away much the better. But as [read more...]

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