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By Carl Mohrbacher
Derrek Lee Homers Twice As Cubs Beat Pirates. Is it 2005?
-Evan, Evanston IL
Not to worry, Evan. If it were, the headline would read Murton Electrifies Crowd With Standing Double In Loss.
Or The Most Interesting Man In The World Faces Trial For ’82 Dujail Massacre.
Posted on August 4, 2011
By Dan O’Shea
I was starting to wonder what I was going to write about when fantasy baseball had played itself out. With football and basketball both in lockout mode, I was facing the distinct possibility that I’d have to learn how fantasy NASCAR works. No one wants that.
So I was as glad as anyone that the NFL lockout ended, and we will have fantasy football after all (as well as the real thing, of course). You may find yourself with a little less time to plan your draft this year, so let’s get to it:
Posted on August 3, 2011
By Jim Coffman
Two years ago, I would have been delighted to hear the Bears had dumped Olin Kreutz. I had watched the Williamses (huge Viking linemen Pat and Kevin) and other physical defensive tackles cave in the interior of the Bear line way too many times. It seemed as though Kreutz, who at that point had played in the NFL for more than a decade, simply couldn’t hold the point any more against powerful foes.
But last year was different. Amid reports he was healthier than he had been in a while, Kreutz seemed to have found more ways to use veteran guile to at least achieve stalemates against his strongest foes. The Bear offensive line was a train wreck early on but after the disaster against the Giants (almost a dozen sacks allowed) in the middle of the season, the team finally found a combination at guard and tackle that wasn’t a mess. Kreutz then led the way back to some semblance of respectability and the playoffs.
Posted on August 1, 2011
By Marty Gangler
The Cubs are the worst team in baseball.
Sure, the Orioles and Astros have fewer wins. They also have – or at least had right up to the trade deadline on Sunday – players that playoff teams coveted.
The Astros dealt Hunter Pence and Jason Bourne and the Orioles moved Koji Uehara and even ex-Cub Derrick Lee.
The Cubs gave away Kosuke Fukudome to the Indians to make room for Tyler Colvin and otherwise stood pat.
See what I mean?
Posted on August 1, 2011
By Roger Wallenstein
So long, Edwin. We hardly knew ye!
Three days short of his one-year anniversary as a member of the White Sox, Edwin Jackson was dispatched to the Blue Jays last Wednesday. In turn, the Jays dealt Edwin to the Cardinals, Jackson’s sixth team in his nine years in the big leagues.
Luckily, Jackson has long been accustomed to moving around since his father was a military man. Edwin actually was born in Germany, although he attended the same high school in Columbus, Georgia, as Frank Thomas.
So what’s wrong with this guy? He gets swapped almost as often as Big Papi spits on his batting gloves.
Posted on August 1, 2011
