By George Ofman
News flash: Milton Bradley is an idiot!
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Meanwhile, Jim Hendry got Carlos Silva from Seattle in return for Bradley and then spent some of the leftover money on Xavier Nady who underwent his second Tommy John surgery last year and still can’t throw – and won’t be able to until at least June. Just perfect! $3.3 million for a designated hitter in the National League!
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Get the feeling Cristobal Huet will be the odd man out again when the playoffs commence? Sure makes former GM Dale Tallon look even worse and it could make the Hawks very vulnerable since Antti Niemi is a rookie. It’s hard for me to pick the Hawks to win the Stanley Cup, let alone seeing them even getting there.
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Northwestern needed to beat Indiana to secure it’s first ever 20-win season and all but assure it an NIT bid. Now, if the Wildcats can win three more . . .
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Milton Bradley need not look in a mirror because it doesn’t like looking at him.
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I’m beginning to think plantar fasciitis is actually a virus because the Bulls are passing it around. First Joachim Noah, now Taj Gibson. Please cover your mouths when you sneeze around Derrick Rose, guys.
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The Bulls were playing for next season when this one started. It’s all about those coveted free agents. I’m thinking Mayor Daley sells Block 37 for LeBron James. Both cities would be better off.
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The players in the MLS have authorized a strike. Yawn when you feel like it.
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Lots of rumors about Tiger Woods, only this time regarding his next tournament tee time. You might want to check with a waitress at Perkins, she might know.
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Milton Bradley thinks maybe some of the hate mail he got came from the Cubs organization. This is the same guy who called Jeff Kent a racist; hurled a bottle toward the fans; tried to attack a broadcaster and then was called “a piece of shit” by Lou Piniella. You know what? Piniella should look in the same mirror Bradley does and call him a piece of shit again!
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If only I had one-hundredth the followers Ozzie Guillen has on Twitter. Speaking of which, you can follow me there at @georgeofman, only I won’t have as much to say about nothing as Ozzie does. Ozzie also has a Facebook page but upper management declared he can’t have his own website. Not to worry, there is still the upcoming reality show.
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Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane get all the glory but the Blackhawks’ most valuable player is Duncan Keith, who should win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman. He’s an absolute joy to watch. So is Adam Burish, who just returned after wrecking his knee.
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I’m very jealous – I wanted to be at the same joint as Julius Peppers when he was buying some very expensive champagne. Does anyone have his cell number?
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Peppers is guaranteed $20 million next season. Let’s add this up: four preseason games, 16 regular season games, 20 sacks. That should do it. A cool million a sack!
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Forget about having Mark Aguirre coach DePaul. He would be better suited suiting up again.
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And finally . . . You’ll find someone to hate in Seattle, Milton, though I strongly believe you’ll get a lot more haters first.
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George Ofman is now with WGN radio after a 17-year run with The Score. He also blogs for ChicagoNow under the banner That’s All She Wrote.
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Comments welcome.
Posted on March 12, 2010