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McGwire story joins pantheon of ‘N...

McGwire story joins pantheon of ‘No-S—, Sherlock” moments
We’re not exactly sure why, but damned if this Mark McGwire story isn’t continuing to reign chaos over the sports media some 24 hours after his *cough* people *ahem* meticulously unveiled The Admission Plan. Mark McGwire Frankly, the whole thing seems like a colossal bunch of hooey to us....

We thought minor league baseball was fan...

We thought minor league baseball was fan friendly
When we were scanning the sports transactions from Wednesday, this item from the American Association baseball league caught our attention: SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Released INF BJ Wheeler and RHP BJ Litchfield. Signed INF Bryan Sabatella. Now, don’t get us wrong. We love minor league baseball....

Morning wood: Butt steak from Omaha...

Morning wood: Butt steak from Omaha
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around this whole Sammy Sosa/steroid thing, and by wrap our heads around we mean why we’re supposed to give a frog’s fat patootie. At least the boys over at Deadspin seem to share the same annoyance that we have with the issue … namely the...

Say it ain’t Sosa...

Say it ain’t Sosa
It’s been a rough stretch for the Poopers. First, Adam Lambert comes out of the closet. Then Chastity Bono says she’s going to have a sex change. And now, Sammy Sosa has reportedly been linked to the 2003 drug tests that the league withheld. Read all about it here. Seriously, we can’t...

What a twit, or is that tweet?...

What a twit, or is that tweet?
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter because he says someone created a false account using his name and made some unkind tweets. Read all about it here. I guess if you’re going to impersonate someone, it might as well be a super-genius like La Russa. We wonder if the impersonator...

White Sox yearn for simpler days of gamb...

White Sox yearn for simpler days of gambling scandals, national shame
Hey, we’ve all had bad days before. Spilling coffee on your crotch while driving to the office. Dog crap on the family heirloom rug. It happens. And then there are days like the Chicago White Sox had on Thursday. First, the star pitcher to which you’ve hog-tied your hopes and dreams snubs...