Headlines with a Chicago slant
He said, they said: Every week someone has to remind us that Milton Bradley and the Cubs didn’t end on good terms. Fine. But this is par for the course for Bradley. This is his how he says goodbye: He lets everyone know it wasn’t his fault. Cubs fans had the pleasure of talking themselves into this crock last season; however, after this many years, teams and accusations without proof, he isn’t a credible source. Racist three-year-olds? Really?
Were people screaming racist comments from the bleachers? Yeah, probably, and it’s inescusable and unacceptable. But if this was the case, the only people I want to hear from are the Cubs. I want to know what they’re going to do to increase security and remove people who are shouting racial slurs, because it sucks that the city is lumped into a group filled with drunken idiots, wearing “Horry Kow” T-shits. But I’m done hearing from Bradley.
More injuries; this time it’s official: Taj Gibson has dealt with plantar fasciitis for some time, now; however, it’s acting up, and Gibson may be held out of tonight’s game in Orlando. More importantly though, the Bulls announced that Luol Deng will be out for “a while.”
Nomar retires: ‘Twas an interesting career for Nomar, who retired as a member of the Red Sox. To me, he will always be the guy traded before the Red Sox won the World Series.
Games/Team that matter
Charlotte 102, Philadelphia 87: Last night, Kevin McHale and Chris Webber, on NBATV, said it looked like the Sixers had given up on the season. We have more evidence. Queen City Hoops says this game wasn’t as close as the final score; considering a 15-point deficit, it wasn’t that close anyways.
LA Clippers 97, Miami 108: Dwyane Wade was Mr. Efficiency on Wednesday night: He scored 27 points on just 12 shots. He also added 17 free throws that apparently, Clippers fans did not approve. But even if Wade took more shots from the line than the entire Clippers’ team, it’s not like it would have made any difference – a big lead allowed Wade and Michael Beasley to enjoy the fourth quarter on the bench.
Toronto 90, Sacramento 113: There are two bits of good news in this one, Bulls fans. One, the Raptors loss, so at least one team isn’t widening the gap between themselves and the Bulls. And two, Chris Bosh isn’t going to Sacramento. This is from Raptors’ play-by-play announcer Matt Devlin’s Twitter:
Classic moment…heading to time out…Fan screams to Bosh…”You coming to Sacramento next Year?”…Bosh looks his way and says “Hell no”!
So, that’s good.
More links
- It was an eventful season in Chicago for Milton Bradley. [desipio.com]
- Worries about Peppers shouldn’t stem from his work ethic, but his bad seasons. [Tremendous Upside Potential]
- Spring training: Where Kevin Millar is a star. [NYTimes.com]
- This Brad Miller meets the real Brad Miller. [the Blowtorch and Ball Don’t Lie]
- Wanna verbal beatdown on the Internet? Write something like this. [WEEI]
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