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07.22.10

(Quick) Welcome: Fredi, Bears 80-man and McGrady? Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Headlines with a Chicago slant Gonzalez to be interviewed?: (A rather subdued Skip Bayless is on the other end of this link. Still, you've been warned.) An ESPN source says that former Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez will be among those interviewed by Jim Hendry for Lou Piniella's old job. Eh. Not interested. Astros 4, Cubs 3: Ted Lilly may have completed his last season in a Cubs uniform with a 3-8 record. Another bad contract handed out by Jim Hendry. White Sox 1, Mariners 2: An excellent game ruined by Bobby Jenks' breaking ball being a no-show ... again. Bulls talking about House; taking ...
07.21.10

Welcome: Piniella, White Sox and Teel Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: Lou Piniella's retirement With a better roster, maybe there would be more in Lou Piniella that the Cubs could use. And maybe Piniella would have more of a reason to stay. Or at the very least, he'd have to think about it a little longer. But because this is the Cubs roster and Piniella knows right now that he's had enough, he announced what pretty much every knew anyways: he won't be returning next season. It's easy to see why he would want to get away at the end of the year. This season especially, Piniella has tried a lot of things ...
07.20.10

Welcome: Ronnie Brewer and C.J. Watson Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: Ronnie Brewer The addition of Ronnie Brewer, and then later C.J. Watson, continued a good, if unspectacular offseason for the Bulls. Both Brewer and Watson are reasonable contracts for players who fit an obvious need and were among the best choices in free agency to fill those needs. The same can be said about the Bulls' earlier additions -- Carlos Boozer and Kyle Korver -- as well. Amazingly, the Bulls front office managed to come out of the offseason with an improved public perception, despite failing to land one of The Superfriends. It's kind of hard to believe after expectations got ...
07.19.10

Welcome: Losing streak, Jenks and Zambrano Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: Losing streak Sunday's ninth inning disaster wasn't the turning point in this season. Bobby Jenks was really bad for the 23 pitches he made yesterday, but it doesn't mean anything more than that. He walked two, allowed two hits and gave up three runs before he was yanked without recording an out. That's it, though. It wasn't a sign that the Sox will choke away the lead or an example of all the things Ozzie Guillen was saying. From the Sun-Times' Joe Cowley: "From now on, you separate kids from men,'' Guillen added. "People will be nervous and there's nothing wrong ...
07.16.10

Welcome: Sox, Z, Skille, but not Redick Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: White Sox take the opener The number of interruptions, meetings at the mound and pitching changes was All-Star Game-like. It took nearly four hours to complete, but the White Sox held on for the win in the first game after the actual All-Star Game. The win moves the White Sox 4 1/2 games ahead of the Twins, as the Sox continue to creep towards the Twins' advantage in run differential -- the Twins are +35; the White Sox are now +31. If you're wondering how legitimate the White Sox are, the +31 is a good place to start. That says ...
07.15.10

(Quick) Welcome: Peavy, Niemi & Brandon Rideau Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Headlines with a Chicago slant Peavy has surgery: On Wednesday, Jake Peavy had surgery to repair the detached latissimus dorsi muscle in his right posterior shoulder. The White Sox say the surgery was successful and that Peavy should be ready for spring training. Niemi wants to return: Antti Niemi's agent Bill Zito said on The Mully & Hanley Show that the goalie would like to return to the Hawks, and that "it's up to Stan (Bowman) and I to try and find something that makes sense for everybody." If they can't, the arbitration hearing is on June 29. Bulls win Summer League ...
07.14.10

Welcome: All-Stars, Korver, Asik Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: Kyle Korver Offensively, Kyle Korver is a good fit for the Bulls. The Bulls needed someone who can shoot from the outside, and he should be a good addition to the pick-and-roll game the Bulls will surely use a lot. NBA Playbook demonstrates how he helps here. The question is defense. At i94 Sports, I said I would have preferred only J.J. Redick because I think he's a better defender. But I'll give Korver a shot under the tutelage of Tom Thibodeau before I get too upset about whom the Bulls decided to pursue first. After yesterday's introductory press conference, Korver ...
07.13.10

Welcome: Hjalmarsson and more possible Bulls Welcome to Outside the Clubhouse | (0)
Welcome: Niklas Hjalmarsson Either Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman has another player or two currently on the roster that he doesn't mind trading, or every article I've read is wrong. Because yesterday, two important things came from the Blackhawks and Bowman: No. 1, the Blackhawks will match the Sharks four-year, $14 million offer for Niklas Hjalmarsson; No. 2, Bowman said the decision to sign Hjalmarsson, doesn't mean the team can't re-sign Antti Niemi. It's not an either/or situation. Well, maybe Bowman doesn't consider it an either/or situation, but it's something. It's hardly ideal. And if it wasn't an either/or situation with Hjalmarsson and Niemi, ...