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By Steve Rosenbloom
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The truth about Sox honesty and Cub delusions

The truth about Sox honesty and Cub delusions

The White Sox are five games out of first place in the AL Central and just lost five of seven at home...

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Why Cutler should root for a longer lockout

Why Cutler should root for a longer lockout

Me, I’m rooting for the lawyers in this one. If you are a Bears fan, a Bears player or a Bears wonk, I suggest you do...

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Hello, is anybody home at Ken Williams' place?

Hello, is anybody home at Ken Williams' place?

No batting practice. No videos, No coaching. No nothing. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen went old-school before Wednesday&...

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Peavy is more big talk than big pitches

Peavy is more big talk than big pitches

If Jake Peavy had really picked up the intensity and just “flat-out’’ wanted it more the...

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Isn't it time someone important became alarmed over Cubs' arm injuries?

Isn't it time someone important became alarmed over Cubs' arm injuries?

It wasn’t that Carlos Marmol threw a wild pitch to lose Monday’s game inWashington. It wasn&...

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And Peavy makes six

And Peavy makes six

Jake Peavy can dominate opposing hitters as well as he can dominate the disabled list.

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Addressing Soriano's boos problem

Addressing Soriano's boos problem

I read where Alfonso Soriano said Chicago fans are the worst when it comes to booing slumping...

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The more saves for Santos, the more what-ifs for the Sox

The more saves for Santos, the more what-ifs for the Sox

Sergio Santos came on to get a four-out save against the Cubs on Tuesday night, and you couldn’t help but play what-...

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Here's an idea if Ozzie talks his way out of town

Here's an idea if Ozzie talks his way out of town

Ozzie Guillen says a lot of things, or at least is quoted as saying a lot of things.

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Wait, Zambrano's the poised one?

Wait, Zambrano's the poised one?

Before the first game of this year’s White Sox-Cubs series, I asked a question that...

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Taking batting practice before Cubs-Sox

Taking batting practice before Cubs-Sox

Some early BP before this week’s oil spill of a City Series:

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Is there any truth in what Ricketts has to say?

Is there any truth in what Ricketts has to say?

It has gotten to the point where you hope that Tom Ricketts is just getting some bad advice in delivering his message.

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Vancouver fans as stupid as the Canucks --- gotta love it, eh?

Vancouver fans as stupid as the Canucks --- gotta love it, eh?

Eternal hockey question: Do the Canucks’ many moronic acts on the ice spark their fans’ city-wide moronic...

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For starters, Peavy can't think about relieving

For starters, Peavy can't think about relieving

Thanks for the offer, Jake. Now shut up and make a rehab start in the minors.

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Big contributions from the little guy

It was around this time last year that we realized the key to the White Sox’ turnaround was a guy originally...

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If you're dumping on Wrigley, you're missing the point

If you're dumping on Wrigley, you're missing the point

Stop me if I’m wrong, but it’s not Wrigley Field’s fault that the Cubs are bad or that they ultimately...

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Baseball can't fix divisions until it fixes the DH

I don’t know why it came up now, maybe because we’re less than a week away from interleague play, but there...

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Heat choke is the feel-good story of the year (unless you're the Bulls)

Heat choke is the feel-good story of the year (unless you're the Bulls)

Thank you, Dwyane Wade. It’s good therapy for America that your over-celebrating Heat have nothing but regret and embarrassment today.

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Here's why it looks like Hendry is safe

Here's why it looks like Hendry is safe

The Oakland A's fired their manager. The Florida Marlins fired their hitting coach. Can you imagine? Whoever heard of...

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The answer for Dunn

Hang on, Adam Dunn. Don’t do anything stupid, don’t say anything stupid, don’t do anything a Guillen...

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Hawks fans know the act: Cheap, gutless Canucks at it again

Hawks fans know the act: Cheap, gutless Canucks at it again

In the Stanley Cup Finals, the greatest showcase of all playoff rounds, the NHL is stuck with despicable biting and now a...

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The embarrassing thing? The Cubs don't know enough to be embarrassed

The embarrassing thing? The Cubs don't know enough to be embarrassed

Carlos Zambrano apologized for telling the truth. Carlos Marmol said everything's fine.

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Ricketts plays Cubs fans for stupid

Ricketts plays Cubs fans for stupid

Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you...

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Oh, snap: Zambrano, not Quade, managing just fine, thank you

Oh, snap: Zambrano, not Quade, managing just fine, thank you

Mike Quade must hate this. The guy from a Chicago suburb who worked his way up the Cubs’ chain finally gets a shot at...

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Danks for nothing

Danks for nothing

Stop John Danks before he starts again.

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LeBron is calling Derrick names: 'MVP'

LeBron is calling Derrick names: 'MVP'

Have you been listening to LeBron James lately? I haven’t heard everything he has said, but what I’ve caught...

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Bulls will be finished if Rose can't finish

Bulls will be finished if Rose can't finish

Most of the time, it has been Carlos Boozer in foul trouble or just shooting badly that brings Taj Gibson into the game and...

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Heat coach talks, Nonsense Alert Level raised

Heat coach talks, Nonsense Alert Level raised

For all the stuff that would make you sick as a Bulls fan from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, the pathetic...

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Wait a minute, I think the Bulls just missed another shot

Wait a minute, I think the Bulls just missed another shot

The Bulls couldn’t hit from the floor and couldn’t hit from the free-throw line. What else you got? Nerf...

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Cubs players pants their manager

Consider Mike Quade “Cubbed.’’

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Heat can't run, Bulls make them hide

Heat can't run, Bulls make them hide

Dwyane Wade said the Bulls’ aggressive defense in the second half of Game 1 made sure “we weren't comfortable...

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Heat has no chance against Bulls' second-chance points

Heat has no chance against Bulls' second-chance points

It’s not the prettiest thing. But it might be the most important.

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A perfect game, a perfect way to take their talents to South Beach

A perfect game, a perfect way to take their talents to South Beach

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau probably will hammer his team for allowing 73 points. Heck, he’d hammer his players for allowing two.

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Wait a minute, how did the Heat get there before the Bulls?

Wait a minute, how did the Heat get there before the Bulls?

Wait a minute, wasn’t the whole idea of finishing first in the Eastern Conference precisely because the Bulls would avoid playing...

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Quick, someone get Gibson to sign that fourth quarter

Quick, someone get Gibson to sign that fourth quarter

Individually, the Hawks came into this series with more scorers than the Bulls, more players who could get their own shots. But Atlanta&...

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D-Rose math: Take over the game early = end the game early

D-Rose math: Take over the game early = end the game early

It wasn’t all the shots Derrick Rose took at the end of Game 4. It was all the shots he didn’t take at the...

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Short story: Rose, Bulls endure a long fourth quarter

Short story: Rose, Bulls endure a long fourth quarter

Derrick Rose fell apart at the end. The Bulls fell apart in the fourth quarter. That’s the Twitter version of how the...

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Bulls connect the dots: Get a first quarter, get a win

Bulls connect the dots: Get a first quarter, get a win

Derrick Rose looked like he was so hating the MVP trophy presentation before Game 2 of the Bulls’ playoff series...

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Here's your MVP, Derrick, now don't stink it up again

Here's your MVP, Derrick, now don't stink it up again

Derrick Rose thanked everybody as he collected his MVP award Tuesday. His teammates. His coach. His organization. His trainer. His agents....

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Mendenhall sounds ridiculous (again)

Mendenhall sounds ridiculous (again)

Reading Rashard Mendenhall’s Twitter feed sounds like a guy who has taken a dangerous number of hits to the head.

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Injured Boozer helps Bulls almost as much as an injured Hinrich

As the Bulls prepare to end the Atlanta Hawks’ season in the next week or so, I’m still not sure which helps...

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