Rex, Rex … what are we going to do with you?

CHICAGO, IL -- The economy? We can fix that. The war in Iraq? Yeah, we’ll figure that out. Rex Grossman’s inability to hit receivers? Not even Barack Obama is up to tackling that challenge. But how did this happen? How does a man go from being a first round draft pick and a Super Bowl quarterback [read more...]

Kenny “Stay Out of White Sox Business” Williams vs. Ozzie “The Vicious Venezuelan” Guillen – EliteXC’s next ratings-grabber?

Sorry Ozzie, but the Wizard of Oz is already taken and your "I never cared to learn English particularly well" accent makes it hard to forget where you come from. That said, I'm on your side in this thing – outside of my possibly insensitive headline. Let's backtrack a little, so we can start at the beginning. I think that's usually [read more...]

Top 12 Sexiest Idiots In Sports

As recently as yesterday, I learned that I might be one of the sexiest idiots in sports. Although I must say that she didn't say it in a very sexy way -- kinda oxymoronic I guess. However, I can't vote for myself because that would be too self absorbed. I think I'm leading the All-Star voting [read more...]

I never thought I’d say this, but give the Cubs a break!

I'm really starting to get tired of everyone blaming the Cubs for everything. I know this is strange coming from me considering I'm such a big Sox fan, but seriously, it doesn't make any sense. It all started with Ozzie's little rant about how the Sox are 'The second team in the Second City.' I can't count how man times I've [read more...]

What’s the real news?

Last night Gavin Floyd was inches away from a no-hitter against Minnesota. However, 4 out of the 5 articles on the White Sox in the Sun-Times today were about the blow-up dolls..again. Give the guy a break! One of the articles had a great photo of Floyd but it had nothing to do with him. It's kind of sad that [read more...]

No Bull - Time for Change is Now

It was not too long ago that the Bulls were predicted by many experts to win the East. That now seems a distant memory, given the 1-5 start. Rookie Joakim Noah voiced his displeasure, saying "Teams are getting anything they want on us.'' He was later supported by local wiseman Jay Mariotti for him comments. Memo to Noah: I know you're [read more...]

All The Wrong Battles

It's not actually that easy to plunk someone. Ozzie Guillen should remember that. You try to skip the knees, and you generally try to avoid a free one-week vacation by aiming below the neck. Then, as Freddy Garcia once told me when I asked him about the practice, that's not even the biggest problem. "They can move," said Garcia. So it's really [read more...]

Write On, Jay

This is a column. A column is based on an opinion. A column often uses cliches, like citing a literal definition to make a point. Example: dictionary.com defines a column as an article giving opinions or perspectives. Columns sometimes ask readers to read between the lines, or interpret. From there readers are often asked to form a conclusion, which is often the [read more...]

Why Do Cubs Fans Deserve Cuban?

Jay Mariotti does not get paid it seems, to swing like Juan Pierre, which is something in the neighborhood of Rafael Belliard before he quit the juice. He is sometimes controversial, sometimes erudite, sometimes predicts perfectly, sometimes imperfectly, he supplies glee in some, rage in others, and is at times capable of doing more for water coolers in Chicago than [read more...]

Dragging MJ Through the Mud

In his Monday column, where he admonishes Michael Jordan for gambling, saying that it may unalterably taint the Airness' legacy, the Sun-Times Jay Mariotti says that according to former Wizards teammate Richard Hamilton, "…Jordan refused to leave the court until he had broken even in their regular competition of halfcourt heaves, regardless if he was down as much as a [read more...]