Cut the crap. Give me a drink.

There's some news about former Red Sox star Ted Williams that, if true, is pretty damn disturbing.

After Williams's death in 2002, his son had his body cryogenicly frozen.  Now a former executive at the facility where Williams is being kept has come out with a book claiming that "a technician took baseball-like swings at Williams' frozen head with a monkey wrench."

Eww.  That's just shocking and horrifying enough that I could actually believe it to be true.  People are sick.

I really hate when the Cubs lose.  Especially when they lose to the Cardinals.  Now we're 11 games behind them in the standings, and I just don't think it's possible to catch up.  Another disappointing season, to be sure.  Stupid curse.

I imagine that it won't amount to anything, but 27 year-old Monroe College graduate Trina Thompson has sued the school $70,000 (her tuition) because she has not been able to find a job. Hey, times are tough on everyone...the job market just isn't what it used to be.

The Chicago Cubs might file for Chapter 11 in order to speed their sale by bankrupt media company Tribune Co, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters on Monday.Bloomberg News also reported the story Monday, saying the Cubs would become the first team to declare bankruptcy since the Seattle Pilots went belly-up in 1970.

Eastern Kentucky played Kentucky State on April Fools' Day, and the result was no joke: EKU led 49-1 when the teams stopped it after five innings, and they canceled the second game.

"I've never seen it in my 25 years of experience," Kentucky State coach Lamar Johnson said. "It was inexplicable, to be honest with you."

There appeared to be no hard feelings after Wednesday's blowout. Johnson praised the winners for good sportsmanship, and put the blame on his overmatched team.

EKU began substituting during its 22-run first inning. Coach Jason Stein said the rout was unfortunate and would not accept a forfeit for the canceled second game.

"Our kids were very classy," Stein said.

EKU's official athletic Web site omitted the final score and game details in its recap.

According to the NCAA, it would have set the Division I record for the most-lopsided victory, but Kentucky State is in Division II. The biggest rout in Division II history was a 71-1 victory by St. Francis over Robert Morris in a game between Illinois schools on April 2, 1996.

Both games in the doubleheader were scheduled for seven innings.

Logged onto the computer just now to see how Western Illinois fared yesterday.  Turns out it wasn't good.  They're tied for 4th place now with a record of 5-4, but their next game look pretty tough...Illinois State.

I've been remiss this year in following my beloved alma matter, but I'm determined to be a better fan for the remainder of the season.  Go Leathernecks!

I'm sick of saying "wait till next year."  The Cubs played great ball this year, and they clinched the division early.  There's no reason they couldn't have done well in the playoffs, yet they were absolutely abysmal.

Sometimes they make it so hard to be a fan.

I'm feeling good.  I've had a relaxing weekend thus far, and my Cubbies have ensured an appearance in the post season.  I was at the game yesterday; it was incredible.

 

Today I'm going to sit around and watch the Bears game.  Might do some shopping after, but it depends on how lazy I'm feeling.  I might just be a bum instead.

 

The rosters for this year's all-star game were announced on Sunday, and the Chicago Cubs will have a strong showing at the mid-summer classic.

 

Catcher Geovany Soto and outfielders Kosuke Fukudome and Alfonso Soriano will all start in the game, and third baseman Aramis Ramirez and pitchers Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano were also named to the team.

 

 

Ted Lilly pitched 6 scoreless innings against his former team today and gave the Cubs a 7-4 win.  The Cubs are 20 games above .500 right now...that's insane and unbelievable and wonderful.

The Cubs beat the Cardinals 9-3 yesterday, thanks in large part to pitcher Ted Lilly.  Lilly worked seven solid innings, recorded his 1,000th strikeout and added his second career extra-base hit.  Not bad for a day's work.

Possible bad news on the way for Cubs fans--Alfonso Soriano might be down with an injury for awhile.  Soriano left the Cubs game against the Cincinnati Reds last night in the top of the first inning with a strained right calf.  Cubs manager Lou Piniella told reporters that Soriano was undergoing an MRI and the team would know the results on Wednesday.

Moving to his left for a shallow fly ball to left field hit by Ken Griffey Jr., Soriano made what has become his trademark skip to make the catch and landed awkwardly. He immediately began to limp, favoring his right leg, and was helped off the field.

Here comes trouble.

Evidently the jinx is still a major belief in the realm of professional baseball.  A construction worker working on the Yankee's new stadium buried a Boston Red Sox jersey in 2 feet of concrete in a service corridor.  The Yankees plan to donate the jersey to charity, and may pursue a lawsuit against the construction worker.  That seems a bit excessive for me, but I guess if you believe in curses, a jersey from your rival team might not be something you want buried in your stadium.

Well, what do you know...the Cubs lost AGAIN.  They've won one of their four games this season which is not too pleasing, but I'm trying to tell myself that it's way too early to worry.  All the same, it's not a strong start. 

I'm going to tomorrow's game...hopefully I'll bring good luck?