by M.C. Antil on August 22, 2011
Let’s get this out of the way up front, shall we? Jim Thome is the single nicest guy to ever don a Major League Baseball uniform. End of story. No one I’ve ever heard speak of the man has ever said anything less. He’s a great teammate, a wonderful role model, and an amazing ambassador […]
by M.C. Antil on August 16, 2011
They say nothing brings about the demise of a bad product faster than good marketing. I offer that little pearl of wisdom as a preface to the following. I just heard this week that TNT is not renewing one of the smartest, most well-written, well-acted and genuinely human shows on all of television. Apparently, Mike […]
by M.C. Antil on August 15, 2011
Yesterday, I posted that Carlos Zambrano’s threat to retire Friday night reminded me of an old George Carlin routine about an out-of-the-blue phone call from a now-pregnant one night stand. Today, I like to follow up with two questions. First, given Zambrano’s pattern of always trying to explain away his downright embarassing outburst of child-like […]
by M.C. Antil on August 14, 2011
So let me get this straight: Carlos Zambrano, a constantly under-performing clubhouse canker sore who the Cubs are on the hook to pay $18 million in 2012, and possibly another $19.25 million in 2013, declared Friday on the heels of yet another loss and yet another jaw-dropping emotional meltdown, that he was retiring? Retiring, as […]