Class sweeps crass: Piniella ignores Sox insults

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14 WINS IN A ROW AT HOME
Published 6/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Bryan) at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
... by running their mouths over and over again, the Cubs simply retaliated with their great bats, great pitching, and great fielding. Maybe it's best for the White Sox to just shut their mouths now. ...

48-29: Streak Snapped At 14 Games
Published 6/25/2008 by LoserPoet (noreply@blogger.com) at The Shooter's Lounge
... me the standings don't matter, the attendance doesn't matter, none of it matters save that the Cubs were the team I grew up rooting for, the team that I'm stubbornly loyal to. Shit, why don't you ask me to root against my alma mater too, because that makes about as much sense. So White Sox organization and players, stop the pity party. You have a loyal group of dedicated fans. Why do you need us to acknowledge you and why do you feel the need to take shots at our team? Show some class and realize that there are some people you just ain't gonna win over. ...

Costas for MLB Commissioner?
Published 6/26/2008 by Ben Schwartz at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Also, welcome aboard new Cub fan Jay Mariotti!  For a guy who opened the season by shitting all over the North Side and Fukudome, he’s now decided his hatred of Ozzie Guillien means he needs to suck-up to “classy” Lou Piniella.  Ozzie’s complaints about Wrigley set Jay off, complaints also voiced by Mariotti (not to mention me) in the past, but  given that Mariotti is as much a batshit hobgoblin “emotional” reporter as Ozzie is an “emotional” manager, I guess you have to excuse his inconsistent mood ...