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Announcer Saying Joey Votto Would Lose This Fight Is Crazier Than Joey Votto Himself

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Aldo Soto
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I completely understand that you’re the hometown announcer and you’re always going to stick up for your guys in almost every situation, but this was not one of those times because all it does is make you look dumb.

Why? Well, I don’t care what team you root for, the Cubs, White Sox, Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, it doesn’t matter, everyone knows Joey Votto is a psycho. So, when anyone gets in his face and there’s even a threat of an altercation, you’re always going to take Votto in a fight.

Well, during Thursday night’s game between the Reds and Brewers, Votto got pissed off at a missed call (he was right by the way and almost always is on balls and strikes) and he was chirping the umpire about it. Brewers’ catcher Erik Kratz then said something to Votto and the two players started arguing.

The benches cleared and on the Brewers’ broadcast, their analyst said he’d take Kratz in this one. hahahahaha, OK buddy, good luck with that.

I don’t think there’s a more accurate reaction than this.

Joey Votto will fuck you up.

Oh, and an underrated part of this video is Milwaukee’s Jesus Aguilar not wanting any part of the bullshit.

Ahh, gotta love baseball “fights.”

Chris Bosio Tells His Side Of The Story And It Makes Firing By Tigers Look Like A Joke

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Aldo Soto
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Former Chicago Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio was abruptly fired by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and soon after a report from Detroit’s ABC TV station came out that said the coach was let go for racially charged comments made at a team employee.

The Tigers have not made any other comments about the firing other than this statement.

Here’s the report from the local Detroit news. 

Since then, Bosio has told his side of the story and if there really isn’t anything more to what he says, then the Tigers are left looking bad.

In an interview with Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Bosio said a comment he made toward pitcher Daniel Stumpf, calling him monkey, was taken out of context.

Via USA Today.

Bosio revealed to USA TODAY Sports that he was fired for using the word “monkey” in a conversation that was overheard by – but not involving – an African-American clubhouse attendant.

Bosio insists he was not using the word in a racial and disparaging context, and that it was not directed toward the clubhouse attendant. He says he referring to injured pitcher Daniel Stumpf, a white pitcher from Humble, Texas.

Here’s what Bosio claims happened that led to his firing.

“Someone in our coaches’ room asked me (Monday afternoon) about Stumpf,’’ Bosio said. “And I said, “Oh, you mean, ‘Spider Monkey.’ That’s his nickname. He’s a skinny little white kid who makes all of these funny faces when he works out.

“The kid thought we were talking about him. He got all upset. He assumed we were talking about him. I said, “No, no, no. We’re talking about Stumpf.’

“And that was it. I swear on my mom and dad’s graves, there was nothing else to it.’’

Bosio played a decade with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners before becoming a coach in 2003. He spent six years with the Cubs before the team decided to hire Jim Hickey after the 2017 season to replace Bosio.

Here’s the thing, it feels like something is missing from this story, but at the same time I really do hope that Bosio’s story is 100% true. I mean, I’d rather the Tigers look bad over a firing than have a coach saying racist things.

According to the USA Today article, Bosio plans to hire a lawyer and will then determine if a wrongful termination lawsuit will be filed.

VIDEO: Yolmer Sanchez Goes Down On Scary Looking Play

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Aldo Soto
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It would really suck if Yolmer Sanchez is out for any period of time after this scary-looking play against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The Chicago White Sox infielder was trying to leg out an infield single in the 13th inning, but his left knee collided with the first baseman’s knee and then Sanchez tumbled to the ground in pain after taking an awkward step on the bag.

Sanchez was on the ground for a couple minutes, as he was examined by the White Sox trainer. The good news for now is that Sanchez managed to walk off under his own power, although he did it very slowly.

Sanchez may not have the best stats on the White Sox, but he’s certainly been an entertaining player to watch. In a season filled with losing, he’s been a bright spot on the South Side, so let’s hope it’s nothing more than a sore knee for Sanchez.

Here’s the first update.

The Odds of a Bears Supplemental Draft Move Just Went Up

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Erik Lambert
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A Chicago Bears supplemental draft move hasn’t happened in eight years. Not since the team selected fullback Harvey Unga in 2010. Since then they’ve stayed away from it. Part of the reason is the talent just hasn’t been there aside from the arrival of Josh Gordon in 2012. The supplemental draft is known for being a huge roll of the dice on players with either academic or off-the-field concerns.

GM Ryan Pace has a history of avoiding problematic players like that, but there are certain exceptions. If the talent is good enough and there is a strong explanation for the issues, he’s willing to take risks. If that’s the case, one should expect him to not shrink from the idea of making a move for Sam Beal.

The Western Michigan cornerback has become the focus of the upcoming supplemental draft on July 11th. He dealt with not having enough credits to play in the 2018 season for his team. So he had a choice to stick it out or declare for the NFL. He chose the latter. Preparations to gain the attention of teams are already underway.

Reports out of his pro day have revealed he’s in top form ahead of the event.

Bears supplemental draft plans need to consider Beal carefully

The thing about the Bears defense is it’s heavily reliant on quality coverage from the cornerbacks. A 3-4 defense requires man coverage from its secondary. This allows the defensive coordinator (Vic Fangio) to get creative with how he pressures the quarterback up front. Teams who can play this kind of coverage tend to be really good.

The Bears seem solid on paper but there’s no such thing as too many good cover guys. This is especially true with several corners currently on the roster having deals that are about to expire. Bryce Callahan, Marcus Cooper and Cre’Von LeBlanc will all be free agents in 2019. That creates a potential problem with the depth of their secondary.

This isn’t counting Prince Amukamara who is approaching his 30th birthday. The need to add more young bodies to the mix is growing. Beal could be the sort of talent Fangio can turn into a star.

Dane Brugler of NFLDraftScout.com laid out what he brings to the table.

“Above average height/length combination with lean muscle definition. Former track athlete with NFL-level play speed (estimated 4.45-4.48 40-yard dash speed based on tape study). Smooth hips and lower body to turn and run with minimal wasted movements. Displays the recovery quickness to regain body position after a false step.

Aggressive press-man mentality with violent jabs off the snap to disrupt the timing of receivers. Looks to pin receivers against the sideline and doesn’t shy using his body to cut off direction routes. Improved feel for reading route breaks in 2017 compared to his 2016 tape.”

Beal is just the sort of project Fangio has turned into gold many times

It’s apparent the young man has talent. Just like many young players though he needs time to refine his fundamentals and discipline. Once he does that, his mix of size and speed will make him a matchup problem for any wide receiver he lines up against. He wouldn’t be the first unheralded defensive back Fangio has turned into a stud.

The Bears don’t have a second round pick for next year to offer in the supplemental draft. However, they do have a third rounder. If Beal falls to that position, it might be hard to pass on him. He’s up there in talent with any of the corners they’re likely to find in the 2019 draft next year. Why not grab him now and see if he can help them win right away?

So, The Latest Yu Darvish Injury Update Is Concerning

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Aldo Soto
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All right, so still not a reason to melt down, but also seeing that Yu Darvish felt pain after throwing his latest bullpen session on Thursday in LA isn’t exactly the news anyone wants to hear.

The Cubs were hoping Darvish would be ready to start for them against the Minnesota Twins this weekend, but that possibility is out the door now. Instead Darvish will be re-evaluated in Chicago after feeling a bit more than just soreness from his Thursday bullpen session.

So, Tyler Chatwood, who has been away for a few days for the birth of his child, is back and will make the start Saturday.

Darvish expressed some hesitation after his rehab start Monday night for the South Bend Cubs, saying he wasn’t exactly sure if his arm was completely healthy. He mentioned that he didn’t know if it was regular soreness, or something else.

Now that the news has come out of him feeling pain on Thursday the Cubs have to be feeling a little more worried. The starting rotation has struggled as of late, despite a great season from Jon Lester and an outstanding job by Mike Montgomery. Overall, the starters aren’t going long and the bullpen is getting taxed three months into the season.

You can choose to panic, but the following from Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune paints the Darvish update as a minor setback and nothing too serious. Apparently, Darvish could still be back in the Cubs rotation next week.

Via the Chicago Tribune.

Yu Darvish won’t rejoin the Cubs rotation until at least late next week, the team announced Thursday.

The Cubs determined Darvish, who has not pitched since May 20 because of right triceps tendinitis, will need another minor-league rehab start.

When Darvish first went on the DL back in May, he had an MRI that revealed no structural damage. As we all know, Darvish had Tommy John surgery when he was with the Texas Rangers.

Although Gonzales’ write-up points to an optimistic timetable, no one should be surprised if Darvish is shut down until after the all-star break.

But hey, if all Darvish needs is one more rehab start, then that’s still good news. Him feeling pain today is certainly not.

Tarik Cohen Hilariously Explained His Role In New Bears Offense

By
Erik Lambert
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New Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy hasn’t even tried to hide his enthusiasm about the upcoming season. He feels this team is ready to have success. The defense is already good. If he can get things off the ground on offense, they should be able to win some games. Based on his reactions to questions of late, the player he might be most giddy about is running back Tarik Cohen.

Coaches like Nagy love to play the chess game. In chess, the most devastating piece on the board is the queen. Why? It can move in any direction and do almost anything. This can sometimes be the case with certain offensive players. Guys who can be moved around the field according to the situation and create mismatches against the defense.

As the 2017 season progress, it became clear that Cohen could potentially be one such piece. He scored touchdowns as a runner, a receiver, a returner and even as a passer. Considering how unimaginative that offense was last season, it’s easy to see why Nagy is so excited. His scheme could turn Cohen into a nightmare.

Assuming the second-year man can grasp his new role.

Tarik Cohen is dizzied by how diverse his job in the new offense is

Never one lacks the power of words, Cohen was asked to describe his role in this new system being installed on The Jim Rome Show on Tuesday. Rather than give a calm, if reserved answer like a normal person, Cohen did what he always does. He went over the top and it was glorious.

“I feel like if I could kick the football, he’d also want me to kick the football, too. It just goes to show how many places he has me at. I’ve been everywhere. I’ve been at every position. It’s crazy.”

Whispers out of minicamp and OTAs said the same thing. Cohen was all over the field. One play he’d be at running back, the next wide receiver and so on. The idea is that the defense can’t ever truly guess when and where he’s going to get the ball. This is frightening because the worst thing that can happen for NFL defenses is having to think.

This is exactly what Nagy did with Pro Bowler Tyreek Hill in Kansas City. The results were hard to miss. The Chiefs ranked fifth in total offense in 2017. Cohen is somewhat different as an athlete to Hill but he might actually be even more diverse thanks to his strength and running ability.

Bulls Linked To Another Free Agent

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Patrick Mooney
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The free agency rumors haven’t been pleasant so far for the Bulls. First, rumblings emerged that the Bulls might lose the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler trade after just 24 games. Then, the New York Times connected the Bulls to one of the biggest clown shows in the league. Oof.

The most recent rumor, however, could actually be a sensible move for the Bulls. If Zach LaVine’s market does end up pricing him out of Chicago, Rodney Hood would be a nice replacement.

The 25-year-old wing will be a restricted free agent, and it seems unlikely that the Cavaliers will retain him given the strange half-season he spent there, which included an extensive benching in the postseason.

The Bulls have been linked to Hood before, and even though it wouldn’t be a splashy signing, Hood’s the type of player you want on a winning team in today’s NBA.

He’s got size, length, a jumpshot and he can play D. Those tools give him a chance to be a top-five player on a contender. Is that ideal considering the Bulls are heavily invested in two players, Kris Dunn and Wendell Carter Jr., who profile as guys whose ceilings are as the 4th or 5th best players on a contender? No it’s not! But it’s probably better to pay a guy like Hood $10M a year than to pay LaVine more than double that amount. Cap space is incredibly valuable to a rebuilding team, better to save now and spend later than to spend big on LaVine and cross your fingers.

Learn the Story of Why Jim McMahon Always Wore Sunglasses

By
Erik Lambert
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Plenty of Chicago Bears fans already know the story. Then again there are several of both the old and new generations that don’t. Everybody remembers the 1985 team and their smart if rebellious young quarterback Jim McMahon. ‘The Punky QB’ was one of the most unique personalities in NFL history and also one of the most entertaining.

He’s the last Bears quarterback to make the Pro Bowl but also one of their bigger disappointments. Not because he was a bad player but more because he never fulfilled his full potential. This was due in large part to persistent injury problems he suffered throughout his career.

What a lot of people may not know is that McMahon actually came into the NFL with an injury that almost ruined his football career before it even began. In fact, it was an injury that paved the way for one of his most famous fashion statements.

Jim McMahon always wore sunglasses due to an accident as a child

He hasn’t told the story much over the years, only revealing it in his book and during acclaimed America’s Game documentary on NFL Network about the 1985 Bears. It turns out McMahon was actually half blind his entire career. This was due to an unfortunate accident as a child. He explained it for the first time on Twitter.

McMahon credited doctors with being able to save the eye. If they hadn’t acted quickly he would’ve lost it entirely. However, there were still consequences. The vision in the eye is severely impaired and by his own admission extremely light sensitive. Hence the reason he always wore and continues to wear different pairs of sunglasses.

The fact he managed to set all sorts of passing records at BYU, make a Pro Bowl and a win a Super Bowl in the NFL is a cause for celebration about overcoming the odds. Greater odds than far more talented QBs have faced and failed to conquer.

REPORT: Sammy Sosa Was About To Apologize To Cubs, But Then Backed Out

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Aldo Soto
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For Chicago Cubs fans who are waiting to see Sammy Sosa welcomed back at Wrigley Field, you might be waiting for a long time. Every time this subject comes up, either if Tom Ricketts is asked about it, or Sosa is, it seems like the chances that the Cubs’ all-time great will be back on the North Side get smaller and smaller.

Every single time Ricketts has brought up the fact that Sosa owes the Cubs an apology and of course that hasn’t happened yet. However, it turns out that in 2014, Sosa agreed to bend the knee to Ricketts, but then he backed out almost immediately.

That was revealed in a great in-depth article about Sosa in Sports Illustrated. Check it out. It’s a good read. 

Anyway, here’s how close Cubs fans were to finally seeing a reunion.

Via SI.

The Cubs’ mark on Sosa, though, hasn’t always been indelible. According to a source close to the club, representatives of the Cubs met with Sosa in 2014, at the behest of Dominican government officials, to discuss a possible homecoming. According to the source, Sosa agreed that he would issue an apology—that is, something to acknowledge malfeasance, but short of a total confession. The next day, Sosa backed out.

Sosa explained the reason he backed out.

Through an email from a spokesperson, Sosa confirms this account: In an effort to put the past behind us I agreed to meet with a PR firm representing the Cubs. Everyone signed confidentiality agreements, so I do not bring this up in interviews. All I will say is that after meeting with this group, I agreed to make a statement that would heal things. Both sides agreed upon this statement. When the time came, I felt like I was being swept up in a PR machine that was moving way too fast and not adhering to the spirit of our agreement, so I pulled out. I never met with anyone from the Cubs and do not hold anything against them. I always wish them well. —Sammy

Well, so much for that.

Personally, I still think it’s complete nonsense that Ricketts is demanding an apology from Sammy. But whatever. Both sides can’t seem to come to any sort of agreement and going by Sosa’s comments it doesn’t appear as though we’re any closer to seeing a homecoming party.

As much as I love Sammy, considering he’s the main reason I became a Cubs fan in the late 90s, he does say some dumb shit. This SI piece included this quote from him.

“I passed Ernie Banks for most home runs in Chicago Cubs history,” he says. “He has a statue, and I don’t have nothing. So, what the f—?”

But still, completely behind Sammy on this bullshit apology thing from Ricketts.

He expresses frustration, too, with the Ricketts family, who insist that they run a values-driven organization and who have publicly maintained a hard line toward Sosa—harder than any other owner of a club that once employed a legend of the steroid era. “They come in and buy the team and they have a mark on me, and I don’t know why,” Sosa says. Of chairman Tom Ricketts, Sosa says, “This guy never was there when I was there.”

Maybe one day Sammy will be back home. Not looking great right now, though.

VIDEO: Home Run Bounces Off Albert Almora Jr.’s Head

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Aldo Soto
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Kyle Hendricks had his shortest start since 2014 last night, as his first-inning and home run troubles surfaced once again. The Cubs lost to the Dodgers 7-5, their comeback falling short after Hendricks gave up six earned runs in 2.2 innings.

Hendricks got hit hard, allowing eight hits that included two home runs. To add insult to injury the first home run off the Cubs’ pitcher just happened to bounce back over the wall and hit Albert Almora Jr. right on the head.

It was just that kind of night for the Cubs, who dropped to 1-6 on their road trip.

Almora later left the game because of a tight quad.

As for Hendricks, he made no excuses following the loss. He’s simply bad right now and it all goes back to being unable to have consistent mechanics.

Hendricks has now given up 16 home runs in 16 starts this season. He’s also walked 29 batters compared to only 40 walks all of last year.

Yes, it’s concerning that Hendricks has been struggling as of late, but just like last year we’ve seen him turn things in the right direction quickly. It’s more frustrating at the moment, considering the Cubs haven’t had many deep outings from their starters, Yu Darvish has been out for a month and the bullpen has been without its two best relievers for a few weeks too.

However, this is another reminder that it’s no time to panic. Brandon Morrow is back from the DL, Carl Edwards Jr. is in Iowa for his rehab assignment and Darvish could be back as soon as this weekend. Plus, it’s really just been a rough month of June for Hendricks. Through his first 11 starts this season, Hendricks had a 3.19 ERA.

The track record is there for Hendricks. It’s almost July, but there are still three months left in the season. Plenty of time to get Hendricks and the rest of the team back on track.

Compared to last year, the Cubs aren’t in a bad position at all. They’re at 43 wins already. In 2017, the Cubs were 43-45 at the all-star break.

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