670 SCORE SEARCH IS RIGGED

I don't know how many many of you listen to 670 The Score, but they are currently holding a competition where an ametuer tries out to win their own show on the radio station.  Let me preface this by saying I did not try out, but they have recently posted the top 10 finalists, out of over 1,000 auditions, on their website...and OH MY GOD.  I am all for equal rights, but the two women on there are just the worst.  The first one offers knows absolutely nothing about sports, and the second one states that the NBA Finals were a great matchip between LeBron James and Kevin DUMANT!  And these two are in the top ten!?  Which producers are they sleeping with?  I also listened to several of the auditions of the guys, and they were pretty bad as well...

IT'S HARD TO HATE ADAM DUNN

Adam Dunn has underperformed greatly during the year and a half he has been in Chicago.  Even though his power numbers have increased dramatically this year, his average is still only .215, about .30 points below his career average.  And his OPS is significantly down as well.  But with all that being said, I did feel bad for him last year, and then now he gives up his at-bats in an All-Star game to Billy Butler, the hometown player?  He either needs to be a jerk so it's easier to hate him, or he needs to start hitting better, so I can like him...you choose Adam.

RIZZO CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

Anthony Rizzo had another two hits today, including his second home run since being called up, and he continues to impress Cubs fans.  However, the interesting thing will be to see what happens when MLB pitchers find a flaw in his swing or learn how to pitch to him, and if Rizzo can make the necessary adjustments to continue to pound pitchers.  Otherwise, he may just become another hot prospect who has a couple months of glory only to evolve into an average MLB hitter (see Gordon Beckham)...

SOX MISS TWO EXTRA POINTS

The White Sox put up 19 runs today against the team with the best record in the majors, and Chris Sale was dominating again.   That was easily the highest output of the season for the Sox, but maybe they should have saved it for a Gavin Floyd start where you may need 19 runs to win.  Also, no official word yet on what Jake Peavy would do in order to have 19 runs of support in a month!

SOX MAKE HUGE MISTAKE

It was announced today that the White Sox will have Chris Sale skip his next scheduled start on Sunday in order to be eligible to pitch in the All-Star game. This is absolutely ridiculous!  You are fighting for a division title and you are going to have your best starter skip a start for an exhibition game!?  And it's not as though the Sox have many other good starters in the rotation right now.  Sale will likely have several other opportunities to pitch in an All-Star game in the future, and it's not like you're in last place.  Every game matters at this point.  If I were part of the White Sox front-office, I would explain to Sale that we need him to pitch on Sunday, and if I was Chris Sale, I would realize that pitching for the team that pays my salary is much more important than potentially pitching one innings of a meaningless game. 

MLB ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED

Today, the MLB All-Stars were announced, and the playeres representing Chicago will be Paul Konerko, Adam Dunn, Chris Sale, Starlin Castro, and Bryan LaHair.  I personally don't think a guy hitting .210 (Dunn) or a guy that hit cleanup most of the year, but only has 28 RBIs with a .284 average (LaHair) should be considered All-Stars.  On a side note, I am happy Chris Sale made it, as it is well deserved, but I am begging the White Sox to have him pitch July 8th which would make him ineligible to pitch during the All-Star game.  He will throw more innings this year than in any year in his life, and I think it will be much better for him to get some rest (and maybe eat a lot to put some weight on that body) than pitching in the game. 

UPDATE: Apparently, Jake Peavy has been selected as one of the five players eligible for the final position on the All-Star team.  Because he is always one pitch away from ending his career, see above for whether I think he should pitch in the game.

OMER ASIK GETS OFFER FROM ROCKETS

Today, Omer Asik was unofficially offered a 3-year/$25 million offer from the Houston Rockets.  The Bulls will have three days until July 14th to match the offer, and is they spend more than 5 minutes thinking about it, I may puke.  Let's face it, Asik was a servicable third-string center, but to pay him $25 million over the next three years would be crazy!  The last year of the deal is worth close to $15 million, and just running the numbers in my head...I would say...(still thinking)...he's worth a third of that.

BRUNEY SENT TO DL. SOX HOLDING OPEN AUDITIONS FOR BULLPEN

Brian Bruney was put on the DL today, and in addition to the release of Will Ohamn a couple days ago, the White Sox are forced to add more rookie pitchers to their already young bullpen.  Leyson Septimo is the latest addition, and if you're ever heard of him, you should win some sort of prize.  Jesse Crain is also complaining about shoulder stiffness, so if anyone has any friends who want to pitch for the White Sox, I would have them give Kenny a call.

BULLS SELECT TEAGUE...MAKES NO DIFFERENCE

The Bulls selected Kentucky guard Marquis Teague with the 29th selection in tonight's draft, and to be honest, I don't really care.  Let's be honest, no one that was around when the Bulls selected in the first round was going to be a difference maker anytime soon, but hopefully Teague can develop into a good back-up point guard in the near future.  Of course when you're playing behind Derrick Rose, you're never really a back-up for long because he gets injured more than Kenny from South Park.

OHMAN DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT

In a shocking development, Will Ohman was designated for assignment today, which begs the question, who are the Sox going to have mop up those late innings of blowout games or fail to get lefties out?  You think about that while I try to figure out how Ohman even had a job for this long...