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...

LEBRON JAMES SHOULD BE AN NBA REF

Let me preface this by saying that I, in no way, believe that the fix was in or that it would have even mattered tonight with the Heat dominating the game.  However, the NBA could save a lot of money by just having LeBron ref his own games.  Tonight, I counted three calls he got that he should not have, including pursuading the refs to change the call against Fisher to a flagrant foul, when it clearly was not.  That was the only way to foul LeBron when he outweighs Fisher by about 75 pounds without giving him a three point play.  I understand superstars get special treatment, however, I really thought Durant would get the benefit of the calls troughout the series as well given that he is the second best player in the NBA, but that was not the case.  It's a shame people are going to be talking about the refs all summer instead of th NBA champs.

CAMPANA FEELS DISREPECTED BY PEAVY

Peavy stated to the media yesterday that he was dissapointed in the Sox second straight loss to the Cubs, claiming that these are the teams you need to beat.  Tony Campana for the Cubs then responded that he felt disrepected and that every team in the major leagues can win on any given day.  While I understand what Campana was saying, if he really wanted to feel disrespected, he should open up the newspaper, look at the Cubs record, and then realize that he's not even a good enough player to play everyday on a team with that record...

ARE THE NBA FINALS RIGGED?

Let me be clear about this...NO THEY ARE NOT!  It's ridiculous to think that David Stern would instruct referees to intentionally call fouls on Kevuin Durant in this series as some conspiracy theorists (or idoiots) are suggesting.  The NBA would rather have Durant and James going back and forth, scoring 50 points apiece and putting on a show instead of having the talents of the second best player in the NBA on the bench for part of the game due to foul trouble.  Other people are pointing to the free throw attempt advantage the Heat have had throughout the playoffs and the fact that LeBron is never in foul trouble as indicators the playoffs are fixed.  First, LeBron is never in foul trouble because he is an excellent defender and has more talent than everybody else so he does not need to foul.  Was Jordan ever in fould trouble?  Also, the Heat shoot more free throws because LeBron and Wade attacked the basket ferociously all the time.  With that being said, I hope LeBron doesn't score another point in this series...

GREAT GAME FOR THE CUBS

The Cubs accomplished some very significant goals today against the Sox, and absolutely zero of them involved beating the White Sox.  More importantly, Soriano had two hits, including a home run, and Garza notched a quality start and a win.  These are two players Theo would like to trade in the near future, albeit for very different reasons.  While it would be great to get Soriano's contract off the books, Garza may actually be able to attract some young talent in return.  It would also be nice for Kenny not mortgage the future before the trade deadline in hopes of chasing a mirage that is the World Series this year.

IS GAVIN FLOYD PITCHING TONIGHT?

For those of you watching the Cubs/Sox game tonight, it may look eerily to many games Gavin Floyd has pitched this year, with Zach Stewart doing his best Floyd impression and giving up four home runs in 5 2/3 innings.  I guess this is another guy the sox can cross of their list of potential starters to help the rotation.  I would have rather had Scottie Pippen stay out there after the ceremonial first pitch and start the game for the Sox.

TWO BLACKHAWKS GET EXTENSIONS

The Blackhawks announced today that they signed Bollig and Smith to two year extensions.  In celebration of this, I'm sure Kane is going out to get wasted somewhere in the city tonight...

QUINTANA MAY BE MORE THAN A BAND-AID

White Sox starterJose Quintana pitched another quality game today although the Sox couldn't get him a win.  Quintana set a career high in innings today and also lowered his ERA to 1.53 with the Sox this year.  This is a very good sign as the Sox desperately need starting pitching with only Peavy and Sale having quality seasons, and very few available trade moves with the limited budget the Sox have.  If only the Sox had a previous top draft pick that should start pitching like he can (ahem Gavin...)

SOX FADING IN CENTRAL. SAVIOR IS ON THE WAY

For those of you that haven't heard, Brent Morel is aiming for the beginning of the second half to return to the White Sox lineup.  For thos of you that also haven't read my previous blogs, or don't own a television and have never watched a White Sox game, Brent Morel is not a good baseball player.  So unless, you believe a mediocre defensive thrid baseman who can't hit will help this team, the Sox better hope Kenny makes a move in the next six weeks.

I ACTUALLY FEEL A LITTLE SORRY FOR SORIANO

I think we can all agree that the contract that Soriano signed with the Cubs guaranteed him way too much money.  But, your analysis of a player cannot logically be based on what he is being paid.  Just like with Brian Campbell with the Blackhawks, you can't blame a player for making too much money.  If you're looking for someone to blame for these contracts, you have to look to the general manager who offered the contract.  Anyone of us in the same situation would have accepted those contracts if they were offered to us.  Regarding Soriano's play yesterday, yes, theoretically, every player should always hustle all the way to first base.  However, a line drive that you think is caught is different than a ground ball or fly ball that is still in play.  Once a player believes the ball has been caught, he is going to stop running, and that is exactly what happened here.

RYAN DEMPSTER IS WEARING THE WRONG UNIFORM

Ryan Dempster has been the most consistent pitcher in the Cubs this year, and he is finally starting to get some credit, and by that I mean wins, for his efforts.  I was beginning to think he was sleeping with every other player's wife given the lack of run support he was receiving the first two months of the season.  Now, it's time for Theo to have him give back his uniform and trade him for some prospects.  Let's face it, he is only signed through this year, and the Cubs aren't going to be contending anytime soon, so trade him and get at least one decent prospect in return.  Honestly, what's the difference between the Cubs win 70 or 60 games this year. 

STARLIN CASTRO HAS TROUBLE COUNTING

In what seems to be happening too often, Starlin Castro had a  mental error yesterday and failed to attempt to turn a double play because he thought the force at second base was the final out of the inning (which as it turns out, Major League Baseball allows the hitting team three outs before they have to take the field EVERY inning).  These mental errors seem to continue occuring for Castro, who in my opinion, sometimes seems very disinterested in the field.  Coming from a guy who hated to play defense on the basketball court and just loved to score, I can understand how he feels, but the question is, will the new Cubs management feel the same way???

(Spolier Alert:  I don't think they will...)

GAVIN FLOYD MAY NOT WIN THE CY YOUNG

Gavin Floyd is not exactly fooling hitters this year.  He got hit so hard again today, I am beginning to think they may need to make him start wearing those masks that Tee Ball pitchers wear in order to protect themselves.  Maybe the Sox should just start putting the ball on a tee for opposing players when it's Floyd's turn to pitch and play with an extra infielder...