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Mess with the Bull, You Get the Horns: Chicago Brass Gets Physical
Posted: 13th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
According to sources to Yahoo! sports, after a loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 30th, Bulls vice president John Paxson entered coach Vinny Del Negro's office in an irate fashion regarding the playing time of Joakim Noah.
Sources say Paxson grabbed a hold of Del Negro's tie and gave him two jabs to the chest, even challenging him to a fight.
Coach Bernie Bickerstaff was said to have pulled Paxson away ...
2010 Chicago White Sox: Proving Why Small Ball Doesn’t Work
Posted: 12th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
Bunting is meant for bad hitters or to get a man from second to third when one run will make or break a game.
Sacrifice bunting a man to second base should only happen when you have a player who has a best-case scenario of a strikeout or groundout double play.
This is why pitchers bunt. Professional hitters should not have to bunt a man to second.
Yes, bunting may keep you out ...
NBA: Sunday’s Game Will All but Decide the Eighth Seed in the East
Posted: 10th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
The Chicago Bulls have put themselves in a bad position, losing to the now 12-win New Jersey Nets for the second time this season Friday night, after the Bosh-less Raptors predictably lost to the Atlanta Hawks.
This makes Sunday's game against the Raptors in Toronto a must-win for the Bulls, as the Raptors own the tiebreaker no matter the outcome of the game.
If the Bulls lose, they will be one game ...
Kirk Hinrich: Another Chicago Bull Bites the Dust
Posted: 31st March 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
The Chicago Bulls may have lost more than a game in the team's 111-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night, falling to two back for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls may have lost another starter.
Starting guard, Kirk Hinrich, stepped on the foot of Joakim Noah late in the second quarter and immediately came up limping in what Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro is calling ...
Chicago Bulls Will Need To Get Jurassic To Win Eighth Seed
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
Let's get realistic.
The Chicago Bulls are not so much winning the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference as the Toronto Raptors are giving it to them.
Then again, the Bulls do deserve some payback for handing over their playoff seed this month.
The Raptors are losers of three straight and are 4-10 in the month of March, while the Bulls have won their last two games and are also 4-10 in ...
Sergio Santos is a name White Sox fans may need to learn going into this season, as he is currently extremely close to taking the final roster spot. Fans of other teams, however, may learn his name as well before the 2010 season starts.
The 26-year-old Santos has been one of the few surprises in White Sox camp striking out nine in five-and-two-thirds of scoreless work. His dominating pitching is only ...
For the most part, White Sox players go completely overlooked when it comes to fantasy baseball.
In most seasons, the entire White Sox starting staff can be found on waivers after a draft.
This year, however, the White Sox are producing a lot of possible sleepers...but like all sleepers, they come with their share of possible buyer's remorse.
Pick your poison, or perhaps a gold cup of fantasy championship, with Juan Pierre, Gordon ...
The Chicago Bulls Are Making It Really Easy To Fire Vinny Del Negro
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
Let's face it. The Bulls organization is looking for a reason to fire Vinny Del Negro and they are certainly going to have "fair" reasoning when this season comes to a close.
But how fair is it?
The Bulls were ready to fire Del Negro around Christmas time this season before he really even had the chance to become fireable. The team was 16-18 and Derrick Rose was still not completely healthy.
Now ...
Chicago White Sox Lineup: Best Case, Worst Case Scenario
Posted: 15th March 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
The White Sox lineup is filled with question marks, old guys, young guys, lots of strikeouts and low on-base percentages, but at the same time has the possibility of a solid statement, revamped turnarounds, breakout seasons and lots of speed.
It is is truly a perplexing lineup to predict.
The only two stable players you can truly predict to do what they have always done is Paul Konerko and A.J. ...
And the Chicago Bulls are officially out of the playoffs...as of now.
With a Bulls' loss to the Utah Jazz Tuesday night and a Charlotte Bobcats' win over the Miami Heat, the Bulls have now fallen to the ninth seed, a half game behind both the Bobcats and the Heat and a game under .500.
Currently, nothing is going right for the Bulls.
The team has given up 100 or more points in ...