Thursday, November 28, 2024

A.J. Pierzynski caught playing bags and tailgating with fans before game

Long Toss is part of every pitcher and catcher’s pregame warm-up, but A.J. Pierzynski may be in hot water as a result of his loose interpretation of that ritual before Monday's Cubs-Sox game.

Dunn messed up swing playing too much Wii baseball in off-season

“I played Wii for hours at a time all off-season, and I think I messed up my swing a little bit,” Dunn admitted. “Playing Wii, you pretty much hack away at every pitch. That works OK against your kid, but it’s the wrong approach against big league pitchers.”

Start of Cubs-Sox harkens back to a time when people cared about crosstown series

"Back in the day it was Sammy versus Big Frank or even Barrett versus A.J.," said Cubs fan Tim Bland. "Now it's Pena versus Paulie or Danks versus Garza. Talk about a yawn fest!"

McIlroy celebrates US Open win with drug-fueled porn star orgy

"At such a tender age, Rory plays the sort of golf that energizes our fan base like no one else since Tiger Woods," said PGA Director Tim Finchem. "Unfortunately Rory also shares Woods' penchant for off-the-course excesses. We've got to figure out a way to cover this up."

Glacier sent in to pinch-run for Konerko

Hoping to eke out a late-inning insurance run in a tight game, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen recently opted to send in a glacier to run for slow-footed slugger Paul Konerko, who had knocked a single to left.

Dad casually asks if you kept the receipt for that Cubs jersey you just...

A few minutes after pretending to be extremely happy about the Cubs jersey you gave him for Father’s Day, your dad wondered aloud if you had the receipt “just in case it doesn’t fit, that’s all.”

Dempster aces impression of what Harry Caray would be like if he put on...

"Holy cow! Can you believe that?" Dempster asked in his Harry Caray voice after walking Alex Rodriguez to load the bases in the first. "Imagine if I threw that last pitch on the moon. Maybe it wouldn't have been a foot and a half out of the strike zone."