Sox tattoo landed Britney in rehab
Family and friends of fallen pop princess Britney Spears decided the star needed to enter a rehab facility after learning that she had gotten a White Sox tattoo.
Rebate claim foils Gary Matthews Jr.’s mail order steroid scheme
In February, ex-Cub and current Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. covertly received a box of illegal steroids that had been mailed to the home of a friend Matthews has known since grade school, and seemed to have gotten away with it. This week, however, a $15 rebate claim form bearing Matthews' name, signature and real address was received by the product's manufacturer. The product's order number and serial number as written on the form are said to match those of the package delivered to Matthews' friend Joey Adamley of Tuscon, Ariz.
Prior to go back on the juice after rocky spring start
Nothing seems to be working for Mark Prior ever since posting an 18-6 record in 2003. Not only has the porcelain-based pitcher suffered through a multitude of injuries over the course of the past few seasons, but has had serious control issues the few times he's been healthy enough to take the hill. Monday was no exception, as Prior gave up four hits and three earned runs in only 1 1/3 innings in his spring training debut against the Seattle Mariners.
Prior sucks in spring debut
There are two ways to view Mark Prior's spring debut with the Cubs Monday.
Howard sets sights on bankrupting Phillies by 2012
After winning the NL MVP Award and nearly leading the Phillies to the Wild Card last season, Ryan Howard hit it big--sort of--when he signed a one-year deal that will reportedly pay him $900,000 in 2007. Not exactly big money for a guy who hit 58 HRs last year, but Howard, a baseball visionary since his high school days in Lafayette, Mo., is setting his sights on bankrupting the Phillies by 2012.
Cubs non-roster clients thanked for supporting ‘Spring Fantasy Camp’
The Cubs announced the successful completion of the team's first annual "Spring Fantasy Camp" held concurrently during the first week of spring training games. Clients such as Micah Hoffpauir, Tyler Colvin and Casey McGehee paid $7,000 for the privilege of doing sit ups and wind sprints with Cubs stars like Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano.
Sox ‘Southside Board of Tourism’ campaign upsets street gang of same name
The White Sox unveiled a new media campaign for the 2007 season, complete with a Web site introducing "The Southside Chicago Board of Tourism," or TSSCBOT. Like the "Grinder Rules" and "These Kids Can Play" campaigns of previous seasons, the ads are designed to bring much-needed attention to the White Sox. Unlike previous ads, however, a notorious street gang already took this name.
