Moron of the Day: Ozzie Guillen

Normally, even as a Cubs fan, I have a lot of respect for Ozzie Guillen's straight talk with the media but I think he may have gone a bit overboard yesterday:

"Right now everyone in Chicago is making lineups -- 'Call up this guy, call up that guy.' ... If we had 50 people allowed on the roster, we could do that. That's what ticks me off about Chicago fans and Chicago media: They forget pretty quickly. A couple of days ago we were the [bleeping] best [stuff] in town. Now we're [bleep]," Guillen said to the aforementioned Chicago media before the game.

Guillen observed that Chicago still loved the Cubs, even though they have not won a World Series since 1908, but the White Sox -- winners of the 2005 World Series -- did not receive the same affectionate support.

"We won it a couple years ago, and we're horse[bleep]," Guillen said, according to the Chicago Tribune. "The Cubs haven't won in [100] years, and they're the [bleeping] best. [Bleep] it, we're good. [Bleep] everybody. We're horse[bleep], and we're going to be horse[bleep] the rest of our lives, no matter how many World Series we win.

The fact that he's correct (still a Cubs fan) doesn't change how fucking stupid it was to go on that tirade. At least he is helping out the profanity level of my blog. Well, he would be if I could find a non-censored version. Even the fucking Internet is letting me down.

He's right about anotherthing: he won't be managing the White Sox in 10 years.

Update: Related.

DAAAAA BEARS!!!!!!!!!

DA BEARS DA BEARS DA BEARS DA BEARS!!!!

I predicted this victory in the comments at Protein Wisdom. I await my high fives and accolades.

Umm... Go Lions?

The season is over for The Bears. Yesterday they played abysmally on both sides of the ball giving the Lions a sweep for the season. Falling to 3-5, the chances of making the playoffs are basically zero so I must move to my standard fallback position.

Go [whatever team can prevent the Packers from taking the division]!!!!

That, of course, means the Lions. Rooting for them is made even easier by the fact that the Bears don't play the Lions again this year.

What a horrifying disappointment.

3 - 4

Well, we've got another win under our belt. The Bear's defense played adequately but was, once again, pathetic against the run for the most part. They did manage to buckle down just enough to keep the Eagles out of the end zone but that isn't going to cut it against better teams.

The offense looked about as good as they've looked this season which, while not saying much, is definitely good enough to win a few games.

Once again, Devin Hester was taken out of the special teams game which definitely helps out the offense. He deserved a touchdown in the first half on a post route but the pass was short and he had to slow down for the ball. Next time.

All in all, a fun game with a great outcome. Next, Detroit.

Why I Love Wikipedia/Packers Fans

While perusing some Bears Quarterback/Offensive coordinator history (dear God, its like reading a summary of the Black Plague) I ended up at the Chicago Bears wikipedia page and found this gem:

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They are currently the National Football Conference Champions, after winning the 2006 NFC Championship Game. But in the 2007-2008 season the Chicago Bears have been dominated by several teams, the lucky win they had verse the Green Bay Packers recently will never happen again.

My hat is off to you, random Packer fan. If I were a poet I'd express my love in versus. Er, verse.

Crow-Eating Update: Well, later in the same document if find this:

The 1940 Chicago Bears team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in an NFL game (playoff or regular season) with a 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. The Chicago Bears dominate any team that comes their way.

I get the most amusing thought of dozens of crazed Bears and Packers fans waiting eagerly to edit out their opponents new ridiculous statements.

What fun!

Bears vs. Packers

So far, the Bears look about as I expected which is to say not good. Their running game is nonexistent and their run defense must have gotten lost with their luggage.

I am enjoying the Packers decision to avoid giving the ball to Hester under any circumstances. Of course, this is because the Packers have less than a snowball's chance in hell of stopping Hester and they know it.

Which, of course, is exactly what I would do. Finally a team has the courage to not give that monster the ball. It will end up contributing significantly to their victory.

Yes. The Packers are going to win. It's 20-17 right now and will end up about 27 - 24.

Alas, the Bears just don't have it this year.

P.S. Can Madden please stop verbally fellating Brett Favre for one fucking minute? More than any other reason, this is why I want Favre to retire. Even Dan Collins' man love for Brett is a candle to the great star of Madden's butt-crush.

Update: Fucking sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. Not only do the Bears win but they get to contribute to Favre's coming interception record!

I love being wrong sometimes. Player of the game? Charles "Peanut" Tillman. Those two forced fumbles kept the Bears in the game until their offense could put something mediocre together.

Hard to find a picture of this guy without a ball in his hand.

Update: During the post-game show on Comcast Sports Net Chicago they showed the press conference with Brett Favre and once again I'm reminded why I've loved to hate this amazing player for so many years. He is truly a class act and a world-class athlete. Too bad he spent the majority of his career stomping my favorite team into the ground.

Breaking: Massive Singularity Discovered In Chicago

Wait. That intense sucking isn't being caused by a singularity. Its being caused by the local sports teams.

My bad.

The scientists responsible for this mistake have been forced to attend the final Cubs playoff game as punishment.