And another thing: Sox season ticket literature includes a flier touting the 2003 All-Star Game in Comiskey Park and featuring Sox All-Stars. But no Frank Thomas. Either the Sox are sending a message or Thomas left the All-Star flier early.
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Corie Blount’s four worst NBA cities:
1. “Atlanta. They have a good facility, a pretty good team, but they just don’t get anybody to show up.”
2. “Utah. They stand behind their team, which makes it tough to go in there and play.”
3. “Sacramento. That’s the loudest gym in the league. It’s tough to win in there with their fan support.”
4. “Cleveland. It might be No. 1 as far as nobody being at the games. When I was there, if the Indians were playing, we’d have 200 people.”
Bears coach Dick Jauron said one of the problems with his players, who have lost five straight games, is that he might be practicing them too hard. No lie. Too hard.
Bears safety Larry Whigham rolled his eyes, saying, “These are the easist practices I’ve ever been a part of in nine years in the NFL.” Center Olin Kreutz did a double-take, saying: “Since I did play one year with (deposed Bears coach Dave) Wannstedt, I don’t ever complain about Dick’s practices.”
So there you go. A coach who can’t coach practice leading players who can’t play games.
GUARANTEE: The Bengals coach guaranteed a win this week, and I’m thinking, big talk from a guy who isn’t playing the Bears.
JUST ASKING: Whose job is it to tell Anthony Thomas to turn around on screen passes?
THE BUSINESS: Illinois produces 40 percent of the nation’s pumpkins, not counting Bryan Robinson.
TRENTON HASSELL: Your table is ready.
TYSON CHANDLER: What’s next, dunking the ball and then pulling a pen out of your sock and signing it for a fan?
JAY WILLIAMS: It’s always 10 feet high, 15 feet away and no one’s guarding you, so what’s the deal?
JAMAL CRAWFORD: Pack Huggies.
STAT CITY: North Carolina State freshman T.A. McLendon has rushed for
492 yards and 9 touchdowns in the three games in which he has vomited on the sidelines.
TAKE THAT: Shaquille O’Neal cursed out ESPN broadcasting goof Bill Walton in the Lakers’ locker room Wednesday. Shaq was upset with Walton’s criticism. Like you need a reason to swear at Walton.
PAIR OF ACES: Greg Maddux or Tom Glavine, pick one, Kenny Williams.
HOT CORNER: Robin Ventura filed for free agency, giving the Cubs another chance not to sign him.
TALK IS: NFL owners might fold NFL Europe. They think it’s a waste of money. Sort of like John Shoop.
THE END: From Earl Woods, Tiger’s dad: “My father could swear for an hour and never repeat himself. He was that good.”
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Contact Steve Rosenbloom at srosenbloom@tribune.com
