Mike North of “The Mike North Morning Show” on The Score (670-AM) sits in Wednesdays. Visit us at redeyechicago.com/fiveonfive and sign up to make your own guest appearance.
TOPIC 1: RON SANTO GETTING SNUBBED FROM THE HALL OF FAME IS LIKE …
Jimmy Greenfield: … a young child being denied food. Come on, I love Santo, but enough already.
Phillip Thompson: … a doping scandal at the Special Olympics–as low as it gets.
Leo Ebersole: … “Pacman” Jones getting turned away from a gentlemen’s club. It’s not fair to anyone.
Mike North: … Al Gore being snubbed at an environmental conference.
Bag Boy: … my foot going up the Veterans Committee’s (BLEEP).
TOPIC 2: WHY WON’T BASEBALL’S VETERANS COMMITTEE ELECT ANYONE?
Jimmy Greenfield: This ought to be hard. It’s permanent, and it’s special. Good for them.
Phillip Thompson: Maybe the spitballers, ball-shavers and gamblers want to protect the sanctity of the game.
Leo Ebersole: Fox News is on all 24 hours, and the committee members don’t like to be distracted.
Mike North: Tools!
Bag Boy: Again, have you met my foot? It’s been elected to go up your (BLEEP).
TOPIC 3: ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT MARK PRIOR?
Jimmy Greenfield: Just that he’s getting enough sleep and eating right. Oh, I love my Marky-poo!
Phillip Thompson: I’m worried thousands of adults spend too much time thinking about a millionaire’s body parts.
Leo Ebersole: There’s just something about “Cactus League” that sounds ominous for him.
Mike North: He does enough worrying for all of us.
Bag Boy: I’m sorry, you must be new around here.
TOPIC 4: IF THE BULLS LOSE TO GOLDEN STATE AT HOME, WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Jimmy Greenfield: Finish off an entire box of Cocoa Pebbles and weep myself to sleep.
Phillip Thompson: Vow to grow my hair to Ben Wallace proportions until their next home win.
Leo Ebersole: Round up a bumper crop of converted Washington Wizards fans.
Mike North: Hope they win the next game.
Bag Boy: Attack Golden State … as soon as I figure out what exactly is a Golden State.
TOPIC 5: SEND A GET-WELL MESSAGE TO JAMAL CRAWFORD.
Jimmy Greenfield: “Dear Jamal: You don’t know me and I don’t care about you but, hey, get well.”
Phillip Thompson: “Look that at the bright side: Now you can be hospital
roommates with Dwyane Wade.”
Leo Ebersole: “Make sure you rest that shooting elbow, and you’ll be ready for that first-round playoff loss.”
Mike North: “Finally the break the Bulls needed–thanks, Buddy!”
Bag Boy: “This is what happens to players who leave Chicago.” Know who doesn’t do condolences? This guy.
