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1. Make a prediction for the Home Run Derby.
Leo Ebersole: A rule change that breaks ties with a whipped cream-eating contest puts Prince Fielder in the driver’s seat.
Ernest Wilkins: Some awkward kids are going to be chasing baseballs around like Labradors.
<runtime:thumbnail hspace="5" vspace="5" slug="re-sarah-spain”/> Sarah Spain: Chris Berman will yell the word “back” a minimum of eleventy billion times.
Elliott Serrano: Just like Adam Dunn, I can’t decide.
Marc Silverman: Won’t be as good as Chicago “homer” derby. Youk vs Rizzo. Make it happen. Bearssssss!
2. Why does Carlos Marmol walk so many hitters?
Leo Ebersole: Because he’s not some mindless conformist who’s gonna play by your rules, strike zone!
Ernest Wilkins: He’s all about throwing up L’s for those hitters.
Sarah Spain: It’s a mystery, like the Bermuda Triangle, high-waisted pants and the whereabouts of Katie Holmes’ soul.
Elliott Serrano: He wants them to be heart healthy, unlike Cubs fans, whom he wants to give a heart attack.
Marc Silverman: Because he’s too busy DRIVING Cubs fans crazy.
3. Ray Allen signed with the Miami Heat. Discuss.
Leo Ebersole: Was Robert Horry not available?
Ernest Wilkins: Like so many old men before him, he’s moving to Florida to live out the rest of his life.
Sarah Spain: Like single women joining match.com, he’s willing to put pride aside to get that ring.
Elliott Serrano: Boston fans have been surprisingly calm about this, like your ex-girlfriend before she burns all your comic books.
Marc Silverman: He went MIA on BOS, that SOB!
4. Why is Kobe Bryant so confident the Bulls can contend next season?
Leo Ebersole: Because he’s so, um, compassionate?
Ernest Wilkins: No clue. What, is his name Kobe Clairvo-yant or something?
Sarah Spain: He called Miss Cleo and she said it’s all in the cards.
Elliott Serrano: He’s assuming the Mayan apocalypse will wipe out half the NBA.
Marc Silverman: He kept reading about the Chicago heat and thought LeBron and Wade play for the Bulls now.
5. When Roberto Luongo says he’s open to joining the Hawks, you …
Leo Ebersole: … prepare to take back a lot of awful things you’ve said about Vancouver. But not the thing about their armpit hair.
Ernest Wilkins: … believe it. The Herd and I literally drank 1,000 beers this weekend, so anything is possible.
Sarah Spain: … tell him you don’t think Atlanta is looking for a 33-year-old Canadian who’s never played hoops.
Elliott Serrano: … should be able to make such an easy joke, but I let this one get by me.
Marc Silverman: … ask, “Isn’t he already on the Hawks?” He’s been helping them for years.