The Cubs are on a bit of a hot streak. They just swept the Diamondbacks. Soriano went 5-9 in the series and managed to round the bases without injury. Not one member of the team has made any kind of headline other than the kind that franchises like. They are tied for first place in their division. Lou Pinella smiled without rancor. Those are the simple facts.

Now, POP QUIZ!, what do the following have to do with the above?

1. Tony Romo

2. Jessica Simpson

3. White Sox fans

4. Diarrhea.

5. Florida Marlins

6. Alex Rodriguez

7. Jason Giambi

8. Dusty Baker & Corey Patterson

9. Eric Gagne & Jason Isringhausen

10. Any combination of the above

If you guessed “nothing,” you win a prize. Sorry, bottom shelf only on the easy ones.

Jay’s article*, such as it is, manages to laud the Cubs and caution the fans all at the same time. He* wants it both ways so bad today that even the sexual innuendo jokes seem trite. Yes, it is that bad. And that obvious.

Yesterday, as Tyrone pointed out, Jay lambasted the Bulls erroneously. A fact, yes there are real facts available for those who want them, that could have been corrected with a simple phone call or text message. Today, he* just scribbles on the chalk board with no real rhyme or reason. All I can do is keep thinking back on the 15 year old kid I met last week who feared he would get an “F” in English if he wrote like Mariotti. There is no need to think about that one, son. You would.

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