ChicagBro of the Week: Charlie Sheen...Duh

I know he really has nothing to do with sports (except "winning"), and nothing to do with Chicago, but he is definitely a Bro and I bet he was the number one topic of conversation in the city this week. So, Charlie Sheen, the man with tiger blood and Adonis DNA is the ChicagBro of the Week.

Personally, I'm kind of over this whole Charlie Sheen thing, but I wanted him to be able to accept this honor while he was still alive, so it was really now or never.  And with that I am retiring all Charlie Sheen related posts.

Lebron hits Bosh in the face...Heat blow 24 point lead...Bosh cries

Chris Bosh cried like a bitch after the Heat-Magic game last night.  Why did he cry? It probably had something to do with playing a crappy game, his team blowing a 24 point lead, realizing the Heat can't beat good teams and Lebron hitting him in the face.

Whatever the reason, it wasn't a good enough reason for a grown man to cry.  I know if I was him, I would claim that pass from Lebron hit me right in the nose and my eyes were just watering.  Nobody would believe him, but they may at least say, "Oh, I understand", before they turn around and make fun of him.

Well, after a performance like this, you know what time it is... PLAY THE MUSIC!

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Rasual Buter is a Bull and is all about WINNING

 

As expected the Bulls signed Rasual Butler. He isn't good and I don't really know how he helps the team, except as depth towards the end of the bench.  At least it seems like he signed with the Bulls because he wants to win...or maybe he just has tiger blood and Adonis DNA.

Lebron James is going to war

 

No, he isn't actually going to war.  He just hasn't learned that people really don't like it when you compare playing sports to actually fighting in wars.  Well, at least he gave me an excuse to post the Kellen Winslow "Soldier" rant.

Is Jimmer Fredette a virgin or a liar?

 

You may have heard that Brandon Davies of BYU was suspended for the remainder of the NCAA basketball season for violating the BYU honor code.  A big deal for a team that has a chance to have its best basketball season ever and was on pace before the suspension to be a 1 seed in the tournament.  Now, as a long time sports fan, who has seen people get suspended before, I just kind of assumed he got a DUI or got in a fight or maybe even cheated in class.  Well, it turns out none of the above.  Brandon Davies was suspended for having sex with his girlfriend, which he actually confessed to. Apparently that is against the BYU honor code. The actual honor code from BYU's website is listed below...

Be honest

Live a chaste and virtuous life
Obey the law and all campus policies
Use clean language
Respect others
Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, and substance abuse
Participate regularly in church services
Observe the Dress and Grooming Standards
Encourage others in their commitment to comply with the Honor Code

Ok, they got him on the second one there.  Fair enough, he knew what he was getting into when he decided to go to BYU.  But suspended for the year!?  He actually volunteered the information. Is there no honor in that?  Give the kid a few games suspension and be done with it.  I feel bad for him.  He seems like a good kid and isn't the first college guy to choose sex over...well anything.

This all leads me to Jimmer Fredette.  I love Jimmer.  He is basically America's sweetheart right now, but are we to believe he is a virgin, who hasn't violated that honor code at all.  I don't think so.  I mean he is possibly the NCAA player of the year.  We have all met great basketball players in our life, and the one thing they all have in common is that they get laid. Not to mention that he may have had some caffeine or booze or something.  I just don't think BYU really wants to catch these guys. So Brandon Davies was caught because he was a good kid, felt bad and confessed.  Just proving, once again, that good guys finish last.

PS - I examined this entire "Teach me how to Jimmer" video and there were no honor code violations in it, but I still no clue how to actually "Jimmer".  Is it just raining jump shots?

Cubs committed 5 errors yesterday and got in a fight...with themselves...again

Somehow the Cubs have gotten into another dugout fight with themselves.  I know this doesn't seem surprising at all since it is the third one of these in recent memory, but there were at least three things that really suprised me about the fight.

1. Carlos Zambrano was not involved. I know, I know, it's obvious, but seriously, as soon as you heard about this fight, you had to just assume he was involved. Maybe this is the year Big Z turns it around and doesn't lose his mind.  Eh, maybe not.  Well at least he wasn't involved in this fight.

2. As far as I know, no Gatorade machines were harmed during this fight. 

3. Aramis Ramirez cares about something enough to fight about it. Aramis always just seems like he is coasting along, yet somehow Carlos Silva got him to get into a fight. Maybe this is like some kind of 1980's high school football coach like tactic by Silva to get the team fired up. I doubt it.

The bigger problem for the Cubs is the cause of the fight.  They had three errors in the first inning which is what pissed off Silva and two more during the game, which brings their total to 14 through the first four spring games.  If they keep up that pace, they will win like 20 games this year.

Well at least Starlin Castro hit a home run and looks awesome, except for the whole committing errors thing.

PS - I was really disappointed when I saw the picture of Carlos Silva being carted away.  I assumed he had to have gotten his ass kicked, but it turns out he is just too fat to walk.

Are the Illini going to play in one of those new, fake NCAA Tournament games?

Illinois played like...well Illinois, last night.  They looked good in the first half and kept the game close only to have it totally get away from them in the second half.  None of this is shocking to anyone that has watched them play at all this season, and frankly, Purdue is better than them.

What I'm more concerned about is the NCAA Tournament.  I watch the Illini play and I just don't see an NCAA Tournament team, but according to the experts, they look like they are going to make the big dance. Well I guess there are a lot crappy college basketball teams if that is the case.

Let's assume Illinois beats Indiana in their next game and then lose fast in the Big 10 tournament, and barely qualify for the tourney.  Doesn't that mean they have to play in one of these lame "First Four" tournament games?  I mean, you are technically in the NCAA Tournament if you qualify for those games, but you didn't really make it.  People don't even pick those games in their brackets, because they happen before your brackets need to be handed in.  And since the NCAA Tournament is 100% about gambling, if people aren't picking your game, you don't count. 

So, Illinois, sack up and win a game or two in the Big 10 tourney, and qualify for the actual NCAA Tournament or just lose to Indiana and go to the NIT.  I don't want the embarrassment of watching you lose to some school nobody has ever heard of in one these fake tournament games, and you can't be embarrassed by the NIT, because nobody ever notices it.