Just when we thought that that whole “Cubs are cursed” thing was a growing a little shopworn, Joe Smith, relief pitcher for the New York Mets, picks us up. “mycubseason2008″ recently posted a video (via HOME RUN DERBY) of Smith cursing Cubs fans in the Wrigley Field bleachers before the Cubs-Mets game on April 22. Good times!

A lot of the audio isn’t intelligible, but here’s what we could make out Smith saying. Read more…

Noce of CHICAGO BULL passes along a letter sent out today by the Chicago Bulls to season ticket holders that was supposedly written by Bulls player Aaron Gray.

It was, no doubt, a public relations masterstroke by the club. Gray’s mention in the letter of buying a Louis Vuitton bag for his mother must ease the minds of the Bulls fans who doled out thousands in ticket money this season, only to witness the most hideously underachieving team in the league.

And Gray also confirms what we’ve always known: Ben Wallace is a great guy! Read more…