BUEHRLE BAGS BEAR SINCE SOX COULDN’T CATCH CUBS: Since the Chicago White Sox couldn’t curb the Cubs this year, Mark Buehrle decided to aim bigger and bag a bear.

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports that the pitcher was able to kill a 200-pound bear while hunting Saturday night. During a weekend series at the Minnesota Twins, some South Siders decided to head up north to catch a different kind of game.

With fellow Pale Hosers Jim Thome, A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye in tow, Buehrle bagged the beast by bow & arrow - getting the grizzly from 20 yards away. The bear managed to run another 30 yards before falling - just like Rex Grossman on a blitz, but in the opposite direction.

Buehrle may want to compare notes with the Cowboys, who also have experience bringing down Bears.

What will the slinger-slash-sportsman do with his 1/10-ton trophy now? He plans to “have the head stuffed and have a necklace made out of a bear claw.”

Mmmmm….bear claw.

But not all are happy with Buehrle’s big score. Over on the comment board of the Tribune article, many posters are perturbed by the “disgusting” hunt, asking why such millionaire athletes would spend their free time killing innocent animals.

Well, the Sox need to find something to do, since they have nothing scheduled for October.