Happy Holidays!

Photo Courtesy of Ken Carl Photography
Hawaii 2008

NOTICE!
There is a Wood Bat Tournament
the weekend before Randy Hundley's Camp
in January 2009!

I will have more information this week!

Hope you are all having a Great Holiday Season
and may the greed fall from Wall Street
so we all can have a Prosperous 2009!

Smitty

IS THIS GUY OUT OF HIS MIND?

I was getting ready to say...
Blog couldn't say it better himself.
And he DID!

Blagojevich Ignores Obama's Call to Quit

By DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS

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CHICAGO (Dec. 10) - His career in shreds, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich clung defiantly to power Wednesday, ignoring a call to step down from President-elect Barack Obama and a warning that Senate Democrats will not let him appoint a new senator from the state.

It's pretty bad that your ego is so out of control that you take on the FBI for the
last three years. But now your telling the President Elect F-U?

Obama has a point to prove! And this will not sit well for Guv Blag-o-bitch.
Your career is over Rover! Making $150k per year may be a future dream.
Then again, he will get a book deal to squeal.

Incredible! Maybe someone needs to talk to him. That he could plead ignorance
and actually wanted a good Cubs seat with the new Senator that would tak Obama's place.

Your comments are welcome!
EVEN HARRY'S GHOST IS FINDING AMUSEMENT WITH THIS!

12/08/08 1:30 PM EST

Santo denied Hall entry by Veterans

Cubs icon nearly 15 percent shy of Cooperstown enshrinement

Give the man his due!
What is up with the Hall of Fame. Santo is the premiere professional on and off the field. What Gives?

His stats say it! His on field manner was class! Off field with his health challenges you could NOT meet a more positive individual.

Look at this picture during the final games against the 1969 Mets! He could have used it for a ball!

It's time for a petition drive at 2009 Camp and at Wrigley Field this year.

YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!!!

JUST WHAT WE ALL WANTED!

You two or U2
can purchase your own personal
CHICAGO CUBS URN!

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2008-12-04-urns-caskets-logos_N.htm

What every fan wants!
Use it as an ash tray as you wait for your special day!

I'm waiting on the Chicago Cubs outhouse!
I'm sure Sherm has something to say about this.

What does a Chinese urn?
About $3.50 an hour!

Stand back...it doesn't get any better than this.

Chicago Update!

Retired Chicago Blackhawk
PIT MARTIN #7
Died in a snowmobile accident.

Always check the thickness of the ice
before snowmobiling.

Also, Mark Cuban looks like he's out
of the running for the purchase
of the Chicago Cubs.

Looks like the system beat Mark!

COMPETITION TO HUNDLEY CAMP!

RU ROH!
Look's like Randy Hundley's Cub Camp has a
Little competition
Turns out the tenured photographer for the camp
of 11 years was let go in 2007 for
Lack of Performance...allegedly.

Well...Sports fans
He decided to start his own camp
Take a look for yourself and compare the values.
http://crosstownfantasycamp.com/

AND HERE'S RANDY'S INFO....
Nothing like a Copyright of 2001

http://www.cubsfantasycamp.com/html/imagine.html

And Finally...
I stopped by the Old Fashioned Wood Bat
Tournament attended by our own
Bash Brother - John Amandes.
John was an Oakland A's for the week.
The tournament around $600 plus hotel and airfare.
So...$1200 when it was all said and done.
Looked like a great time...Way more competitive!
The teams took their representation seriously.

Take a survey to your right!

Way to go Mark!

Looks Like ole' Mark Cuban
is trying to get to the same house
Martha Stewart work towards....
THE BIG HOUSE!

WASHINGTON -Federal regulators have charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses.

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Cuban on Monday in federal court in Dallas. The agency says that in June 2004, Cuban was invited to get in on the coming stock offering by Mamma.com Inc. after he agreed to keep the information private.

The SEC says Cuban knew the shares would be sold below the current market price, and a few hours after receiving the information, told his broker to sell all shares in the search engine company.

Except he may be dancing in an Orange Suit!
One name off the Cubs Buyer's List.

Lot's to talk about

• Mark Cuban
• Leo Pinella
• Geo Soto
• and Shermie!
  

AND NOW More Baseball

Having trouble with blog and adding pics.
You guys are a visual crowd.
I will try later.

YES WE CAN!!

They said....
There would never be a Black man in the
White House.
My Congrats and Props go out to Obama.
This country needed a change.

Should be the motto for the Cubs 2009 Season.

There is another camp with the Minnesota Twins.
For $3295....Not $3995 you can play with the
Twins in Florida next January and play at
the Metrodome on the last game of the season
before the dome gets torn down.

If a brother gets into the White House....Does that mean
we may have a Cubs World Series in our lifetime?

THERE WILL BE CHANGES!!

Questions to ponder....

• Will the White House have to change in name?
  
  
• The puppy that that Obama's girls requested be a Pit Bull?

• Will Oprah ever stop crying?
  
• Will Obama's win reduce racism?
  Will sales of Ebony Magazine increase?
  
  Big Day for Jesse!
  
  
  The dope that is in there now hurt my
  chances to make 2009 camp.
  Good Riddance and Good Bye!

AND THESE GUYS WEREN'T FRIENDS?
BUSH IS WHISPERING TO JOHN THAT HE WANTS TO
HUG HIM FROM BEHIND.
NICE VOTING AMERICA!

TIME TO COUNT DOWN
W'S LAST DAYS!

I went on Hiatus! Cubs...Depressing!

What a dissapointment!
I thought I would come back on Halloween.
At least Halloween is fun.

Sherm is presenting the Shermies.
And I did not win one.

Baseball season is over.
Fantasy Camp 2009 is around the corner.

Due to our great economic conditions in this country, it looks
like I will have to pass.

Then again, it is the 40th anniversary of the '69 Cubs and
the 25th anniversary of the '84 Cubs.
We can all sit around and talk about losing....
reminiscing of the 2008 Cubs.

What fun for $4 grand!

Message from the South Side!

NUFF SAID!
More Monday

WE LOST! Whay is going on!?

Is this the curse of the Bartman?
What happened tonight?
The Cubs came out looking like we were
going to own it and instead sold it!

This is Crazy!
Don't give it away to Torre!
I'm not in the mood for a long winter and
woulda, shoulda, coulda's at Camp.
That is if I make it.

Joe! Say it isn't so.
I'll be back on the bandwagon for the next game.
It's your turn Sherm.

SOX WIN! Could it Be?! Maybe?

We could have an "L" series.
It could happen!
Ticket prices would bail out
Wall Street.
Both clubs win their Division.

AMAZING!
Sherm would get a Sox tattoo!
You heard it here first.

AND NOW FOR SOME ELECTION NEWS

WE ARE AT A WAIT AND SEE
We won the Division.
Just kicking back to determine
who we will play!

I'll let Sherm Rant and Rave. I will add some substance
to the equation.

Which Vice President Candidate
do you like better?Or this one!
Or would you rather see the
other candidate in the dress?

WE MADE IT! TWO YERAS IN A ROW!

WAY TO GO CUBS!
Let the Starters take the day off
on Sunday.
Leeeetle hungover.
It's feeling good!
Isn't it?

MAGIC NUMBER IS AT 2!
We are looking better that
the 2003 Series.
The gang is gelling...
and the game today is against the Cards.
Time to wrap this thing up!
We clinch and the Smitty
surprise will make the blog.

We had to give ONE Away?

REMEMBER WHEN!?
SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT THE
GOOD OLD DAYS!

So we lost one....
No big deal.

Being a baseball fan...from a proactive
standpoint.
OPENING DAY 2009!

• Monday, April 6th - Cubs at Houston
  
  Maybe they won't have to have an
  opening day with Snow Flurries!
  Wrigley Field Opening Day!
  
  
• Monday April 13th Colorado at Cubs
  

We had to give ONE Away?

So we lost one....
No big deal.

Being a baseball fan...from a proactive
standpoint.
OPENING DAY 2009!

• Monday, April 6th - Cubs at Houston
  
  Maybe they won't have to have an
  opening day with Snow Flurries!
  Wrigley Field Opening Day!
  
  
• Monday April 13th Colorado at Cubs
  

MAGIC NUMBER IS................

4
WE COULD CLINCH IT
AT HOME AGAINST
THE BREWERS!

Cubs Win! NO NO Zambra NO!

UUUGGGHH!
Hat's off to the BIG Z
First No Hitter for a Cub in
36 YEARS!
How about the first World
Series in 100 years!

MAGIC NUMBER IS
7
PLeeaassseeee!

We got the Division Locked.
But it's time to play like
a World Series Contender!
EXCITING!

MAGIC NUMBER IS>>>>.......

11!
We are getting close
Cubs fans.
There may be a reason soon
for Ernie to Jump.
He is 78 you know!

Brewers are losing.
We beat the Cards.
My blood pressure is up!
Time to update the blog on a
more frequent basis.
Couple days away from
Hurricane Ike!
Wait...Here it comes now...
GOTTA GO.
Hurricane Joke!
What did the Hurricane say to the Palm Tree?
Hold on to your nuts -
I don't know how big this thing
is going to get!

Don't Make us wait!

OUCH!

Wrigley Field is an old Stadium - No Doubt

FIVE in a ROW! Wasupwiddat!
We must be tired...and we are lucky the Brewers
are tired too.....

Houston's hungry!
15 of the next 22 against the Division teams that
could end up being spoilers or a wild card.

You want to hear more rants, raves and bitches.
Contact Sherm's site.

500 Ball for the Weekend - Now the Stros! MAGIC NUMBER TIME!

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Brew Crew drops one to the Mets. Finally, they're playing a decent foe.
But we lost our THIRD Game...What gives?!?

40 years ago was the Cubs collapse in 1969!

Gustava....VP candidate's daughter is Pregnant at 17

What a weekend sports fans.

The most entertaining part of the Cubs games was
the 7th inning stretch winner.

18 and 6 for the Month of August - Phillies will be Interesting!

THAT WAS FUN!!!!

THANK YOU BREWERS!
NICE JOB - 10 games out!
Now it's your turn!

Just got done watching the Olympic repeats. Now...onto the Cubs!
At least I skipped on the Democratic National Convention

Was supposed to make the Nationals game on Sunday Home run hit into the seats I was supposed to have sat at.

EXCITING CUBS FANS!
Question of the day?!? Why does Soriano spit so much? Did his little hop help him drop the ball last night.

Sherm...Fuk-u-do-me
came back with his bat the other night. Edmonds and FUDOME are great outfielders...No Hippity hops. Smitty's back..pictures and all.

Cubs Win! Eight up on Cards!

Good News!
Cubs Win!

And we are going into the last week of August!
Could it Happen?

On a Down note!
VENTING!
HOW in the HELL can you drop a baton?
Tyson Gay!
Too much press in your face and the Ego too big?
My man was handing you the baton....
but NO! OoooOOOOooops! My bad!

Training for three years and the big moment!
SCCHWWINNG!

Congrats to Darvis Patton!
He;s one of the 8 fastest men in the world.
Without a medal.
OOOOUCCCHHH!

Two posts in ONE week...the man is on a roll.

Cubs Looking Good Mon! Good to be Back

Darvis on the Right...White Men can't Run nor Jump!

Been watching the Olympics!?
Friend of mine came in the final 8 for the
100M race. He beat out Tyson Gaye.
DARVIS PATTON.

He will race next week in the 4 x 100
In Athens 2004, he won a Silver Medal

Onto the Cubs. Five and one half games out!
Six weeks to go!
Looks like Milwaukee would be the Wild Card.
Great come backs.
Check with Sherm's blog to hear the great details
on the game including the armchair quarterback
bitch sessions.

Has anyone seen Barry Bonds?

It's time for me to show up?

What's up Cubs fans!
Cubs in First!

Tough month!
Send me some love!

I will update - I know you miss my pic

Been Injured and traveling!

Cubs are 2-0 on the Brewers!
Great stuff!

ALL STAR BREAK!!!

No CUbs Games!
They need the rest

UPDATE TODAY SPORTS FANS!

CUBS WIN!
SCOTT PODSENIK HELPS OUR CAUSE!

UPDATE AT 8

HAPPY 4th of JULY- Pics when the blog works

One of my favorite holidays.
Which one of these guys represents Sherm?

If your not out changing diapers, showing off
your latest hardware gadget, stenting a 300 lb
overweight smoker and saving their life...then you
haven't lived. Right?!?

Time for a Smitty Vent...
I was in Vegas for business in February, May
and now to stay with my 82 year old friend
on 4th of July weekend.
Gas Prices are finally hitting Vegas...I don't see
as many motor homes, cars coming up the
Vegas strip, and people like I have in the
past months let alone years.

Rumor has it that GM is going to plead bankruptcy
so they can eliminate the unions, kick out the
pensioners, and start over. Stock is $10 ish.

Our country needs a leader! What happened to the protests of the
past? I can't remember the last time we had a
nationwide address to the US.

"W" is in hiding. As George said to the Iraqi's...
"Bring it on"
Why aren't you bringing it on George?
The airline industry is on the fencepost along
with the automotive industry.
Then again, any President that wears this jacket....

Step up instead of waiting to step out!
My 2 cents after I fill up my tank.

My vent is officially over.

Onto the Cubs...
As Sherm mentioned in his blog...
this weekend is the make it-break it...and also
this month. Time for the interdivision games.

'Stros, Brewers, and Cards. As far as the Cards go.
One picture speaks for itself. Go Cubs.

If the Cubs would have listened, they could of had
Scott Podsednik and Barry Bonds. Sherm speaks volumes
and finally makes sense on his rant and rave.
Enjoy the pictures...enjoy the weekend...
Enjoy our country!

4th of July Weekend! Cubs Weekend!

In the land of Lost Wages Vegas! More to follow Sports Fans!

Larry Harmon died today!
The originator of Bozo
WGN's favorite clown
Who's the real Bozo?

WE CHOKED! NEW MATERIAL FOR SHERM!

This one HURT! What happened this week?
The Cubs with 5 losses and 1 WIN!

Where was Barrett when yo needed him?
SWEEP! SWEEP!

Even the monkey is amazed!

What else happened this weekend?
Steve Trout was fired into his first 30 days
as the manager for the Texarkana GunSlingers.
If he was anything like he was at Cubs Camp..
then why should anyone be surprised.

And Finally...met Ryno this weekend.
Signed my jersey and enjoyed our conversation.

Ryno signs up to 200 plus autographs

before every Peoria Chiefs game.

I was honored to meet him before the game
and we discussed how Sherm was doing,

the Murnyak strain, and Badmojo's new additions.

I didn't realize he is a big guy with hands the size
of a baseball glove.

Had a good time in Peoria and spent time with
my brother. He is coming along well.

And took my nephew to the Chiefs game and
he received a Ryne Sandburg signed baseball.

TIME TO GET ME GAME BACK!

UPDATE!
I HAVE SLIPPED!
I will Update more often...Me Sorry!
Sherm has beat me to a pulp.

• I'm in Peoria taking my nephew to the Peoria Chiefs game
• We are 3-1 over the Sox in the "L" series
• The Cardinals and Brewers are losing too!
• Mama DeCarlo - Had her views printed in the
  USA TODAY on Friday. Go MAMA DeCarlo!
• Gas is avg $4.10 a gallon. Hook a hose up to
  my nephew and we could drop the price a gallon or two
  
• I love my loyal readership
• More to come!