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Since it took two hours to pry my eyes open through my dried tears, today, we'll play headlines as we go!
First up, dear old Blago got a forum in the Tribune, and managed to say quite a bit. Here he is comparing himself and the Cubs:
Under Hendry and Piniella, the Cubs are a top-tier team. I tried to make the case that the Cubs were doing so good because I was the governor. Look at my record as governor, and look at the Cubs, right? Last year we both got hijacked. I had a worse year than the Cubs.
Next, Blago takes a tough stand on politicians who change sports loyalties:
They're phonies (1); Durbin is one of those. Durbin likes all three teams, Cardinals, Cubs and Sox. When he's in Chicago he's a Cubs fan, but how can you root for all of them? Quinn is a Sox fan, but when he was asked who he's for, and if you live in Illinois vote against that phony, he says he's a Chicago fan. No such thing. I disagree with Daley and Obama, but I admire that they at least admit that they are Sox fans.
And reminds us of his own integrity:
I got in big trouble back in 2005, when the Sox won the World Series, and I wouldn't put the Sox hat on. I was getting maligned in the media. It would have been hypocritical of me to put the Sox hat on as a loyal Cubs fan. It would have been dishonest. I hope (Cubs fans) appreciate my integrity now.
Blago even misses giving advice to Jim Hendry. What does Jim Hendry miss about Blago?
As if Jim Hendry didn't have enough problems this winter, it recently was revealed former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he missed dispensing advice to his old pal, the Cubs general manager.
So was Blagojevich pushing the Milton Bradley signing? Was he the one who pointed out Aaron Miles' sterling batting average during day games? Was this alleged ''bromance with Blago'' the real deal?
Hendry shook his head and laughed.
"Well, the governor was a big Cubs fan," he said. "He came around every now and then and was always friendly and nice. He showed his passion for the club, and every now and then he'd say: 'What about that guy? Can we get that guy?' There were few instances like that, but no, I didn't take his advice."
Carl is a featured blogger on 312Sports.com and Julie DiCaro's "A League of Her Own."
