Longtime intrepid reader TJ Brown sent this along today from Robert Feder’s column in the Sun Times.
Dialing: Swieca quits Score
*Chicago’s leading sports-talk radio station has lost its only female host. Julie Swieca resigned Monday after 10 years at WSCR-AM (670), capping a dispute with her bosses over editorial control of her show.
Swieca, a lifelong Chicagoan and graduate of Northwestern University, began as a part-time producer at the Score and worked up to reporter and talk show host. Her show aired from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday and on Sunday mornings.
No word yet on a replacement.
It could be quite a while before Swieca resurfaces on the air here. Despite her sudden departure, she remains under contract to the Infinity Broadcasting station for some time.
What will we do without our diabetic princess? Who’s going to read aloud from week old Sports Weeklys and simplisticly recite basic baseball stats? Who is going to treat us to exclusive interviews with such luminaries as Augie Ojeda and Kelly Wunsch?
What are we going to do?
Thankfully, WSCR moved quickly to find a competent, reasoned replacement for Julie. In fact, we might not even notice the difference.
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Yesterday, I updated the 2004 Baseball Preview to include the five teams that make up everybody’s favorite mediocre division, the AL Central. I also incorrectly identified Kelly as a Sox fan, and he may never forgive me.
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Our buddy Phil Rogers has some more insight today. Yeah, I can’t even type that with a straight face. Today he’s demanding the Sox trade Frank Thomas to the Dodgers before Frank sets foot in camp and ruins the Sox season by pouting!
Rogers acknowledges that given Frank’s girth and hugmungous contract it’s unlikely that the Sox could demand a great package from the Dodgers, but he wants them to do it anyway. Sure, why not? Why not trade a Hall of Famer for some prospects? I don’t see a downside to that at all.
How about this? How about the general manager and owner demand the manager show Thomas some respect? If Ozzie Guillen wants to act tough by challenging Frank, couldn’t he at least wait until Frank does something to actually deserve his ire? It’s Frank Thomas, it’ll only take him like ten minutes to say or do something stupid. Then, Ozzie can start ripping Frank. What’s the hurry?
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Mike Downey says Chicago prep hoops is the best in the nation. That’s nice. Wrong, but nice.
Rosey doesn’t like Sammy. OK, we get it!
A better bullpen means fewer innings for the starters, right? It’s not the total number of innings that matter, it’s how many tough jams a pitcher has to try and get out of when he’s gassed. LaTroy will be of much assistance, there.
The Franchise says Kerry Wood should start the opener. Works for me.
Stevie Loaiza doesn’t want to start the opener.
Scottie Pippen made fun of Kirk Hinrich’s hair, right?
The Illini will not be allowed to wear orange in Iowa. The Big Ten is afraid those uniforms will clash with Pierre Pierce’s prison jumpsuit.
Skip Myslenski is alive! He says guards are good to have.
Seabiscuit’s Jockey is in over his head (doesn’t take much) on this column about baseball movies.
Mariotti puts down the doughnut to go after Dusty Baker for not ratting out players he thinks might be on steroids. I hope there’s a bus with Jay’s name on it somewhere.
Todd Walker is happy to be Gruddy’s caddy. But it won’t last, because Walker’s better. And then we get to see the pouty Gruddy that ran himself out of Dodgertown.
Uh-oh, Mike Remlinger’s shoulder’s not quite ready.
The Wizard of Roz with odds on…everything. Here’s a tip, take the Cubs and the over, and Sammy.
Peter Vecsey on the Knicks chasing Vin Baker. He’ll be easy to catch, he stops at every bar.
Champ Bailey for Clinton Portis is a good trade for both teams.
Joey Galloway for Keyshawn Johnson is a bad trade for both teams.
There’s pressure on the football coach at Notre Dame? You don’t say?
A good (and old) one on Tommy Zbikowski.
Kansas? They’re not awesome, or guh-reat.
Lena Horne is alive?
John Kerry’s wife is, indeed, and African-American. She’s from Africa, and she’s American now. I guess Charlize Theron is, too.
Desipio NBA expert, and resident Aussie, Matt Turvey sent this along that claims Americans love Australia.
The world’s greatest newspaper says Janet Jackson’s boob has healing powers. Much like Cialis.
It was always hard to understand what Julie was saying, because she would lisp her words through several spoonfuls of Konerko’s Milk of Manejsm.
Someone get Phil Rogers a roadmap.
"He could be rehearsing his opening remarks somewhere along Interstate 10 between Las Vegas and southern Arizona."
Uh, I-10 runs from LA to Phoenix. US 93 runs between Vegas and Phoenix.
Am I writing for the Trib now?
No, Jay, you’ll be replacing ME. It’s more your realm anyway.
Damn, I sent that link too. Guess TJ beat me to it. I’ll never forget the time that Swieca had a diabetic seizure (or something) on the air.
That’s what you call piss-poor insulin management
Number six made me laugh out loud.
I’m gonna miss her.
Sort of.
I forgave you, but will Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds forgive you?
Hey Phil, didn’t I just publicly state that Frank Thomas is strictly an American League player 2 days ago? What the hell, I changed my mind, we’ll take him.
Story about some kid who gets fired up avoer not being allowed to watch a violent movie…Good stuff…
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It’s too bad no one could deliver a rejection like this at the MCI Center when I owned and played for the Wiz:
http://www.nbc10.com/news/2867953/detail.html
I told those idiots at the Score that they should have gone with me instead.
This morning I was all fired up that all of those, "Bay Area guys are going to get caught doing steroids, like Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Sammy."
I’m not sure which bay Sammy’s from, but I’ll bet it’s Santo Domingo Bay.
What Bay is Giambi from now? Hudson Bay?
Bay Ridge? Bayonne?
I’m from Bay onne.
Andy,
Can I write a regular column for you guys?
How about a Dose?
Please?
Love,
Julie
P.S. Ask Karry why he hasn’t called me like he said he would?
I’m from Bayside. I hope they don’t find the juice that Mr. Belding put me on so that I could beat the Russian exchange student at chess.
Murph, you also included Miguel Tejada in there, who I’m pretty sure you or Huebner referred to as "bloated". Also, last night, Bay Area resident Ba(rr)y Bonds was called a steriod user based on his head size during Sportscenter. The person who leveled this accusation? Skip Bayless. I smell a conspiracy.
"The US Army sadly states sometime yesterdaaaay, Captian Fielding’s plane went down north of Hudson Bay…."
Pat yourself on the back if you got that…
Night Court RULES!
Oh yeah, Kurt also told me about some ‘wink-wink’ trade between Andy and Jake in the Desipio Fantasy League.
Andy’s team, coming dead last, traded Spree and Jamaal Magloire to Jake’s team (3rd) for Hinrich and Rasho Nesterovich.
It doesn’t take a nose as big as mine to smell match-fixing here…
Bay Less?
I have just placed Bay-lee Quarters on administrative leave due to the on-going steroid investigation.
I dropped 25 the first night out for Dolan. I love playing for that guy.
Pip, I was losing sleep at night with the knowledge that a J-Hawk was on my team’s payroll. Good thing Paul Pierce went to Kentucky…right?
Nesterovic sucks by the way—Andy got screwed…
Even with Allan Houston and Vince Carter feeling less than their best, I still like the Foshizzles to win the DBL, watch…
For safety, please unplug your radio for the next hour. DO NOT drive anywhere. The oompa loompa is going to have Chip on as a guest.
Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to blow up those two than some stupid ball.
GO CUBS
Why do you rag on Sweica? At least she is intelligent compared to most of the Chicago sports media. She went to Northwestern which is more than most of the people here can say.
I would dump Mark Grote and J HOOD BECAUSE they are awful. ESPN 1000 guys are hicks and I can’t stand Mariotti. He is a liberal whiner.
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