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The truth:
1. I have never posted under any other username other than my own name. 2. I have never used a proxy IP. 3. I have not impersonated an attorney. 4. I did not threaten legal action against the website yesterday although I did voice concern over an article that I considered sexist and possibly violating copyright infringement. 5. I work on a large network. I have shared with others that I co-work with the existence of this website. I cannot control what others do.
Farewell:
1. NiteOwl - Keep writing. I will still work behind the scenes to landing you a writing gig, hopefully with in the capacity of professional baseball.
2. Nate - Keep writing as well, you are a rising superstar in the world of sports columnists. Stick to critiquing the action on the field and you will be great. Looking forward to reading your work in a major newspaper in the near future.
3. Falcon - I know I am not a favorite of yours around here but it is my opinion that you have the best potential of anyone here for on the field correspondence. Although I despise the Rays as a baseball fan, your coverage of spring training was second to none.
4. Alex H - You are a truly a class act. If I can get that picture removed off that old blog, I will.
5. MJD - I know we've had our differences but you always stood your ground. You were also the first here to congratulate me on the birth of my second son. I will never forget that gesture of graciousness. Sorry for some of the things I wrote about you earlier. That was mistake on my part. One day, I hope this website learns that an Ombudsperson is absolutely essential and I think you would fit the bill perfectly.
FrankD - Keep writing about the Penguins. I learned a lot about hockey from your comments and articles.
Maybe more later. This is not a happy day although I'm sure others here are rejoicing.
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Tyrone Briggs is a real die hard fan of the Chicago Bears, not a sports columnist.
So, to help tell his story, we hired that bobble head from Around the Horn.
TB: Jerry Angelo is working hard right now to try and improve the Bears' offense for next season.
JM: Five days into free agency, I still don't see a quarterback, a wide receiver, a running back or a protective front, though I do see a kicker angling for a contract extension because touchdowns will be pipedreams. I am not joking when I say tickets should be half-price, nor am I yanking your chain in suggesting they'll never move the chains.
TB: It would have been nice to have a wide receiver with Randy Moss' talent.
JM: Rather than throw money at Randy Moss when he was briefly available, they left you with just two wide receivers who have caught balls in the league. Can we petition the commissioner and ask if every down can be a kickoff, knowing Devin Hester has a much better chance of busting a return than the offense has of moving past midfield?
TB: There is still a lot of time to sign free agents, make trades and use the draft to improve the Bears offense.
JM: If the plan is to tank the 2008 season, maybe Angelo should announce it instead of tip-toeing through his petty, pathetic exercise of budget protection, which also claimed special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo on Monday.
TB: It was a priority for the Bears to re-sign Lance Briggs and solidify their linebacking corps. Angelo was understandingly very busy securing Briggs to a new contract and can only negotiate with one player at a time.
JM: But Saturday night, while Angelo was boogeying to the Briggs news and forgetting about his offensive woes, Turner was being courted at a five-star restaurant in Atlanta by Falcons owner Arthur Blank and the franchise's new general manager, head coach and offensive coordinator. Shame on Angelo for not sending the private jet -- wait, the McCaskeys never would spring for a private jet -- or at least arranging for Turner to be in his hometown first thing Friday morning.
TB: Surprisingly, it turns out that Randy Moss never intended to the leave the New England Patriots.
JM: I realize there was less chance of signing Moss than Virginia McCaskey advocating the return of the Honey Bears, including all-nude Playboy pictorials. But over the weekend, Moss' agent dropped hints that his client might be amenable to a reunion in another city with quarterback Daunte Culpepper. And weren't they really screaming, ``Yo, Bears! You don't have any receivers! You don't have any quarterbacks! Sign us, you idiots!
TB: Jerry Angelo rebuilt the Bears from the ground up and the team made it to the Super Bowl. He deserves another opportunity.
JM: By any definition, that's offensive. And if Angelo doesn't figure out there are two sides flanking a line of scrimmage, he should start taking half a paycheck.
Jay the Joke. Real Bears fans. Real sick of the dwarf complaining.
