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Monday meanderings: IRS could stand for something besides Internal Revenue Service. How about: Irritated Rose Speaks. Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, who took a shot to the top of his nose that drew blood in Sunday’s game at Detroit, let it be known after the game he isn’t happy about the hard fouls he has received. Something says that isn’t going to rein in opponents when it comes to defending the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player.
Ashley Kaltwasser shows her winning form from the Arnold Sports Festival in March. You were expecting a photo of Adam Dunn? Sorry to disappoint. Credit: Bersano Photography
* Speaking of Rose, the effort required by the Bulls to defeat the Pistons 100-94 in overtime on Sunday (April 15) was more taxing than it should have been. Then again, April 15 generally is known as tax day (although this year is an exception for having your taxes done for the government — state and federal — because it was a Sunday.
* To have a better assessment on the physical state of Rose, check back after Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards. To have a better assessment of the Bulls’ NBA title chances, check back to see if they can make it past the Miami Heat in the postseason.
* Speaking of the Heat (which defeated the New York Knicks in the afternoon at Madison Square Garden), Dwyane Wade was booed Sunday night when he was shown on the Yankee Stadium video board at the Los Angeles Angels-New York Yankees game. When he showed he had a Yankees cap, he was cheered. Wade was sitting with new New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, who was booed ith a smattering of cheers) — even though he was wearing a Yankees cap. Maybe the crowd was mostly New York Giants fans? Yeah, that must be it.
* Speaking of Tebow, a couple bid $100,000 at an auction at his charity golf tournament to spend a day with him. Of course, that sum is far less than what the Denver Broncos paid to have Tebow not spend any more time with them. The couple is from Florida. Which means the twosome is not John Elway and Peyton Manning.
* Speaking of booing, pretty soon it will become difficult for White Sox fans to make a choice: Adam Dunn or Gordon Beckham? Dunn has 13 strikeouts in 30 at-bats this season, while Beckham has 10 in 22 at-bats. Dunn’s .233 batting average seems lofty compared to Beckham’s .136. Dunn’s .324 on-base percentage is second on the team to Paul Kornerko (.387 batting average) whose OBP is .441.
* Speaking of baseball numbers, the Cubs’ 3-7 start equates to approximately a 49-113 season. Which would be a wonderful rookie season for vice president of baseball operations Theo Epstein in that it would leave him only one way to go: up. Of course, that’s probably what he was thinking about 2012 when he took the job in the offseason.
As promised recently, here is more Ashley Kaltwasser, the Rock Star bikini winner in March in Columbus, Ohio. Which means your humble correspondent can justify going there to video some of the action is a business expense. Yeah, sometimes life isn’t fair — and that’s not always a bad thing (well, depending who you are and the situation you’re in):
If things go according to plan (and in that this is a Monday, that’s a big if), there should be more videos posted this afternoon — from C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo held over the weekend at McCormick Place.
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