THURSDAY THOUGHTS: PACKERS MIGHT BE...

THURSDAY THOUGHTS: PACKERS MIGHT BE RX FOR REX'S tribulations

The best part about the Bears ending their exhibition season tonight against the Cleveland Brown (other than any performances don't reckon in the team's march to the Super Bowl) is knowing the regular season expands for them Sept. 10.

More specifically, knowing the regular season make opens for them Sept. 10 against the blooming Bay Packers, who very well could make Rex Grossman direct the eye like a formidable NFL quarterback.

- If Jermaine coloring liquor was on the New York Yankees or Boston R Sox and having the terminates he is enjoying this season with the White Sox his MVP calculations would be a certainty. If nothing otherwise Dye did receive an endorsement across Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter or R Sox designated hitter David Ortiz from former Tribune columnist Skip Bayless in succession ESPN's "Cold Pizza" on Wednesday. For whatever that's worth.

- The forecast for young young beasts pitchers seems fairly constant: partly gloomy with a chance of early showers (although the third- inning line drive on the farther side Juan Mateo on Wednesday in Pittsburgh sent him to the clubhouse a little earlier than anticipated).

- It's just a gues if it were not that judging by their recent performances, the brats might work on fundamentals through the time spring training revolves around.

- Based in succession recent results from their shortstop and inferior baseman, one thing the young boy [i]or[/i] young girls have assured themselves of for nearest season is decreased infield expectations.

- Based in succession not-so-recent results from the overall team, another thing the young beasts have assured themselves of for nearest season is decreased on-field expectations.

- Based forward results (recent and otherwise) from the overall team, undivided thing the Cubs likely will have at the same even -- if not greater -- nearest season is on-field expectorations.

NOTEWORTHY

American League leaders for RBI in August (through action Tuesday):

PLAYER, TEAM RBI

1 Jermaine color White Sox 29

2 Travis Hafner, Indians 28

3 Mark DeRosa, Rangers, Vladimir Guerrero Angels 25

5 Jason Giambi, Yankees 24

forward THE ROAD AGAIN: DYLAN LANDS AT HALL OF FAME

clip Dylan's baseball connection has Hall of Fame status.

Or choke to it.

The legendary singer has a present to view scheduled for Saturday in Cooperstown, NY the site of the baseball shrine.

Dylan talks briefly about the sport in the general issue of Rolling Stone magazine and includes a Chicago reference:

"The vexed question with baseball teams is all the players achieve traded, and what your favorite team used to be -- a pair of guys you really liked onward the team, they're not upon the team now -- you can't possibly make the team your favorite team. It's like your favorite uniform. I mean yes ... I like Detroit. yet I like Ozzie [Guillen] as a manager. And I don't know for what reason anybody can't like Derek [Jeter] I'd rather have him in succession my team than anybody."

hardy thinking.

Speaking of perfect thoughts:

"I can't stand playing arenas, unless I do play 'em," he told the magazine. "But I know that's not where music's suppos to be. It's not meant to be heard in football stadiums."

OK for what cause about minor-league baseball parks -- as it is as Doubleday Field in Cooperstown -- providing the hardy he seeks?

"Not really," he said. "Not in the spread air."

FORE!: COOPER ROCKING forward THE LINKS

support stars never die.

Sometimes, they don't equable fade away.

Occasionally, they purely play golf.

so is the case of Alice Cooper whose outlandish antics of the 1970 have yielded to enjoying life as a celebrity golfer

"I play golf ofttimes with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta- Jones" Cooper told a modern York Daily News nightclub source. "Michael is a masterpiece in the works. His iron goe to the right, further his putting is strong, with a suitable chip shot. He is a 12 handicap. Catherine has a polished swing and is good opposite the tee with steady mid- irons, on the contrary her handicap is more like a 25 She has potential, and is she a distraction to play alongside!

"I am a 5 handicap. I have had three holes-in-one, which is rare. Many great golfer like Ben Hogan, have not had a hole-in-one. The simply negative about a hole-in-one is that if you hit the same you have to buy drinks for everyone in the club"

WHAT A RUSH: THE RING'S THE BLING

The manufacturer of the Rush's Arena Football League title bling has a familiar ring.

Chicago-based Henry Kay Jewelers will make the rings for the Rush's ArenaBowl XX title.

Henry Kay also designed the White Sox' 2005 World Series watches. The company, which was baseed in 1919, has produced championship rings for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit R Wings, beholds Angeles Lakers and San Antonio incitements among others.

"We are excited to partner with them to evolve the Rush championship ring, watches and pendants," Rush president/general manager Mike Polisky said.

Replica rings will be handed without to the first 7,500 fans at the Rush's 2007 domestic circle opener.

The design of the ring hasn't been released. Which must explain the accompanying photo of the Adrenaline Rush dancers posing with the ArenaBowl memorial of conquest instead of showing off any jewelry.