Daily Dose: Sept. 14-17 - a week's worth of good stuff...

You could say the Dose has been slacking....but then I'd have to come after you...

See, the White Sox and that putrid Sunday night Bears game was an OverDose, knocked me unconscious for days and I'm just coming to now...

Why?
Aaron Freakin' Rowand.

That's right. The Fire and The Passion made some list for "scrappy players" but let's be honest - there's no way he's No. 7 scrappiest (of course, a Yankee is #3 and a Red Sawk is #1) - Rowand's FIre alone makes him scrappier than Scrappy Doo and then you toss in his Passion? Wow. We're beyond scrappy now. We're beyond even Grindy.

...we can add a new term to mentally weak Chicago athletes who take a massive dump following the rejection of a long term, multi-million dollar contract - "He got Deng-ed" or "He Luol-ed himself" after Bull Luol Deng fell off the planet once he rejected the Bulls' initial contract offer.

The current Chicago athlete who's Deng-ed himself : Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin. A 2008 All-Star and MVP candidate, Quentin turned down a long term deal from the Sox in the offseason to preserve his arbitration years.
He has responded by hitting .230 (to date) and has been largely ineffective all year long...

Of course, Deng got his money anyway and still sucks, so maybe The Carlos Quentin has something to look forward to after all....

.... Have to give a shout to the USGA and Beverly Country Club, as the U.S. Senior Amateur concluded there Thursday afternoon when 66-year-old Vinnie Giles won the tournament. It's unfortunate that I couldn't get out there to support the event - it's not often that national championships come to the Chicago area - but I'm glad some of us were able to.

... And finally, be sure to follow me on Twitter @SportsBeacon or @beaconfbscores for all your prep football needs. I'll be at Aurora Christian vs Wheaton Academy tonight in Aurora. Good times!