Okay, let's see what's next . . . Headlines? Uhhhhhhhh. . . This is always death.

Okay, here we go:

For all of you geeks arguing about whether or not the fancy new plywood boards at Wrigley will interfere with the park's landmark status, they won't:

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"We looked at the landmark ordinance and don't think it would be covered," said Jim Peters, president of Landmark Illinois, the Chicago-based historic preservation advocacy group. "The chain-link fence is listed as a 'non-contributing element' (to Wrigley's landmark status.)"

So there you go, nerds. Jim Hendry has looked into it and determined that the issue is moot.

In other news, we were remiss yesterday in not soliciting your suggestions as to what to place on said boards. If you have a good idea, please share.

This morning in trade rumors, we have seen the enemy, and it is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off Rte. 95 Near the Applebee's Exit:

The Angels have gotten back into the Roy Halladay sweepstakes, according to Mike DiGiovanna of The LA Times. We know the Halos were hard after the former Cy Young Award winner at the trade deadline, but Giovanna says the talks broke down when the Halos refused to include Erick Aybar in the deal. They eventually moved on and acquired Scott Kazmir.

AND, AND:

 

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim would prefer Curtis Granderson to Edwin Jackson, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com.

 

The reason is simple: control of the player. Granderson is signed through 2012, with a $13MM club option for 2013. Jackson, meanwhile, can become a free agent after 2011, and with agent Scott Boras' track record, Jackson is likely to hit the open market.

 

Hrmph.

Hit on other girls' boyfriends much?

And. . uh. . . that's it? I guess that's it. If you can find a single freakin' news item today involving the Cubs, for the love of God, please share. I got nothing over here.

Free Agent Frenzy this afternoon!