That all-Chicago World Series not looking real good right now.

The White Sox are down 2-0 and face quick elimination from the baseball playoffs by Tampa Bay on Sunday evening, while the Cubs -- who thought this finally was their year after having the best record in the NL -- also trailed 2-0 and faced elimination last night in Los Angeles.

Maybe that's why they call it the Second City. Because both teams finish second in the division series.

Also thinking we may need re-write on at least the first syllable of that other nickname, Windy City.

Pending a miracle comeback by both teams, the city adds yet another nickname now:

Chokago.

• Cubs fans are especially sad, having last won a World Series in 1908 and thinking they were destined to break the spell 100 years later. The good news? Cubs are early betting favorites to win it all in 2108.

• In an unrelated story, officials are at a loss to explain, but the north side of Chicago has been overrun by an estimated 10 million angry, rampaging billy goats.

• In the other playoff series, the Red Sox and Phillies enjoyed 2-0 leads over the Angels and Brewers. Cannot confirm most Philadelphia fans were disappointed at being denied the opportunity to boo.

• Speaking of the baseball postseason, hey -- how are the Mets doing? Oh yeah. Sorry. Forgot. They didn't make the playoffs because of the Marlins.

• The Marlins ended the season in New York with a traditional hazing in which young players were made to wear crazy outfits in public. Scott Olsen walked around dressed as a bunch of grapes, a day before eliminating the Mets, whose fans then walked around like a bunch of sour grapes.

• Help me out here. The Heat signed free agent Shaun Livingston supposedly as their answer at point guard. But didn't he put up very modest stats as never more than a parttime starter for the Clippers? Isn't he still rehabbing a serious knee injury? Before we call Livingston the answer, can't we at least wait for the questions to go away?

• After some doubts, the television blackout on the Dolphins-Chargers game was lifted. We'll know by late Sunday whether that was good or whether the result was better left unseen.

• Here's what a great game Dolphin Joey Porter had against the Patriots: It spilled over and he was credited with a sack in the bye week. (He actually was).

• All you Dolfans who were happy to be rid of Chris Chambers -- you'd take him back, wouldn't you? Yeah, you would.

• Ricky Williams admitted he was tempted to smoke marijuana during the bye week but resisted. Aside to anyone trying to mend his public image and get past the pot jokes: Next time a reporter asks if you still get tempted -- lie!

• Former Dolphin Jason Taylor sent nice thank-you letters to select local media, including yours truly. He planned to also send leather computer bags as gifts, but The Miami Herald's ethics policy would not allow me to keep it. So I sold it on eBay for $400. (Just kidding, boss).

• Lots of blood and gratuitous violence at the Sunrise arena last night in a Neanderthal display that made you embarrassed to watch. Hockey fist fight during a Panthers game? Nope. Miami's Kimbo Slice in a mixed martial arts bout.

• Heat general manager Randy Pfund announced his resignation to pursue work elsewhere in the NBA. At least I think it was Pfund. Hard to tell, though. The person making the announcement was completely obscured by Pat Riley's shadow.

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