In an effort to introduce fans to new import Kosuke Fukudome, the Cubs at least didn’t try any unpleasant play on words with his last name. They did, however, use a derivation of a military flag of Japan in the design. According to 205th Street, that’s not such a good idea. Offensive, really, to a lot of countries.

*Roughkat introduces you to the future of tailgating: The exhaust burger! “Mine could use a little more carbon monoxide!”

*The Ladies … invite you to take this quiz about The Rock, in honor of the DVD release of The Gameplan (which looked like the movie equivalent of a toenail clipping sandwich).

*And, courtesy of Fasolamatt, an interesting concept: investing in a relief pitcher: You can purchase 4 percent of Randy Newsom’s future major league earnings for the price of $50,000. Or, for $20/share, you get .0016 percent of his future earnings. Would you do it?

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