Life goes on at Chicago.

While Sammy Sosa is hitting his 600th home run of his career, and the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals are getting underway, there is an eerie quiet amongst the Chicago Fire organization. Dave Sarachan was sacked as the manager of the Fire yesterday.

The players disapproved of such a move, saying that the blame should be on themselves for not doing well. They should know the business side of things, the cruelness of reality. You won't be able to manage a team for a few decades if you don't get results. As a player, you want to welcome the move, and adjust to the new manager's style of coaching. You never want to blame yourself and the team for the sacking of your coach because it will set the tone for the rest of the season.

I should point out that while it feels like a funeral for the players, for the fans it feels like the end of World War II all over again...

And I still think that our USA 2016 Olympic bid is doomed.