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Something about a cart and a horse
I get how professional athletes will do most anything to supplement their paltry salaries, but sometimes they should just say, No! I know professional athletes share their thoughts and opinions with radio stations across the country, but the mopes bloviating in Chicago are among the worst. I also get why stations want every moron providing…
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Two for the price of one
On the day that we learn if anyone makes the Baseball Hall of Fame through the veteran’s committee, it’s fitting that I should be posting about two greats that have recently passed. I’ve recently noted that the ersatz sports media inappropriately call every schmo a slugger or star when they are little more than a…
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There are exceptions
Saturday afternoons are the best time to attend college basketball games, and if possible on campus. I understand when schools have to schedule games at the local pro arena because of the scope of the game. There are even situations (like NYC and Milwaukee) where MSG and FiServe are within easy walks of the schools…
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Data skrive?
Is AI any good? I’ve been told by people that have never written an original story that it will solve all of our problems. But as I said, they’ve never written an original story of their own. As I type this something is trying to take over what I write and I’m not happy with…
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We know that you can go home again
The Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown may or may not be a legit candidate for the full time gig. Regardless of who the next coach is, the skeptics, cynics, realists, pundits and experts all believe ownership and their latest flunkies, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles will probably screw it up. Since they fired Mike…
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Knowing when to fold ’em
Lost in the list of predictions of where free agents will land and the Dodgers spending was Brandon Crawford’s announcement that he was retiring after a 14-year ML career. I’m only guessing that he came back for season #14 because 2023 was so awful. As recently as 2021, the four time AS, gold glove and…
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When Pedro met Zim
Having no real rooting interest in most of today’s rivalry games, I wasn’t especially broken up to miss the majority of the Michigan-Ohio State game or hijinks. Heading into the game I was rooting for a Michigan upset (repeat). Buckeye fans might not be as smug as Wolverines, but they are pretty annoying. I did…
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Fact v. fiction
I woke up to the news that Blake Snell had signed a 5-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers. I also read something that said the Cubs were interested in the two-time CY winner before the trade deadline but were probably not in pursuit of the free agent lefty. Huh? Not sure who floated that…
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Money isn’t everything
To hear some ML owners (or their GM’s) they’re living paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to dip into the free agent market like they did in the past. Yet, one reads how there is a robust market for Juan Soto and other spotlight free agents this winter. And no matter how much teams are…
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The warm stove league
It’s too early to get worked up about a team’s inactivity in the free agent market, but that doesn’t mean fans aren’t noticing other teams’ moves. To date, the Cubs haven’t done much to improve their roster. They’ve lost a coach and poached one from the Brewers. They’ve wisely approached their bullpen shortcomings by trading…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 