Category: Uncategorized
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I’m not upset, are you?
Having given the big stories a few days to breathe, I’m not surprised that the two local sports talkers in town have barely discussed the two historic upsets in college ball this weekend. With the exception of a few individual hosts, the bigger names in town know little about college sports and can’t have intelligent…
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Is Jed Hoyer really that good?
Even if the Cubs flop at the Winter Meetings this week, I think Jed Hoyer and the folks covering him believe he’s earned his place on a U.S coin. I haven’t seen a picture of him that doesn’t capture him in profile. He looks like he’s perpetually posing for a spot on the new dime.
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Reportedly…
Every so often a story catches my eye and heading into the Winter meetings there are plenty of speculative stories at best. Writers and talkers with or without sources spin some pretty fancy yarns with little regard for the truth. This story about Juan Sandoval and his journey is especially timely as there are myriad…
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What’s my line?
Although the following might seem like the most random grouping since the folks on your cul de sac started grilling together, I want you to figure out what they have in common without using google or Siri. Matt Blake, Preston Clairborne, Desi Druschel, James Rowson, Casey Dykes, and Jake Hirst.
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Black or Bleak Sunday?
While most Bear fans are wallowing in a great victory over the defending SB champs on Friday, I figure many of them are exhaling and looking for diversions that will keep them from household chores. Fantasy football and worrying about division rivals might keep some fans in front of their TVs today, but for others,…
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Black Friday or Bleak Friday?
With the exception of a few years when we traveled over Thanksgiving weekend, I’ve been fortunate to work on Black Friday. For a dozen years or so, I even served people enjoying the faux holiday. Someone will correct me if I’m forgetting the obvious, but I believe today is the first time the Bears will…
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Did the Cubs just dodge a Scott Bullett?
In a bold move, the Toronto Blue Jays signed Dylan Cease to a 7-year-$210 million contract. Yowzah! That’s a lot of do re mi for a guy who posted a 4.55 ERA in 2025. During the season, some here in Chicago, speculated that the Cubs were a) interested in Cease b) going to trade for…
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Is every win a good win?
In a 162-game regular season every win matters especially when a single game may be all that prevents a team from making the postseason. However, fans and the media can differ as to how they win the close ones may come back to bite the team in long run. A co-worker of mine doesn’t believe…
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The intersection between Wicked and sports
While I’m neither a thirteen-year-old girl, nor do I have one in my life, I’m smart enough to update or contemporize my analogies. For me villains are Iago, Richard III, Thane of Cawdor and Delores, the witch that lured Hentzel and Gretel. I do get that Wicked is filled with witches both good and bad…
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Word choice
It’s becoming more difficult to sort out the college hoops world with NIL and transfer portals. I’m having a hell of a time figuring out the names of my alma mater and their respective games. I know every move to a new conference is done as a money grab and that not every school will…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 