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A little piece of advice..
If you haven’t noticed, every village, community or town is celebrating some kind of days, weeks or weekend right now-all with the purpose of monetizing the beautiful summer weather. Yesterday I stumbled upon a sidewalk sale, which for the uninformed, it the melding of brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants with outside vendors setting up shop on…
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If you’re trading, why wait?
There are probably a half dozen teams that are going to trade top-to middle of the rotation starters before the trade deadline. What the heck are they waiting for, a last push? If you can convince the buyer that it’s in their best interest to have your starter for an additional three starts/wins, you should…
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To quote Edwin Starr
WAR or ASG home run derby, what is it good for? To further quote him, “Absolutely nothing!” The White Sox lone all-star, Luis Robert Jr. launched a 382-foot homer during the derby on Monday, tweaked his calf muscle and was unavailable for the actual game last night. The original plan was for Robert Jr to…
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Why I like Clayton Kershaw..
I’ve never hidden my appreciation for Clayton Kershaw admitting that I’ve overlooked some of his failings in the postseason. This article about how he’s participating in the ASG despite being on the IL. When I am lucky enough to attend a game he’s starting I make sure to get there early enough to watch his…
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The Northwestern fiasco..
For the first time in the history of Chicago sports talk radio, Northwestern University athletics has garnered 110% of the attention in the market. It’s ironic because when the president (small p) Michael Schill announced to the media on Friday afternoon that head football coach Pat Fitzgerald was being suspended for 2 weeks with pay,…
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The MLB draft
I only caught a couple minutes of the first round of the draft because like every draft, it’s awash in superlatives. It’s pretty hard to get legit, instant analysis. The media is trying too hard to pick the MVP of the 2026 season instead of sharing real information. It’s like going to one of those…
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Maybe technology isn’t so bad…
Take a step back before the internet and recall how you handled tech issues. Likely, you called a repairman to fix whatever was ailing you. Back in 1986 did you ever think to unplug your TV, and then put the plug back in and turn on the set? No, of course not. Flash forward to…
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Loss leaders, baseball and life
I’ve always believed that new businesses should do whatever is necessary to get people on campus. Once they are on campus, it’s your job to reel them in and keep them as customers. Even with only a competitive product/service, you should wow them with service. Professional baseball teams and not just the minor leaguers offer…
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Congrats to the Tigers!
This afternoon, the 39-49, third place, Detroit Tigers no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0. It’s not going to be enough to vault the Tigers over the Twins and Guardians into first place in the ho-hum AL Central, but it’s a good sign for the franchise. Due to a succession of lousy seasons, Detroit has had…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 