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Smiles everyone
I feel like Mr. Roarke in the opening scene of Fantasy Island even though I don’t know a single player chosen (thus far) in the Rule 5 Draft. In the past I wrote features on guys later taken in the draft which kind of screwed up my story, but on the whole being selected is…
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Christmas movies v. watching a game
As objective as I can be about college football, my passion for two college hoops teams runs pretty deep, but how I view those teams has changed over the years. For better (my health and sanity) or worse, I no longer stick out a losing effort. Rather than having my eyes bleed out, I’m going…
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Back to baseball for a minute..
Despite all of the “conversations” and rumors or maybe because they were all true, Kyle Schwarber just signed a multi-year contract to remain a Phillie. Some of the baseball insiders are already claiming that they knew Schwarber was never signing anywhere else despite leaking stories to the contrary. Incidentally, the Cubs were t h i…
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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…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 