July 3, 2022: Seeing Blue
Sunday brought us the 3rd game of our tourney; we needed a win to advance out of the pool play. In the first 2 games, we played 2 teams from the suburbs, Evanston and New Lenox; next would be Skokie. … Continued
July 2, 2022: Swing the Bat
My son started another tournament on Saturday. He kept asking when we were leaving, because he thought we were going to stay at a hotel, like last weekend in Milwaukee. I reminded him that this one was only 30 minutes … Continued
July 1, 2022: Running it Back
It’s that time of year, when the news about your favorite NBA players and teams comes fast and furious. The free agency signing period began on Thursday, and the Bulls were busy. Zach Lavine got the max. We’ve talked about … Continued
June 30, 2022: Twice as Nice
I did it. I finally finished watching The Sopranos for the 2nd time. Let me tell you: that’s some great television. Maybe you’ve never watched it; maybe you don’t understand the hype. The Sopranos is always in the discussion for … Continued
June 29, 2022: Be in the Moment
Where is one place that you can go to make you forget about everything? A place where you can truly be in the moment, not worrying about the tough day/week you’re having, not worrying about your problems, fears, concerns… Some … Continued
June 28, 2022: Limp On
Sounds like a good theme for the Cubs season… limp on. There will be good moments, like when the Cubs beat the Cardinals in this past weekend’s series in St. Louis, and there will be bad moments, like the Reds … Continued
June 27, 2022: The New Boss
The Blackhawks named Luke Richardson the 40th head coach in franchise history. How we feeling about that? Here’s a list: Tommy Gorman, Bill Stewart, Rudy Pilous, and Joel Quenneville, the 1934, 1938, 1961, and 2010, 2013, and 2015 Stanley Cup … Continued
June 26, 2022: Only Up
You know what they say… After an ugly loss, or a string of them… after a team’s performance bottoms out… there’s only one way to go. The win loss results weren’t what we wanted this weekend in my son’s tournament. … Continued
June 25, 2022: Up North Trip
OK, quick stop back home, before heading on the 2nd trip of the week. Technically, it wasn’t a vacation; it was a business trip. OK, that’s probably a bit much… haha. It is only an 11U travel baseball tournament for … Continued
June 24, 2022: The New Guy
I love to talk about Vegas, but… time to get back to normal, whatever that is. As we stepped back into reality on Thursday, the NBA draft was getting ready to roll. For some reason, at some point, I didn’t … Continued