April 19, 2019: Lead In
Lead In: an introduction or preamble which allows one to move smoothly on to the next part of something. I had to look that up; yep, I’m using it right. The Cubs winning a Friday afternoon home game is the … Continued
April 18, 2019: The Bat Flip
Folks were actually talking about the White Sox. Yeah, that team that everybody loves to forget about, including me. I don’t talk much about them, but yes, they do play here in Chicago in front of typically modest crowds. But … Continued
April 17, 2019: Head On
The Bears schedule was released on Wednesday. I look forward to the start of every Bears season, and I always think that “this could be the year”… but for this upcoming season, my excitement and optimism are 100% justified. Will … Continued
April 16, 2019: Low Interest
I don’t want to get used to this… the NBA and NHL playoffs without the Bulls and the Blackhawks. For the second year in a row, that’s exactly where we’re at. The result of that is very low interest in … Continued
April 15, 2019: 11 Months Ago
11 months ago, Yu Darvish won a game; on Monday night against the Marlins, it happened again. Yay!!?? It was the hapless Marlins after all… he was on the ropes in the first inning… he did walk a bunch of … Continued
April 14, 2019: Bulls State
Did you hear John Paxson talk about the Bulls season and his look ahead? I didn’t; I didn’t want to listen to him. I couldn’t avoid reading some of the comments after the fact. I used to love John Paxson … Continued
April 13, 2019: Schwarbs
The legend of Kyle Schwarber… Schwarbs maybe… or the mighty Schwarbino… that’s what I like to call him. Man, you couldn’t have started a career off in a better way. Came in like gangbusters during that 2015 season, including the … Continued
April 12, 2019: First Streak
The 2nd day game at Wrigley, brought the same result as the first one. More importantly, it brought the Cubs their first streak of the season, winning streak that is. A 5-1 win over the Angels on Friday in a … Continued
April 11, 2019: Pooh
I saw the documentary was tabbed to come out on this day. I know there were a lot of people anxious to see it; I wasn’t. Hey, I loved Derrick Rose as much as anybody. I supported him until the … Continued
April 10, 2019: 3’s Company
I didn’t even know the NHL draft selection show was on. As I sat there mindlessly looking at my Twitter feed, the news came across: the Blackhawks had miraculously moved up to a top 3 pick in the upcoming NHL … Continued