Happy Halloween! Not sure about you, but I still dress up every year; my 10 year old son is still in the prime time years, before he becomes “too cool” to dress up. Well, I’m not sure I’ll ever be that cool… I may have had a couple years in my teens where I didn’t dress up, and maybe some adult ones too, but… I still enjoy it. My son was Chucky this year and I was a clown; my wife said I looked like John Wayne Gacy… no wonder people were looking at me a little creeped out. Anyways, the school Halloween party was Friday; we’ll be hitting the streets tonight. In the meantime, trying to come up with something fun to write about on this scary holiday. Of course, thinking about my teams (the Sox too)… thinking about what’s scary about them… I ain’t scared of no???
Let’s start with the Cubs; feel like I’ve been egged by them for the past 13 or so months. The scariest thing about them is they still might not want to spend money to put a decent fricking team on the field; the time may not be right… or maybe they’re scared of something, like spending all those millions they have tucked under the mattress. It’s bad enough I have to deal with Boog as the announcer on Marquee; that’s scary enough. Please tell me I don’t have to watch another mediocre team marched out there in a winnable division; that scares the shit out of me. As for our brethren to the south, I’m sure White Sox fans are still having Tony LaRussa nightmares; who’s next at the helm? I’d be worried about how that turns out, but maybe more so, scared that two prime “window years” were flushed down the toilet. Don’t like to waste any years; feels like both baseball teams have done so in their own way this past year.
What about the Blackhawks? I’m scared that Kane and Toews may have already played their last playoff game in a Blackhawks uniform. Once they’re gone, it’s really official; the Cup/quasi-dynasty years will be over… we’re kind of already there. It’s great to see them playing well early on; I like the physicality of this team, and even how they stick up for each other, like Domi on Monday night after Kane got hit. Yet, still feels like the playoffs are a pipe dream. Wondering when the next postseason berth will be for the Blackhawks is a little bit scary too…
The Bulls… I’m scared Lavine will always be an “injury management” player. All that money for this? I hope not, but the Bulls front office would sure look like clowns if this is what the next few years holds for us. Will we be able to count on Zach going forward? Will he ever be an every game player, like DD? I’m worried that the Bulls playoff appearance will be one and done… not so worried about that yet, but… the East isn’t getting any easier; certainly without Ball and with a part-time Zach, my fears may become reality. Still, they really are our only hope for the playoffs at this point. That’s scary in itself.
Finally, the Bears… let me count my nightmares. Yes, I am positive about the future of this team, but that could change overnight. I’m scared of Fields getting hurt, and not just for a game or two; I’m talking about a serious injury. Avoiding that would certainly be a win this year, but seeing him go down… and not get up… talk about scary. Guess I’m scared that the Bears won’t do things to keep the arrow pointed up for this team; I’m thinking specifically about Roquan. With all that money available next year, there is really no reason not to pay this guy his money. Getting emotional about Quinn leaving, this dude cares… he wants to be here… and oh yeah, he’s pretty good. He has his moments where we don’t hear his name as much, but that’s not the norm. He needs to be a part of our future; if not him, then who will fill his spot?
Scary stuff eh? Anything else worrying you? I’m sure I can think of many things, not only Chicago sports related, but in general; too much shit actually. But what are we supposed to do? Sit here and worry all day every day? Nah… let’s keep it moving; let’s go with the flow. Many bad things can happen to our teams; many bad things HAVE happened to our teams over the years, but you can’t “fan scared”… They’re my teams win, lose, or draw… even if they decide to do some scary stuff. Boo! Trick or treat mofos…
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