May 9, 2021: My Nemesis
I was going to write about this, then I wasn’t, but screw it, now I am. It’s about my nemesis in fantasy sports. A guy I’ve worked with for 27 years now. He’s not a very good fantasy owner, typically … Continued
May 8, 2021: Playing Out The String
As the seasons wind down, and the Bulls and Blackhawks are busy playing out the string of remaining games, my interest has waned. I’m still tracking their wins and losses, but have kind of lost the energy to tune in … Continued
May 7, 2021: Easy Peasy
It was a chilly, heck, cold, Friday afternoon in Chicago. I thought I could walk around downtown without my jacket; glad I had a hoodie on. It’s still a ghost town down there; I don’t know, maybe 10% of the … Continued
May 6, 2021: 93 Til Infinity
OK, I know I’m not the only one who remembers this album… Souls of Mischief… 17 years old at the time, I was certainly starting to get in all sorts of mischief back in 1993. The year in baseball, our … Continued
May 5, 2021: The LA Sweep
Sounds like some kind of new dance craze sweeping the nation… nah, only the summary of the Cubs Dodgers series at Wrigley that just concluded with the 2nd walk off win in a row for the Cubbies. Get your slumping, … Continued
May 4, 2021: Good Vibrations
Coming off Saturday’s game against the Reds, I thought maybe the Cubs would go on a bit of a run. 12 runs should have been enough, but it wasn’t; the Cubs would lose the series to Cincy. Now enter the … Continued
May 3, 2021: Turning Point
I’m always looking for that turning point in the season, where my team starts to play a whole hell of a lot better than they have been playing. It’s the same with all my teams, but with the Cubs, in … Continued
May 2, 2021: Waking Up
Sorry, just waking up from my celebration bender of the Bears picking Justin Fields… haha. No matter what else is going on in Chicago sports right now, and as always, there is plenty going on, and as always, we’ll get … Continued
May 1, 2021: Cherry Time
As the NFL draft wrapped up on Saturday, my brother sent me a text with all the positions taken late by the Bears; he asked me if I was happy… I said, yes, of course; how can any Bears fan … Continued
April 30, 2021: Fields of Dreams
Who is Justin Fields? Well, you can figure that out. You can look him up, watch highlights, listen to projections. You can hear the positives, the negatives. On Thursday night, when the Bears traded up from the 20th to the … Continued