October 3, 2017: Lining Up

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You smell that?  That’s the smell of playoff baseball.  It smells like… the Cubs time of year.  First up on the road back to the top is Washington DC.  How will we be lining up? Let’s take a crack at … Continued

October 2, 2017: Trubisky Freed

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I’m not the one to tell you I told you so, but…I told you so.  Back on September 3rd, in the first part of my two-part Bears season preview, I told you exactly how this season would unfold.  The Bears … Continued

October 1, 2017: Hello October

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The calendar turns to the month of October again today.  This tells us that the MLB postseason is about to begin.  Too many years this has meant the end of the baseball season in Chicago.  For the 3rd straight year, … Continued

September 30, 2017: The Hate Files XXIX

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Six months?!?  Six months since the last Hate Files.  It was a doozy though.  The hate I had kept inside for Jay Cutler was something fierce.  This one is definitely not on that same level, but it has its similarities. … Continued

September 29, 2017: Mouthpiece

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Back to the Bears Packers game for a minute…now that I’ve finished by Glennon rant; I did have some other thoughts.  Plus, I better get all the non-Cubs posts in that I can before next week. I’d love to do … Continued

September 28, 2017: Getting Tired

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Why was I fighting it?  I tried to take a quick nap during the rain delay… that didn’t help.  I was still fighting to keep my eyes open.  But why?  Why was I forcing myself to stay up to watch … Continued

September 27, 2017: 157 and In

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That felt good.  Once I saw that Addison Russell HR stay fair down the third base line, I knew the game was ours.  Ding dong the Cardinals are dead is what I sent out.  Adding two more in the frame … Continued

September 26, 2017: The Loneliest Number

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After splitting the first two games in St. Louis, and seeing Milwaukee hang on to win their game, the Cubs magic number is now 1.  One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do… I was ready to celebrate on … Continued

September 25, 2017: Carrying Glennon

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I know, I know.  I should just be happy that the Bears won one.  I am, please don’t misunderstand me.  But it was a win in spite of Glennon.  Remember all those games we won in spite of our quarterback? … Continued

September 24, 2017: Business Handled

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We had some business to attend to this weekend in Milwaukee.  A series split would be the bare minimum.  After winning the first 2 games of the series, we were guaranteed of that.  Anything now was gravy. I forgot they … Continued