January 16, 2017: 1000
I was going to talk about the Cubs visit to the White House wasn’t I? Yes, I was, but then I looked up, and saw that this blog will be my 1000th. That’s kind of a milestone, so let me … Continued
January 14, 2017: Live in LA
One of the best things about living in LA… besides getting engaged to my wife out here, besides my West Coast family, besides the ocean and the mountains, besides 3.5 hours to Vegas, besides Tommy’s, was the fact that I … Continued
January 12, 2017: La La Land
No, not the movie. I told my wife she could go ahead and watch that without me, since I wouldn’t be around for a few days. It was the return to La La Land and it felt so good. It … Continued
January 11, 2017: Not Our Problem
The Bulls have enough problems. We don’t need any more. With Derrick Rose in the news again recently, it feels good to say…that’s not our problem. I don’t regret trading him. Although he has been doing ok, and the Bulls … Continued
January 10, 2017: Rondo Rondo Rondo
So here we are. What a fine mess the Bulls have gotten themselves into this time. It’s not surprising. It just makes me hate the front office and the coach that much more. Even though Rondo sucks, it’s not his … Continued
January 7, 2017: Reigning Buckets
“I love what I do. I don’t want to let this organization down, my teammates, this city. I live for this; this is what I wake up for.” These are the words of Jimmy Butler after the Bulls win on … Continued
January 5, 2017: Empty Win
Is there any win that we could call an “empty win”? A win that doesn’t bring you a good feeling. One that is seemingly meaningless… Well, I know we beat the Cavs on Wednesday, but that sure felt like one … Continued
January 2, 2017: Let Jimmy Take Over
Oh move over rover, and let Jimmy take over! OK, so it was actually the other Jimmy, Jimi Hendrix, that was being referred to in his song “Fire”, but the UC now plays and flashes that on the jumbotron when … Continued
January 1, 2017: New Year, Same Old Blog
This can’t be a good sign for 2017. The new year has started, and I’m already behind on my blog. What does that mean? It means I’m busy with other shit, like family stuff, and enjoying my time off, so … Continued
December 29, 2016: Clutch Bucket Time
We knew it a long time ago here. Back when I was starting up a new feature, called Player’s Club, we wrote about him here: http://www.thelocalsportstalk.com/december 27-2014-the-butler-did-it/. That was almost 2 years ago to the day. Read it if you … Continued