December 22, 2017: Double L
The winning streaks came crashing to an end last night. Both the Bulls and the Blackhawks lost on the road; time to start a new streak. The Blackhawks game was the nightcap; it was a snoozer. It’s one of those … Continued
December 20, 2017: One of the Best in the East
After the Bulls latest win, a clobbering of the Magic (who were missing 3/5 of their starting lineup), Denzel Valentine has now proclaimed the Bulls one of the best teams in the eastern conference; silly Denzel. Let me take a … Continued
December 18, 2017: MVP Niko
I finally did it. I finally got on that exercise bike we had bought a few weeks back; man, my thighs were burning. I’m so out of shape it’s not even funny. I got on the scale last week for … Continued
December 13, 2017: Tide Turning
Remember that post a few days back about the team that has the most wins since October 1st being the Cubs? Yeah, well, since then, it has been quite the winning streak for the Chicago teams. It’s been a combined … Continued
December 9, 2017: Trophy Time
It was playoff time for the winless Timber Pups. I wasn’t even sure if we’d have a playoff game, but this is the 4-6 league, so everybody gets in. After last week’s loss, and I looked at the schedule, … Continued
December 6, 2017: St. Nick
Does anybody out there celebrate St. Nick’s day? Today is that day. Not many of the kids I grew up with celebrated it; not many people that I know today celebrate it. But we did, and we still do. My … Continued
December 5, 2017: Ice Cold
Have you seen that stat? The one that shows our Chicago teams and how many wins they each have from October 1st? It’s disgusting. The White Sox actually did play a game in October; their last regular season game of … Continued
December 2, 2017: Winless Playoff Team
Have you ever heard of a winless playoff team? Well, my TimberPups were trying to avoid that description in our last regular season game. I found out before the game that we would be in the playoffs regardless. The game … Continued
November 30, 2017: Double Barrel
I love that double barrel action; Blackhawks, Bulls, Blackhawks, Bulls… it was nice to watch the end of both games. It sucked to see both of them lose. Feels good to finally be caught up; it hasn’t been easy. I … Continued
November 28, 2017: Ex Checking
You ever wonder what happened to your ex? There have been some ex-Chicago sports figures in the news lately… let’s do some ex-checking. Let’s start with Derrick Rose. Word is that he is contemplating retiring after another injury at the … Continued