Cubs

Friday was Showtime… but not the Showtime that ran LA in the 80s.  Man, the Lakers have had some good teams over the years.  The Showtime Lakers, Shaq and Kobe, back in the day Chamberlain, West, Baylor… even George Mikan.  … Continued

If you’ve been keeping up with the catch up, you would have noticed a theme the last few days.  My migration to the west coast, the reason for my movement westwards, and a dig at the LA Queen.  Yeah, it’s … Continued

She was a north side girl.  Someone with the same born and raised credentials as me; it’s only fitting.  Someone who loves the city, just like me.  Yeah, she’d probably rather be in that warm weather wearing sandals year round, … Continued

Sometimes when I fall behind, I go off the beaten path to get back to current.  Sometimes this route less travelled will dip away from Chicago sports for a minute.  And that minute is now. Born and raised are words … Continued

I tried to do a feature on gambling on this blog before; it didn’t really stick.  I mean, if I wasn’t wagering real money on games, what do my picks mean anyways?  I tried to do the whole fantasy football … Continued

Go ahead. Tell me the most famous Chicago sports athlete to wear the number 70. Yeah, you’re right; Joe Maddon wears that number, but that’s cheating. I’m talking about a player! There have been exactly 0 players for the Cubs … Continued

Big news this week in the NBA:  Another superstar player wants to leave his team to play for another team of his choice, most likely teaming up with multiple other superstar players to stack the deck in an attempt to … Continued

OK, I tried to make myself feel better about my teams, and there are a lot of great memories; there are a lot of things to feel good about.  We have been lucky to see what we have, and to … Continued