December 21, 2024: Rickey
I couldn’t believe when I heard the news: Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65. Wow. It’s inevitable. We get older, more and more people that we know die; I took one to the jugular this year in that … Continued
December 20, 2024: The Half Point Decision
How many games are decided by a half point? None. There are no wins or losses in the standings decided by a half point, at least not in any of the four major sports. However… as the world gets more … Continued
December 19, 2024: Third Time
On Tuesday night, for the third time in three years, my son’s basketball team finished the regular season undefeated. That’s 5th grade, 6th grade, and now 7th grade… the boys have not lost a conference game. Shit, when it’s their … Continued
December 18, 2024: Bye Bye Belli
The Cubs have been making some moves… finally. There was an addition and a subtraction; overall, I feel pretty good about it. Let’s start with the great news. The Cubs got Kyle Tucker; why do I want to call him … Continued
December 17, 2024: Final Four Fantasy Football
For as bad as Chicago sports are right now, I’m very thankful for my son’s basketball team; he’s carrying me right now… haha. Well, there is one other thing: Fantasy Football. After this weekend, all but 4 teams in each … Continued
December 16, 2024: National Debacle
As the day went on, and the time for Monday Night Football came close, my friend asked me a question: “Couldn’t they flex us out of Monday Night? Jeez…” I knew exactly what he meant. He’s a Raiders fan; they … Continued
December 15, 2024: Match Meeting
Sunday morning was the quarterfinals of the 8th grade basketball tournament my son was participating in. The team they were playing was good, or so we heard. As the game began, you could tell it would be a good matchup. … Continued
December 14, 2024: All Day Basketball
No sleeping in on Saturday mornings for this here guy. This year my son’s basketball practices include Saturday morning from 7am-9am; that’s cool with me. I don’t mind getting up early. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to sleep … Continued
December 13, 2024: Cruising
You ever go cruising? Back in the day, that’s what we did. Got into the car and started driving, aided by some party favors along the way. Not all, but many times this “cruising” we did, took us to the … Continued
December 12, 2024: No Limit
OK, Archer Ave and Western… where we left off. Lindy’s Chili used to be right there; good stuff. Burger King… think it’s still there, where one of my friends had his first job. I believe there used to be a … Continued