September 7, 2019: Rewarding Participation

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How do you feel about rewarding participation?  You know, the whole “participation trophy” thing vs only rewarding the “winners” in each league.  Well, I have some thoughts as you may have guessed. In professional sports, there are no participation trophies, … Continued

September 6, 2019: Letting It Roll Off

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I’m ok actually…surprisingly. What a clunker of a game by the Bears on the offensive side of the ball; they were quite offensive. The defense looked awesome. So I was half right with my predicted score. Green Bay did score … Continued

September 5, 2019: Bears Time

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I wrote all that stuff about the Bears Packers game, and really didn’t talk about the game itself.  So I’m back… on gameday… getting ready for Bears Time! It’s year 2 in the Nagy system for Trubisky; he WILL be … Continued

September 3, 2019: The Return of Zo

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He rejoined the team on Saturday, but it wasn’t until Tuesday evening did we see the return of Zo.  Ben Zobrist was back in the lineup, leading off, vs the Mariners at Wrigley on Tuesday. First thing: thankfully Heyward isn’t … Continued

September 2, 2019: Five is Enough

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It was a long, long time coming. The Cubs were on a streak of 24 scoreless innings heading into the 7th inning on Monday afternoon in Wrigley. They were losing too, 1-0. The innings leading up to this point were … Continued

September 1, 2019: Missing Another

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There’s no disputing it: the Cubs have had their chances. From all the guys in scoring position to the opportunities to put some distance between us and everybody else, the Cubs can only look in the mirror when asking themselves … Continued

August 31, 2019: The Experts

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Yeah, I still have a subscription to Sports Illustrated. Magazines and newspapers are a thing of the past. With everything available at your finger tips, why order a magazine and actually have to hold something physical in your hand to … Continued

August 30, 2019: Going Once

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For the first time in years, maybe ever, I have 2 fantasy football teams going.  We had the first year keeper draft last week.  Love the concept of building my team for the long haul; hate the snake draft.  It … Continued

August 29, 2019: Going Oppo

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If you told me that you were not worried heading into New York after the way we played in Wrigley vs the Nationals, facing the guys we were going to face, on the road where we’ve sucked all year, I’d call … Continued