September 22, 2018: Fly The L
“How about those Cubs?” is what I heard a couple weeks back from a notorious Sox fan/Cubs hater at my job when the Brewers closed in on first place. I was edgy; I let it get to me a bit. … Continued
September 21, 2018: Week 3 Bears at Cardinals
Got the first W, check. Talked about reserving judgment on Trubisky, check. Now a visit to Arizona to face the Cardinals. Let the good times roll. Anybody filling out the wins and losses for the Bears this year has to … Continued
September 20, 2018: Two Nights Off
After 29 games in 29 days, the Cubs decided to take a break…the day before their off day. The Brewers won too, so the lead is back to 2.5 games, but I’m not sweating it. We made it. We got … Continued
September 19, 2018: Late Nights
Tuesday and Wednesday nights will be the last late nights of the baseball regular season. They may be the last late nights of the year, depending on who the Cubs are matched up with in the playoffs and when that … Continued
September 18, 2018: Three in the Desert
The Cubs were able to win the series against the Reds at Wrigley, barely. That was good enough for a 2.5 lead with 13 to go. Now it was time for three in the desert; it will be the last … Continued
September 17, 2018: About Damn Time
The Bears are not in last place in the NFC North. The Bears bounced back after their week 1 bust to even up their record at 1-1. They won a game they were supposed to win. It feels good; about … Continued
September 16, 2018: Week 2 Preview Seahawks at Bears
OK, it’s been a week since the debacle that was Game 1… I think we’re all recovered now, right? It’s only 1 game people! I’m happy that this happened at the beginning of the season vs the end; we have … Continued
September 15, 2018: Unlikely Heroes
It’s all hands on deck time. With a little more than 2 weeks to go and a 1.5 game lead in the division, the Cubbies need everybody. They had some unlikely heroes in this big W Friday night. Let’s start … Continued
September 14, 2018: Certainly Questionable
It was certainly questionable making the Cubs and Nationals play a make up game in the path of a soon to be arriving hurricane. They made it out OK; of course it had to go extras. But the most important … Continued
September 13, 2018: Stepping Down
Nobody stepped up for the Cubs in this one; well, Hendricks pitched good enough to win. But the offense… they continued stepping down. Is it really all these games in all these days without rest? Some people scoff at that; … Continued