April 28, 2024: One Heck of a Day
This day would go down as one of my son’s best sports days ever. It all started with his 2nd track meet; his first event was the 4×400 relay. Last week, they finished in 2nd place. The race began, and … Continued
April 27, 2024: The Return to Baseball
This is my son’s last year under contract. Yes, I told him if he didn’t want to play baseball after this year, he doesn’t have to. Up until this point, which pretty much applies to all the sports he has … Continued
April 26, 2024: Imanaga Time
When the Cubs signed Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga, sorry if I wasn’t over the top thrilled. I mean, I was happy the Cubs actually brought somebody new in, somebody for our rotation, at least one big free agent signing; no … Continued
April 25, 2024: How It Should Be
When I think about the Bears and the NFL Draft, let me tell you… I don’t get a lot of warm and fuzzies. There have been many drafts where I have been unhappy; in fact, I can’t think of a … Continued
April 24, 2024: Praying for Wins
So one day before the new era for the Chicago Bears will begin, the Bears roll out a new stadium plan. Let’s recap. The Bears wanted a new stadium, but Chicago didn’t seem like they wanted to cooperate. They buy … Continued
April 23, 2024: 10 Years Later
Time flies when you’re having fun… It was 10 years ago, that I posted my very first blog. If you don’t remember it (ha!), here it is: So here we sit, 10 years later, and what has changed? In the … Continued
April 22, 2024: Picking the NBA Finals Winner
OK, the NBA playoffs are off and running… who you got? I have the Denver Nuggets. I know, boring pick. When was the last repeat NBA champ? Golden State in 2017 & 2018; it wasn’t that long ago. Although their … Continued
April 21, 2024: Track Star
Sunday fun day. The first ever track meet for my son. He didn’t participate in Track & Field last year at school, but after another solid year of Cross Country in the books back in the Fall, he was asked … Continued
April 20, 2024: 420
April 20th… 2 weeks since my Mom passed. Now normally, April 20th, or “420”, would be a day to celebrate; this day was supposed to be no different. We had our son’s school’s fund raiser this evening; we were planning … Continued
April 19, 2024: End of the Line
A day after the Blackhawks season ended, the Bulls joined them for their summer vacation. The feelings for the Bulls are drastically different than the hope and optimism that builds for the young Hawks. The Bulls are literally in no-man’s … Continued