December 6, 2017: St. Nick
Does anybody out there celebrate St. Nick’s day? Today is that day. Not many of the kids I grew up with celebrated it; not many people that I know today celebrate it. But we did, and we still do. My … Continued
December 5, 2017: Ice Cold
Have you seen that stat? The one that shows our Chicago teams and how many wins they each have from October 1st? It’s disgusting. The White Sox actually did play a game in October; their last regular season game of … Continued
December 4, 2017: Crash and Burn
The fat lady is singing. Another fantasy football season has come and gone without a championship. This sucks. It wasn’t really close. AJ Green made it close in my matchup; but of course I was playing only 1 of the … Continued
December 3, 2017: Good As Gould
I don’t know how many times I’ve sent this text message to my brother while Robbie was with the Bears. You knew when we ran him out there, there was a very good chance that he would make the kick. … Continued
December 2, 2017: Winless Playoff Team
Have you ever heard of a winless playoff team? Well, my TimberPups were trying to avoid that description in our last regular season game. I found out before the game that we would be in the playoffs regardless. The game … Continued
December 1, 2017: Week 13 49ers at Bears
After three straight losses, the hopes for this year, as little as they may have been, are gone. It’s time to get like the Bulls and zero in on that top draft pick. No, no, sorry, I can’t push for … Continued
November 30, 2017: Double Barrel
I love that double barrel action; Blackhawks, Bulls, Blackhawks, Bulls… it was nice to watch the end of both games. It sucked to see both of them lose. Feels good to finally be caught up; it hasn’t been easy. I … Continued
November 29, 2017: Watching the Replay
Have you ever watched the replay of a Blackhawks game the following day? I can’t really remember if I have; don’t really do that period across the board. However, there I was, Tuesday afternoon, sitting there watching the replay of the … Continued
November 28, 2017: Ex Checking
You ever wonder what happened to your ex? There have been some ex-Chicago sports figures in the news lately… let’s do some ex-checking. Let’s start with Derrick Rose. Word is that he is contemplating retiring after another injury at the … Continued
November 27, 2017: Fantasy Bloodbath
It started on Thanksgiving day & night… it ended with the Sunday Night Football game… I got absolutely destroyed in my fantasy matchup. It was truly a fantasy bloodbath. Believe it or not, I was winning before Sunday Night’s game. … Continued