August 16, 2017: Winning Ugly

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To borrow a phrase from the first team I remember, the 1983 Sox, winning ugly pretty much defined the Cubs victory on Wednesday night over the Reds.  After blowing a big lead, it took a wild pitch in the bottom … Continued

August 14, 2017: Monday Fun Day

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Let’s be honest.  Mondays suck.  If it is your first day back at work from the weekend, like it is for a bunch of us, it is not a fun day.  Like they say in Office Space, it sounds like … Continued

August 13, 2017: Not Looking Back

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When Jake said that a couple weeks ago, about not looking back… about taking the NL Central lead and running with it, he was right… until after Saturday’s game.  Yes, we were still percentage points in first place, so technically … Continued

August 12, 2017: Granola Bar Magic

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We made it.  Championship Saturday was here for my 4-6 year old Cubs.  How did they fare? Well, I was concerned; not THAT concerned, but based on our performance in 9:30am games, I feared we would be sleep walking.  I … Continued

August 11, 2017: Must Watch TV

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I’ll be the first one to tell you that I don’t care about preseason football.  I never make time to watch it.  Wake me when the regular season starts.  I’ll also tell you how pissed I was this past draft … Continued

August 10, 2017: Back to 35th

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For the second time this year, and second straight week, I was back at Comiskey Park III to view a Sox game in person.  This time was the Father’s Day game, which includes my brother, brother in law, and dad; … Continued

August 9, 2017: Wrong Way

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The Cubs have now lost 3 straight series.  I was thinking one step forward, two steps back… or maybe like running in place, but then I thought of one of the Curious George books I read to my son, where … Continued

August 8, 2017: San Francisco Treat

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It’s certainly not a bowl of Froot Loops, but that’s what I was enjoying as I committed to staying up and watching this first game of the road trip in its entirety in San Francisco on Monday night.  I was … Continued

August 7, 2017: South Beach Talents

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We’ve already seen this…all of this.  The guy we love to hate took his talents to South Beach.  The only way this is similar is the way I feel about Cutler. Nobody tops Lebron in the hate rankings, but when … Continued