December 7, 2016: Turn Up The Flame

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First Sale, then Soler, then Eaton, then Chapman…  Turn up the flame… the hot stove is a burning, and Chicago is right in the middle of it. I think overall, Sox fans were satisfied with the Sale deal.  Giving up … Continued

December 6, 2016: Sold

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So it happened… it actually happened.  The White Sox traded Chris Sale for 4 Red Sox prospects.  I can’t believe they actually did it. For a couple reasons I guess… the first being, the White Sox typically don’t do anything … Continued

December 5, 2016: The New Go To

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It was one night last week, and there was nothing much on TV.  So, I thought, let me watch some of Game 7 of the World Series again.  I went to the DVR list, and it was gone!  I immediately … Continued

December 4, 2016: Long Time Coming

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It’s been strange to not have any so far this year.  With the forecast 110% correct, we got slammed with our first snowfall of the year on Sunday.  Our mild fall & winter is officially over; the first snow has … Continued

December 3, 2016: Best and Worst

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The Bulls played back to back games on Friday and Saturday night.  It was a win vs the best team in the conference, and a loss vs the worst team in the league.  It was the best and worst… an … Continued

December 2, 2016: Week 13 49ers at Bears

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Welcome to the Toilet Bowl.  As Bowl season is about to begin, this would be an appropriate name for this Sunday’s matchup on the Lakefront.  It’s the 2 worst teams in the NFL not from Cleveland.  Some people may even … Continued

December 1, 2016: Home Ice

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The Blackhawks returned to home ice this past Tuesday.  That first home game back after the return from the Circus Trip, is usually a tough one.  The Hawks were able to pull it off in OT vs the Panthers.  They … Continued

November 30, 2016: Playing Down

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Playing down to an opponent… we’ve seen it before.  It’s not just our teams that do it; it happens to a lot of good teams.  Teams underestimate an opponent.  They feel like they don’t have to give it their all; … Continued