September 10, 2016: Astros

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Unlike the Giants talked about earlier this week, there is only one team with the name Astros; they reside in Houston, which is where the Cubs find themselves this weekend.  Let’s do some quick things off the top of your … Continued

September 9, 2016: Week 1 Bears at Texans

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They’re baaack.  Da Bears are ready to rock for the 2016 season.  First on tap, a week one match up in Houston against the Texans.  How are you feeling? For everybody standing on the ledge, come on in to watch … Continued

September 8, 2016: Too Soon

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NFL season is upon us.  Everybody can’t wait until football begins.  With the fantasy leagues, office pools, escape from crappy baseball seasons, and just overall love for football, NFL season is highly anticipated.  I’m not feeling it this year.  Is … Continued

September 7, 2016: Watching the Wild Card

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Besides counting down that magic number, which is single digits after the Cardinals lost on Wednesday, the next most important thing will be watching the way the NL Wild Card plays out.  With the best record in the NL, the … Continued

September 5, 2016: Giants

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The Cubs just won 3 of 4 this weekend over the team they call Giants. It’s a name that’s shared with an NFL team. They both used to reside in New York. Of course I have no memories of the … Continued

September 4, 2016: Kicked to the Curb

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Sunday night brought some surprising news for us Bears fans.  The Bears kicked their all time leading point getter to the curb. Robbie Gould was released. I was pissed off.  He was the last connection to the 2006 Super Bowl … Continued

September 2, 2016: False Alarm

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No hitter in progress. That’s the message I got about 3pm on Friday. I said really?  Jon Lester had just worked 6 no hit innings. It was time to pay attention. Not that I’m ever not paying attention, but a … Continued

September 1, 2016: The Forecast

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Am I the only one not freaking out about the Bears this year?  This has nothing to do with their final preseason victory, which I just found out what the result was.  It doesn’t matter that they went 1-3, same … Continued