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

August 31, 2016: An Event

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It’s must watch TV at this point.  Yes, you may feel a bit tired of the regular season already… with a magic number of 16 before the calendar turned to September.  But, if you’re not watching the Cubs right now, … Continued

August 29, 2016: Extra Extra

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Did you stay up to see the end of the Cubs Pirates game Monday night?  I actually was awake, and I was very pleased with the ending. We’ve pretty much owned the Pirates. After Monday’s win, 10-3 against them this … Continued