August 29, 2015: Whiff City

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If you’ve watched the last 2 Cubs games, you have seen plenty of strikeouts.  The Cubs faced the world series MVP and regular season NL MVP in back to back games, and the results haven’t been pretty. 11 Ks against … Continued

August 27, 2015: Draft Night

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Fantasy Football is back.  As draft night rolled around, I was surprisingly unprepared.  It’s amazing how work gets in the way…  I needed to cram for the draft and compile my information in about 30 minutes.  I wonder how my … Continued

August 26, 2015: Baywatch

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Who didn’t like that show?  I mean, Pamela Anderson in her prime.. that red bathing suit.  I would dream of having to be saved by her… her lifting my big ass out of the ocean… plopping me down in the … Continued

August 25, 2015: Walking Off

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How great was that?  There sure feels like there is something magical going on at Wrigley these days.  The Cubs won another thriller, their 5th in a row, as they improved to 21 games over .500. They are now 6.5 … Continued

August 24, 2015: The Dream

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“We had the dream since training camp, to make Chicago a Super Bowl champ” In this 2nd installation of the 1985 flashback special feature, we look at where this dream began. Now, we could look at how this team was … Continued

August 23, 2015: Braver

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The Cubs finished off the sweep today.  It was another 4 game variety.  We were just talking about 1945. That was the year the Cubs last saw the World Series.  The Tigers beat them in 7 that year.  This is … Continued

August 21, 2015: Battle of Aces

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OK Sox fans… here’s some love. Tonight’s matchup between the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners will feature two of the best pitchers in major league baseball today:  Chris Sale vs Felix Hernandez.  Who you got? Seriously, who would you … Continued

August 20, 2015: Giddy Up

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In writing my blog, I try to never use the same title twice.  When beginning to write this one, the first two titles I had were already taken… The Stopper was the first one.  I had used this back when Jake beat the … Continued