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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:23 PM

Stuff I Like: Podcasts

I love my iPod. I held out for the longest time in getting one. I used to be an "early adopter" with new technology, but that sort of fell by the wayside as I moved into my late 20s. This also coincides with the time that iPods started taking...
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Monday, April 21, 2008 9:48 PM

NFL Franchise QBs: How do the Bears stack up?

With the draft coming up, I was thinking about "franchise QBs" and why the Bears were so lousy at acquiring them. I then started to wonder how the Bears stacked up against the other 31 NFL teams in terms of Quarterbacks and how bad they really...
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Friday, April 04, 2008 12:07 AM

Book Review: Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty, and the Say Hey Kid

I like reading sports books, as you may well remember from this post a few weeks ago. One thing I realized when compiling that list is how baseball-centric my reading choices are (at least when it comes to sports books). I enjoy football as much as anybody...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:58 PM

Stuff I Like: Sports Books Edition

There's not a lot going on with Chicago Sports these days, unless you want to talk about Felix Pie's Twisted Testicle. And while that might be an excellent name for a Fantasy team, it's something I'd rather not discuss at length. So with...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:39 PM

Is New England's Loss Good for the NFL?

The Patriots' loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl the other day might have been a blessing in disguise for the NFL. I don't think it made a difference in the ( stellar ) ratings, but from an image standpoint. A New England win would have brought...
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Sunday, February 03, 2008 10:19 PM

GEE, MEN!!!!!! Eli and the Giants Shock the Patriots

"I cannot believe what I just saw." - Jack Buck, after Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series. The game has been over for over an hour, and I still can't believe it. Eli Manning and the New York...
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:37 PM

Super Predictions

The 42nd edition of the Big Game is Sunday, and I'm going to state right now that this game is a win-win for me. My reasoning is simple. If the Patriots win, they'll shut up the New York Giants -- a team I despise. They'll also shut up the...
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:46 PM

NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round Recap

Went to Blackhawks game with the CSB crew Friday night and had a great time. Hawks lost, but the beer was cold and what else is new? Didn't get a chance to watch the Bulls suck it up in Atlanta today, nor is there any Cubs or Sox news to write about...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:30 PM

Another Former Cub Makes the Hall

For the second time in three years, a former Cubs reliever was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Goose Gossage on receiving baseball's highest honor. After coming up with the White Sox and never really establishing himself,...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:07 PM

The Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mark Prior

The Mitchell Report came out today and let me be the first to say that it was rather underwhelming. In short, Mitchell found that Major League Baseball has had a big problem with rampant use of performance enhancing drugs over the last 20 years. Shocking...
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:09 PM

MLB Playoffs/Cubs Manager: Who to Root For

Well, Girardi got canned today and the Marlins immediately, and I mean immediately, hired Fredi Gonzalez to be his replacement. So that knocks off one of the leading candidates for the job. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Girardi's an excellent candidate...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:00 PM

Book Review: The Last Nine Innings

In the spirit of the Cubs series with the Diamondbacks, I'm going to review a baseball book I recently read, " The Last Nine Innings ," by Charles Euchner. The book uses Game 7 of the 2001 World Series (New York at Arizona) as an allegory for the game...
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Friday, April 28, 2006 10:27 PM

Draft Shakeup: Texans take Williams

The Houston Texans have taken a pass on consensus number one pick Reggie Bush, and have elected to go with DE Mario Williams. Wow. This move renders all mock drafts meaningless. Well, the first 10 picks anyways. I simply don't understand the move. Williams...
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Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:00 PM

For Sale?

The Wall Street Journal had a column today about troubles at the Tribune Company , and it went as far as suggesting selling the Cubs might be in the company's best interests. The Cubs, as we all know, are a cash cow for TribCo. They spent $21 million...
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Friday, March 17, 2006 10:00 AM

Bonds Update

Bud Selig was in the booth last night at the WBC and I was almost positive that he would get nothing but softball questions from Jon Miller about how great the WBC has turned out. No doubt about it, that's how the interview started. After a few minutes...
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