The Story of Abe

Buster Olney, over at ESPN, broke the story the other day that MLB and the MLBPA have been talking about potential realignments of he divisions and leagues.  Needless to say this sparked the internet with lots of interesting and bizarre ideas. » Read the rest of this entry «

Well, I jumped on the Bulls bandwagon with such excitement after game 1 that I didn’t remember to fasten my seat belt, and i now find myself curled up, bruised and battered on the side of the road. » Read the rest of this entry «

The Cubs are 46 games into the season, just past the 1/4 mark, so it seems as good a time as any to reflect on the past two months of games.  The season started with the Cubs setting a record for mediocrity, which is odd even for the Cubs.  During the first two weeks of the season the Cubs hit records of 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, and 10-10 before hitting a four game loosing streak.  Today they sit in 4th place in the Central Division, 7 games out.

Sean Marshall - Cubs 1944 Throwbacks

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The last time the NBA MVP played for Chicago was 1997-98.  The last time the Bulls had more than 50 wins (and it just happened to also be 62 wins) was 1997-98, the same year they last won their division and took the first seed in the Eastern Conference.  The last time the NBA Coach of the Year worked in Chicago was 1995-96, the same year the Executive of the Year award was last in Chicago.  1995-96 just happened to be the year the Bulls Blasted through the Regular Season to a still record 72 wins. » Read the rest of this entry «

A couple of days late, but “better late than never”. As they say. And if there is any place where the cliche is ingrained in it’s essence, well it’s Baseball or nothing.

Wait Til Next Year

“Wait Till Next Year,” a mainstay of us Cub fans, is on hold for at least a little while. And After a shaky game and a half, the Cubs are sitting pretty at 1-1, so hope is still alive! » Read the rest of this entry «