Archive for November, 2009
The Roar Is Back
There is finally a must see sports team in Chicago. No, not the bumbling Bears or the happy to be mediocre Bulls. Neither one of those two putrid teams can hold a candle to the United Center's other tenant, The Chicago Blackhawks. The roar is back in Chicago. The Hawks put themselves back on the map last year with a remarkable run to the NHL's [...]
Golden No More
It seems like ten years ago, but really it was only September 5th. My phone was blowing up with texts telling me that "they're back" and "everybody better take a look". Notre Dame was in the midst of beating up Nevada 35-0 in their first game of the '09 season. You would have thought they had just beaten Tim Teblows and Florida in the BCS [...]
Kirk Shoots and Misses……..Again.
He has somehow gotten worse. A former member of team USA, Kirk Hinrich is a key member of the Chicago Bulls. He is the 6th man on an average team that desperately needs him to play well. So fan this season though, Kirk has been awful. He is shooting 36% from the field, 68% from the free throw stripe, and an Eddie Robinson like 31% from the 3 point [...]
2010 Chicago Cubs:New Owner…..Same Problem
I like most lifelong Cubs fans of my generation have always had a common complaint, "Why won't they just sell the team?" I have been through a lot as a Cub fan in my lifetime. I remember as a 4 year old in 1984 when the Cubs won the division my dad telling me "I hope you remember this because it doesn't happen very often." No it doesn't. For [...]
