Archive for December, 2009
Louie’s Most Memorable Sports Moments Of The 2000’s
Let's face it, the last decade in Chicago sports has been a complete suck fest. The Chicago Tribune has been saying this decade has been a "Golden Age of Chicago Sports", but c'mon, who really believes that? When you are the nation's 3rd largest market and can claim ONE world championship in ten years that's not exactly "Golden". Shit, this hasn't [...]
The De Facto Bulls GM Is Back…
As we sit here on Christmas Day, Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro made it through Christmas Eve with his job in hand. Barely. Everyone knows how I feel about Del Negro, but that's not why I'm writing this piece. I am resigned to the fact that Vinny may be the coach through this miserable season. I am fine with that as long as the Sleepy John Paxson and [...]
Louie’s Christmas Rant
With Christmas a few days away, I decided to get a few things off my chest. There is so much going on in the sports/entertainment world I cannot keep up. My head is spinning like it does after a Vinny Del Negro in-bounds play. This isn't the 12 days of Christmas, but it is Louie's 12 things I saw coming like a defense sees a Jay Cutler pass coming [...]
Week 15 NFL Picks
After a 9-6 week 14, I'm feeling like Sam "Ace" Rothstein heading into the home stretch. Maybe not, but things are looking up as we head to week 15 of the NFL season. There are only 8 teams mathematically eliminated from the playoff picture, (yes, the Bears are one of the eight) which means they are in the group of the Raiders, Browns, Lambs, [...]
Going Nowhere…..Again
The hot stove is heating up all over baseball, but all you hear at Clark and Addison is crickets. That, and the constant noise of Jim Hendry going through his fast food bags scrambling for the last french fry. It's the middle of December and the General Manager of the Cubs has done zero to the help the Cubs improve the cesspool he built. Oh, I [...]
Week 14 NFL Picks
As it turned out, my week 12 record of 10-5-1 was a mirage. It was back to reality in unlucky week 13, but being the gluten for punishment that I am, I'm back for more. Last week's 5-11 record brought me closer to the Louie Line(mediocrity at it's finest). I would have had the Bucs-Panthers game right if Josh Freeman hadn't morphed into Jake [...]
Bye Bye Vinny
The marriage between the no mind coach who had never held a clip board and the organization who has forgotten who they are is hopefully nearing its end. When Vinny Del Negro was hired as the new Bulls head coach last year, I was in shock. That shock followed 648 F-bombs and a cell phone breaking number of "they did what?" texts. The Chicago [...]
Week 13 NFL Picks
It finally happened in week 12 of the NFL season for me. I finally had a winning week picking games. Spirits are high after my 10-5-1 record last week. That can only mean one thing, I'm in major trouble this week. Will week 13 be unlucky or can I continue my mini momentum? We will find out soon enough. Before I get to my picks I wanted give my [...]
Tiger Really Is Like Mike
Who didn't see this coming? I had the under in the "when will Tiger be caught cheating on his wife" story. Mega stars like Tiger Woods don't stay faithful to one woman! I hate to sound like a sexist, but really now, did anyone think Tiger was walking a straight and narrow all this time? I like Tiger Woods. I think he is the most dominant athlete [...]
Bowden The Dynasty Builder
A good portion of Florida State football fans got their wish on Tuesday. After a 34 year run in Tallahassee, Bobby Bowden retired from the program he built from scratch. Even with the expected news that has been rumored for the past few days, the news still was a surprise to many college football fans. It sure was to me even though I think it was [...]
