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Random thoughts while wondering whether the Houston Astros — who have a big-league worst 38-79 record after losing 7-1 to the Chicago Cubs on Monday (Aug. 13) — really will be shifting to the American League West next season or whether they will be relegated to Class AAA: * On hand on a rainy evening [...]
Imagine. John Lennon’s “Imagine” and the image of the late member of the Beatles were part of the Olympic Games closing ceremonies Sunday (Aug. 12) in London. Somebody involved had an active imagination — because Lennon involvement would seem antithetical to what the free-spirited soul believed in. But, hey, better to have his presence — [...]
Among the sacrifices some of us make in the name of journalism — or whatever it is that we do around here — is occasionally missing a sporting event to attend to other matters. Real-life matters. And so it was that on Saturday (Aug. 11) your humble correspondent traveled to the Stephens Convention Center in [...]
You want to find a bright side to center Dwight Howard being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers? A bright side for Chicago Bulls fans and not Lakers fans. Well, the Magic appears to be weaker. But the Philadelphia 76ers, who obtained center Andrew Bynum in the four-team trade, might be [...]
Fearless forecast: Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer (or maybe president of baseball operations Theo Epstein or possibly both) will garner votes for National League executive of the year if the team can deal Alfonso Soriano to a contending team this season. With a home run Thursday (Aug. 9), Soriano joined Andre Dawson as the [...]
The NFL is extremely opposed to gambling. Which is why there is a league-issued injury list that outlines various levels of likelihood of physically impaired players actually playing on any given Sunday, Monday, Thursday, whenever. So that there’s a level playing field for bettors. Huh? Precisely. If not for gambling, the NFL would not enjoy [...]
Midweek musings: The Detroit Tigers have cut the Chicago White Sox’s lead in the American League Central to one-half game. In that we’re still reasonably early in August, it is reasonable for Sox fans not to panic. The first week in September is a much better time for all that. Provided that the Sox are [...]
Random thoughts while wondering why they don’t have horses in Olympic water polo and whether a bikini/lingerie women’s field hockey league might be something to consider (yeah, it was one of those days for some really deep thinking): * Chris Sale pitched eight strong innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 4-2 victory over [...]
No need for Chicago Cubs fans to wait till next year. Waiting till 2014 or 2015 is another matter. The team brought up highly regarded (by some Cubs enthusiasts) third baseman Josh Vitters and center fielder Brett Jackson on Sunday (Aug. 5). Welcome to the future. These actions could be a cost-cutting meassure — for [...]
Some things are so predictable. Such as Brian Urlacher missing some time in training camp. The Chicago Bears and their star middle linebacker know the important thing is for him to be healthy for the regular season. Which means Bears fans can take a deep breath and relax about his failure to play in the [...]