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The Chicago Bulls will play their lone United Center preseason game tonight against the Indiana Pacers. It won’t be the only time to see the players this week. Along with Benny the Bulls, the team will be at Northbrook Court Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. Think of this as an entry for the Pulitzer Price for […]
Weekend wondering: Whether the Wrigleyville McDonald’s property that the Ricketts family purchased this week will becone an oversized vegetable garden if the Chicago Cubs sign vegetarian/oversized free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder. At the right price for the right number of years, the left-handed slugger could be the Cubs’ Fielder of dreams. * The Chicago Bears […]
At his introductory press conference Saturday with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols declined to address why he left the St. Louis Cardinals. “Today is not about St. Louis,” he said, sounding like another former Cardinals first baseman. You remember Mark McGwire and his appearance before Congress regarding steroids in baseball and deflecting questions by […]
Saturday statistical stuff: If we are going to have some baseball numbers, we might as well start with Albert Pujols. He is not quite one of a kind, but he is close. Only five other big-league players have had at least 400 home runs, 1,300 runs batted in and a .325 bating average for their […]
Fearless Friday forecast (and arbitrary alliteration): Now that he has left the St. Louis Cardinals to sign with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols no longer will be a problem for the Chicago Cubs. Well, until they meet in the World Series. Oh, wait; that was only a 10-year contract signed Thursday for $254 million. […]
Thursday thoughts: Bye bye Buehrle. Wasn’t that the name of a Broadway musical from the 1960s? Oh, “Bye Bye Birdie.” Close enough. With left-hander Mark Buehrle signing a four-year, $58 million deal Wednesday with the Miami Marlins, the end of his 12-year Chicago White Sox career officially ended. Sox fans can look back if they […]
Midweek musings: The way the Miami Marlins appear ready, willing and able to spend money at baseball’s Winter Meetings, someone might think they have discovered the Fountain of Wealth rather than any Fourtain of Youth. * Speaking of youth (or lack thereof), a 10-year Marlins deal with Albert Pujols could mean a deal with the […]
Around noon Wednesday, it began. The introduction of Kim DeJesus to Cubs Nation. And, as befits coverage in cyberspace, it began on Twitter. She retweeted the message from MLB: BREAKING: OF David DeJesus and Cubs agree to two-year contract with club option for 2014. She followed shortly with: I was born a cubs fan, and […]
Wondering how long new Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will last on the job before deciding to give up his coveted position to spend more time with family. Also wondering whose family it will be this time. Because his own family has to be skeptical about that spending time with family thing. * So […]
The fourth Thursday in November means one thing: Thanksgiving. Which means a lot of things. This year one of those things is a quick quiz suitable for occupying a few moments before, during or after whatever it is that you’re doing. In some cases, that would be watching football. In which case, the following quiz […]