I was actually watching the end of the VP debate tonight (with the start of the game recording) when my phone started buzzing with text messages. Shortly thereafter, my cell and my house phone started ringing. I heard the MSN chat window dinging across...

Quick email thread with my cousin, Jim: Jim: They have to win tonight. They need a huge performance from Z. I'm talking like 7 innings of 3 hit, shutout ball. And they need, someone, anyone, to step up offensively. I am so tired of seeing the big...

This was a pretty routine-looking loss for the Cubs so there's no sense in over-analyzing it. Dempster had zero control. Nevertheless, he still could have gotten out of it with one good pitch. Too bad that one pitch went into the bleachers. Just one...

I went to the Cubs Rally today in Daley Plaza, and I couldn't be more excited that the playoffs are finally starting. Unlike the last few times the Cubs have made the playoffs, the Cubs are the universal pick to win their first series (against the...

I swore off baseball this year after the Sox crapped the bed against the Twins last week. I'm getting a lot of shit from White Sox-Nation about that. I'm even getting it from our very own MJ . "Fair weather fan, like all White Sox fans."...

Whew!!! Thanks to an impressive goal line stand, the Bears held on and beat the Eagles 24-20 at Soldier Field tonight. This season is turning into the bizarro of a typical Bears season. Play well at noon, play like crap in prime time. This year they're...

I haven't posted anything about the White Sox for weeks. You know why? Because the world is going to hell, I was close to losing my job, and well, shit my house is a mess. But you know what? I want to to vent a little, and I'm going to take it...

You want to know what I'm starting to get sick of? Big-city media criticizing towns for not selling out their games during the stretch run. Last week, Mike & Mike were ragging on the Tampa Bay fans for not selling out their stadium for the Boston...

The Bears felt the crap running down their legs in the fourth quarter for a second week in a row, and it appears that our fears of a lousy 5-11 or mediocre 7-9 season will come to fruition. On the surface, 1-2 ain't bad and is certainly overcomable...

Ever watch the TV Show Survivor ? If you haven't, it jumped the shark years ago so there's no point in starting now. But if you have watched Survivor, I'm going to attempt to re-create a staple from their annual season finale. The season-reflection...

Today has been the exact opposite of last Sunday. Last week, the Cubs blew a miserable game to Cincinnati in the 9th inning before the Bears had a shocking upset at night over the Colts (and thus rescuing my day). Today, the Bears blew a lead and lost...

Perry said I could write whatever the hell I want on this site so long as I write at least one post a week and I don't say anything that might get him sued. So I figured with the modest success of my Lollapalooza review, I might as well whip out the...

The Bears, coming off the great Indy upset, travel to Carolina this Sunday. Carolina is also coming off a great road win against the San Diego Chargers. Should be a great game. It seems like half of Carolina's roster is former Bears. Muhsin Muhammad...

The Cubs beat the Cardinals tonight for the second consecutive night, after having lost eight of their previous nine games. It was a pretty horrible stretch, and it was really starting to piss me off on Tuesday night, but all in all I can't complain...

I was getting comfortable and I wasn't alone. The radio guys in this town started taking about magic numbers yesterday. I think it is a bad thing to talk about magic numbers when you are still in the double digit range. But I guess you have to forgive...