Chicago’s baseball clubs doubled up on opening day as the White Sox bullpen looked phenomenal and the Cubs just in general look like a team that’s gonna perhaps run away with their division. The Cubs got what they’ve come to expect from Jake Arrieta on opening night in Anaheim. Arrieta opened his season with a seven inning shutout against a […]
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“Un-Coyleing”
Last year’s Conny Smythe recipient is headed towards a hefty suspension just before the playoffs because of last night’s incident with Minnesota’s Charlie Coyle. Duncan Keith didn’t appreciate being taken down by the Wild winger and showed his displeasure in the dumbest way possible. After being taken down by what Keith deemed a slew foot in his own mind from […]
Read more ›Trump Training Eye Towards Ricketts Family
Somehow the Cubs, and in specific the Cubs Ownership has come into the crosshairs of the “Trump Train” because of the spending against him done in the primary race of Florida by the Ricketts Family. Now to his credit the Donald did win by a whopping 20 points in the Sunshine State, beating out Marco Rubio, who the Ricketts were […]
Read more ›Madness To Say The Least
For the past 96 hours the country has completely blown off production in the workplace and encapsulated themselves in everything brackets. The NCAA Tournament opened last Tuesday and Wednesday with their play-in games, and the real dance starting before noon on Thursday running up until after midnight in the east on Monday with St. Joseph’s scaring the daylights out of […]
Read more ›Family First
In a shocking surprise to many around baseball, 13-year veteran Adam LaRoche has decided to retire from the game citing personal reasons. LaRoche will be walking away from $13 Million in the final year of his two-year deal from the White Sox. While LaRoche had an extremely sub-par year by his standards last season (.207, 12, 44), the reason he […]
Read more ›Bears Buying Defense
Since free agency started last Wednesday the Bears have again opened up the purse strings in another attempt to shore up the defensive side of the ball. Chicago’s inked Danny Trevathan(ILB, Broncos), Jerell Freeman(ILB, Colts), and most recently Akiem Hicks(DE, Patriots) to deals which in theory should improve one of the worst defensive units in the league. Last year Chicago […]
Read more ›Value on the Cheap at Wrigley
How can the mid-market Cubs spend money like their big-market counterparts in the Yankees, Dodgers, or Red Sox? Well for starters if you’re the Cubs you’ve been compiling high draft picks for several years now that are under team control for the foreseeable future. The Cubs had the ability to spend like drunken sailors this winter for several reasons; one […]
Read more ›Hawks Keep Rolling
Rivalry Night was on the docket this evening with the Blackhawks seeking their 40th win on the year which would place them alone atop of the Western Conference joining only the Capitals who have 47. The Blackhawks got on the board first with a Brent Seabrook blast from the blue line that beat Red Wings Goalie Petr Mrazek. The next […]
Read more ›Alshon Staying A Bear
There’s never any doubt the four year pro out of South Carolina was ever going to leave the Windy City, especially not after Brandon Marshall was traded to the Jets last year for a fifth round selection (Adrian Amos). Alshon Jeffery had a modest season by his standards after setting career highs in the two previous seasons where he played […]
Read more ›What’re The Bulls Doing?!
What’re the Bulls doing, and where are they headed as a franchise are two huge questions looming around the city’s professional sports teams. Chicago around this time five years ago was a destination to be sought, now with a diminished Derrick Rose and potential opt out by Pau the landscape doesn’t look so good going forward. Pau wasn’t moved at […]
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