When I convinced the Indignant Wife to move to the Chicago area, there was one place I knew we would not be living: my folks’ house in Englewood. It was the only home I had even known until college (and some time afterwards), and it had chicken wire on the 1st floor windows and iron […]

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If I were ruler of the world, I would make every politician from all over the world sit down and watch a segment from the most recent HBO show “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Like most other shows of its ilk, some stories are much better than others, but with the World Cup starting this […]

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If all of the antics that occurred this weekend are true, every owner of a sports franchise should thank former Clippers owner and present day pariah Donald Sterling if not give him a big kiss. For those who weren’t paying attention, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reportedly come to an agreement to buy Sterling’s […]

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One of the positives about sport is that there’s always a winner and a loser, but in the case of the Chicago Cubs versus the rooftop owners that sell tickets to watch games over the left and right field walls, neither side deserves to win. They belong to each other. For those of you not […]

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Hi Guys, This is Tony. I’ve been meaning to write you for awhile, but I’ve been busy working and chasing after the Indignant Kids. I’m sure that you understand. But I needed to write you and tell you something – the world has changed and you need to make room on the top of the […]

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Long time readers know that I am old fashioned when it comes to sports. I like the rules to stay mostly the same, teams to stay in the same locations. Of course, some changes are needed: the end of the center line rule has rejuvenated hockey; and there have been franchises that never got the […]

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Both the NBA and suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling are each circling the wagons in the coming battle against one another. Of course, this still stems from Sterling’s comments in an audio recording of him berating a female friend for publicly associating with black people, including former NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The […]

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