Back when I worked at Wrigley Field, we were aware of occasional “fraternization” between the players and some of the usherettes and other women that worked at the park. Most of the women were VERY young, but sometimes, dalliances did occur. One of the players who hit on the girls was Mel Hall. Hall played […]

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Before we begin, yes, I’m VERY happy that the Penguins defeated the Red wings Friday night to win the franchise’s third Stanley Cup. The evil empire was defeated, let’s all party with Luke Skywalker. That’s not to say that the Penguins were the best team, especially after losing captain Sidney Crosby to injury after a […]

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Usually nothing excites me as much as Game 7 hockey and we have one coming: Friday night the dreaded, hated Detroit Red Wings will play one game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for Lord Stanley’s Cup. The teams started training camps last September; fought through the 82 game season, and toughed it out through three best-of-seven […]

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Other than criminals, can a person make a bad decision or by put into a bad situation and have the bad luck or bad decisions follow them around? There was a cartoon character called “Bad Luck Schleprock” on the Pebbles and Bam-Bam Show ; he had a perpetual black cloud over him, raining constantly, and […]

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Two stories for the price of one: To no one’s surprise, Barry Bonds’ wife has filed for legal separation. Liz Watson married the slugger in 1998 after Bonds’ first marriage to Susann Branco ended in a highly publicized divorce in 1994. If one is to believe Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams’ book “Game of Shadows” […]

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If Rafael Nadal’s knee keeps him from playing Wimbledon, can anyone else defeat Roger Federer? Should we just cancel the whole men’s draw, give the trophy to Federer and watch the women? That is a problem sometimes with tennis: lacking a bunch of good players, the sport needs a good Number 1 vs. Number 2 […]

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Here in Chicago, there have been two stories hitting the front page over the past several days: one on the front page; the other on the sports page, but both of them are linked in my mind. The first story involves how politicians with clout are able to get kids into the University of Illinois. […]

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