Just as I was beginning to be alright with the White Sox hiring Tony LaRussa to be the team’s next manager, the PR wheels are coming off the decision. I was thinking – he’s a Hall of Fame manager, the young players on the team could learn from him, and he speaks Spanish so he […]

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Now that we are three games into the pandemic delayed 2020 Big Ten football season, there are stories coming to the fore. Some are not surprising – Ohio State remains the top of the conference and a National Championship contender. That however may be the only thing that all pundits would have said back in […]

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If you want to hear complaining, just call up a Chicago Bear fan. The Bears offense again didn’t show up yesterday against the Tennessee Titans, squandering a stout defensive performance that kept the NFL’s leading rusher Derrick Henry to 68 yards on 21 carries, and QB Ryan Tannehill to 158 passing yards. Overall, the ear […]

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The worst fears of many White Sox fans came true today; the White Sox passed over AJ Hinch, Joey Cora and the other managerial candidates to hire 76-year-old Tony LaRussa. The Hall of Fame Manager with three World Series Championships and seven appearances, has been out of the dugout since 2011. For LaRussa, it makes […]

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With the national election just days away, there is a lot of discussion about legitimacy. A Supreme Court Justice was voted in just 8 days before the election and there are significant questions about legitimacy. Of course, IMPOTUS questions the legitimacy of reality, any thing that goes against him, and of course, the upcoming election, […]

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The Chicago Bears got thumped by the Los Angeles Rams last Monday night, and no one can really be surprised. The defense has been inconsistent, sometimes dominating like 2018 and 2019. Special teams remain problematic, but passable. As always however, it is the offense that has been horrendous and the team remains deficient at the […]

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Most of the time, professional sports front offices don’t really give much of a damn what the fans and media think (that is, unless the fans stop coming to the games, then they care a lot). Decisions on players and coaches are made for “the betterment of the team:” and giving the benefit of the […]

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