This pandemic has changed every aspect of life: working, schools, stores, not to mention the human toll that is being taken. Here in Chicago however, there is no greater disconnect that the wishes of fans and what team management actually does. Of course, most of the loudest noise comes from sports radio and social media […]

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The 2020 Chicago Bears (or whenever they start playing) had better be a Super Bowl contending team, otherwise Ryan Pace’s next job will be as GM for Pop Warner League team. The 8-8 but actually worse than their record indicated Bears first signed Robert Quinn to a 5-year, $70 million deal, allowing them to release […]

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Think of Joe Montana playing for the Chiefs. Ron Santo in a White Sox uniform. Wayne Gretzky wearing New York Rangers or St. Louis Blues sweaters. Chris Sale in a Red Sox uniform. Now add Tom Brady in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey, because that’s what we will see during the next NFL season. Brady […]

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What do we do now? The Covid-19 pandemic and resultant counter measures have shut down all sports for at least the next two months. The sports networks have to find something to show, although ESPN was showing its great 30 for 30 documentaries. I have suggested that the NBA, NHL, and MLB Networks use this […]

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One must be hearty to be a sports fan. If your team is very good, they have a better than average chance to win every game that they play. If they’re terrible, maybe you watch hoping that they’ll catch another team on a bad night and come up with a win. If not, you know […]

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I have not been a fan of Blackhawks’ GM Stan Bowman in the years since the 2015 Stanley Cup Championship. His moves have been mostly suspect; his draft picks have been predominantly lackluster (with the exception of Panarin and DeBrincat). Getting rid of Joel Quenneville, was a short term, “we need to blame somebody, just […]

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Usually, when we talk about commissioners of the major sports leagues, there is contempt to full fledged hatred. Commissioners are not on the fans’ side – they are the employees (toadies?) of the owners, and their main job is to keep the money flowing to their bosses. Sometimes, the job is to act as judge […]

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