Nepotism is a bad word generally, that is unless you are benefitting. Getting a job, especially a high-level position based on one’s parentage or who one knows, is something that happens every day, and people either shrug when it happens, or silently root against the company/hire. Here in Chicago, we have a lot of children […]

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In the midst of one of the most disappointing seasons in team history, the owner and front office of the Chicago White Sox have been like Marie Antoinette – quietly dismissive. GM Rick Hahn has been honest in saying that he knew his job was on the line but that it was up to Owner […]

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The footballs will be flying soon on college campuses all over the country. Usually, this is a time of anticipation and high hopes, but instead, the 2023 College Football season will have a sad and elegiac feel about it. Conference realignment will begin this season with 14 schools playing in new conferences: four in the […]

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It is a good thing that Baltimore Orioles Chairman and CEO John Angelos doesn’t own a team in Chicago, or New York, or Boston. One would think that Angelos, son of owner Peter Angelos who bought the team in 1993 would be used to comments from the media and fans by now. However, like Elon […]

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There is no question that the 2023 Chicago White Sox are a dumpster fire, much like the 2022 version. The White Sox are 22 games under .500, after the team became an obvious seller at the trade deadline ridding themselves of pitchers galore. However, it seems that shortstop Tim Anderson has something going on. Anderson […]

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I am expanding on the Tim Anderson story above. The White Sox have been an enigma, tons of talent – on paper, they should have been contenders, but the popular response is injuries, but every team has injuries. I have thought that two of the most injured players are Latin sluggers Luis Robert, Jr. and […]

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With the sudden death of Blackhawks Owner Rocky Wirtz, it is an apropos time to discuss the future of sports ownership in Chicago. Families have generally been the owners of the professional franchises, often for decades and many generations. Unfortunately, these owners have mismanaged their teams, been PR disasters to the media and fans, but […]

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