All baseball fans, especially Chicagoans, are still reeling after the tragic passing of Ernie Banks just weeks ago, and today, another chicago baseball icon has passed away. Minnie Minoso, the first African American baseball player in Chicago White Sox history, has died at the age of ninety. Although the BBWAA […]
Banks’s Legacy Lives On
I was visiting with family when it happened. My phone vibrated and a red dot appeared, indicating that I received an update from ESPN. When the notification directed me back to the application, I could not believe or even fathom what I was reading. Ernie Banks, the beloved Mr. Cub, […]
Oh Thank Heaven, It’s Podcast Eleven
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Foxes and Bears Now Rule Chicago Football
John Fox will become the first head coach in Chicago Bears history to hone a last name that also resembles an animal. Putting aside the humor, reports have confirmed that the Bears have hired John Fox to be their fifteenth head coach in franchise history, seceding Marc Trestman and hoping […]
Bears Moving at the Right Pace With New GM
Just by looking at the career resume of Bears new general manager Ryan Pace, it is easy to decipher that Pace knows how to draft players as well as make a huge signing that could impact an organization. Prior to Pace becoming the next Bears GM, he worked with the […]
A Milestone! Our Tenth Podcast
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Sox, Cubs Make Moves for 2015
When I think about an ace, or leader of a starting rotation, I think of a pitcher that has experience with an impressive statistical backing. Jeff Samardzija and Jon Lester both fit the criteria of an ace perfectly. Lester has won multiple World Series championships with the Boston Red Sox […]
Bears Bounce Back After Three-Game Skid
Just two weeks ago, the Chicago Bears were 3-6 and in my mind, had absolutely no hope for making the playoffs, let alone finishing this season with a record of .500 or above. After seeing them perform at a high level for the past two weeks, my prospects of the […]
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview
I will admit that the Blackhawks ended the 2013-14 season on a rather disappointing and heartbreaking note by losing to the Los Angeles Kings in a win or go home matchup in the Western Conference Finals. As I listened to the radio broadcast that night, it seemed as if the […]
2014-15 Chicago Bulls Season Preview
After their brief and quite disappointing end to last season, the Chicago Bulls have certainly opened my eyes and made me rethink their chances of a championship in the upcoming 2015 season. I still cannot picture a division championship due to the talent that the Cleveland Cavaliers possess, yet […]