They are who we thought they were
It’s been a long, frustrating season for Chicago Bears fans like myself. After their exciting run to the Super Bowl last year, which ended in a loss, the “Super Bowl loser hangover” seems to have...
View ArticleThey aren’t who we didn’t think they weren’t
That Super Bowl was an exciting game, with a final two drives by both teams that displayed the sort of classic drama and heroics that get repeated as sports cliches. I wasn’t expecting to be so much on...
View ArticleRace to the White House: The sports event of 2008
As I’ve mentioned before, when it comes to watching sports, there’s only one season that really matters to me: NFL season. From September until the Super Bowl, I watch football like an addict. Two...
View ArticleThe hopes of ending the 100-year drought
Contrary to what it may seem at this point, I’m not talking about my lack of reviewing or blogging when I refer to a drought of 100 years. To those who know what I’m talking about when I say “100-year...
View ArticleWorld Series or bust; place bets on ‘bust’
So. I just watched the Cubs lose the third of three straight losses to be swept out of the playoffs in 2008, a season that from my vantage point most of the way seemed like it had the makings of...
View ArticleBrett Favre: Just retire already
So, for how many more years will we have to go through the Brett Favre retirement/unretirement drama? It’s become something of a running (and tiresome) annual joke. Even as a Bears fan, I have nothing...
View ArticleFavre: So I was wrong
I’m big enough to admit when I’m wrong. And clearly I was wrong when I suggested that Brett Favre should’ve remain retired. I mean, did you see that Monday night game with Favre versus the Packers? Not...
View ArticleNo one is going undefeated in the NFL, so just drop it
After Monday night’s victory of the New Orleans Saints over the Atlanta Falcons, which put the Saints at 7-0 along with Indianapolis as the last two undefeateds in the NFL, we then had the obligatory...
View ArticleJon Gruden: Praise-meister
Is it just me, or does former Tampa Bay head coach and current Monday Night Football color commentator Jon Gruden think everyone is the most awesome player ever? I think we need to institute: The Jon...
View ArticleMLB: Just add instant replay already
So, last night, Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers threw a perfect game. Except it wasn’t a perfect game, because with two outs in the bottom of the ninth — you couldn’t write fiction this...
View ArticleJon Gruden: Hilariously awful or awesome?
Since I’ve got nothing else right now, let’s talk a little bit about the Monday Night Football announcing team, shall we? Ron Jaworsky, Mike Tirico, and Jon Gruden. That’s one HECK of a football...
View ArticleAn IDWID sports discussion (mostly Chicago)
When it comes to sports, I don’t write about them. It’s probably for the same reason that I don’t write about music. While I enjoy music and sports, I don’t feel that they fall within my area of...
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