Jul 23, 2003 | Andy
I had the surreal experience last night of having Pat Hughes and Ron Santo tell me that the Cubs had finally made a big trade. It was surreal because as I sat there, Pat explained the trade very slowly and I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. Kenny Lofton and...
Jul 22, 2003 | Andy
Remember when we were kids and sports were so innocent. It was like a different time. We didn’t have scandals all the time. I mean sure, Denny McLain embezzled thousands from a retirement fund. Sure, Ray Burris beat up a tranny hooker. Of course, Keith Hernandez...
Jul 21, 2003 | Andy
I loved the ’90s Bulls. I couldn’t get enough of MJ, Pip and the rest of the merry gang of championship winners. They were the only team in Chicago sports history to actually exceed expectations over a period of time. Chicago doesn’t get to win six...
Jul 16, 2003 | Andy
Nothing like watching the All-Star Game with a pen and a pad of paper in your hands. It’s actually kind of dangerous because when Tim McCarver says stupid things you are tempted to stick the pen in your neck. (Note to self, buy more butterfly bandages.) And so...
Jul 15, 2003 | Andy
Quite a day for Major League Baseball, eh? They held an All-Star Workout day in the shadows of the Chicago projects, they had the most boring home run derby of all time, the starting second baseman for the American League ripped the commissioner for being a lying...
Jul 14, 2003 | Andy
The All-Star break is here, which means four days with no “real” baseball, and only baseball would take a “mid-season” break after 94 games were played in a 162 game season. As for the Cubs and Sox. What do we think of their first...
