Oct 26, 2016
Sports fans sometimes wait their whole lives for their team to win a title. The Red Sox come to mind, my Giants and Warriors, the Cavs and Seahawks all provided long suffering fan bases with much needed relief after years of waiting in vain. And now, for fans of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians alike, that goal is...
Oct 19, 2016
With the Cubs now down 2-1, the Steelers scrambling to replace Big Ben, and Aaron Rodgers clueless in Green Bay, I’m reminded how fast fortunes can turn in sports. Let’s say you’re a fan of the Blue Jays, just as excited as possible for your team, rooting them on as they roll through the postseason. Enter the...
Oct 13, 2016
I have to admit, the Cubbies advancing to the NLCS came in the most unwelcome of ways, one known to fans of the Giants simply as torture, watching our squad struggle to stave off elimination against what appears to be a team of destiny. It’s been a long reclamation project on the North Side of Chicago, but the way...
Oct 4, 2016
Another MLB regular season is in the books, as we get set for the AL Wild Card game tonight with the Blue Jays and the Orioles in Toronto, then my Giants in New York to face the Mets tomorrow, and given the single elimination format it’s a long path to the World Series, but in the postseason, hope goes a long way and...