Ready for Some Hockey?

David — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:28:38 +0000

It’s not like I was paying much attention to the Chicago Bears as the season went from encouraging to god awful quicker than a Jay Cutler interception, but now their season is officially over and my full attention goes to the Chicago Blackhawks. At least for a few months until I have to share hockey with baseball.

The Olympics come in February, which gives the opportunity to see 6 Blackhawks play and possibly even match up against each other.

Patrick Kane was named to Team USA
Duncan Keith, Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook were named to Team Canada
Marion Hossa and Tomas Kopecky were named to Team Slovakia.

Kane Named To Team USA (chicagoist.com)
Olympian Blackhawks (chicagoist.com)
Chicago Blackhawks Well Represented On Team Canada (bleacherreport.com)

Are You Ready For Some Football?

David — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:41:37 +0000

I am, that’s for sure. The Chicago Cubs and White Sox turned a Summer that was supposed to be competitive, into months of hair pulling and resignation. The Cubs were pegged by most to make it to their first World Series since 1945. Of course those predictions didn’t take into account the lack of impact from losing Mark DeRosa or the lack of a clubhouse voice in Kerry Wood. It also didn’t take into account the lack of forward thinking by Jim Hendry as to the cancer Milton Bradley would become in said clubhouse. Money laid out for the mistake that hit right field would have been much better spent elsewhere, and judging by the numbers of a Raul Ibanez, he would have come considerably cheaper with far better results. The White Sox on the other hand actually showed a few flashes this year, but couldn’t string anything together. Which led to the dumping of Jim Thome to the Dodgers and Jose Contreras to the Rockies. The biggest bright spots have been Gordan Beckham and the Jake Peavy trade, though he has yet to don a Sox uniform.

On to the gridiron:

Yes, the Bears have a franchise quarterback. No, we haven’t flashed back to the 1940s.

Jay Cutler will be the field general with a young core of wide receivers. Is he the end all, be all, answer that will lead the Bears back to the Super Bowl. I say, yes. Will it be during the 2009 season? I don’t know. Will the defense be back in good form, the way we’re used to here in Chicago? Hopefully. I’m banking on 11 wins this season. Judging by my yearly picks in Yahoo’s Pro Football Pick’em, don’t put too much stock in that prediction.

You know, its really a shame that the joy of the beginning of football season always comes crashing down with the realization that winter in Chicago is right on its heels.

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