The Plight of a Chicago Sports Fan

David — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:33:52 +0000

I guess I’ve just been saving this crap in the back of my head somewhere for the last month or so …

Lets flash back to February. Cubs fans everywhere, myself included, couldn’t wait for the season to start. Spring Training was upon us and we were going to run away with the NL Central Division and maybe, just MAYBE, sniff the possibility of a World Series. Then, quicker than a Milton Bradley media session, that blew up in our faces. Mark Buehrle did throw a perfect game for the White Sox, kudos to him for that, DeWayne Wise will be on his Christmas card list, permanently.

Then, the spirits rise again as the Blackhawks make a triumphant return to the postseason and nearly make the Stanley Cup Finals. Joy in Chitown! At least we have one team still giving us something to cheer about as they keep the puck rolling in the right direction this season, 16-6-3, 35 pts and leading the Central Division.

Lost in the minutia of baseballs opening weeks and the hockey playoffs, we also have the Bulls taking the Celtics to Game 7 in a great series, if only because Kevin Garnett was injured and not playing. And now, they’re 6-9, and lost 5 straight.

There was something else, as well. Oh, yeah! Jay Cutler, the latest Chicago Bears savior. Well, at least we have a QB that can throw for 300 yds, I just wish he wouldn’t wrap it so neatly in 5 interceptions.

So, tomorrow, I’ll be sitting in front of the TV, watching the Hawks in their nifty new alternate uniforms, at the United Center against Nashville, then turning away to watch the season finale of Sons of Anarchy. Only an NCIS rerun tomorrow so no worries of missing anything.

Just to hold the slimest of holiday connections between this and my previous two posts, lets not forget that Jay Cutler is from Santa Claus, IN.

Ho, Ho, Ho … Go Hawks!

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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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The Plight of a Chicago Sports Fan

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