When I was in my early 20’s, I learned of the benefits of clove tea. Over the years I’ve seen a number of versions of this – and have blatantly stolen what was good – to add to my own recipe. I (and many of my friends who’ve tried it) have seen immediate results from … Continue reading
The same baseball blog editor who tried to force his politics on sports fans now is pushing for MLB to become a totalitarian and undemocratic persecutor of falsely accused baseball players. Henry Druschel, Co-Editor of Beyond the Boxscore baseball blog is mad that MLB doesn’t supersede it’s jurisdiction over employment matters – and wants innocent … Continue reading
As happens across a lot of sports media, a somewhat talented writer had to throw his personal liberal politics into what should have been a pretty entertaining summary of the days best events in the MLB. I’ve actually become addicted to Beyond the Boxscore’s daily recount of the biggest play, best pitching start and longest … Continue reading
The Cubs can easily win the 2017 World Series. We have (arguably) the best bullpen in the National League. Even with Grimm who has looked, …well, you know. DEFENSE Joe focused on “D-Peat” for a reason. He said over and over again, it’s the one thing you can control. Defense is just concentration and effort … Continue reading
UPDATE: Well, Mitch is now Mitch “TrueBEARsky” and Deshaun Watson is being heralded as Rookie of the Year. This article was first posted in late April 2017 and it’s interesting to note that 2 AFC Scouts also felt Trubisky had a much better chance at becoming a stable, long term franchise player than Watson…..or Newton, or … Continue reading
So many life lessons can be gauged from the Chicago Cubs Game 7 World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians. In the wee hours of the morning after the exhilaration began to fade, I wondered why this victory was so important to us. It’s just a sports team. In reality, our jobs and family or … Continue reading
The euphoria over Jay Cutler’s performance last night (20-31, 252 YDS, 1 TD) shows Chicago fans are not much different from the homeless street urchins who praise the restaurant owner for allowing them to eat from ally dumpster. Too strong? As Stephen A. Smith points out, this is a depleted Viking team. Moreover, these MINIMAL … Continue reading
Our loving Cubbies are making me a basket case. And a philosopher. Even through the 8th inning down 1-0, in the ONLY World Series game played at Wrigley in my lifetime, I was convinced they would find a way. They always seem to. The ‘magic’ we saw against San Francisco and LA surely couldn’t hold … Continue reading
I didn’t particularly care too much about Matt – watching him in his first game in front of friends and family at Citi Field – but he has grown on me. A lot. He even fits the Cubs culture to a T. Few know he donated bone marrow to save a little girl in Eastern … Continue reading
UPDATED to the first 435.2 IP for Maddux vs the first 445.1 IP for Hendricks. I am joining Evan Altman in unabashedly using the term “Kyle Hendricks” in the same breath as “Greg Maddux.” And not in a derogatory way. To the tape: Granted, Hendricks entered the MLB scene at 24 while Maddux started at … Continue reading
