By Paul Schmidt It’s a pretty remarkable thing that, as of the writing of these thoughts and musings leading into the 2009 season, less than 48 hours before the first pitch of the March to the World Series ™, and the Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff STILL isn’t set. It must be by 2 PM on Sunday, so we will revisit the pitchers and my thoughts on the staff and their prospective … [Read more...] about Cubs 2009 projections and thoughts
Archives for April 2009
NCAA Championship Drinking Game
By: David K. and Peter Christian Do you really have zero interest in watching the NCAA Tournament Championship between North Carolina and Michigan State? Neither do David K. and Peter Christian. But rather than spurning the title game to watch a below-average season of 24, play our NCAA Championship Drinking Game. Brackets Busted? Who cares, get completely and utterly … [Read more...] about NCAA Championship Drinking Game
Sox Opening Day to feature Records and Recordmakers
Paul M. Banks Baseball and snow is like sobriety and Tara Reid- some things are just not meant to go together. A combination of snow, wind and cold changed the White Sox home opener versus the Kansas City Royals from Monday to Tuesday (weather permitting). Despite the atrocious weather, when Opening Day does finally commence, it will be quite ceremonious. The National … [Read more...] about Sox Opening Day to feature Records and Recordmakers
NL Central Predictions
By: David K. 17 of the 21 "experts" on ESPN.com predicted the Cubs to take home the NL Central for a third straight year. The other four "experts" think the Cardinals will dethrone the Lovable Losers. I say "experts" because one writer actually picked the Reds to represent the National League in the World Series. Really, Enrique Rojas? Anyway, here are my "expert" … [Read more...] about NL Central Predictions
2009 NBA Mock Draft
By: David K. This begins an interesting few weeks. Now is when we begin to see which underclassmen will be entering the NBA Draft and which will be returning to school. As the decisions are made, it changes the entire layout of the draft. These are my projections as to which underclassmen are likely to declare (below you will see a list of who I think will/should stay in … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Mock Draft
Sox Park will Have Major Upgrades in 09
By Paul M. Banks Whatever you call U.S. Cellular Field: Sox Park, Comiskey II, The Cell, you must admit the park has come a long way since it opened in 1991. Prior to hosting the All-Star game in 2003, the park began a series of major projects augmenting the park into a warm and friendly baseball-going experience. One prominent detail from 2003, the exploding fireworks … [Read more...] about Sox Park will Have Major Upgrades in 09
Points from the Point – Underdog Edition
by Bryan Vickroy The NCAA hockey tournament has been the antithesis of what the men’s basketball tournament has been. For all the chalk (sorry Petey) of the Final Four, the top seeds in hockey got dusted immediately, save the favorite, Boston University. March may be over, but the madness continues with the Frozen Four next weekend in our nation’s capital. Warning: The … [Read more...] about Points from the Point – Underdog Edition
Why Michigan St Plays for the Title
By Paul M. Banks Heading into Saturday’s Final Four, much has been made of MSU’s home-court advantage in Detroit, but the “intangible” if you believe in such things as a deciding factor being slightly under-reported is the dark cloud of scandal hanging over the heads of the UConn program. They may just fold up shop, like Indiana did down the stretch last season when the … [Read more...] about Why Michigan St Plays for the Title
Potential Blackhawks Playoff Opponents
By Paul M. Banks With just one more point, the Chicago Blackhawks will clinch their first playoff appearance since 2002. With postseason action on Chicago’s West side all but assured, it’s time to look ahead. Of course, the most boring and mind-numbing cliche in all of sports is "we don’t look ahead, we’re taking them one game at a time," but we’re not athletes here. … [Read more...] about Potential Blackhawks Playoff Opponents
The Coming of Big JC
BEARS ACQUIRE QB JAY CUTLER FROM DENVER By Paul M. Banks It’s rare that I get an endless stream of text messages about a news story. It’s also unique to see one news item dominating the status updates on Facebook and Twitter- and then when you acknowledge it in your status update, you have a few comments almost instantaneously. But what the news broke that Jesus Christ, … [Read more...] about The Coming of Big JC