Happy Memorial Day weekend, America. As it is the second most patriotic holiday on the calendar, we figured we would relive 10 of the most memorable sports related President Barack Obama moments. For whatever reason, Obama has chosen to follow me on Twitter. I've even changed my Twitter bio to allude to this. … [Read more...] about Barack Obama: Top 10 All-Time Sports Related Moments
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Matt Mervis Could be First Piece Towards Actual Cubs Rebuild
Matt Mervis could be to the 2023 Chicago Cubs what Anthony Rizzo was to the 2012 edition- the first piece put in place of an actual, legitimate rebuild. A sports team rebuild, in the most literal sense, only comes after a tear down, and that's what we saw with the July 2021 trade deadline fire sale. Elite organizations reload instead of rebuild, constantly churning their … [Read more...] about Matt Mervis Could be First Piece Towards Actual Cubs Rebuild
Inflation Hits Home Especially Hard with Event Ticket Prices
These days, you can take the word inflation and attach it to just about anything. "Tipflation," "gasflation," "foodflation"- all these words and more are all part of the lexicon now. Just how bad is inflation right now? Hard to say because the official government statistics for core inflation deliberately exclude food and energy costs. What we do know is that this is a … [Read more...] about Inflation Hits Home Especially Hard with Event Ticket Prices
Ricketts Must Launch a Marquee Network Streaming Service ASAP
Working in this business, you can't help but lose your fandom. The more you know about the Ricketts family, the harder it becomes to root for the Chicago Cubs. Thinking about the Cubs today, versus how I looked at the club when I was a child, or a teenager, I can't help but quote glam metal band Poison's 1991 power ballad "Something to Believe In." … [Read more...] about Ricketts Must Launch a Marquee Network Streaming Service ASAP
White Sox, Astros in Very Different Directions Since ’21 ALDS
The 2021 American League Division Series, in which the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox three games to one wasn't, in actuality, all that long ago. But with the two clubs meeting again this weekend, in a regular season series that included the FOX national Saturday game, the results made us feel like that '21 ALDS was a hell of a long time ago. … [Read more...] about White Sox, Astros in Very Different Directions Since ’21 ALDS
