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Chicago - Jul. 12, 2022

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World Series Notebook 6: Stayin' Alive

By Steve Rhodes

Disrespecting 90.

Posted on October 31, 2016

Scary Spice

By Steve Rhodes

We help the Cubs celebrate Halloween.

Posted on October 31, 2016

SportsMonday: Maddon's Managerial Meltdown

By Jim Coffman

How should a baseball fan react when desperation works?

Posted on October 31, 2016

World Series Notebook 5: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

By Steve Rhodes

Cleveland is the best team in baseball right now, and it looks like they made the best mid-season acquisition.

Posted on October 30, 2016

World Series Notebook 4: Deja Vu All Over Again

By Steve Rhodes

What, us worry?

Posted on October 29, 2016

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #125: Historic World Series Edition!

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

First Beachwood World Series podcast since 1945. Including: Coffman Returns To Cubs Fold!; Wrigleyville Security State; Corey Kluber Introduces Self To Nation; Bam Bam Is Back!; Matchup Mania!; Schwarber, Schwarber, Schwarber!; Jay Cutler Blah Blah Blah; Coach Qalm Down; and Bulls Opener Actually Compelling.

Posted on October 28, 2016

Fantasy Fix: Cutler?

By Dan O'Shea

Nah.

Posted on October 27, 2016

World Series Notebook 3: Crisis Averted!

By Steve Rhodes

Look, we sort of don't know how to behave going this deep into the playoffs

Posted on October 27, 2016

The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: America's Next Top QB

By Carl Mohrbacher

Do whatever feels right - as long as whatever you're drinking is strong because this game has very little intrigue as a standalone product.

Posted on October 26, 2016

World Series Notebook 2: Choke Job

By Steve Rhodes

Lester set the tone, Maddon set the lineup, Schwarber set something.

Posted on October 26, 2016

World Series Notebook 1: Bam Bam Is Back

By Steve Rhodes

But should he be? Plus: The case for Heyward.

Posted on October 25, 2016

SportsMonday: Prelude To A Cubs World Series

By Jim Coffman

I'm one of the guys who the camera lingered on the next night when we all knew the team was going down again.

Posted on October 24, 2016

All-Star Curse

By Steve Rhodes

A Kansas City Royal hit a home run in a pretend game three months ago to spoil the Cubs' storybook ending.

Posted on October 24, 2016

TrackNotes: Woof

By Thomas Chambers

Dog days, a cat and the Breeders' Cup.

Posted on October 23, 2016

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #124: Cubs - And Us - On The Brink

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Bringing it all back home. Including: The Bunt Is Back!; Keys To Kyle Vs. Clayton; Players Performing Playoffy; Problematic Pitching Problems; Jay Cutler's Thumb Vs. Johnny Manziel's Drinking Problem, and; Your World Champion LA Sparks.

Posted on October 21, 2016

Cubs Retweet: Bringing It All Back Home

Starring Yogi Hendricks

Here we go.

Posted on October 21, 2016

Tweeting The Bears | QB 911

'This Team Is Completely Broken'

"Matt Barkley is the closest thing the Bears have to a developmental QB on the roster. Verdict: Keep looking."

Posted on October 21, 2016

Cubs Retweet: The Bats Are Back

By Steve Rhodes

Addi and Anthony get it going.

Posted on October 20, 2016

The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Nip Slip

By Carl Mohrbacher

What if I told you . . .

Posted on October 20, 2016

Fantasy Fix: Hoyer Plays Well (Again), May Lose Job

By Dan O'Shea

Brian Hoyer threw for 300-plus yards for the fourth straight game, but was somehow a disappointment.

Posted on October 19, 2016

Cubs Retweet: Panic! At The Disco

By Steve Rhodes

For the mighty Jason Heyward, pinch-hitting for Addison Russell, struck out.

Posted on October 19, 2016

Breakfast In America: Chill Out, People

By Eric Emery

For once, English football is calmer than the U.S. populace. Some advice.

Posted on October 18, 2016

Tweeting The Bears | Not So Foxy

By Steve Rhodes

When you go from savior to irritant to punch line, you're generally on your way out the door.

Posted on October 17, 2016

The Cub Factor: Joe Blows!

By Steve Rhodes

Is the magic man with the Midas touch managing tight?

Posted on October 17, 2016

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #123: The Cubs Are Ridiculous

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Happy Yom Cub-pur. Plus: Dodger Dogs, The Dusty Baker Show, L.A.'s Leftorium, The Suddenly Crowded Grandpa Rossy Bandwagon, The Bears Are Connor Barth's Team Now, The Derrick Rose Trial Gets Uglier And Uglier, Meet The Bulls' New Folk Hero, And Blackhawks Blues.

Posted on October 14, 2016

Fantasy Fix: Brian Hoyer, Fantasy Darling

By Dan O'Shea

Jay Cutler sinks further into fantasy irrelevance.

Posted on October 14, 2016

The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Cap & Trade

By Carl Mohrbacher

Ah, doin' it with the ex. Feels icky at first, but they know what you like.

Posted on October 13, 2016

Cubs Retweet: The Going Gets Weirder

By Steve Rhodes

In a battle of bullpens, one team's fix held while the other's did not.

Posted on October 12, 2016

Cubs Retweet: Pitching The Offense

By Steve Rhodes

Rizzo freezing, Maddon loses Midas touch.

Posted on October 11, 2016

Tweeting The Bears | Ken Bone For QB

By Steve Rhodes

Stop pining for the Hail Alshon.

Posted on October 10, 2016

Fugoataboutit

By Steve Rhodes

The universe has a will, and it is not to be fucked with.

Posted on October 10, 2016

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #122: Cubs Turn Weird

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Dear America: Meet Javy Baez. Plus: Coffman Gives In To Grandpa Ross; Joe Midas; QB Kontroversy; Bulls New Old Vibe; Blackhawks' New Faces; The Sky; The Fire; and Oh, Lovie.

Posted on October 9, 2016

Top 10 Ways The Cubs Will Blow It

Curses, greed, mismanagement . . .

Brant Brown, Michael Ferro, Donald Trump . . .

Posted on October 7, 2016

The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Dance Like Nobody's Watching, Chicago

By Carl Mohrbacher

If we keep up this torrid one-home-victory-per-calendar-year pace, the Cubs may lay claim to a World Series title before the Bears win another game at Soldier Field, so savor every victory as much as you can.

Posted on October 6, 2016