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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #235: Bears, Cubs Hangovers

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Both teams and their fans suffering, but in very different ways. Including: There Is No There There; So, A Chiefs-Saints Super Bowl!; Manny Mania; Wrong Way Ricketts Wrecking Ball; Boiberg; and Bleak Blackhawks.

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SHOW NOTES

* 235.

1:35: Bears Hangover.

* Coffman: Parched.

* Bald Guy In A Visor?

#Bears HC Matt Nagy in a state of stunned disbelief after Cody Parkey's 43-yard field-goal attempt for the win goes off the left upright#PHIvsCHI pic.twitter.com/2vrTp2sdPG

— Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) January 7, 2019

* Matt Nagy Said He Has Spoken To 'Really Good Kid' Kareem Hunt, Praises Him.

* People Saw Right Through Kareem Hunt's Apology Interview On ESPN.

For all the guys who have tweeted "Karem Hunt deserves a second chance." I would love to know why. He wasn't investigated by NFL, and they don't require players to do counseling anyway.

So what work has Kareem Hunt done, SPECIFICALLY, that warrants him getting a second chance?

— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) January 14, 2019

* Bears Defense Will Have Almost Entirely New Coaching Staff In 2019.

* 4 Changes To Expect For Bears Defense Under Chuck Pagano.

By the way, the job Ballard has done is very impressive, but Ryan Pace had the same success with his coaching hire, similar immediate draft pick impact and, oh yeah, he pulled off the biggest/most impactful NFL trade of the year. Voters forget about the Khalil Mack trade?

— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) January 17, 2019

25:19 So, A Chiefs-Saints Super Bowl!

* Take the chalk.

30:32: There Is No There There.

* Oh, Oakland.

* The Fightin' 47th.

* Vince Vaughn, Olin Kreutz & Michael Jordan.

* The Oakland White Sox.

40:45: Manny Mania.

Manny Machado's agent calls the reports of a seven-year, $175 million offer from the White Sox "inaccurate." https://t.co/yuCj3Qtm5j

— SI MLB (@si_mlb) January 16, 2019

* Wallenstein: "[T]here appear to be some simple facts - aside from the millions of dollars - that point to Machado coming to the South Side. Stated another way, if the Sox don't land Machado, they just don't have the glamour and pizzazz to attract a player of his caliber."

* Get Pollock!

53:43: Wrong Way Ricketts Wrecking Ball.

Regarding budget for baseball operations, Tom Ricketts says #Cubs have $20 million to $30 million in taxes other teams don't have and must cover every stadium expense, which many teams don't do.

— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) January 17, 2019

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Ricketts: We don't make that much money.
Me: Wow, four lawn seats to a spring training game costs $200.

— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) January 17, 2019

* Theo: Luxury Tax Not Dictating Cubs' Offseason vs. Forbes: Cubs Ownership Needs To Answer For Sudden Financial Restrictions.

#Cubs owner Tom Ricketts acknowledges free-agent signing of Yu Darvish (and to a lesser extent Tyler Chatwood) is limiting what the team can do this offseason. Cubs were aware this would be a lower-profile offseason for them, Ricketts says.

— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) January 17, 2019

* Theo Didn't Really Want To Fire Davis, According To Multiple Sources.

1:18:00: Boiberg.

Bulls under Fred Hoiberg: 5-19 with average margin of defeat of 13.4 points.

Bulls under Jim Boylen: 5-16 with average margin of defeat of 18.6 points.

— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) January 18, 2019

1:08:11: Bleak Blackhawks.

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STOPPAGE: 11:10

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