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By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Cubs call the wahmbulance. Plus: The Bears Are Back – To Playing On Sundays; Noah Not Happy About Nomar; Hawk Harrelson’s Hall Of Shame; Bulls Fans Finally Bailing; Blackhawks Getting Boring Before January; Lovie’s Beard Confirmed For Redbox Bowl; and DePaul Defeated.
Posted on December 13, 2019
By Steve Rhodes
One in an occasional series tracking the movements of former Cubs.
1. Starlin Castro.
Remember when Starlin was part of the Cubs’ core before there really even was a Cubs core? It was him, Rizzo and a bunch of scrubs. For years.
Castro made three All-Star teams in six seasons on the North Side, but famously had a problem paying attention to the game at hand when there were so many wondrous stars to behold in the night sky. He was eventually dealt to the Yankees (!), where he made another All-Star team. According to Baseball Reference, his nickname is All-Starlin, though there is no proof anyone has ever actually called him that.
Posted on December 12, 2019
By Carys Egan-Wyer/The Conversation
Endurance running is in. Fitness enthusiasts and elite runners alike spend their weekends pounding the pavement and bounding through the countryside. They are training for and competing in ultra marathons, triathlons and obstacle races.
Runners often claim that they run to escape from the demands of everyday life; to experience freedom; and as a way to meditate.
But in my recently published PhD thesis, I investigate what really motivates people to torture themselves by running hundreds of painful miles in their spare time, no matter the weather. And it paints a rather different picture.
Posted on December 11, 2019
By Jim Coffman
The Bears will not be participating in the playoffs. I know it is fun to bust out the “So you’re telling me there is a chance” line and remember Jim Carey (his character that is) in Dumb and Dumber making his romantic pitch to Lauren Holly (also not actually her).
But it will not happen.
Posted on December 9, 2019
By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
But we get to dream for another week. Plus: The Blackhawks Just Made Fools Of Us; A Farewell To Mick McCall; Fire Lovie Smith!; Club DubPaul; Boylen vs. LaVine; Cole Hamels Will Be Missed; and Zack Wheeler Chooses Phillies Over Guaranteed Rate.
Posted on December 6, 2019
By Steve Rhodes
One in an occasional series tracking the movements of former Cubs.
1. Carl Edwards Jr.
After four largely productive seasons on the North Side for the String Bean Slinger, the Cubs lost patience with Edwards last summer after an awful 20 appearances with an 8.47 ERA (5.87 FIP) and an injury to his non-throwing shoulder, sending him to San Diego for Brad Wieck.
Posted on December 4, 2019
By Jim Coffman
Ryan Pace should have been fired Sunday. Hell, he should have been fired a month ago. Actually, he should have been fired the minute it became apparent that he didn’t just pass up one superstar quarterback with his hare-brained, first-round of the 2017 draft machinations to get Mitch Trubisky, he passed up two.
Posted on December 2, 2019
