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How to Build an 81 Win Team (Out of a 97 Win Team)

Sunday, 28 June 2009 | Chicago Sports

Some quick hits as we approach the mid-season mark . . .   No matter who wins today, the Cubs and Sox have been amazingly evenly matched since interleague play began in 1997.  Of the 70 games that have been played: The White Sox have 35 wins and the Cubs have 35. The White Sox have scored [...]

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Preparing to Succeed

Wednesday, 24 June 2009 | Uncategorized

You can tell when someone’s prepared, can’t you?  And can’t you just as easily draw a line separating those in your life who are always prepared from those who aren’t.    I was reminded of this as I read the various quotes about John Callaway following the news of his death this morning.  Those who knew John [...]

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I’ve Learned Never to Call ‘Em “Blue!”*

Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | Chicago Sports

On the bookshelf in my office sit some of the greatest books ever written on baseball:  Ball Four, The Boys of Summer, The Long Season, October 1964, Weaver on Strategy.  I can tell you right now:  none of them was any more eye-opening than As They See ‘Em, a new book written by New York [...]

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The Mighty Blackhawks

Sunday, 21 June 2009 | Chicago Sports

I can’t believe we’re still talking about the Blackhawks.  This is May, right?  This is easily the biggest sports story in Chicago in years, the biggest turnaround by a Chicago sports franchise in my lifetime.  I only wish my dad were around to see it.   Unlike my friends’ dads, mine really wasn’t into sports.  But, when [...]

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Remembering Some Magical Nights on the Pier

Sunday, 21 June 2009 | Smooth Jazz and Music

Of all the emotions I felt since the loss of WNUA, perhaps strangely, there was no sadness. Until last night (Monday, June 15), that is. I was at Navy Pier last night for the “Guitars and Saxes” concert. Walking through the main gate and into the patio area, several people—former WNUA listeners who recognized me (bless [...]

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My Dad in One Word

Sunday, 21 June 2009 | Uncategorized, Father's Day

I learned a new word in the ‘70s: imperturbable. Interestingly, it came from a press kit mailed to me by WLS after I sent them a lengthy fan letter chronicling my devotion to their radio station. The page of the press kit devoted to their midday personality characterized him as “imperturbable Tommy Edwards.” As accurate a description [...]

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