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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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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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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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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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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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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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