Every sports fan, at least once in their life, has said, “That’s my guy.” It’s a term used for athletes with whom we share a special connection, whether it’s for playstyle, jersey number, college, or sometimes there is no logical explanation. One of mine was Alec Burks. I racked my brain, unable to understand why…
In modern postseason baseball, when the best teams have multiple shutdown bullpen guys who can hit triple digits on the radar gun, how important is elite starting pitching? And more to the point, an ace? Or maybe two. An ace has long been viewed as essential to a deep October run. Great pitchers get big…
After the Cubs’ magical 2016 World Series run, giddy fans everywhere thought this may just be the beginning. With a lineup loaded with young stars, many were thinking, to quote a certain NBA superstar, as far as championships go…“not one, not two, not three, not four…”. Since then, the Cubs have only made the playoffs…
Coming off an 11-6 season, an NFC North division title, and a playoff win, all in the same season, for the first time since 2010, the Bears enter this season not just with hope but with expectation. Two words have been heard around Halas Hall that haven’t been spoken much since 2005: Super Bowl. Ben…
After the Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Giants on June 7, Alex Bregman said out loud what a lot of Cubs fans were thinking. “I’ve been terrible, and I need to play better.” Bregman, who is in the first year of his five-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs, was having one of his worst…