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Sorry Blackhawks Fans: Chicago Will Never Be a Hawks Town
Posted: 27th December 2009 by Cregen McMinn in NHL
Sorry Blackhawks fans, Chicago will never be a "Hawks town"
As a sports fan who works in downtown Chicago I deal with fans of all the Chicago sports teams. There's pie in the sky, "this is our year" Cubs fans; there's the "can't let go of the MJ years" Bulls fans, the increasingly bitter and ignorant Bears fans, the often needy for validation White Sox fans, and lastly the cult-ish ...
Jason Marquis Makes Brad Penny and the Cardinals Not Look So Bad
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Sometimes it takes a really bad contract to put other bad contracts in perspective. Such was the case for me with Jason Marquis and Brad Penny.
During the winter meetings, Brad Penny signed a one year, $7.5 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Keep in mind, this is the same Brad Penny who signed a one year $5 million deal the year before with the Red Sox, ...
Chicago White Sox Hot Stove: How Do You Turn This Thing On?
Posted: 15th December 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
The White Sox have made a few moves this offseason to bring in guys that were at one time good, and at this current time fall somewhere between ôok ö and ôretired .ö However, since the Tigers have decided that owning good young players is ôsoooo last yearö and the Twins donÆt have the resources to add to their team, the Sox seem to be the favorite in the ...
Getz Outta Here: White Sox Acquire Mark Teahen from KC
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Kenny Williams hasnÆt waited long to begin reshaping the White Sox.
One day after the World Series is over, he has worked out a deal with the Kansas City Royals to send Chris Getz and Josh Fields to KC in return for Mark Teahen. This deal makes sense for both teams, but especially so for the White Sox. Teahen has averaged 14-70-.269 through his first five seasons. Add to ...
My Apologies To the Yankees and Phillies, but I’m Not Cheering For You
Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Who is a White Sox fan supposed to root for during this World Series? Do I root for the Yankees because they represent the overall strength of the American league? Or do I root against them because theyÆre the ôEvil Empireö and represent whatÆs wrong with salary cap-less baseball? On the other side thereÆs the Phillies. Do I root for the defending champions and their fan friendly ...
Word of Advice to Yankees and Phillies Fans: Enjoy It While You Can
Posted: 19th October 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Right now Yankees and Phillies fans are feeling good about their World Series chances. As for Dodgers and Angels fans, theyÆre slightly less hopeful.
In any case, one of those four teams will be the 2009 World Series champion, and players and fans alike will feel like championsùbut only for a few months.
You see, that feeling of being champion is temporary. It lasts only so long as your team appears ...
The Truth About the Spoiler Role: A Sad End for the Chicago White Sox
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Teams fall into different rolls throughout the season: contender, pretender, doormat, and last and least enjoyableàspoiler.ôWatch out for the White Sox now, cause theyÆre playing spoiler!ö Seriously?Do you think that Paul Konerko cares that he could contribute to knocking the Tigers out of first place so that the Twins can win the division? IÆd love to hear about any player who strives to be the best ôspoilerö.LetÆs face the facts ...
Four White Sox Players Who Cost the Team the Season
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
As the final out was recorded in the Tigers 6-5 win over the Indians last night, more than just the game was over, the White Sox playoff chances were officially ended as well.
Now IÆm not one to point fingers, but allow me to point some thumbs downward at a few of the players who contributed to the Sox failure to make the postseason for the 3rd time in 4 years.Begin ...
Forecasting The Browns Season: Cloudy With a Chance Of Misery
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Cregen McMinn in NFL
The Browns season may have reached it’s brightest point at halftime of week one. They led the tough Minnesota Vikings 13-10 and looked as if they might actually steal one from one of the top NFC contenders.
Since then the Browns have gone on to be outscored 51-13 and now sit at 0-2 and facing the possible scenario of being 0-8 heading into their bye week.
Here’s a breakdown of the Brown’s ...
It’s usually hard to say goodbye to players who have greatly helped your team. Often the separation is so painful fans become resentful of that player (Jim Thome in Cleveland). However, occasional the separation can’t occur soon enough, and that’s the case for me with Jermaine Dye.
Dye came to the Sox in 2005 despite the fact that the Texas Rangers were offering more money. He wanted to play for the ...