The concept of the “blue” and the “red” as Election Night map colors has become so ubiquitous that it might as well be considered a cliché.“Blue,” of course being used to color in the states that swing toward Democratic Party candidates, while “red” wi... »
It was Major League Baseball’s annual Jackie Robinson tribute on Sunday – the one where every single ballplayer wears Robinson’s uniform Number “42” on his uniform as a tribute to the first black ballplayer of the 20th Century in the “white” major leag... »
I’m not sure whether to be reassured or see it as hypocritical the ceremonies that were held this past week to mark Thursday – which would have been former Mayor Harold Washington’s 90th birthday anniversary.WASHINGTON: Harold, Harold! If he were stil... »
Knowing my luck, at some point in the next few days I’m going to be offered some magnificent job that will be just too good to turn down, but will require me to turn back to regular use of commuter trains.Because it seems that the commuters from the So... »
I have found it amusing in recent weeks to hear the political rhetoric related to Wrigley Field.Government officials want to help the Chicago Cubs with the overhaul of their 98-year-old building that would be required for the ball club to keep playing ... »
For all the cheap, trashy rhetoric that came from the mouth of Ozzie Guillen when he was manager of the Chicago White Sox, I can’t recall a single moment when anyone seriously contemplated boycotting the White Sox on account of him.But now he’s in Miam... »
The real baseball season in Chicago begins Friday, yet the return of professional ball keeps making me think about the conditions that existed in this city some 36 years ago.64-97 I’m referring to 1976, which isn’t officially the worst combined season... »
Perhaps it is just the ultimate evidence of how mediocre-to-dreadful professional baseball is expected to be this season.They have evolved We’re a day away from Opening Day (although Chicago White Sox fans will correctly note that the season, for them... »
Could the Chicago Cubs become the determining factor in the ongoing dispute between Tribune Co. television stations and DirecTV?I honestly wonder if the idea of rabid Cubs fans angry that they can’t get their favorite ballclub’s Opening Day game Thursd... »
I’m not much of a football fan, so it kind of amazes me that people are getting so worked up and seeing “Controversy!!!” in the making with the trade of quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets.After all, the Jets already had a quarterback in Mark Sa... »
How depressing is the Chicago baseball scene going to be this season?Ozzie Guillen, who due to his career as an All-Star shortstop and World Series-winning manager, is always going to be associated with the Chicago White Sox.YET GUILLEN FINALLY makes t... »
Thus far, it has just been the rumor mill working overtime. All the players in this particular scheme are denying there is any truth to it.Yet let’s be realistic. “It” is going to happen at some point in the next few years. Will the statues of legenda... »
I used to root for the New York Yankees as a kid (my feelings about the big ballclub in the Bronx are more neutral these days), and I can appreciate the aura that the team gives off.That winning attitude (which some people interpret as a sense of enti... »
I got my big chuckle for this week from the reports coming from Northwestern Memorial Hospital – the ones that were meant to reassure us that Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has a good chance at recovering from the stroke it appears he suffered this past weeke... »
Cook County officials were in their glory on Wednesday as they got to engage in a bit of fluff before delving into such serious issues as immigration “detainers” and how messed up are Stroger Hospital finances?It was football time.What fun is football ... »
