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Random thoughts while wondering whether the Detroit Lions could have scored before the closing seconds in Monday night’s game if the Chicago Bears defense wasn’t even on the field:
* Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s ribs became a topic after he was slammed to the ground by Detroit’s Ndamukong Suh. Jay Cutler’s ribs sounds like it could be the name of his own restaurant, if he were so inclined. Or perhaps a menu item at a downtown eatery?
There is a group in Chicago that goes by the name of the Chicago Honey Bear Dancers, even if these lovely ladies aren't the Bears cheerleaders.
* It’s unclear what was worse to be Monday night: a Lions fan or a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Also unclear is what was worse for such aforementioned fans: a 9-0 San Francisco victory that put the Giants in the World Series or a 13-7 Bears victory that kept the Lions in last place in the National Football Conference’s North Division.
* The Lions can take some consolation in a last-minute touchdown that someone (OK, more than one someone) out there in cyberspace is cursing about because that score made the person(s) lose a wager.
* The Cardinals can take consolation in that the story arc did not involve Noah’s Ark — although it came close. Actually, the Cards almost made it to the World Series without first baseman Lance Berkman and shortstop Rafael Furcal (both injured) and with young arms such as Trevor Rosenthal, Shelby Miller and Joe Kelly pitching in the postseason.
* The Cardinals are the first team since the 2003 Chicago Cubs to blow a 3-1 NLCS lead. Any other similarity is purely coincidental.
* Yes, the Giants’ victory ended in what sure looked like a torrential downpour. But Major League Baseball has revised its rules so that the game has to go nine innings. And the number of Cardinals fans/officials/etc. who would have felt shortchanged by not having the chance to rally for nine runs in the ninth? Just guessing: not many.
* The great thing about being a Cubs fan? You could watch Monday Night Football without switching back and forth. For those wondering what the great thing about being a Cubs fan was.
* If you thought you saw and heard a lot about Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro in the NLCS, wait till the World Series. With the Fall Classic set to start Wednesday in San Francisco, where the NLCS ended, Fox TV executives are well-positioned to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge.
* Somewhere you have to think Tony La Russa was thinking the Cardinals failing to reach the World Series was further validation of his managerial genius. Or possibly not. In his first season as St. Louis skipper, the team won 88 games and lost in Game 7 of the NLCS in 1996 to the Atlanta Braves. In Mike Matheny’s first season as Cardinals manager, they won 88 games and lost Game 7 of the NLCS to the Giants. Something says odds are highly in Matheny’s favor that he smiled more frequently in his first season than did La Russa.
Speaking of St. Louis, here is some video from a recent event there. Thanks to fitness fellow Mike Neumann for posting:
OK, and a random video or two for you:
This one features Houston Texans cheerleaders. Did you see any Bears cheerleaders on the sidelines Monday night? No. Because the team ended the Honey Bears after the 1985 season, the only time in franchise history that the team won a Super Bowl. The Bears play the Houston Texans on Nov. 11 in a night game at Soldier Field. Any chance Houston can bring along its cheerleaders? Well, it was just a thought.
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