Another Day Closer to End of Bears Season

Midweek musings: Thanks to their Monday night game, the Chicago Bears have a quicker turnaround for their next game, which is Sunday at Soldier Field against the Detroit Lions. Even so, look for the Bears to have another “good week of practice.” Unofficial stats still have the Bears among the league leaders in that category. Maybe the team needs to upgrade to “great week of practice” to have a chance vs. the Lions.

Video below of Belen Lavellen. For Bears fans. Or anyone else.

* You will know the Bears are taking a step in the right direction to improving in 2015 when someone takes a step toward the exit door. OK, make that more than one someone taking that step — whether willingly or otherwise.

* Speaking of taking steps, Bears chairman George McCaskey was pushed by a fan at Monday’s 31-15 loss to New Orleans at Soldier Field. Not sure which is tougher to comprehend: that the perpetrator was a Saints fan or that someone came to McCaskey’s aid with that person being a Bears fan who delivered a tackle to the Saints fan. Not sure whether the Bears fan will be added to the roster in time for Sunday’s game. Maybe the season finale Dec. 28?

* The great (or not-so-great) thing about the Bears’ futility is that it is near impossible to point to one person as being responsible for what has been a 5-9 season. If you ever wanted to know the definition of “team effort” — or more like lack of team effort — say hello to your 2014 Bears. Saying goodbye will feel a lot better.

* Speaking of taking steps, the Chicago White Sox took another one toward what they hope will be postseason baseball by introducing Jeff Samardzija, David Robertson and Melky Cabrera to Chicago media. General manager Rick Hahn said chairman Jerry Reinsdorf approved the Cabrera signing because of increased ticket sales after baseball’s Winter Meetings. Gee, and some of us were thinking maybe the Sox had moved past that small-market mentality.

* Totally unrelated to sports Darlene Love will sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on Friday’s “Late Show With David Letterman.” With his show ending next spring, this will be the farewell performance. She first sang on the show in 1986. Included among the following videos is a compilation that the “Late Show” folks put together. You don’t have to celebrate Christmas to enjoy her singing.

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