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One of the benefits of being self-employed is being able to have some control over opportunities to be enjoyed. Such was the case once again Thursday (June 13). The evening — after having watched baseball for much of the afternoon thanks to the wonders of cable television — help promise. The choices involved Game 4 […]
Thursday thoughts (some of which actually may have occurred on Wednesday and some of which some might not even be considered thoughts or even a reasonable facsimile thereof by harsher critics out there in cyberspace): Judging from a distance (meaning on the sofa of corporate headquarters at elliottharris.com), fans at the United Center for Game […]
Midweek musings: Forecasting the Chicago Blackhawks-Boston Bruins Stanley Cup finals that start Wednesday night (June 12) at the United Center is pretty easy. The Hawks will win in seven. Or six. Or the Bruins in seven. Or six. The biggest upset in predicting the NHL’s finals would be finding someone credible who thinks the series […]
Random thoughts while wondering whether anyone really cares about television ratings other than those affiliated with the channels/networks and/or advertisers whose commercials appear on telecasts: * Continuing to wonder about TV ratings, if you do care, why? Does it really make you feel better if you know after the fact that many others also were […]
A chance to win the game by making a free throw or two in the final seconds. What person who has handled a basketball hasn’t envisioned being in that spot? Few people have the opportunity — other than in our minds or in the backyard or on the playground. Elena Delle Donne had the chance […]
For some reason, some people take offense when the media make predictions on sporting events. More specifically, fans of a particular team take offense when media from that team’s city do not pick the team to prevail. Contrary to popular opinion (occasionally based on media behavior), the Chicago media — for example — did not […]
Watched the midnight edition of “SportsNet Central” on Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Not to find out who won or lost. Thanks to this new-fangled (OK, not so new-fangled, but I’m not sure there is a word “old-fangled”) thing called the Internet, finding the results of games is easy. No, I tuned in more out of curiosity […]
No one in his or her right mind would sit and watch Major League Baseball’s televised draft show. Which means, of course, that your humble correspondent did. Well, not the entirety of the first two rounds Thursday (June 6). But enough to see that you probably would have to be an employee of MLB to […]
It was an unusual doubleheader for your humble correspondent: bowling and softball. Simultaneously, too, for the most part. And part party as well. Hey, what else is a person supposed to do on a Wednesday night? First up in Rosemont, Ill., at Kings Bowl was the second Charles Tillman Celebrity Pro BOWLer Tournament. The event […]
Midweek musings: Eight was the magic number for Chicago teams playing Tuesday (June 4) on the West Coast. The Blackhawks’ 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings was the Kings’ eighth in their last eight home games. The White Sox’ 7-4 loss to Mariners in Seattle was the visitors’ eighth loss in their last eight […]