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Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is featured on the cover of the Sept. 10 issue of Sports Illustrated. He has been there before. Not like this, however. This time he is featured with girlfriend Laurie Navon for an article “The Women Behind The Retired NFL Men Who Suffer From Brain Trauma.” McMahon has been […]
Midweek musings: This sure doesn’t seem like Wednesday, but if yesterday was Tuesday (which it was, provided that you are reading this today, Sept. 5) and tomorrow is Thursday, then chances are overwhelmingly likely that today is indeed Wedneday. * The highlight of my day just might have been becoming the 11,112th Twitter follower of […]
Random thoughts while wondering whether the Chicago White Sox will have a set pitching rotation before the season ends (although they can’t complain about the job former reliever Hector Santiago did in beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday — Sept. 3): * Wondering whether the Sox — if they do win the American League […]
Monday meanderings: If the Chicago White Sox fail to win the American League Central or at least a postseason berth, they will know who is responsible. Themselves. Assuming accountability resides in the Sox clubhouse. Besides accountability, the inability to deal with the Detroit Tigers will rank right up there. The Tigers lead the season series […]
September is one of the best times for those of us who count baseball and football among our favorite sports. Baseball’s division races (what once meant pennant races and only one team from each league qualifying for postseason play) tend to come into focus when Labor Day rolls around. Labor Day also used to signal […]
Weekend watch: With losses Saturday (Sept. 1) and Sunday, the Chicago Cubs will be assured of a losing season. That’s what happens when you take a 51-80 record into September. The Cubs can’t even first in the category of being certain of a sub-.500 record thanks to Houston (40-92), which is well on its way […]
It’s not officially college football season until Playboy releases its preseason All-America team. Thankfully, the publication has done so in its September issue that is out on newsstands and on
Thursday thoughts (OK, what passes for thinking at the editorial offices of elliottharris.com): The Chicago Cubs said Wednesday (Aug. 29) they are sending eight prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Not being particularly gifted when it comes to mathematics, that number would seem smaller than what the Cubs have sent to the Wrigley Field summer […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago Cubs and shortstop Starlin Castro have a deal that could run through 2020. Well, that makes perfect sense. After all, Castro is a 20-20 player this season: 21 stolen bases, 21 errors. Not quite the 20-20 vision that fans and/or management might have been envisioning for the youngster. * Speaking of […]
Random thoughts (or what passes for thinking with the editorial department at elliottharris.com) while wondering how the Chicago Cubs are going to justify increasing ticket prices — or even maintaining the current level — while providing patrons at Wrigley Field with a big-league experience except for the team they put on the field: * Anyone […]