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The Miami Marlins might want to order some special reinforced Gatorade containers. Or whatever brand of liquid they might use in the dugout for the benefit of their players. Of particular concern would be on the days when Carlos Zambrano is pitching. The Chicago Cubs dealt the right-hander to the Marlins for right-hander Chris Volstad. […]
Philosophical questions arose Tuesday for the Chicago Bulls and Bears. For the Bears it concerned offensive coordinator Mike Martz and coach Lovie Smith. FOr the Bulls, it went something like this: What is the sound of one fan clapping? The Bulls almost found out when they played the Atlanta Hawks at the United Center. Which […]
Life is filled with uncertainty. As if you didn’t know. And as has been observed, we are all day-to-day. That much is certain — and not particularly comforting. There are uncertainties, and then there are uncertainties. Will Mike Martz be back as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator? Will Bears running back Matt Forte really be […]
OK, so some of us aren’t big on making new year’s resolutions. Especially ones that might be more challenging than “Get out of bed after you wake up each day.” And after breaking one so soon, you will understand the reluctance from yours truly to put down in writing (or the cyberspace equivalent) any resolutions. […]
And so we prepare to say fond farewell to 2011. Or not so fond, depending perhaps how the year went. Regardless, a new year approaches; and with it comes hope, whether you happen to see it or not. Hope is there, but only if you want it to be. And who wouldn’t? As if there’s […]
It’s a Friday. Soon students who have been on winter vacation will be returning to classes. For them, or anyone who has attended a school or who has taken a test, here is a little something. The educational services department at elliottharris.com promises this will be the last quiz of the year. For some reason […]
Thursday thoughts: The Indianapolis Colts (2-13) and Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11) meet Sunday in an NFL matchup of cosmic importance. Well, possibly to Colts and Jaguars fans. Although a Colts victory could cost them a shot at Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and mean the Jaguars wouldn’t have to face him regularly in the AFC South, both […]
The Chicago Bears have seven victories and five Pro Bowl Players. The Green Bay Packers have 14 victories and seven Pro Bowl players. Meaning the Bears are better than the Packers in at least one category: Pro Bowl player per victory. If the mathematical department at elliottharris.com has this all figured out (and there really […]
Random thoughts while wondering whose fans are more concerned, those of the Los Angeles Lakers (0-2) or the Chicago Bulls (1-1) after losing games Monday night (and you can toss in the 0-2 Dallas Mavericks, the NBA’s defending champion, if you’d like): * If the Bulls have trouble in back-to-back games for the season’s first […]
Back by popular demand (as always, the demand is to do this only once a year), it’s the 12th annual version of Holiday Tunes. The first 11 came as part of the Chicago Sun-Times Quick Hits column that I once wrote. For those who prefer, feel free to think of this as the first elliottharris.com […]