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The Cubs are a national joke -- and the Blackhawks are laughing

October 10, 2008 11:55 AM CDT

It’s Friday, and I have all the answers... I knew that John McDonough was good. But this good? Sorry I underestimated the master of propaganda and brainwashing. Big apologies. Because I never imagined the Blackhawks president could orchestrate a first-round...


My love-hate relationship with the Sox

October 10, 2008 10:38 AM CDT

It's Friday, and I have all the answers . . . I love that the White Sox are finished this year I hate that the White Sox are finished this year. I love the way this team could play so...


A Sox fan's revenge on a Cubs fan: And that, finally, was that

October 8, 2008 9:57 AM CDT

Cubs fans can be obnoxious. White Sox fans can be vengeful. Here is one of those stories. There will be no names or locations given in the telling of this tale, not with some chance of further retaliations -- and...


Chicks may dig it, but the playoffs are about more than the long ball

October 6, 2008 9:40 PM CDT

It's Monday, and I have all the answers ... How would the Rays respond to losing a playoff game? That was a big question heading into Game 4. Guess we got that unfortunate answer. I didn't think we had to...


The marathon mouth of Alfonso Soriano

October 6, 2008 10:36 AM CDT

Its Monday, and I have all the answers ... Alfonso Soriano said the Cubs were built for a marathon, not a sprint. Tell you what, this guy is as lame after a playoff series as he is during it. Four...


Rays, Rays, go away

October 5, 2008 8:53 PM CDT

It's Sunday, and I have all the answers ... The White Sox did not look like the White Sox in Game 3 of their playoff series with the Rays on Sunday. Nope, they looked like the Rays. They worked counts....


Welcome to Steve's Sunday house party. Stay awhile.

October 5, 2008 12:22 PM CDT

It's Sunday, and I have all the answers (and I have them throughout the day. Check back for regular updates today) ... 10:30: Lou Piniella is 0-6 in the postseason as Cubs manager, but his big mistakes show up in...


Cubs are down and out in Beverly Hills

October 5, 2008 12:16 PM CDT

NOTE: Because of a production error, Steve's blog was delayed. It's here now and maybe that's better for those in mourning. Either way, apologies. --Sports Eds. It's Sunday, and I have all the answers ... It just keeps getting worse....


Buehrle being OK has Sox nearly KO'd

October 3, 2008 11:25 PM CDT

It's Friday, and I have all the answers ... Mark Buehrle was OK on Friday night. But OK wasn't good enough. OK gets you beat in the playoffs when you're the White Sox playing in a pachinko machine. This was...


And now you're one loss from 101 years. Going once, going twice ...

October 3, 2008 12:10 AM CDT

It's Friday, and I have all the answers ... After TBS announcer Dick Stockton said during Game 1 of the National League Division Series that White Sox fans were louder in their tiebreaker against Minnesota the night before, Cubs fans...


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