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where I give you my take on the highly anticipated Cubs debut of Anthony Rizzo.
The impact of the Kevin Youkilis trade for the White Sox and what he means to their division title aspirations.
And last but not least, the death of the BCS with the news of a 4-team playoff format beginning in the 2014 season.
Chicago’s Current Mount Rushmore
English: Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The city of broad shoulders prides itself on legendary architecture, gorgeous beaches, decadent food, and our professional sports teams and athletes.
The major teams in town, The Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks have great players on their clubs, but who is the best of the best?
Evaluating the resumes of the current crop of Second City athletes was difficult and an arduous task, but that is a great thing because that means the pickings weren’t slim, and the city is flush with talented athletes in every sport.
I have comprised four athletes that represent the best the city has to offer who will represent the Mount Rushmore of Chicago.
Brian Urlacher- the Bears linebacker came to Chicago in the 2000 draft out of New Mexico and quickly became a fan favorite making plays en route to winning the Rookie of the Year award. He holds the record for career tackles made by a Bear, making eight trips to the Pro Bowl and winning the AP Defensive player of the year award in 2005.
The Bears have played the best football the team has seen since the glory days of 1985 with him in the middle of the defensive huddle. His #54 jersey is seen everywhere in the city and Urlacher became a lock to represent the city after taking the Bears to the Super Bowl during the 2006 season. The Bears are known for their defense and their middle linebackers and Urlacher is destined to join Bill George, Dick Butkus, and Mike Singletary in Canton, Ohio, and the NFL Hall of Fame when his playing career is over.
Paul Konerko- Another veteran to the Chicago sports landscape, Konerko has cemented himself as the best Chicago baseball player in the 21st century. A bit of a late bloomer who did not experience the love affair that Urlacher had right away. However, Konerko’s been like a fine wine and aged gracefully as he is currently playing his best baseball at 36 and emerging as a potential Hall of Fame candidate if he continues his career renaissance.
The five-time All-Star has flirted with hitting .400 the first two months of the season as he has led the White Sox into first place in the American League Central. With more than 400 homeruns as a member of the club and a World Series on his resume the decision to add Konerko to the Mount Rushmore of Chicago is a no-brainer.
Derrick Rose- Unlike the first two stars who had to come to Chicago from college or other organizations, respectively, Rose has been a Chicagoan since birth, winning two state titles at Simeon Academy before his one year at the University of Memphis ended in the championship game vs. Kansas.
Like Urlacher, Rose took home the Rookie of the Year honors after directing the Bulls back into the playoffs. A lightning quick ascension to the top of the game’s elite has set the optimism sky high for Bulls fans since he donned the Bulls jersey. An All-Star in just his second season was surpassed when he became the league’s youngest winner of the MVP award in his third season, becoming only the second Bull to win the award.
Rose suffered a torn ACL in his knee during the first round of the NBA playoffs this season, which left the city in a state of sorrow and despair for weeks. The work ethic and dedication Rose has shown on the court has me convinced that he will regain the explosion and speed that has made him one of the game’s elite players. The future is still bright for Rose and the Bulls and after signing an extension in the off-season, he will be in his hometown for years to come.
Jonathan Toews- Another young superstar like Rose fills the fourth and final spot on Chicago’s Mount Rushmore. Toews and Rose represent the next generation of Chicago athletes as Urlacher and Konerko are on the back end of their illustrious careers whereas Rose and Toews are just getting started. The third overall pick in the NHL draft in 2006 was the runner-up to his teammate, Patrick Kane in rookie of the year honors and won a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics.
However, the single event that qualified Toews for inclusion on this exclusive list is that Toews has done something that Urlacher and Rose are still chasing, that is winning a title in their respective sport. Toews captained the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup in 2010 winning the Conn Smythe as the MVP of the postseason in the process. The 24- year old Center for the Blackhawks signed a long-term extension after winning the Cup and like Rose will have roots in Chicago for the foreseeable future.
Did your favorite make the cut?
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Patrick is a diehard Chicago sports fan and an avid college football fan, particularly the SEC. Patrick is the host of “The Wake-up Call,” a weekly sports show on Sportstownchicago.com every Wednesday morning from 8-10. View his show’s website here.
Northwestern Football 2012 Preview
Coach Fitz (Photo credit: Markfive)
Memorial Day has passed and the unofficial countdown to college football is underway, and for the die-hard college football fan September 1 cannot come soon enough. In many ways this is the eye of the hurricane. The spring semester just wrapped up and the student-athletes have some downtime before summer practices kick off.
This is also the time of year when coaches and athletic directors have to be biting their fingernails and hoping their players are staying out of trouble and out of the back of a police car.
One college that usually does not have to worry about that type of behavior on their campus or from their team is Northwestern University. Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald has done a fine job in the six years on-the-job after taking over after the sudden passing of Randy Walker.
Fitzgerald carries a 40-36 career record at the university in Evanston, Illinois, and is coming off a season in which the ‘Cats went 6-7 (3-5 in the Big Ten).
Still one of the youngest coaches in the NCAA at 37, Fitzgerald has led his alma mater to four straight bowl appearances; however, they were defeats for the school still searching for the Wildcats first bowl win since the Rose Bowl in 1948.
Around this time last year the Northwestern athletic department was touting senior quarterback, Dan Persa as a Heisman contender. In fact, Heisman voters received seven-pound purple dumbbells in the mail signifying the number seven Persa wears on his jersey and the fact he is pound for pound one of the game’s best at his position.
Furthermore, a billboard soared over the Kennedy expressway in Chicago with the depiction of Persa and the caption “Chicago’s Heisman Candidate” and a website, persastrong.com, where fans can learn more about the NU signal caller.
After a senior season marred by injuries Persa has since graduated and last year’s jack-of-all-trade Kain Kolter will take the snaps for the ‘Cats in what appears to be a transitional year.
The ‘Cats are projected to return only 12 starters to a team that lost the aforementioned Persa also lost starting RB, Jacob Schmidt to graduation, top WR Jeremy Ebert and TE Drake Dunsmore to the National Football League. The absence of reliable offensive playmakers will hurt, and the onus will be on the ninth ranked defense in the Big Ten to improve until the offense gets their feet wet.
Fitzgerald and his staff will have to find the next wave of Wildcats to insert into the lineup to have a shot at a fifth consecutive bowl trip. The schedule will not offer much relief either with a challenging non-conference schedule that includes the road opener at Syracuse before returning home to upstart Vanderbilt and Boston College.
Northwestern catches a break slightly with their conference schedule as Ohio State and Wisconsin are not on the docket this season, but trips to Michigan and Michigan State loom large for a team void of senior leadership.
Depending on how quickly Kolter and the rest of the Northwestern offense replaces the departed seniors it may very well be a rough start to the season and will only get more difficult in conference play.
My early prediction: 4-8.
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Patrick is a diehard Chicago sports fan and an avid college football fan, particularly the SEC. Patrick is the host of “The Wake-up Call,” a weekly sports show on Sportstownchicago.com every Wednesday morning from 8-10. View his show’s website here.
The Sports Corner
With a décor fitting of an upscale restaurant The Sports Corner does not look like your typical sports bar from the outside. That’s just fine with the people at the Sports Corner, located at 952 W. Addison Street in Chicago, because people have been piling in since the location was revamped a few years ago.
Offering plenty of outdoor seating to soak up the sun on a glorious Chicago summer day patrons can sip on a frosty cold beer before they make it across the street to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, for an afternoon matinee.
You don’t need to have tickets to the game to come to the Sports Corner however, because the atmosphere outside the park on game days is electric and you can watch on one of the many televisions inside the bar while you sample their everyday specials and every Wednesday is trivia night. During trivia night you can take advantage of $10 domestic pitchers, $15 import pitchers, and $5 Ketel cocktails.
To learn more about The Sports Corner Bar & Grill, schedule a private party, or peruse their everyday specials, visit their website here.
Patrick is a diehard Chicago sports fan and an avid college football fan, particularly the SEC. Patrick is the host of “The Wake Up Call,” a weekly sports show on Sportstownchicago.com every Wednesday morning from 8-10. View his show’s website here. And read more of Patrick’s blogs here.
The Cubby Bear
The Cubby Bear (Photo credit: voteprime)
The next time you’re taking in a Cubs game at Wrigley Field you need to step into The Cubby Bear for their daily specials and live music. Live music emanates out of this establishment right next to the historic ballpark that’s home to the Cubs and has live music playing nearly every Friday and Saturday night.
The musical acts range from local bands playing original work to cover bands to the likes of George Clinton who just played the venue May 10th to Ziggy Marley who will bring is act to 1059 W. Addison July 2nd.
If live music isn’t your thing, then have no fear, because the Cubby Bear has a menu that will make everybody’s stomach growl and mouth salivate.
For starters you need to try their award winning bacon wings that you can drown in ranch or bleu cheese dressing if you can’t take the heat. The appetizers don’t stop with the wings as they offer mozzarella sticks, mac and cheese bites, nachos, and more.
The appetizers are enough to fill you up, but be sure to leave room for their variety of mouth watering burgers. I recommend the half- pound cheddar bacon burger with the Cubby Bear garlic fries. In addition to the variety of burgers, this Cubs fan hangout features, sausages, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, bbq pork, Italian beef, and the best smoked brisket you’ll find in Illinois.
Whether you’re stopping in before, after, or during the Cubs game, scheduling a private party, or just want to see some of the best live music in the city, then the Cubby Bear is the place to be. You can also check out their Lincolnshire location at 21661 N. Milwaukee for the same great food and hospitality at their Chicago location.
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Baseball’s Civil War in Chicago
For as long as there has been two professional baseball teams playing in Chicago the two sides have despised each other that would make the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s proud.
As the City of broad shoulders prepares for another Civil War between the Cubs and Sox, I have already grown tired of the sophomoric and ignorant stereotypes that both fan bases throw back and forth at each other.
I have often found it humorous for one to be a fan of both teams, and I have yet to wrap my brain around having two favorite teams in any sports. However, is it possible to be a Cubs or Sox fan and not have the urge to throw the same tired insults at the other team, their fans, and their ballpark?
Denigrating one team does not make your team superior, it makes you look foolish.
I am a Cubs fan and support them through good times and bad. In many ways it is a marriage and as many times as I get disappointed or angry with the team, I always come back to them and believe that next year is right around the corner.
I am as loyal as they come concerning the supporting of my team. This is something that many Chicagoans pride themselves on. This trait is what makes Chicago fans the greatest in the world. This is not a biased opinion.
This fact is backed by my viewing Yankee fans boo Derek Jeter, Philadelphia fans boo Santa Claus, Los Angeles fans lose a football franchise on more than one occasion, and countless other cities struggle to fill their stadiums and arenas. Have you seen the empty seats in Miami during Heat games and the thousands of empty seats in Atlanta during the Braves decade of dominance in the ‘90’s?
This series brings out the worst in Chicago fans and a sample of what you will hear in any bar this weekend will go like this:
Cub fan: “The White Sox fans don’t care about their team and that’s why they can’t sell out their stadium.”
Sox fan: “Sox fans are just smarter and we don’t support a bad team unlike Cub fans who just go to Wrigley to get drunk. They don’t even pay attention to the game.”
Cubs fan: “At least our park is a historical monument and full of history and beauty unlike that monstrosity named after a phone company.”
Sox fan: “Well our park is clean and you don’t have to worry about concrete falling on your head or walking a mile to use the bathroom.”
Cubs fan: “No but the umpires and first base coaches need to worry about being assaulted.”
Sox fan: “Well your announcers are awful. All Ron Santo did was moan and groan. He was just a fan in the booth.”
Cubs fan: “Have you heard Hawk Harrelson?!”
Sox fan: “At least we won a World Series.”
Cubs fan: “That’s right; you have now won as many as you’ve thrown in the last 100 years.”
Tell me how many times you have heard this exact conversation?
I am willing to bet the answer is far too many.
My plea for Cubs and Sox fans this weekend is that we all get along. I pray no fights break in or around the stadium. The past few years have seen an increase in hostility, aggression, and drunken belligerence. Let us remember this is the city that brought us affable and players who personified class in guys like Ernie Banks, Luke Appling, Ron Santo, Minnie Minoso, Ryne Sandberg, and the man in the White Sox dugout this weekend, Robin Ventura among many others.
For three days I urge the fans of both sides to represent the best the city has to offer and not act like Albert Belle and Milton Bradley.
I am rooting for three well played competitive games and if the Cubs lose Friday afternoon, you better believe I will have my Cubs gear on for Saturday night’s game under the lights.
You will not see me bashing the White Sox if they beat the Cubs in every game this year, sure I will be disappointed, but more than if the Cardinals came into town and swept the series. That is the team’s real rival. I would think the best White Sox fans would agree in the same vein agree that they are more concerned with gaining ground on Detroit and Cleveland in the standings.
I am concerned about the fans on both allegiances that do not recognize this fact and have a distorted sense of reality. These are the fans that participate in conversations like the one I wrote about earlier and get tossed out of games and bars for engaging in buffoonery.
Both have great fans but it is the clowns to the left and jokers to the right who ruin it for the true fans.
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Patrick is a diehard sports fan and former football player from Chicago. Patrick has been a fan of the Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks from birth and is an avid college football fan, particularly the SEC. Patrick is the host of “The Wake Up Call,” a weekly sports show on Sportstownchicago.com every Wednesday morning from 8-10. View his show’s website here.
Chicago’s Rookie Managers
After the season both Chicago baseball teams experienced last season a change at the managerial position was a must as the teams hope for a breath of fresh air and a new direction for the 2012 season.
The White Sox traded Ozzie Guillen to the Miami Marlins saying adios to the manager that led the team to its first World Series since 1918. The outspoken manager wore his welcome out in Chicago after butting heads with General Manager Kenny Williams for the better part of the last three years.
When management declined to offer Ozzie an extension, the two sides agreed to the split that netted the Sox two minor league prospects from the Marlins, the Guillen once served as third base coach during the team’s 2003 World Series winning season.
The White Sox surprised many when they hired former Sox third baseman Robin Ventura who had zero experience coaching or managing on any level in baseball.
The decision to part with the manager and coaching staff from last season’s staff was made for different reasons as the team’s record under Mike Quade sealed the fate of the first year manager.
Finishing with the 6th worst record in Major League Baseball the affable Quade often appeared to be outmatched and in over his head as he struggled to manage the team’s roster.
Quade was particularly stubborn in his refusal to play the younger talent on the roster in favor of struggling veterans conceivably to give him a better record and a higher chance of returning for his sophomore season in the dugout.
The move backfired as Quade was told he would not return after the hiring of new President Theo Epstein who hired Dale Sveum, whom he had as the third base coach in Boston. Sveum was most recently the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Many Cub fans had clamored for the hiring of former Cub icon and Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg who had climbed the ranks in the Cubs minor league system, having success at every stop.
The hiring of Sveum turned off a plethora of fans fantasizing about seeing “Ryno” in a Cubs uniform again and leading the team to the first World Series win since 1908. Alas, Cubs fans were urged to believe in Theo and trust his decision making, after all he was the boy genius that ended the Red Sox curse with two titles in a four year span as General Manager of the Boston club.
Two teams in the third largest market in America hiring rookie managers. Both fan bases surprised and perhaps even a little confused by the hiring of the two men put in charge of leading the teams back to the playoffs.
Ventura fills the shoes of Chicago’s last manager to bring a championship to the city, and will operate without the off the field distractions Guillen brought with him.
Sveum doesn’t have to do too much for Cubs fans to forget the Mike Quade era. However, the pressure to win for Sveum is immense as the fan base is trying to remain patient under new management albeit with a clenched jaw and pursed lips.
The two managers will face each other in this weekend’s Cross-town classic where they will get a taste of the rivalry from the steps of the dugout.
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Bears back in Playoff Mix?
The NFL released the schedules for the upcoming season and upon first glance it’s easy to give a gut reaction to the games listen on the schedule. Prior to the draft and the addition of free agent rookies to the roster the predictions can appear to be a little askew.
With the draft in the rear view mirror and the picks having sufficiently been digested I will take a week by week look at the Bears schedule for the 2012 championship season.
Week 1
Andrew Luck and the Colts invade Soldier Field and the Bears should have no trouble putting away the rebuilding Colts who finished with the team that tied for the worst record in the league last year. Bears win.
Week 2
A Thursday night affair on NFL Network in Lambeau Field will be a tough test for the Bears. I give the edge to the Packers because they hold home field advantage in what figures to be a close game. Bears lose.
Week 3
Home against the Rams, the second worst team in the league last year, in fact the Bears play 4 games against the three worst teams last season when you factor in the two games against division foe Minnesota. Another slam dunk even though the Rams should be improved with Jeff Fisher running the show and assuming Sam Bradford stays healthy. Bears win.
Week 4
A Monday night tilt at Dallas will provide a test for the Bears and this is a pivotal game as I make my predictions. A win and this could be a very nice season while a loss could mean the Bears are fighting for a playoff spot. Playing a hunch, I think the Bears will win a game in the closing minutes of the 4th quarter and improve to 3-1
Week 5
The Bears get a break after the short week and get the Jacksonville Jaguars who may challenge for the top pick in the 2013 draft. Although the game is on the road, the Jaguars should not present a stiff challenge to knock off the Bears. Bears win.
Week 6
Bye- the one week I am guaranteed of not being wrong.
Week 7
Playing their third primetime game in their first six games, the Bears welcome Calvin Johnson and the Lions to the Lakefront and this matchup has the makings of a high scoring clash of two division rivals. At home I give the Bears a slight advantage and win on a Robbie Gould field goal in OT.
Week 8
Sticking at home for the second week in a row, the Cam Newton Express rolls into town and the Carolina Panthers may be one of the more improved teams in the NFL this season. I don’t think they have enough on defense to slow the Bears offense down. Cam Newton gets his yards, but not the touchdowns in this game. Bears win.
Week 9
The Music City hosts the Bears as the Bears travel down South to take on the Tennessee Titans. The big question is who starts for the Titans. Will it be veteran incumbent Matt Hasselbeck or last year’s top pick Jake Locker? Whoever is taking snaps under center will have his hands full with a Bears defense, however this has the “trap game” feel to it, and the Bears coaching staff will have to anticipate this and get the players ready to take on a talented if not under performing team. Bears win a nail biter.
Week 10
Hosting another primetime game, the Bears welcome Arian Foster and the Houston Texans into town and last year’s top defense led by youngsters JJ Watt and Brooks Reed prove too much for the Bears offensive line and force Jay Cutler in one too many mistakes. Bears lose.
Week 11
On the road vs. last year’s team of destiny the San Francisco 49ers, the Bears are unable to fix the offensive line issues that cost them a win against Houston and SF does more of the same and sacks Cutler and forces too many bad throws as Jim Harbaugh gets the win over his former team. Bears lose.
Week 12
Bears get healthy against the Vikings and take two weeks of frustration out on QB Christian Ponder and the Minnesota secondary gets torched by Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and rookie Alshon Jeffery who has biggest game of his early career with 6 catches for 105 yards and two scores. Bears win.
Week 13
Seeking revenge against the team who ended wide receiver Johnny Knox’s season last year, the Seattle Seahawks run into a ferocious Bears defense and the Seahawks QB conundrum plagues them on a chilly November in Chicago. Bears win.
Week 14
Heading into the fourth quarter of the season as Bears Head Coach refers to the breakdown of the schedule at 9-3; the Bears are poised to clinch a playoff berth and are in play with Green Bay for the division title. Facing the Vikings for the second time in three weeks is not enough time for the Vikings to solve the Bears offense or defensive front seven and the Bears leave the Metrodome, for perhaps the last time if Minnesota is successful in their bid for funding for a new stadium. Bears win.
Week 15
The last home game of the reguoar season brings the team up north to the Windy City. The Packers and their fans decked out in their finest hunting garb and cheese blocks on their head have a long drive up I-90 as the Bears get payback for their defeat suffered at the hands of the Pack in week two. Bears win.
Week 16
Heading out west to Arizona with a playoff berth already locked up, the Bears face another potential trap game. Will Kevin Kolb be under center or will it be last year’s revelation John Skelton? The bigger question is does it even matter? The Cardinals have a sneaky good defense and some talent outside in the form of Larry Fitzgerald and rookie Michael Floyd. But the Bears defense forces four Cardinal turnovers and Devin Hester runs back a punt for a score. Bears cruise to a win.
Week 17
Finishing up the season in the Motor City and tied atop the NFC North with Green Bay the Lions face a must win to keep their playoff hopes alive in the NFC. The Lions come out and find Calvin “Megatron” Johnson for a big touchdown on the opening possession and sprint to a 21-7 lead at halftime. The bears mount a second half comeback and tie the game at 21 apiece as the fourth quarter begins, but the Bears run out of gas to a desperate Lions team and await the score to the Packers game to determine the division title. Bears lose.
Final regular season record: 12-4
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Patrick is a diehard sports fan and former football player from Chicago, the greatest city in the world. The home of deep dish pizza, the greatest skyline in the world, and the best sports fans in America. Patrick has been a fan of the Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks since birth and is an avid college football fan, particularly the SEC. Patrick is the host of “The Wake Up Call,” a weekly sports show on Sportstownchicago.com every Wednesday morning from 8-10. View his show’s website here.
Cubs Dodge another Win
The tone of today’s Cubs game was set in the bottom of the first inning vs. the Dodgers. The Cubs had the bases loaded against Dodgers starter Chris Capuano with only one out.
Hopes of staking Cubs starter Chris Volstad to an early lead and give the pitcher some confidence before heading out for the second inning quickly dissipated when Alfonso Soriano and Ian Stewart went down on strikes ending the inning.
The inability of the Cubs to capitalize and string together hits and drive men in from scoring position is continuing to hamstring the team that sorely needs some more offensive punch. Additional firepower would also afford the Cubs pitching staff the luxury of not needing to be perfect.
The Dodgers did what the Cubs couldn’t do in the first when Chris Capuano came to the plate in the second and delivered a Volstad into the gap between Joe Mather and David DeJesus in right center for a two run double.
Capuano was a one man Cub wrecking crew this Saturday afternoon as the lefty threw seven shutout innings while delivering the two run double, his first RBI’s since the 2007 season as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs avoided the shutout in the ninth inning after an Ian Stewart base hit plated Starlin Castro, who had three hits on the afternoon bringing his average on the season to .352.
However, on a day when Capuano had everything working in his favor and Chris Volstad not able to avoid the big inning yet again the Cubs fell to the Los Angeles squad 5-1.
Volstad dropped his record to 0-4 and sports a lofty 6.55 ERA. The loss marks the 17th consecutive start in which the 6’ 8’’ righty acquired for Carlos Zambrano in the offseason has failed to record a win.
Looking for a bright side Cubs fans?
Embattled reliever Carlos Marmol threw a scoreless eighth inning dropping his ERA to 5.59
Okay, that’s not exactly a bright side but at least no one blew a save today in Chicago.
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