By Steve Rhodes
Here we go, folks.
Baez clears the bases and Dodgers stadium (of Dodger fans). 8-1 now. Kershaw v Hendricks looms for WS appearance
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) October 21, 2016
Posted on October 21, 2016
Tweeting The Bears | QB 911
‘This Team Is Completely Broken’
The current back-up quarterback is Zach Miller, according to Thursday’s night’s broadcast crew. I would’ve sworn it would be Cam Meredith, but whatever. Just hike the ball to Ka’Deem Carey and run the read option without the option.
The Matt Barkley era is here pic.twitter.com/ogqLRYBhiz
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) October 21, 2016
Posted on October 21, 2016
Cubs Retweet: The Bats Are Back
By Steve Rhodes
At least they were back for three innings.
Tonight we’ll see if they’re back for good.
Crazy series. Cubs scoring: 8, 0, 0, 10. Game 5 should be a good one.
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) October 20, 2016
Posted on October 20, 2016
The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Nip Slip
By Carl Mohrbacher
You can’t stop Arrelious Benn (I wish that would stop auto correcting to “Areolas Benn”), you can only hope to contain him . . . as well as his career has through Sunday. Benn’s fourth quarter TD reception was his seventh since 2012.
The late, demoralizing and ultimately deciding catch and (and run aaaaaand run) was a play that featured Tracy Porter falling down and the Bears safety help falling down on the job.
It shouldn’t have come to that.
What if I told you before this game that the Bears would dominate the time of possession, Brian Hoyer would throw for over 300 yards, Connor Barth would make all of his field goal attempts and the Chicago’s defense would hold the Jacksonville Jaguars scoreless through three quarters?
Posted on October 20, 2016
Fantasy Fix: Hoyer Plays Well (Again), May Lose Job
By Dan O’Shea
Random observations from a week in which Brian Hoyer threw for 300-plus yards for the fourth straight game, but was somehow a disappointment.
Brian Hoyer plays well, may lose job. Wait – what? Fantasy darling Hoyer threw for 302 yards, no TDs and no INTs in Week 6. Okay, could have been better, but it was his fourth straight 300-yard game, and he’s now tied with Matt Ryan, QB, ATL, for the most 300-yard games this season despite only starting four of six games. He also might have had a better game last week if his teammates hadn’t committed 10 penalties that repeatedly had him throwing out of a hole.
Posted on October 19, 2016
Cubs Retweet: Panic! At The Disco
By Steve Rhodes
There is no joy in Wrigleyville,
for mighty Jason Heyward, pinch hitting for Addison Russell, struck out.
You know who they missed in that moment? Tommy La Stella.
@ESPNChiCubs might as well grab a random fan out of the stands
— Bears Cubs Bulls (@BFvsCOD1908) October 19, 2016
Posted on October 19, 2016
Breakfast In America: Chill Out, People
By Eric Emery
Imagine, for a moment, that a person exists at the intersection of Venn diagrams “Trump Hater,” “Chicago Bears Fan Troll” and “AFC Bournemouth Supporter.” That person just had a pretty damn good week.
That person is me.
Through my elation, however, I uncovered an unpleasant truth: People are on edge. And it seems that saying “Chill Out!” won’t do the trick. In many people’s minds, there is a lot at stake in this election. And the Bears gave up a 13-point lead at home to a very, very, very pedestrian Jaguars team. Oh, and the Cubs are 1-1 in the National League Championship Series, having dropped a game to the Dodgers at Wrigley to lose home-field advantage. So, frankly, nobody is going to chill out until 2017.
We certainly cannot look to English football for great guidance, because that scene isn’t one to utter the words “Serenity Now.” But, for once, I believe English football is calmer than the U.S. populace. So perhaps a few key pieces of advice will at least incrementally improve the mood here at home.
Posted on October 18, 2016
Tweeting The Bears | Not So Foxy
By Steve Rhodes
John Fox on the hot seat, y’all.
“The remaining fans wanted the Bears to hear it Sunday, jeering as loud as they could after having very little to cheer about on the field. But there weren’t enough fans left at Soldier Field for it to matter,” Adam Jahns writes for the Sun-Times. “The apathy is real. The Bears are bad. Everyone knows it.”
And how. And now Fox is the focus:
“Add it all up, and the rest of the season becomes a true measure of who John Fox is as a coach. He hasn’t delivered a Year 2 turnaround, as he did with the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. In Chicago, his narrative has changed completely – to one of failure.”
Posted on October 17, 2016
The Cub Factor: Joe Blows!
By Steve Rhodes
Is the magic man with the Midas touch managing tight?
Sure seems that way!
After sitting Jason Heyward against Madison Bumgarner in the Giants series in a game the Cubs seemed a bit wigged out about, Joe Maddon let Heyward bat against Clayton Kershaw with two on Sunday night in the only shot the team had at breaking through against the Dodgers ace.
Hey Joe, try to not let the pressure exceed the pleasure!
Posted on October 17, 2016
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #123: The Cubs Are Ridiculous
By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Happy Yom Cub-pur. Plus: Dodger Dogs, The Dusty Baker Show, L.A.’s Leftorium, The Suddenly Crowded Grandpa Rossy Bandwagon, The Bears Are Connor Barth’s Team Now, The Derrick Rose Trial Gets Uglier And Uglier, Meet The Bulls’ New Folk Hero, And Blackhawks Blues.
Posted on October 14, 2016