By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Pre-playoff exhibition games rankle. Plus: Theo Epstein Finally Gets Edwin Jackson Money; Robin’s Return?!; Bears Still Not As Bad As White Sox; Blackhawks & Bulls Go Camping; Chicago Sky, Chicago Fire, NIU And The Tribune’s Endorsement Of Gary Johnson Bring Up The Rear.
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SHOW NOTES
* Sammy Sosa.
* Shawon Dunston, first pick of the 1982 draft.
7:27: Spring Training Is Back!
* Jake Arrieta, Miguel Montero Not Keen On Cubs’ September Spring Training.
* Joe Maddon Defends Change Of Routine For ‘Spring Training’ Strategy.
* Thursday lineup.
* Have the Cubs lost their loving feeling?
* Where’s Jake’s head at?
15:52: Theo Epstein Finally Gets Edwin Jackson Money.
* Five-year extension.
* Hoyer and McLeod got five-year extensions too, on Friday morning.
* This thread . . .
@Aisle424 @jcgreenx @JeffCercone I would tend to agree, but who knows: https://t.co/e7LfJhEIR2
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 29, 2016
* The Fallacy Of How The Cubs Were Built.
Jason Goff on The Score this morning: 43% of #Cubs WAR was acquired in trades. Highest chunk.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 29, 2016
* Joe Maddon’s agent is Alan Nero.
* The contemptible Todd Ricketts is for Trump like his daddy, his governor brother Pete and probably Cubs chairman Tom.
* The Cubs are scheduled to open the National League Division Series on Friday, October 1, at Wrigley Field.
35:48: Robin’s Return!
* The replies have it here:
The #WhiteSox will bring back Robin Ventura, if he wishes,but Sox fans act as if they traded Chris Sale for Tebow. https://t.co/IHvHXKvv7e
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 29, 2016
* Rhodes: “The White Sox have become the Cubs without any of the lovability.”
* Roger’s White Sox Reports.
42:03: Bears Relieved They At Least Aren’t The White Sox.
* Lots of these type of references: “whether or not Fox was Pace’s first choice . . . ” Remember, Ernie Accorsi was consulting with George McCaskey and Ted Phillips over the hiring of Pace and a head coach. (There was one more recently – this week – but I couldn’t find it.)
* Biggs: All Downhill For Kyle Fuller Since Early In His Rookie Season.
* Bears 1-10 In Last 11 Home Games.
52:31: Rookie Michal Kempny’s Poise Impresses Blackhawks.
52:56: Taj Gibson Is Last Bull Standing From 2010-11 Eastern Conference Finalists.
55:11: Sky Look To Even Playoff Series With Sparks.
56:34: Chicago Fire Eliminated From Playoffs But Unfortunately Not From Our Lives.
56:55: Coffman: “We are the cesspool of college football in America.”
58:00 Tribune Endorses Gary Johnson For President.
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STOPPAGE (Bonus Cubs talk): 5:44
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Posted on September 30, 2016