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Posts in category "Sports"

Why Wrigley Field must be destroyed

Here’s a great read about why the Cubs won’t win until they tear down Wrigley Field. The real “curse” isn’t Billy Goat, but the ball park itself. I always thought it was a dump anyway, offending the sensibilities of certain fans who regarded the place as some sort of shrine. A shrine for losers, if... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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Trayvon Martin, NBA brutality and a Catholic bishop's words distorted

I tuned in to CNN on Friday to get the news. Saw Rodney King being interviewed. The host asked: Do you think that race figured into the Trayvon Martin shooting? I turned off CNN. There’s King, the guy beaten by Los Angeles cops two decades ago, dragged out of obscurity (except for an arrest last... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 23, 2012 at 10:39 pm
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Marion Barber, goat

Enough said.
By Dennis Byrne,
December 12, 2011 at 11:55 am
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Occupy the NBA?

Maybe the NBA owners and players haven’t noticed: No Occupy NBA crowds are forming to demand a settlement to the owners’ lockout. A cliche applies: Crowds are staying away in droves. Following the players rejection of the owners’ “final offer” today, we hear reports that the entire season might be lost. Who cares? If either... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 14, 2011 at 6:28 pm
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When the 'institution' overcomes human decency

How does it happen that a grown man can walk past a locker room shower and not step in when an adult is raping a child? The mind boogles and searches in vain for an explanation. For now there’s only speculation why Mike McQueary, a graduate student and now an assistant coach at Penn State... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 14, 2011 at 7:20 am
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A White Sox fan views the Cubs' Theo Epstein

The Cubs’ hiring of Theo Epstein is great and exciting news for this White Sox fan. I view it as an important step in bringing an all-city World Series to Chicago for the first time in more than a century. (Of course, the White Sox will have to do their part too.) A re-invigorated Cubs... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 25, 2011 at 11:46 am
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The Fouling of Walter Payton in an Age of Iagos: "I follow him to serve my turn upon him."

Here is brilliant commentary about  Jeff Pearlman’s smear of Walter Payton (in a book whose name will not be mentioned here) from the often brilliant Patrick Hickey. If you are a fan of William Shakespeare (and who isn’t?), you will enjoy this. If you are a fan of Walter Payton you will relish this. If... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 30, 2011 at 9:39 am
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What's wrong with Ozzie making a pile of money?

Managing a professional sports team ought not be considered a form of indentured servitude. “Loyalty” to the club ought not mean that you should stay put even though the market says you can make more money elsewhere. So, I don’t understand the criticism of Ozzie Guillen for leaving the White Sox and signing on with... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 28, 2011 at 4:26 pm
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Blame coaches, not Cutler

Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune / January 23, 2011 Some Bears “fans” are burning Cutler’s jersey, no doubt hoping that he would be wearing it at the same time. They’re idiots. Blame Smith and the coaches that came up with the “game plan.” On that first drive on which the Packers scored on their first possession... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 24, 2011 at 9:55 am
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East Coast tunes out the Bears

It was supposed to be the game of the year, perhaps even a preview of the Super Bowl. When I talked to my son Don who lives in northern Virginia and was watching the Bears-New England game, I was him (sarcasm) if he was enjoying it.  He said he wasn’t even watching it. Because CBS... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 13, 2010 at 2:01 pm
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