'Burbs Eye View

Footie fan fires back

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:00:12 -0600

It never fails. Every time I write about soccer, one of the game's extremely well-informed fan base writes back to very kindy tell me why I'm an idiot.

Rosenhaus in the house

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:45:07 -0600

Standing in the drizzle outside Soldier Field's Gate 14, two hours before today's game with the Vikings, stood uber-agent Drew Rosenhaus.

I showed up late and I still worked 11 hours

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:21:41 -0600

If not for this day-night double-header, I might never have discovered the heavenly goodness of Busch Stadium's garlic fries. Still, as crappy workdays go, this is right up there with covering the state track meet and having to type in your own agate.

Playoffs! Playoffs?

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:02:54 -0600

Channeling Jim Mora or no, Jonathon Byrd summed up perfectly the rank-and-file's thinking about the PGA's contrived playoff system, now wrecking a Western Open near you.

MMA fans tune in tonight

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:36:51 -0600

A couple of local guys will be competing live on the Versus network tonight at 8 o'clock on a World Extreme Cagefighting broadcast. Homewood's Joe Benoit is on the undercard of a night highlighted by Dowers Grove native Chase Beebe's defense of his WEC welterweight title.

Last call, Brew Crew

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:04:54 -0600

Prince Fielder and his 39 homers had one chance to win the game. It might have been two, but Lou Piniella walked him to put the go-ahead run on base in the ninth inning rather than pitch to the Brewers slugger with two men on and a 5-3 lead.

Just a bit outside

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:38:25 -0600

Pin the Brewers' 5-3 loss to the Cubs in the opener of their pivotal three-game series at Wrigley Field on venerable Milwaukee announcer Bob Uecker. Or not.

Briggs club-hopping?

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:24:10 -0600

This is why I like the idea of Lovie Smith more than I like the actual coach. He has decided acting like a question is stupid, even when it's not, is a reasonable approach to his media responsibilities.

Hey, look! Hester blocking!

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:33:39 -0600

For his next trick, Ron Turner is going to draw up a gameplan wherein he picks up garden mulch in a Rolls Royce and prepares foie gras for a kindergarten graduation.

That's a good question, Peggy

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:12:45 -0600

OK, when Lovie Smith says it, he usually doesn't mean it. But me, I'm all about the kudos to Channel 5's Peggy Kusinski for her simple and direct query to Bears offesnive coordinator Ron Turner after the Bears' 27-24 win over the Colts:

Putting the 'Z' in easy money

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:45:37 -0600

Got a press release this morning from the Cubs, called my guy and said, "What's the 'major announcement?' " He said, "Zambrano, five and 90."

Glass first half full

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:38:11 -0600

Forget the score. I already have, otherwise I'd have typed it. The important thing is, after one half of exhibition season football, I declare the Bears' offense officially interesting.

Don't worry; it's the other one

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:12:59 -0600

This just in from Bears HQ: The NFL has suspended Obafemi Ayanbadejo, brother of special teams Pro Bowler Brendon, for four games. Can you guess why?

Is he still posing?

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:08:56 -0600

Good thing Barry Bonds' manager yanked him after Bonds hit his 756th career homer Wednesday evening. Otherwise, the Nationals would have had to plunk him.

When it's time to change ...

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:00:23 -0600

... you've got to rearrange; who you are into what you're gonna be.

OK, so the fact that I didn't have to Google those lyrics to check for accuracy makes me a geek. But then, so does the fact that they popped into my head the moment I saw Greg and Peter Brady dueting on "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" tonight at Wrigley Field.