Four Horsemen Tattoo - Confessions of a Sports Fanatic

The Bulls are 1-0.  This seems like a relatively insignificant feat in the grand scheme of things, but last night’s 108-95 victory over division rival Milwaukee made Chicago over .500 for the first time since the ‘06-’07 season.  Luol Deng led the charge with 21 points, and rookie sensation Derrick Rose chipped in with 11 points and 9 assists. 

Dear diary,
                         I am forcing myself to watch Game One of the 2008 World Series.  Although drinking kerosene would be more entertaining and less painful, here we go……

The Hawks 2008 season has gotten off to an eerily familiar start.  At 1-2-2, with both overtime games resulting in a loss, it looks like the same old story in Chicago.  Blown leads, crappy defense, and lackluster netminding through 5 games serve as a reminder to us fans the best days are now a distant image in the rearview mirror, and [...]

Moments after the White Sox season officially came to a close, I booked a plane ticket for Chicago.  My intentions were to visit the old stomping ground, and spend a week doing the only thing I remain sober and alert for, bowhunting monster whitetail deer that inhabit the Midwest.  The relaxing vacation helped ease the pain, but here I [...]

Unbelievable.  The 2008 White Sox have been a bigger enigma this post-season than a cryptic Bill Belichick giving a post-game interview in morse code.  With their backs against the proverbial wall, our Pale Hose appear to be out of gas, and our fearless leader Ozzie, appears to be out of answers.  The St. Pete Sunshine continued their [...]

The 2008 posteseason is off to a randy start, just not for our Sox.  The St. Petersburg Sun Rays rocked perpetual douchebag Javier Vazquez for 6 runs in 4.1 innings, and that was enough to pull out a 6-4 game one victory.  11 Sox were stranded on base, and the culminating event of the afternoon [...]