The weather has turned quite nice here in Chicago. Although it is supposed to get warm today. Still, the baseball season is slowly winding down and it is really getting to be time to prepare for the playoffs in all of these leagues. Thankfully, no rain last night to muck up the schedule and to […]
27 Aug
Posted by Bryan as scores, Minor Leagues, Chicago, baseball
It was a busy weekend as the Chicago area cleaned up from the storms that hit last week. Joliet and Gary, for example, had to do a double-header on Saturday to make up for games that were missed last week. Let’s get to them.
THE NORTHERN LEAGUE
The Gary SouthShore Railcats and the Joliet Jackhammers
There was a […]
My Uncle Ron has always been a bit of a black sheep in my father’s family. He was the type to always zig when the rest of the family was busy zagging away. It was his house that I was at the fateful weekend when my baseball eyes were opened.
I must have been around four […]
24 Aug
Posted by Bryan as scores, Minor Leagues, Chicago, baseball
Well, Chicago got hit with some of the worst storms many in this area have seen in a long time. Intense lightning was accompanied by strong winds, driving rain and lots of other fun stuff. It was a nightmare that brought flooding and downed tree limbs everywhere. The O’Hare control tower was evacuated due to […]
Someone once told me that if you have a blog, part of why people read it is because of the person who writes the blog. Essentially, you are trying to create a “cult of personality” around the person who runs the blog. Well, I am not entirely sure that is true.
For example, look at this […]
23 Aug
Posted by Bryan as scores, basketball, Minor Leagues, baseball, Uncategorized
Well, nothing like a sudden bout of stomach flu to take me out of the sports blogging world for a day. The weather here in Chicago has been, interesting, to say the least. Storms have been coming through on a daily basis, which makes playing baseball a bit of a trick.
Thanks to John […]
The Kane County Eagles were on the road in Kansas City this weekend. After a rough game the week before, things got even rougher for them in KC. The Eagles had 6 turnovers during the game this past weekend. In addition to this they also did not go on the road with a full squad. […]
20 Aug
Posted by Bryan as scores, Minor Leagues, Chicago, baseball
It was another busy weekend for the Bryan. OK, I don’t really refer to myself as “the Bryan.” I did have a story I wrote for Northwest Avenues magazine about the Schaumburg Flyers get published finally. It looks awesome. If you happen to see a copy somewhere, pick it up. It is the cover story.
It’s […]
So, where are the baseball teams in the area at this point. The playoffs and post-season is rapidly approaching. As such, you may be wondering exactly where the teams in this area and what has happened.
THE NORTHERN LEAGUE
Things have changed for the Gary SoutShore Railcats since the start of the second half of the season. […]
So, I had a day that I missed again yesterday. I had a friend come in from out of town. That lead to a late night sitting up on Wednesday followed by sleeping quite late on Thursday and then spending the remainder of Thursday trying to get other work done. I know, […]
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