Bernie Lincicome
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Why there was nothing lovable about this season’s White SoxOct 12, 2024 10:00 am - The mail being not what it was, or not being at all, my letter from Jerry Reinsdorf has yet to arrive, although it has been widely reported to exist. Taking it on faith, ...
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Rose deserves the grace in death he didn’t get in lifeOct 06, 2024 7:33 am - Time has not been unkind as much as indifferent to Pete Rose, making him no better than he deserved, allowing him to fade into a cliché, noticing him now because he is de...
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The best thing Major League Baseball can do in October? Get right to itSep 28, 2024 4:19 pm - Preoccupied with the White Sox seeking a number that will live in infamy, or at least until the Sox break it next year, a few of us have allowed baseball’s second season ...
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If only the Cubs, Sox knew this is a baseball townSep 21, 2024 12:03 pm - Optimism, that rascal, hides among the empty seats of White Sox park, or out there in Wrigley’s ivy. It lurks somewhere near the bottom of the standings, though in the ca...
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The numbers don’t lie, Williams has a long way to goSep 14, 2024 9:00 am - Figuring roughly — that is using grade school math rather than a touch screen calculator — Caleb Williams’ goal of becoming the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4,000...
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Lincicome: In the Era of Caleb, we will all be witnesses to what exactly?Sep 07, 2024 10:30 am - Most eras last several hundred years, including our present era, which began some time before electricity, not to put more pressure on Caleb Williams, who, at least, shou...
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Predictions for the 2024 NFL season you won’t find anywhere elseAug 31, 2024 9:00 am - Seriously, the Bears are the team to watch. It says so right here, and right there and just about everywhere. Pardon me while I cough behind my hand and look ahead. I pre...
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Figuring out all the changes coming our way in college football this seasonAug 24, 2024 8:30 am - These are the times that try an old grad’s tolerance, what with his old school’s alliance with bandits and burglars, not to mention why his Buckeyes are playing Oregon’s ...
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There’s no way to truly comprehend the White Sox’ incredible futilityAug 17, 2024 11:00 am - The question of whether the White Sox are the worst team in the history of baseball is still pending and still possible, there being no advantage to the distinction. Stil...
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Lincicome: As glamorous as it looks, remember ‘Hard Knocks’ is just Bears practiceAug 10, 2024 11:18 pm - How a TV production like HBO’s “Hard Knocks” has managed to turn practice into programming for most of this century is the kind of genius usually found in politicians and bible salesmen, sometimes the same person. As happy as the Bears looked in Thursday’s debut episode, remember this is just practice.