Mike Imrem
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Riggleman just did what any working stiff dreams of doingJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Belated congratulations to Jim Riggleman. The baseball lifer did what so many career workingmen and workingwomen consider doing before chickening out. Riggleman told his...
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Gut-check game a big win for SoxJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - The White Sox won a game Saturday that is the stuff of division championships. Especially in a division as shabby as the AL Central. This was one of those victories that...
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Bulls GM speaks, people listenJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Bulls general manager Gar Forman is a genius for at least a few more months. This is obvious because Thursday night's NBA draft doesn't matter much around here, a signal...
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Castro can be that goodJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The most intriguing competition in Chicago baseball the next few years will be Starlin Castro against the Cubs’ culture. Can this precocious young player avoid be...
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Until Cubs quit being Cubs, Ricketts is open to ridiculeJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe Cubs’ chairman Tom Ricketts would be more credible if the Cubs ever won three straight games this season. It#146;ll be awhile, at least three more days, aft...
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McCaskeys don't pack much punchJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Picking on the Cubs is getting old, so let's turn our cynicism toward the Bears. Yes, even in 90-degree weather with NFL owners locking out their players. First let's be...
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Cubs need not look far for a planJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Baseball's annual amateur draft was a signal Monday of what the Cubs must do. Building or rebuilding a major-league baseball team into a winner isn't rocket science. It'...
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No surprise with Peavy, ZambranoJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s start out with a little pop quiz: What was more predictable Sunday, Jake Peavy getting hurt again or Carlos Zambrano going off again? OK, call it a tie considering...
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Sox must be enjoying Cubs' messJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf must be stifling giggles over the Cubs' current mess. Let's face it: The Cubs are a sitcom come true for anyone associated with the So...
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Time to take inventory in college sportsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Universities might as well blow their own cover and begin offering classes in the Two Faces of Hypocrisy, Advanced Cheating and the Art of Lying. It’s either that or get...