Mike Imrem
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Wood in need of a saveJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cubs pitcher on the monitor hanging in the narrow Wrigley Field concourse looked familiar. Hey, isn't that Kerry Wood? Yes, it is. He's striking out another batter a...
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Yes, Sosa still gets my Hall voteJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So, the plot sickens. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. Hey, Sammy, gotcha! Folks, tell me, w...
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Two sides of story ... in the boothJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Tonight's start of the Cubs-White Sox series is a good time to point out that the best thing about having two teams in town is the distinct choices they present a fan. N...
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Cubs' new identity tough on the nervesJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Like it or not, the Cubs have become what they had to be to win Sunday. Most of the Cubs themselves don't like it. This was a game only a pitcher could love, this 3-2 sq...
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Latest Rose controversy only hints at the true issueJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's not forget that the problem is gang violence, not Derrick Rose's gang signs. For most of us, 28 Chicago public-school students being slain this school year is as d...
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Bears' Smith still has plenty to proveJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Sporting News pushed some buttons around here with its rankings of NFL button pushers. Lovie Smith is listed 20th among the league's 32 head coaches, a rousing vote ...
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Baseball's law of averages hard to figureJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Something was annoying last week as I lounged in the South of France - sometimes known as the North of Arlington Heights. It was even more annoying than watching the Whi...
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Keenan may be right about hockey playersMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - While following the Blackhawks through the Stanley Cup playoffs, it became clear to me that Mike Keenan had a point. Now, that's something you don't hear very often: Mik...
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Bradley needs to lead with bat, not his mouthMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Leadership comes in all sorts of sizes, shapes and forms. The Cubs expect it to come in a 6-foot, 225-pound package of explosives. You know, as in Milton Bradley, as odd...
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Sorry, Coach, Hawks' play actually worse than that callMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - All of a sudden the Q in Coach Q stood for Qwazy. "Well, I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports today," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville ...