Mike Imrem
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Did race play part of Lovie Smith criticism?Sep 08, 2013 5:00 am - One piece of unfinished business remains as the Bears complete the transition from Lovie Smith to Marc Trestman. I was critical of Smith as a head coach and repeatedly r...
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History not on Bears' side with passing gameSep 04, 2013 5:00 am - Look, up in the sky, another promise that the Bears will have a modern passing game. Caution: Believe at your own risk. Somewhere on this website you can see that I ...
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All these Bears rookies conjure up Super memoriesSep 03, 2013 5:30 am - The Bears can only hope that what goes around comes around every 30 years. The 1983 draft was one of the best, if not the very best, in franchise history. Just rattle of...
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Still hard to believe how far Northwestern has comeSep 03, 2013 5:00 am - Decades of visions are difficult to flush from the mind. Consequently, Northwestern fans, I must apologize for still being stunned every time the Wildcats win a football...
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Here’s hoping ‘Da Coach’ lifted Bears’ level of funAug 20, 2013 5:37 am - Like him, dislike him, be captivated by him, be disgusted by him. Be whatever by him. Just recognize Mike Ditka for who and what he is. “Da Coach!” The Bears certainly r...
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Let’s hope instant replay puts focus on baseball’s slow playAug 19, 2013 5:30 am - The biggest benefit of baseball adopting instant replay might be the focus on an ongoing issue of the time of games. Or specifically the pace of play. The late, great ac...
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Don't vilify Dempster for plunking A-RodAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Monday's backlash against Ryan Dempster was stunning. The former Cub/current Red Sox pitcher was vilified for throwing at Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez the night before...
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Castro’s gaffes provide reason to pay attention to CubsAug 17, 2013 5:37 am - Let’s dismiss right now the notion that there’s no reason to watch the Cubs the rest of the season. Starlin Castro remains a one-man vaudeville act. What might this man ...
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So much riding on struggling Rizzo's shouldersAug 14, 2013 5:00 am - Now is as good a time as any to portray Anthony Rizzo's prolonged slump as a Cubs crisis. Short term and long term. Rizzo is considered a foundation piece in the Cubs' r...
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Players as PED police: Now there’s a novel ideaAug 13, 2013 5:30 am - Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout said on a New York radio station Monday that players caught using performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from the game for ...