Mike Imrem
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No more laughing at ceremonial first-pitch pitchersJul 28, 2012 7:13 pm - How easy it has been to snicker at people who throw out ceremonial first pitches at baseball games. No longer, however. Not after last week. Not after my very own first ...
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This could be year Bears’ pass doesnt failJul 24, 2012 11:11 am - I grasp very little about sports. The Cubs aren’t ever going to win a World Series in my lifetime … I do get that. I also get that Derrick Rose was good before he blew o...
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Reflections on a weekend of bad newsJul 23, 2012 11:00 am - A certain old-time lyric seemed relevant the past few days. “The world is a bad place … a bad place … a terrible place to live.” It began echoing Friday morning with the...
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White Sox situation sure does feel familiarJul 22, 2012 7:49 pm - This might be a good time to start looking for it. Check in the attic. Check the bargain bin at Cooperstown. Check Jerry Reinsdorf’s back pocket. Where is that dang whit...
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What do Williams’ moves mean in big picture for Sox?Jul 21, 2012 9:12 pm - Kenny Williams did it again Saturday. The White Sox general manager made another impressive trade, this time acquiring relief pitcher Brett Myers from Houston. “It’s tim...
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Bears GM Emery changes frowns into smilesJul 17, 2012 11:00 am - Phil Emery successfully completed his first assignment. The Bears' rookie general manager took his mood ring, waved it over the heads of local fans and calmed the civic ...
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Ozzie Guillen should not be so soon forgottenJul 16, 2012 11:37 pm - He’s still Ozzie. He’s still barking the bark. He’s still irritating the irritable. He’s still clowning the clowns, including himself sometimes. Ozzie Guillen recently w...
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Bears’ Forte might decide to stand on principleJul 15, 2012 7:29 pm - Monday is some sort of big day in Matt Forte’s contract saga. The rules are complicated but apparently either the Bears sign their prize running back to a multiyear cont...
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Joe Paterno symbolizes hypocrisy of college footballJul 14, 2012 11:11 am - Joe Paterno is the symptom; college football is the disease. Another example that college football is bloating even further is the playoff system that university preside...
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All’s quiet these days with Bulls, BlackhawksJul 10, 2012 11:11 am - As the Bulls make relatively inconsequential roster moves this week, it seems that they and the Blackhawks are in danger of turning the United Center into the third Dako...