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Hawks Gameday: The Champ Is Here, Can't Keep A Good Man Down

Getting you set up for the visit of the defending champion Florida Panthers and the ass-kicking that almost certainly awaits, and then some quick thoughts on "the plan." Sector 1901 - Hawks Gameday; The Champ Is Here Florida Panthers Lineup Rodrigues - Barkov - Reinhart Verhaege - Bennett

High Speed Dirt, Keep Your Hands To Yourself

Wrapping up the Hawks soiree with the Ducks and some existential, I guess, Bears thoughts. Sector 1901 - High Speed Dirt Playing a team such as the Ducks when they are on the second of a back-to-back, with the first half in Dallas, the expectation really should be getting a

Hawks Gameday: We Like To Be Here When We Can, That's The Way We Like It

Setting up the Hawks home tilt with the Ducks, some thoughts on even more nonsensical lines, and ending with USMNT conclusions after their game with Jamaica. Sector 1901 - Hawks Gameday: We Like To Be Here When We Can Anaheim Ducks Lineup Killorn - Carlsson - Strome Terry - Zegras

Unnecessary Panic, Darker Than A Black Steer's Tuchus On A Moonless Prairie Night

Kicking off the week by trying to be reasonable about the Hawks' loss on Saturday night, and doing the exact opposite about The Blue And Orange. Sector 1901 - Unnecessary Panic I'm not going to sit here and try to somehow argue that scoring five goals in

The Cold Is Creeping Deep Inside, USMNT Win Something Out Of Leatherheads

We're wrapping up the Hawks' whathaveya in Seattle, getting you set up for Saturday night's soiree in Van City, and some thoughts about the USMNT's first "competitive" fixture with Mauricio Pochettino. Sector 1901 - The Cold Is Creeping Deep Inside The

Hawks Gameday: I Miss The Comfort Of Being Sad

Setting you up for tonight's late start against the Kraken. Sector 1901 - Hawks Gameday: I Miss The Comfort Of Being Sad Seattle Kraken Lineup McCann - Beniers - Eberle Schwartz - Stephenson - Bjorkstrand Tolvanen - Wright - Burakovsky Kartye - Gourde - Tanev Oleksiak - Montour

You're Being Very Un-Dude, The Solution Is Closer and Cheaper

We've got an it's-ok-don't-worry treatise on Connor Bedard and the Cubs offseason plans. Remember, all social media is now on Bluesky, @felsgate. Sector 1901 - You've Being Very Un-Dude It wouldn't be too hard to understand the mild panic that

The Quick And The Dead, We're Now In The Hiding Phase

Back in the country and somewhat settled in. Quick programming note, and I don't want to make a whole thing of this, but all my social media for public consumption will be at BlueSky. Still the same tag, @felsgate. So there you go. Let's hop to

Gimme Three Steps, Mister

Hey all, jetlag has got me by the brain banana. So if you don't mind, today's newsletter will come out this afternoon instead of the morning. And then we'll get back to a normal schedule on Wednesday morning. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Hawks Gameday: Texas Two-Step

Programming note: I'll be on a trip by the time this arrives in your inbox. Having left last night I didn't get a chance to do any notes or wrap-ups of the Hawks tilt with the Wings, so this will just be a preview for tonight&

Hawks Gameday: Weren't You A Delicate Genius Once?

Programming Note: Due to travel plans, tomorrow's newsletter is likely only to be a preview of the Hawks trip to Dallas, and there won't be a newsletter Friday or Monday. Anyway, on to the shenanigans Sector 1901 - Weren't You a Genius Once? Detroit

Kyle's Right, The Cubs Find Another Way To Go Cheaper

Programming Note: A reminder, I'm headed out of town on Wednesday for an extended weekend, planned long before I decided to launch this track record of my descent. So Thursday's newsletter will likely only be a preview of the Hawks-Stars game, and there will be no

California Uber Alles, Another Lost Season, Dare To Dream?

Programming note: I'll be leaving for a trip on Wednesday night that was planned long before I decided to start this cry for help. So there will be no newsletter Friday or next Monday. And Thursday's will probably only be setting up the game in Dallas

Hawks Weekend: Girls In Cages Playing Their Guitars

We're wrapping up the Hawks loss in San Jose, and then getting you set up for the Hawks weekend in SoCal. Sector 1901 - Girls In Cages Playing Their Guitars Let us pray that the postgame isn't filled with quotes about how there are no moral

Podcast: Hell Yes

We discuss the fresh hell the Bears are providing us, touch on the Hawks, and then get to Fork's questions because we are doomed to this fate: https://t.co/NPfyLzJj4P

Hawks Gameday: How Are Things On The West Coast?, The Dodgers Assume Their Place

Setting up the Hawks dip into The Tank, and wrapping up the World Series. Sector 1901 - How Are Things On The West Coast? San Jost Sharks Lineup: Eklund - Granlund - Toffoli Gushchin - Wennberg - Zetterlund Goodrow - Smith - Kunin Grundstrom - Sturm - Cardwell Walman -

You Have A Rendevouz With My Vlasic, Mother..., The Bears Are Preparing To Nick Captain Jack

Today we've got musings on Alex Vlasic, the Bears, and whatever else was stuck to the floor mats in the car. Sector 1901 - You Have A Rendevouz With My Vlasic, Motherfucker It's probably not much of a shock that the most impressive, and consistent, player

Drinking From A Fountain That Is Pouring..., The Yanks Have Their Super Bowl XLI, and Arsenal's Tank

Holy shit a win. Like, a regulation one! Let's knock out some bullets and then some baseball and footy thoughts. Sector 1901 - Drinking From A Fountain That Is Pouring... I know, I can't help myself. Some of us still hang on to Butthole Surfers, what

A Lost Weekend

This is Chicago sports right now. Let's get through it together. Sector 1901 - This Is The Best We Can Do, Folks Boy, it's a good thing Kyle Davidson said at the end of last season that the total of 52 points the Hawks accumulated during

Hawks Weekend - A Tour Of The Territories, World Series Preview

We're getting you set up for the Hawks back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, as well as a quick bit about the Fall Classic that everyone hates but secretly loves kicking off. Sector 1901 - Hawks Weekend: A Tour Of The Territories The Hawks get back to Central Division

Is The Timing Reich?, and MLS Might Go Un-Native

Thoughts on Lukas Reichel and a possible big change for MLS today. Sector 1901 - Is The Timing Reich? Wanted to get to this for a couple days, but a busy Hawks schedule got in the way a bit. Over at The Athletic last weekend, Mark Lazarus had a piece

Guess It Wasn't Phil's Fault

I'm making a bigger deal out of Phil Kurashev's healthy scratch for effect, because it's fun and it's something of a calling cardn of mine. But it is funny that when Luke Richardson brings the hammer down for the first time this

Hawks Gameday: Where Do They Get Those Wonderful Toys?

Setting up the visit of the once-hated rival Canucks. Sector 1901 - Where Do They Get Those Wonderful Toys? Vancouver Canucks Lineup Hoglander - Pettersson - Garland DeBrusk - Miller - Boeser Heinen - Blueger - Sherwood Suter - Aman - Sprong Hughes - Hronek Soucy - Myers Brannstrom -

Screaming At The Rain, Counting On The Dregs, And Other Mishegas

We've got a wrap on the Hawks' Saturday night loss to the Sabres, some thoughts on the MLB Playoffs, and whatever else we can scrape out of the barrel... Sector 1901 - Screaming At The Rain For anyone new here, this section usually leads off the newsletter

You Gotta See Where You've Been To Know Where You're Going, Ruffin' It

We're wrapping up the Hawks first home win of the year, and then getting you set up for the home game on Saturday night, high and dry. Sector 1901 - You Gotta See Where You Been To See Where You're Going However we may think the