Missing the thrill of “Cubtober”

By: Alex Patt To quote Green Day, “Wake me up when September ends.” That is how I feel when it comes to the Chicago Cubs 2021 season. For the first time since 2014, the Cubs will finish with a losing record and will miss the postseason for the second time in the past three years.

Milwaukee Bucks success from a Chicago Bulls fan perspective

By: Alex Patt The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched their first NBA Championship since 1971 in a thrilling six game series against the Phoenix Suns. Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of the NBA’s great stars, is the first Buck to win Finals MVP since the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. As a person with Greek blood in him, seeing “The

This week felt like the end of this era of Chicago Cubs baseball

By: Alex Patt June 22nd, the Chicago Cubs are tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the NL Central. They sport a +24 run differential and eight games above .500. The morning of July 5th, the Cubs return home from a 1-9 road trip and are 8.5 games back of the Brewers, sport

Opinion: Chicago sporting events with smaller crowds are kind of awesome

By: Alex Patt In my 27 years on this planet I have been to countless sporting events, mostly here in Chicago. One thing had stayed pretty consistent prior to 2020, the crowds at the games were always big. Whether attending games at Wrigley Field, United Center or Soldier Field, I had normally prepared for heavy

(Possibly) Unpopular Opinion: The Chicago Bears should absolutely ditch Soldier Field

By: Alex Patt Reports came out a few days ago that the Chicago Bears have given thoughts to moving their home from downtown Chicago, to Arlington Heights. The Bears have been playing at Soldier Field since 1971 and have a lease with the facility that lasts through 2033. Why Arlington Heights? Because the old Arlington

Justin Fields is a Chicago Bear…and I feel very good

By: Alex Patt Far and away my favorite draft night is the NFL Draft. Regardless of what year it is, I always invest time into following it. This year was a weird year as a Chicago Bears fan. I had very little hope Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy would do something great, as I expected

I just need to rant about the Chicago Cubs…

[Warning: Takes on here can come off as overreacting or bold statements, but I am going to share anyway.] Trying to be rational about this team gets harder and harder by the day. At this point it feels like being rational is just admitting the “Golden Days” of the Chicago Cubs are gone. I truly

Returning to Wrigley Field was amazing

By: Alex Patt On April 4th, 2021 I did something I had not done in over a year…attend a Cubs game at Wrigley Field. Normally I go to roughly 3-6 games a season, but the COVID pandemic had kept myself and everyone else from attending games at the Friendly Confines in 2020. The last game

Opinion: The Chicago Bears fanbase is slowly dying off

By: Alex Patt Being a Chicago Bears fan has not been particularly easy the past few decades. Outside a trip to the Super Bowl in 2006 and a few division titles, most of the football the Bears faithful has been subjected to has been mediocre at best. When you only make the playoffs six times

Alternate History Story: The 2003 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs

By: Alex Patt October 14th, 2003. The Chicago Cubs have won the National League Pennant for the first time since 1945. Mark Prior threw a gem in the clinching sixth game of the NLCS and the team cruised to a 3-1 victory, despite things getting a little scary in the eighth inning. The Cubs have