Category: Blogs
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Cakes and Wydo’s (almost) Big Day + Bama/Kentucky reaction
The setting is last night at our go-to Wrigleyville bar: Sandlot. We just finished dinner at Happy Camper and found ourselves at ol’ faithful playing darts as we often have since moving into the city several years ago. After a valiant effort came up just short on the dartboard, my sister’s friend texted me with… Read more
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Cakes’ NFL Saturday Divisional Round Predictions + Picks
King Yabo said it best in his Wild Card blog – but the Wild Card round of the playoffs was not great. Really made me happy to have had plans that cut into the amount I was able to watch (minus Bucs/Commanders, that game was FUN). Despite the slow start, I’m thinking this weekend’s Divisional… Read more
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Day 3 + NFL Weekend Picks (7-2) READY TO ROLL!
I knew from the jump that the Michigan pick was a joke, so I will count that as a moral victory. Still rolling though! Short and sweet today… CBB: UCLA -6.5 For the weekend slate: NFL: Chiefs -8 Kelce Anytime TD +150 Mahomes over 23.5 rush yards Lions/Commanders over 55.5 Rams +6 Bills ML +100… Read more
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Sammy Sosa Returns: Cubs Con & New Uniforms
Some offseason Cubs news came this week! Sammy Sosa is back as Cubs Con kicks off, we got new alternate uniforms, and Kyle Tucker ends up not taking us to court in the second month of him being a Cub. I actually like these unis, and they grow on me the more I look at… Read more
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Balloonerism by Mac Miller
Malcolm McCormick’s estate released his second posthumous album, Balloonerism, last night. This was from the time period when he made FACES and was “off of this planet,” according to his own words looking back on that year. Mac Miller has been one of my favorite artists for a while now—not the snapback, Donald Trump, frat… Read more
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Wydo’s MLB Hall of Fame Ballot Breakdown
One week in and I’m already drawing writer’s block as I sit in a cubicle working my 9-5. Today I will be breaking down the MLB Hall of Fame ballots and playing an MLB writer minus the historical curmudgeoness that comes from that responsibility. Is curmudgeoness a word? I don’t know, but you know what… Read more
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Behind Enemy Lines – A Bama Fan in B1G Country
Last night, in the midst of fending off variations of “we’re getting Big Mike. it’s over” panic texts from Wydo and MichiganMan, I was met with the realization that I needed to take a night to remove myself from the life-sucking and jarring experience of trying to keep up with Bears twitter and all the… Read more
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Day 3 MichiganMan’s POD… Georgia is #Banned (3-1)
This is becoming a common theme that there is more than one pick a day. Short and sweet today, Georgia really killed us in the 2H, but THANK YEW Texas and Iowa State: Michigan -9.5 @ Minnesota (Major homer pick) Memphis/Temple Over 156 Gonna try some hockey as well??? McDavid Anytime Scorer +150 Auston Matthews… Read more
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Day 2: MichiganMan’s Pick of the Day (1-0) Now We Go!
Spoiler: There is more than 1 pick today After a great showing last night, the Trojans held on for a 10 pt win to cover the -2.5 in a shootout at home. I am going to be honest and I fell asleep after the first half, but they were pouring it on to Iowa in… Read more
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TGL Night 2 Recap
Night 2 is underw- and OH MY! TIGER WITH THE HAMMER! Pause. … Pause again. Is this a virtual golf league or one of his infamous Vegas benders? Sup, Rachel Uchitel? Anyway, a hot start for Mr. Woods and Jupiter Golf Links (Tiger, Max Homa, and the People’s Golfer, Kevin Kisner). And when I say hot start, I don’t… Read more