It's Been A While

Sorry for being away for so long, but we're back baby! What has happened since the last time we've talked? Well a lot and there is no way to cover it all in one blog, so let's have a quick recap. The Chicago Bears are hot right now with a leading NFC North record of 8-3 and they are starting to put it together on both sides of the ball. The defense is sound, making plays around the ball with Julius Peppers making his way into Defensive Player of the Year conversations, not by stats but by making his presence felt all over the field. Jay Cutler just recently won Offensive player of the week after his stunning 4 TD game against Michael Vick and the Eagles. The Blackhawks have continued their winning ways by carrying on a record of 14-10-2. Doesn't sound like a very good Championship team, but trust me in this long 82 game season, the Hawks look a lot better then most thought just because of how different the team looks. The Hawks are coming off a high scoring 7-5 win over St. Louis and look to move forward Friday night against Vancouver. The Chicago Bulls have blown the minds of many with the way they have played recently. At this point in the season the Bulls would normally be trying to find ways to pick themselves up after a long 14 day 7 game annual "Circus Trip". But this year it's completely different. The Chi-Bulls went a remarkable 4-3 on this trip which the first time they've had a winning record on this trip since MJ was here in 1998, so for any Bulls fan this is big. Derrick Rose who averaged a show stopping 30.5 ppg led the team in just about all 7 games to a close margin win or defeat, no blowout games like we've seen in the past. In all honesty, the Bulls could have easily gone 5-2 on this road trip had Rose played in the game which resulted in a 2 point loss to the Denver Nuggets, not saying nothing, but I'm just saying. Unfortunately for the Bulls, the first game back home was against the SE Division leading Orlando Magic, who looks just awesome right now. With Boozer making his season debut in this matchup, the Magic were just too much for the Bulls to handle. Tom Thibodeau and his defensive stance has made the Bulls 10 times better on that end of the floor, but after last night, you can tell this is still a team in the learning process. Baseball is in the offseason, but means absolutely nothing because apparently, the Baltimore Orioles have made an offer to the Southsiders Paul "Pauly" Konerko, and "Alexi Ramirez has opted out of his deal. On the Northside, the Cubbies have looked to the future and began the rebuilding process by hiring former interim head coach Mike Quade. Oh, Northwestern and Illinois played a conference game on the infamous Wrigley Field, and to celebrate after such a good success, Todd Ricketts, Cubs Owner, played a little football himself with his staff. Let's just say, we should be glad the savvy left hander was good with business.