November 2009 Archive



Things to Read: 11/30

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 30 at 4:44PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Vikings post over at the Sun-Times.

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ESPN Chicago: Derrick Rose has questionable taste in movies, likes Phil Collins.

Gawker: This was probably my favorite Tiger post.

Ball Don't Lie: Behold Birdman's tricked out monster truck.

Second City Hockey: A look at Blackhawks in the Olympics.

Stereogum: New Ted Leo!

And a music video. After the jump...

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You Crazy For This One, Rick

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 30 at 2:48AM

They told me I can't do this full-time, so I kind of figured "screw it, I'm making fun of white people". Don't forget about Stompy's recap, either. Comment there, comment here...it don't matter. But I wish you guys would start...

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Five Things That Considerably Sucked About Bears-Vikings '09 Round 1

by Bobby Stompy on November 29 at 7:47PM

That was, as predicted, an evisceration. Here are five things that specifically sucked about it. 1) Going into the game I reduced all optimistic expectations to an uber-specific focus on the individual success of one player, and he gets hurt...

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Lance Briggs To Play Defense Against The Vikings This Afternoon

by Bobby Stompy on November 29 at 12:10PM

If there was ever a game to try this stupid idea out, this would be the game...His numbers through 10 games...88 tackles, 64 solo, 1 INT, 2 sacksOther things to watch for...Favre's health (ACLs, shoulder, alive/dead)Mike Martz talkO-Pace vs. Jared...

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Your Mandatory Cheesy Thanksgiving Post

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 26 at 3:28AM

Up at Full Court Press. And a happy turkey day to you all. Hopefully that hangover will disappear quicker than normal....

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Dubs Dread: A Salute to Black Wednesday

by Friends of the Program on November 25 at 2:48PM

{Ed. Note: Hi friends. Here's Dubs column on Black Wednesday, a holiday I will not be celebrating because of worrrrkkkk. Everything sucks. Before (or after, whichever you prefer) you read this, make sure you check out my daily FCP post...

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Things to Read: 11/24

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 24 at 2:39PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Bulls post at FCP.MOUTHPIECE: The Bears would excite Bill Cowher.Da Bears Blog: In related news, Jeff says the Bears have to fire Lovie.KSK: Peyton Manning in 'The Accidental Racist'Stereogum: Jimmy Fallon...

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Blazers Wax Bulls, Road Trip From Hell Marches Onward

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 24 at 2:31PM

Check it out, over at the Sun-Times' FCP blog. ...

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Things to Read: 11/23

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 23 at 3:03PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Don't don't forget about today's Bears posts from Stompy and I. Via The Sporting Blog.Ball Don't Lie: Kobe's absurd behind the backboard shot. NQTC: On Derrick Rose's shot selection.NME: The 100 best albums of the decade.And...

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Bears Q&A... With Myself (Oh, And They Lost To The Eagles By Playing Poorly)

by Bobby Stompy on November 23 at 12:36AM

Aforementioned Rickhaus updateThere's Always 2010, Jay CutlerRead as I give up on Cutler (for this year) and possibly on life, at the Sun-Times' FCP blog. That is all. -- Ricky*I'll let Rickhouse do the recap/traditional post thing (if he wants......

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Things to Read: 11/20

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 20 at 3:00PM

Send submissions to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about Dubs' column.I really can't get enough of this story. Fanhouse: Ziller ranks the MVP candidates. Noah at 15!Deadspin: MARIOTTI MELTDOWN.Deadspin: Sportswriters' hilarious and unique jokes about bloggers. MOUTHPIECE: Mark Buehrle on "American...

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Dubs Dread: The Jealous Fan

by Friends of the Program on November 20 at 12:48PM

BY DUBSAs a soon-to-be 25-year-old virgin, hopelessly lost, single-white-male, I find myself phrasing everything in question form. Is this the right career path? (What career) Will moving back to my parents place really be that bad if I only do...

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The Hybrid: The Game, Or, The Location Of My Soul

by Bobby Stompy on November 19 at 11:27AM

Ohio State has defeated Michigan five times in a row. I'm sure of this, I just looked it up. Part of me was surprised because I thought it had actually been decades.In all seriousness, I thought it was actually about...

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In Which I Urge You Not To Worry About Derrick Rose

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 19 at 4:44AM

Please read my post on Rose over at the Sun-Times. It may or may not make sense. Let me know.  ...

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Chicago's 13-Year Old Girls Can Dunk Better Than You Can

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 19 at 12:25AM

Can we call Chicago the girl dunking capital of the basketball world? Everyone knows about Naperville's own Candace Parker, now meet the next in line. Amber McLin is an eighth grader at St. Thomas on the west side. She won't...

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Things to Read: 11/18

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 18 at 3:36PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Bulls post at the Sun-Times.Flat-top Frank, the '94 MVP. Via BLS. NESW Sports: Some great old videos of Mrs. Lieponis' black friend, Bo Jackson.About Last Night: Cutler and Olsen to announce...

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Bulls Knock Off Kings, Start "Circus Trip" 1-0

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 18 at 3:43AM

Read my post on last night's Bulls game over at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog. Please and thank you. ...

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Things to Read: 11/17

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 17 at 2:46PM

Send submissions to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Blackhawks post at the Sun-Times. The Chronic 2001 came out 10 years ago yesterday...Trib: Easily the story of the day: it's cool guys, Grossman's dad says Cutler doesn't suck.SouthSideSox: BP ranks...

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Potentially Huge 'Hawks News: Kane, Toews, Keith nearing deals?

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 17 at 3:37AM

Read my post at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog. This is an order. ...

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Things to Read: 9/16

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 16 at 3:53PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Bears post at the Sun-Times.Blog Down, Bears: Nate Vasher's mom loves BDCB. ESPN: The Atlanta Hawks are atop Mark Stein's power rankings. Deadspin: Will Leitch looks at who had a bad...

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Bears post up at the Sun-Times

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 16 at 4:08AM

Read it here. Also: if I start doing this full-time (unlikely since I'm set to demand Luol Deng-type money), they'll probably have to take a picture of my stupid face and put it on the site. We decided this weekend...

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Dubs Dread: The Transitive Property is Awesome, Sort of

by Friends of the Program on November 13 at 2:20PM

{Ed. note: I'm out of town drinking with my friends, because drinking with your friends is so much better than watching the Bears. Here's Dubs. I may or may not be back later. This was supposed to go up hours...

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The Bears Will Kill Us.

by Bobby Stompy on November 13 at 12:12AM

Chicago 6, San Francisco 10Jay Cutler: 5 INTsLance Briggs: 12 Tackles, HeartThere have been bigger letdowns, there have been bigger failures, there have been sadder games. But tonight... tonight. If you, as a Bears fan, could watch that game without...

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The Hybrid: James Van Der Beek Or Something Like It ("Down Goes Iowa!")

by Bobby Stompy on November 12 at 1:58PM

Be sure to check out Ricky's Bears post at FCP, too.***"It hurts, but we've got two games left. Worse things could happen. We're not at war. We live in a good country, we're going to school for free, we're living...

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Bears-49ers preview up at Full Court Press

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 12 at 1:55PM

Check it out here.  ...

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Things to Read: 11/11

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 11 at 4:19PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com.Ball Don't Lie: The Internet reacts to Brad Miller's almost-game-winner.The Big Lead: Nate Silver predicts the World Cup.NotJayCutler: You should probably be following KSK's fake Jay Cutler Twitter Account. i94Sports: A recipe for success in the NFL.And...

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Things to Read: 11/10

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 10 at 2:46PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogabyfans.com. And don't forget about my 'Hawks post on FCP.Deadspin: Leitch on Simmons.MSF: Jerod invokes "body language" when ranking Jay Cutler the 15th best QB in the NFL.NQTC: Rick Morrissey eats his words about Joakim Noah, adds...

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'Hawks post up on Full Court Press

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 10 at 1:40PM

I don't really know what's going on yet with FCP, but I assume I'll be writing it for at least a week or two. You've been warned. Here's my entry today on the return of Jonathan Toews and last night's...

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Things to Read: 11/9

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 9 at 6:48PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Bears-Cards recap below.Baby Birdman will be doing PCP before you know it.Big League Stew: Sammy Sosa's skin explained. I guess. Joe Posnanski: Putting the Yankees' payroll in perspective. The Blowtorch: In...

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Arizona 41, Chicago 21: Please Go Home Now, Bears

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 9 at 11:54AM

I wrote this for FCP, but I have no idea what's going on over there yet, so whatever. Here you go.Even all these hours after that train wreck of a game against the Cardinals finally ended, I'm still left trying...

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An Action-Packed Friday Roundup: Hester's Ankle, Bulls Stymie Cavs, Beckham to Second

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 6 at 1:48PM

The Bears should be the focus of today, but I'm again struggling to come up with anything interesting to say about them. I have no gut feeling either way on this Cardinals game. No outcome would surprise me, save for...

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Things to Read: 11/5

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 5 at 4:45PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about today's columns from Dubs and Stompy. Via SportsPros(e).The Basketball Jones: How did Tyler Hansbrough turn in this Grade-A acting performance? With a little help from Skeets, of course.SB Nation: NFL mid-season awards.Videogum:...

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The Hybrid: Yanks, Iowa!, Spikes, Boise, Morrissey

by Bobby Stompy on November 5 at 12:08PM

First thing's first: Rickhouse encouraged people to wear their backwards Yankees hats with pride today, but since I didn't have any pictures wearing mine backwards, I did the best I could with this one:Limp Bizkit is, as always, in the...

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Dubs Dread: Blackhawks Wow!!!

by Friends of the Program on November 5 at 2:34AM

{Ed. note: Ricky-free Thursday's continue. Here's Dubs' latest column on anything and everything. Expect Stompy's college football stuff later this afternoon. Catch you cats later. Wear your backwards red Yankees cap with pride today, y'all. -- Rick}BY DUBSOther way, Bill.I...

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Things to Read: 11/4

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 4 at 4:16PM

Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Bulls-Bucks recap below.Yep, that's Deron Williams dressed up as Cal Ripkin Jr. for Halloween. Via Deadspin.Blog-a-Bull: Chris Paul hates Rajon Rondo, too.The Blowtorch: Learn defense and rebounding from Joakim Noah.Docksquad Sports:...

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Hey, At Least They Won: Bulls Top Abominable Bucks

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 4 at 2:33AM

It's hard to take much satisfaction in a too-close-for-comfort victory over a Michael Redd-less Bucks team, but you still have to win and on Tuesday night, the Bulls were able to do just that. As Vin Diesel once put it:...

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Things to Read: 11/3

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 3 at 4:09PM

Send submissions to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about Stompy's Madison Square Garden post below. Yep, that's Adam Burish on the left dressed as Dennis Rodman for Halloween. Don't have much to add, outside of "Ugh." Via Sarah Spain. Kissing Suzy...

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A Bulls Fan In Madison Square Garden

by Bobby Stompy on November 3 at 1:24AM

So I went to New York City for the first time ever yesterday. This included a trip to Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks/Charlotte New Orleans Hornets game. I observed some things, so without further introduction...20 Thoughts On...

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Things to Read: 11/2

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 2 at 3:36PM

Send submissions to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about my Sunday roundup below. Via KSK.Top Ten Chicago Sports: Top Ten Things About the Bears that Scare the Hell Out of MattSI Truth and Rumors: White Sox fans, how do you feel...

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Chicago Finishes Sunday 1-1, But There Were No Winners

by Ricky O'Donnell on November 2 at 12:47PM

The Bears won by 24 points, right? Because I've never seen such a negative reaction after a win this decisive. No one is happy after this Browns beat-down: not the blogs, the newspapers, or the fans. Check out all the...

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