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MLB Power Rankings: The 2nd Half is underway July 18, 2019

Were back! The All-Star break has been over for about a series now, and the second half has wasted no time heating up. Trades, pennant

Cam Ellis

Cubs Talk Podcast: The Yu Darvish 1st Wrigley win and post-ASG hot start podcast July 18, 2019

On the latest Cubs Talk Podcast, Kelly Crull and Tony Andracki discuss Yu Darvish's 1st win at Wrigley, Cole Hamel's status, and Kris Bryant playing better than he did in his MVP season.

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Baseball Night in Chicago Podcast: After the ASG, the Cubs are trending up... the Sox, not so much July 18, 2019

Ozzie Guillen and Doug Glanville join Leila Rahimi on this edition of Baseball Night in Chicago.Listen to the full episode here or via

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Sports Talk Live Podcast: Darvish gets first win at Wrigley as a Cub. Is the real Yu finally here? July 18, 2019

Mark Grote, JJ Stankevitz and Jordan Bernfield join Kap on the panel.0:00- The White Sox place Eloy Jimenez on the injured list after another injury

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Chicago Bears

Why what 'Run DMC' does catching passes in training camp will be a big clue for how good the Bears' offense will be July 18, 2019

David Montgomery, Mike Davis and Tarik Cohen can go a long way toward helping Mitch Trubisky with their ability to catch the ball out of the backfield -- especially on first-and-10.

PFT 2019 storyline No. 7: Can Mitchell Trubisky take the Bears to the next level? July 18, 2019

The 2018 Chicago Bears stunned the NFL with an unlikely NFC North championship in the first year of coach Matt Nagy’s tenure and the second season of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky‘s career. With Trubisky now having a full season under his belt both as a starter and as the starter in Nagy’s system, the question is whether […]

What are realistic expectations for the Bears in 2019? July 18, 2019

The Chicago Bears had one of the more remarkable seasons in franchise history in 2018. Matt Nagy exceeded expectations and led his club to a 12-4 record and an NFC North championship. So it got me thinking. What kind of season in 2019 would make Bears fans happy with this team’s trajectory? I posed the […]

Bears' Tarik Cohen reveals family tragedy at football camp July 13, 2019

Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen returned to Greensboro in North Carolina this week to host a football camp at his alma mater of NC A&T. What was supposed to be a festive event turned serious on Saturday when Cohen told event-goers that his brother was just recently shot, leading to paralysis. “I want to […]

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Single dad of 3 beautiful kids, Heston & Alex my twin boys, and my daughter Peace. Dad of 2 angel babies in Heaven, Ryan and Talon. Divorced. Semi-retired app developer, business partner, Commercial Real estate investor, Chicago Bears & Chicago Cubs fan, vegan, lifelong Catholic, voting independent party member, guitar playing singer who owns a dog, 2 cats, and 2 parakeets. We live in beautiful Lake Forest, Illinois and Denver, Colorado. I started my first blog Janaury 1st, 2012. Official owner of NotBatmanYet.com and @notbatmanyet Twitter account.