Updated September 8
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In past years the hopes of Chicago baseball fans had already crashed into a mangled heap by September and a new Bears campaign never failed to bring with it a sunny, Old Style-fueled optimism. Not this time. As Tom Waddle reported for Fox News Sunday night, “Playing from behind is not the strength of this Bears team.” The way things look, we’ll probably never find out if they’re any better playing from ahead. Kaboom.
The Black Line. Today, for the fifth time in three weeks, the Tribune’s “Inside the Cubs” column featured a “Simon Says” headline. To date, Randall Simon’s newsworthy lines have included “Keep me for next season,” “Play ball and have fun,” and “Cubs fans are great.” Simon’s right about the Cubs fans, however: thousands of them followed Baker’s Nine to Milwaukee last weekend. Although Sox fans often disparage them for their poor understanding of the game, at least they’re showing up. Apparently Sox fans would rather stay home and watch the worst Bears team in three decades than go to the park to watch the best Sox team in 20 years.
