Bears

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  1. Cubs Outfield Defense, Misnomer

    Photo by Bob Busser In the shadowy right-field corner of Wrigley Field, Jeff Baker tepidly reached out with his glove for a high flyball off the bat of Mark Teixeira . Since there is next-to-no foul territory in the…

  2. Beat Green Bay

    Phish was spectacular, ringing in New Year's last night. It was so good, in fact, that we're going back again in about an hour. Before heading to the Garden, we need to get out our picks for the final regular season…

  3. Week 15 NFL Picks

    Before we get to our NFL picks, I just want to say that Kerry Wood passing on a 2yr/$10 million offer from the Yankees, at this stage in his career, to rejoin the Cubs on a 1yr/$1.5 million deal makes all the sense in…

  4. Coaching Trees & Week 13 NFL Picks

    Our current research project consists of looking at baseball coaching trees, which we find neglected by baseball lore. We hear about coaching trees, sometimes in basketball, and often in professional football. The…

  5. Thanksgiving Day NFL Picks

    This week, we've been working on a pretty neat analysis of baseball players in their primes. There should be some interesting new tidbits on guys ranging from Miguel Cabrera to Brett Wallace . As we look at today's…

  6. Week 11 NFL Picks

    Last night, the Bears avenged 1985 as both Weino and I predicted. The Bears are 7-3, but I'm not a believer. I used to believe in the Bears, even when they were terrible. Then, I became a realist, especially on defense.…