Tag Archives: Billy Williams

Anthony Richardson back to work tomorrow! Mike Evans to Colts – a great dream! Heat finally win! Penske needs to replace fan’s car!
May 30, 2023

Top nine great things about a trip back to Wrigley Field – or the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
June 7, 2016

Wrigley Field still exists mostly in the same form as when my Dad first took me to a game in 1968 – a 9-8 loss to the Reds despite an Ernie Banks home run. Being able to walk up the same steps to the box seats that Dad and I used on that beautiful Spring […]

Indy’s Morning Sports List – Top 10 necessary corrections of racism in sports
January 18, 2016

I’m a white guy from one of the whitest areas on the planet. The village of 5,000 where I grew up north of Chicago boasted exactly zero blacks. None. To say I am not an expert in the area of the challenges blacks face in succeeding in this country is a grotesque understatement. But I try […]

Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field celebrates 100th birthday – a Cubs fan remembers
April 23, 2014

by Kent Sterling Sure, I’m pissed off that the Cubs have no chance to win this season or next, and that Tom Ricketts lies to fans as he tries to germinate false hope, but that doesn’t diminish my love for Wrigley Field nor my memories of it on its 100th birthday. Click here to follow […]

Forty-four Years Ago Today, The 1969 Chicago Cubs Fell from First Place and from Grace
September 10, 2013

by Kent Sterling After 24 years of mediocrity, the Chicago Cubs were on the precipice of doing what many thought impossible – win. 1969 was the first year of division play in Major League Baseball, and the Cubs appeared ready to take advantage of the new construct to beat five other teams rather than nine […]

Ron Santo Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame By Heartless Asshats
December 5, 2011

by Kent Sterling One year and two days after his death, former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo’s dream finally came true. The Golden Era Committee in charge of the key to the gates of Cooperstown relented, welcoming Santo 37 years after his retirement from his beloved game. Shame on them. Santo spent countless years […]