Last season represented a rude awakening to the Missouri Valley Conference for UIC. The Flames finished 4-16 in conference play (11th place out of 12 teams) and 12-20 overall inContinue reading “UIC Basketball Season Preview”
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Bedard Mania Takes Center Stage: Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview
The Chicago Blackhawks are gearing up for the 2023-24 NHL season, and fans can’t help but be excited after a challenging year in 2022. With last year’s record of 26-47-7Continue reading “Bedard Mania Takes Center Stage: Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview”
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Moises Ballesteros
Player: Moises Ballesteros Position: C/1B Height: 5’7 Weight: 195 (He’s definitely heavier the listed 195) Age: 19 Bats/Throws: L/R Current Level: A+-South Bend/AA-Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 7th in Cubs System Acquired: Signed in 2020-21 International Free Agency Hometown: Los Teques, Venezuela At just 19Continue reading “Cubs- Down On The Farm: Moises Ballesteros”
White Sox- Down On The Farm: Nick Nastrini
Player: Nick Nastrini Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’3 Weight: 215 Age: 23 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AAA-Charlotte MLB.com Rank: 6th in White Sox System Drafted: 4th Round, 2021 by Los Angeles Dodgers Acquired: Traded from LAD on 7/28/23 Hometown: San Jose, CA College: UCLAContinue reading “White Sox- Down On The Farm: Nick Nastrini”
Bears Season Preview
The Bears ended the 2022-23 season with the worst record in the NFL (3-14). They needed and major offseason and they did just that. Trading away the number 1 pickContinue reading “Bears Season Preview”
Illinois Football Preview
How much fun was last season as an Illinois fan? Illini fans saw an 8-5 season; it was the Illini’s first winning season since 2011 (7-6) and first 8+ winContinue reading “Illinois Football Preview”
Northwestern Football Preview
The ugly truth; you’d be hard-pressed to find a Power-5 school in a worse position than the Wildcats going into the 2023 season. There’s a clear black eye on theContinue reading “Northwestern Football Preview”
Cubs- Down on the Farm: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Player: Pete Crow-Armstrong Position: Outfielder Height: 5’11 Weight: 184 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: L/L Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 12th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Fangraphs Rank: 20th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Acquired: Trade from New York Mets for Javier BaezContinue reading “Cubs- Down on the Farm: Pete Crow-Armstrong”
Scouting Success: Analyzing the White Sox 2023 Draft Picks
The White Sox draft includes a mix of solid college hitters and a fair number of risks. Six of their first eight picks were lefties and they only selected oneContinue reading “Scouting Success: Analyzing the White Sox 2023 Draft Picks”
Scouting Success: Analyzing the Chicago Cubs’ 2023 Draft Picks
The Cubs had a total of 20 picks in the 2023 draft. They seem to have split their picks between some solid contact/on-base guys and some riskier guys with bigContinue reading “Scouting Success: Analyzing the Chicago Cubs’ 2023 Draft Picks”