Random Chicago Sports Thoughts

So another week has come and gone in Chicago sports, and there's a few thoughts on my mind for this past week as well as what's to come. I'll cover the NHL, NBA, NFL, and baseball (not just MLB) here. While there's not a ton going on right now, I still have plenty of thoughts to annoy any of the tens of people who read this blog.

Looking at the Addition of Doug McDermott

I was as shocked as anyone to see the Bulls wind up with Doug McDermott. So that begs the question, who is Doug McDermott? Well, if you're a sports fan at any level, you should already know after the season he had last year for Creighton, and him going to Creighton is no excuse for not noticing, because he was the NCAA National Player of the Year last year. The Bulls got a very good player in McDermott.

NBA Draft Pick By Pick Analysis

The draft is going on as we speak, and as the picks come in, I'll be giving my thoughts. The first 9 picks are already in, but at the same time I'll probably be giving my thoughts faster than the picks come in. I'll only be doing the first round, as I really don't know enough about the second round guys this year (for the most part) to really go over those picks. I'll also make in between pick observations on ESPN's coverage, which should be hilarious, no thanks to me, but thanks to ESPN and their amazing ability to make stories out of nothing and just shoot themselves in the foot over and over (lucky for them, they wear a bulletproof shoe).

NBA Draft Post

Okay, here it is. Over the last couple of weeks I've gotten myself caught up on what's going on with the NBA Draft this year. I'm going to mainly talk about the Bulls and what I expect out of them, but I'll also have some general draft opinions that I'll throw out there. I'll go over different guys the Bulls might wind up with, and give my thoughts for who some of the top guys will be.

It Doesn't Stop At Schwarber

Everyone's heard the news on at least one of these guys, but today we saw 3 more Cubs players promoted. All three of them were promoted to AAA. Oh, those guys? Kris Bryant, Arodys Vizcaino, and Armando Rivero. I'll go over what I know of each of those guys and give some other thoughts.

Kyle Schwarber Moves On Up and Bears Notes

I don't know who reported it first, but on Bleachernation there is a short article on it, and Len Kasper reported it during tonight's Cubs telecast just a few minutes ago, Kyle Schwarber's dominance, punctuated by another outstanding performance earlier today, has gotten him a quick call up to Kane County. In other Chicago based news, Bears mini-camp started up today, and I'll go over some notes from Windy City Gridiron and give my useless thoughts on them.

This Week In Chicago Sports

This is going to be similar to last week's. There isn't much on the winter sports end of things, there's very little from the Bears, and the Cubs and White Sox have had some things go on, but as a whole there wasn't anything as far as movement in the standings go. Still though, I'll make it worth it still with some extra content in there.

Some Minor Notes From The Day

There were a few things that went down today in Chicago sports worth mentioning. One of them is only worth mentioning because I'm such a sucker for drafts and how things turn out, and the other is more of just a progress report from the Bears OTA's (which I had thought were over already, I was wrong). The first is the Cubs signing of Kyle Schwarber, which carries some other good implications due to what they paid him.

This Week In Chicago Sports

Another week has come and gone in Chicago sports. Here's a recap in case you were out of town, including every major Chicago sports teams.

Draft's Now Over, Full Draft Thoughts

So after 30 more rounds today, the draft is finally over. Both teams have made their picks, and I have some thoughts on both. They went different routes. The Cubs, for the most part, went after high upside projectable guys while the White Sox had fewer of those types (although they still had plenty), but went for more experienced players.

MLB Draft Day 2

Day 1 was obviously the biggest day of the draft for both Chicago teams, but there are a ton of great players who have been drafted after the first two rounds. The third round alone has seen Eddie Murray, Bert Blyleven, Dennis Eckersly, Gary Carter, and Tony Gwynn, among, I'm sure, others. Other hall of fame players drafted in rounds 3-10 include guys like Goose Gossage, Ricky Henderson, Wade Boggs, and Ozzie Smith (who was overrated thanks to flashy plays and being unbelievably likable (one of my all time favorite players), but still deserved to be in the Hall). Guys drafted on what today would be the third day of the draft include Nolan Ryan, Andre Dawson, and Ryne Sandberg. Ladies and Gentlemen, these are all Hall of Fame players here, not just guys who were pretty good, or even very good, but Hall of Famers. Other players who will soon be in or are still active (depending on who you talk to) taken from the third round on include Albert Pujols (13th round), Mike Piazza (62nd round), Jim Thome (13th round), and Jeff Bagwell (4th round). There is a lot that can be had in these middle to late rounds. Today it was rounds 3-10. I'll go over who was picked, then make a few comments about some of the picks.

Day 1 Draft Thoughts for the Cubs and White Sox

As everyone should have known, the first two rounds of the MLB draft are (since it's not over yet) taking place right now. Both the Cubs and White Sox have made their picks, and since there is no Jeff Samardzija trade in yet, I'm coming to the conclusion that day 1 is over for both teams (I'm kidding on the Jeff Samardzija part, that's been all but proven to be nothing more than a joke that a nameless source just made up). Anyway, going in order, here are my thoughts on the picks.

MLB Draft, Bears, and Bulls

The majority of this post is going to be focused around the MLB Draft, which comes tomorrow. Since the Cubs and White Sox are picking back to back, with the White Sox picking at #3 and the Cubs picking at #4, this should make things easy since I won't have to look into possible draft picks for each team. I'm not going to bother much past the first round since there's 40 rounds in the MLB Draft, but I'll go over possible scenarios if they do come up. Beyond that, some thoughts on the OTA's for the Bears, and I'll give my thoughts on what Horace Grant said this week.