Category Archives: General

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Most of us haven’t stood inside the Wrigley Field press box, stared out at an expectant crowd and butchered “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” like Bears QB Jay Cutler did last Saturday afternoon. But, hey, in a sense, we’ve all been there. “I do all sorts […]

This photo of me and my girlfriend (and, well, the rest of the left-field bleacher bums) from Tuesday night’s Marlins-Cubs game at Wrigley Field is like a baseball-themed “Where’s Waldo?” poster.

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Ozzie Guillen isn’t just back in Chicago this week. It appears that the former White Sox manager is also back. Back to being controversial. Back to being outlandish. Back to, well, being himself. And, for that, Ozzie can thank the Chicago Cubs. (Although, I wouldn’t exactly count on […]

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky We’re two full weeks into July, and if you haven’t discovered your beach body by now, well, you’re probably not going to find it this summer. Sorry. But, hey, don’t sweat […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) He’s off in Kansas now. But, not unlike the coach who preceded him in Champaign, it’ll be a long time before Bruce Weber is forgotten at the University of Illinois. Nine years ago, Bill Self bolted the Land of Lincoln for the University of Kansas with his career […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to college basketball recruiting, second place truly is the first loser. No one hands out banners for your rafters when a prep star names you part of his Final Four. You don’t get a trophy for finishing a step behind in a recruiting race. And […]

Castro: Get this, Theo said he wants more plate discipline. LaHair: At the All-Star Game?

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Much like Chris Berman’s shtick – and necktie collection – the Home Run Derby is played out. But I have an idea that could bring it back to life. The derby, that is. Not Berman’s act. Even Dick Vitale thinks that’s a lost cause. Although what I really […]

McGwire: Sam, Sam … They called that a Home Run Derby. Sosa: No mas, Big Mac. No mas … I can’t breathe.

This evening on 93.5/95.3 Connect-FM in Champaign, I spent a few minutes chatting about Illini hoops, Cubs and White Sox baseball, Bulls hoops and more with my guys Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner on the “Tay & Jay Show. It’s always a good time, and to catch up you can download the podcast here.