Pain: The Life of a Distraught Chicago Sports Fan

 Welcome back to the Pain blog, single digit number of faithful readers. I enjoyed my week off from writing (no, I didn't get over Andy Dalton yet) but it's time to jump back into things! It's been two weeks since the last blog and a lot has happened since then. Instead of covering just one specific thing, such as Rizzo not getting extended or the Bulls trade deadline splash, I decided that I'll talk about one thing I like currently with each of my teams and one thing that I dislike. I can't be negative all  the time, so we got a little dose of both positivity and negativity this week. Da Bears One thing I like: This is kind of a tough one. It's very hard to give the Bears any sort of praise right now. They've had a horrible offseason, but I got to say at least one positive thing. It's the rules. If there's one thing I like that the Bears have done recently, I'd say it's the Damien Williams signing. Williams was a beast for the Chiefs in the ...

 Let me just start off by saying what the fuck, man.... Today was one of those days in Chicago sports. It was one of those types of days that exemplifies why this blog is titled Pain . I had a bad feeling that a day like today would happen sooner or later...it's the whole reason why I choose my blog topic to be what it is. I was let off easy the first few weeks, if we're being honest. I think I had one blog complaining about a potential Carson Wentz trade to the Bears (take me back to those days), I complained about the Cubs a bit, and I looked back on some past pain. Overall though, it's been smooth sailing and not too much to be weary about. But, today changed all of it. We can now say we've lived through another classic Chicago sports front office bonehead moment. The Bears signed 33 year old Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback, Andy Dalton, to a one year, $10M contract. Let's dive in, shall we? Andy Dalton wasn't even on the radar two days ago, at least not my...

 We're changing things up this week. Since I've already highlighted all four of my teams once and that things have been pretty stagnant in Chicago sports recently, this blog is gonna be a little different. We're taking a trip down memory lane and going into the stories of how I came to fall in love with the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls and Cubs. This post is gonna be more personal stories and less sports recap so if you find me uninteresting, I suggest you probably stop reading now. (That's a joke, please keep reading.) Before I get started though, I do want to say that I have a feeling we'll be getting some big Bears quarterback news soon. I'm not really sure why, but I just have one of those weird gut-feelings. But maybe I'm just saying that because I need something to write about next week. If the Bears do get a new quarterback within the next week though, whether it's Russ or Watson (please), or Sammy D (no thanks), that will definitely be the topic of t...

 Patrick Kane scored his 400th career goal on Sunday against the Red Wings (DE-TROIT SUCKS!) and continues to add to his Hall of Fame resume during his 14th year in the NHL. I just want to talk about how insane this guy is. Kane has been a star, and arguably the best player on the Blackhawks, every year since his rookie season in 2007. (Some can argue that Toews has had better seasons, but now Kane is undoubtedly the best player on the team.) The fact that he is still performing at the same level, if not a higher level, in his 14th season is crazy. He's a front-runner for the Hart Trophy (the NHL's MVP award, for all my non-hockey fans out there.) currently and is carrying a team of youngsters into the playoff picture. Reminder that this team was also projected to be in the basement at the start of the year. Some "experts" didn't even have them winning more than 10 games. The current success of the team is definitely an all-around effort, but Kane is absolutely at...