Needs More Ditka

Born and raised on the west side, I attended my first White Sox game as an infant and have spent my summers there ever since. My love of the Blackhawks was a perfect doppelganger to my hatred of Dollar Bill Wirtz, and my relationship with the game of hockey grows stronger every game. I’m a Kansas City Chiefs fan in Chicago Bears country, but I harbor no animosity, as evidenced (I hope) by my Rashaan Salaam #31 jersey. I have been shown the light when it comes to college basketball and football, so forgive me if I bash the Bulls’ style of play or the imperialism of the NFL. Needless to say, it hasn’t been the same since His Airness left, but Tyrus Thomas, Luol Deng and Derrick Rose give me some hope the Bulls can be a sixth seed once again. I was an unabashed Cubs basher, but then I met St. Louis Cardinals nation- I’d take the Cubs any day. Look out for references to 30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, Mizzou sports and Warren Zevon songs and a never ending string of mustaches, anti-ketchup rants, tennis shoes and usage of ‘pop.’ Because you might leave Chicago, but Chicago never leaves you.