THE BIG SHOWDOWN STARTS TOMORROW. 

YANKEES vs ASTROS!!!! 

YOWSA!!!! 

now that the dodgers have been eliminated, the overwhelming favorite will come out of the AMERICAN LEAGUE. whoyagot?
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i stilled so pissed off at the bears that i can't see straight but some thoughts on the monsters.

When i was a kid, the CHICAGO BEARS had great defensive teams and absolutely sucked on offense. the specific reason? quarterback.  Luminaries at the position included BILL WADE, RUDY BUKICH, JACK CONCANNON, the immortal BOBBY DOUGLAS & VIRGIL CARTER. these five started at various times for twelve freaking years. do any of those names scare you on defense? do you even remember them? 

Which brings us to right now. mitch tribisky.The bears are doomed with this mutt at quarterback. his accuracy is that of a blind pirate and he's already getting the reputation as being fragile due to being hurt in consecutive years on non-contact plays.

So what does tribisky do well?  HE RUNS. take a guess how long a fragile running quarterback lasts in the NFL? the bears need to realize their mistake and move on.  their defense is too good to get a high draft choice so get ready to make a trade. and next time, don't pass on DESEAN WATSON and PATRICK MAHOMES in the draft to draft a dog who had only played 13 college games.

  RYAN PACE, start packing your bags.
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So the cubbies are scrambling for a manager and anyone in their right mind would sign JOE GIRARDI but it appears that tv broadcaster DAVID ROSS has the inside track.  nice guy but no managerial experience.  careful, careful.
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the cubs have a lot of spots to fill with the sooon to be departures of COLE HAMELS, BEN ZOBRIST, NICK CASTELLANOS (he ranf the cash register every day for two months and i don't think the cubs will pay up) PEDRO STROP, BRANDON KINTZLER AND BRIAN DUENSING. Then add in the horrible contracts for CRAIG KIMBRELL @ 16 million , YU DARVISH @ 22, JASON HEYWARD @ 23 !! a fading over the hill JOHN LESTER @20 per year. that's 81 million in dead money next year which brings me to the final point.

JAVY BAEZ or KRIS BRYANT??? you can't afford both of them when they become free agents after next year SO YOU HAVE TO TRADE one of them during this off season or run the risk of having them walk away as free agents.  my guess is kris bryant will be wearing a different uniform next year.
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and congrats to the washington mystics of the WNBA!!! just kidding, no one cares.

adios. have a good weekend.