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Perfect Storm

While my son was winning the Dick Beardsley half marathon yesterday, Chicago was witnessing a sports perfect storm. As noted in Wikipedia, the real thing is a “meteorological event aggravated by a rare combination of circumstances.” But it is an apt description that applies to other events too.

And yesterday, the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Bears all won their respective games. I don’t even know the last time that happened.

The Sox have the worst record of any team this baseball season with 33 wins and 111 losses, so the odds of their winning on any given day aren’t great. In the last ten outings, the team has won twice. Yesterday it was 7-2 against the Boston Red Sox.

The Cubs played the last of a three-game series with the Yankees, which won the first two face-offs. The New York team has one of the better records in the American League, while the Cubs are just three games above 500. Fans are hoping they stay there, but have little hope of a berth in the playoffs. However, we did get to fly the W for the win.

As for the Bears, I’m not a football fan. So I judge the TV action by the sounds coming from the den as Earl coaches from his recliner. From what I could tell, the first half of the game was a disaster even though we’re supposed to have a new phenom quarterback.

Earl stuck with it, however; and in the end the Bears prevailed over the Tennessee Titans 24-17. It’s way too early in the season – this was the first official game – to say what will happen, But a win is always good.

Still,  Chicago’s perfect storm wasn’t enough to console Earl because Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois when it wasn’t supposed to.

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