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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

Anthony Rizzo just called the people accusing gun-protesting kids of being actors “losers.” Also, he’s right. #Cubs #OpeningDay

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7 years

#Cubs flying the WTF.

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8 years

I was just on an elevator with Bill Murray, Eddie Vedder and Chris Chelios. Let's just say they were very, very happy. #Cubs . #WorldSeries

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3 years

I’m begging you, #Bears fans: Quit this team and save yourself. My column:

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3 years

My friend John Mullin is battling pancreatic cancer. Many of you know him from his excellent work covering the #Bears over the years. He has put out a video series in the hopes of helping others. Please check out the videos and pass them on.

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10 years

Call me Mr. Soccer. My column on how the #WorldCup2014 changed a hater: http://t.co/eGmRV5e7Pg

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5 years

Double standard: #MLB lets cheating #Astros keep 2017 World Series, but won’t forgive Pete Rose’s sins. My column:

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3 years

The allegiance to Ted Phillips is mind-boggling.

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4 years

From a column I wrote about Jake Peavy's zeal for his #WhiteSox teammates in 2013: "You can tell a phony by the way his enthusiasm dims when the camera lights shut off. The rah-rah guy suddenly loses his voice. The affliction is called Nick Swisher-itis.''

White Sox Talk

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4 years

Yeah so @OzzieGuillen really didn't hold back when discussing Nick Swisher

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6 years

A winner and a class act, Joel Quenneville deserved better than what he got from the #Blackhawks . My column:

A winner and class act, Joel Quenneville deserved better than what he got

He steered the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups, the most success they had ever had, and he did it with grace and that gravelly Canadian accent.

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

The fiction that #ESPN cares about reporting is being exposed by its layoffs today.

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

Javy Baez is the first #Cubs player to steal home since 1907. #NLCS

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Rick Morrissey

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5 years

What if Chase Daniel, not Mitch Trubisky, gives the #Bears their best chance of winning the Super Bowl this season? My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

Looks like the #Bears studied tape closely during the week and came to the conclusion that Tarik Cohen is on the team.

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5 years

Apparently, marijuana was legalized in Illinois this morning. #Bears

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5 years

Trubisky looks completely committed to Robinson, which would be great if this were dating and not passing. #Bears

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3 years

We've got a full-blown moron outbreak at Halas Hall. The CDC says that there's nothing to be done and that all is lost.

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7 years

The #Bears should hire Jim Harbaugh in 2018. My column: #Michiganfootball

MORRISSEY: Hoping, praying for Jim Harbaugh as Bears' next coach

Michigan coach and former Bears quarterback would be an excellent choice to replace John Fox.

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Rick Morrissey

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4 years

Ruling on the field is that it’s a shit show #Bears

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7 years

I'm sorry, I don't get the booing for Miguel Montero. The grand slam in the NLCS counts for nothing? #Cubs #BlueJays

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2 years

The big-market #Cubs and the small-market #SLCardinals treat their fans differently. Guess which team keeps winning? My column:

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9 years

#Cubs Flying the WTF. #NLCS

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6 years

Paul Reuschel threw out the first pitch at Wrigley tonight. That gives me an excuse to show this awesome baseball card. #Cubs

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1 year

If #Northwestern really does put its students first, then Pat Fitzgerald has to go. My column on the hazing scandal:

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8 years

#NHL determined to make this an 8:30 start anyway. #Blackhawks

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6 years

Remember when the #Cubs were lovable? It's getting harder and harder. My column on Joe Ricketts, Addison Russell, Aroldis Chapman, et al:

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5 years

Again, #Cubs ?

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8 years

BREAKING NEWS: Charlie Brown kicks football. #Cubs #WorldSeries

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

The John Fox Era is going down the drain. #Bears

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

"Forever Around'' is more like it.

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7 years

David Ross threw out the first pitch tonight and "Forever Young" blasted from the speakers (Getty Images) #Cubs

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

There was a mistake in your tweet. It should have read: I broke down: All the QBs brought in by Ryan Pace over the years.

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3 years

I broke down all the QBs brought in by Ryan Pace over the years.

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

Why put off the inevitable? Time for the #Bears to say goodbye to Matt Nagy. My column:

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3 years

Thank you for trying, Potsie.

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6 years

In his #ProFootballHOF speech, Brian Urlacher finally lets us in. My column from Canton: #Bears

In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Brian Urlacher finally let us in

We found out there’s more to the former Bears linebacker than he ever let on while he was playing. He finally let us in Saturday night in Canton.

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

A lesson from the #Bears : Bad things happen to bad organizations. My column:

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7 years

Baseball isn't exactly taxing, so why do #Cubs players need rest? My column:

Baseball isn't exactly taxing, so why do Cubs players need rest?

MORRISSEY: Maddon says days off will pay off later in season.

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3 years

Wonderful story about Melvin Potash, father of Sun-Times sportswriter ⁦ @MarkPotash ⁩:

Melvin Potash, who worked nearly 70 years at his family’s Potash grocery stores, dead at 92

The longtime Lincolnwood resident was one of three brothers who founded the 71-year-old chain of Potash grocery stores, for which he worked from 1950 to 2017.

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5 years

The difference between #Chiefs ’ Patrick Mahomes and #Bears ’ Mitch Trubisky is everything. My column from a bad night for GM Ryan Pace:

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3 years

#Bears hire a Matt Eberflus when they should have hired an offensive guru to guide Justin Fields. My column:

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6 years

We haven't given Colin Kaepernick his full due for living his convictions. My column: #NFL #49ers #Bears

We haven't given Colin Kaepernick his full due for living his convictions

Even if you think his national-anthem protests are objectionable, surely you can see a sliver of valor in his perseverance. Don't close your eyes.

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8 years

God bless you, Pat Foley. #Blackhawks

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

Not a peep from #Bears GM Ryan Pace, man of mystery, after the offensive line’s woeful performance vs. Browns. My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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2 years

I think throwing in the towel was absolutely the right call. #Bears

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7 years

Silence from Ryan Pace and George McCaskey is so weak. My column: #Bears

MORRISSEY: Silence from Ryan Pace and George McCaskey is so weak

Bears fans have lots of questions about a season that is sending up bubbles from the bottom of Lake Michigan. They deserve answers.

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Rick Morrissey

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4 years

Mark Buehrle, the #WhiteSox ’ Mr. Dependable, belongs in the Hall of Fame. My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

This is the worst traffic I’ve ever seen for a #Bears game. I’m a half mile from Soldier Field, and if I get there for kickoff, I’ll be amazed. Oh, and I left 3 hours before game time.

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Rick Morrissey

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5 years

With Joe Maddon gone, time for the Ricketts family to take the blame for the #Cubs ’ decline. My column:

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3 years

You lost me at "Ted Phillips.''

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5 years

#Bears fans beg to differ.

Jezebel

@Jezebel

5 years

Kristin Cavallari says Jay Cutler unclogged her milk ducts by "sucking harder than he's ever sucked"

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

Joe Maddon just compared the Buster Posey Rule to the Soda Tax in Cook County. #Classic #Cubs

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3 years

A fond farewell to Ed Galvin, the high school coach I carried with me all these years. My column: @FenwickFriars

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

Tough crowd: #Bears give fans what they want, then get bashed for it. My column:

Tough crowd: Bears give fans what they want, get bashed for it

RICK MORRISSEY: Bold Trubisky pick not popular.

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7 years

Brian Urlacher in Hall of a place beside #Bears ' Bill George, Dick Butkus and Mike SIngletary. My column on today's #ProFootballHOF selection:

MORRISSEY: Urlacher in Hall of a place beside Bears' George, Butkus, Singletary

The linebacker could drop into coverage, smothering running backs and tight ends. He hunted from sideline to sideline. He ran, and nobody could hide.

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

Some advice for new #Bears GM Ryan Poles: Stay as far away from George McCaskey and Ted Phillips as possible. My column:

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4 years

When is the vaccine for the dumb ass virus going to be ready?

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8 years

Kyle Schwarber: "I'll probably cry at some point today.'' #Cubs #WorldSeries

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7 years

#NFL is paying the price for selling patriotism. My column:

MORRISSEY: NFL is paying the price for selling patriotism

Player protests and Colin Kaepernick's grievance, among other issues, aren't going away.

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

It helps to laugh. I had the same cancer Eddie has. The laughing started when the doc mentioned the name of the chemo drug I'd be subjected to: 5-FU. I said, "5-FU? Nobody could think of another name?'' The good news: That was 11 yrs ago and I'm still laughing @Edzo16 #Blackhawks

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7 years

I recently spent the day with #Blackhawks broadcaster Eddie Olczyk. Here is Part 1 of my two-part series on Eddie's fight with cancer:

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

No way #Bears can bring back John Fox for 2018. My column after an ugly loss to the #Packers :

MORRISSEY: No way Bears can bring back John Fox for 2018

A terrible loss to the Aaron Rodgers-less Packers on Sunday sealed his fate.

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Rick Morrissey

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4 years

Let's not freak out every time a celebrity or famous athlete tests positive for COVID-19. It's going to happen, just like it's going to happen that people, superstars or otherwise, will get the flu. It doesn't mean that these are the End Times, OK?

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7 years

The average ACT score at both #Northwestern and #Vanderbilt is 33. Players take notes during timeouts, then break into discussion groups.

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

How could the #Bears have been so wrong about Matt Nagy? Let’s reminisce. My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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2 years

Ban this shift, please: #Cubs go from crying poor to trying to buy #ChelseaFC . My column:

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Rick Morrissey

@MorrisseyCST

7 years

#Bears coach John Fox thinks you're an idiot. My column:

MORRISSEY: John Fox thinks you're an idiot

His postgame protection of Mike Glennon was insulting.

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

Any doubt Javy Baez is the star of the playoffs so far for the #Cubs ? #NLCS

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

I'm going to get busy writing a column begging #Bears fans to stop supporting this nonsense. See you in a bit.

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5 years

#Bears general manager Ryan Pace needs to stop hiding and answer questions about Mitch Trubisky. My column:

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4 years

After another embarrassing #Bears loss, time for a housecleaning at Halas Hall. My column: #Lions

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

#Bears show the clueless what it means to be an American. My column from Soldier Field:

MORRISSEY: Bears show the clueless what it means to be American

To those who say that kneeling during the anthem is an insult to servicemen, past and present, please stop.

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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

The #Cubs have the money to sign Bryce Harper, but ownership doesn't want to spend it. And it's not because of the luxury tax. My column:

The Cubs have money to sign Bryce Harper, but ownership doesn't want to spend it

It’s not that the Cubs can’t have it all. It’s that they don’t want to pay for it all. That’s a huge distinction for an outfit worth $2.9 billion.

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Rick Morrissey

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10 years

So everybody shut up about Crawford. #Blackhawks

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6 years

One-time World Series champion #Cubs seem to have lost their killer instinct. My column after brutal #Reds series:

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

BREAKING: Recreational marijuana use now legal at Halas Hall. #Bears .

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7 years

The #Bulls apparently are doing a remake of “Major League.”

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6 years

#Bulls win, continuing their march toward somebody else getting Zion.

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

. @MarkLazerus Passed a car with the license plate "Mark Laz" today but knew it wasn't you because it didn't have many followers.

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Rick Morrissey

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9 years

#Blackhawks win their third #StanleyCup in six seasons, and a party breaks out at the United Center. My column: http://t.co/ZtBp3mX521

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7 years

One of the best bat flips you'll ever see on a foul ball, by Puig. Followed by a strikeout looking. #Cubs #Dodgers #NLCS

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Rick Morrissey

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2 years

It’s clear that Tim Anderson doesn’t understand #WhiteSox fans. At all. My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

No, really, what alternate reality are the #Bears living in? My column from a bizarre press conference:

MORRISSEY: No, really, what alternate reality are the Bears living in?

The team gives general manager Ryan Pace a contract extension, insists that the franchise is on the right track, despite a dismal three-year record.

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Rick Morrissey

@MorrisseyCST

4 years

Whatever recipe Ted is using involves marijuana.

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Rick Morrissey

@MorrisseyCST

3 years

If you’re shocked, you haven’t been paying attention. #Bears

Patrick Finley

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3 years

The #Bears are signing ... Andy Dalton, per ESPN

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Rick Morrissey

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7 months

My column on my dog, the late, great Brewster, a columnist's best friend:

So long to Brewster, my column-writing buddy

If my dog had opinions, he kept them to himself.

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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

Sammy Sosa crosses the Ernie Banks line, and there's no going back (to Wrigley). My column:

Sammy Sosa crosses the Ernie Banks line, and there's no going back (to Wrigley)

In a Sports Illustrated article, Sosa unmasks himself because he always does: “[Banks] has a statue, and I don’t have nothing. So, what the f---?’’

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

Thought that was gone. #Cubs

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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

What a world: Employees For Life John Paxson, Gar Forman fire #Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. My column:

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5 years

#Bears start drinking early on New Year’s Eve, say plan is for Mitch Trubisky to be their starting QB in 2020. My column:

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

Jim Thome voted into the #BaseballHOF . #WhiteSox

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1 year

Somebody please tell me: What’s changed from last year for the #Bears ?

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12 years

#Bears LB Blake Costanzo will be making his first NFL start today. Previous job: assistant to the traveling secretary for the Yankees

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Rick Morrissey

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10 years

This never gets old. #Bears http://t.co/Bz1uOTsmIF

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Rick Morrissey

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5 years

Don't cheer Addison Russell when he returns to Wrigley Field, #Cubs fans (though I know you will). My column:

Don't cheer Addison Russell when he returns, Cubs fans (though I know you will)

Cheering him will send the message that domestic abuse is OK. Even if it's not the message you mean to send, that’s what it will sound like.

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Rick Morrissey

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7 years

Mitch Trubisky reminds me of a young Connor Shaw. #Bears

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

"Hi, yes, I'd like a cab. Clark and Addison.'' #Cubs #WorldSeries

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Rick Morrissey

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6 years

One play, one sack for Roquan Smith. That easy, huh? #Bears

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Rick Morrissey

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3 years

How do we love #Loyola basketball? Let us count the ways. My column: @RamblersMBB

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Rick Morrissey

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8 years

The #Blackhawks turn it on -- the way they always do. My column from Game 6 at a wild UC:

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4 years

Gar Forman is done with the #Bulls . They canned him today.

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6 years

Years from now, we'll look back on Javy Baez as the best #Cubs player of his generation. My column:

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7 years

There's a report that Ted Phillips is researching replacements for John Fox. It can't be true that Phillips has such a role. It just can't be. #Bears

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