Sports: A Game Of Inches

We are four humble men who love sports, but hate sports commentary. Peter Gammons is our hero and John Madden is our enemy. If you were to ask us our purpose, our answer would be simple: "We are forever locked in Mortal Kombat for the souls of sports fans everywhere. Statistics are our science and 'the immeasurable character of men' is the obsolete religion of blind faith. Our job is to prove that God doesn't exist and that athletes are merely cold, metal machines with no hearts or souls."

Cubs Approved to Ricketts family

Major League baseball has approved the Ricketts family to take over as the owners of the Chicago Cubs. I was surprised there wasn't more attention to this story. It happened yesterday over a conference call where the other 29 teams approved it. The deal still isn't done because the Tribune is in bankruptcy so it has to go through another bankruptcy hearing next week. The deal should be done by the end of October at the latest. Then the Ricketts family can start making decisions and set the payroll for next season.