I find it hilarious that Rick is trying to discuss Chicago media coverage while not even living in the Chicago media market.

Rick, do you stream five TV networks and ten radio stations 24/7? RSS Feed of every single newspaper and blog

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Cubs with a big win on Sunday, I turn on the post game and find news on WBBM, NFL camp talk on WCBS and WESPN.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I'm looking at the front page of the Chicago Tribune right now. The biggest picture on it, the NFL draft is returning to Chicago.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I'm in it right now.

...and yes, the internet does exist now.

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That's not how it looks to me.

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That's a city story, not an NFL story.

Today's sports section has two pictures. One is Kane and one is Castro.

Rick, you're wrong. Move on.

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Ok.

My mistake. I didn't realize it wasn't an NFL story.

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I look forward to the future of Chicago sports that is dominated by the Cubs 8 to 10 months out of the year.

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I got your back Rick

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Yes you did. You know that is not a sports story, its about an event in the city.

This is dumb.

It is a story about the NFL and the city.

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Its a story in the Trib because its being held in the city. If its announced to be in Boston, it doesnt make the news. That is why it's a city story.

Silvy and Waddle, with Giangreco, spent 40 minutes on it from 5:20p until 6:00p yesterday on my drive home from the office.

Silvy and Waddle is a sports talk show on ESPN 1000, a sports talk radio station. They don't often get into city related news.

It was an NFL sports story as it relates to Chicago. Tom Brady deflating footballs had nothing to do with Chicago, and Silvy and Waddle talked about that.

I don't agree with Rick saying all NFL is more newsworthy than all MLB, especially regionally. But saying the location of the draft isn't sports related seems silly. It is the NFL draft.

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If?

The Great Pumpkin will not be stopping in your patch, Linus!

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It's no longer a Bears town if the Cubs go on a string of success AND the Bears don't win.

Should the Bears become a winning team, a Cub playoff game would get 30 minutes of discussion pre and post game followed by wall to wall Bear talk in the middle of the week.

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People seem to forget that the Sox DID have the best record in MLB in 2005.

99 wins
11-1 playoffs

That was a great team. Why does it hurt to admit it? I thought the 2003 Cubs were a great team destined for a long run.

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by the way, should the Cubs win one, the Sox did it first

If they win two, maybe you have a counter argument

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Yea, it's a story because it's taking place in the city. It doesnt speak to NFL's popularity.

Like I said, if its another city, its not even mentioned. That its in Chicago is the story, not that the NFL is holding a draft next year

Sox fans (on the left) and Cubs fans (right) both think that is hilarious.

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The story on S&W was mostly related to how the NFL lies about everything; in this case the actual location of the draft. Goodell said the venue wasn't confirmed, Rahm said 10 minutes later the Auditorium was 100% the location.

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Yeah, because Chicago is a HUGE football town, which is the discussion here.

By the same logic, the Cubs winning the World Series isn't a sports story either after the day of the game. It's an event in the city.

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NFL Draft drew about 10% of Cubs' yearly attendance in just 3 days. Mind you, only 2% of those people actually made it into the draft to actually watch something. The mere mention of the NFL's presence drew 200K people to the city.

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No, that's not close to equal. (announcing the All star game would be played in Wrigley would be)

The Cubs winning the World Series would be a sporting event.

If the Trib had a story on how the Bears practice went on the front page, you'd have something.


Kane and Cubs have dominated sports news in the last 10 days. It's that simple.

Explain how the NFL draft isn't a sports story, but the Cubs parade and all the stuff after they win is.

I acknowledge the Cubs will dominate headlines on the day they win the World Series though, so that is nice.

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Suppose the Cubs have a Sunday playoff game in October and the Bears have a regular season game the same day: I doubt the Bears get any less than 1/3 of the front page of the sports section the next day

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And the Cubs are getting 2/3? Seems fair.

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I said nothing about the parade. The story the day after would be about the game.

All the Wrigley renovation stuff is also not a sports story.

Dont mistake this for a Bears vs Cubs popularity argument


This goes back to saying a Cubs World Series Win would be forgotten by Thanksgiving if the Bears were good

Fine, two days then.

So the Cubs winning the World Series isn't a sports story on day 3.

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