Mike North from “The Mike North Morning Show” on The Score (670-AM) joins us Wednesdays.
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Jimmy Greenfield
Phillip Thompson
Leo Ebersole
Tracy Swartz
Mike North
TOPIC 1: WHAT ABOUT THIS WORLD SERIES CAN A CHICAGOAN RELATE TO?
One of the teams will lose.
A) Being from a cold climate like Denver; and B) Being from a drunken climate like Boston.
South Siders can relate to a red-hot team tearing through the postseason. Cubs fans … um …
The Cubs are always off to Rockie starts.
That there’s a new park and an old park.
TOPIC 2: WHich CELEBRITIES DO YOU THINK WILL ROOT FOR THE ROCKIES OR RED SOX?
Rockies — Condoleeza Rice.Red Sox — David Hasselhoff.
My guess for Colorado: Chris Rock, The Rock, Barack Obama and Stone Phillips. Just a hunch.
Obviously Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago and Mason Dixon will be rooting against the Rockies.
Karl Rove is reportedly from Denver. But that could also be a lie.
For the Rockies, John Elway.
For the Red Sox, Ben Affleck. Ditka has no rooting interest.
TOPIC 3: HOW DOES A SHORTER NFL DRAFT AFFECT THE BEARS?
They’ll have 20 percent fewer reasons to strike Mel Kiper, Jr.
Cedric Benson wouldn’t have made it to the podium in time.
They’ll have a little less time to react to the Redskins’ and Dolphins’ horrendous mistakes.
Now it will be like speed dating instead of blind dating.
Fewer mistakes.
TOPIC 4: HAVE YOU EVER JINXED YOUR FAVORITE TEAM?
Only by playing on them.
When I said, “The bidding for the Redskins is this way, Mr. Snyder. You just made it.”
Yes, and I will never wearun-microwaved underwear again.
No, I’ve never rooted for
Notre Dame.
Yeah, when the Hawks let Bobby Hull leave I said they would never be on home TV. … Whoops.
TOPIC 5: WHY AREN’T YOU COMPETING AT CHICAGO’S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS?
I’m a wuss. But then you
knew that.
Because they haven’t invented the noodleweight division.
Out of respect for the Kid Rock code, I only throw punches inside Waffle Houses.
If the glove doesn’t fit, you
must quit.
Last fight. Right before Katrina. Bourbon Street. I was sore for
a month.
