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“I’ve been to Cincinnati when they’re at the bottom of the table and they’ve got 25, 30,000 fans,” he said. “No matter what the results are on the pitch, that cannot be any excuse whatsoever for not driving fans into the stadium. And we’ve got a great product to sell today, we’re playing exciting football. And so we’ve got a lot of great entertain(ing) soccer that we can sell to the fans of Chicago.”
“I look back because we had that long period where we didn’t have position players that we needed, but we had our pitching, starters and relievers,” La Russa said. “And then, the irony of baseball, we get as healthy as we can be and we lose three starters for a time. We weathered the storm, basically played .500 here and there.
“When I looked at the list, it was less surprising just because when you add some context to it, you understand why a lot of the moves were made,” a national scout said after reviewing the chart. “Individually, just if you go down and look at it, Lovie Smith had been there in Tampa and hadn’t had success, Whisenhunt and Ruston kind of the same. With Fisher, the defense wasn’t effective anymore and that is supposed to be his expertise. The whole Fox thing, he didn’t know the Bears were taking Trubisky until the morning of the draft. Hue Jackson was a mess in Cleveland. The Todd Bowles firing was a little more interesting. They were just dysfunctional and the GM (Mike Maccagnan) should have been let go at the same time. I don’t know how he wasn’t. Wilks was one and done. Jay Gruden and Bruce Allen, that was a dysfunctional staff within a dysfunctional organization. Anthony Lynn, I think it was game management more than anything that got him and he wanted to start Tyrod Taylor over Herbert.
After a false-start penalty on Kmet pushed the Bears to third-and-6 at the 8 following Fields’ first play, Kenny Young tipped Dalton’s pass, and David Long Jr. dived to intercept it in the end zone. But Dalton also led two touchdown drives, including the 16-play, 81-yard drive that ended with Fields’ touchdown.
It was all too easy. The Rams converted three third downs on that possession, including a third-and-goal, 2-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Robert Woods. Six plays before, Stafford moved the chains on third-and-13 with a 15-yard screen pass to Cooper Kupp, who was well short of the sticks when Bears safety Eddie Jackson raced past like a kindhearted uncle letting his 8-year-old nephew have his fun.
“You don’t see what’s going on, the interactions and the smiles, and you’re really focused on so many different other things and trying to be ahead of the game, where I was able to be in a moment as a fan,” Ross said. “It felt like this in the dugout, like we’re never out of the game, and it felt like that on TV too. These guys continue to fight, the character of the group continues to show through. When they’re in it, they’re fighting until the end.”
In winning his first major, Medvedev played brilliantly, strategically, changing angles and speeds while out-baselining the ninja master at his own game. Medvedev is a hardcourt wizard. He stands so far behind the baseline it’s hard to figure how he can cover the court, vertically. Yet, somehow, he does. His nerves wobbled only a bit, near the end, when he struck double faults on championship points. Medvedev composed himself, though, finished the job. He dropped to the ground awkwardly on his side, with typical quirkiness, and stuck out his tongue in disbelief at the breakthrough upset.
The Chicago Bears played the Los Angeles Rams in the season opener at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 12, 2021. (John J. Kim, José M. Osorio) Chicago Bears quarterbacks Andy Dalton and Justin Fields warm up for a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium Sept. 13, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears fans, from left, Antrone Austin, Sterling McCoy and Dwayne Lee who flew in from Chicago for the game between the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams at Sofi Stadium Sept. 12, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. on Sept. 12, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune) Bears fans in their seats before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. on Sept. 12, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields warms up for a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, Sept. 13, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Burrow, who flashed his considerable potential last season before tearing up his left knee in Week 11, completed 20 passes in 27 attempts and didn’t show any residual effects from being sacked five times by the Vikings. The 24-year-old played only one series in the preseason, in the final game, as he continued to rehab.
Playing for the best team in baseball has made things easy for Bryant, and the Giants will have money to spend this offseason. “It’s a good fit for me and I’m having a great time so far,” Bryant said Friday. “We’re winning, and that makes everything better too. But at the same time, I’m here and there are a lot of memories here and like I keep saying, I’m not closing the door on here or anywhere for that matter. That would be pretty stupid for me.” A reunion with the Cubs seems unlikely unless the Rickettses open the checkbook. If the Los Angeles Dodgers are interested, Bryant would look good in their classic uniform. Best bet: Dodgers.