mikecubbie69/bio's FanIQ Profile

All time Fav: Glenn Beckert Active fav: Ryan Theriot

Well, in 1969 it was hard to avoid getting interested in following the Cubs because they were in first place and my dad had the games on all the time. So I got interested and even though they lost that year, there was an excitement that they might win it the next year. Plus, they had players that were fun to watch, like Beckert, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Fergie Jenkins, Randy Hundley, Phil Regan, Willie Smith

The 3 Division championships, of course, Pappas' no hitter, Ernie Banks' 511th HR(which we got to see in person), Sammy Sosa in 1998, Kerry Wood in 1998, Bruce Sutter striking out 9 in row(Another game I saw in person), Andre Dawson in 1987, Ryne Sandberg in 1984, Rick Sutcliffe in 1984

Fav Past player: Pat "Whitey" Stapleton Fav. Active player: Patrick Sharp

I was a Black Hawks fan in the 70s during the Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita days, but after Hull left, I started to lose interest, but I kept watching. But by the mid 80s, it seemed like they kept losing their best players and the team was only mediocre. By the 90s, I stopped caring at all. Then, 2 years ago, Bill Wirtz, the longtime owner who drove Hull and others out of town because he wouldnt pay them, passed away and his son took over the team. all of a sudden it seemed like they were bringing in some talented young kids. Now they are a successful team again and it doesnt look like that will change anytime soon. Now I find myself watching hockey games again for the first time in 20 years!

Bobby Hull getting a hat trick, the Hawks in the 1971 Stanley Cup finals. Tony Esposito making great saves. Keith Magnuson kicking someones butt! And my man Pat Stapleton making a great defensive play

Fav past player: Bobby Weiss Fav active player: Joakim Noah

They had a pretty good team in the early 70s. Very skilled defensive team with a couple of good scorers in Love and Walker, but they always seemed to be missing something. But they were always exciting to watch. The older I get the more I appreciate what a great coach Dick Motta was. I stayed a fan because they always seemed to show promise, even if they didnt always deliver. Then when Jordan arrived it changed the whole culture. since then, theyve been very uneven. Hopefully with Derrick Rose, they will be watchable again soon.

classic playoff games with the Pistons in the mid-70s. Watching Larry Bird in a game in the old Stadium that I got to see in person. Jordans coming of age in the 1986 playoffs. The championships, of course. Watching Isiah Thomas acting like a big baby in the 1991 playoffs while the Bulls finally beat the Pistons bad boys!

Fav active player: Phil Mickelson, Theres something like an underdog about him. He always seems to be battling back from something. Fav past player: Payne Stewart. I always thought he seemed so down to earth and maybe a bit underrated.

There is something fascinating about trying to hit a little ball into a cup hundreds of yards away in as few strokes as possible. Theres no other sport like it.

The 1986 Masters with Jack Nicklaus, the great icon making one last run at a major against the young rising star Greg Norman. That was exciting.

Fav active player: Hunter Hillenmyer, I like the guys that personify defense and Hillenmyer does that without a lot of fanfare Fav. past player: Dave Duerson, a guy from the Super Bowl that just went out and did his job and was very good at it.

Like I said, the Super Bowl Bears team got me interested. Though I will follow football, I dont know if I can say I am passionate about it.

The 1985 season in general, but I do remember the play of William "the Refrigorator" Perry. That guy was an original. The Super Bowl video. January 1986, Super Bowl 20.