The Bears Den: Friday - December 3rd, 2010 Edition

You will be missed.. The “Ditka” of the cubbie organization.

“His annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes has raised more than $40 million alone since its inception 1979, though Santo was constantly raising more through golf outings, appearances, donated royalties and appearances.” – Chicago Sun-Times

For Ron Santo there was more to life than baseball, but baseball was the vehicle for him to accomplish so much for others. Ron was the definition of a great man.

ps. the HOF can stick it

One of the things that gets me through the work day in the summer is afternoon Cubs baseball. My mom is a CPA, and as someone who just graduated college a couple years ago I’m studying to be one, so we would always be listening to the game together at work. It was a bonding experience. It felt oftentimes like Ron was in the office with us; he sure as hell couldn’t tell us what was going on, but it was like watching the game with a baseball-loving uncle who’d celebrate every good play and every bad play stabbed him to the core.

Sorry for the rambling; this just kinda hurts.

RIP 10.

When I was a kid in Little League in Lombard, I ALWAYS wore #10. He was my hero growing up.

Hard nosed, giving all he had to the game – Maybe not the most gifted 3rd Baseman in history, but he was the best to me.

earlier this season, you look like a total douche, every step along the way when it goes the opposite of what you said or thought. Glad to see everything working against the flip flopper. I used to kind of enjoy his show, but lately I realize he is a total know-it-all bragger, not the common man he portrays himself as.

Upset alert? The Bears have the league’s worst Offensive DVOA (minus-33.4%) on the road… Cutler has experienced a backslide in protection over the last month as well – from one, to two, to three, to four sacks in the last four games. Not a good time for the Bears’ porous line to meet up with Lions super-tackle Ndamukong Suh.

Link.

A great, man, a great announcer. You will be missed by Cubs fans and baseball fans alike.

Moving on, I am wearing my Ditka sweater vest today.

Also, Pompei makes a good point, this Bears staff is loaded! This season has made me once again believe in Lovie Smith as a coach and he has put together a hell of a coaching staff. The best part, I think anyway, is that I think this staff can remain mostly intact for next year. I don’t see Marinelli ever getting another head coaching offer, I think teams would want to see more than one good year out of Martz before making him another head guy and I don’t think Tice is a hot candidate either. I would absolutely LOVE to see what Martz can do in year two and the progression Tice could make with the line (especially if we drafted some more talent). I think this team is in a great position moving toward the future.

Bears running back Chester Taylor doesn’t seem to feel at home with a new team until he gets in a fight.

In Baltimore, he reportedly threw a chair at tackle Orlando Brown. In Minnesota, a fight with defensive end Erasumus James ended with tackle Bryant McKinnie getting stitches for getting in the mix.

Taylor dusted off his gloves at Bears practice Thursday for a fight with fellow running back Kahlil Bell, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Practice fights are not huge deal, although Biggs indicates "something had been brewing" between the two guys for a while.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/bears-running-backs-have-to-be-separated-in-practice/