Posted by chicagomedia.org on August 15, 2008 at 11:04:49:
Buh-bye
Nah, I'm not leaving the paper to launch a career on the World Poker Tour. Maybe next year. But I am leaving the sports media beat.
College football will remain my top priority, and then I'll focus on small balls (golf) and big ones (basketballs) after the bowl season.
This time of year, I usually hand the sports-media baton to Ed Sherman. Unfortunately, "the Shermanator" opted to take the Tribune's buyout and is leaving the paper, along with esteemed colleagues Skip Myslenski, Mark Shapiro, Alan Sutton and Barry Temkin.
Ed is teaming with WMVP-AM 1000's Dan McNeil on a book that lists the best and worst of Chicago sports.
My vote for best: Wrigley Field. Worst: the Wrigley Field trough.
(Greenstein)