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Evan Altman

Changing Lanes to Express My Fear and Anger

Fair warning: This is gonna ramble a bit and I’m not bothering to edit it because it’s really just a way for me to vent a few things. So…

Jan 29, 2017

Jan 29, 2017

Evan Altman

Stranger Things: The Twisted, Angry Ballad of Augie Gonzalez

The internet can be a really weird place, and Cubs Insider has recently been given peek behind the veil of that oddity. I’ve been lucky…

Aug 26, 2016

Aug 26, 2016

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Give it to a kid (a short story)

“Maybe I’ll get one this time,” the melancholy man said to no one in particular as he adjusted his cap. He tossed a timeworn baseball glove…

Mar 4, 2016

Give it to a kid (a short story)

Mar 4, 2016

Evan Altman

Cam Newton Holds A Mirror to Some of Our Hidden Ugliness

“I’m an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare me to.’’

Jan 28, 2016

Cam Newton Holds A Mirror to Some of Our Hidden Ugliness

Jan 28, 2016

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Festival Peak

On the legacies of Andrew Smith and David Bowie from a distant perspective

He had a nondescript name and attended a nondescript university in a nondescript city, but Andrew Smith was anything but ordinary. From his…

Jan 15, 2016

Jan 15, 2016

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For all the wizardry he’s pulled on the court, Steph Curry’s greatest trick might be getting me to…

Before I begin, I have an admission to make: I am not an NBA fan. Well, not anymore. But seeing the Warriors and what they have been…

Jan 14, 2016

For all the wizardry he’s pulled on the court, Steph Curry’s greatest trick might be getting me to…

Jan 14, 2016

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The Cauldron

Brandon Marshall: The NFL’s Talented Wanderer

In a league where performance trumps personality, the Jets’ Brandon Marshall’s ability to wear out both defenses and welcomes is unique.

Dec 11, 2015

Brandon Marshall: The NFL’s Talented Wanderer

Dec 11, 2015

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Andy Dalton Brought A BB Gun To A Naive Fight

In shooting his mouth off, the Bengals QB must be careful to not shoot his eye out

Nov 19, 2015

Andy Dalton Brought A BB Gun To A Naive Fight

Nov 19, 2015

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Are you ready for some (more) football? The nascent reincarnation of the USFL hopes so

Until recently, the USFL was little more than a quirky bit of American football history. While it delayed the NFL careers of stars like…

Nov 6, 2015

Nov 6, 2015

Evan Altman

In fining Deangelo Williams, others, NFL shows its ass while covering it at the same time

My friend Julie DiCaro recently wrote an excellent piece about the NFL’s style-over-substance approach to promoting breast cancer…

Oct 28, 2015

In fining Deangelo Williams, others, NFL shows its ass while covering it at the same time

Oct 28, 2015

Evan Altman

Evan Altman

Husband, father, homebrewer, and blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Indy's Cubs authority, lead writer/editor for Cubs Insider.

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