Joe, Zim and Vinnie discuss the horrifying shooting that happened Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field and reflect on the lack of answers from the White Sox and the Chicago Police Department. Then the guys welcome John Santucci to talk fantasy football draft prep, sleepers, steals and much more! Don't miss it!

The tailgaters come back in this week to talk about what they saw in the final preseason game, some thoughts on the bears offseason overall & everything in between BearDown!

Vinnie Parise & guest Joe Mandel react to the firing of Rick Hahn & Kenny Williams as well as the injury to Shohei Ohtani on this week's edition of Crosstown Crosstalk!

Besides talking about the epidemic of injuries hitting the Chicago Bears, the guys welcome author Jeff Pearlman whose book, "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s," is the inspiration for the HBO series: Winning Time."

Mike North & Joe Mandel react to the shocking firing of Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams!

The Chicago Bears injury situation is not comforting anyone, although LB Tremaine Edmunds is ramping back up. Greg Gabriel talks about the injuries, how the waiver wire works, who is on the roster bubble and the play of rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent. 

Matt Gentile and Drew Stevens of Rebuild-A-Bull join us for our 200th episode. We get into the Bulls schedule for the upcoming season and discuss how important it is for the team to get off to a hot start with a favorable opening schedule. We also looked at the Eastern Conference and wondered how much the landscape will change this season. We also talked Bulls Fest, and Marc Eversley's comments on the team's offseason. This led to a discussion on Coby White, and if Eversley's comments suggest a breakout season for White is in the cards. 

Joe, Vinnie & Zim discuss the Bob Nightengale report that indicates the Chicago White Sox are conducting a series of internal interviews to determine whether dramatic changes are needed inside the front office or the coaching staff. Plus NFL talk about Stefon Diggs and Jonathan Taylor. Plus some bonus card collecting talk! Tune in!

The four tailgaters discuss the Bears seven point loss to the Colts in their second preseason game. They delve into player evaluations especially the newly emerged battle for the back-up QB role.

Vinnie welcomes Robert Hack, the Manager of Talent & Game Presentation for the Chicago Bears to the show. They'll talk Sox/Cubs, dive in to Robert's role with the Bears and get his thoughts on the 2023 NFL season. Don't miss it!