Coppock On Sports: The Chet Coppock Podcast

Chet Coppock thinks Hawk Harrelson went a little overboard during a recent game when an umpire blew a game-winning call at first base. However, given that the next most exciting thing associated with White Sox baseball is Adam Dunn's batting average, well... carry on, Hawk, carry on!!!

Remember how much fun it is to boo the greats when they play in Chicago? Most recently, it was LeBron James. However, Chet Coppock wonders if booing is actually counter-productive because it is just feeding the beast. Guys like LeBron would have a tougher time playing in an opposing arena of silence!

Well, one the greatest PR disasters in the history of Chicago sports has mercifully come to an end. That's right, Chet Coppock is referring to Derrick Rose and the Bulls' 2012-2013 season. Where Chicago goes from here is anybody's guess. But Coppock and the rest of the Chicago faithful won't soon forget.

Host Chet Coppock ponders how Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has managed to keep his cool for the majority of the season while being peppered with questions about Derrick Rose. Thibodeau is proving he is one hell of a coach. Meanwhile, Rose is starting to prove he might just be mentally weak.

Chet Coppock isn't buying Tom Ricketts' "nice guy" hardball act as he makes a push for a Wrigley Field renovation plan. The whole point of playing hardball is not playing nice. Also, if Ricketts assumes the rooftop owners will eventually give up, he's in for a rude awakening.

Remember to check out American Taxi the next time you need safe, speedy and reliable transportation in the Chicagoland area. In this episode of COS, Chet Coppock laments on the health and well-being of former Bears QB Jim McMahon, who has been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia.

If Chet Coppock was put in charge of Major League Baseball for a day, he would outlaw team executives from uttering the phrase "vote of confidence." Anybody who has been around the game for longer than 30 seconds knows that the dreaded "vote of confidence" is nothing of the sort, especially Cubs manager Dale Sveum.

When the White Sox forked over $56 million to Adam Dunn, they expected the slugger to become the face of the franchise and pound homers left and right. Well, as Chet Coppock notes, Dunn isn't hitting any dingers, but he has managed to become the face of the franchise... representing the South Siders' current futility!

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by American Taxi, Chicago's transportation specialists with 24-carat gold character! Speaking of character, although NFL GMs have to tell the press they want to draft "good character" guys, the teams that end up winning really don't seem to care what's on a player's rap sheet.

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi. Next year, the Detroit Red Wings will pack up and move to the NHL's Eastern Conference. As far as Chet Coppock is concerned, this is a travesty! Doesn't Gary Bettman appreciate how fantastic the Blackhawks-Red Wings rivalry is???

Chet Coppock would like to know the real reason why Derrick Rose has not yet returned to the lineup for the Chicago Bulls. Some kind of riff with the team? Is Adidas involved? It's amazing how the Chicago media is giving Rose a free pass while he's been teasing us with his return for the last several months.

How stupid does Tom Ricketts think we are? When the Cubs owner tells the press that the Cubs must have a Wrigley renovation deal in order to compete, he's completely full of it. Chet Coppock is not buying it. The real reason Tom wants a deal is to help pay off his debt service and increase his net wealth.

In the late 50s, Chet Coppock scored some primo seats to a Yankees-Cubs game with the rest of the Coppock clan. Amid the other concerns of a young Chester Coppock, he still remembers the way his mom stared down Mickey Mantle. Yep kids, Coppock on Sports reminds you there are many reason why sports superstars are idolized.

Hey Cubbie fans! Nice start to the season against the mighty Pittsburgh Pirates! However, Chet Coppock -- brought to you as always by the fine folks at American Taxi -- wants to dampen the mood by pointing out why Chicago needs to move Carlos Marmol ASAP while he still has some trade value.

Host Chet Coppock ponders where Blackhawks great Bobby Hull might be in the pantheon of hockey greats had his career taken a few different turns. Alas, we may never know. But we do know this... American Taxi is the "Great One" when it come to your Chicago transportation needs!

If Harry Caray was still patrolling Wrigleyville these days, he would not be pleased. So far this offseason, Cubs fans have heard about everything other than the actual product the Ricketts' family is about to roll out for Opening Day. And they wonder why ticket sales are dying on the vine???

Coppock on Sports has a round of applause for Bears' GM Phil Emery this offseason. But Coppock is skeptical of one thing coming out of Halas Hall -- the idea that Jay Cutler is going to be the new team leader. WHAT?!? That's crazier than NOT using American Taxi for your Chicago transportation needs!

Is it time for South Siders to get worried about John Danks, their $14 million dollar fifth starter? Host Chet Coppock says YES. White Sox management needs to give the southpaw some time to get straightened out in the minors before throwing him straight into the fire when the 2013 season starts.

In this episode of Coppock on Sports brought to you by American Taxi, Chet Coppock scoffs at the following ideas: the Cubs moving to the Chicago suburbs, the Cubs replacing their iconic scoreboard with a 21-century digital monstrosity, and, of course, the idea that Alfonso Soriano is primed for a big year.

Northwestern basketball? What the heck is that? Host Chet Coppock and his friends at American Taxi have some advice for the Wildcats as they look for a new head coach. Perhaps a program that has never earned an NCAA Tournament Invitation needs a more serious makeover.