Mike North discusses his new book "Settling the Score: Talkin' Chicago Sports"

Talking sports in the city of Chicago is often heated and always passionate. If you want a casual conversation about the state of baseball, the suggestion here would be to go to San Diego. Calm, reasoned, and well-modulated tones are not the order of business in discussing Chicago sports.

When it comes to talking Chicago sports, Mike North is in a class by himself. He led the sports talk radio industry out of its formative stages and became the city’s most recognized voice. With his in-your-face style there is no reverential treatment of guests, no matter how big their celebrity status, just because they deigned to come on his show. In fact, the opposite is true. Anyone who comes on the air with him better know what they’re talking about and better be able to explain the reasons behind their actions, or they will be exposed as frauds, phonies, or incompetents.

Why do the Bears carry the city? What’s the basic difference between Sox and Cubs fans? Will the Bulls ever return to glory? Can the Blackhawks recapture their stature as one of the top teams in the NHL? North has all the answers and he does not shortchange the reader when it comes to opinions.

Settling the Score: Talkin' Chicago Sports
by Mike North
ISBN: 978-1-60078-193-3
http://www.triumphbooks.com

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[bigdongdennis76]

even though our sports suck, all of our major team in minnesota play in one town, (i consider minneapolis and st paul pretty much the same.) And we even have a major university play right in the middle of minneapolis. we don't have as much hardware as chicago, but the white sox still can't beat the twins :)

[RedSoxNation92]

you wanna talk about the 2004 and 2007 world series banners hanging in fenway asshole? fuck chicago, have fun in the nl west basement

[Badam16]

chicago sucks and so does mike north..the most annoying voice in talk radio

[IDF1987]

Mike North is a putz. He gives Chicago sports fans a bad name.

[PeterNorth4Pres]

hey mike north is peter north your brother?

[Christglen]

Meet North once Basta Pasta...He couldn't stop buying drinks for everyone in the bar. I mean complete strangers were wracking up substantial tabs on his dime.

[konradharla]

lol he must be a genius

[fluffynoses]

i'm a cubs fan but seventhstooge hit it right on the head. Frank Thomas hands down was one of the best in the business during the nineties. Considering the bullshit of the steroid era, he better go to Cooperstown or else the Hall of Fame is just a fucking joke

and 1:29-1:38 is just EPIC

[fluffynoses]

ROFL priceless comment

[TheSeventhStooge]

From 1991 to 1997, Thomas was arguable the best hitter in the game. OPS was top three every year, leading four times during that period. 2000 was a great year, too; take away a Sept. slump and he wins a third MVP. Maybe not Ted Williams (I'm sure Ted probably led in OPS more than Thomas), but an awesome hitter that could do all of it at the plate.