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Chicago Blackhawks: 26-20-4 56 points. 8th in the Western Conference.
It’s been a long and winding road so far this season or the Chicago Blackhawks. Adjusting to the new players in the lineup has taken longer than hoped and expected, but that hasn’t brought down the players or fans.
Like I wrote earlier, I believe there is reason to be optimistic about the second half of the season.
With that in mind, let us get started with my midseason report card for the 2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks.
Major League Baseball’s first half of the season ended poorly for Ohio’s two teams.
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Hope has been gone since mid-April for the Cleveland Indians, and clearly, it’s only getting worse as the Tribe is looking at a 100 loss season if they don’t play decently the rest of the way. This from a team considered by many to be the favorite in the AL Central and by some to be a pennant contender. Thanks, Eric Wedge. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out — in October.
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The Cincinnati Reds limp into the break after a disastrous 2-5 east coast trip this week, which sent them fading into 5th place at 42-45. Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo need to continue pitching as well as they have recently, while Johnny Cueto needs to forget July for the Reds to compete the rest of the way. Â
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Though the loss of Jay Bruce – and the continued absence of Edinson Volquez — for an indeterminate amount of time with a wrist injury won’t help matters, Cincinnati is still just a few games behind first place St. Louis. So despite needing to leapfrog many clubs, there’s still hope in the Queen City for the first playoff games in Great American Ballpark’s history.
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* – Indians fans photo credit: Clemson Girl Baseball
