Catch Up Time..

It's been almost a month since my last post and a lot has happened over that time. We went through a little bit of a slump in early November and lately we seem to be pulling out of it. We got away from the doing the little things right that enabled us to have all the early season success. The struggle has definitely made us a stronger team today. The important thing for us, and any team for that matter, is to not get too high with the highs or too low with the lows. Maintaining an even keel and continuing to improve are important to having success in the regular season and the payoffs. After coming off 3 straight victories last weekend I am excited to see how we will fare at Philly tomorrow and home against Bridgeport on Saturday. We owe Bridgeport some payback after the loss we took at their place last week and it will be a great game between two good teams.
As most of you probably know our General Manager, Doug Yingst had an accident a short while back. I can report that he is doing fine and is back to work at the Giant Center this week. It is impressive how tough and determined he is to be at work and leading this team in the right direction. Most of us would probably still be on the couch at home if we were in the same position he is in. It definitely does not go unnoticed by the players or Bears staff and is an inspiration.
A couple of other notes on things I want to touch on that I have missed the last month. Congrats to John Walton for having the strength and will power to tackle a marathon. That is something I am pretty sure I could never do. I saw him this morning and he is determined to get it done and I am sure that he will. I want to plug Tim Leone's new book that he is writing with Bruce Boudreau. It won't be out until next year but it is definitely going to be on my bookshelf when it comes out. I will try and post more often, the last couple weeks have been hectic, first with all the travel, then we had family visit on top of all of the games. Also my wife has started her own hand made jewelry business and she had been very busy so far and the feedback has been wonderful. I have been helping her out with her website and if you are interested you can check it out at BellaMink.com. Talk to you next week!