Almost a year ago to the day, I sat in a bar on Lincoln Ave. that was filled with Cubs fans and their nervous excitement as they awaited the wild card game in Pittsburgh.
The Blackhawks also opened their 2015-16 season that night, raising the banner from their 2015 Stanley Cup victory and playing the New York Rangers.
Just a few blocks down Lincoln, Carl Martinez was at Racine Plumbing, in the half of the bar showing the Hawks game. But he was really there to watch the Rangers. He’s part of a group of New York sports fans in Chicago.