Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
TOKYO — When you read this, or at least at the time it’s going to post, I’ll be only a few hours from landing at O’Hare Airport. This will be the longest Monday ever, as I had a full morning and early afternoon in Tokyo, and the flight left at 6:20 p.m. Japan time. It’s scheduled to land at 4:05 p.m. CT, so in addition to that full day, there’s an 11-plus hour flight AND then I get more of Monday in Chicago before it ends.