David,
David Borden's (6) Dialogues for trumpet and trombone are fun, either as concert music or just to work through. They were recorded by Tom Stevens and Ralph Sauer some years ago:
Thomas Stevens Trumpet - Hindemith, Bozza, Badinage, Et Al Classical
Good to hear from you,
EC
Re Chicago sports, I read the Tribune and Sun Times sports sections online every day and contribute occasionally at Bleed Cubbie Blue. An old Red Sox quote (now, obviously, out of date!) comes to mind: "the (Cubs) killed my father and now they're coming after me". So true.