Most overhated people, places and things in Chicago sports

DH advocates say “borrrrring,” but these shortsighted people would deprive us of the joy of watching Matt Albers stroke a double and then stumble-rumble home with the winning run in extra innings.

Sure, he says weird things into a microphone sometimes. So does Kanye West.

Now much rarer thanks to 3-on-3 overtime, the shootout can be savored for serving its purpose, which is to produce sick YouTube videos.

OK, so it’s not Wrigleyville, but Cork and Kerry can be a fine substitute for Murphy’s. And the parking lot tailgating often puts Miller Park to shame.

As a rookie head coach, he deserved some benefit of the doubt. Let’s see what he can do when he gets a roster that can play his style. He has four years left on his contract for GarPax to get it.

Cardinals fans have been insufferable to Cubs fans for years, but their team has success to back it up. The Blackhawks-Blues rivalry doesn’t hold a candle to the one with the Red Wings, even with realignment. And they just lost the Rams. Don’t they deserve a hug for that?

Say what you will about him being too loyal and all that other stuff, but the man won’t be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame for nothing. Those seven titles between the Bulls and White Sox are more than most owners ever win.

Sorry, we forgot baseball players are supposed to always stay composed like they’re about to meet the Pope. Let them have their fun, especially when the moment calls for it. Jose Bautista’s flip in last year’s American League Division Series will always be the prototype.

The Akron, Ohio, product has been in the spotlight for close to two decades with nary a police blotter misstep. His most egregious crime was a bad TV special — which, oh, by the way, raised millions for charity. He respects the NBA’s tradition and represents the game with class.

He’s the last of a dying breed of local baseball broadcasters. Most others sound so alike now, it’s hard to tell them apart or identify with them. Appreciate him while you still can.

He is now the Bears’ all-time leader in completions, completion percentage, passing yards, touchdown passes and passer rating. And you still think the Bears can do better?

Can’t we just remember all the good times? The home run chase in ’98 with McGwire; the seven All-Star appearances; the five-season tear (1998-2002) during which he averaged 58 homers per year. How much fun was all that? But now we rarely hear from him. Enough time has passed. Bring Sammy back.

Isn’t it about time we stopped getting on them just because the Wildcats have never made the Big Dance? The day will come when they finally get there and then they’ll be asking who’s laughing now.

Harkening back to the winter of 2015, it’s fair to say the daily hand-wringing over the modernization of a civic jewel was, at best, entirely incorrect and, at worst, a brain-numbing miscalculation that wasted the time of everyone willing to engage in the debate.

He has quietly become a very comfortable color commentator despite a career working next to “play-by-play men” Hawk Harrelson and Ed Farmer.

He took a better job. Just like most of us have or will.

It doesn’t have the charm of its North Side neighbor, but the White Sox’s ballpark has all the amenities and ambience for fans of all ages to enjoy a game.

Troughs allow more fans to use the restroom at the same time, meaning less time waiting for someone to hurry up at a stall and more time actually watching the game. Plus they are a Wrigley tradition.

Yes, they shifted the Western Open from July to September, renamed it the BMW Championship and rotate it out of Chicago every other year. But other than Tiger Woods, the Western fields were pretty weak. And those other cities (Indy, St. Louis) support the tournament better, which means more money for the Evans Scholars Foundation.

The players complain about the grass, but they’d whine just as loudly about their achy joints if the Bears installed artificial turf. The most recent rant from jettisoned safety Antrel Rolle sounded like sour grapes. Plus, he admitted his heavily taped ankle was a bigger factor in his knee sprain than the grass.