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Sunday smorgasbord: So the Boston Red Sox are in the World Series after beating the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday night to capture the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 4-2. What this means is a team that finished last in its division in 2012 has reached baseball’s pinnacle event. And the only conclusion Cubs and […]
The St. Louis Cardinals are going to the World Series. Which is good news for the Chicago Cubs. Huh? Because the Cubs basically are following the same steps the Cards have taken. Or so that line of thinking goes. Sure. Whatever gets you through the World Series. Or offseason. Or next several years (if not […]
The news that the Chicago White Sox reportedly are signing a player named Abreu has some folks excited. Of course, it has many Sox fans relieved to know the player in question is not Bobby Abreu, the former big-league outfielder who is 39. Instead the player in question is Jose Abreu, a 26-year-old first baseman […]
For those intrigued by the prospect of Comcast SportsNet’s Chicago Cubs documentary “5 Outs … ” that chronicles the 2003 season, there was a preview showing Monday night at the Wit Hotel. Your humble correspondent was among those attending. This is what some of us like to think of as work. And not because there […]
Funny how time flies — regardless of whether you’re having fun or not (and hopefully you are). It seems like only yesterday when we all were young. OK, maybe the day before yesterday for some of us. Whatever. It certainly doesn’t seem that it has been 10 years since Game 6 of the National League […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for them in this space): Now what? Now that Joe Girardi has re-signed to be the New York Yankees manager for four more years, now what do the Chicago Cubs do in their search to fill their managerial vacancy? Not that the former Cubs catcher necessarily would have sold tickets. […]
The dog days of August — in fact, any days of August — are coming to a close. Any day now. OK, actually today (provided that you are reading this on Aug. 31). Which means football (college, pro, high school — take your pick, any and all) are upon us. Of course, for those of […]
.Random thoughts while wondering what bothers Chicago White Sox management more — losing to the Houston Astros (who have the worst record in baseball) or hearing reports that the Astros will lead the big leagues in profitabilty at $99 million this year: * There seems an excellent chance the Astros (44-86) will lose at leas […]
The hottest team in baseball will be playing this weekend in Chicago. Of course, there’s no guarantee that by the time the weekend is over that the hottest team in baseball will still be much more than lukewarm. Mainly because it’s the White Sox, who own the longest current win streak in the major leagues. […]
Random thoughts while wondering how long it will be before the Chicago Cubs deal away outfielder Nate Schierholtz, who hit two home runs Monday (Aug. 19) in an 11-1 victory against visiting Washington: * Speaking of Schierholtz, his homers tied Anthony Rizzo for the team lead (18). Rizzo has 461 at-bats to Schierholtz’s 347. In […]