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Monday meanderings: The choice Sunday was fairly simple: Watch some rather meaningless baseball and/or football on TV or attempt to tackle some items on the honey-do list. I think most of us know the answer to this one. All I can say is the Chicago White Sox outscored the Green Bay Packers.
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* Speaking of the Sox, their 10-5 victory vs. the host Tampa Bay Rays featured a ninth-inning Rays rally that was witnessed by dozens of fans at the ballpark. If it’s any comfort to the Sox (and the guess here is that it is not), the Rays have the worst home attendance in big-league baseball.
* Still speaking of the Sox, first baseman Andy Wilkins went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts to raise his batting average to .100. He has struck out 21 times in 40 at-bats. Which means he is striking out 53 percent of the time. Which makes Javier Baez of the Cubs seem like a contact hitter. For comparison, Baez went 1-for-4 Sunday with one strikeout to give him 83 strikeouts in 187 at-bats (meaning he strikes out 44 percent of the time).
* Speaking of the Packers (trust me, we were a few pararaphs ago), with their 19-7 loss Sunday at Detroit, they remain at 699 NFL victories. Meaning the Chicago Bears remain the only team with 700 triumphs. Meaning the Packers-Bears game Sept. 28 at Soldier Field takes on added interest. As if that rivalry actually could have any more interest than already exists. Then again, to some Bears fans of recent vintage, it seems as if the Packers have scored at least half of their 699 triumphs vs. the Bears.
* Speaking of the Bears, after Monday night’s game vs. the New York Jets, they either will be tied with the Lions for first in the NFC North or tied with the Packers and Minnesota Vikings for last — unless the Jets and Bears tie. Regardless, Monday night’s game is the last one of week three in the NFL and not the last one of the season. Meaning it’s way too early to start making postseason plans — even in Philadelphia where the Eagles are 3-0. Dreaming is allowed as long as you keep in mind that envisioning the postseason after three weeks is really fantasy football.
* Speaking of victories, the Cubs are on the cusp of a successful season. Provided that you define success as having a winning record at Wrigley Field. With a 39-39 mark at their home ballpark, the Cubs merely need to win two of their final home games to achieve a plus-.500 record at Wrigley. It would be one of the few positives in a season of more futility than ability on the field. It is only reasons that the Cubs’ final home opponent would be the arch-rival St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards are headed to the postseason, while the Cubs are headed home or vacation. Or wherever losing teams go.
* Speaking of the Cubs, shortstop Baez committed his ninth error in an 8-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley. Meaning he has as many errors as he does home runs. Make of that what you will. On the bright (?) side, he probably will be playing second base next season.
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