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And so the long journey to Cooperstown begins. If you start now, Chicago Cubs fans, you will be there in time for Javier Baez’s induction. OK, you don’t have to depart just yet. But there no doubt are some out there in cyberspace who have the foresight for such an event in 20 years or […]
Thursday thoughts (or what we like to think around here as such): The Chicago White Sox might want to consider obtaining second baseman Adam Rosales. If for no reason other than so he won’t bat against Chris Sale. Two Rosales home runs accounted for all the Texas Rangers’ scoring in a 3-1 victory vs. Sale […]
Midweek musings: Two debuts highlighted the Chicago baseball scene Tuesday. Well, depending on your definition of “highlight.” Javier Baez made his big-league debut and played second base for the Cubs at Colorado. He was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts before hitting a leadoff home run in the 12th inning that provided a 6-5 victory. OK, that […]
Random thoughts (OK, not even that much because that process seems to be momentarily incapacitated — more than usual around here — because of celebratory-induced fatigue): * Speaking of celebration, the Chicago Cubs have called up infielder Javier Baez, one of their stars of the future. He is to join the team in Denver for […]
Monday meanderings: On the bright side for the Chicago Cubs, they took their weekend series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with.a 7-3 victory Sunday. So if the Cubs can take two of three from the National League West-leading Dodgers, what does that mean for them? They still will finish last in the NL Central. […]
For a select few, Saturday truly was memorable. Yes, there were those who attended the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio. Impressive indeed. For some of us, though, there was one event that is at least the equal of that (probably better, if you ask some of the participants who attended): […]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, today’s effort will feature minimal creative output from the editorial department at ElliottHarris.com (yes, I know for some out there in cyberspace that means there will be no noticeable difference from any othere day). Around here we are blaming it on jet lag — not to mention that measly […]
Baseball’s trade deadline came Thursday with some high-profile moves. And then there were the Chicago Cubs, who dealt left-handed reliever James Russell and infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio to Atlanta for Class A catcher Victor Caratini. Because catching is a weakness in the Cubs organization. And there’s no better way to strengthen that weakness than by acquiring […]
Some days simply don’t go according to plan. Wednesday, for instance. Just ask the Chicago White Sox. Starter Hector Noesi gave up six first-inning runs (pretty sure that wasn’t part of the plan) in a 7-2 loss to the Tigers in Detroit. On the bright (?) side, Noesi (5-8) did last six innings and threw […]
Midweek musings: Wondering how many people actually were watching — in the ballpark or on television — when the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-3 at 1:32 a.m. Central time Wednesday. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Starlin Castro scored the winning run in the 16th inning. * Also wondering how many Chicago […]