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Sunday smorgasbord: Derrick Rose played a basketball game Saturday night at the United Center. Which will come as good news to Chicago Bulls fans. Even better, he did not require surgery after the contest in which he played for Team USA in an exhibition victory against Brazil. * Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle made […]
The Chicago Bears scored on a Jordan Palmer pass with 50 seconds left to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-19 Thursday night at Soldier Field. There are few things more exciting in exhibition football games than making evaluations of potential backup quarterbacks. Which should tell you a lot about excitement and exhibition football games. * Jay […]
Thursday thoughts (or reasonable facsimiles thereof): Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs as the Chicago Cubs defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. They inch closer to the division-leading Brewers. Meaning the Cubs are a mere 13 games back of the Brewers. All the Cubs need is to win […]
Midweek musings: Yes, Chicago White Sox left-hander Chris Sale needs to learn to pitch right-handed, too. Just so the bullpen won’t blow it. Which was the case again Tuesday in San Francisco. Even though the Sox won 3-2 in 10 innings on Gordon Beckham’s run-scoring single, Sale had exited after eight innings with a 2-0 […]
Robin Williams was many things, some even involving sports. Not that today’s topic is sports. The comedian/actor died Monday in California at age 63. Cause of death appears to be suicide. Today’s topic is depression. And not the type that you might feel after your team loses a ballgame. Not the type you feel after […]
Monday meanderings: The Chicago Bears welcomed tight end Martellus Bennett back from a brief suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.” If coach Marc Trestman and team management really wanted to punish him, wouldn’t they have had him play substantial minutes in the exhibition opener vs. Philadelphia? * Speaking of the Eagles, there’s video of […]
One of the great philosophical questions of the day: Is a Chicago Bears victory in their exhibition opener of greater significance than a White Sox or Cubs regular-season loss? Or are they all equally significant/insignificant? I’ll hang up and not listen for my answer. * NFL exhibition games are the worst in pro sports. Unless, […]
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 […]