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Sunday smorgasbord: And now a word about soccer’s World Cup. Two words actually: Who cares? The answer: a lot of people around the world. More people than who care about the NHL hockey or the NFL or the NBA or big-league baseball. Which doesn’t mean you have to be excited by the World Cup (although […]
It’s not how you start but how you finish That’s our theme for today. And with any luck (and a modest amount of perseverance), you will finish today’s effort. * For starters, we have big-league bullpens. If you said the Chicago White Sox had the worst one Friday night, you would be wrong. Not because […]
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana allowed two runs in seven innings Thursday night against the host Minnesota Twins. Meaning he picked up his 10th quality start of the season in 15 tries. Meaning the Sox are tied for fourth in the American League with 38 (which happens also to be the number of losses […]
Random thoughts (or as close as we get to such things around here) while wondering whether Chicago Cubs manager Rick Renteria can figure a way to give pitcher Travis Wood more at-bats. * A Wood pinch-hit double drove in the winning run Monday in Miami in a 13-inning, 5-4 decision. Not counting fellow pitcher Brian […]
Monday meanderings: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Miami Heat 104-87 Sunday night to capture the best-of-seven NBA finals in five games. Meaning Spurs forward Tim Duncan has five championships. Michael Jordan has six. So if Duncan wins another one or more, he will be as good as — or better than — Jordan? […]
Sunday smorgasbord: With their 7-4 loss Saturday at Philadelphia, the Chicago Cubs fell to a National League-worst 12-25 on the road. That’s a .324 winning percentage. At that rate, the Cubs would finish 26-55 on the road in 2014. Meaning the Cubs would need to go 37-44 (.457) at Wrigley Field to avoid 100 losses. […]
The Chicago White Sox almost defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals — if you take away the first inning Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field. That would be the inning when Sox left-hander Jose Quintana gave up five runs in what became a 7-2 Royals victory. Let the record show very few baseball games do […]
The ace of the Chicago White Sox pitching staff started Thursday night’s game against the visiting Detroit Tigers. And lost 4-0. The ace of the Cubs’ pitching staff started Thursday night’s game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates. And lost 4-0. * Sox left-hander Chris Sale yielded one run — a fifth-inning Victor Martinez home run. […]
Thursday thoughts (or as close to thinking as we come around here): Don’t look now, but the Chicago White Sox are only 2 1/2 games behind the American League Central division leader Detroit Tigers (whom they defeated Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field). And part of the reason not to look is that the Cleveland […]
Midweek musings: First baseman Anthony Rizzo homered, had two doubles and drove in three runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Tuesday night. He raised his batting average to .284 and also raised the possibility he could become one of those All-Star Game candidates whom fans can vote into the game. […]