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Although he allowed 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings, Matt Garza pitched well enough to post a victory in the Chicago Cubs’ 6-4 victory Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Meaning he performed well enough to maintain interest from other teams contemplating trading for the right-hander. At this point it is unclear […]
The Chicago White Sox traded left-handed reliever Matt Thornton to the Boston Red Sox on Friday (July 12). Meaning general manager Rick Hahn is looking to unload some contracts veteran players. So the competition between the White Sox and Cubs comes down to which team can pare the most salary and gain the most prospects […]
Bright days (and nights) are ahead for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Apparently the team is going to have a Jumbotron. Welcome to the late 20th century. Rooftop owners will be upset. Wrigleyville will remain in business. Such was the news Thursday (July 11). It’s always fascinating to see the worlds of politics and […]
Midweek musings: And so, now the season has begun for the Chicago White Sox. They find themselves in a pennant race in the American League Central. All it took was one game against the division-leading Tigers on Tuesday (July 9) in Detroit. The generally struggling Sox offense had 23 hits in pounding out an 11-4 […]
Random thoughts while wondering whether the White Sox have any players that will interest another team enough so that they can actually make a trade of some (OK, any) consequence: * For those who care about the number of pitches a batter sees per plate appearance, Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was at the […]
Monday meanderings: Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg blew a save Sunday (July 7). New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera blew a save Sunday. The Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in 11 innings at Wrigley Field. The Yankees lost 2-1 t0 the Baltimore Orioles on a two-run homer off Rivera in the ninth inning at […]
The Stanley Cup visited Wrigley Field on Saturday (July 6). Along with Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and Hawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison, who performed seventh-inning “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” duties. With the Cubs defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, maybe Cubs management can convince the […]
Saturday statistics and other assorted figures: Chicago White Sox slugger Adam Dunn went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts Friday in an 8-3 loss at Tampa Bay. That gives him 99 for the season. What’s interesting about that is there are seven big-league players with at least 101. See, things can always be worse (though not by […]
In listening to all the discussion about the Chicago Cubs positioning themselves to make a splash with increased international signing bonus money where the age limit is lower than for American players, it would appear Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the rest of the front office has convinced ownership the Cubs quite possibly will be […]
Monday meanderings: And you probably thought the fast pace of hockey came on the ice. Who knew it came after a Stanley Cup championship and in the executive offices? That’s the way it seems with the Chicago Blackhawks trading away Dave Bolland (who had the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 vs. the Boston Bruins) to […]