Long Day for the Sox
After a long day that included a statue unveiling, a major milestone, a trip to the DL for one Sox starter, and two starting pitchers who didn't see the fifth inning, the Chicago White Sox finally lost to the Kansas City Royals 8-7 After the pomp and circumstance of the pre-game ceremony honoring Harold Baines ended, starters John Danks and Bryan [read more...]
More Than a Ballgame - Or Is It?
The stadium is packed with over 39,000 cheering fans – a sellout crowd all hyped up just to see a ballgame at US Cellular Field.
This isn't just a ballgame however, it's the Crosstown Classic. To Cubs and Sox fans alike, this six-game series is one of the most intense ones of their lives. They wait anxiously for these two weekends [read more...]
Not a Rivalry? Rrrright
It's odd to write or use the term "rivalry" to describe what the city - and nation - saw this weekend, because prior to the affair, Ozzie Guillen, his players, and even Dusty Baker and the Cubs summarily dumped the notion that this weekend was anything more than a three-game set each side wanted to win. Same as every other, they [read more...]
Kenny Williams Not Being Complacent
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years two seasons ago, yet they tinkered heavily with their roster the following winter and received an awful lot of criticism for doing so. The team ended up with major holes in the starting rotation and bullpen, and the locker room chemistry that seemed instrumental during [read more...]
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