Today’s game between the Cubs and White Sox had completely different meanings for each team. The Cubs entered the day locked into the 3rd seed in the National League, having clinched the division crown the night before. The Sox could feasibly finish in first, second or be the wild card depending on their outcome combined […]
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LOCAL GUISE: White Sox 7, Cubs 3
Tonight we finally got non-scrimmage baseball, as the Chicago Cubs and White Sox met for a preseason game in Wrigley Field. We can’t really call it an exhibition game, since it’s not really being exhibited to anyone. At least not in person. This is the first of two games in two nights between these teams, […]
PLAYING WITH OURSELVES — Saturday’s White Sox Intrasquad Game Recap
Saturday was the last intrasquad game for the White Sox before they head 8 miles north for an exhibition game against the Cubs on Sunday. And like the previous ones that NBC Sports Chicago brought to us, they were a little odd, from five-out innings, to innings ending on a wild pitch and so on. […]
THE MARQUEE NETWORK: Still awful.
So after pretty much everyone else started in the past week or so, the Marquee Network has breathlessly announced that they will broadcast tonight’s Cubs intrasquad game from Wrigley Field. The Sox have been broadcasting them for a couple days, and it’s been enough time to see that Luis Robert is a helluva player, as […]
FROM THE HOME OFFICE: Leading Off, Puig Rumors Persist
Cubs manager David Ross (yeah, that still sounds weird) confirmed that Kris Bryant will be the Cubs’ leadoff hitter to start the 2020 season. He didn’t dance around the issue, saying it made sense to him to have his best hitter getting the most at bats. Of course, having a leadoff hitter whose worst on […]
To Puig or not to Puig… That is (One) Question
‘Twas the day after Christmas and social media was swirling with rumors of the White Sox targeting an additional outfielder. A few days later, Rick Hahn stated publicly that the team had room for additions, forcing fans to continue to dream big. Though some have reported the club is instead targeting bullpen help, signing an […]
MILB NAMES SOX ALL ORGANIZATION TEAM: Plenty of new Sox to try on
This week milb.com began listing their all-organization teams. They’ve already covered both Chicago teams, so we’ll cover them here as well. Today we’re looking at the White Sox minor leaguers. As expected (especially if you bothered to read the headline here) the roster is headed by the next two Sox prospects who are projected to […]