How about this for a night in Chicago? The Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners. In case you hadn’t heard, Philip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball. The Chicago Fire defeated Toronto FC 3-2 on a Patrick N... »
Wow. What a day. The White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks all lost yesterday. The Cubs lost too, but we don't cover minor league sports here.The White Sox struck out sixteen times yesterday en route to a 5-3 loss to Baltimore. The four games against the... »
I was a Cubs fan—in a family of White Sox fans—when U.S. Cellular Field opened on this date in 1991 (with a 16-0 loss to Detroit). Growing up on the Northwest side, I long said I wanted to live east of Halsted Street, near the lake and a baseball stadi... »
1949 Bowman #141 - Tony LupienOn this day in 1948, the Chicago White Sox played the Chicago Cubs in a exhibition game. That exhibition became the first MLB game to be broadcast on WGN-TV. Not much is remembered about the game itself, but the White Sox ... »
I have found it amusing in recent weeks to hear the political rhetoric related to Wrigley Field.Government officials want to help the Chicago Cubs with the overhaul of their 98-year-old building that would be required for the ball club to keep playing ... »
"I'm not excited about that at all," Governor Pat Quinn said about reports that the city and the Cubs are closing in on a funding deal. Related posts: Governor and Mayor Say No Dice on Ricketts’ Plan for Wrigley Cash The political machinery is in gear,... »
The real baseball season in Chicago begins Friday, yet the return of professional ball keeps making me think about the conditions that existed in this city some 36 years ago.64-97 I’m referring to 1976, which isn’t officially the worst combined season... »
After a horrible start at the plate with the Cubs, center fielder Marlon Byrd has a fresh lease on life with the Boston Red Sox. Byrd returned to Chicago Thursday as the Red Sox took on the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. He had good things to say ab... »
