Cubs take two in St. Louis
Even before the first pitch of Friday night's game at Busch Stadium was tossed, controversy heated up when the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a story with the title "No Chance," referring to the Cubs' feeble attempts at a World Series crown.
Wood, Prior, Miller plan summer road trip
Pitching injuries occur all often for the Cubs. Injured starters Kerry Wood, Mark Prior and Wade Miller are taking advantage of their time on the disabled list during a vacation together across the country.
Sox can’t touch Tigers starter; Guillen doesn’t regret letting local drunk make out lineup
The White Sox lost the first of a brief two-game series against the Tigers last night, 6-2. Manager Ozzie Guillen would like to direct any fans with complaints about the strange lineup for the game to Mike "Sully" Sullivan, a regular at Jimbo's Lounge who felt he could manage better than Guillen.
New shortstop Theriot helps Cubs to rare victory
The Cubs could learn a lot about toughness from Brewers manager Ned Yost, who tripped and fell during his Tuesday run along the lakefront in Chicago, broke his collarbone, rubbed some dirt on it, and continued his five-mile trek. Refusing to wear a sling recommended by his doctor, Yost was in the dugout Tuesday night managing his club just a few short hours after taking the vicious spill.
Mackowiak hopes postponement doesn’t cool him off
The White Sox game against the Tigers was canceled Thursday about two hours before the scheduled first pitch due to an impending storm. The night off couldn't come at a better time for ailing players like Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome. Utility player Rob Mackowiak doesn't want any games off, however, for he is in the middle of a two-game hit streak, tying the longest of his career.
U.S. Cellular drops stadium sponsorship for three seconds, gets it back, then drops it...
Wireless provider U.S. Cellular has experienced technical problems with its sponsorship of the White Sox ballpark this week, periodically dropping the sponsorship for durations of up to three seconds.
Sox beat Royals in game worthy of CSN+2
With the Bulls and Cubs also playing Tuesday night, the White Sox were regulated to air on the rarely used Comcast SportsNet Plus Two, which broke from its "Softball 360" marathon to showcase the game. The Sox played to the level of the channel, enduring a one hour and 46-minute rain delay before forcing fans to suffer though poorly played 9-7 win over the Royals.
