Новости за 28.06.2019

The White Sox have placed shortstop Tim Anderson on the injured list after he was helped off the field during Tuesday night’s game against the Red Sox because of a high ankle sprain. That was one of three moves the team made before Friday night’s series opener against the Twins. The team officially DFA’d Yonder […]

Harry Hiestand knows offensive line play. He’s proven that much over the past two decades during his stints in Chicago and at Notre Dame. Every player who has ever been coached by him swear by his prowess for teaching how to play their best. The array of 1st round picks he’s sent to the NFL […]

News first broke on Thursday that the White Sox are going to DFA Yonder Alonso in a series of roster moves before the team’s weekend series against the Twins. Now, we know who’s replacing him. According to James Fegan of The Athletic, the White Sox are calling up Daniel Palka. Palka quickly became a fan […]

David Montgomery is an inspirational young man. He came from the toughest of backgrounds, surviving the poor neighborhoods of Cincinnati where gang culture and gun violence were prevalent. It would’ve been so easy for him to get absorbed into that culture and perhaps either end up dead or in prison before reaching his 21st birthday. […]

Blackhawks' General Manager Stan Bowman has some tough decisions to make before the start of free agency on July 1st.

There is a genuine love-hate relationship in regards to Mitch Trubisky these days. Either there are people who view him as an up-and-coming quarterback with a huge ceiling of potential. Then others see him as a disaster unworthy of standing on a football field. His success is nothing more than the product of head coach […]

David Montgomery may only be a 3rd round pick compared to the rest of the 2019 NFL draft class, but he’s still the first selection of the Chicago Bears. That comes with a greater degree of expectations from fans, coaches, and teammates. Especially considering the man he has to replace in Jordan Howard. Somebody who […]

The Chicago Bulls are expected to make some move in NBA free agency but don’t count on any splashes. While they do have upwards of $23 million to spend, the expectation is they’ll use it looking for depth on their bench. They’re confident they’ve constructed a young core of starters they can roll with this […]

After Election Day, MLB has announced the starters for the 2019 All-Star Game and the Cubs have a pair of players who will start for the National League. Willson Contreras and Javier Báez will be the starting catcher and shortstop, respectively, for the NL. Contreras and Báez were also starters for the NL in last […]

We've reached 81 games played in the 2019 season. Thoughts and observations on the Chicago Cubs' first half.

Was the Cookie Monster’s rendition of the 7th Inning Stretch during Thursday’s Cubs game at Wrigley Field the best ever? Yes. The answer is yes. Ozzy Osbourne a close second. Coach a distant third. Bill Murray doing Daffy Duck during the World Series, dead last. Sorry, those are the final rankings.

Craig Kimbrel made his Cubs debut Thursday against the Braves and it looked like he was going to cruise toward his first save of the season. After a strikeout and ground out, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. had an amazing at-bat, lining a 3-2 pitch to left field for a double. Kimbrel then walked the […]