The Offseason Begins
TweetI’ve come to fully accept the inevitability of a Sox vs. Cubs World Series next season in my first baseball offseason report over at The Third City. If blog posts had a smell, this one would smell...
View ArticleThis Is Your Daddy’s Hall of Fame
TweetBeing a White Sox fan, it goes without saying that I’m a fan of Frank Thomas, the most formidable hitter in Sox franchise history. His five or so plate appearances were reason enough to tune into...
View ArticleUnconventional Visitors: Union Turns Up at Cubs Convention!
TweetIf you attended the Cubs Convention at the Sheraton hotel last weekend you might have encountered a labor union activist and not even noticed. You may have been handed a stylish drink coaster for...
View ArticleBaseball Instant Replay Rant!
TweetWhite Sox and Cubs pitchers and catchers reported to camp in Arizona this week. Other players will follow soon. It will be warm there. We will be jealous. And we’ll be excited initially because...
View ArticleSox Take a Step Closer to Playing in Shopping Mall
TweetOriginally posted on The Catbird Seat on 3/25/14. Come opening day, there will be a shiny new drinking establishment near Section 112 on the U.S. Cellular Field concourse. It’s called “Xfinity...
View ArticleDespite Solid Effort, Sox Barely Lost Money in 2013 (According to Forbes)
TweetOriginally posted at The Catbird Seat on March 29, 2014. The annual Forbes MLB team valuations came out this week, and for the first time since Jose Canseco’s bulging trapezii were mercilessly...
View ArticleAdam Eaton: Blue Collar Hero?
TweetOriginally posted at The Catbird Seat on April 15, 2014. White Sox centerfielder Adam Eaton is a blue-collar player playing in the blue-collar collar part of town. Just ask him. “[W]e play on the...
View ArticleOn Jerry Reinsdorf and Donald Sterling
TweetWhen the psychotic ranting of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling went public this week, I think we all felt a little ashamed that such a person a) lived and breathed and b) was somehow...
View ArticleJerry Reinsdorf Caught Doing His Thing
TweetThis post originally appeared on The Catbird Seat. By Chris Lamberti and James Fegan Jerry Reinsdorf and his foibles are a bit of a pet topic for James Fegan and Chris Lamberti, so they couldn’t...
View ArticleNot Breaking: Reinsdorf US Cell Boondoggle Lawsuit Dismissed
TweetFive months ago, while his White Sox were in full June swoon, Jerry Reinsdorf was celebrating victory. Unreported and unnoticed, with the silent efficiency of a mob hit, the lawsuit against the...
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