Are the White Sox and Cubs World Serious?
Comments (1)It’s April and fans are still optimistic. Both Chicago teams have winning records, as a matter of fact, they have identical records. Can they both reach the playoffs? Yes. Can they both reach the World Series? Yes. A lot has to happen, but look at how good teams do it
The recipe for winning hasn’t changed over the the years. The intangibles help, but except for good luck they’re overrated. Good cubhouse chemistry, rah-rah guys, intense personalities, are all good, if you win. The same intagibles are considered a cancer in the clubhouse if you lose. Good pitching, good defense, timely hitting and avoiding or playing through key injuries add up to championships.
Do the Cubbies have the ingredients? Starting pitching, middle relief and their new closer all look solid. Some of the pitchers are in new roles and aren’t proven. Yet. Time will tell. Defense is a little shaky at times, but can be very impressive at other times. D-Lee is great, Fukudome is solid too. Pinella is good at making a defensive move if a guy doesn’t cut it, so it might seem like someone isn’t clicking early on, but he’ll get it right in the end, guaranteed. The hitters don’t have to pound the ball like they are now, but if D-Lee is consistent, if A. Ramirez stays interested the whole year, and if Soriano goes on the DL for a long time, letting a less selfish guy play, the lineup is strong. And again, trust in Sweet Lou to get it right on offense too.
How about the Chi-Sox? Do they have what it takes? Kenny Williams did another good job in the off season. Pitching? The starters are good, and have the potential to be one of the best. Kenny’s signings of Octavio Dotel and Linebrink are excellent. And Jenks is Jenks. The infield D is one of, if not the best in the A.L.The outfield is solid too. Hitting is timely so far and the big boppers are not even rolling yet.
So let’s get World Serious, and order those World Series tickets now! And then sit back, enjoy the season and wait for the Sox-Cubs battle. We can watch the Sox sip champagne at the end of the series.
Ernie drops the puck - Hawks drop the Wings
Comments (0)Is the excitement back? We’ll see. For me it’s too early to tell for sure, but if last night’s game was an indicator, then “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble”! The new palace, United Center, rocked like the old barn, Chicago Stadium, on Wednesday. First Ernie Banks dropped the puck, then the Blackhawks dropped the Red Wings. To any Wings fan that talks smack about the Wings having nothing to play for, the Hawks needed it more, key players are out, blah, blah, blah, I say Bullsh**. They want to keep the best record, they don’t want to lose 5 times in a season to any team, let alone the Hawks, and guys like Chelios, McCarty, Downey, Zetterberg and Cleary never want to lose. Not even against their grandma in a checkers game.
Sights seen on the tube: In the stands I still saw too many enemy jerseys, but at least their owners weren’t too happy. On the ice I saw Chelli, and Maltbie lose their cool. I saw Downey and McCarty try to stir it up. I saw Burish, and Wiz stirring the pot too. Kaner was on the receiving end of some of the rough stuff and responded big time. Add a few crushing hits from Seabrook and Big Buff and it was all good. Did anyone else see Burish pick up the octopus with his stick at the end of game? Some Wing fan tossed it on the ice. Where do you suppose the fan had that creature hidden all game? On second thought, do we want to know?
Well this year at least, the Hawks still matter with only two games to go. They end the season in Motown, and people still care? Wow! Thanks Savvy, Tallon, and Rocky. Gooooo Blackhawks!