To be a Chicagoan devoted to the sport of baseball, a star of a heralded little league program, a heralded high school and to use that experience to be a first-round draft pick of the Cubs presents a kind of destined scenario.
Playing as they did managed to uphold the sanctity (whether earned or not) of baseball while also making a statement supporting the argument that things aren’t right and they won’t be for the time being.
Ozzie Guillen and his sons Oney and Ozzie Jr. headlined a special live event put on by La Vida Baseball and hosted at Simone’s Bar in Pilsen.
Cubs fans were sold the promise of a continually open championship window, yet they’ve been shut out of true contention for the past three seasons, trending down and staring in the face of a cultural reshape.
Don’t run from your feelings, Chicago sports fans, but maybe dig a little deeper or maybe do some exploring for other sports experiences near-by that could lift one’s spirits.
As a baseball fan with an older mentality, Williams is a person that likes players that let their games do the talking and do the little things that may not appear in the box chart.
As a public face in the battle against Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Williams faces many realities and struggles he’s dealt with in his life, dating back to his time as a professional baseball player.
Walton’s endless (and sometimes confusing) brand of optimism could be the last ingredient to make this current era of White Sox ball transcend all others before it.
Playing meaningful baseball games before April 1 is stupid, its even more stupid to play some of those games in Chicago, where it will certainly snow and force the Sox’s opener at least to be actually played in June or July.
Ross joined the cast of the musical “Miracle” for a singing of the Seventh Inning Stretch
