Results tagged ‘ White Sox ’
3/9 Looking ahead to Cubs-Sox tilt
The Cubs and White Sox face off for the first time on Friday in Glendale. Lefty Mark Buehrle is slated to start for the White Sox vs. Ryan Dempster. Here’s the early lineup if you’re planning ahead:
2B Baker
SS Castro
CF Byrd
C Soto
RF Colvin
LF Soriano
1B Pena
DH Luis Montanez
3B Marquez Smith
– Carrie Muskat
12/16 Could Wood come back?
There are multiple reports that the Cubs could be wrapping up a deal with free agent Kerry Wood. The White Sox reportedly offered the right-hander a two-year contract, but then signed Jesse Crain. Wood, who was originally drafted by the Cubs, had reportedly been seeking a two-year, $12 million deal, which would not appear to be a good fit for the cost-conscious team. The Cubs are well-versed in Wood’s medical history — he’s been on the disabled list 14 times in his career because of his shoulder, elbow, back and blisters. The 33-year-old right-hander isn’t going to strike out 20 in a game but was effective in short relief with the Yankees last season, compiling a 0.69 ERA in 24 games (two earned runs in 26 innings, 31 strikeouts). As a starter, he has a career 71-55 record with a 3.69 ERA, and as a reliever, he’s 12-13 with 62 saves (including 34 with the Cubs in 2008) and a 3.45 ERA.
The Cubs do want an experienced right-hander in the bullpen to compliment lefty Sean Marshall, and Wood would welcome coming back to Wrigley Field. He lives in Chicago year-round.
– Carrie Muskat
11/23 Cubs vs. White Sox
The Cubs are expected to release their 2011 Spring Training schedule after Thanksgiving. However, if you want to plan to be in Arizona for the Cactus League games against the White Sox, here are the dates: the Cubs play in Glendale, Ariz., on March 11, while the White Sox play in Mesa on March 24.
– Carrie Muskat
6/28 Some Cubs-White Sox trivia
On Sunday, the Cubs ended the White Sox’s 11-game winning streak. It was the Sox’s first setback since Ted Lilly and the Cubs beat them on June 13. The White Sox’s 11-game winning streak was the longest in the Majors bookended by losses to the same opponent since 1948 when the Red Sox won 13 straight between losses to the Tigers.
– Carrie Muskat
6/11 Delayed start
Friday’s game between the Cubs and White Sox will start at 1:40 p.m. CT because of rain in the area. The field is ready to go and the forecast calls for the showers to stay away.
– Carrie Muskat
6/10 Cubs vs White Sox
Looking ahead to the start of a nine-game homestand at Wrigley Field on Friday, the Cubs will send Randy Wells, Carlos Silva and Ted Lilly against the White Sox, who will counter with Jake Peavy, Mark Buehrle and Gavin Floyd.
– Carrie Muskat
6/6 Intracity showdown
If you’re looking ahead to the Cubs’ first round against their crosstown rivals, the White Sox, which begins Friday at Wrigley Field, it looks like the rotation will be Randy Wells, Carlos Silva and Ted Lilly. A reminder that the Sunday, June 13 game will start at 7:05 p.m. CT.
– Carrie Muskat
5/15 Updated Cubs game times
The Cubs will face the White Sox at Wrigley Field on June 13 in an Interleague game at 7 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN TV. On June 20, the Cubs will play host to the Angels at 1:20 p.m. CT, and that game will be carried on WGN-TV. The starting times for those two games were not finalized until now.
– Carrie Muskat
4/26 More at stake in Cubs vs. White Sox
The Cubs and White Sox will be battling for more than just bragging rights. The two teams Monday announced an official structure to the Interleague rivalry known as the Crosstown Classic. Starting this year, the series will be called the BP Crosstown Cup. Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and manager Lou Piniella joined White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham and catcher A.J. Pierzynski in announcing the details.
“Cubs and Sox fans have always been passionate about this rivalry. The BP Crosstown Cup recognizes the excitement of winning the crosstown series,” Ricketts said. “In addition to bragging rights, fans will have a chance to win prizes through this promotion, which will make the series even more fun.”
Under the rules of the BP Crosstown Cup, the two teams will continue to meet in a yearly six-game head-to-head series as they have since 1997. The team with the most wins in the yearly series will be formally awarded the rivalry’s namesake trophy. If the annual series is split 3-3, the BP Crosstown Cup will be awarded to the winner of the series’ last game.
The Cubs and White Sox kick off their first series of 2010 at Wrigley Field on June 11 and will celebrate their 75th meeting on June 13. The BP Crosstown Cup trophy will be awarded in a formal ceremony at U.S. Cellular Field following the deciding game of the six-game series.
– Carrie Muskat
4/4 Ozzie sends a message
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who was in Atlanta for exhibition games Friday and Saturday, left a message in the visiting manager’s office at Turner Field for Lou Piniella. It was in Spanish.
“He said, ‘Good luck’ and a couple more phrases,” Piniella said Sunday. “And it wasn’t ‘Twitted.’”
Guillen started his own Twitter account this spring but it’s a foreign concept to Piniella. When showed how to use the social networking site, he said, “You have to type?”
– Carrie Muskat
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