Reasons to believe
The Tribune's Dave van Dyck provides a few numbers to suggest the White Sox have a decent shot Tuesday night against the Twins. 7-2 Sox's record against the Twins at...
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White Sox sweep Tigers on Sunday
Chicago's monsoon season ended and the baseball season resumed Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field, with oars being replaced for bats. It was a successful, if somewhat bumpy, landfall for the...
Wood blows lead in Cubs’ 4-3 loss
For those who believe in such things, the reason Ronny Cedeno went from hero to goat Sunday might have been that infamous billy goat's footprint changing the direction of a...
Three Soriano homers help Cubs snap skid
Having seen all he could take after six straight losses, Cubs manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup and issued a warning of other changes to come. Now, after Saturday...
Cubs’ offense still headed wrong way
Cubs' manager Lou Piniella and coach Matt Sinatro got lost driving from Chicago to Cincinnati Friday. They might wish they had kept going because right now their entire team looks...
Cubs rally, but fall to Astros in extras
The Cubs' problems have gone from bad to worse as Carlos Zambrano's arm has gone from "tired" to iffy. Zambrano left Tuesday night's 9-7, 11-inning loss to Houston after five...
Cubs drop second straight at home to Phillies
The other side of the Cubs, the one Wrigley Field fans haven't seen much of this season, suddenly appeared at the end of August against a team they might face...
Phillies snap Cubs’ seven-game winning streak
It was a very rare scene in the Cubs' clubhouse Saturday: Quiet. Usually the stereo is blaring and players are jabbering at each other. But here it was eerily subdued,...
Soriano homers as Cubs beat Phillies
Lou Piniella is from the old school, so when he was asked if his Cubs might be a team of destiny, he went back to the ABC's of baseball: "I...
Bizarre call helps White Sox avoid sweep
Baseball games don't come any more bizarre — or more meaningful — than the White Sox's 10-inning, 6-5 victory Sunday over Tampa Bay. There's the big picture: The Sox jumped...