John Mullin

It was a Sunday on which the White Sox managed just six hits and one run, the kind of offensive production that they have put up too often this season....

As the Sox and Cubs prepare for the first of back-to-back weekend series, the Tribune's John Mullin and Paul Sullivan size up Chicago's teams, starting with the infielders FIRST BASEMEN...

When home runs are flying out of U.S. Cellular Field, fundamentals don't seem to matter much. But when the home runs stop, as they did Sunday, fundamentals are everything. The...

If the eagerly anticipated pitching matchup of Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens comes to pass during the New York Yankees' visit this weekend, the two right-handers will have quite a...

One of the primary things manager Dusty Baker wanted the Cubs to improve this season was their ability to win close games. They don't get any closer than Saturday's 1-0...

Not even Sammy Sosa could save the Cubs this time. The return of the Cubs' right fielder from the disabled after toenail surgery was lost in a Houston Astros blitz...

So much for home-field advantage. The Cubs fought losing battles Monday against their own pitching mound, the baseball gods and ultimately the Pittsburgh Pirates, losing to all of them in...

Heading into a 14-game road trip, the wobbling White Sox desperately needed a victory over Detroit on Sunday and knew it. "This one would have been a tough one to...

The White Sox brought in a new hitting coach Monday with the hiring of Greg Walker. Whether he would have taken the job if he had seen this is problematic....

While "Dusty the Bear" Beanie Babies were the giveaway of the day at Wrigley Field, another Baker "baby" was in evidence Sunday. Four-year-old Darren, son of manager Dusty Baker, sang...