World SeriesFriday, Oct. 24Game 1: L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7 p.m., FOXSaturday, Oct. 25Game 2: L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7 p.m., FOXMonday, Oct. 27Game 3: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m., FOXTuesday, Oct. 28Game 4: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m., FOXWednesday, Oct. 29*Game 5: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7
By Woodrow Carroll With a 1-0 road victory over the Los Angeles Angels Saturday, the Chicago White Sox upped their season record to 42-69. Ordinarily, such a won-lost record would elicit little praise. Or, interest! However, given what the White Sox experienced last season, we might want to take a
By Andrew AdamsCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com The Chicago Cubs will host their fourth Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2027. The announcement, made Friday by MLB and Cubs officials, was attended by a cadre of elected officials, including Chicago’s mayor and several Chicago alderpeople, governor JB Pritzker, several state lawmakers and
By Woodrow Carroll Would you believe it? The MLB’s worst teams, the Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies, were winners last Sunday. Playing at home, the White Sox defeated the Miami Marlins last Sunday to improve their record 12-29. Better yet, the White Sox, who finished last season with the
By Woodrow Carroll When the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros, four straight games in the 2005 World Series, it ended 88 years of no championship frustration for the White Sox franchise. The 1917 championship featured the White Sox against the New York Giants, which the Pale Hose won,
By Woodrow Carroll It may seem a bit hard to process, but, it has been 20 years since the Chicago White Sox reigned as baseball’s World Champions. And, given the franchise’s struggles in recent years, success in the near future does appear in the offing. With that in mind, let
By Woodrow Carroll After an 8-1 Opening Day victory over the Los Angeles Angels, fans of the Chicago White Sox started to think that last season’s 41-121 (.253) debacle had been put behind. No, true realists had no illusions about the White Sox suddenly becoming contenders. But, maybe better times
By Woodrow Carroll After watching the Chicago White Sox struggle the first part of this season, there were observers who thought the team might pick up the pace following the all-star break. Although few, if any, nobody envisioned the Sox stringing together a long winning streak, the more optimistic Sox’
By Woodrow Carroll The Atlanta Braves have been one of Major League Baseball’s success stories in recent seasons. The Braves have made numerous playoff appearances, highlighted by a World Series championship in 2021. This season, Atlanta is well positioned for a playoff berth as a wild-card entrant, although winning the
By Woodrow Carroll To many younger fans it may be difficult to know that there were many cities which at one time had two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. In the late 1950s and early 1960s only Chicago had more than one team in the metropolitan area. In 1952 there
By Woodrow Carroll Every Major League Baseball team goes through a stretch that ends being viewed by many observers as the worst in franchise history. Coming into this season, many long-time Chicago White Sox backers will say the 1970 Club stands as the franchise low point. In 1970 the White
By Woodrow Carroll Last season for the Chicago White Sox, was a less than a positively memorable campaign. No, the White Sox were not expected to make a strong run for the World Series championship in 2023, but, a winning team was certainly not out of the question. Instead, the
By Woodrow Carroll It is enjoyable to take a look at the best regular-season records in Major League Baseball, then check to see how well the teams did in the postseason. Memorable as these regular-season campaigns may have been, ultimate success is in championships aka a World Series trophies. Both
By Woodrow Carroll After managing the San Francisco Giants to the World Championship in 2010, 2012, and 2014, many observers were quick to point that Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy was the only manager with three or more World Series conquests to his credit not in baseball’s Hall of Fame. Of
By Woodrow Carroll When the Texas Rangers won the World Series championship last season, the number of Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises without a World Series championship was reduced to five among the 30 MLB teams, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays. Keep
Cactus League W L PCT GB L.A. Dodgers 14 6 .700 – San Francisco 15 11 .577 2.0 Colorado 16 12 .571 2.0 Milwaukee 16 14 .533 3.0 Chicago Cubs 16 14 .533 3.0 Seattle 14 13 .519 3.5 Cleveland 14 14 .500 4.0 Kansas 13 13 .500 4.0 L.A.
CubsSun, March 10, at Texas, W 5-1Tue, March 12, vs. Milwaukee, W 6-5Wed, March 13, at Cleveland, W 8-3Thu, March 14, vs. Oakland, W 3-1Fri, March 15, at Chicago Sox, L 3-2Sat, March 16, vs. Kansas City, W 7-6Sat, March 16, at Los Angeles, W 4-3Sun, March 17, vs. Texas,
Cactus League W L PCT GB L.A. Dodgers 13 5 .722 – Colorado 14 7 .667 0.5 Chicago Cubs 15 8 .652 0.5 Kansas City 13 10 .565 2.5 San Diego 9 9 .500 4.0 L.A. Angels 11 12 .478 4.5 Cincinnati 9 10 .474 4.5 San Francisco 9 10
CubsTue, Feb. 27, vs. Cincinnati, T 6-6Wed, Feb. 28, at Milwaukee, W 6-1Thu, Feb. 29, vs. Colorado, L 10-9Fri, March 1, vs. White Sox, W 10-6Sat, March 2, at L.A. Dodgers, L 8-5Sun, March 3, vs. Cleveland, W 5-3Mon, March 4, at San Diego, L 2-1Tue, March 5, at Kansas
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 87 75 .537 – Detroit 78 84 .481 9.0 Cleveland 76 86 .469 11.0 Chi White Sox 61 101 .377 26.0 Kansas City 56 106 .346 31.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 101 61 .623 – Tampa Bay 99
