By Woodrow Carroll A Manager of the Year candidate in the American League would have to strong consideration go to the Texas Rangers’ Bruce Bochy. Entering Monday’s game at home against the L. A. Angels, the Rangers were 70-48 and locked in a heated battle with the defending World Series...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 62 58 .517 – Cleveland 57 62 .479 4.5 Detroit 53 65 .449 8.0 Chi White Sox 47 72 .395 14.5 Kansas City 39 81 .325 23.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 74 45 .622 – Tampa Bay 72...
By Woodrow Carroll We all like stories with a twist. Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, Milt Gaston, gives us just that. A native of New Jersey, Gaston played in the big leagues for 11 seasons, 1924-1934. Gaston broke in as a pitcher with the New York Yankees in 1924....
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 60 54 .526 – Cleveland 54 59 .478 5.5 Detroit 49 63 .438 10.0 Chi White Sox 46 68 .404 14.0 Kansas City 36 78 .316 24.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 70 42 .625 – Tampa Bay 68...
By Woodrow Carroll Last season, the Chicago White Sox ended up exactly .500 with a final record of 81-81. Tony LaRussa managed the White Sox for most of 2022 and Miguel Cairo called the shots the final month. Cleveland won the American League Central Division championship. At the conclusion, Cleveland...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 54 53 .505 – Cleveland 53 54 .495 1.0 Detroit 47 59 .443 6.5 Chi White Sox 43 64 .402 11.0 Kansas City 32 75 .299 220 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 65 41 .613 – Tampa Bay 65...
By Woodrow Carroll I must confess I was fortunate to have a father who was sports-minded. All the major sports were just fine with him for sure, however, similar to most who grew up between the two World Wars, Major League Baseball (MLB) had a hold on him. For my...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 54 48 .529 – Cleveland 49 51 .490 4.0 Detroit 46 54 .460 7.0 Chi White Sox 41 60 .406 12.5 Kansas City 29 73 .284 25.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 62 38 .620 – Tampa Bay 61...
Club PTS W L T Cincinnati 51 15 2 6 New England 43 12 4 7 Philadelphia 40 12 7 4 Nashville 38 11 8 5 Orlando 37 10 6 7 Columbus 36 10 7 6 Atlanta 35 9 7 8 Chicago 32 8 7 8 D.C. 30 8 10...
By Woodrow Carroll Major League Baseball (MLB) has expanded a great many ways down through the years. Once there were 16 teams strictly in the eastern part of the United States with nary a franchise farther west than St. Louis. That was long ago! Today, we all are familiar with...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 48 47 .505 – Cleveland 46 48 .489 1.5 Detroit 42 51 .452 5.0 Chi White Sox 40 55 .421 8.0 Kansas City 27 68 .284 21.0 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 56 39 .589 – Houston 52 42...
American League Central W L PCT GB Cleveland 45 45 .500 – Minnesota 45 46 .495 .5 Detroit 39 50 .438 5.5 Chi White Sox 38 54 .413 8.0 Kansas City 26 65 .286 19.5 American League East W L PCT GB Tampa Bay 58 35 .624 – Baltimore 54...
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to an eight-game winning streak through Sunday, July 2, the Atlanta Braves possessed the best record in Major League Baseball with record of 56-27 (.675). The Braves are well-positioned to win another World Series championship to go with the Atlanta championship in 2021. Were he to...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 43 43 .500 – Cleveland 41 43 .488 1.0 Detroit 37 46 .446 4.5 Chi White Sox 37 49 .430 6.0 Kansas City 25 60 .294 17.5 American League East W L PCT GB Tampa Bay 57 30 .655 – Baltimore 49...
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox Sunday, June 25, the Chicago White Sox put an end to a quirky losing streak. The White Sox had dropped two games of a three-game series for three weeks, an unhealthy trait the White Sox had...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 40 40 .500 – Cleveland 37 40 .481 1.5 Detroit 34 43 .442 4.5 Chi White Sox 34 46 .425 6.0 Kansas City 22 56 .282 17 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 47 31 .603 – Houston 42 36...
Special sports competition stands out from the usual competition. The Chicago Cubs last weekend split two games with the last-place St. Louis Cardinals in the special two games in London at the London Stadium built for the 2012 Olympic Games and for soccer. This coming weekend, two NASCAR races will...
By Woodrow Carroll Chicago White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn struck out 16 Seattle Mariners batters in the White Sox-Mariners’ game Sunday, June 18. Seattle still won, 5-1. Lynn’s production tied a franchise record for most strikeouts in a game by a White Sox pitcher, held by Sox southpaw Jack Harshman...
Special sports events capture attention of the public, whether high school State tournament games, Super Bowl, World Series, or, significant international competition. The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals later this week will break into international mode with two games in London, England. Automatically, the natural rivals will capture the...
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) will be host to Strike Out Hunger, bus trips to Chicago Cubs and White Sox Major League Baseball (MLB) games to benefit Aurora food pantries. Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said the public is invited. Tailgate parties are included. Attendees are asked to bring a...
