Recent content by Roundball Sage

Tough Times In American League Cities The top four USA Cities in population are... 1 – New York 2 – Los Angeles 3 – Chicago 4 – Houston And what is going on with AL ball clubs in these cities? Yankees are 24-13. Not bad. BUT... Angels are 14-23... Astros are 12-23... and the White Sox are...

There is a great deal of interest in this topic as hockey is one magnificent sport played by amazing athletes at incredible speeds doing things that boggle the senses. With that intro now done... let's just say... Go Stars! Go Panthers!

White Sox have won five of their last nine games. Fools gold?... or the start of something better? There are pockets of talent still on this team. They will either be trade bait for later in this season or something to build on for next season. Sheets is becoming something of a dependable...

I am a long-time White Sox fan. But I have always respected the Cardinals and their great baseball legacy and fans. The White Sox are a foundational AL franchise with great fans as well. The White Sox are the Chicago baseball team – let’s say, for the adults in the City. But the Sox have...

White Sox History Watch The 1932 Season for the White Sox is so far the worst single season for the franchise. Finishing 49-102 for a winning (?) percentage of .325. Here’s how the 2024 White Sox compare to that dreadful 1932 team... After 31 Games 1932 – 10 wins, 21 losses 2024 – 6 wins...

Sox get their third straight win and look good doing it. How about we throw out everything that’s happened until the last three games and start the Season all over? This is what happens when hitters... hit. And pitchers... pitch. See? This game is easy!

It’s a big thing when any talented player from the State of Indiana has the courage to cross the Western border and enter the lands of a bitter IU rival. Goode was such a player. He topped off his game as far as it was going to develop with the Beloved. There is a special feeling when you get...

I have loved this IHSA Tournament since I could get my then-tiny arms around a great big round basketball. And my love this tournament has not ebbed one bit. This remains the purest manifestation of sport that still exists on any level in our World of multi-millionaire players and billionaire...

Ray Charles has several great songs that do directly relate to aspects of Illini roundball. Like... “What Would I Do Without You” (Ayo, Shannon...) “Hit The Road Jack” (Any big Illini recruits that end up elsewhere) “Hallelujah I Love Her So” (the State Farm Center) “I Can’t Stop Loving You”...

I’m honestly getting concerned for the well-being of these Sox guys. After all, they may be lousy ballplayers but they’re still human beings. No person can take this kind of losing for this long. It wears on the body and soul. And when one is run down like that... not good things can happen to...

Yes, money is the key. But this is Chicago, where the Bears rule. They are arguably the most popular sports franchise in town. Baseball is split between North and South. Bulls and Blackhawks have great fans but numbers won't match the Bears. And the Fire is still building its fan base. Since...

There’s only one thing that can save this Season for Sox fans. And this one thing will NOT happen on the ball field. The only thing that will save this Season from being just a long stay in Hades is an announcement that the Sox have in fact secured a solid agreement for that new South Loop ball...

Some posters are asking... just what does 'Team' mean any more with new guys coming in every year? And how can I root for this? Well, I’ll tell you. Illini Basketball is Illini Nation – we, the loyal fans. We are 'The Team'. And we are here from year to year and generation to generation...

He’s been a great Illini. A credit to the program. And truth be told... his game did have some limits that showed up on the court. But no one can question his great attitude and coach-like vibe on the floor. And when he was hot... the Three Line was smoking. He will do well in his new environs...

Once we had Looie... the flash who could steal us a base. And with him was Nellie... with leaf chew bulging in face. The wins were aplenty. The stands never empty. A team right there in the Pennant Race. Now we got nothin’... no one to steal us a base. The Season’s just started... and already a...