Recent content by Roundball Sage

The above is my post of August 13. Here is the latest turn of events... The Los Angeles/Anaheim Angels were just sold to Stan Kroenke (of Walmart money) for $4 billion - a new surprise high level of sale price. This is not likely to help settle the White Sox future. It’s likely the current Sox...

This is a great thing. With no ‘power teams’ left in their path, the Sox will make or break this season all on their own. They have the future in their own hands to make this an even more enjoyable season... or if the worst happens, let it slip away (like the horrible ending to the 1967 Season)...

Except for Cleveland, the Sox now have at least a nine game lead in the loss column over everyone else in the division. In those famous Sox words... ‘Don’t Stop Now, Boys!’ And flying a bit under the radar is the fact that Sox are finally getting something out of that contract they had given...

Here’s a few Tommy John White Sox Mid-August Memories... August 15, 1965 – Tommy John winning pitcher in White Sox 7-4 win over Boston August 16, 1966 – Tommy John losing pitcher in Sox 4-2 loss to KC Athletics August 18, 1968 - Tommy John winning pitcher in Sox 8-1 win over Cleveland August...

The World going forward will mostly know Tommy John as just the name of a baseball surgery more than they will know him as a pitcher. But Sox fans will know that he came up during the great Sixties run when the Sox were still on that 17-year stretch of success that they had. But John had his...

The Sox now have a 4-1/2 game lead in the division on August 16th. It’s been a while since the last time we’ve seen that nice seating. The challenge that remains is that four teams are still within 5 games of each other. One single series among any of them can drastically change all the...

I think you're right. I believe he just gave up on the 35th Street neighborhood as soon as Illinois legislators gave him the new ball park so the franchise would not now be in Western Florida for the past nearly 40 years. I think he may have actually preferred going to Florida back then but his...

I think this is an additional reason why the current Sox owner might be annoyed with the state of things in the Chicagoland baseball world. Not only does he watch the ‘Other’ baseball franchise be more popular in the region... and WAY more popular Nationally... but he has watched for decades...

I think you're on to something here. I think that the long-time Sox owner has always resented that the North Side ball club is the more popular ball club in the region. It wasn't always that way. For a long time the Sox were the top dogs in town. But they lost that spot ever since the Sox nearly...

I agree that things seem to look OK for now. But nothing is certain until it becomes so. And regardless of the ownership question – adding the stadium location question (whomever is owner) to the Sox situation does not make things comfortable for Sox fans. The Sox could have moved quickly and...

I would feel better about all things Sox if he were in control now. The current Sox owner just saw the staggering amount that the Lakers just sold for. Sure, that's the NBA but it's still a major sports franchise in a major city. The value of franchises in all sports is getting to unbelievable...

Sox ownership has wasted too much time on this. They should have identified a site and done their due-diligence on it and have put a solid plan in place by now. The Chicago Fire sure has done all of that. And whether one likes the Indiana location or not... the Bears have been all over this in...

Former Sox shortstop Tim Anderson announced his retirement. For a few years... Tim was something. Good hitter, good speed, had flair and excitement about him. But his career was pretty much centered around a four year stretch from 2019 through 2022 when he batted .335, .322, .309, and .301...

That makes me wonder. If the Bears end up passing on the Northwest Indiana site – I wonder if the Sox might be tempted to use it? Lots of Illinois folks have moved over that way and the South Shore has that new rail line extension. And... those tax breaks.

This young group of White Sox has never been through a Pennant race before. It was nice to see them bounce back after a rough stretch of games. The days are getting shorter and the games are getting more intense. And a miracle just hapened: The Red Sox lost a game! Baseball was meant to be a...