For those of you familiar with thoroughbred horse racing, the moment comes several times each race day.  A bugler, either seen or unseen, plays the Call To Post and everywhere the pace quickens. Gamblers scurry to place last minute bets.  The horses complete their laps in the paddock.  The riders are outfitted in their silks, and then take to the …

OK.  Same caveat.  Not a journalist, only a fan.  Been watching Cubs baseball since I was a kid, and that makes me just as qualified to comment as every other idiot on the message boards and in the comment sections.  Again, not going too deep into the analytics… The basic tenet here is: Did the 2018 Cubs pass the eye test? …

Tyler Lowe   4/19/2018   Early on in 2018, the Cubs starting rotation has left a little to be desired. Fortunately, the bullpen has been incredible to begin the year. Brandon Morrow, Brian Duensing, Steve Cishek, and Carl Edwards Jr. have all pitched to a sub-2.00 ERA. Eddie Butler and Pedro Strop have been relatively effective. With the exception of …

February 29th, 2018 Every thursday we here at ChiSportsNation and WhiteSoxNation are going to update you on whats going on, on the South Side of town. Week 1 of Spring Training is officially in the books. After yesterday afternoons comeback victory over the Texas Rangers, the White Sox currently sit at (4-2) in Cactus League play. With a majority of …

So far this winter, the Chicago Cubs have focused on pitching, pitching, and more pitching.  After inking starter Tyler Chatwood to a three year deal, the club turned to the bullpen.  Righties Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek will join a bullpen corps that struggled mightily in the postseason.  As it stands now, the Cubs 2018 starting rotation will include Jon …

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Jacob May optioned to AAA Charlotte After notching only two hits in the first month of the 2017 season, the White Sox made the decision to send Jacob May back to AAA Charlotte. To take his spot, the White Sox recalled outfielder Willy Garcia. Garcia, who played a series with the White Sox in April, has been dominating in AAA. …

Despite the departure of Chris Sale, and five early injuries to Sox pitchers, the Chicago White Sox somehow own the best team ERA in all of baseball. Chicago is the only team to have a team ERA under 3 (2.91) heading into play on Tuesday. The White Sox have already seen the injury bug catch Carlos Rodon, Juan Minaya, Jake …

The White Sox finally got their Opening Day game in against the Detroit Tigers, and it was not pretty. Following Monday’s postponement, the Sox played their first game of the season in comfortable weather. Tuesday’s game saw a true battle of aces as Jose Quintana faced off against former MVP winner, Justin Verlander. Verlander brought his A game, striking out 10 …

Spring Training is coming to a close, and Opening Day is drawing near. Within the last couple of days, we have seen the Opening Day roster start to take shape for the White Sox. First, Carlos Rodon will be placed on the disabled list to begin the 2017 season. Rodon sought a second opinion on Tuesday which revealed no structural …