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The big stage is ready Pressure? What pressure? « Still no fans in the playoffs, right? » Yu Darvish said « I think [it won’t be] different » We’ll see
There’s so much we don’t know about the upcoming baseball playoffs Like who will play who And where And when You know, the little things
Put the Cubs and White Sox in the same overloaded barrel of big league teams that entered the final two days of the regular season with division titles and wild card playoffs yet to be settled We know the eight American League teams to play on Tuesday We know all 16 playoff teams will be scheduled to play on Wednesday And we’ve learned that a 60-game regular season and an expanded playoff field equates to late-September chaos
But we do know: The Cubs, with Kyle Hendricks and Yu Darvish, and the Sox, with Lucas Giolito and Dallas Keuchel, are able to beat any opponent in a best-of-three series. Why? We’ve already told you The answer is those four pitchers
Hendricks threw a shutout in Game 1 of the season and will likely be on the hill for Game 1 of the playoffs Giolito opened the season as the Sox ‘No 1 and – hello, no-no – supported that Darvish rewrote the script when he signed in 2018, and Keuchel has demonstrated from the start this season that he’s worth the trouble the Sox threw at him.
« Still no playoff fans, right? » Darvish said « I think [it won’t be] different »
You know how the Bears almost lost a 17 point halftime lead in Week 2? The Falcons totally ‘withheld our beer’ – gagged them, squeezing a 19-point halftime lead in a ridiculous loss to the Cowboys It’s already desperation time for Atlanta 0-2
A few humble requests from both teams: don’t throw at anyone Don’t break, trample, force or shoot anything Don’t overload key pitchers Don’t bang an ump Look, don’t blow it There are big plays to come
Back to a more innocent time – March – the Fires were supposed to return their Soldier Field against Atlanta with over 40,000 in the stands Fans: no Fanfare: not much Better late than never
We don’t know who will bring the daggers back in this one Jimmy Butler? Tyler Herro? Jayson Tatum? Kemba Walker? Why don’t the Bulls have any of these guys?
Aaron Rodgers and company are one of only four NFL teams to average at least 40 points and 500 yards in their first two games.They have yet to return the ball and have already scored at least two touchdowns in four of the eight disputed quarters Apart from that, they stink
Defending Premier League champions Liverpool aim to beat Gunners for fifth time in a row at Anfield It hasn’t happened since the 1980s, but you probably knew that already
Can the Stars come back from a 3-1 series deficit and win the title? They’ll have to catch lightning in a bubble But seriously, people
Here’s the thing about quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson: They’re good at football Also: It’s even more fun watching them both than watching one of them No you won’t find that mark analysis nowhere
It’s not how you end, but how you start, right? Forget the unsightly losing streak that spoiled the Sox throughout the regular season Everyone 0-0 Giolito is ready Let’s light that candle
As those in the sport like to say, often meaningless: « This is baseball » Well, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez and others on this team have done all the « baseball « at the highest level Here we are again?
If Keuchel is going to be for the Sox what Jon Lester was for the Cubs, this is where it starts in earnest
Let Cincinnati’s Trevor Bauer Receive His Cy Young Award If Darvish is doing in the playoffs what he did in the regular season, he is an instant legend in this city
Speaking of instant legends wait, our bad guys are the Broncos and the Jets Let’s try this: do you like soccer? Technically, it’s football
The opening weekend of the SEC games took the varsity season from a 2 to a 6 on the excitement-o-meter alone. Here’s another good – potentially awesome – one
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is Baltimore’s favorite Authentic? Baltimore? Are we the only ones who suddenly think of crab cakes?
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Here is what we have learned about the continued spread of the coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois
Bryant crushed a two-strike grand slam on Saturday against the White Sox It was his first home run since August 12
More than 100 masked mourners paid tribute to the apostolic church of Bronzeville on Saturday for « the organizer of the organization » «
Darryl Woodard was shot several times around 3:45 am in the 2100 block of South 9th Avenue, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said
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World News – USA – This You Gotta See: Cubs, White Sox Armed and Ready for Playoff Games 1 & 2
