Before we get to the Cubs score we wanted to show the first press conference Manny Ramirez held as a member of the White Sox, which he held with bench coach Joey Cora translating his Spanish answers. Ramirez speaks English as well as Sammy Sosa, when Sosa isn't testifying before Congress. This is what "Manny being Manny" is all about, and it's going to be an interesting September on the South Side. more ›

If Kenny Williams claimed Manny Ramirez on waivers as a motivation tool, it could be working. The petulant mercurial slugger went 1-for-3 with a bloop single in his White Sox debut, but Paul Konerko provided the late inning heroics in the White Sox' 6-4 win over Cleveland. With Manny Ramirez on deck, Konerko hit a three-run homer off reliever Justin Germano to put the Sox ahead for good. more ›

We're still trying to understand why White Sox GM Kenny Williams thought that Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was the missing piece in the team's attempts to catch the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central race, and why owner Jerry Reinsdorf is willing to let Williams throw around his cash like he's "makin' it rain" in some club. After putting in a waiver claim last week for the 38 year old outfielder, the Sox were granted the claim on Friday. It now appears that the Dodgers are going to simply allow Manny to go to the Sox as a waiver claim rather than trying to working out a trade. more ›

All the excitement is on the South Side this weekend as the Sox mull their Manny move and the Yankees are in town. After claiming the Dodgers’ quirky dreadlocked slugger, the teams will take the weekend to work out a deal to send Manny Ramirez to the Cell. In the meantime, fans were treated to an interesting reminder of Chicago’s sports bona fides last night as the only city to win all the major professional sports titles in the last quarter century with the Commissioner’s Trophy, Vince Lombardi Trophy, Larry O’Brian Championship Trophy, and Stanley Cup were all on display before the game. Oh, and some baseball was played… The Sox opened a three-game home stand by crushing the Yankees 9-4, sending opposing starter A.J. Burnett to the showers in the 4th inning. Freddie Garcia started slow for the good guys, giving up a first inning run off a silly throwing error, but he battened down the hatches from there. All but two Sox batters had hits by the 5th inning. The series continues tonight. (WGN 6:05 p.m.) more ›

While we believe that the White Sox's recent 5-10 record over their past 15 games greatly hurts their playoff hopes, GM Kenny Williams keeps looking for the deal that he thinks will help the club move past the Minnesota Twins and into the postseason as they are just 3.5 games out of first. The latest rumors are that Williams plans to claim L.A. Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez off waivers sometime this week in hopes of consummating a deal to acquire him. more ›

We all know the Wrigley Field tradition of throwing an opponent's home run ball back on to the field. It's a great one, even when performed by the joyless corporate VIPs who made Wrigley Field a quiet, soulless place to watch the game last night [author's note - I say that as a Cubs fan]. But there's throwing the ball back onto the field, and then there's being a sore-loser-jerkstore, as was the case with Lincoln Park's Paul Solans last night. Solans caught one of the Dodger home run balls (the Sun-Times doesn't say which of the three he caught) but instead of tossing it back gently and immediately, he waited for the Dodgers to take the field in the next inning, then promptly fired the ball at Dodger outfielder Manny Ramirez. Fortunately for Manny, Solans had about as much as control on his fastball as Dempster did last night and missed. ZING! Security guards apprehended Solans and turned him over to police. We doubt Manny noticed a thing. more ›

The Cubs dropped their last regular season game 3-1 on Sunday and helped the Milwaukee Brewers win the wild card In an effort to shake off any rust from their recent rests, most of the starters saw action today but only Ronny Cedeno produced a run. It was pitcher by committee as the Cubs trotted seven different pitchers to the mound, none throwing longer than two innings, and Bob Howry earning the loss. A two-run Ryan Braun homer in the eighth put the Brewers ahead for good. more ›

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of the World, and lamented the possible loss of Texas's only feminist bookstore. Throughout the week, they interviewed a bunch of indie fashion designers and D-I-Y websites—Etsy, Ornamental Things, 31 Corn Lane, and Aorta Designs—for the upcoming Stitch Fashion Show. They also did... more ›

Londonist got the big scoop of the week with what may be the first images of notorious street artist Banksy in action. They also got on a runaway train without an operator provoking a response from the transport authorities. Elsewhere, London's answer to Central Station is about to open for business, and Londonist got a sneak preview. Meanwhile, spooky goings-on beneath London Bridge, where a cache of skeletons provided an apt story for Hallowe'en.... more ›

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend... Gothamist spent the week writing about New Yorkers behaving badly: at the post office, at the Garden, and at the fertility clinic. Calvin Klein may not be misbehaving, but he's just a little dirty, and in a completely different way than some NYC kitchens. SFist had its share of misbehave-rs, too, like... more ›

Both of our baseball teams made some noise involving pitching on Wednesday at MLB's Winter Meetings, with the Cubs signing a high-priced free agent, while the White Sox traded away one of their starters. The Cubs signed Ted Lilly to a 4-year, $40 million deal — with Jim Hendry in the hospital, no less! "Jim was hooked up to an EKG machine, and we got it done," Lilly's agent explained. Hendry had been admitted to... more ›

Friday marked the opening of free agency for Major League Baseball. Coming off a 40 Homer, 100 RBI regular season and a huge post-season capped by the White Sox World Series Championship, Paul Konerko is one of the hottest commodities on the market. As soon as the ball hit his mitt for the final out, questions came about whether the Sox could retain their offensive star. While Konerko personified the no-ego, play-hard type of player... more ›

While our Bean Town siblings warned us about counting our eggs before they hatched, we spent the weekend grilling up some nice chicken dinners in the Chicagoist HQ as the White Sox beat the Red Sox 5-3 Friday afternoon, sweeping the American League Divisional Series. The Red Sox reign is over, only a season after snapping their 86-year curse. A new champion will be crowned. Could it be the White Sox, ending our own... more ›

The White Sox have had surprisingly little drama involving his players throughout the season. In some part, that's what winning can do. Although even last year's champion Red Sox has to deal with Nomar Garciaparra's trade and Manny Ramirez's trade demands. But one issue that may be developing into a distraction for manager Ozzie Guillen involves relief pitcher Damaso Marte. Marte has pitched inconsistently of late, and many wondered if he was again hiding an... more ›