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 ›

First it was Mark Buehrle, who the Sox fined for using the on-field tarp as a Slip-N-Slide during a rain delay on Sunday. Buehrle told the media after the game, "I don't know if I should be talking about this. I got in trouble. … I can't be out there anymore and I can't have any fun." more ›

In an interview that ran in Sunday's Southtown, Frank continued to criticize the organization. He contended that he'd have re-signed with the Sox for $1 million and felt the team owed him that opportunity for all he'd accomplished over the course of 16 years. Considering they just paid him a $3.5 million buyout, why not offer to play for the league minimum if he wanted to stay with the Sox? While Chicagoist was sad to see him go, the reality of the situation is that the Sox are trying to repeat as World Champs and Jim Thome is a much more dependable option at DH. We'd have liked to see Big Frank remain with the team to finish his career, but they just didn't have the roster spot to accomodate him while trying to maintain a Championship-caliber team. He seemed to be in absolute denial of the fact that, at 37 and with his history of injuries in recent years, his playing days are coming to a close. He also blasted the lack of communication between him and management during the off season. Yet it sounds, by his own admission, like they did call him, and he simply refused to return their calls. more ›

The White Sox made their White House visit yesterday, where President Bush congratulated the team on their World Series title. As expected, manager Ozzie Guillen was a no-show because he was vacationing with his family. He noted to reporters, "A lot of managers push their players toward baseball and not enough toward family. Baseball isn't going to be around forever, but family will be." He mentioned how throughout the season, he allowed players away from... more ›

The White Sox festivities began with a caravan of double decker buses filled with players, White Sox staff and their families. They rode past cheering crowds throughout the South Side, starting at U.S. Cellular and continuing through Bridgeport, Pilsen and Chinatown before entering the Loop for the ticker tape parade along LaSalle. more ›

While Bulls and White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf recently agreed to an extension with Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen, he seems to be having trouble inking Bulls head coach Scott Skiles to a new deal. more ›