Chicago Sun-Times Today's Columists

Put a Sox in it, boo birds

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01 CST

Chris De Luca: Line them up on the baseline, one by one: Orlando Cabrera, Nick Swisher, Paul Konerko, Jim Thome and Alexei Ramirez. At some point this season, each has been the target of boos from White Sox fans, who can't shake the too-fresh memories of a 90-loss season in 2007.

Put a Sox in it, boo birds

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01 CST

First-team defense takes the night off

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01 CST

It either means everything, or it means nothing. All the Bears can do now is hope the preseason performance of their starting defense has no bearing on what is to come Sept. 7, when the 2008 season officially begins in Indianapolis.

Soriano: The casual suspect

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01 CST

With one out in the fifth inning Thursday night and the Phillies up 1-0, Chase Utley stroked a spinning liner to left field. Alfonso Soriano made a looping Little League approach toward the ball, semi-sprinting, semi-jogging to cut it off after a bounce.