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* We’ll get to the Highland Park shooting in a little bit, so please hold your comments on that topic until we have a related post. Thanks.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 8:51 am

Comments

1. The White Sox are clownshoes when it really counts.

   Comment by ChicagoVinny Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 8:53 am

2. Here it comes…Madigan!

   Comment by Techie Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 8:56 am

3. How is Tony Larussa still the manager of the Chicago White Sox? They are bad at the plate, in the field, on the bases, and they lose close games.

   Comment by rtov Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 8:58 am

4. Back in 2009 it was the then-new Benld grade school that was destroyed by mine subsidence. Now it’s Springfield Lutheran HS on the far west side; the original 1978 building is now uninhabitable except for their 2017 addition:

   https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/mine-subsidence-problems-hit-lutheran-high-school-springfield-il/7813197001/

   The former Brother James Court campus, which recently closed, off Camp Butler Road on the northeast side of the city would IMO make a great alternative for a new or temporary Lutheran High.

   Comment by Just Sayin Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:01 am

5. 8-5 triple play.

   Comment by So_Ill Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:05 am

6. ==Back in 2009 it was the then-new Benld grade school that was destroyed by mine subsidence. Now it’s Springfield Lutheran HS on the far west side==

   The Illinois State Geological Society (at UIUC) has an interactive map of past coal mine sites. Basically all of Springfield except for the original city core, and the far southwest side, and around the lake, lie on former coal mine grounds that are subject to subsidence issues.

   https://prairie-research.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e38e9769e1c04ec29e41dd5ba1c59bd7

   Comment by Just Sayin Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:07 am

7. Exactly… a team that completely under performs and actually hit into an 8-5 triple play… these are reasons managers get fired!

   Comment by rtov Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:11 am

8. Stay hydrated and safe during this brutal Illinois summer heat wave.

   Comment by Vote Quimby Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:13 am

9. I think I’m circling around to La Russa being fun. He’s a bad manager, sure, but he’s bad in such inventive ways that Sox games are kinda appointment television now. New innovations in triple plays, 2 strike intentional walks, who knows what’s next? If they’re not gonna win, may as well do wacky hijinks.

   Comment by vern Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:21 am

10. ===If they’re not gonna win, may as well do wacky hijinks. ===

    I’d rather they win.

    Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:27 am

11. something that hasn’t gotten much attention due to the shooting is the story about the off duty CPD officer in Park Ridge who had a Puerto Rican 14 year old boy pinned down on the ground over allegedly stealing a bicycle, a damn bicycle. who knows what would’ve happened if the boy’s mostly white friends hadn’t intervened to get the fully grown male off the boy’s back. absolutely disgusting. have Moylan/Murphy said anything?

    https://news.wttw.com/2022/07/05/probe-underway-duty-chicago-police-sergeant-who-pinned-14-year-old-boy-park-ridge

    Comment by 30th ward liberal Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:29 am

12. ==New innovations in triple plays, 2 strike intentional walks,==

    Kind of sounds like LaRussa’s “innovations” while with the Cardinals.

    Comment by Just Sayin Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:31 am

13. “I’d rather they win.”

    If only the general manager ran the team and not the owner and his toady who gets the washed up free agents of his choosing.

    Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:41 am

14. 30th ward liberal - yep, video is pretty good evidence that guy (allegedly CPD) was way out of line — if he thought physical restraint of the kid was necessary why did he let him up so quickly upon verbal only urging of the buddies, a bunch of kids.

    Comment by WestBurbs Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:49 am

15. “If they’re not gonna win”

    There’s a huge market if they can re-invent themselves as the next ‘loveable losers’.

    The only requirement is that the last World Series win be a hundred years ago - or if most people have just completely forgotten the last one no longer how long ago it was.

    Comment by TheInvisibleMan Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:50 am

16. The sox are a huge disappointment this year. In all phases of the game. Easily the most underperforming team in baseball. The manager, I don’t even know what to say there. If he had any integrity he would resign.

    Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 9:50 am

17. === if they can re-invent themselves as the next ‘loveable losers’.===

    And that’s why I stopped being a Cub fan.

    Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 10:00 am

18. Did anyone mention the 8-5 triple play? Oh, everyone saw that? And Tony is still there?

    What an undisciplined team.

    Comment by Keyrock Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 10:03 am

19. ==The manager, I don’t even know what to say there. If he had any integrity he would resign.==

    But, but, TLR has a law degree.

    Comment by Just Sayin Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 10:10 am

20. That triple play was the end of the season. Displaying a complete lack of baseball knowledge to gain a loss rather than a win. The Kopech debacle the following night was just icing on the cake.

    Reinsdorf will never fire LaRussa, so everybody stop asking.

    Dang I was hoping for a fun summer this year.

    Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 10:17 am

21. updated my Mac OS Safari browser not working with this site. headed to Chrome, just fine. small issues compared to all several friends faced on 7/4.

    Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 10:55 am

22. Checking in from the NEA National Assembly in Chicago. It’s inspiring and heartwarming to see and be a part of passionate, principled debate.

    Comment by Proud Papa Bear Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 12:18 pm

23. Not to be outdone by the Sox, the Cubs also found a way to lose in ten innings on Monday after another baseball rarity - inside the park home run by Suzuki.

    Comment by NorthSider Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 12:58 pm

24. Techie is correct. The only logical person to blame for the White Sox performance this year is former Speaker Madigan.

    Comment by Keyrock Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 3:19 pm

25. Watching today’s game, after the last 2 nights, makes it clear the Twins are the vastly superior team. Vastly. Can’t believe the Sox may be sellers this year.

    Comment by Original Rambler Wednesday, Jul 6, 22 @ 4:15 pm

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