Go Cubs? or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy the Cubs

When I was a young lad, around the age of six or seven and eager to devour every little bit of baseball I could find, I was a bit of a bandwagon jumper. I didn’t know it at the time, of course, but I’m pretty sure there’s home video of me somewhere declaring myself a Blue Jays fan shortly after Joe Carter’s walk-off home run ended the 1993 World Series. 

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TCS Morning 10: Chris Sale is the only player on the team

Let it not be said that the White Sox offense will not pick up their pitching staff if they hold the third-best offense in the NL to one run over 11 innings, including a historic performance from their starter. I don't know whether to be thrilled or bemused by a 2-1, 11-inning win in Cardtown. It's a victory over a great team via some phenomenal pitching dominance, but sprinkled in with enough ineptitude to make it clear how much of a struggle it will be to replicate this.

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