Baseball quiz: Starting the season in style Is there a better way to welcome back baseball than with a quiz about Opening Day? We don’t think so, and the quizmaster is here to do the honors. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023
This week’s baseball quiz is going streaking Notorious Oscar incident has us thinking about other streaks that involved uniformed players Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 11, 2023
Paul Sullivan: ‘Last Comiskey’ stirs memories of a lovable Chicago White Sox team and its iconic ballpark The start of Cactus League play in Arizona this weekend reminds us the daily grind of the baseball season is underway and opening day is on deck. Chicago Tribune · Feb 27, 2023
White Sox’ Andrew Vaughn has three pairs of big shoes to fill, ‘but I just have to be me’ Vaughn is entering his third major-league season and his first with the first-base job. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2023
Facts often are stranger than fiction Let’s turn back the clock and see how well you can do on this true-or-false quiz. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 21, 2023
Paul Sullivan: Mets owner Steve Cohen is on a wild spending spree — and it has baseball in a tizzy CHICAGO — It was 26 years ago that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the baseball world by signing surly free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a record five-year, $55 million deal. Chicago Tribune · Dec 23, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Is Tim Anderson trolling White Sox fans — or is the 2-time All-Star shortstop just a little bored? CHICAGO — A cryptic “like” of a little-seen social media post on Frank Thomas’s career created an instant buzz Thursday on Chicago White Sox Twitter. Chicago Tribune · Dec 10, 2022
Just Sayin’: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens not likely to get Hall passes on Sunday Their fates are in the hands of a 16-member electorate that includes seven Hall of Fame players, including Ryne Sandberg and Frank Thomas. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2022
Paul Sullivan: MLB’s version of the Supreme Court may have the final word on the ‘Steroids Era’ CHICAGO — After years of debate over the Hall of Fame worthiness of players linked to performance-enhancing drugs, baseball’s Steroids Era stands trial this weekend in San Diego at the 2022 winter meetings. Chicago Tribune · Dec 2, 2022
Paul Sullivan: José Abreu the latest White Sox great who will end his career elsewhere. But they never really leave ‘the family.’ CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn made a stunning admission Tuesday during a Zoom session with the media. Chicago Tribune · Dec 1, 2022
Barry Bonds’ Hall of Fame fate will be decided this week by 16-person panel Barry Bonds was kept out of Cooperstown via the traditional route, but the Hall of Fame’s doors haven’t completely shut on baseball’s controversial home run king. Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022
This baseball quiz is a sprint, not a marathon Once the baseball playoffs begin, the old adage is turned upside down because it’s a race to the title Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 8, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds face a tough task to turn the Field of Dreams sequel into a hit The inaugural Field of Dreams game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees one year ago turned into an instant classic. Chicago Tribune · Aug 11, 2022
MLB Won’t Host Game at ‘Field of Dreams’ Site in 2023, per Report The Reds and Cubs will play in Iowa on Thursday, but the league isn't planning to schedule a return next year. Sports Illustrated · Aug 10, 2022
Chicago Tribune · May 5, 2022 Paul Sullivan: Things we saw and heard at the City Series, including ‘Angry Lucas’ Giolito and a Pink Floyd reference Things we saw and heard Wednesday at Game 2 of the City Series, which the Chicago White Sox won 4-3 to sweep the mini-series.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2022 Baseball by the Numbers: It’s good to own the (strike) zone Not everyone is capable of being White Sox Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, but plate discipline is a major plus.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2022 NBC Sports Chicago pregame/postgame rankings: Bulls show has it all Though the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox shows share the same sets, they have different energy, style and vibes. So, as is my wont, I broke them down and ranked them.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 16, 2022 Dick Allen, the Phillies’ first Black star, didn’t let the boos and racism stop him from becoming an icon PHILADELPHIA — Dick Allen’s obligations — the speeches, the ceremony, the news conference — were complete two summers ago, allowing him to finally find a quiet place to sit at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies retired his number in September of 2020, five decades after he kissed the dirt at…
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 2, 2022 Opening Day has always been a blast — and so are these trivia questions There’s nothing like the anticipation and excitement that a new season brings
Chicago Tribune · Apr 1, 2022 Paul Sullivan: Will MLB make amends for its shoddy treatment of fans over the winter? Dream on. CHICAGO — When Major League Baseball returned from the players strike in 1995, teams looked for ways to get back in the good graces of alienated fans.