Brother Bill

My official 2026 White Sox first half report card (grades based on my preseason expectations) Vargas A+ Newcomb A+ Peters A+ Antonacci A+ Grichuk A+ Hudson A+ Taylor A Murakami A Martin A Burke A Richards B+ Colson B Braden B Kay B Meidroth B- Benintendi B- Fedde C+ Murphy C+ Acuna C+ Schultz C Hicks C Romo D- Dominguez F Quero F Leasure F Venable A- Vasil’s Wand A+ Pope Leo A++++++ Overall A+

@KevinKaduk I remember going to the Stadium in the early 90s, paying $4 a beer and thinking “I could get a 12 pack for the same amount of money.”

Chicago's sporting venues have gotten so expensive that I bought a beer for $11 at the Salt Shed last night and wondered why it was so cheap.

@North2North And an average ticket cost is $50, not to mention concessions and parking, yet attendance has never been hire?

Baseball at low point right now ⚾️ But we can pretend

@wischlist I got chills watching that!

Looking forward to this. 🥊 💪🏻 💯

@PJ_Mooney @sahadevsharma As long as Twinkle Dee and Twinkle Dumb don't screw it up...

Second-half storylines with @sahadevsharma: Cubs could become World Series contenders with right trade deadline moves nytimes.com/athletic/74462…

@wischlist No doubt, Illinois had three LBs that played at the same time as Fitzgerald and all were significantly better.

There were a lot of Big Ten linebackers better than Pat Fitzgerald, among them Dana Howard, Kevin Hardy, LaVar Arrington, Jack Ham ...

@DaBearsTakeOver A guy that played in the 40s, three that played in the 50s-60s, one in the 80s, one in the 90s, two RBs and only two that played in the last 25 years. There's nowhere to go but up for Ben, Caleb, Colston, Rome and Luther!

Chicago Bears Franchise Leaders in Receiving Yards: 1. Johnny Morris — 5,059 2. Harlon Hill — 4,616 3. Alshon Jefferey — 4,549 4. Walter Payton — 4,538 5. Mike Ditka — 4,503 6. Curtis Conway — 4,498 7. Matt Forte — 4,116 8. Marty Booker — 3,895 9. Willie Gault — 3,650 10. Ken Kavanaugh — 3,626

@CheapSeats411 Part of the free agent haul along with Dave Smith and George Bell that ushered in the Cubs glory days of the 1990s!

Cubs legend, Danny Jackson on the bump.

@MatthewNichol5 I don’t ever remember any projections for Jason Bere to be a superstar? He was a very good number four starter behind McDowell, Fernandez and Alvarez.

Clips of forgotten White Sox. Check out this great All Star game clip from 1994. Moises Alou with the game winning hit. Legend has it that Alou urinated on his hands to get rid of calluses. Many Cubs fans called him piss hands. Alou was a professional hitter. On the hill was Jason Bere, who was supposed to be a superstar. Injuries and wildness were a big issue for Bere. Bere was many of the players who played for the Cubs and White Sox. On another note, let's make Illinois great again and flip it red.

@wischlist Wimbledon. Although it wouldn’t be the same as it was when Americans dominated the men’s division.

Which of these four major European sporting events would you most like to attend?

@ChiSoxFanMike He’s a #4 who had an exceptional run for 2 1/2 months.

I’m not going to push the panic button on Davis Martin, but he has not been good recently. Makes me wonder if he’s fatigued or has a dead arm. Needless to say, they need more pitching.

@rfattore @KevG163 Amen to that!

@KevG163 Bring back the all road whites!!!

Happy Birthday, Matt Suhey! Versatile #Bears fullback of the 1980s Scored #DaBears' first touchdown in Super Bowl XX Could run, catch, even throw — and was the primary blocking back for the legendary Walter Payton. Featured is the special bond between Suhey and Sweetness

@ChiSoxFanMike And from the Rays, who don’t get rid of players like that. That just shows you the level the Sox front office and scouting is at now.

This has to be the single most surprising player in MLB this season. Acquired for cash considerations.

@LastComiskey Great comparison, I’ve been thinking about that since Mid-May.

There are a lot of similarities between the young White Sox of 2026 and 1990. If you're jonesing for a Sox fix w/no game today, check out LAST COMISKEY. Link in the first comment.

@Sam_Phalen How many games have the Sox won like that though? They arguably stole the first two games against Cleveland at home. All of that evens out over the course of 162 game schedule.

I feel like a lot of #WhiteSox fans are downplaying the importance of these losses against CLE. The Sox have lost 3 straight to Cleveland in extras or on 9th-inn. walk-offs. Those 3 games are the difference between a 5-game AL Central lead and a 1-game deficit. Tiebreaker too.

@wischlist @NYCMayor LOL, someone may want to tell him how the founders felt about expansive government, power and control.

@NYCMayor How about you sit today out, Comrade?

Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation’s independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then. What a privilege us Americans have, to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What an honor us New Yorkers have, to look out over our city’s waters from the shores where so many Americans bravely entered their country for the first time. Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it. Happy Fourth of July, New York City.

@Nick_GGTB The rain killed them last night. Kay was rolling with a low pitch count and probably could've gone seven. Now the bullpen is worn out...

Really thought the #WhiteSox would split with CLE. Win tonight and tomorrow then move on. Six more with CLE after this series. Sox are being dragged down by known liabilities. Offense needs to overcome the eventual inevitables. Need a lot of fireworks tonight. Go Sox.

@Ecnerwal23 I know they’re thin in the bullpen. But they really need to make Grant Taylor the ninth inning guy and that’s it. Use Seranthony in the eighth.

I hate this movie #WhiteSox

@wischlist You could always watch the Sox instead😁

I suffer withdrawals when the Cubs have an off day.

@wischlist The offense, not just this year, but the last three seasons now, has been way too hot or cold for my liking. I just don’t trust the lineup. Need to see more consistency. They’re on a heater now. But how many weeks straight did they not hit, while playing about 20 games sub .500?

@2025BrotherBill If they get healthier and add pitching, why?

Get healthier, trade for some pitching, and these Cubs are a serious NL threat, folks.