Before getting to the game, a few crosstown evaluations:
While we White Sox fans may excoriate Jerry Reinsdorf for penuriousness, arrogant decisions (TLR, anyone?), and the inexcusable extortion that has the taxpayers of Illinois supporting his billionaire life, compared to the owners of the Cubs — from the absolutely vile patriarch to his not-far-from-the-tree sons (and this was before their ploy this week to turn Wrigley Field into a mere backdrop for a garish sports betting edifice) — Jerry is an absolute saint.
And while we may disdain Ken Williams and Rick Hahn for some of their softheaded decisions on the way to forming today’s team, compared to the alleged collection of geniuses running the Cubs, who not only just let go the faces of their franchise and core of their team and then blamed the players for wanting to be paid market rate, but set it up so all those stars would become free agents at the same time, Ken and Rick are downright brilliant.