The jump to the majors directly from Double-A has hardly daunted Thorpe, either. Three of his four White Sox starts have been otherworldly, and if you throw his June 16 Arizona mauling in the garbage can, the rookie has thrown to a 1.59 ERA.

A hard-fought game lost on both a terrible throw AND a no-throw. Di Billick recaps, and also provides possible ways to break this curse of a season.

Hello, and welcome to a new era of Chicago White Sox coverage on the Fans First Sports Network! We are the Writing Staff Formerly Known As South Side Sox, moving over as a collective from SB Nation and bringing virtually all of our regular coverage and features with us. In an effort to keep our… read more

The Chicago Cubs missed the playoffs in 2023 because their offense and bullpen were not good enough. Jed Hoyer did not do nearly enough to address either issue in the offseason, so the team still finds themselves with big holes in both places. If they are going to get this season on track, they need… read more

It was a tough weekend at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs. They lost three of four games to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The biggest thing for the Cubs right now is getting healthy. Chicago played the entire series without both Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner. Swanson has been on the injured list with a knee… read more

This weekend marked the first time the Chicago Cubs had played a division opponent in the 2024 season when the Milwaukee Brewers came to Wrigley Field. The weekend started with the Cubs a game behind the Brewers and ended with the two teams tied after the Cubs took two of three. Chicago’s starting pitching was… read more

It is pretty remarkable that the Chicago Cubs are 19-13 with all of the injuries they have had in the first month of the season. Three of the five pitchers that were scheduled to be in their starting rotation at the beginning of the season have missed multiple starts. They have also been without two… read more