I mean, probably not. The first images of Anthony Ranaudo Wednesday night were infuriating. Here’s a guy who has spent the last few seasons bouncing around between increasingly slim opportunities to stick, and finally found some traction in Triple-A Charlotte by filling up the zone with his middling stuff, and here he is in a nationally […]
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Cubs 8, White Sox 1: No-no bid gives way to blowout
Taking the bump Wednesday night in lieu of the internationally renowned fashion guru, Chris Sale, was Anthony Ranaudo. You know, that guy that the Sox murdered and then immediately acquired. No, not that one. This one. He squared off against Cubs right-hander Jason Hammel, as the Sox dropped the first of two at Wrigley. • What looked like a blowout waiting […]
White Sox 5, Cubs 4: Sox waste Gonzalez gem, then walk off for the third time in a row
When the No. 5 starter gets lined up against the opposing team’s ace, it’s typically good work to just to keep it competitive. When the No. 5 starter is a preseason waiver wire grab and the opposing ace is the reigning NL Cy Young, well then… And yet, Miguel Gonzalez was up to the task, […]