Jackson In Familiar Territory

Edwin Jackson, formerly of the Arizona Diamondbacks, was traded to the White Sox last week.  It is the fifth team that Jackson has been with in his 8 year career, and the fourth in the last 3 years.  There was some speculation that White Sox GM Kenny Williams would flip Jackson to the Nationals for Adam Dunn, but that deal never happened.

Jackson has decided to permanently reside in his 2006 Escalade, citing the spacious interior and over-the-seat DVD player as "significant ammenities."

Underachievers Strive to Overachieve... and Fall Short

Two of baseball's self-proclaimed underachievers met at Wrigley Field for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball... on Sunday night (in case you didn't catch that part).  The underachievers set out to overachieve, and did exactly what you would expect an underachiever to do... they fell short.

White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a two-out double to Alfonso Sorry-ano Soriano.  And he was met out for out by Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly, who carried his no-no into the 9th inning before giving up a lead-off, pinch-hit single to Juan Pierre.  That's right, speaking of underachievers, guys hitting .274 and .245 busted up no-hitters tonight.

When asked how it felt to break up a no-hitter in the 9th, Juan Pierre answered, "Très bien. Je déteste ces oursons."  Don't we all, Pierre.  Don't we all...

Cubs, White Sox Finally Agree

The two Chicago teams finally agreed on something this week: they each suck.  According to an MLB.com story, the Cubs and White Sox both recognize the fact that they are underachieving this season with the Cubbies 9 games out and the White Sox 10.5 games out so far this season.  The article also points out that the Cubs' best pitcher, Carlos Silva, will be on the hill today for the team.  Read that sentence again, slowly, and you'll begin to understand why the Cubs have recognized that they are underachieving.

I would start making bold proclamations about the impending apocalypse due to the fact that both teams agree; however, I think they finally just came to terms with what the rest of the world already knows.  Managers Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen have decided that the battle for Chicago baseball supremacy will not be decided on the field, but, rather, a round robin arm wrestling tournament at Navy Pier.