The Bald Truth
Nice to see Dontrelle Willis winning - and smiling - again.
When one of the sport's most charismatic and entertaining players is doing his thing, baseball is better for it.
Just Asking
Wow! Did you see the way the Cubs flailed away at those amazing pitches being thrown by the Cardinals' great Bob Gibson?
I don't care how many times you say that was Joel Pineiro. I'm saying it must have been Gibson.
The Balder Truth
Remember all that hand-wringing in New York over CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira?
Well, don't look now, but CC won again Tuesday and has a 3.43 ERA to go with his 4 wins - as many as White Sox season-opening No. 2, 3 and 4 starters Gavin Floyd, John Danks and Jose Contreras combined. And Teixeira has 11 HRs (2 more than the combined total of Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto) and 30 RBIs (more than the aggregate output of Soto, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson and Aaron Miles).
Then again, the Yankees do have slightly higher standards than their Chicago counterparts.
The Stat Line
2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 0 K ... blown 5-2 lead in the 9th ... season: 1-2 record, 8.31 ERA.
Hmmm. Maybe the Cubs don't miss Kerry Wood after all.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
The Blackhawks have been such a feel-good story in Chicago this year, it's easy to overlook their shortcomings. Well, here's a big one: Brian Campbell.
They gave an 8-year, $56.8 million contract to the allegedly offensive-minded defenseman who, it turns out, rarely scores.
Campbell was trying to make something happen in OT Tuesday when he gave away the puck, fell down, watched helplessly as the Red Wings took off on a 3-on-1 break and basically handed Detroit a 2-0 lead in the series.
He turns 30 on Saturday. And did we mention he still has 7 years left on that contract?
As great as the season has been, not everything is perfect in Hawkeyland.
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