Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010
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April return not expected for Peavy
Chicago general manager Ken Williams says pitcher Jake Peavy is ahead of schedule in his rehab, but the White Sox are not counting on the right-hander to be ready by Opening Day or even the first month.
Peavy suffered a detached latissimus dorsi muscle near his right shoulder in early July.
"He's well ahead of schedule," Williams said Tuesday, "but I don't want to count eggs before they're hatched," (MLB.com).
Sandberg disappointed with Cubs
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg questioned Tuesday whether the Cubs did their due diligence before rejecting him for their managerial opening.
"Well, you know what, obviously there was disappointment at the end," Sandberg told "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on WMVP-AM 1000, when asked about losing out to Mike Quade. "As I look back and see everybody involved in the interview process, I think the most games that anybody saw me manage was 4-5 games, by everybody that I talked to.
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"Based on that, I don't know how I would get hired for a job if nobody saw me doing my job elsewhere. That was kind of a disappointing part of the whole thing. But now that I see it, it's very obvious with the process and the final choice."y can do that, they'll shed 10 million from the payroll, (ChicagoBreakingSports).
Northwestern's 'L' ride to Wrigley scrapped
One of the things that was to be most charming about the Wrigleyville Classic between Northwestern and Illinois on Saturday was the Wildcats' ride to Wrigley Field on the CTA. They were supposed to dress in Evanston and then ride a special L train, getting off at the Addison stop and then coming into the ballpark through the "Wildcat Way" that's going to be set up on Sheffield Avenue, entering through the right-field "knothole" directly onto the field through the east end zone.
Sounds great, right? Unfortunately, it's not going to happen. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was quoted as saying:" "Some logistics did not get ironed out in time. We're going to take the bus. We'll stick with our normal routine," (The Deep Dish).
Marlins interested in A.J. Pierzynski
According to a report out of south Florida, it seems A.J. Pierzynski may be thinking of following in LeBron James' footsteps.
There is mutual interest between the Marlins and free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, 33, but he might be too expensive for Florida. He made 6.75 million in 2010 with the Chicago White Sox.
Now, what is keeping this deal from being possible at the moment is that, as it said above, the Marlins can't really afford Pierzynski right now. That being said, the team is supposedly looking to trade Dan Uggla this winter, and if they can do that, they'll shed 10 million from the payroll, (Foul Balls).
Hester named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Devin Hesters 100 yards on two kickoff returns and 47 yards on two punt returns gave the Bears a decisive edge in field position during the win over Minnesota and also earned Hester the honor of NFC special teams player of the week for the eighth time in his already storied career as a kick returner, (CSNChicago.com's John Mullin).