Debate which weekend pitching performance meant the most for Chicago’s baseball teams until Steve Stone runs out of wisdom, but everyone can agree that back-to-back starts on both sides of town carried great significance for the Cubs and White Sox.
Which pitcher gained the most from his outing? I ranked them in order of importance.
Admit it. After Darvish’s 39-pitch first inning Sunday in a 6-1 snooze over the Reds, you started to wonder what kind of excuse Cubs manager Joe Maddon was going to offer this time. The Skyline Chili didn’t agree with Yu.