Cubs win 8-6 over White Sox

The Chicago Cubs beat their crosstown rivals today and ended the Chicago White Sox longest win streak since 1961. Tyler Colvin led the Cubs offensively with a 3-run home run in the 3rd inning and a run in the 8th. The cubs also got quality pitching out of Ryan Dempster, who is now 6-6 with a 3.58 ERA. John Danks had trouble with his command all day and ended up with the loss. His record is now 7-5 with a 3.62 ERA

White Sox Clinch Crosstown Cup with 3-2 Win

The red-hot White Sox won their eleventh straight game with some help from a late Paul Konerko home run. The Sox now rest a game and a half back on the Minnesota Twins while the Cubs are 9 games back on the Cardinals and Reds. The Sox have definitely found some rhythm after a miserable start to the season. Juan Pierre and Alex Rios are the main reason for the offensive turnaround. Gordon Beckham, who has struggled all season, is finally making solid contact during this 11 game stretch which is a relief for Sox fans.

Captain Kirk Traded

The Bulls made a major move by trading Kirk Hinrich and the 17th pick of the draft to the Washington Wizards for a future second round pick. The move can not be made official until July 8th when the Wizards will have enough cap room to take on Hinrich's contract. The trade allows the Bulls to sign two max-contract free agents.

Chemistry Issues for the Cubs

Carlos Zambrano is at it again. In his start today against the Sox, he lasted one inning and gave up 4 earned runs and yelled at the entire team for not diving for balls and not giving enough effort. Zambrano also had to be seperated from Derrek Lee by other teammates. After the game Cubs GM Jim Hendry announced that Big Z is "suspended indefinitely" and went on to say "We will play with 24 tomorrow. We'll play with 24 before we tolerate that kind of behavior"

With the team in a year-long slump, I expect the cubs to be sellers at the trade deadline this year.

Duncan Keith Wins Norris Trophy

Duncan Keith won his first Norris Trophy this year. He had a career high in goals with 14 and assists with 55. He and Brent Seabrook combined to make one of the best defensive pairs in the league. The other finalists were Drew Doughty and Mike Green.