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“In this league, when you play long enough, you have to have a short memory,” Paul said. “You can’t dwell on it, win or lose. If you win by 20, if you lose by 20, you start back over 0-0. You go from there. That’s sort of always been the mindset.”
Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and 16th minutes, the fastest hat trick in MLS history. C.J. Sapong made it 4-0 for Nashville (5-1-7) in the 39th minute with a putback off the rebound of Randall Leal’s shot off the post. Brian Anunga capped the scoring in the 62nd.
“To beat a ballclub like that, that’s a pretty good ballclub,” said Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, who was a triple shy of the cycle. “To blow them out, that’s definitely a positive on our end. Now we know what we can do, so now we’ve got to keep pushing and have that same focus moving forward.”
“Being a catcher, it’s tough to go night game to a day game, and he’s been doing this the whole year,” Chirinos said of Contreras. “Catching the most innings in the big leagues, that’s not easy to do, especially performing the way he’s been doing, awesome.”
Spectators stand in the visiting team dugout during a stoppage in play due to an incident near the ballpark in the sixth inning of a game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres on Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Washington. (Nick Wass/AP Photo)
Happ continues to walk despite his struggles; his 12.5% walk rate leads the Cubs and is above the league average. He also has been a little unlucky with a .233 Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP), well below his .327 career mark. His strikeout rate is slightly up from the previous two years, though lower than career-high levels, while his contact rate is nearly 5% higher than in 2020 and the second-best of his career. Happ knows the quality of contact must improve, however.
“My biggest fear is not trying something that you have an opportunity to do because you might fail or embarrass yourself,” La Russa said. “You’re better off trying it and embarrassing yourself and failing. I knew the two or three major reasons why I left the (Cardinals) job in 2011, and energy and stamina was not on the list.
Allen, meanwhile, noted the 17-year-old had a juvenile criminal history dating back at least four years, most recently with a case involving possession of a stolen motor vehicle in juvenile court, in which a judge ordered he be placed on electronic monitoring. But instead, a warrant was issued for him in December after he didn’t show up to court, Allen said.
“Some of my things that I do on the mound really sit well with the South Siders,” Lynn said recently. “You can tell when I come out and warm up for games, they are yelling at me. Some of the things that are not the nicest things that I like to say, but they just kind of come out when I compete. It’s definitely fun to play in front of those fans, and they enjoy the attitude that I bring too.
Tomato ketchup is so ubiquitous that it’s easy to dismiss it as a simple sauce to be paired with french fries, meatloaf, scrambled eggs and, if you’re far away from Chicago, a hot dog. (On that, we do judge: Don’t!) But there’s a deceptive complexity to ketchup. Chef Christopher Prosperi, my longtime friend in Connecticut, always said ketchup combined all five basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. The Food & Dining staff sampled 12 brands of ketchup, searching for that idyllic flavor profile. I was curious to see how all the ketchups would rate tasted side-by-side with no accompaniment. Although the brands sampled were regular tomato ketchup, there was a surprising variation in color, texture and flavor. A few tasted like cocktail sauce or canned tomato sauce. Some were sweet and some spicy. Textures ranged from a smooth paste to much more coarse. Clearly, not all ketchup is alike. This was a blind tasting, meaning tasters didn’t know which ketchup was which. Each participant in the tasting was asked to rate each brand on appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. I did not buy membership-only club brands because I wanted ketchup the general public had a reasonable chance of buying. Prices have been updated for 2021 based on listed prices at Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, Marianos, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market. (Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune; Shannon Kinsella/food styling)