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“We were nervous,” he said. “We’re like, ‘How are they gonna receive us being these goofballs on bikes showing up doing tricks?’ They’re out here doing real deal things and man, when we saw all those serious, almost hardened troops, the men and women walking around base, when we saw them flip a switch and jump up and down and scream and yell and laugh and have fun, that was such a huge moment.
Former Cleveland Indians second baseman now White Sox second basemen César Hernández (12) makes his Chicago debut playing against some familiar faces, former Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Tepera (51) now White Sox pitcher makes a brief and disappointing debut in the eighth, Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak (99) clears the benches after hitting Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu with the ball )but says he’s sorry), and the Sox end up with a 6-4 victory on their way to a playoff bid Friday, July 30, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. Hernández was traded July 29. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
“I made it clear when I was out there that I knew it wasn’t intentional, but the ball was called in, and that guy is really a good pitcher but today his command was not there,” La Russa, 76, said. “And it’s a scary situation, so that was why I was upset because you called a ball in and the guy didn’t have his command and our guy got popped.”
Christina Dressel, mother of Olympic swimmer Caeleb Dressel, (left), and Meghan Dressel, wife of Caeleb, (second from left) both fall down as they react as Caeleb wins the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly race at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 30, 2021. Caeleb’s family was watching the Olympics live broadcast on NBC at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at Universal Orlando. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
MyKayla Skinner, who had the fourth-highest score in vault during qualifications, will compete in vault finals for the U.S. alongside Jade Carey, who finished with the second highest score. Skinner initially did not make the vault finals because International Gymnastics Federation rules allow each country a maximum of two athletes per event in the finals.
Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo celebrates as he rounds the bases on a solo home run during the sixth inning against the Marlins on Friday in Miami. Rizzo went 2-for-3 in his Yankees debut a day after being acquired from the Cubs in a trade. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Just minutes after collecting his gold medal, he hustled back to the deck for the semifinals of the 50 freestyle, where he set the top qualifying time of 21.42. He also was anchoring the 400 mixed medley relay, a new Olympic event that features two men and two women on each team.
An alternate for the 2016 Summer Games, McDowell made his Olympic debut Monday at Odaiba Marine Park, a coastal tourist attraction with views of Tokyo’s iconic Rainbow Bridge. Having never finished higher than 11th in a World Triathlon Championship Series, he decided he would “be over the moon” if he finished in the top eight.
Back in December 2016 the Cubs were still experiencing their World Series hangover, and their fans were talking dynasty as if it was a fait accompli. The Sox were beginning a long and grueling rebuild by trading ace Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox for Yoán Moncada, Michael Kopech and a couple other prospects, giving up their most popular player in the prime of his career.
“He’s a super smart guy,” Gipson said. “But sometimes he thinks light years ahead. So sometimes when he first brings an idea up, you’ll say, ‘Sean, there’s no way that’s going to work.’ But when he breaks it down, you understand his mind and you get how he thinks. … The game of football slows down. After he breaks it down to you, you’ll say, ‘OK, five minutes ago, there’s no way I would have put that together. But now it makes sense.’ And that’s just playing football at a high level.”