If the Chicago White Sox want to make the postseason, this a big week ahead for them

The Chicago White Sox are finally stringing wins together at just the right time. As of September 19th the White Sox find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture but within striking distance. The White Sox have a very legitimate chance to win the AL central and sneak into the playoffs, they are just three and a half games back of the 1st place Cleveland Guardians.

How the White Sox are doing it

In their last 10 games the Sox are 7-3 and they have won 5 out of their last 6 series. One of those series wins being against the Minnesota Twins whom are right on the heels of the Sox in the central. The White Sox also recently took a three game set from the Mariners on the road which was huge being that the Mariners hold the 1st wild card spot.

The White Sox also flexed their muscles in a makeup game against the Guardians swatting five homers showing them they mean business. Everything seems to be clicking at just the right time for the Sox. The stars are also shining bright on the southside. This little run the White Sox have put together has been fueled by performance from their stars. Dylan Cease, AL Cy Young candidate, practically no hit the Twins by taking a no hit bid into the 9th.

Eloy Jimenez has been electric as well. In the past 15 games Jimenez is hitting .357 with 6 bombs and an absurd .750 slugging percentage. The White Sox will continue to need all hands on deck as the season comes to a close and postseason tickets are being punched. Acting interim manager Miguel Cairo Echoed this message to the team after a game at home,

Are you in or are you out? If you’re out, let me know. If you’re in, let’s go for it.

The Road ahead

The Sox are in an intriguing position. They sit just three and a half games back of the Cleveland Guardians whom the White Sox play next kicking off a three game set at home on Tuesday night. This is the biggest and most important series of the year for the Sox and it is vital that they find a win to win this series at all costs. If the White Sox manage to take this series from the Guardians the road ahead is not much easier. After Cleveland the White Sox finish off their season series with the Tigers with a three game set then they play the Twins six more times and the Padres for three. If the White Sox aren’t careful they can find themselves at the end of the season sitting in third place on the outside looking in. However, the Sox have been heating up just at the right time, the offense is exploding and the pitching has been lights out, if they keep this up the Sox will clinch a postseason birth for the third season in a row, a feat the franchise has never accomplished.

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A man was killed and nine other people were wounded in shootings Monday across Chicago.

A 30-year-old man died after he was shot while walking in the Calumet Heights neighborhood on the South Side. He was walking about 3:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of East 93rd Street when someone shot him in the neck and lower back, Chicago police said. He was transported in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.Monday night, a 39-year-old man was shot about 8 p.m. in Seward Park on the Near North Side. He was at the park in the 300 block of West Elm Street when he heard gunshots and felt pain, police said. He was shot in the lower leg and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.Early Monday, a 30-year-old man was shot while he exited a restaurant during a robbery in North Lawndale on the West Side. He was walking out of a restaurant about 3:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Roosevelt Road when someone inside a black Nissan truck fired gunshots, police said. The man was grazed in the face and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. Two men from the Nissan truck also stole a purse at gunpoint from a woman sitting inside the 30-year-old man’s car. The men also tried to steal the vehicle, but fled the area in the Nissan truck.About a mile away, two men were wounded in a shooting Monday afternoon. A man, 20, was shot in the head and a 23-year-old man was grazed in the hand and lower body about 5:15 p.m., police said. They were standing in the 1200 block of South Keeler Avenue when someone started shooting. The 20-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. The other man was taken to the same hospital in good condition.About an hour and a half earlier, a 40-year-old man was shot in the head while inside his vehicle in Austin on the West Side. About 3:30 p.m., he was in the 5900 block of West Madison Street when someone inside another vehicle shot at him, police said. The man was taken to Loyola Hospital in critical condition.

At least four other people were injured by gunfire Monday in Chicago. No arrests were reported in any of the shootings.

Over the weekend, nine people were killed and 54 others were wounded by gunfire across the city, marking one of the most violent weekends of the year.

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Ten people were wounded in shootings across Chicago Monday.

A 39-year-old man was shot about 8 p.m. in Seward Park on the Near North Side. He was at the park in the 300 block of West Elm Street when he was shot in the lower leg. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.A 30-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking while leaving a restaurant in North Lawndale on the West Side. Someone in a black Nissan truck fired shots about 3:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Roosevelt Road, police said. The man was grazed in the face and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. Two men in the truck stole a purse at gunpoint from a woman sitting in the man’s car. The men also tried to steal the car but fled in the truck.About a mile away, two men were wounded in a shooting Monday afternoon. A man, 20, was shot in the head and a 23-year-old man was grazed in the hand and lower body about 5:15 p.m., police said. They were standing in the 1200 block of South Keeler Avenue when someone started shooting. The 20-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. The other man was taken to the same hospital in good condition.A 30-year-old man was shot and critically wounded about an hour and a half earlier in Calumet Heights on the South Side. He was shot in the neck and lower body while walking in the 1600 block of East 93rd Street about 3:40 p.m., police said. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center.About 10 minutes earlier, a 40-year-old man was shot in the head while in his car in Austin on the West Side. He was in the 5900 block of West Madison Street when someone in another car shot at him around 3:30 p.m., police said. The man was taken to Loyola Hospital in critical condition.

At least four other people were injured by gunfire Monday in Chicago. No arrests were reported in any of the shootings.

Over the weekend, nine people were killed and 54 others were wounded by gunfire across the city, marking one of the most violent weekends of the year.

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Matt Eberflus was not satisfied with the Bears’ offense in Week 2

Passing attempts were harder to find on the Chicago Bears Sunday Night Football telecast than a can of baby formula at your local grocery store. Quarterback Justin Fields finished the game with 11 passing attempts that resulted in 70 yards. Fields wasn’t targeting players analysts assumed would be a significant part of the Bears’ passing scheme. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus seemed frustrated on the sideline with the play on the field.

Wide receiver Darnell Mooney had one reception for -4 yards. That brings Mooney’s total this season to 4 receiving yards. Tight end Cole Kmet had nothing but a drop against the Packers. Kmet has yet to catch a pass this season.

The Bears’ passing game was also inept in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers. The excuse made after the game was the rainy conditions. The Bears didn’t try passing much against the Packers. The Bears relied on the run. That game plan was solid enough to score 10 points in total. Three points came in the second half as the Bears tried to come back from being down 24-7 at halftime.

Eberflus addressed the offensive shortcomings in Monday’s press conference

Per Adam Hoge with CHGO Sports, Matt Eberflus said he trusts Fields to the ball more than 11 times in an NFL football game. Eberflus said he understands the passing game is struggling through the first two weeks and that the Bears aren’t doing a good job scheming to get playmakers the football.

Eberflus tried to explain the Bears’ 11 passing attacks as a byproduct of a successful running attack that gained 23 fewer rushing yards than the Packers.

Eberflus then articulated that he understood, following the Bears scoring 10 points after passing the ball 11 times, that the team needs to find a better balance of run and pass.

Matt Eberflus should know this by Week 2

Matt Eberflus and the Bears coaching staff have been around the league enough to know they can’t run an offense this way. The admissions don’t mean anything unless the Bears change their play on the field from the first two weeks.

The 49ers game was a prelude to the offense the Bears thought would have a winning formula this season. Fields isn’t learning how to do anything in this offense but how to relieve an injured starting quarterback in the future by handing the ball off.

The Bears’ offense is finding ways to reach a new low in the passing game. Week 2 against the Packers needs to be this year’s bottom.

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After finishing the 2021-22 season with the Chicago Blackhawks affiliate, Rockford IceHogs, winger Kurtis Gabriel has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs propsect Kurtis Gabriel has announced his retirement, Monday, from professional hockey at the age of 29.

Gabriel was drafted in the 3rd round by the Minnesota Wild in 2013 and eventually made his NHL debut with the team. The winger was reputed for his fists and in 51 NHL games logged 153 penalty minutes.

In a Twitter post, the 29-year-old said “I feel like I need to listen to my body, my heart, and my mind, and they are telling me it is time to retire from playing professional hockey.”

The Newmarket, Ontario native joined the Blackhawks organization after starting the year with the Toronto Marlies. He would play his first game with the ‘Hogs on January 22 and finished his time in Rockford in the regular season with 39 games played and five points.

Gabriel would also play in two Blackhawks games plus made an appearance in all five IceHogs postseason games in 2022.

Wishing him the best wherever his next chapter leads him.

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