"Definitely a bittersweet feeling:" Garrett Crochet talks to MLB.com about his White Sox tenure and being traded to Boston: www.mlb.com/news/garrett...

DePaul men's basketball: currently 7-0
(3-29 last season)

Loyola men's basketball: currently 6-0

Chicago success stories

There's a young man for Althoff Catholic, Dierre Hill Jr., who has 302 yards rushing, 80 yards receiving and 5 TDs in the IHSA 1A championship game. That's pretty, pretty good.

What best captures Thanksgiving?

A Different World marathon
Who's the Boss marathon
Everybody Loves Raymond marathon
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast marathon (Don Rickles great on Bob Hope Roast, but he was always great)
Watching all 15 Michigan football Ws from 2023 title season

"From a distance, I was like, ‘Dang, I don’t know once this kid arrives if I’m ever going to be able to go back to leaving my family.’” John Ely chooses strong family commitment in a decision to depart White Sox coaching. From my Newsletter today: www.mlb.com/whitesox/new...

SoxFest is returning in 2025 with a new name, new format and new location at the Ramova Theatre. But there still will be opportunities for fans to ask questions of general manager Chris Getz and manager Will Venable. Check it out: www.mlb.com/news/soxfest...

Just remember... It's going to be close to 50 degrees Friday through Monday in Chicago.

More from Colson: "There’s people that train to win, but when you train to dominate it kind of changes the mindset. I feel like that’s clicking with me right now."

Colson Montgomery from his Zoom today, on his offseason workout: "I’m not trying to win the day, I’m trying to dominate the day. I’m trying to dominate my workout, dominate my hitting routines and dominate my infield routines."

White Sox manager Will Venable announced today on Foul Territory TV that Walker McKinven will be the team's new bench coach. He was the Brewers' run prevention coordinator, basically doing game planning and considered the catcher guru, from what I was told.

It's very tough replacing a No. 1 pitcher possessing Garrett Crochet's talent, competitive drive and leadership. So the White Sox could/should keep him. From my Newsletter today: www.mlb.com/news/the-whi...

“I’m not being arrogant in saying that, ‘Oh, I’m the best.’ But in a game like this, in a professional sport, you have to think that way. If you don’t, you are just going to sell yourself short." No. 3 White Sox prospect Colson Montgomery shows off adjusted approach:

www.mlb.com/news/colson-...

From my Newsletter Friday: Rikuu Nishida topped all Minor Leaguers with 114 runs scored and led the White Sox with 49 stolen bases. But the upbeat player, who director of player development Paul Janish once said is "leading the league in personality," is not satisfied:

www.mlb.com/whitesox/new...

My initial post here: I haven't been this full of energy since Michigan football went 15-0 and won the national title last year. Here's my look at new White Sox manager Will Venable from many how really know him:

www.mlb.com/whitesox/new...

Welcome White Sox beat writer @sdmerkin.bsky.social to Bluesky. I’ve added him to my list of MLB.com beat reporters here: