Barack Obama predicts a White Sox-Nationals World Series

By Aaron GleemanSep 21, 2012, 1:50 PM EDT
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Barack Obama is a big White Sox fan who lives/works in Washington, D.C., so I suppose the president’s World Series prediction was sort of … well, predictable:

When asked for his World Series prediction, Mitt Romney picked* “whichever teams don’t benefit from revenue sharing.”

* That’s not actually true. And my attempts at political humor are very lame. But at least they’re also half-hearted!

Cubs to activate Craig Kimbrel on Thursday

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By Bill BaerJun 26, 2019, 6:59 PM EDT
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The Cubs will activate reliever Craig Kimbrel ahead of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Braves, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

Kimbrel, 31, ended a seven-month stint in free agency, agreeing to a three-year, $43 million contract with the Cubs earlier this month. He has made four minor league appearances, allowing one earned run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

With an aggregate 3.96 ERA entering Wednesday, the Cubs’ bullpen has been among the better bullpens in the league. Adding Kimbrel, one of the greatest closers of all-time, certainly can’t hurt and will give them some stability in save situations.