With just one week left before the All-Star break, the reserve rosters were announced today for both leagues. The Cubs scored three All Stars, with shortstop Dansby Swanson and pitcher Marcus Stroman both making the team for the second time in their careers while pitcher Justin Steele makes it for the first time. For the disappointing White Sox, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. earns his first All Star nod. The four will be heading to Seattle for next Tuesday’s festivities.
Another decent week, as I managed to extend my streak of 30,000-step weeks to six. Things got off to a decent-enough start on Sunday, finishing with 4100 steps as I flew home from Seattle. The Juneteenth holiday led to a slow Monday, finishing 21 steps away from 2800. Going back to work on Tuesday led to a big increase, falling just 28 steps shy of 4800. Wednesday saw a slowdown, dropping down to 3700 steps. Thursday jumped back up again, ending with 4400 steps. A slow Friday left me 14 steps away from 3500. The week ended on a high note, as a well-attended game between the Red Sox and the White Sox led to me having to park in Lot G, which led to 6800 steps on Saturday.
Total steps: 30,140
Daily average: 4305.7
A tremendous week, as I put up my best total since my Hawaii trip in February of last year. The week got off to a good start thanks to a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field to watch the White Sox battle the Marlins, leaving me with 5600 steps. Monday saw a slight decline, dropping to 4600 steps. A trip in to work on Tuesday helped put me back over 5000 steps. Wednesday night saw me travel down to Wrigley Field, which left me 14 steps shy of 6900. Thursday was the low day of the week, finishing with just 3700 steps. A trip to O’Hare, followed by a flight to Seattle and visits to Pike Place Market and T-Mobile Park to see the White Sox battle the Mariners ended a mere 11 steps away from 10,300, my first 10,000 step day of the year and my first on the mainland since 2021. Despite a return trip to the ballpark teamed with a trip to the Space Needle, Saturday saw a slight drop-off, but still managed to be well above goal, needing just 4 steps to reach 8600.
Total steps: 44,802
Daily average: 6400.3
Coming in to the 2023 season, I had seen every team since the pandemic-stricken 2020 season save two: the Pirates, who I had last seen in 2019, and the Marlins, who I hadn’t seen in person since 2013. This week, I knocked both of those teams off the list, with the Marlins coming through Guaranteed Rate Field this past weekend and the Pirates in town at Wrigley Field this week.
Less than halfway through the 2023 season, I’ve already seen fourteen of the 30 clubs, just under half. That number jumps to 25 when we turn the clock back to 2022. That’s 83% of the league that I’ve seen in less than a season and a half. The remaining five I saw in 2021, and I’m sure at least two or three will make an appearance in the second half of 2023. Anyway, here’s a look at each team and the last time I saw them play.
Most Recent Game By Team
| Team Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 5/19/2021 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5/26/2021 |
| San Diego Padres | 6/1/2021 |
| Boston Red Sox | 9/11/2021 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9/28/2021 |
| Seattle Mariners | 4/12/2022 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 4/30/2022 |
| New York Yankees | 5/15/2022 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6/8/2022 |
| Texas Rangers | 6/12/2022 |
| Atlanta Braves | 6/18/2022 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6/20/2022 |
| Colorado Rockies | 7/27/2022 |
| Oakland Athletics | 7/30/2022 |
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Another decent, if inconsistent, week, as I managed to extend my streak of 30,000-step weeks to four. Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, ending 21 steps away from 4300. A small increase on Monday put me up over 4300 steps. Tuesday saw a big drop, falling down to 3300 steps. A postponed White Sox game and being alone for dinner led to exciting times on Wednesday, as I jumped over 6000 steps thanks to a trip to Ricobene’s and a few laps around Armour Square Park. I followed that up with my worst day of the week, as meetings limited me to just 3000 steps. My second trip to the office in as many weeks led to yet another day over 6000 steps on Friday, thanks to an afternoon picnic on the West Plaza patio. The week ended on a down note, as Saturday fell to just 3200 steps.
Total steps: 30,215
Daily average: 4316.4
Last night’s contest between the White Sox and the Yankees in the Bronx was postponed after wildfires in Canada caused “clearly hazardous air quality” at Yankee Stadium. Tuesday night’s game was played under a lesser haze, but conditions worsened during the day on Wednesday, leading to cancellations across sports in both New York and Philadelphia. The game is currently scheduled to be made up today as part of a straight doubleheader, assuming the skies clear up some.
This is not the first time the White Sox have had a game cancelled in New York for non-weather-related reasons. The White Sox were scheduled to start a series against the Yankees in New York on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, before certain events in the city caused the game to be delayed.
A decent enough week, as I managed to extend my streak of 30,000-step weeks to three even though my 4000-step day streak was snapped after seventeen days. Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, which ended with 5300 steps. A small decrease on Monday wrapped up the Memorial Day weekend with 4700 steps. I made my first trip to the office for 2023 on Tuesday, which helped put me at 5400 steps. Back at home on Wednesday, I dropped down to 4000 steps. My 4000-sted day streak came to an end on Thursday, as I finished 7 steps shy of 3700. Friday was even worse, dropping down to 3000 steps. A record-breaking White Sox game on Saturday left me just 23 steps away from 4800.
Total steps: 31,021
Daily average: 4431.6
Last week, the White Sox brought back Alexander (nee Alex) Colomé for a second go around. After four appearances with a 6.00 ERA, that second go-around came to an end today. Colomé was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Jake Marisnick.
Colomé was first acquired from the Mariners in a trade for catcher Omar Narváez following the 2018 season. He notched 42 saves in 83 games over two seasons and picked up an additional save and two scoreless innings in two appearances during the 2020 Wild Card series against the A’s. He left as a free agent after the abbreviated 2020 season and returned on a minor league deal earlier this season.
After a disappointing (to put it mildly) April, the White Sox looked to shake things up in May, making eleven roster moves prior to yesterday’s game. To put this into perspective, reassigning eleven players at one time during spring training would be highly irregular. Making eleven roster moves on one day during the regular season is unheard of. Twenty percent of the active roster changed! In one day!
To start things off, Tim Anderson and Hanser Alberto were activated from the injured list. Joining them from Triple A are pitchers Alexander (nee Alex) Colome and Sammy Peralta and outfielder Billy Hamilton. To make room for these five, Joe Kelly was placed on the paternity list, Romy Gonzalez was placed on the injured list, Oscar Colas and Lenyn Sosa were demoted to Triple A, and Jake Diekman was designated for assignment. In addition, Frank German was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
Diekman was the big (and lone) acquisition the White Sox made at the trade deadline last year. To say he has been a bust would be quite the understatement. Since being acquired from the Red Sox, Diekman has posted a 7.04 ERA in 39 games. In thirteen games in April, that ERA ballooned to 7.94.
Another bad week with more cold weather. Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, as I finished with 2400 steps. A slight rise on Monday put me over 3400 steps. Tuesday saw a big fall, dropping down to 2200 steps. Wednesday saw a small improvement, going up to 3200 steps. Another big fall on Thursday gave me my lowest total of the week, with just 1700 steps. A night at the old ballpark to see the White Sox lose their ninth straight led to my best day of the week on Friday, coming 29 steps away from 6100. Saturday fell off once again, with just 2300 steps.
Total steps: 21,548
Daily average: 3078.3