Shot at all-city collection has Anthony Rizzo excited

An all-Chicago World Series for handiest the second one time in historical past? Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo can be mendacity if he stated the considered dealing with the crosstown White Sox at the sport’s largest level hadn’t crossed his thoughts. ‘‘It’s a ways away to getting there, however that might be one thing that might be very particular to town, evidently,’’ Rizzo stated prior to serving because the Cubs’ leadoff hitter Friday towards the Twins at Wrigley Field. Rizzo used to be 19 and scuffling with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2008, the final time the Sox certified for the postseason. While he admittedly tries to ‘‘check out’’ when he’s clear of the ballpark, he has taken notice of the upward push