Mary Mitchell celebrated for 29 years of ‘speaking truth’ as

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell’s storied profession, one which has spanned almost three a long time on the newspaper, was celebrated Friday by colleagues, politicians and mates. Mitchell, who determined final month to cut back her workload, is thought in Chicago for her fearless voice preventing discrimination, combating home violence and holding politicians accountable. She additionally impressed many by chronicling her battle with breast most cancers. “I want to thank every editor ... for giving me an opportunity to have a voice in the city of Chicago,” Mitchell advised these gathered on the Taste 222 restaurant on the Near West Side. “I used to drive my car, look up at the city and say, ‘Oh my

By the numbers: David Bote, Daniel Descalso and the reality

Baseball analysts don’t deny the existence of clutch hitting. David Bote’s game-winning RBI single within the Cubs’ 2-1 victory Sunday towards the Diamondbacks was clutch. When Daniel Descalso singled within the seventh to drive within the first run in a 2-Zero victory April 11 towards the Pirates, that was clutch, too. But whereas clutch hitting is actual, clutch hitters have proved elusive. No actual sample has been discovered when it comes to who comes by means of and who falters when the sport is on the road, and there's no clutch-hitting element in WAR. Fangraphs.com does have a stat labeled ‘‘Clutch‘’ on the win-probability portion of every participant and chief web page. It’s primarily based on win chance