In one of the more exciting baseball games I’ve ever been to, the White Sox came from behind twice to beat the Yankees 9-6 in a nearly four hour game. Outside of all the home runs, the highlight of the game would have to be seeing the Yankees use four pitchers for four straight White Sox hitters in the fifth inning.

These are by far my two favorite batting stances. Kevin Youkilis is obviously a step above because it reminds me of Spike from the Looney Toons but Adam Dunn’s arrogant approach to the plate would be much cooler if he didn’t use AC/DC’s Highway to Hell.

Last night was Chicago Blackhawks Night at US Cellular field for the White Sox – Yankees game. The pregame consisted of a meet and greet with Blackhawks head coach and former players as well as a parade around the warning track. We missed the meet and greet but we made the parade.

Side Notes:
* The full set of photographs are here.

This weekend Julie and I ran our first 5K at the BTN Big10K which started at Soldier Field and ran along Lake Michigan. The run was difficult at the beginning with the large crowd but as it went on it became more manageable. I ended up finishing in 34:02 minutes and placing 943 out of 1769. By far the fastest I’ve ever run in my life without being chased.

After the run there was a tailgate setup with each of the BIG 10 schools having a tent with swag and a couple of football related events. I gave the Field Goal kick a try.

Side Notes:

* The BIG 10 had three former athletes participate in the race: Ki-Jana Carter, Dhani Jones and Ron Dayne. Ki-Jana and I reminisced Central Ohio football.

** I’m a big fan of people who wear shirts celebrating historical events.