Saturday’s Lineups

For the Cubs

Patterson, CF; Perez, SS; Lee, 1B; Burnitz, RF; Ramirez, 3B; Walker, DH; Hollandsworth, LF; Hariston, 2B; Blanco, C.  Maddux is pitching.

For the Sox

Podsednik, LF; Iguchi, 2B; Rowand, CF; Konerko, 1B; Everett, DH; Dye, RF; Pierzynski, C; Crede, 3B; Ozuna, SS.  Contreras is pitching.

Be Aware of the Heat

Yesterday, fans did a great job beating the heat.  Very few cases were treated by our medical personnel.  SportsService, the ballpark vendor, sold a record number of bottles of water.  If you are attending today, please make sure you hydrate, use the rain rooms or shower if you need to and visit a cooling station if you start to feel the effects of the heat.

Pro-Sox Crowd

Yesterday’s crowd was as pro-Sox as any intracity contest in memory.  Sox fans showed up in force at the first series at Wrigley Field in May and dominated the crowd yesterday.  It will be interesting to see what the next two days bring …