Chris De Luca

In the 50th — and earliest — season-opener at Wrigley on a hot-chocolate kind of day, fans waved their W flags and pumped out their chests after a 4-0 dusting of the Brewers.

As the Sox wave a white flag, Hahn sticks to a familiar script that has us all trusting him to get it right next year.

Just as fired vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn were carrying their belongings out the door Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, Tony La Russa was making a — we won’t call it triumphant — return.

Three weeks from Opening Day, Davis Martin, Jonathan Cannon and Perez are in the mix to get the Game 1 ball.

Lee’s hand hit the bat of Brewers batter Rhys Hoskins as the catcher was trying to throw out a runner at third base.

And Dunn has become a Durant fan because the Suns forward has taken such good care of his little brother in Phoenix.

Mention those 121 losses, and Venable, who spent that season coaching for the Rangers, doesn’t flinch, saying he has permanently filed last year deep into the past.

This bizarre MLB Airbnb shows a team can hold its home city hostage while negotiating a better deal elsewhere. Sound familiar, Sox fans?

After spending his first weekend in Chicago, Japanese superstar has formed a quick opinion about his new hometown.

It's the first time the Sox have gotten off to a 3-0 start at home since 2004.