As the hunted, do the White Sox consider the Minnesota Twins or the Detroit Tigers the more worrisome pursuer? ''Both,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said.

Maybe the Cubs got too much rest during the All-Star break. Maybe too many of them got no rest. Either way, the lineup picked up Friday where it left off Sunday - which is to say, it didn't pick up much at all as the Cubs opened their post-break schedule with a 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park that included a four-hit clunker by the hitters.

With all the major announcements the Blackhawks have made in the last few months, it seemed unlikely they could save one for their first fan convention. Actually, the Hawks didn't save just one.