Pint-sized survivor takes a bow
The last time Hannah Klamecki was at a Sox game was on Elvis Night in 2004. On Saturday, Hannah, 5, threw out the first pitch. Hannah became nationally known when she survived two days in the woods after her grandfather vanished and died on a boating trip the two were taking on the Kankakee River. Searchers feared the worst, but Hannah eventually was found wandering out of the woods. Her story has made a national celebrity of Hannah. Her father, Mike, a longtime Sox fan, said: “There were so many people praying for us, that put their lives into the search, that we really feel they’re all a part of the family now.”
— Paul Sullivan
They want a picture with who?
Cubs manager Lou Piniella was headed to his postgame interview session when he was surrounded by several women who wanted to take a picture with him. Piniella told them he had to go talk to the media, but they refused to take no for an answer. While a dozen or so reporters waited, the women gathered around Piniella and had the picture taken before letting him go. “They want to take a picture of me?” Piniella said. “That’s really what you call desperate housewives.”
— Paul Sullivan
Contract talk news to Buehrle
White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle arrived late Saturday to U.S. Cellular Field, but only because his car broke down. Buehrle also felt better, one day after experiencing flulike symptoms after pitching seven innings of four-hit ball against the Cubs. But Buehrle was amused to hear a report that his agent and the White Sox had resumed talks on a contract extension. “That’s news to me,” Buehrle said. Last spring, Sox general manager Ken Williams and Jeff Berry, Buehrle’s agent, agreed to postpone negotiations until after this season. There is plenty of interest in Buehrle, a free agent after this season.
— Mark Gonzales
