I normally don’t watch that much baseball. I’m not going to lie, unless I know someone who is playing, I don’t like to watch it at all.

Most of the time I just catch the really good parts on SportsCenter.

However, I did notice this weekend that Major League Baseball had one of the biggest rivalry series in America this past weekend.

The Chicago Cubs swept the Chicago White Sox in a three-game series.

Normally I could care less about who wins since I normally don’t follow either team, but I do like to watch a good game from time-to-time because blow-outs get boring.

The Cubs had an all-around outstanding performance this weekend and proved to be the better team.

Aramis Ramirez went 6-for-13 with eight RBIs and four home runs.

One of those home runs came in the ninth inning of the first game, which gave the Cubs a 4-3 win over the White Sox.

On the other side during Friday’s game, John Danks of the Sox only allowed one run in six innings, and Jermaine Dye went one-for-four with a home run in the second inning.

The Cubs broke out in fourth inning of the second game by scoring nine runs and winning the game 11-7.

White Sox pitching couldn’t stand up to Cubs bats as Jose Contreras gave up nine runs in three innings.

After watching and reading about all three games, I must side with the Cubs this time.

This weekend the White Sox lacked a little in their offense and defense, while the Cubs were on cue in both areas.

However, I will give the Sox the benefit of the doubt since every team has an “off-game” or let’s say, “off-weekend” in their case.

I’m going to have to give it to the Cubs. They had big plays in the right moments, like Ramirez’s second home run in the ninth inning of the first game, and the nine runs scored in the fourth inning of the second game.

It seemed like the White Sox just couldn’t find the big plays to make up for the damage the Cubs did.

However, the White Sox may get their chance at redemption when the rivals square off again this coming weekend at the U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Will this be another chance for the Cubs to sweep the Sox, or will home field advantage give the Sox an extra boost?

From the looks at this past weekend’s series, the Sox need all the help they can get.

Molly Clutter can be reached at 581-7944 or at mkclutter@eiu.edu.