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Season Over (Officially); Time to Talk White Sox Fall/Winter Baseball
by larry
on Oct 8, 2008 9:19 AM PDT
ah, the arizona fall league. got underway yesterday. most of the sox' top prospects are involved: poreda, beckham, armstrong. armstrong a top prospect, you ask? well, he's been playing a bit like one recently and started strong in his AFL debut.
Cole Armstrong hit a three-RBI double and Chad Huffman homered and scored twice as the visiting Peoria Saguaros bested the Scottsdale Scorpions, 9-3, on Tuesday night to wrap up Opening Day in the Arizona Fall League.
White Sox catching prospect Armstrong cleared the bases with his two-bagger to right field in the four-run ninth inning. He went hitless in four at-bats out of the cleanup spot until the final frame. Armstrong hit .261 with 29 doubles, 48 RBIs and 39 runs in 99 games between the Triple-A Charlotte Knights and the Double-A Birmingham Barons in the regular season.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081008&content_id=3602920&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
derek rodriguez also provided 2 K in 1 IP.
the saguaros are in action again today at 1:30 against mesa.
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Nate Silver gets haircut, shaves, combs hair, wears suit.
by larry
on Oct 8, 2008 7:01 AM PDT
"It's the bottom of the ninth inning, McCain is down two, and Palin just got picked off first base."
Obama = Tampa Rays
McCain = Seattle Pilots
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=187363
i'm sure most of you know this already but interviews are the final segment of the show.
and this fanpost should be immediately flagged for mixing baseball with politics, racism, promoting communism and failing to mention the white sox and how nate hates them so much.
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Operation Fish Fry
by larry
on Sep 29, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
that's right, guys. the call has been made. it's time to do your duty. KW has sent out the signal for operation fish fry.
i know you're anxious. you should be. these twins are slippery. just when you think they're dead, nick punto dives head first into something. or alfonso marquez pops up from out of nowhere to call them safe.
well, that ends now. it's time to eliminate these fucks. this time, there's no dome to hide under. there's no artificial turf to run away on. they're in our house. and we all know fish can't survive in the air.
no prisoners. except natalie punto. she's for me. but, otherwise, no prisoners.
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Guide to the Various Possible Weekend Outcomes - Tribune
by larry
on Sep 26, 2008 3:12 PM PDT
There are 16 possible combinations of White Sox and Twins outcomes this weekend
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If it turns out that the Sox must play Detroit on Monday in Chicago, there are four possible outcomes:
• If Sox go in 1/2 game ahead and win, Sox win Central.
• If Sox go in 1/2 game ahead and lose, Sox play Minnesota on Tuesday.
• If Sox go in 1/2 game behind and win, Sox play Minnesota on Tuesday.
• If Sox go in 1/2 game behind and lose, Twins win Central.
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Stone to TV Booth in 2009; DJ Offered Radio
by larry
on Sep 13, 2008 11:31 AM PDT
Stone
Maybe you saw the press release, but Steve Stone has agreed to move over to the television booth and join Hawk for White Sox telecasts in 2009. His new deal is through 2014 with a club option for 2015.
Also, Darrin Jackson has been offered the radio analyst position for next year and the club is waiting to hear back from DJ on if he wants the position. DJ's contract was up after this season, and the club declined to exercise his TV option for 2009.
http://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/09/rain_and_more_rain.html
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Sox Minor League Update: What's that? Uh -- Playoffs? Don't talk about -- playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!
by larry
on Sep 11, 2008 12:06 PM PDT
playoffs start for winston-salem wednesday and birmingham on thursday.
The Carolina League has today off but the divisional playoffs get under way Wednesday with Myrtle Beach hosting Winston-Salem while Potomac hosts Wilmington. Myrtle Beach righthander Scott Diamond (12-2, 2.79) will be opposite righthander Matt Long (7-11, 4.47), while Potomac sends righthander Luis Atilano (6-5, 3.73) against righthander Matt Kniginyzky (9-8, 3.57).
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1643#more-1643
b-ham host mississippi.
Right-hander Justin Cassel will get the Game 1 nod when the Barons open the best-of-5 Southern League divisional playoffs Thursday night.
The 23-year-old Cassel takes a 10-4 record and a 3.11 ERA into the initial matchup against the second-half South Division champions, the Mississippi Braves.
Games 1 and 2 will be played at Regions Park Thursday and Friday at 7:05 p.m. The series moves to Pearl, Miss., for Game 3 Saturday and will conclude there.
While Mississippi's pitching rotation has not been set, Barons manager Carlos Subero has named his starters for the entire season:
Game 2: Left-hander Aaron Poreda (3-4, 2.98).
Game 3: Right-hander Lucas Harrell (3-3, 3.46).
Game 4: Right-hander Kyle McCulloch (8-11, 4.65).
Game 5: Right-hander Dewon Day (1-6, 6.61).
http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1220343361277630.xml&coll=2
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Bourgeois added to White Sox; Haeger Cut - SUCK ON IT JRE
The White Sox added versatility Saturday when they purchased the contract of infielder/outfielder Jason Bourgeois from Triple-A Charlotte.
They also designated knuckleball pitcher Charlie Haeger for assignment.
Bourgeois, 26, batted .286 at Triple-A Charlotte with 48 RBIs, 83 runs and 30 stolen bases in 127 games. Bourgeois played 109 games in the outfield and 19 at second base.
Haeger, 24, was 10-13 with a 4.45 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 178 innings for the Knights. Haeger was 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA in 15 games with the Sox in 2006-07.
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Game #139: White Sox (77-61) @ Indians (67-70)
by larry
on Sep 3, 2008 8:56 AM PDT
Javier v. Sowers. From Cleveland. No links to anything because you can figure out how to use mlb.com yourselves.
OC, SS; BA, CF; Dye, RF; PK, 1B; Missile, 2B; Swish, LF; Uribe, 3B; Fields, DH; Hall, C.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Instant Replay Starts Thursday in MLB
Baseball source tells AP replay starts Thursday
By RONALD BLUM – 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday, a person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized before 5 p.m. Tuesday EDT.
The start date comes nearly 10 months after general managers voted 25-5 to use the technology, and following MLB agreements with the unions for umpires and for players.
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Broadway Up; Getz down
By Mark Gonzales - 6:22 p.m.
BALTIMORE - Following the White Sox's 4-3 loss at Baltimore in 14 innings, pitcher Lance Broadway was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte and infielder Chris Getz was optioned to the Knights.
Also an appropriate place for this:
Optioned RHP Lance Broadway to Charlotte (Triple-A). [8/14]
Recalled LHP Clayton Richard from Charlotte. [8/15]
I've railed in the past about how teams who find themselves with a less-than-ideal rotation should mix and match starters, especially when they have no established fourth and/or fifth starter, and here's a great case in point—with Jose Contreras out for the balance of the season, the Sox have only four relatively established starters. But what if they acknowledge that the limitations of Broadway—a soft-tossing righty with a sketchy performance record—and Richard—an unestablished lefty—make for a nice bit of pairing off and playing matchup games against low-end matchups? That seems to be what they got in plugging in Broadway against the Royals, an especially feeble foe in light of their .254/.306/.371 team line against right-handed pitching, while against the Mariners they ran Richard out there against a made-over lineup that features five lefty batters in relatively regular roles. Both guys delivered good games, so not settling on one or the other seems to have already yielded an immediate reward. The next time the slot rolls around will be against the Orioles today, but after that, the Sox haven't committed to anybody in the fifth slot, or even employing one in turn with the front four when they might instead skip them. Basically, it's looking like a great way to use a pair of young starters to best effect without asking too much of them, while putting the Sox in the best position to win ballgames and take their best shot at the division title. Then, if the team makes it to October action, whoever is or was the fifth starter becomes irrelevant, because you no longer need one (and barely need a fourth). It would be another little bit of cleverness from a management team that seems to find ways to distract you from the clever little things that they're up to on the margins.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7991
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