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Prediction... Rain out. Game rescheduled at end of season. Teams tied going into that game. Black Out II - the sequel.

The White Sox are 11-46 when scoring three runs or fewer.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 11:30 PM) Not choking = ________________ is my interpretation of Soxtalk Fill in the blank.

I'd let him keep going. Don't pull him unless he walks people.

I would have called for a triple steal.

Confident Bassitt sends Dash to Finals White Sox prospect allows three hits in seven shutout innings http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...;vkey=news_milb

Kept talk radio hot on an off-day didn't it?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 06:39 PM) Maybe hes not appealing And maybe it's just a wild rumor.

Guilty until proven innocent. The new normal in the Internet age.

Damnit. Let's get 11 runs and get Dweezy a win!!!

The wake up call should be that we are 2 games back in the wild card standings with 3 teams in front of us.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...;vkey=news_milb Chris Bassitt exudes the self-confidence that is often found on winning teams. And while capturing both the first- and second-half Southern Division titles in the Carolina League feels good, it's a small part of what he wants to accomplish this year. The White Sox prospect allowed one hit over five scoreless innings Sunday as the Class A Advanced Winston-Salem Dash beat the Salem Red Sox, 6-1, to guarantee the best full-season record in the Minor Leagues. The Dash improved to 43-25 in the second half and 87-50 overall. Even if they lose Monday's regular-season finale Monday, they will finish with a .630 winning percentage. Neither the Asheville Tourists, the Rockies' Class A affiliate, nor the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate, can match that mark. More at the link above.

The Houston Astros are 40 games out of first. lol The Cubs could lose 100 games this year... and the Astros are 11 games behind them in the standings. That's gotta be just brutal for people associated with the organization.

"We're not going to let the Dan Black campaign be dictated by fact-checkers."

CAROLINA LEAGUE POSTSEASON ALL-STARS NAME POS TEAM MLB ORG Braeden Schlehuber C Lynchburg ATL Christian Vazquez C Salem BOS Dan Black 1B Winston-Salem CWS Ronny Rodriguez 2B Carolina CLE Carlos Sanchez 2B Winston-Salem CWS Michael Almanzar 3B Salem BOS Xander Bogaerts SS Salem BOS Nick Ahmed UT INF Lynchburg ATL Jackie Bradley Jr. OF Salem BOS Michael Earley OF Winston-Salem CWS Trayce Thompson OF Winston-Salem CWS Brady Shoemaker UT OF Winston-Salem CWS Travis Shaw DH Salem BOS Gus Schlosser SP Lynchburg ATL Ben Rowan RP Myrtle Beach TEX Tommy Thompson Manager Winston-Salem CWS Jeremy Heller Athletic Trainer Carolina CLE Note: Schlehuber and Vazquez tied in voting at catcher; Rodriguez and Sanchez also tied.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...sp&sid=l122 Winston-Salem first baseman Dan Black was named Carolina League MVP on Thursday as the circuit revealed its postseason All-Star team. Black, a 2011 MiLB.com White Sox Organization All-Star, is hitting .319 with 17 homers and 83 RBIs in 124 games for the Dash, duplicating much of his breakout season at Class A Kannapolis last summer. The switch-hitter leads the league in batting and ranks second in RBIs.

If we can increase the distance between us and the Tigers... I think we could see a few more starts by guys like Axelrod and possibly Rienzo.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) It's more like AA, but it's a mixed bag. Somewhere in between maybe.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 08:57 PM) Exactly. Given Thompson is one of the prized prospects in our farm, the Sox would want to be cautious with him and give him more time to develop. But in this circumstance, he was the most logical prospect to get promoted to cover roster spots. In any case, 15 games isn't enough for anyone to prove that he's too good for that level from a stats or scouting evalution, especially given Thompson's track record for strikeouts. Unless Thompson goes Mike Trout next spring training, he will be back in Double A. Don't forget he's playing in the AFL this fall. That's another 30 games of AAA level competition heavily watched by scouts.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 12:15 PM) Okay. Merge with minor league news. By the way, why isn't Salvador Sanchez on the roster? http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=527 Not sure. Could just be a temporary numbers game... Each team gets a certain number of slots for AFL players. Above that they can get other guys in if slots open up. Wouldn't be surprised if that's the case here.

Thompson's performance in the Arizona Fall League, instructional camps, and spring training will determine where he starts next year.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:31 AM) I don't know who Connie Hawkins is...... Acted in one of my all-time favorite SNL skits.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 09:51 AM) Why was Sanchez moved to SS? Maybe they are trying to boost his trade value, still think the Sox would like to get out of the Ramirez contract. Nah. Likely they're just seeing what he's capable of defensively. Young infielders can crack a major league roster faster if they can play multiple positions.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Aug 24, 2012 -> 02:37 PM) side note: how depressing that basically every career turnaround made since the late 80s has to be taken with a grain of salt as far as being natural performance. Are we at the point where the guys who turn their careers around dramatically are just automatically users, and those who just always sucked were the clean ones? Maybe not in reality, but in perception...it's getting there I didn't read anything in the comments suggesting someone was using. I read it as low power at young age doesn't equate to low potential.

A deal like this happening after the trade deadline... even more impressive.