I don't know if this is a Sox-only thing, but in Bobby Jenks' 1 inning of rehab work for the Warthogs last night the big guy was sporting his normal White Sox road gray. Though he did don a Warthogs hat, I wonder how common this practice is? I know when Paul Konerko and Frank Thomas did rehab in Charlotte, they wear Knights jerseys, but they were also there for more than one game. I know that when the Cubs send a player to Peoria for a rehab start, they wear Peoria Chiefs jerseys, even in the case of pitchers making only one start.
The Fort-Wayne Daily News really has its hand on the pulse of the Chicago baseball scene. Jeez, guys you're the last folks in the Midwest to wax poetic about a potential Red Line World Series.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were the toast of baseball after they won 28 of their first 44 games, but since then they've posted the 2nd worst record in the Majors, 19-32, and are breaking a game under .500 (albeit, in first place in the ludicrously mediocre NL West). Their primary corner outfielders, Eric Byrnes and Justin Upton, are batting a combined .228 with 17 home runs and 54 RBIs. The Arizona Republic wonders whether or not the D'backs could use a left fielders whose hitting .276/22/70. I wonder where they could find one of those? Anyways, Quentin handles the questions about his departure from Arizona with grace, but you know there's at least a small part of him that's enjoying watching the organization that blocked him behind Shawn Green and Luis Gonzalez have to wipe the egg off their face when discussing trading an All-Star for a first baseman in A-ball.
Everyone in Bristol, rejoice! The White Sox and BriSox agreed to extend their affiliation for 2 more years, meaning Rookie-level White Sox minor leaguers will get to straddle the Virginia/Tennessee state line and play in a high school ballpark until at least 2010.
Here's a real brain-buster op-ed courtesy of the Michigan City News Dispatch. What flavor of ice cream would Joe Crede and Carlos Quentin be? Isn't that supposed to be one of those self-evaluatory (I think I just coined a new term) questions you get asked at a psychiatrist's office? Some highlight: Joe Crede as vanilla? Why not rocky road due to his long road back from back surgery? Carlos Quentin as baseball nut? What the hell flavor is that? I don't understand, are you actually trying to pair the players with the actual flavors of ice cream, or are you just using the names? If so, I have a new flavor for you, I call it "Fleeced from Arizona." It's cream, ice, sugar, a shredded fleece blanket, and some sand. Mm Mm... Delicious! Kosuke Fukudome as World Class Chocolate? How about Totally Overrated Ice Cream that actually sucks balls?
And, to continue a story from yesterday, Gio Gonzalez is on a roll. SportingNews.com ranked Gonzalez the #8 prospect in baseball, up from 27 before this season started. While Nick Swisher has been a welcomed personality in the clubhouse, his mixed results on the field make trading away MLB-ready Ryan Sweeney, and a good starting pitching prospect in Gio for him less and less desirable, especially given the White Sox's lack of starting pitching in the organization and the possible need to make a move for another starter by the trading deadline.
For what it's worth, it doesn't appear the Sox have any players on SP's Top Prospect list, but that's hard to gauge, since the author only goes over some highlights of the list and I'm not paying for a subscription to the site.
Enjoy the All-Star Game, and hopefully someone tapes Ichiro's pre-game pep talk.
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