Happy second anniversary of
the greatest day in White Sox history.
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Not so happy? The news that
Chris Singleton will return to the broadcast booth for a third year.
In his first year, Singleton surprised me a little by being better than I thought. But this season, it was hard to detect much growth, and the fault isn't all his. Ed Farmer has to be a hard guy to complement.
When he was paired with John Rooney, I thought he and Farmer reacted to each other as good as anybody. But since Rooney left for St. Louis, there's simply been too much of Farmer, and Singleton isn't enough to dilute the mix. I grew used to Uncle Ed coming over to visit, and now it feels like he's gained custody.
Singleton just doesn't have the chops to commandeer the broadcast when Farmer gets on a tangent, and neither has the voice to hook my ear amid other distractions.
Part of me hopes that after the year, the Sox will try to lure Dave Wills from Tampa Bay back into the Sox radio fold. He's got a smoother, clearer delivery to offset Farmer's gruff monotone, and I thought he did a tremendous job defusing Sox fans night after night during the underachieving years. I think he'd have a good idea of what South Side listeners expect to hear.
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Winter ball updates:Arizona Fall League- Chris Getz: 8-for-25, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/1 SB
- Ryan Sweeney: 7-for-33, 0 XBH, 4 RBI, 6 BB, 10 K, 1/2 SB
- Donny Lucy: 3-for-20, 0 XBH, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, 1/1 SB
- Jack Egbert: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 7 BB, 5 K
- Adam Russell: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
- Dewon Day: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Fernando Hernandez Jr.: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Mexican League- Jason Bourgeois: .327/.400/.413 (55 AB), 2 2B, 1 3B, 8 BB, 5 K, 8/8 SB
- Heath Phillips: 3.71 ERA, 17 IP, 18 H, 5 BB, 21 K
Dominican League- Oneli Perez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Venezuelan League
- Wiki Gonzalez: 6-for-28, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
- Carlos Vasquez: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Hawaiian League- Kanekoa Texeira: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
In due time, we'll be able to add Brian Anderson to the above list. He has risen from the dead and
will join Mexicali for the second half of Mexican League play, and will play until the end of the season or until he gets Montezuma's Revenge. Whichever comes first.
Speaking of sightings, here are some former Sox still kicking in winter ball:
Jose Paniagua,
Vic Darensbourg,
Mike Porzio.
And as this post devolves into random sentences,
JeffBajenaru.com no longer exists, but you can still read about
how he rediscovered God at a Starbucks.