Just sitting in the living room of my aunt/uncles house watching Borat of all things. We are back in Winston-Salem after a 7 day, 8 game road trip. It seemed like we were gone 2 weeks it was a long trip. We went to Lynchburg then to Salem. Salem has a very nice facility good clubhouse, funny clubbie named Dave.
A good clubhouse is a huge thing. Some places are tiny and have little lockers where it is hard to put all your stuff. This place was spacious, big lockers solid showers and bathrooms. The clubbie posts all kinds of pictures of girls in little red sox outfits and illistrates them haha its pretty funny Dave calls himself Big Papi.
We got rained out last night at home so we play another double header today, I pitch game 1.
Season is coming clse to ending, playoffs right around the corner...good stuff
Got to go!
Whoawhoawewa!
Words of Wisdom:
"Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them's making a poop, the other one's carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge."
--Jerry Seinfeld
Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.
--Plato
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Lynchburg
After my last post i got settled in in Winston-Salem and my Aunt Lisa's house. It is about half an hour away so I don't spend much time there. I usually have weights at 10 in the morning downtown so I just hang around downtown before going to the field at about 2.
I did well in my last start and will now be in the starting rotation. I am scheduled to pitch tomorrow (Sunday) but it appears we are in for some big storms spurred by Hurricane Bill.
We are on another 7 day roadtrip, right now in Lynchburg Virginia. We were scheduled for a double header yesterday but it rained out game 2. At one point we were sitting in the dugout and it was raining lightly and all of a sudden in the bleachers on the 3rd base side it just started pissing in one spot and then that little spot slowly moved across all the bleachers and onto our dugout on the 1st base side. It was like when the fans do the "wave."
Lynchburg is where Liberty University is. I remember because they had a solid basketball teams back in the day and went to the NCAA Tournament a few times. Lynchburg is the Pirates affiliate and there are a few guys I know on the team. Wally Whitehurst is the pitching coach. He was my pitching coach with the Padres in 2007 with Fort Wayne and in 2008 with Lake Elsinore. Also R.J. Rodriguez who I played with on both those teams above. Also Jordy Mercer and Justin Wilson who I played with on the 2006 national champion SB Foresters.
Right now I am watching the little league world series. I used to love watching these games, now it makes me a little mad because of how the announcers talk and so overly positive agggh, its a little sickening. Also why do they gotta wear their hats up with their bangs hanging down below? bad look. They are pretty good, its pretty impressive. This kid is throwing in the high 70's from 48 feet i threw in the high 70's my senior year of HS haha.
Words of Wisdom
Whats the deal with lampshades? I mean if its a lamp, why do you want shade?
--Jerry Seinfeld
But the man the man who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts--this person will be blessed in what he does.
--James 1:25
I did well in my last start and will now be in the starting rotation. I am scheduled to pitch tomorrow (Sunday) but it appears we are in for some big storms spurred by Hurricane Bill.
We are on another 7 day roadtrip, right now in Lynchburg Virginia. We were scheduled for a double header yesterday but it rained out game 2. At one point we were sitting in the dugout and it was raining lightly and all of a sudden in the bleachers on the 3rd base side it just started pissing in one spot and then that little spot slowly moved across all the bleachers and onto our dugout on the 1st base side. It was like when the fans do the "wave."
Lynchburg is where Liberty University is. I remember because they had a solid basketball teams back in the day and went to the NCAA Tournament a few times. Lynchburg is the Pirates affiliate and there are a few guys I know on the team. Wally Whitehurst is the pitching coach. He was my pitching coach with the Padres in 2007 with Fort Wayne and in 2008 with Lake Elsinore. Also R.J. Rodriguez who I played with on both those teams above. Also Jordy Mercer and Justin Wilson who I played with on the 2006 national champion SB Foresters.
Right now I am watching the little league world series. I used to love watching these games, now it makes me a little mad because of how the announcers talk and so overly positive agggh, its a little sickening. Also why do they gotta wear their hats up with their bangs hanging down below? bad look. They are pretty good, its pretty impressive. This kid is throwing in the high 70's from 48 feet i threw in the high 70's my senior year of HS haha.
Words of Wisdom
Whats the deal with lampshades? I mean if its a lamp, why do you want shade?
--Jerry Seinfeld
But the man the man who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts--this person will be blessed in what he does.
--James 1:25
Monday, August 17, 2009
Winston-Salem
After getting the news I was going to Winston-Salem, I was driven the next day from Kannapolis to Winston's home field which is actually Wake Forests field. I got there on an off day, which was more like a travel day because we had a 8-9 hour ride to Wilmington, DE that same day.
So we all got on the bus at 5pm and headed off. We watched some crap movies such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and eventually got there in the early morning. Hands down the coolest part of the trip was driving through Washington D.C. I have never been there before and it was pretty awesome to see the Capital building, Pentagon, and a few of the memorials from the highway.
I started the second game of our double header at Wilmington, the royals affiliate and pitched well. I start in another double header tomorrow at home. After Wilmington we headed to Frederick Maryland to play the Orioles affiliate. We won 2 out of 3 games there and got home last night. Right now I am staying int he quality inn hotel but I will be moving in with my Aunt Lisa and that part of my family today. They live 20-30 minutes away in Mocksville. It should be great getting to know them better and of course having a free place to stay with family is a huge blessing I feel really thankful for the whole situation.
Words of Wisdom: Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes, they are seen with your mind.
So we all got on the bus at 5pm and headed off. We watched some crap movies such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and eventually got there in the early morning. Hands down the coolest part of the trip was driving through Washington D.C. I have never been there before and it was pretty awesome to see the Capital building, Pentagon, and a few of the memorials from the highway.
I started the second game of our double header at Wilmington, the royals affiliate and pitched well. I start in another double header tomorrow at home. After Wilmington we headed to Frederick Maryland to play the Orioles affiliate. We won 2 out of 3 games there and got home last night. Right now I am staying int he quality inn hotel but I will be moving in with my Aunt Lisa and that part of my family today. They live 20-30 minutes away in Mocksville. It should be great getting to know them better and of course having a free place to stay with family is a huge blessing I feel really thankful for the whole situation.
Words of Wisdom: Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes, they are seen with your mind.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Kannapolis...what? Winston-Salem!
I am in my hotel room in Kannapolis. We arrived here after a long road trip that began in Lake County (Cleveland) and ended in Charleston West Virginia. Now I am here in NC. I don't have a place to stay yet all the apartments are filled up so I will have to resort to pestering teamates to let me stay with them now. So tomarrow I am just gonna have....ok change of plans the phone literally just rang and I got the news that I will be going to High A Winston-Salem tomarrow. So I dont have to worry about an apartment here haha.
Wow thats good news, back to a higher level where I was to start this season. I'm pretty happy right now not gonna lie. So this will be my 4th team this year... nutty.
Ill write about my new deal soon.
Wow thats good news, back to a higher level where I was to start this season. I'm pretty happy right now not gonna lie. So this will be my 4th team this year... nutty.
Ill write about my new deal soon.
Monday, August 3, 2009
New beginings
Since my last post I had another great start for the Thunderbolts going 8 scoreless innings. We then set out on the road to Gateway (St. Louis) and Evansville.
Happily I never made it to Evansville. Our manager Tommy Thomson called me in after after our July 31st game in Gateway to tell me that the White Sox had picked me up.
It is a great feeling to be back in the mix with an affiliated team. It totally validates for me all the work I have put in and continued to put in when I was in independent ball. I will definately miss my teamates there, they are awesome dudes.
So now I am playing for the Kannapolis Intemidators in the South Atlantic League. This is the low A affiliate. I am definatley not satisfied being in Low A, but that is where the spot opened up, so I definately won't complain, I just won't be satisfied.
I feel so much more relaxed now, like a weight has been lifted off my back. Its such a gratifying feeling to be with the White Sox. The irony of it is that Jake Peavy was traded from the Padres to the White Sox for 4 minor league pitchers. So thanks Jake for accepting the trade! Haha
Words of Wisdom:
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
Happily I never made it to Evansville. Our manager Tommy Thomson called me in after after our July 31st game in Gateway to tell me that the White Sox had picked me up.
It is a great feeling to be back in the mix with an affiliated team. It totally validates for me all the work I have put in and continued to put in when I was in independent ball. I will definately miss my teamates there, they are awesome dudes.
So now I am playing for the Kannapolis Intemidators in the South Atlantic League. This is the low A affiliate. I am definatley not satisfied being in Low A, but that is where the spot opened up, so I definately won't complain, I just won't be satisfied.
I feel so much more relaxed now, like a weight has been lifted off my back. Its such a gratifying feeling to be with the White Sox. The irony of it is that Jake Peavy was traded from the Padres to the White Sox for 4 minor league pitchers. So thanks Jake for accepting the trade! Haha
Words of Wisdom:
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
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