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Sox Update: I didn't bother to recap Monday's fiasco. Tuesday? The longest game in the history of new Comiskey ends in a 9-4 Sox loss. The Sox are in real trouble. More on that later.

Down On The Farm:

Charlotte (AAA): monday lost 1-0 to Toledo. Tuesday beat Toledo 14-9. Norton was 3 for 6. Oh, hey the losing pitcher for the Mud Hens was our old pal, Jason Grilli. Check out his line - 2 and 1/3rd IP, and 7 ER.

Birmingham (AA): Monday swept a doubleheader from Carolina 1-0 and 5-4. In game 1, Honel stuck out 9 in 6 IP. In game 2 Wasserman stuck out the side in the lone inning he worked. Fields homered. Tuesday the Baron get one in the bottom of the 9th and beat the Mud Cat again 2-1.

Winston-Salem (A): On monday the Hog beat Wilmington 6-5. Hall and Molina homer. Collaro was 2 for 4. Whisler struck out 7 in 6 IP. tuesday lost uneventfully.

Kannapolis (A): Monday beat Delmarva 6-5. Getz was 3 for 4. Rained out on tuesday.

Bristol (R): no gfame on monday, or if there was, I can't find any info on it. on tuesday the Sox try to rally late, but fall short, losing 6-3 to Elizabethton. The middle of the order strikes out 8 times in 16 at bats, collecting 4 hits. Williamson strikes out 6 in 5 IP.

Great Falls (R): a late rally on monday and the Sox fall just short - losing 3-2 to Ogden. Rodriquez strikes out 3 times in 3 at bats. Tuesday still in progress at press time.

Baseball phrase of the day: all to the mustard in good physical condition.

Beer count: monday -2. Tuesday - 2, but also had 2 glasses of wine. Ok, 3...