former white sox Dan Black still playing...

[fanNaz]

oops...stuck this on the wrong board..."rookie" mistake

 

 

 

http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd...nt_id=155144928

 

rats, missed it...could have watched them in Arizona

 

not in Florida, don't imagine Marlins set up camp here : (

 

http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd...nt_id=155144928

 

...this is kind of a "pick a player in college & watch how it plays out" story...thanks for the heads up and improving my baseball IQ hardcore Sox fan-ily : )

 

grass still green here in arizona, see ya for spring training...bring a sweatshirt

[fanNaz]

 

[Jose Abreu]

Are you Dan Black? I'm not even kidding- 19 of your 22 posts are in Dan Black threads that you created

[ChiSoxJon]

http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2015...or-league-deal/

[fanNaz]

nope...just followed him since Purdue and have found the pursuit of the dream an interesting journey...this forum has taught me much, thank you

 

had a daughter that played college softball there...you know how "proud parents" don't always share the rest of story...so following his story has become a sort of a hobby...he is a good guy and we all know someone who played Minor League ball...but he just kept playing

 

Our family learned a lot about money, injury, actual education and just plain luck, bad or good...degree and/or life after college athletics...i had two kids who went professional in something other than sports after their college careers...and are doing great ... while i work at home to pay my portion of the parents plus student loans, it has been interesting to use the internet and follow this kid, dan black, who has gone "professional in sport"

 

he was a boilermaker who was talented, crazy reaction times, strong, right attitude and always made his teammates better...always gave his team a chance to win...and took responsibility when they did not. First time I saw him he was dying his hair a different color every week to keep their winning streak alive...respects the game and would bring the rookies along, while making sure they paid their dues...kind of old school, blue collar

 

As a fan I got hooked listening to your White Sox minor league games over internet radio, and although his name was mentioned way down the list from Phegley (yuck IU) and Thompson, Simeon, Blanke, Wilkins, etc...I could still hear in the local announcer's voice, when Dan Black stepped to the plate, there was a chance the game was on his bat...i think he is not only a good teammate but good for the people in the seats, wherever he plays...

 

A resident of arizona, I got a chance to see him play in minor league spring training, instructional, extended, as a white sox fill in against and later with team USA and last year as white sox major league camp invitee...how sox player development encouraged him to go to the Dominican and it was one of your posters helped me find him in Korea

 

Dang it... I missed the Team USA Elite thing in AZ after the Korean Baseball stint..but Google search turned up the Marlins thing.

 

You know, I will probably stop by the Camelback Ranch minor league fields out of habit, I have been hanging out under a shade tree there since 2009...it is a great facility and about an hour from our small town...it got to be a habit to catch a game or practice and put faces to the names I would hear on the radio...as an old jock, at least we think we see things we like, or don't, the intangibles that don't make the stats : )

 

Poor Dan Black has to go to Florida for spring training ; ) but I know he is glad to be still playing, even it is just building on the experiences he will pass on as a coach some day...one of your posters endorsed his Korean play, saying he deserved to put some money in his pocket, nice to have that insider reflection. You guys tell me, I hear tales of long bus rides and rain in florida....If you are headed this way I have windows open, there is not a cloud in the sky...in the '70s ... bring your sun screen and we are going to start looking for rattlesnakes this weekend.

 

Quick trip to the fields in Peoria from our little cowboy town of Wickenburg, we have a lot of people who are starting to stay here, they grab lunch at the Bar 7 or mexican food at Anita's then head down...they finished the loop 303, so it is a pretty quick trip to camelback ranch or Goodyear, too...even saw one of our cops doing traffic control... ; ) he was an Illinois kid ... your fans are loyal for sure

 

so good luck to you...it was really fun following an organization with a rich history, generations of fans and an infrastructure that includes media (and blogger) access to the farm system as well as the Big Team ... all the way to the Birmingham championship was fun : ) every one of your teams he played with got to win, it was fun to follow...and watching Tommy Thompson coach was a riot

 

I think dan's white sox future was decided when they signed Abreu or even before; I mean Goldschmidt was kind of a regular guy that came out of nowhere, but not really, if you look at his minor league numbers...but he had to live up to the numbers --nice guys don't always finish last...

 

I grew up with Jerry Colangelo, I was 9 years old when he brought the Phoenix Suns to Arizona...so we have that Chicago sports foundation-connection...I know he used some of your model to build the Dbacks, i never saw Mr. Colangelo in anything but a suit until he started building the stadium, my daughter yelled at the TV, "he looks like a regular, happy, grandpa" he was in a polo shirt, lol... our teams and most especially our fans, miss his "sports professionalism" badly!! actually Team USA and the Grand Canyon University Antelopes are benefiting greatly from his light duty, while our Suns sink in the WEST...

 

Good luck White Sox...guess I will have to change all my links and try to figure out the grapefruit...or maybe it is back to Google Translator

 

Go Sox...thanks for the ride : )

Edited February 10, 2016 by fanNaz