Bluedude Sportstalk SPORTS SHORTS Take 30...PALE HOSE on a 4 GAME SKID with AL Central Lead in Jeopardy...G2 of the NATS gets #20...DICKEY of the AMAZINS' at #19...MIGGY sends #42 tying Rangers HAMILTON in Bombs for the AL TRIPLE CROWN LEAD

Don't tell anyone whose a backer of Chi Sox Nation that it wouldn't hurt if they folded with 11 Games to go in the Season. The Chicago White Sox have picked the worst time to go into a Losing Streak as their AL Central Lead is down to 1/2 Game with the Detroit Tigers. The Sox have lost 4 in a Row and by doing so the Halos are just 2 1/2 back of the AL Wild Card 2nd Seed behind the Oakland Athletics. Prospects for Sundays Game doesn't look good for the Pale Hose  as they will send RHP Gavin Floyd (10-10) vs the Halos Ace Jared Weaver (18-4). The Tigers have a Double Dip with the Twinkies with Scherzer in Game 1 on the Bump and Smyly in Game 2.

G2 of the Potomac 2-Pack Gio Gonzalez notched his 20th Win and the First in the Show to do so and he will get 2 more Starts to try to cap a 2012 NL Cy Young Award Season. Gonzo goes 7 Strong allowing 2 Runs on 3 Hits and striking out 5 Brew Crew Hitters. Gio moves to 20-8 with a 2.84 ERA  with 201 K's.

While G2 gets #20 Amazins' Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey gets his 19th W on the Season going into the 9th with a Shutout and the Fish score 3 with Dickey charged with 2 in a 4-3 Amazins' Win. Dickey on the Season moves to 19-6 with a 2.66 ERA and 209 K's. He along with Amazins' Hot Corner David Wright has been the Consistent Bright Spots for the Mets this Season. Dickey and G2 will be amongst the 4-5 in the NL Cy Young Race for 2012 with G2 and R.A. leading the way.

Speaking of Post Season Awards the 1st Time since 1967 the Triple Crown is within 11 Games. Miggy Cabrera of the D goes Big Fly once again to give him an AL Lead of 42. Along with the AL Leading 42 Bombs he also leads the AL in Batting Average at .332 Avg. and 131 Ribbies. With 11 or so game to go the Only threat to the Triple Crown is Rangers OF Josh Hamilton's also sitting on 42 Bombs. Miggy also leads Hamilton in Ribbies 131 to 123. Trout is 2nd in Batting Average at .325 to Miggy's .332. The race is on and the Tigers also find themselves in the AL Central Divisional Race with the Pale Hose.

The Race to the Fall Classic 2012 starts in 2 Weeks.....

Note: Numbers from MLB.com