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Carlos Silva will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus and isn't expected back until after the All-Star break. Eight weeks of recovery time and then four weeks to build back up his arm strength. Surprisingly, the Twins will turn to lefty David Gassner to be their fifth starter with Silva out. Scott Baker or Matt Guerrier would have been better choices in our opinion. It wouldn't be a surprise if they run through a few fifth starters while Silva heals. Apr. 9 - 6:48 pm et

Hey, one pitch away from a " w". It's time to move on we have whole hell of games left to play and its going be battle to the end. 2 out of 3 is not bad at all and our starting pitching has looked great and yes our hitting was alot better yesterday. Ozzie used too much bullpen yesterday but s*** happeneds. Its time to face the rivals who is more than a pain in the ass than indians. El duque show us why we gave you the money and lets all cheer on for whitesox winner. Go get em!!!!

I had feeling reinsdorf did it on purpose knowing that this deal with score would happened soon. Reinsdorf left wmvp 1000 not on good terms and he proved it more with that interview and if this deal gets done I say that was his parting with am 1000.

Ever since Everett left tuscon his swings not been looking good hopefully he can break out of it today.

WMVP-AM 1000 is the White Sox's flagship station, but you wouldn't have known it by listening to sports radio Tuesday morning. Hawk Harrelson and Carlton Fisk were guests on Mike North's morning show on WSCR-AM 670. Later in the day, Steve Stone talked about the Sox on the station's "Boers and Bernstein" show. Consider it part of an emerging trend. Sources said Tuesday that the Sox were closing in on a deal with WSCR that, if completed, would end the team's 10-year relationship with WMVP after this season. A key moment in the bargaining will come Wednesday, when several WSCR executives are scheduled to meet with Brooks Boyer at U.S. Cellular Field. Boyer has been the Sox's director of marketing for just one year, but the former Notre Dame basketball player already has hired a new ad agency, altered the players' pregame introductions and changed the ballpark by adding premium seats behind home plate and a fun zone for kids. Now Boyer is poised to put an even greater stamp on the team. Boyer didn't return a phone call Tuesday, and Sox spokesman Scott Reifert said the team would not comment. Radio executives were equally tight-lipped, adhering to Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's desire to keep negotiations out of the newspapers. The Sox's expiring deal with WMVP paid the club about $5 million per season, but that contract was signed before ABC took ownership of the station. The new deal likely will pay the team no more than $2.5 million per season. Sources said Reinsdorf has only one serious concern about moving the Sox to WSCR: It would isolate the Bulls on WMVP through the 2006-07 season. So Reinsdorf is trying to package both teams on WSCR. Sources said Boyer, meanwhile, sees many advantages to leaving WMVP, which relies on ESPN programming such as the "Mike and Mike Show" (5 a.m.-9 a.m.) and Dan Patrick (noon-3 p.m.). WSCR's entire focus is Chicago, so the hosts could theoretically talk about the Sox all day. Reinsdorf also has a close relationship with both North and the Score's new program director, Mitch Rosen. Meanwhile, Reinsdorf appears to have trust issues with WMVP after his testy interview Monday with midday personalities Marc Silverman and Carmen DeFalco. Reinsdorf ended the Q&A by saying: "I hope you enjoyed it because I won't be on with you guys again. You conducted this interview under false pretenses, and you won't get another bite at the apple." The false pretenses refer to Reinsdorf's contention that he only agreed to answer questions about the Sox. But Silverman and DeFalco, showing good news judgment, also asked about baseball's steroids policy, Eddy Curry's heart condition and Bulls coach Scott Skiles' prospects for a contract extension. Said Reifert, speaking for Reinsdorf: "We thought they wanted to promote Opening Day on our flagship station. If they had come to us and said: We'd like to get the chairman on to talk about Curry, Skiles, this and that, Jerry would have decided whether or not he wanted to do it." Although a WMVP producer later apologized to the Sox in an apparent effort to appease Reinsdorf, Silverman and DeFalco were adamant that they had not been told that certain topics were off limits. Silverman addressed the issue at the end of Tuesday's three-hour show, saying: "The first thing I want to get off my chest is that we respect Jerry Reinsdorf. There is no vendetta. He was offered to us on this show and we said, of course we'd like to interview the guy. "There were no parameters set up. Our producers were not told he was coming on exclusively to talk about Opening Day. We just wanted to ask questions that every Sox and Bulls fan would want answered on their teams." Silverman pointed out that Reinsdorf, who generally shuns the print media, was a "tough get," meaning WMVP might not have had another opportunity to ask questions about the Bulls. DeFalco, who has hosted Bulls pre- and postgame shows for five seasons, said on the air that: "We didn't mean to have a negative tone or be malicious. We didn't come up with a list of questions to say: `Let's stir the pot.'" What's interesting is that Reinsdorf was asked similar questions about Curry and Skiles a month ago in an interview with North--and Reinsdorf didn't flinch. But Reinsdorf and North are tight. They'll become business partners of sorts if WSCR wins the Sox's broadcast rights.

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Since as far back as SoxFest in January, Ozzie Guillen talked about his desire to have a quality right-handed hitter off the bench during the 2005 season. On Wednesday afternoon, Pablo Ozuna and Chris Widger became right-handed options for the White Sox manager. In order to make room for Widger, a non-roster invitee to Spring Training at catcher, the White Sox will outright Ben Davis to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday. Out of minor league options, Davis was put on waivers. Guillen, who told Davis of the news after the catcher asked for a meeting to clarify his situation, explained the White Sox's desire to keep Davis in the organization. Davis could decline the assignment and opt for free agency, but he would forfeit a $1 million contract signed the day after the White Sox non-tendered him in December. Davis, who was sidelined early last week with a torn ligament in his right index finger, declined comment after receiving the news. General manager Ken Williams was under the weather Wednesday and did not attend the Cactus League game against Arizona. But Guillen, speaking for the team, praised chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for allowing the option of keeping Davis as part of organization, even with a considerably higher salary than most minor leaguers. "I talked to him and I said, 'We want you here,'" said Guillen of his private talk with Davis. "You never know what will happen, but it's up to him whether he wants to stay with us or not. "To me, I think Jerry did a tremendous thing for us, for me to keep this guy in the organization. It's a lot of money involved, and Jerry did it because he wanted the team to get better, and we know we're going to need this guy. Hopefully not soon, but we will need him." Davis, who turned 28 on March 10, came over to the White Sox from Seattle with Freddy Garcia on June 27, 2004 in exchange for catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Jeremy Reed and infielder Michael Morse. Davis showed signs of breaking out offensively, after batting .091 over 33 at-bats for the Mariners. He hit .407 (22-for-54), with five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs in 19 games from July 22 to Aug. 18 with the Sox. But he also finished the 2004 season with a 0-for-25 slide from Sept. 14 to Sept. 29, leaving him with a .207 average in 68 games overall. Davis was slated to compete with Jamie Burke for the starting catcher's position in 2005, until A.J. Pierzynski signed Jan. 6. Now, both Davis and Burke appear headed to Charlotte. Although Davis is a switch-hitter, the White Sox prefer him from the left side. He hit .222 with five home runs left-handed last year, but only .172 with one home run as a right-hander. Guillen didn't want two primarily left-handed hitting catchers, and felt that Widger would handle the spot-start and pinch-hitting roles better than Burke. Widger was completely out of baseball in 2004, aside from time spent with the independent Atlantic League's Camden Riversharks, but the 33-year-old has played in parts of eight Major League seasons. His top effort was in 1999, when he hit .264 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs for Montreal. "We liked the way he received the ball better. He has more experience," said Guillen of Widger, compared to another right-handed catching option such as Burke. "It's hard for us to say who we keep, because Burkie and Davis are great kids who get along with everyone. "But we tried to get the best team we can get. Maybe we are wrong, but that's why we did it." The White Sox roster officially stands at 28. Outfielder Joe Borchard and pitcher Jon Adkins were optioned to Charlotte, Burke and pitcher Brandon McCarthy were reassigned to minor league camp and right-hander Felix Diaz was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 25, with a strained muscle in the back of his right shoulder. News and features: • Pain-free outing has Buehrle ready • White Sox notes: Thomas open to minors rehab • Rockies just beat out White Sox Multimedia: • Scott Merkin reports from camp • Ken Williams on offseason moves • MLB.com's Scott Merkin on White Sox's offseason Info: Schedule | Ballpark | Tickets MLB.com's complete coverage Borchard will play his fourth season as part of the Knights, while McCarthy, who would have made the team if the fifth starter's job remained open, said the reassignment lit a fire under him to continue fighting for improvement. Adkins, meanwhile, left the ultimate lasting impression, throwing five shutout innings against Arizona, allowing only Luis Gonzalez's first-inning double. "It's tough with your mindset, but you have to go out there and perform," said Adkins, who will start on Opening Day for Charlotte. "You want to go out there and leave them with a good impression the last time you go out." "Wherever you go, you can gain something," Borchard added. "Let's face it: Triple-A baseball isn't exactly easy. There are great players down there. If you sit back and say 'Here we go again. I'm going back to Triple-A,' that's not going to help you. There are guys down there who are pretty hungry to go back to this level. I have to go down there with that same attitude." Actually, only one roster spot remains to be decided. The move with Davis becoming official and Frank Thomas being placed on the 15-day disabled list reduces the roster to 26. Left-handed reliever Kevin Walker is still in the mix, according to Guillen, as the team decides whether it needs 11 or 12 pitchers. Dustin Hermanson's suspension being reduced to one game on Wednesday could push the White Sox toward 11. There also doesn't appear to be a spot for Walker to take, with everyone else, including Ozuna, looking to be locked in. Then again, the White Sox proved Wednesday that they are more than willing to make a surprise move or two, regardless of the money involved. The key for Reinsdorf, Williams and Guillen is building a winner. "We have so many guys who should be on the team, but too bad there are only 25 guys on the roster," Guillen said, before continuing on about Davis. "It's the toughest decision I went through. The look in his face, the look in his eyes," Guillen added. "We went through a lot of things to figure out how we're going to do this, and it was not easy. "I think this kid did everything in his power. We love this kid. He's fun. He's great as part of the team. Everyone likes him, but changes happen

All im saying is espn commentators words mean nothing to me. If they dont wanna praise the team we have dont let them. All we can do is show them up and then make them start talking about us. For me I want praise once we have divison title this yr.

Guys we last few years were suppost to win it and yes espn commentators were picking us. I rather see us out picture and show them up then them just picking us because names we had. Its time for us to take charge and finally win it.

Guillen did not mention catcher Chris Widger, a non-roster invitee who has impressed during Spring Training, or right-handed reliever Felix Diaz. The 24-year-old Diaz was slotted behind McCarthy and Adkins, and with a rare fourth option, should start the season at Charlotte. Widger could make the team, depending on the condition of the torn ligament in Ben Davis' right index finger.

Tell you guys right now I know exactley why espn or anyone else knows where to rate the chicago whitesox. With changes we made they have no clue what they are going to do or gel as a team. Then when full season goes down they will go more in deph next yr unless we make more changes

Every team right now are scouting so ya anything could happened but dont look for garland be dealt yet.

Aj hits pop up thrid base nice play by him

Boarchard hits groundball to shortstop 2 outs

Dye hits it way back you can put it on the board. yessssssssss 4-1 whitesox

Konerko walks with 1 out.

Everett strikes out.

Sexton hits line smash in gap and Dye guns out sexton at second

Strong grounds out to iguchi 1 out.

Iguchi grounds out end the inning

Perez pop it up to center field 2 outs.

Uribe strikes out on a ball way outside strikezone

Crede walks

Randy Winn hits ground ball to Paul Konerko and gets out of the jam.

Pokey Reese hits fly ball Timo Perez and Timo guns it home as olivo knows not run on him, 2 outs.