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And after that response, the camera cues in on Quickman as the voice-over says: Wanna get away?

Good stuff to hear, and it was nice to see Sir Charles impart some words of wisdom. You know those Auburn guys gotta stay together!

Wrong forum, but I share your sentiment, dude. Should be a good one in the Georgia Dome on Friday.

From Whitesox.com: Baines part of the family again Former player named bench coach for White Sox By Barry M. Bloom TUCSON, Ariz. -- The White Sox kept it all in the family on Saturday when they named Harold Baines bench coach for first-year manager Ozzie Guillen. Baines, a former White Sox player and one of the top designated hitters of all-time, replaced Joe Nossek, who retired on Friday because of health reasons. "If you're a player you're happy to be on any Major League team," Baines said after Chicago walloped the Texas Rangers, 14-5, at Tucson Electric Park. "I was fortunate enough to be part of an organization that gave me the opportunity to play this game and brought me back two more times. As a player, you respect that a lot. They treated me like more than a player. They treated me like I was part of their family." Baines became Guillen's second former teammate to be added to the big-league staff since Guillen was hired as the team's 37th manager last Nov. 3. Baines joins third base coach Joey Cora, who was hired shortly after Guillen took over as manager. Hitting coach Greg Walker, who also played in Chicago with Guillen, was already a member of the coaching staff. The other coaches have either played for the White Sox or have long-time careers with the club, including pitching coach Don Cooper, who has been in the White Sox's organization for 17 seasons. "I'm not saying anything against any other coaches, but it's nice when you have somebody who wears this uniform, who cares about this uniform, who cares about (owner) Jerry Reinsdorf, who cares about White Sox fans," said Guillen, who played for the White Sox from 1985-97. "I think that's what Jerry wants. They want to bring people back who have a feeling for this organization. We've got a good thing going right now. Hopefully we will win together." Baines had a 22-year career with five Major League teams, all in the American League. He had three stints with the White Sox, beginning his career in Chicago in 1980 and ending it there in 2001. Baines was a special assignment instructor in the White Sox's minor league system, taking on that job in 2003. He filled in briefly last year as the hitting coach when Walker was recovering from surgery to repair a broken arm. This is the first time Baines will be in the dugout keeping the manager updated on player moves and strategy during the games. "I don't think I'm going to have any problems with that," Baines said. "I played the game for 25 years. My job is more important late in the ballgame, during a close ballgame, letting him know who's available on our bench, if our pitcher is getting tired -- things like that. I think all of us will work together. It's a pretty good group. It's not going to just be me and Ozzie communicating, it's going to be all of us communicating together." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I played the game for 25 years. My job is more important late in the ballgame, during a close ballgame, letting him know who's available on our bench, if our pitcher is getting tired -- things like that." -- Harold Baines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baines played his first 8 1/2 seasons for the White Sox before being traded to Texas during the 1989 season. He also played a season and a half for the White Sox in 1996-97 and finished his career there in 2000-01. During his stellar playing career, Baines batted .289 with 384 homers and 1,628 RBIs. He was traded to Oakland late in the 1990 season and played for the A's team which won the American League pennant, but was swept by Cincinnati in the World Series. As a designated hitter, he's the all-time leader with 1,689 hits, 235 homers and 978 RBIs, which means that he spent a lot of time on the bench watching games develop. He's the only player to make 1,000 appearances as a DH and also make more than 1,000 appearances at a defensive position (1,061 in the outfield). Guillen said that when Nossek resigned on Friday, Baines was the only candidate for the job he had in mind. "It was a tough decision for Harold, but for me it was not," Guillen said. "His family had him for almost half of the summer, enjoying him being home a lot. He was making easy money with the White Sox the last few years. Now, he's got to earn that money. Joe was a big loss to this organization. When he quit on Friday, I was shocked. I didn't know he was going through such pain. "(General manager) Kenny (Williams) asked me who I was thinking about. I told him we got the guy right here in Bainesie." For his part, Baines said it wasn't really a tough decision. "My relationship with Ozzie was a big part of me taking the job and I owe the White Sox a lot," he said. "I just wanted to be part of the family." Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story is not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Opening Day: Brian Anderson 2nd game: Darrel May 3rd game: Jeremy Affeldt 3 lefties to open the season. Feast or famine.

The first running back to go will either be Steven Jackson or Greg Jones.

I'm very skeptical of this entire deal because he is represented by the Scott Boras of the NFL: Drew Rosenhaus. Bear in mind, this guy negotiated all of yesterday with the Bengals with Warren Sapp, then pulled the rug from underneath them and had Sapp sign with the Raiders. I wouldn't trust Rosenhaus as far as I could throw him.

Yeah, I really thought ESPN would give us a fair shake this time.

I just saw it on Sportscenter. Love the way how Harold Reynolds talked about how Ozzie and Frank will get along. Uh, Harold, if you had been paying attention when Frank arrived, he gave Ozzie a big hug, and has only said positive things. But that's okay. You're ESPN, and most times, your entire rosters of experts never know what in the hell you're talking about. Now back to your daily report with Pawtucket Gammons on how the Yanks and Red Sox will take over the world.

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY!

Sox are 8-9 for ST so far.

Cliff Politte to close it out. Nix struck out. Texeira flied out to center. Adrian Gonzalez flied out to center. White Sox win 14-5.

Ron Mahay pitching for the Rangers. Kinsler at SS, Alexander at 2B. Anderson struck out. Gload flied out to center. Rivera flied out to right. Top 9th: 14-5 Sox.

Texans got a safety as well.

Kelly Wunsch pitching in the 8th. Chad Allen singled to center. Alexander doubled down the LF line, Allen to 3rd. Ardoin reached 1st on an error by Uribe, Allen scored. Fox fouled out to 3rd (nice play by Burke) Kinsler, batting for Jeff Pickler. Kinsler fielder's choice to SS, Ardoin out at 2nd, Alexander scored. Patrick Boyd grounded out to 3rd. Bottom 8th: 14-5 Sox.

Doug Brocail now pitching for the Rangers. Jason Conti in RF. Danny Ardoin now catching. Reed walked. (Does a great job of working the count) Burke doubled down the right field line, Reed to 3rd base. Uribe struck out swinging. Nelson grounded out to 1st, Reed scored. Sweeney lined a single to center, Burke scored. (This guy, wow) Dransfeldt grounded to 3rd, Sweeney forced at 2nd. Top 8th: 14-3 Sox.

Reinsdorf is now commenting on the 2:00 start times for Sunday games. He said especially for people who attend church will have an easier time getting out to the game. Mike Jackson now pitching for the Sox. David Newhan HBP. Pickler fielder's choice, Newhan safe at 2nd on Dransfeldt error. Jason Conti fielder's choice, Pickler out at 2nd. Nix HBP, bases loaded. Texeira grounded out to short, Newhan scored. Batter (didn't get his name) grounded out to 3rd. Bottom 7th: 12-3 Sox.

Rooney commented on the effect Greg Walker has had on the club.

Erasmo Ramirez now pitching for the Rangers. Sweeney grounded out to 2nd. Dransfeldt tripled to right. Anderson called out on strikes. Gload goes yard. (Rooney said it was a towering shot to left) Michael Rivera batting for Alomar. Rivera popped out to center. Top 7th: 12-2 Sox.

Brian Anderson in LF, Sweeney in RF, Kelly Dransfeldt at 2B, Jamie Burke at 3B. Buerhle still pitching. Harold Baines is the new bench coach. Texeira doubled in RF. Perry fouled out to left. Allen flew out to left. Manny Alexander singled to left, Texeira scored. Barajas flied out to center. Bottom 6th: 10-2 Sox.

Todd Williams now pitching for the Rangers. Lance Nix in CF, Kevin Mench in RF, Brian Jordan out of the game. Reinsdorf is talking with Rooney & Farmer. He's commenting on Nossek. A replacement has already been named. They may announce it on the air. I'll keep everyone posted. Ordonez doubled down the right field corner. Ryan Sweeney pinch running at 2nd. Lee lined out to right. Crede doubled down the left field corner, Sweeney scored. Gload singled to center, Crede scored, Gload took 2nd on throw to the plate. Alomar singled to right, Gload scored. Reed walked. Smith tripled into the gap, Alomar & Reed scored. Uribe grounded out to short, Smith still on 3rd. Brian Nelson grounded out to short. Top 6th: 10-1 Sox.

Yeah.

Sox 5 runs on 7 hits so far. Rangers 1 run on 6 hits. Eric Young popped out to 2nd. Kevin Mench flied out to left. Brian Jordan popped out to right. Bottom 5th: Still 5-1 Sox.

He struggled early on, but really settled down after the 3rd inning. He gave up a run in the 4th, but nothing from that point on.

Joaquin Benoit still pitching for Texas. Bobby Smith struck out. Juan Uribe struck out. Frank Thomas called out on strikes. Top 5th: Sox 5-1 Young, Mench, Jordan coming to bat for Texas.