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If he does that, what are odds Ozzie keeps him in for the 8th and even possibly the 9th?

If Politte and Marte can get into their best pitching form, it will help this team so much. He looked pretty good today, and Marte's been great the last 2 weeks.

Make it 4.

Congrats to Freddy on winning his 1st game for the White Sox!

Guzman fouls out to 3rd. 1 away.

Offerman singles to right.

Joe Mauer is becoming Shingo's most hated enemy.

Mr. Zero in, LeCroy K's swingin.

Very nice pic there of Anderson with the Sox helmet and Warthog logo. Good to see he got a hit as well.

Garcia's performance. 6 IP, 4 ER's, 0 BB's and 9 K's.

HE GAWN!!! Hunter K's swinging.

Koskie walks.

Marte in now, Ford K'd swingin.

Absolutely, don't let this take your focus away from your finals which are WAY more important. We all think you do a kickass job around here, and if wasn't for you and the other mods like Murcie and Alex there wouldn't be a SoxTalk.

Timo flies out to left, Inning ova. Adkins in the pen warming up.

Crede on 3rd with Timo at the plate.

Looks like we're back online. 9-5 Sox in the top of the 8th.

Don't cross the boss.

Is he even older than Ozzie?

Coop gave it up to him.

It's shown we can survive without Maggs too. I think a lot more Sox fans are more tolerant to Maggs leavin now than a month ago, especially with the addition of Freddy.

I'm goin skydiving with my Dad next month sometime, it's my present to him for his 50th birthday. Should be a blast, but hot air balooning would be nice too, just make sure it's not too windy when u go.

Great article here about the "shortcomings" of T-Mac. Florida Today Article

Interesting article from the Daily Southtown, MINNEAPOLIS — Scott Schoeneweis' future in the White Sox's starting rotation might be in Felix Diaz's hands — or, to be more precise, in Diaz's right arm. Pitching coach Don Cooper said Tuesday that under one scenario, Schoeneweis could be a third left-handed reliever when he comes off the disabled list. Diaz can make that a stronger possibility by pitching well vs. the Cubs on Saturday. After designating Vic Darensbourg for assignment Tuesday, the Sox are down to two southpaws in the bullpen, Damaso Marte and Neal Cotts. "(Diaz) will show us if that's the move," Cooper said. "Nothing would please me more if we will have to face a tough decision on what to do. " 'Schoeny' doesn't deserve to be demoted, because he has done well and he just hit a little spell with injury. But we have to look at what's best for the team. Egos have to be put aside in every decision the rest of the way, and they have been this year. "We have to say, 'What's best for us? What makes us a better club?' That's going to be a decision further down the line. Hopefully, it will be a real, real difficult one." Schoeneweis (5-6, 4.36 ERA) went on the DL, retroactive to June 22, because of left elbow inflammation. He lost five of his last six starts before going on the DL, allowing four or more runs in five of the six games. Diaz became a South Side hero overnight for beating the crosstown rival Cubs last Saturday. In his third major league start, he allowed three runs on six hits in six innings, fanning two and issuing just one walk. The performance earned Diaz a second start against the Cubs. "The way it looks right now, Diaz will start that game against the Cubs and Jon Rauch will be in the bullpen until further notice," Cooper said. "A decision will have to be made when (Schoeneweis) comes off (the DL)." Also found this in another article about Freddy Garcia, There is speculation the Sox could soon have some more news regarding Garcia, who is eligible to become a free agent after this season. The team would like to sign him to an extension, and Garcia said a new contract has been discussed. "Whatever happens right now — they're talking," Garcia said. "We'll see."

I wonder if they've turned on the air conditioning yet? Or are they saving it til September and October?