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sports.espn.go.com - 6/8/2009
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras called up
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras was called up by the team on Monday, while Wes Whisler was sent down to Triple-A Charlotte.
sports.espn.go.com - 6/8/2009
White Sox recall Jose Contreras, give deal to Freddy Garcia - ESPN Chicago
— sports.espn.go.com — The slumping Chicago White Sox made a couple of moves to shore up their pitching staff. The... team announced that it had called up right-hander Jose Contreras from Triple-A Charlotte to start in the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit ... (more) White Sox recall Jose Contreras, give deal to Freddy ...

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Jose's Back?
whitesox.gearupforsports.com - 6/14/2009
Jose's Back?
— whitesox.gearupforsports.com — Is Jose Contreras back in top form for the White Sox, or is he just going to... hurt them again? Say it ain't so, Jose. (more) Jose's Back?

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suntimes.com - 6/15/2009
Cooper: Contreras' success shouldn't be a shock
— suntimes.com — MILWAUKEE -- No one foresaw Jose Contreras coming back so strong after being demoted to Class AAA... Charlotte in May, but pitching coach Don Cooper says nothing Contreras does should shock anyone. (more) Cooper: Contreras' success shouldn't be a shock

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South Side Sox:  Sweaty Freddy is Back

Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago:  Anderson, Garcia back in the news

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Sweaty Freddy is Back
South Side Sox — Sweaty Freddy is Back The White Sox also signed right-hander Freddy Garcia to a minor league deal, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Anderson, Garcia back in the news
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago — ... we don't like Brian, yes we do, yes we do," Guillen continued. "I think Brian [hasn't] produced the way we think he [can]. We gave him four years in a row, a shot to be the everyday center fielder and that [hasn't worked] … some people think I hate him, some people think I don't like him, but I got to make the best lineup and he [was] not performing. That's what happens when you don't perform." One person who is starting to perform is former starter Freddy Garcia, whom the Sox signed last month to give them some more depth at the back end of the rotation. "He really ...

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