blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 12/4/2008
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Kenny Williams is getting rid of the weak and bad.
Nick Swisher, gone. Orlando Cabrera, gone.
Now, Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan, gone and gone.
What the White Sox general manager seems to be doing is culling the herd. He is preying on the weak. Get tough or get out.
ajc.com - 12/3/2008
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He ain’t Jake Peavy, but it’s a start(er).
The Braves agreed to a trade Tuesday that will...
bring them veteran Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez and a reliever, a person familiar with negotiations said. In a six-player deal, the biggest ...
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Braves trade for White Sox starter Javier Vazquez
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 12/6/2008
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Some great links as we wait for the temp to hit that second digit…
Steve Rosenbloom has a great post today about what Ken Williams is trying to accomplish with the White Sox.
“Kenny Williams is getting rid of the weak and bad. Nick Swisher, gone. Orlando Cabrera, gone. Now, Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan, gone and gone. Sure, Williams cleared out salary, made his team younger and maybe even faster, but what the White Sox general manager seems to be doing is culling the herd. He is preying on the weak. Get tough or get out.
The ...
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