suntimes.com - 4/21/2008
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There's no noise pollution or contrived testosterone in the air, just a b.s.-free commitment to focus, surprisingly good pitching and winning. Not long ago, Williams cracked wise about his intense approach to his job and said, "Maybe I'm just not a happy person." Well, at the moment, life is one big Zoloft pill for the 24/7 general manager. The Sox are leading the American League Central, ...
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Mariotti: GM Williams saving face with team’s 11-7 start, Frank Thomas’ release
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Mariotti: GM Williams saving face with team’s 11-7 start, Frank Thomas’ release Mariotti: The Defiant One ! Oh, but the new karma gets even better for Kenny the Grump. His mortal enemy, Frank Thomas, was released Sunday amid his usual controversy by the Toronto Blue Jays. This comes two years after Williams called Thomas “an idiot,” ordered him like a mob boss to “stay out of White Sox business,” told the world that chairman Jerry Reinsdorf loaned him money—and had to endure the subsequent embarrassment of Thomas combining for 65 home runs and 209 RBIs the last two ...
Is Something Wrong With Jay Mariotti?
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... in the bleachers. Still, at the end of the column, Mariotti dropped this bomb that caused me to start becoming concerned. But lately -- and brace yourselves -- Wrigley has traded places with what suddenly is a kinder, more sedate ballpark. In the name of William Ligue, would you believe U.S. Cellular Field has become saner than Cubdom? Whoa. I never thought Jay would say something like that, and it took me some time to come to grips with it. Then I woke up this morning, and my mind was absolutely blown . I'm not sure how this is possible, but several days have passed since ...
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