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In Which Ozzie Guillen Is Synonymous With 'Negativity'
South Side Sox —
Javier Vazquez is now a member of the Braves, which is ironic, because he's scared of words. "The negativity is never good," Vazquez said at his news conference in Atlanta. "I’ve always been a big believer in being positive, especially in professional leagues. You’ve got a lot of negative things going on, so you always try to be positive.
"I’m a positive guy, try to be positive all the time. I’m glad to be here in Atlanta."
"The only thing I’m going to say is it’s good to get away from the negativity and start fresh," Vazquez said. "I ...
The Week In Quotes: December 1-7 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... (Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune ) "We have to get to spring training. We'll have to see. He has been told we need 10 pounds off him before he reports to spring training. He's certainly athletic enough. ... Taking batting practice, you see this young man, along with Mr. Flowers, you're just not talking about the average bear. It's going to be fun to watch." White Sox general manager ...
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Report: Sox deal Vazquez
chicagotribune.com 12/3/2008 — The White Sox are on the verge of completing a five-player trade that would send mercurial veteran pitcher Javier Vazquez and lefty reliever Boone Logan to Atlanta, according to a major league source.
Sox trade Vazquez, Logan to Braves; get 3 in return
suntimes.com 12/3/2008 — White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez insisted in early October that he wanted to return to the South Side for the 2009 season because, Its not me to run away from anything." Well, he no longer has a say in that matter as the right-hander will try to ...
Javier Vazquez is Heading to Atlanta
mvn.com 12/3/2008 — Following a disastrous end to the 2008 season, it was very clear that Javier Vazquez had to be moved out of the South Side. Both he and the organization needed a fresh start.
The deal has yet to be finalized...
The Vazquez Trade
hardballtimes.com 12/3/2008 — Since I usually wake up at 5:30 AM, I am pretty whipped by, oh, 8 PM. As a result, I really couldn't process all of the moving parts of the Javier Vazquez-to- Atlanta deal last night, and I still probably need a couple cups of coffee to think about it this morning. I do have one deep thought ...
Source: Vazquez dealt to Braves in 5-player deal
sports.espn.go.com 12/2/2008 — Right-handed pitcher Javier Vazquez has been told he's headed from the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves in a deal which is likely to be finalized on Wednesday.
Braves deal for White Sox's Vazquez
mlb.mlb.com 12/3/2008 — Javier Vazquez is coming to Atlanta, and as long as everything goes well with his physical, he'll serve as the first piece to the Braves' rotation-reconstruction process.
Braves and South Siders Strike a Deal —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/4/2008
The San Diego Padres may have been bluffing about Jake Peavy after all. While the demands for the ace right handed pitcher were not unreasonable on paper, but in today's baseball world, asking for three of a teams top prospects for any player is ...
