chicago.whitesox.mlb.com - 8/23/2008
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CHICAGO -- The White Sox starting rotation has been a perpetual question mark ever since Jose Contreras landed on the disabled list back on Aug. 10. That trend probably won't be changing anytime soon, but manager Ozzie Guillen has the short-term plan down. For now, anyway. Clayton Richard will get another start Monday in Baltimore after impressing his manager in a 5-0 win over Seattle on ...
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White Sox to go with four-man rotation: ChiSox.com
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White Sox to go with four-man rotation: ChiSox.com
Well, not quite. The headline says 4-man rotation, but what it should really say is something like "Sox decide not to press luck, skip sorry ass 5th starter whenever possible."
A.J. knocked down; Getz sent down; Richard keeping it down
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A.J. knocked down; Getz sent down; Richard keeping it down One day after capturing the hearts of the nation by stealing an obstruction call , A.J. Pierzynski had a night he'd like to forget. In the continuation of the suspended April 28 game , Pierzynski botched two bunt attempts with a runner on first before striking out on a pitch in the dirt. It's like the game never stopped for Pierzynski -- he was 0-for-6 with six stranded before the rains came, and with his only at-bat, pushed it to 0-for-7 with seven left on base. He didn't have much better luck in the nightcap . He was denied a hit-by-pitch in his second at-bat when home plate umpire Bill Welke ruled the pitch hit the ...
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