White Sox win, avoid sweep by Indians

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Quentin injury worse than originally thought - out until Monday at best
Published 9/4/2008 by vince_ at South Side Sox
Quentin injury worse than originally thought - out until Monday at best Win and survive. That's the White Sox's theme for the remaining 23 games this season after a patchwork lineup and the pitching of Javier Vazquez and Bobby Jenks produced a 4-2 victory ...

ETAs for the injury kids
Published 9/5/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... for the upcoming series with the Los Angeles Angels is over, and not Monday as originally thought : Cowley (and/or his sources) have been known to jump the gun before, so buyer beware. But since I often play the role of Col. Silver Lining, here's some more of it: This is exactly the reason why they got Ken Griffey Jr. Not to play him in center field. Not to take at-bats away from hotter hitters. Nope, Griffey's true value is providing some depth if one of their corner players had to take some time off. One might've figured Jermaine Dye or Jim Thome to be more likely ...