Carlos Quentin News

After manager Ozzie Guillen hinted of more lineup changes, Paul Konerko and Jim Thome each made cases Friday night to stay in their respective spots in the White Sox's lineup.

Pregame batting practice and infield drills have come to a close for the Peoria Javelinas on this warm November evening.

In this year of change, healthcare reform and rising unemployment, the White Sox played the role of clunkers.

Josh Fields BATS: RightTHROWS: RightAGE: 26 years old HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet 2, 225 pounds2009 STATS: .222, 7 HRs, 30 RBIs in 79 gamesCAREER STATS: .229, 31 HRs, 101 RBIs in 204 gamesWORTH NOTING: His 23 home runs in 2007 were the third-highest total for a rookie in White Sox history.

Greg Walker knows the reality of it. Hal McRae, Carney Lansford, Von Joshua - just the latest casualties of a career that has the life expectancy slightly better than that of an adult mayfly.

I was reading an article the other day where a baseball commentator said the qualities needed to make the playoffs aren't the qualities needed to succeed in the playoffs They said that deep starting pitching, production up and down the lineup, good middle relief and steady defense isn't nearly as important as having two dominant starters and a ...

Welcome back - good luck this year! The Giants and Dodgers still seem to be the best opportunity to find a fit to move Joe Crede.

DETROIT ? Before Saturday night's game against the Tigers, manager Ozzie Guillen insisted the White Sox are going to be a much better team in 2010, and he expects them to contend for the AL Central title.

The White Sox and the agent for Scott Podsednik held a preliminary discussion this week with the aim being to bring the leadoff hitter back to the South Side.

"It seems like every time I go out there and have a game where something special happens, the rest of the year we don?t play good," Buehrle said.

The inconsistency of the Sox offense was one of the bigger issues for the team this season.

Could be. And if so -- finally. The Tigers thought they'd seen the last of the Metrodome.

Carlos Quentin's floater to centre field hanging gently in the air, Detroit Tigers centre-fielder Curtis Granderson charged with every ounce of energy he could muster.

'Big Game' Freddy: Sox starter Freddy Garcia allowed 1 run in 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts, his highest total since recording 9 for the Phillies on May 28, 2007.

WHAT HAPPENED: When rookie right-hander Alfredo Figaro relieved Nate Robertson in the fourth, Carlos Quentin had just hit a three-run homer to give Chicago a 5-0 lead.

On the heels of a ninth inning defensive collapse by the Indians, the White Sox beat the Tribe, 6-1, on a cold and windy night at Progressive Field.

General manager Ken Williams loves to talk about White Sox players as "Chicago tough." But Williams' comments about what he has observed and the roster he seeks in 2010 are blunter.

The injuries are starting topile up as the White Sox enter the final five games of a rough 2009 season.

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Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer in his second straight game, rookie Daniel Hudson earned his first major league victory and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 Sunday for their third win in 11 games.