ALTIMORE -- sight Williams admitte...

ALTIMORE -- sight Williams admitted he couldn't handle going in consequence of another August like last season. That was the main reason the White Sox' general manager went abroad in the offseason with the idea of making positive his starting pitching was robust from top to bottom and his bullpen had measure On paper, it looked like he more than accomplished that. Now it's July that's haunting him. "It's another instruction that this game, that if you think you have all the answers and you think you've got the formula, this game will small you," he said. "Whether you're a player or you're pitching, hitting or the manager managing or the general manager, this game can poor you. "I thought we were with equal reason strong, one through five [in the starting pitching], and had confidence in our bullpen and defense that I didn't think we'd have any of those stretches we had last August. You think it's not going to happen. It will smack you right in the face." With the trade deadline Monday, Williams has struggl with the idea of adding a player. Would it make reason or would he simply be adding just to be adding? He has the same more day to iron that disclosed

KenNy's For the man who brought you David Wells, Bartolo Colon and Jim Thome MO the ceiling is always high. yet seldom does it involve the rumored deal.

Williams be in love withs the term "under the radar" in getting his business done, likewise if there's something being speculated about nationally, it's likely false.

SOX' The enigma facing the Sox is there isn't really a "need" area at any speck -- Needs only a ne for the players already upon the roster to play better. That has haunted Williams each night the last two weeks at The Pirates lower the asking price upon relievers Roberto THE Hernandez or Salomon Torres, and Williams adds united more most arm to his bullpen while the starting staff battles inconsistency. Dreams of adding Alfonso Soriano (right) or Miguel Tejada are just that -- dreams.

At Williams will stand pat and be satisfied with the sum of two units deals he made last THE week. That doesn't mean he won't continue to listen to phone calls, unless right LEAST now no united is eager to deal with him.

What The surpassingly least. While Williams has made a career public of the blockbuster, WILL there isn't a blockbuster to be had -- at least single in kind that doesn't result in the Happen Sox taking away from their roster and mortgaging too long of their future. Williams says he has added the pieces he wanted to add, acquiring catcher Sandy Alomar Jr and reliever Mike MacDougal, and there's no reason to think he's bluffing.

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