"The White Sox packed their bags for the final time this season, shook hands and hugged following a 5-3 loss to the Tigers to end a 79-83 season.

Jermaine Dye faces an uncertain future, with the Sox likely to give him a $1 million buyout instead of both sides agreeing to a $12 million mutual option for 2010. He struggled miserably in the second half, hitting .181 with seven homers in 210 at-bats after hitting .302 with 20 long balls in 291 at-bats before the break.

"I don't really have a feeling right now," Dye said calmly after finishing with a .250 batting average, 27 home runs and 81 RBIs. "I just want to go home, get away from baseball like I always do and take two weeks off and re-evaluate the situation and get into my program.""