"Not sure if Sox manager Ozzie Guillen listens anymore when his boss, Ken Williams, speaks.

Honestly not sure anymore about anything the White Sox do —except make you talk to your television.

Apparently Guillen never heard Williams announce a month ago that the Sox were done paying more attention to paychecks than batting averages. That making a climb in the standings took precedent over getting a return on Jerry Reinsdorf's $127 million investment.

If what Williams said about putting the best nine players in the lineup registered, why has Adam Dunn had 75 plate appearances since then despite hitting only .188 with one home run? An injury to Paul Konerko explains some of it, but not all. Not enough.

"Have the best players play, give us the best opportunity to win,'' Williams said July 27.

That was the day the Sox traded Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen in a $9 million salary dump and brought up exciting outfielder Alejandro De Aza. That was a day of promise — an empty promise as it turned out."