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Sox's Peavy: 'I'm as 100 percent as I can be'
February 6
Chicago Tribune
 
"Ask Jake Peavy whether he is 100 percent healthy for this season and this is the answer you get: "I'm as 100 percent as I can be. I don't know if I'm 100 percent as to what I was four years ago. I know I'm as 100 percent as 100 percent is going to get after what I had done (surgically). I guess that's the best way to say it." Well, that's one way to say it. And actually, it's not a bad way when you re-read it slowly. One thing seems certain about this summer on the South Side: If Peavy isn't 100 percent — whether you use his San Diego scale or the post-surgery scale — the White Sox's chances of a rebound season is close to 0 percent."
Peavy believes change at top good
December 15
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy believes his rested right shoulder is only part of a fresh start for the White Sox in 2012. "Things needed to change with the way we did things," said Peavy, referring to the managerial change of Ozzie Guillen to Robin Ventura. "We're all to blame. It wasn't just Ozzie." Peavy, 30, realizes there's a lot at stake for him and his teammates as they try to make the postseason after three consecutive seasons of coming up short. Now, he believes a different voice at the top can't hurt. "I'm not, in any way, bashing Ozzie," Peavy said in a telephone interview. "He took this franchise to the World Series (in 2005), and now he has a chance to fulfill a challenge in Miami. But we all saw"
White Sox shut down Jake Peavy
September 12
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Rookie Dylan Axelrod will make his first major-league start Wednesday, but the significance for the White Sox is as much about the starter he replaces, Jake Peavy. After defying medical expectations on how quickly he'd return from surgery in July 2010 to reattach a torn lat muscle, a worn Peavy had to acquiesce to what his body and his doctors were telling him. The healing process will take awhile longer. ''The decision's been made, and I think it's a good one,'' Peavy said. ''It has been a grind. It really doesn't appear we have a chance to catch Detroit, and rather than just grind out a couple of starts — we didn't feel like we were risking injury, but we'd just call it a season being"
Axelrod to start in Peavy's spot in Sox's rotation
September 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"In 2009, Dylan Axelrod was pitching for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League. On Wednesday, at 26 and his career resurrected, Axelrod will start for the White Sox, replacing one-time Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy in the rotation. Axelrod was 9-3 with a 2.69 ERA between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte this season. While he is not overpowering, the right-hander doesn't walk many batters. His last start was Sept. 1, but he does have two scoreless innings in relief for the Sox. "Whatever they need me to do, I'll do," said Axelrod, a 30th-round pick of the Padres in 2007. "I like starting, having a routine, it helps me. I've been stretched out the whole"
Sox shut down Peavy
September 11
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy, a little more than a year removed from surgery on a detached latissimus dorsi muscle, apparently will not pitch the rest of the season for the White Sox. "He has been shut down, he's finished for the year," pitching coach Don Cooper said after Saturday's 7-3, 10-inning victory over Cleveland. Manager Ozzie Guillen had no comment on the record and Peavy departed the locker room before the media could enter. The move is no surprise because Peavy has admitted he has been pitching with a tired arm."
Jake Peavy fights exhaustion as White Sox chase Tigers
September 8
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"You wouldn't know it based on the 61/3 scoreless innings he pitched against the Twins on Tuesday night, but Jake Peavy is going on fumes as the season winds down. Trailing the Tigers by 8½ games after Detroit's win against Cleveland on Wednesday ­afternoon, the Sox have a slim chance of catching them. Considering that Peavy has pitched 112 innings in his first season following his major surgery and his fatigue level, it might seem wise to shut him down. But unless manager Ozzie Guillen hears that Peavy can't go, he's figuring on keeping him in the rotation. "No, not yet,'' Guillen said Wednesday. "I think we should keep it the same way. Right now, I don't think I'm going to throw in the"
Peavy strong in 3-0 victory over Twins
September 7
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy wasn't facing the traditionally pesky Twins lineup Tuesday night that once was accustomed to annoying the White Sox as soon as they put on their uniforms. But Peavy persevered through a head cold with a season-high nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 scoreless innings before wondering about the Sox's plans for him the rest of the season after the 3-0 victory. "I'll let those guys make that decision," Peavy said of the Sox's possible plans to shut him down once they're eliminated mathematically from postseason contention. "All I can do is be honest with them with the way I feel. "Obviously now, it doesn't seem like we're playing for much. But it doesn't seem like a choice or a statement."
Sox's Peavy puzzled by first-inning blues
September 1
Chicago Tribune
 
"It's widely known that fly balls carry well during warm weather at U.S. Cellular Field. But Jake Peavy said he wasn't aware of the park's penchant for playing small under he allowed three consecutive doubles and two two-run home runs in the first inning of a 7-6 loss to Minnesota. "I don't know what to say," Peavy said. "That first inning was unbelievable." There weren't many swings and misses, aside from a strikeout of Danny Valencia on a 90 mph pitch for the second out of the inning. But Peavy couldn't put away Rene Tosoni, who hit a single, and Luke Hughes capped the rally with a two-run home run to left. "They were hitting the ball to left field, and the ball was travelling to left"
Sox's pitching not perfect but good enough in 4-2 win
August 27
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy took advantage of the free-swinging Seattle hitters Friday night. For Peavy, that was about as good as it got as he struck out eight while laboring through six innings to earn the victory for the Chicago White Sox. "The biggest thing was I was able to make some pitching out of the stretch (position)," said Peavy, who had runners on base in each of the first five innings. "I hadn't done that all year. (Friday night), I made some good pitches with runners on. To make good pitches out of the stretch was gratifying. "Another game, must win. We see Detroit winning. We know we've got to win." Peavy needed 108 pitches to get through six innings."
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen always mindful of Jake Peavy's old injury
August 21
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy has pitched at least six innings in his last six starts. His best outing was Aug. 7 in Minnesota when he worked eight scoreless innings. But he's 1-3 in the span and usually runs into trouble after four innings. Peavy's novel surgery to reattach a torn muscle was 13 months ago, and manager Ozzie Guillen said he has kept that in mind. ''It's tough,'' Guillen said, ''because Peavy throws five or six innings. .?.?. Then the next outing he'll go 110 or 115 [pitches] dealing. We don't know exactly what he's going to get. ''That's something you can't control. You are going to go day by day. The injury he had, it's been just about a year, but I still have it in the back of my head."
Peavy gives up 3 homers in 7-4 loss to Rangers
August 20
Chicago Tribune
 
"The White Sox's chances of rallying to win the American League Central suffered another blow Friday night. And with 38 games left, struggling second baseman Gordon Beckham might be running short on time to live up to the expectations after an exceptional 2009 rookie season. The sense of urgency became greater for the Sox following a 7-4 loss to the defending American League-champion Rangers. The setback, their third in a row, dropped them five games behind the AL Central-leading Tigers, who beat the Indians 4-1. "We have to get as hot as ever to make a run," Jake Peavy said after allowing two home runs to Mitch Moreland and a tie-breaking shot to Josh Hamilton in the sixth. "There's just"
Peavy puzzled by two-out blues in Sox's 7-4 loss to Texas
August 20
Chicago Tribune
 
"It was Elvis Night at U.S. Cellular Field Friday night, so it was somewhat fitting that Texas designated hitter Mitch Moreland, who grew up about 30 minutes outside of Elvis Presley's hometown of Tupelo, Miss., hit two home runs to lead the Rangers past the White Sox 7-4. But it was mystifying to Sox starter Jake Peavy that he allowed six of his seven runs after two outs, and that a walk and single to Mike Napoli preceded each of Moreland's home runs. "Just frustrating," said Peavy, whose streak of not allowing a home run in 52 innings vanished when Moreland hit a three-run home run in the fourth to cap a four-run rally. "I just didn't get anybody out with two outs. It's frustrating"
Peavy: Normal rest will be fine in 2012
August 11
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Right-hander Jake Peavy said he is confident he'll pitch regularly on four days of rest next season, when he'll be 21 months removed from his surgery to reattach a torn lat muscle. Doing it for the last seven weeks of this season shouldn't be a problem, Peavy said, but he wouldn't mind the extra day of rest, either. ''In a normal scenario, I can't see it being a problem, me going on four [days of rest],'' Peavy said Wednesday. ''But, heck, we've played good and pitched good as a whole staff under this six-man rotation that we've had for the better part of the year. I'll do whatever I'm told for the remainder of the year.''"
Peavy benefits from extra day of rest
August 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy pitched so effectively with an extra day of rest Sunday that it appears that he and Zach Stewart will benefit from their recent performances. Stewart, who beat the Twins on Saturday in his Sox debut, is likely to pitch Friday night against the Royals while Peavy will get another day of rest and start Saturday after pitching eight innings of three-hit ball to beat the Twins 7-0 Sunday. "I hate saying it, but I look so forward to next year and hopefully have that tick or two more than what I have now," said Peavy, who snapped a four-game losing streak by striking out six and walking none in a 108-pitch effort. "It excites me. But any time you get an extra day of rest — I don't"
Peavy sharp as Sox blank Twins
August 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy returned to his dominant form Sunday. Thanks to an adjustment in his batting stance, Alex Rios continued his mini-renaissance. Now only if Adam Dunn could get untracked — which might not occur for a few more games — the White Sox might have a long-awaited winning streak in them to push toward the top of the American League Central. "We're going to grind this thing out," Peavy said after he threw eight shutout innings and was supported by four home runs in a 7-0 victory over the Twins that capped the Sox's first three-game sweep in Minnesota since June 29-July 1, 2004. "It's a testament to Rios and these guys who have not mailed it in." The Sox cut their deficit to 5½ games"
Jake pushed back for Zach
August 7
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy isn't close to 100 percent, but he insisted Saturday that he didn't ask to have his start pushed back a day. "No, it was just something that they told me was going to happen,'' Peavy said. "Obviously, you do what you're told. I feel good, and I'm excited to pitch [Sunday afternoon].'' Peavy said he was told the team wanted to see what the newly acquired Zach Stewart could do. Considering the youngster held the Minnesota Twins scoreless through five innings, there's a chance he could become part of another six-man rotation, especially with the Sox playing 17 consecutive days in September with a doubleheader thrown in. "We've been talking about this,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said."
Peavy far from an ace for Sox
August 2
Chicago Tribune
 columnist David Haugh
"On the same night Paul McCartney captivated a crowd at Wrigley Field, eight miles away on the South Side another performer aging quickly in front of our eyes tried recapturing lost glory at the Cell. White Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy did Monday night what Peavy now does. He gave everything he had without giving in. He showed more resolve than command. He slowly strutted on and off the mound like the days when he used to be unhittable. He labored. And he lost, again. It was a hard day's night for ol' man Peavy. "It's the best he's thrown the ball I think since Washington (June 25)," Ozzie Guillen said. But it wasn't good enough. In a showdown of former Cy Young Award winners, Peavy"
Scrutiny on Peavy as Sox revert to five-man rotation after Jackson deal
July 28
Chicago Tribune
 
"The trade of Edwin Jackson means that the Chicago White Sox will revert to a five-man rotation. It also means that more scrutiny will be placed on Jake Peavy, especially with the Sox embarking on a stretch of 17 games without a day off starting Friday against Boston. Peavy, who allowed 10 hits in six innings Tuesday against Detroit, admitted he was fatigued sooner than he anticipated when he threw 111 pitches. He received extra rest in his past two starts after the All-Star break, and he won't have that luxury for a while."
Good White Sox show up to beat Tigers for third win in row
July 26
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Despite losing his first start of the second half, Jake Peavy says he's feeling much better than before the All-Star break. Specifically, he feels better about his slider than in the three starts before the break when he struggled with his velocity and control, going 0-3 with a 7.16 ERA. "The other night [against the Royals], it was certainly better," Peavy said. "Guys were swinging and missing, but, at the same time, I missed location-wise, and it got hit a few times the other night. But anything is going to be better than those last three starts before the break." Peavy gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings to get the loss in his last start. But he knows he'll need to be"
Jake Peavy picks up 4th loss as Royals top White Sox, 4-2
July 20
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy talks about those 12 to 18 months, the time period doctors tell him it will take for a complete recovery. In the meantime, he goes about his business of trying to win games for the White Sox with stuff he's not accustomed to and more dead-arm and sore-body issues than he cares to deal with. These are the cards Peavy has been dealt in 2011, and he's happy to have enough to play them every six days and do what he can to help the Sox make a run at an American League Central title while keeping an optimistic eye on 2012, when he hopes to be near or at 100 percent. "Things are not normal for me,'' Peavy said. "I expect this winter to regroup and have a normal offseason, get strong"
Tyler Flowers, Jake Peavy get reacquainted
July 19
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy spoke highly of Tyler Flowers before the catcher came up from Class AAA Charlotte on July 10 ­after Ramon Castro broke his right hand and index finger. The two were battery mates during Peavy's minor-league rehab starts. Flowers will make his first start tonight, with Peavy on the mound, in Kansas City. "I'm not worried about making an impression,'' said Flowers, who will give A.J. Pierzynski a rest against left-hander Danny Duffy. "They've seen me for a while now, in the spring and a couple of Septembers. The main goal is to help the team win. Help Jake Peavy have a good outing [tonight] and the White Sox win the game. That will say more than Tyler going 4-for-4 and not"
White Sox' Jake Peavy is a grinder after surgery
July 16
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Try as he might, Jake Peavy isn't what he used to be. Surgery to reattach a torn lat will take something out of a pitcher, and the White Sox right-hander is coming to grips with the reality that he won't be at full strength this season. Next season might be another story after his 12-to-18-month full recovery. For now, Peavy will throw his fastball a little slower than he's accustomed to. ''The last few starts was a grind physically," said Peavy, who was moved off his scheduled start Sunday to Tuesday at Kansas City. ''I don't think that was any secret if you watched. I'm looking forward to getting pushed back and getting back on my feet.'' Peavy admitted that his relief outing against the"
Peavy admits being taxed by relief stint
July 16
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy admitted Friday that adrenaline might have got the best of him and his right arm as the result of pitching four innings of relief against Washington on June 25. Peavy shrugged off the option to receive an extra day of rest and made three starts, posting an 0-2 record and 7.72 ERA and complaining of a lack of arm strength that pushed back his next start from Sunday to Tuesday night at Kansas City. "I may have been riding a little high after the relief effort and wanted to pitch a couple more times," Peavy said. "I thought my body and arm would respond better than it did. The last few starts was a grind physically. I don't think that was any secret if you watched. "I'm looking"
Sox starter Peavy could be pushed back to Tuesday
July 14
Chicago Tribune
 
"Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy indicated Wednesday night that he might not make his next start Sunday at Detroit. "Looks like Tue," Peavy wrote in a text message. Peavy indicated after his last start on July 10 that he might need seven to 10 days before his next start after lacking velocity and sharpness while allowing five runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings against Minnesota."
Peavy struggles as White Sox tumble
July 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy admitted Sunday he could use an extended break after a sluggish end to a first half that typified the White Sox's malaise. "My body has not bounced back," Peavy said after allowing 10 hits in 41/3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Twins that concluded the Sox's first half with a 44-48 record, their first sub .500 pre-All-Star Game record since losing 90 in 2007. "It's not hard to see. I'm throwing 85-90 mph with my fastball. My breaking balls aren't sharp. I can't even strike anybody out with it." Peavy said he will visit his Alabama-based physical therapist that helped him recover from a detatched latissimus dorsi muscle last winter, but he indicated he might need more than six days"
Jake Peavy to see trainer in Alabama
July 11
ESPN.com
 
"White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy said he will return home to Alabama and see a physical therapist during the All-Star break. It's the same trainer he worked with over the winter while rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn lat muscle. Peavy recently returned from the disabled list; he suffered a groin injury earlier this season. Since Peavy joined the White Sox, he has yet to consistently display the talent that won him the Cy Young award in 2007 with the San Diego Padres. Beset by injuries since the Sox traded for him in July 2009, Peavy says his body just isn't allowing him to pitch to his capabilities."
Peavy, White Sox in need of break after first-half fiasco
July 11
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy didn't ask for an extra day of rest after pitching four innings of relief on June 25 so he could make three starts before the end of the first half. But, like the rest of his Chicago White Sox's teammates, Peavy didn't feel right Sunday after allowing 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 6-3 loss to Minnesota that concluded the Sox's miserable first half with a 44-48 record. "I thought physically I'd be better to bounce back better than I have, and that's just the bottom line," said Peavy, who was 0-2 with a 7.72 ERA in his final three starts. "No ifs, ands about buts about it. My body has not bounced back. It's not hard to see. "I'm throwing 85-90 mph with my fastball. My breaking"
Peavy struggles as White Sox tumble
July 11
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy admitted Sunday he could use an extended break after a sluggish end to a first half that typified the White Sox's malaise. "My body has not bounced back," Peavy said after allowing 10 hits in 41/3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Twins that concluded the Sox's first half with a 44-48 record, their first sub .500 pre-All-Star Game record since losing 90 in 2007. "It's not hard to see. I'm throwing 85-90 mph with my fastball. My breaking balls aren't sharp. I can't even strike anybody out with it." Peavy said he will visit his Alabama-based physical therapist that helped him recover from a detatched latissimus dorsi muscle last winter, but he indicated he might need more than six days"
Bottom of Royals' lineup gets best of Peavy
July 6
Chicago Tribune
 
"The waiting game continues for the White Sox, who failed to get over the .500 mark and haven't embarked on that long winning streak they've talked about. Jake Peavy allowed two big hits to the bottom of the Royals' order, and the offense failed to produce a clutch hit Tuesday night in the final six innings of a 5-3 loss that kept the Sox 3½ games behind the Indians in the American League Central. "We're so unpredictable," manager Ozzie Guillen said after the Sox (43-44) fell to 10-33 in games in which they scored three runs or fewer. "I can't remember the last time we scored a lot of runs. I only remember a couple of games — Opening Day and in Boston (May 30), when we beat the (heck) out"
Jake Peavy says it's time for White Sox to dump nice-guy attitude
July 2
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The American League Central is theirs for the taking, but first place won't be handed to the White Sox. And if they are going to rise up and snatch it away after the All-Star break, they had better take their performance — and attitudes — to a higher level. So says Jake Peavy, an observant sort who has suggested twice in the last two days that the Sox need a mental makeover. "At times, it's been missing from our team," Peavy told the Sun-Times before the Sox beat the Cubs 6-4 on Friday at Wrigley Field. "It" would be all things baseball-dirty, mean and nasty, Peavy said. Leave nothing for granted for nine innings every night. The Sox' $127 million worth of talent won't be enough to get"
Peavy wants to see more urgency
July 1
Chicago Tribune
 
"There's no time to slack off early and rely on late-inning heroics. That's the assessment of White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy, who struggled early but lasted six innings, enabling his teammates to rally for a 6-4 victory over the Rockies in 10 innings. "We battled as a team," Peavy said after surviving a three-run home run by Troy Tulowitzki in the first inning and leaving with a 4-1 deficit. "I didn't think we came out with a lot of intensity early. We've got to start playing hard and laying it on the line from pitch 1. "If we're going to be the team we want to be, we've got so much talent in here we have to lay it on the line. We showed some character coming back late and getting some hits"
Peavy saves the day
June 26
Chicago Tribune
 
"In a marathon-like baseball season, there are heartbreak hills like Friday night's 14-inning White Sox loss to the Nationals. And there are the inspirational, second-wind victories like Saturday's 3-0 triumph over the Nationals. "All these games I've managed in my career, I think this one I'm not going to forget," Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. So what could have been devastation over the loss of starter John Danks and the ruination of an entire bullpen turned into jubilation as Jake Peavy saved the day and perhaps the season. Peavy pitched four nearly perfect innings after Danks left the game with a strained right oblique for his second victory in the last three games — right after"
Jake Peavy, A.J. Pierzynski downplay spat after White Sox' win
June 23
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"White Sox general manager Ken Williams got his wish. Hoping the Cubs would inject a shot of adrenaline into his team and U.S. Cellular Field this week, the North Siders came through as always. Starting pitcher Jake Peavy and catcher A.J. Pierzynski going nose-to-nose in the dugout after the sixth inning wasn't exactly Pierzynski vs. Michael Barrett in the main event, but it was an invigorating in-house undercard that sparked the Sox to a 4-3 victory that gave them two out of three in the series and pushed them to within two games of .500. Pierzynski and Peavy both talked down the significance of their verbal exchange and made light of it while declining to offer specifics. "Well, we were"
White Sox' Jake Peavy looking forward to pitching against Cubs
June 22
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy can't wait to pitch against the Cubs tonight. ''What's not to look forward to?'' Peavy said Tuesday. ''You guys see how the crowd gets excited. It's just fun pitching when there is a little more [energy]. When you go to Fenway, when you go to Yankee Stadium, when you play in this type of series, there is always a little more adrenaline, and that gets you through some tough innings.'' Peavy was hoping the Sox would win the second game of their series Tuesday against the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field so he would be on the mound for the rubber game. Because of the Sox' 3-2 victory, Peavy will get his wish. That's the way he likes it. The higher the stakes and"
Peavy revved up for shot against Cubs
June 22
Chicago Tribune
 
"After finishing his third stint on the disabled list in less than three full seasons with the White Sox, Jake Peavy hopes injuries are finally in his rear view mirror. "I certainly feel that I should have no problem with my groin (Wednesday night), and my arm feels as good as it has felt in quite a while," said Peavy, who will come off the DL to face the Cubs. "This might be a blessing in disguise to give my arm a little break after all we've asked it to do. "Hopefully this is the last time we talk about injuries. We have a long way to go to be where we want to be, but we're in the mix. We're not crazy about where we're at, but we like where we're at." Peavy hasn't pitched in a major"
Williams: Peavy to remain a starter
June 18
Chicago Tribune
 
"Despite Jake Peavy's wild offer to rejoin the Chicago White Sox as a reliever, general manager Ken Williams said that Peavy will remain in his role as a starter. When asked about Peavy's role after his six innings of two-hit ball Thursday night for Triple-A Charlotte on a minor league rehabilitation assignment, Williams replied that it was never his intention for Peavy to return as a reliever. Williams said the idea of Peavy returning as a reliever "never crossed my mind." Peavy missed 10 months because of a detached latissimus dorsi muscle near his right shoulder, and he is currently recovering from a right groin strain. Peavy is expected to rejoin the Sox on Friday night in Arizona and"
Peavy could return Wednesday against Cubs
June 18
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy's return to the White Sox's rotation — perhaps as soon as Wednesday night against the Cubs — could mark the restoration of a six-man rotation. "The easiest thing is to go six," manager Ozzie Guillen said Friday night before Peavy returned from Charlotte, where he pitched six innings of two-hit ball Thursday night in a minor league rehab start. "Who am I going to move out of our rotation? Everyone is throwing the ball pretty well. Most likely we go to six. I don't know. But we'll try to figure out that we might go back to six all the way to the All-Star Game." General manager Ken Williams and the Sox's medical staff will make the final decision on when Peavy can pitch, but"
Sox's Peavy strikes out nine in rehab start
June 17
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy fulfilled his hopes Thursday night in his rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte. Peavy, recovering from a right groin strain, threw 78 pitches in six innings of two-hit ball with nine strikeouts against Syracuse. Peavy will rejoin the team in Phoenix to continue his workouts and rehab with the expectation he will be pitching for the Sox no later than next weekend. "All good buddy," Peavy wrote in a text message. "look forward 2 being back with the boys!""
Jake Peavy willing to relieve, but Ozzie talks cautiously
June 15
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Whatever it takes or wherever you need me, Jake Peavy says, I will go. Even the bullpen? Peavy said he bounced it off pitching coach Don Cooper, telling him, ''I'll do whatever needs to be done.'' ''If I need to go to the bullpen to help,'' Peavy said, ''we've got five starters doing their thing. .?.?. I'll do whatever it takes because there is no weak link on the team.''"
Sox will wait on Peavy's bullpen offer
June 15
Chicago Tribune
 
"Manager Ozzie Guillen didn't sound too convincing after discusssing Jake Peavy's offer to move to the bullpen after talking with Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams, but they haven't completely rejected Peavy's offer. "We did talk to Kenny about it," Guillen said after Tuesday night's rainout at Minnesota. "Kenny wasn't too sure about that. We appreciate it, but I think it's too early to concern ourselves about bullpen stuff. We appreciate that because (Peavy) wants to help. "But right now, we put it up to Kenny, and he said to get him healthy and get him back here. Then we make the decision when he comes back. ... We can't put this guy at something in our mind, and all of a"
Peavy volunteers for Sox's bullpen if needed
June 15
Chicago Tribune
 
"Before the White Sox's game with the Twins was postponed Tuesday night because of rain after a 50-minute delay, Jake Peavy volunteered his services as a reliever once he has recovered fully8 from a right groin strain. "We're sitting here talking about me coming back, and I'm telling (pitching coach) Don Cooper and these guys, 'I'll do whatever needs to be done,'" Peavy said. "If I need to go to the bullpen to help out there, we have five starters doing their thing. I certainly think I can be a leader in the rotation as well and be as good as these guys have been. "But I'll do whatever it takes because there is no weak link right now on the team. We're swinging the bat offensively. We're"
White Sox' Jake Peavy not thrilled about returning to Charlotte
June 11
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy was only half-kidding Friday about making the Class AAA all-star team. The right-hander knows he'll have to make at least one more rehab start with Class AAA Charlotte before he can resume pitching for the White Sox after his strained right groin heals. That decision comes from Sox general manager Ken Williams. ''I begged to get out of a Charlotte trip,'' said Peavy, who has been out since Sunday, when he suffered the injury. ''But Kenny said, 'You won't go at the same speed in a bullpen session as you would in a game. I want you to have to cover first. I want you to exert the same energy at Charlotte before I activate you.' ­Kenny's the boss.'' Peavy already pitched for"
Peavy hopes he will miss only 2 starts
June 11
Chicago Tribune
 
"At least Jake Peavy has kept his sense of humor through his seemingly endless journey through injuries, the latest being a strained groin muscle that has him on the White Sox disabled list again. "I'm sure after talking to (general manager Ken Williams) I'll be in Charlotte and make a start," he said, before adding with a laugh, "I'll try to have a good one and make the Triple-A All-Star team." Actually, it only seems as if Peavy has made more rehab starts than big league ones for the Sox. He will make his fourth as a Charlotte Knight soon compared to five for the Sox. He also has pitched twice for Double-A Birmingham. "I begged and begged to get out of (going to) Charlotte," Peavy said."
Rehab trip in Peavy's future
June 9
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"General manager Ken Williams excused Jake Peavy for pitching while hurt. Well, sort of. "I know what to expect; it's Jake Peavy,'' Williams said. "You can't acquire someone knowing that he's got that bulldog attitude, and have that be one of the reasons you acquired him, and at the same time, when it doesn't work in your favor, be critical of him.'' Peavy was roughed up for six runs in the fourth inning by the Tigers in a 7-3 loss Sunday after he pitched three scoreless. The difference was a groin strain that was aggravated in the third. The injury put him on the disabled list Wednesday and raised the question of whether Peavy hurt his team by pitching hurt. "It's kind of like dealing with"
Peavy will get at least 1 rehab start
June 9
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy won't be calling the shots in his recovery from a right groin strain, as general manager Ken Williams said Wednesday that Peavy will need at least one minor league rehabilitation assignment before rejoining the Sox. "No matter what he thinks, he can't simulate the intensity of a game in the bullpen, warming up or during pitchers' fielding practice," Williams said. "You just can't do that. You have to get in the game, have to break toward first base, cover first base. Those are the only things that will test how strong you are getting down in your groin area. That's just the way it is." Peavy first felt discomfort May 30 in Boston, but he admitted he had trouble covering first"
Peavy acknowledges he's going on DL
June 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy has no regrets about trying to pitch Sunday against the Tigers with a tight right groin that developed into a mild strain that he said Tuesday will land him on the 15-day disabled list. "Let me tell you something: If guys didn't go out on the field because of something nagging, you wouldn't be able to put nine guys out there tonight," Peavy said after being examined by doctors and talking to general manager Ken Williams. "There are plenty of guys fighting with something and (they) have been in there with me getting treatment and just trying to weather the storm." The Sox will revert to a five-man rotation, with John Danks moving up to take Peavy's start Saturday night against"
Groin injury sending White Sox' Jake Peavy back to DL
June 8
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jake Peavy is headed back to the disabled list. ''Disappointing, no doubt,'' Peavy said Tuesday. ''I was feeling good and beginning to climb with my arm.'' Peavy, who was close to pitching in staff-ace form before he left his last start after four innings Sunday with a strained groin, defended his decision to pitch the fourth inning in discomfort. (He allowed six runs after three perfect innings.) Peavy said if every player who wasn't 100 percent healthy didn't play, there wouldn't be enough to field nine players. ''I wanted to push through it and do what we needed to do, but I think we're looking at the disabled list just because of the MRI results and how sore my exam was with the"
Peavy has mild groin strain, avoids DL for now
June 7
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jake Peavy likely will miss at least one start, but the White Sox haven't put the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list. Peavy was diagnosed Monday with a mild strain of the right groin after undergoing an MRI at Rush University Medical Center. Peavy, who pitched four innings Sunday, returned to U.S. Cellular Field for more treatment. Manager Ozzie Guillen wasn't upset after Peavy — who needed 10 months to recover from a detached latissimus dorsi muscle near his right shoulder — revealed Sunday that he first felt discomfort in his groin after a May 30 start in Boston. "This guy wants to be out there, this guy wants to help us," Guillen said. "Besides, we're in the fourth inning, and we"
DL likely for White Sox' Jake Peavy
June 6
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The frustration of this White Sox season might be epitomized by starter Jake Peavy, who likely is headed to the disabled list again. Less than a month after his ­return from shoulder surgery, Peavy left the game Sunday against the Detroit Tigers with a strained right groin. His exit after four innings was potentially the more serious consequence of the 7-3 loss. ''I'll probably miss more time now,'' a glum Peavy said. ''We'll evaluate it and see some doctors, but it'd be hard for this thing to just go away. We have a lot of equipment [for treatment], but the way I feel when I walk, [the disabled list] is a pretty safe bet.'' For a team hoping this homestand would be a much-needed"