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KANSAS CITY -- In the midst of a six-game losing streak, a trip to the Negro Leagues Museum helped White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen appreciate how fortunate he is.Guillen visited the museum with his family on Saturday and was glad to see a few Sox fans on hand. He noted how far baseball has come, as players in the Negro Leagues might make a road trip from St. Louis to Chicago without stopping to e bcs football standings at -- simply because they wouldn't be served anywhere."You look around, even after the game we eat here, then we go to the airplane and we eat on the airplane and ... it's just so different," Guillen said.While he admits it's difficult to make a visit mandatory, Guillen said he thinks players should make an effort to visit the museum, especially since every American League team plays in Kansas Cit bcs football standings y each year."Being here in Kansas City, I think everybody should," he said. "Everybody should and take a look, especially Latino players and African American players should take a look at it."Guillen also thinks that the 2012 All-Star Game being played in Kansas City should help the museum attract more visitors. He was also glad to see a young man visiting with his grandfather."You don't see too m bcs football standings any grandfathers or fathers take their kids to show them the roots of the game," Guillen said. "They just show them who Paul Konerko is, who Gordon [Beckham] is. They don't show how the game [started], it was very nice to see that." Reed answers call from White Sox 'pen KANSAS CITY -- With another scoreless outing in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Royals, White Sox reliever Addison Reed extended his bcs football standings scoreless innings streak to 4 2/3.Reed has allowed just one run and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings since his debut on Sept. 4."With every outing, every time I'm out there, I feel a little more comfortable," Reed said. "Other than probably the first inning up here, I felt pretty good, comfortable. The first inning, I think I let my emotions get the most of me that time. Just realized it's the same ga bcs football standings me; the plate's just as far as the Minor Leagues. Once I realized that, as long as I just throw my game, I'll be fine."Reed struck out two Royals in 1 2/3 innings Friday night, bringing his season total to 10 K's."That's just a confidence builder, knowing you can get guys out up here," Reed said. "Just makes you feel good and know that you can pitch up here. Once they see you more than once, they' bcs football standings re going to start to figure out what I have and I'm just going to have to locate my pitches and keep the ball down. I think I'll be fine."Manager Ozzie Guillen has repeatedly said he won't force himself to play his younger players just because the Sox are eliminated. Still, Guillen said Reed has a "bright future," and the rookie is hoping to finish this season strong and get ready for next year."T bcs football standings his spring, I'm just going to try to come to Spring Training even stronger than I did this year and just see what happens," Reed said. Sox pitchers want innings down stretch KANSAS CITY -- With the season winding down, the White Sox hope to accomplish some goals with their pitching staff.Dylan Axelrod struck out eight in his Major League debut on Wednesday against Detroit and will take the bal bcs football standings l for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Cleveland. Manager Ozzie Guillen thinks the rookie could get another start in the final week."I don't see why not. The kid throws the ball well," Guillen said. "He had a pretty good game. What do we have to lose? Let's give the kid an opportunity to perform."Mark Buehrle, who has two scheduled starts left, needs just 7 2/3 innings to reach 20 bcs football standings 0 for the 11th straight season. That would extend his own franchise record and active Major League-leading mark. The southpaw was hit in the left biceps with a line drive in his start on Thursday night, but thinks he should be good to go."I hope he can get 7 2/3. That's his goal ... Of course we're going to make it happen," Guillen said. "He should make it ... he should at least in those two games bcs football standings , throw seven innings, even by mistake. I think it's deserved. He can ask me anything he wants; he will get it."As for closer Sergio Santos, Guillen doesn't want to force him into a game, but rather use him in his regular role. Santos has pitched just twice since Sept. 10, including a loss in his last outing on Wednesday."I think he's been having a great season. Hopefully we take the lead once bef bcs football standings ore the season's over and we can give him the chance to close the game," Guillen said. "When the shot is there, he will be closing." bcs football standings
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