White Sox morning roundup

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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From yesterday:<span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Kevin Youkilis went 1-4 as the White Sox struggled to score off another left-hander, <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkSox-fall-to...));">falling 4-1 to Francisco Liriano and the Twins<a> at Target Field. Before the game, Youkilis -- <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkWhite-Sox-l...));">whose name was misspelled on the initial lineup card<a> -- explained how he's <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkMotivated-Y...));">happy and motivated to be in Chicago<a>. And after the game, he said he had fun playing for the White Sox, outside of losing the game:<br><br><embed src="http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformweb_45swfflvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformPDKCSNvars.txt&amp;overlayIm... type="applicationx-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="ffffff" height="379" width="600"><br><br>Youklis also said he's eager to put his days in Boston behind him, which may be tough given the <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkRed-Sox-alr...));">Red Sox are already promoting his return in mid-July<a>. On the field, Youkilis doesn't expect <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkYoukilis-co...));">hitting second to be a problem<a>, as he's done it before and doesn't feel uncomfortable there. Here's what he had to say in a one-on-one with Steve Stone prior to his debut:<br><br><EMBED SRC="http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformweb_45swfflvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformPDKCSNvars.txt&overlayImageU... height="379" width="600" type="applicationx-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="ffffff"><EMBED><br><br>Peavy pitched Monday's game with a heavy heart, as close friend and former Padres bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday. CSN White Sox Insider Dan Hayes has the story of <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkFormer-coac...));">Akerfelds' long-lasting impact on Peavy<a>. <br><br>Rookie <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkDanks-fine-...));">Jordan Danks is expecting some sort of gift from Youkilis for giving up No. 20<a> for the veteran, while in other uniform news <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkDunn-wears-...));">Adam Dunn donned the Red Sox jersey Youkilis wore in his final game with Boston<a>. <br><br>President Barack Obama made a joke about Kevin Youkilis in Boston...and was promptly booed. Or maybe they were saying Yoooooooooooooooouk.<br><br><embed src="http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformweb_45swfflvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http:www.csnchicago.comcommonthePlatformPDKCSNvars.txt&amp;overlayIm... type="applicationx-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="ffffff" height="379" width="600"><br><br>One more look back at the trade -- <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkHow-did-the...));">here's how the White Sox acquired the players necessary to pry Youkilis away from Boston<a>. <br><br>The White Sox re-entered the top 10 in this week's Cubs Talk and White Sox Talk <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:www.csnchicago.combaseball-chicago-whitesoxwhitesox-talkMLB-Power-R...));">Power Rankings<a>, although the team I'm particularly interested in is Miami -- they're slipping dangerously close to the bottom five. That's a train wreck. <br><br>Around the division: The Indians <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:hardballtalk.nbcsports.com20120625jeanmar-gomez-bumped-from-indians...));">demoted Jeanmar Gomez to Triple-A<a> before <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:stats.csnchicago.commlbrecap.asp?g=320625110&amp;final=true'));">losing 7-1 to New York<a> (Dewayne Wise homered for the Yankees), Alex Avila has <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:hardballtalk.nbcsports.com20120625alex-avila-out-monday-with-renewe...));">renewed soreness in his knee<a> and Detroit <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:stats.csnchicago.commlbrecap.asp?g=320625113&amp;final=true'));">beat Texas 8-2<a>, Matt Capps was <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:hardballtalk.nbcsports.com20120625twins-closer-matt-capps-goes-on-d...));">placed on the disabled list<a> and Luke Hochevar and Kansas City shut out Tampa Bay in an <a href="javascript:void(window.open('http:stats.csnchicago.commlbrecap.asp?g=320625107&amp;final=true'));">8-0 win<a>.<br>

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