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There. I told you the Magic Number. This is the White Sox Magic Number Update, so that's all I have to do. Please don't make me write about the Sox over the weekend. Okay, so the masthead says you can "find out the Magic Number and more."

All I'm going to say is they lost two of three to last-place Cleveland and probably deserved to lose the game they won. Mark Buehrle hasn't done anything right since setting the record for most consecutive batters retired. Jose Contreras has turned back into No Way, Jose. Jake Peavy isn't ready yet and Clayton Richard can't pitch for the Sox while he's on the Padres. And the Sox are seriously talking about having Sweaty Freddy pitch for them in the Big Leagues. The best pitching news we've had is that Bobby Jenks's kidney stones have been blasted away.

This division is there for the taking and we've not been taking. Today is the day to start -- or more accurately, tonight. The Sox play Seattle at Safeco Field. The next series is at another of those places we never do well -- Oakland. In honor of the Raiders' boss, I'm going to close with "Just win, baby."