11.   Sox manager Kevin Kennedy said Monday he is planning for a replacement team.

12.   Sox manager Williams was asked if the game was atypical of the Sox season.

13.   Sox manager Jimy Williams decided it was finally time to give Ramirez his chance in the field, although Ramirez had other things on his mind.

14.   Sox manager Jimy Williams will go with Bret Saberhagen.

15.   Sox manager Jimy Williams, who was a coach on those Braves teams, knows Mercker well and thinks highly of him.

16.   Sox managers have been a colorful lot.

17.   Sox manager Grady Little has watched Embree through the years.

18.   Sox manager Jimy Williams and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan watched Cone work out last Friday in Tampa.

19.   Sox manager Jimy Williams reserves the last word on Nixon.

20.   Sox manager Jimy Williams said he wanted to have as many righties in the lineup as possible.