White Sox fans, here we go again! Third baseman Joe Crede's back is acting up again, and he's been scratched from the first two games of the Dodgers' Interleague Series in Los Angeles in favor of Pablo Ozuna. The back is acting up to a point where Crede's availability might be in question for the South side version of the Crosstown Series this weekend vs. the Cubs. According to ESPN's Steve Phillips, the former Mets' GM said tonight on ESPN 1000 that Crede should be placed on the disabled list if the back issues continue to act up. He thinks it could be part of a larger problem if Crede's not DL'd and soon. Crede's back issue also comes at a time where he's made 14 errors, most in the American League, and that Ozuna, Juan Uribe or DeWayne Wise could be expendable once Paul Konerko and his oblique are ready to return from the DL himself. If it's that bad, why not rest #24?

Thats too bad for Crede. He deserves better. Early this year he looked like a very strong candidate for comeback player of the year. The back problems, go a long way towards explaining his recent production-or lack of the same. With Josh Fields struggling in the minors, they really don't have an easy solution to the problem.

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Go Cubs!!!!