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Javy being Javy

By Sun-Times Wire

Javier Vazquez lived down to Ozzie Guillen’s criticism as he failed in another big game.

The Sox staked him to a 3-1 lead, but that didn’t last long. Vazquez was torched. He just doesn’t seem to have much confidence. And Ozzie didn’t have much of a choice but to pitch Vazquez today.

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