Lamont's temper hot if lit

When things go bad for the White Sox - and they surely willsometime this season - new manager Gene Lamont will be able to handleit. At least, that's the way his guru sees it.

Lamont might act like a quiet, easygoing type of guy, but . . .

"He can get mad with the best of them," Pirates manager JimLeyland said. "He won't do it for cosmetic purposes, and he won't doit to put on a show. But when he does it, it will be a show.

"It's got to be something if it gets him stirred up, but he canand will. If he says something, he means it. He's got a lot ofintegrity that way."

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