Cameron sent back to Birmingham

NEW YORK So much for Mike Cameron.

The White Sox optioned their top prospect back to Class AABirmingham and brought their pitching staff back to 11 by recallingleft-handed reliever Mike Bertotti, who was 5-3 with a 4.37 ERA atAAA Nashville.

"Tony Phillips is back (from a family matter), Darren Lewis(thigh bruise) is 100 percent and Danny Tartabull (hip flexor) hasmade progress," manager Terry Bevington said of the team's outfieldsituation.

It caught Cameron by surprise. "I control my own destiny," hehad said upon arriving Tuesday, only to get the bad news Wednesday.

Cameron got a bit of good news, however. An error by Yankeesshortstop Derek Jeter in Tuesday's game was changed to a hit forCameron.

HE'LL BE BACK: James Baldwin thinks Cameron, who had impressivepower and speed statistics at Birmingham, is on the threshold ofstardom.

"That man is going to make a l-o-o-o-t of money," Baldwin said.

FIRST IMPRESSION: Bertotti is remembered for a pitch that gotaway late last season and struck plate umpire Ken Kaiser on the mask.

Stunned and under the impression the White Sox were laughing athim, Kaiser rolled the ball back to Bertotti and yelled at the Soxbench, which led to Bevington's fourth ejection in two months.

"I didn't know what was going on," Bertotti said. "I was just anew guy, trying to make an impression."

BERE PROGRESS: Jason Bere passed his second comeback test byplaying long toss after three minor-league innings Monday inSarasota, Fla.

"I think now I can be back in two weeks," he said.

COMING HOME: Today's matchup of Luis Andujar (0-1) vs. DavidWeathers ends a three-time-zone trip. The Sox play 18 of their next26 games at home.