Messages were sent during the first couple of days of the City Series, from players, management and owners alike.
Whether those messages were received was anyone's guess, but the 20th season of the interleague rivalry already has enough off-the-field intrigue to rival a political convention.
Before the White Sox's 3-0 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field, the teams had dueling news conferences that seemed more in line with a court proceeding than a baseball game.
One minute, White Sox managed Robin Ventura was being asked if he could co-exist with Chris Sale, the All-Star pitcher who airmailed him under the bus Monday in an interview with his own team's website.