"You can't get a no and then when the other side says, 'OK, we're going to start fresh,' you say, 'I meant yes,"' McCourt said. "That's not how it works. It's too little, too late. It wasn't multiple choice."

The owner also said Boras had encouraged deferred money to be part of the offers from the beginning.

Despite the sometimes acrimonious exchanges between the two camps, McCourt said he expects negotiations to resume soon.

"We want to see Manny a Dodger this year," he said.

Los Angeles carried a 2-0 lead into the ninth inning against Chicago but Gordon Beckham led off with a long home run off Victor Garate. The White Sox then loaded the bases, and Brandon Allen and Michael Restovich each drove in a run with a fielder's choice.

Hiroki Kuroda, Eric Milton and Claudio Vargas threw two scoreless innings apiece for Los Angeles. Mark Loretta and Blake DeWitt had RBI singles.

Mark Buehrle worked two scoreless innings for the White Sox. He struck out two, walked one and allowed one hit.

Notes: Dodgers manager Joe Torre said there was nothing physically wrong with reliever Ramon Trancoso "unless he's hiding something from us." Toncosco, who has a 13.50 ERA this spring, walked two of the three batters he faced Sunday.

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Dodgers: Ramirez talks must start from scratch 2009-03-02
PHOENIX (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled their $45 million, two-year offer to Manny Ramirez, and owner Frank McCourt said Sunday that negotiations will have to start again from scratch. VIDEO: Forget him