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young guys? Dillon was 33, Ruggiano 26, Vazquez 32. Backe was 30, Geary 32, and Chacon 31. It's not that far off.

all three of those guys are relievers, are you confident they bolstered the team a lot?

Backe is a starter, and is doing quite well. Chacon is doing fantastic, but Geary has had limited appearances. And I guess Ruggiano and Dillon aren't that young after all. I should've looked that up.

June 4, 2008
We have a chance to tie the Royals for second place in the AL Central. Gavin Floyd started the game for us.

Kansas City Royals 33-27 @ Chicago White Sox 30-29

Kansas City kicked off the scoring with 1 run in the second. Daiki Hirayama tied things up with a solo shot in the 4th. Newhan also singled to drive in a run in the same inning. Pierzynski drove in another run on a ground out, giving the Sox a 3-1 lead. In the next inning, Orlando Cabrera hit a home run to left. Later in the seventh, Swisher drove in a run with a double to deep center. Bobby Jenks sealed a 5-1 White Sox victory.

W- Floyd 3-1
L- G. Jimenez 0-3
HR- Hirayama 6
Cabrera 4

Hirayama 1-4, HR, RBI
Cabrera 3-4, HR, RBI
Swisher 2-4, RBI
Konerko 1-4
Thome 2-4
Newhan 2-4, RBI
Pierzynski 0-4, RBI
Crede 0-4
Uribe 0-3
Floyd 5 IP, 7 H, 2 K, 1 ER
Dotel 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K, 0 ER
Jenks 1 IP, 2 H, 1 K, 0 ER

June 10, 2008

Me: Alright, guys. We're on the clock. This draft class isn't that strong, but there is a player with 5-star potential. Joe Pickler is his name. He plays center, but we can move him to right if we need to. What do you think, Hirohito?

Hirohito: It's worth a go. We can always keep him in AAA and use him as trade bait.

Me: Oh shit. We have too many guys on our roster. We can't pick!

In my first major mistake as GM, I forgot to clear room before the draft.

Pittsburgh offered me a deal. I would get Zach Duke, who is 4-3 with a 3.88 ERA, and they would get Bobby Jenks, who is 0-5 with a 6.87 ERA, but has 13 saves in 15 opportunities.

June 14, 2008
We faced the NL West leading Rockies at home. Brandon Backe was on the hill for us.

Colorado Rockies 39-29 @Chicago White Sox 33-35

Paul Konerko kicked off the scoring with a solo shot in the first. Colorado equalized in the fifth on an RBI double, however. Daiki gave us the lead in the 5th, on an RBI double. The Rockies equalized again in the 7th. Following the 7th inning stretch, Jim Thome crushed a solo shot to center, giving us a 3-2 lead. Then in the eighth, the Sox exploded for 4 runs, taking a 6-2 lead. Colorado was shut out in the 9th, and Chicago won 6-2.

W- Duchscherer 3-1
L- Cook 10-2
HR- Konerko 18
Thome 17

Hirayama 1-4, RBI
Cabrera 1-4
Siwsher 2-4
Konerko 1-4, HR, RBI
Thome 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Newhan 1-4, 2 RBI
Pierzynski 1-4
Crede 2-3
Uribe 0-3
Backe 6 IP, 11 H, 7 K, 2 ER
Duchscherer 3 IP, 0 H, 5 K, 0 ER

We decided that we could use Duchscherer as our closer, and we could add Duke to the rotation. We accepted the trade.

June 20, 2008
We were ready to take on the Cubs in the Crosstown Classic. Brandon Backe took on Jason Marquis.

Chicago White Sox 35-38 @ Chicago Cubs 37-36

Right off the bat, we scored a run on a Swisher ground out, giving us a 1-0 advantage. Swisher continued his dominance with a two-run blast in the third. The Sox put up another run in the 9th, on an RBI E6, hit by Hirayama. Duchscherer closed out a 4-0 win over our rivals.

W- Backe 7-3
L- Marquis 1-7
HR- Swisher 19

Hirayama 2-5
Cabrera 1-5
Swisher 1-4, HR, 3 RBI
Pierzynski 1-4
Newhan 0-4
Crede 3-4
Uribe 1-4
Backe 0-2, 5 IP, 4 H, 3 K, 0 ER
Thornton 0-1 2 IP, 3 H, 0 K, 0 ER
Chacon 0-0 1 IP, 2 H, 0 K, 0 ER
Thome 0-1
Duchscherer 1 IP, 0 K, 1 H, 0 ER

June 30, 2008
We faced the first-place Indians to start off a big home series.

Cleveland Indians 46-37 @ Chicago White Sox 39-43

Johnny Peralta hit a two-run homer in the fourth, giving Cleveland a 2-0 lead. In the seventh, Garko homered, giving Cleveland a 3-0 lead. In the bottom half of that inning, Denham doubled to drive in a run. Pierzynski drove Denham in after. Crede hit a game-tying double, driving in Pierzynski. Sizemore stunned the Sox in the 8th by hitting a solo shot to left. The White Sox were thrifty on the base paths, causing a Cleveland error that allowed the tying run. Joe Crede won the game with a sac fly to center.

W- Chacon 3-0
L- Betancourt 0-2
HR- Sizemore 17
Peralta 13
Garko 10

Hirayama 1-4
Cabrera 0-4
Swisher 1-4
Konerko 1-4
Thome 2-4
Newhan 1-4, RBI
Pierzynski 1-4, RBI
Crede 2-3, 2 RBI
Uribe 0-3
Floyd 4.2 IP, 5 H, 9 K, 2 ER
Masset 3 IP, 2 H, 6 K, 2 ER
Chacon 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 K, 0 ER

AL CENTRAL STANDINGS/ANALYSIS

1. Cleveland Indians 46-38
The Indians are still on top of the division, and don't seem to be slowing down.

2. Kansas City Royals 45-39
The Royals are still surprisingly hanging in there, and may be able to contend for at least a Wild Card spot.

3. Detroit Tigers 43-40
Detroit has gotten it back together, and are contending for the division again.

4. Chicago White Sox 40-43
The White Sox have dropped in terms of quality, but one great month can fix it all.

5. Minnesota Twins 37-45
It's time to throw in the towel for the Twins.

Current Prediction:
Indians 95-67
Tigers 89-73
Royals 86-76
White Sox 78-84
Twins 68-94

Batting Stats

Hirayama .302 AVG/7 HR/37 RBI
Cabrera .239 AVG/4 HR/36 RBI
Swisher .331 AVG/19 HR/54 RBI
Konerko .347 AVG/20 HR/58 RBI
Thome .302 AVG/17 HR/69 RBI
Newhan .240 AVG/2 HR/29 RBI
Pierzynski .359 AVG/11 HR/56 RBI
Crede .276 AVG/4 HR/25 RBI
Uribe .294 AVG/10 HR/37 RBI

Pitching Stats
Buerhle 5-4, 4.85 ERA
Duke 4-4, 3.60 ERA
Danks 2-4, 5.13 ERA
Backe 7-3, 3.74 ERA
Logan 3-6, 4.86 ERA
Floyd 4-2, 3.62 ERA
Contreras 5-6, 9.20 ERA
Duchscherer 3-1, 1.57 ERA, 3 SV
Chacon 3-0, 1.44 ERA
Masset 3-3, 4.50 ERA
Embree 4-1, 5.20 ERA
Dotel 2-1, 4.09 ERA
Linebrink 2-2, 4.78 ERA
Thornton 0-3, 5.40 ERA
Geary 1-2, 9.42 ERA

Teams we struggle against
Tigers 3-6
Twins 3-8

Teams we do well against
Rays 5-2
Indians 6-4
Angels 5-2

Keys
-Bullpen actually needs to do something positive.
-Starters need to cut ERA down.

We called up Viciedo and sent down Newhan.

What are Viciedo's stats?

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8289&p=167212&hilit=Viciedo#p167212 I got him from Philliesfan134 on this site

This log is now complete. Zach Duke is god.

Honestly, you should get rid of Contreras. In my opinion, he is the worst starter in the game