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October 9, 2008
I was extremely nervous driving into the stadium today. I hate those damn Yankees. As Billy Beane said in 2002, the Yankees are the sabermetric killers. They buy the best team every year. Teams like us always face them in the ALDS. I couldn't focus on that too much. We had to just go out and play ball like always, but I had an extremely bad feeling about this one.

New York Yankees 2-1 @ Chicago White Sox 1-2

A-Rod silenced the crowd early on with an RBI double. Jason Giambi followed him with a 2-run homer. In the fourth, Jorge Posada delivered a death blow via a 2-run homer. The Sox finally scored on a homer from Konerko. A-Rod struck again in the 5th, driving in a run on an RBI single. Jim Thome put Chicago back in it with a 3-run shot to right. But Bobby Abreu hit a homer of his own, giving the dreaded Yanks a 7-4 lead. However, the Sox don't give up easily. Nick Swisher hit a 2-run single, putting runners at the corners for Konerko. Konerko choked by grounding into a 4-6-3 double play. New York destroyed our hope with 2 9th inning runs. Chicago hardly put up any effort to comeback, and were eliminated with 9-6 defeat.

W- Wang
S- Rivera
L- Buehrle
HR- Konerko
Thome
Abreu
Giambi
Posada

Hirayama 1-5
Cabrera 0-5
Swisher 2-4, 2 RBI
Konerko 2-4, HR, RBI
Thome 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Viciedo 1-4
Pierzynski 0-4
Crede 1-4
Uribe 2-4
Buehrle 5.1 IP, 8 H, 7 K, 6 ER
Cueto 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 K, 1 ER
Chacon 2 IP, 3 H, 2 K, 2 ER

Time to build up with new rookies

November 1, 2008
The Boston Red Sox have won back-to-back titles after beating Arizona in 7 games. The Awards were announced today.

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez- New York
Pitcher of the Year- Jennings- Texas
Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez- New York
Reliever of the Year: Miller- Kansas City
Rookie of the Year: Daiki Hirayama- CHICAGO

AL Fielders of the year:
C: Victor Martinez- Cleveland
1B: Sean Casey- Boston
2B: Jamie Carroll- Cleveland
SS: Julio Lugo- Boston
3B: Chone Figgins- Los Angeles
RF: Vladimir Guerrero- Los Angeles
CF: Emile Brown- Oakland
LF: Johnny Damon- New York

AL Hitters of the year:
C: Jorge Posada- New York
1B: Paul Konerko- CHICAGO
2B: Brendon Urie- Tampa Bay
SS: David Eckstein- Toronto
3B: Alex Rodriguez- New York
DH: Jim Thome- CHICAGO
RF: Curtis Granderson- Detroit
CF: Grady Sizemore- Cleveland
LF: BJ Upton- Tampa Bay

We had 3 players win awards, but many deserved an award as well.

November 8, 2008
It was time to negotiate contracts with our players.
Player/Contract Offer
Brandon Backe- 1 year, 3900
Zach Duke- 5 years, 6000
Johnny Cueto- 1 year, 800
Boone Logan- No contract
Great Paulino- 1 year, 900
John Danks- No contract
Matt Thornton- No contract
Alan Embree- No contract
Erin Wasserman- 1 year, 400
Nick Masset- 1 year, 800
Great Snyder- No contract
Great Bautista- No contract
Gavin Floyd- 1 year, 1000
Shawn Chacon- 1 year, 6450
Geoff Geary- No contract
Justin Duchscherer- 2 years, 7500
AJ Pierzynski- 1 year, 6870
Toby Hall- No contract
Jim Thome- 2 years, 14000
Dan Johnson- 1 year, 400
Great Blanco- No contract
Danny Richar- 1 year, 400
Jayson Nix- 1 year, 400
Juan Uribe- 1 year, 2650
Richard White- 1 year, 400
Joe Crede- 1 year, 6980
Great Wood- No contract
Pablo Ozuna- No contract
Orlando Cabrera- No contract
Great Hart- 1 year, 400
Dayan Viciedo- 1 year, 800
Great Floyd- No contract
Daiki Hirayama- 2 years, 1300
David Newhan- 1 year, 470
Brian Anderson- 1 year, 400
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5 players rejected the deal. Duke, Wasserman, Duchscherer, Hart, and Anderson. We decided to let go of Hart and Anderson.

Zach Duke- 1 year, 2970
Erin Wasserman 1 year, 400
Justin Duchscherer 1 year, 5900

These three guys all signed, and we were ready for free agency.

December 8, 2008
Today starts the free agency period. There aren't many great players on the market, but Kyle Farnsworth, a reliever, sticks out. His top speed is 100 MPH. He helped New York win the division, and can fix our weak bullpen. I offered him a 4 year deal worth 6250 points. Latroy Hawkins, another Yankee, was also available. He is known for his breaking balls, and can dominate in relief. I offered him a 2 year deal worth 6950 points.

December 15, 2008
Kyle Farnsworth is the newest White Sox. Unfortunately, Hawkins rejected our offer. We offered him a 2 year deal worth 7500 points this time around. Latroy couldn't reject the offer, and joined old teammate Kyle Farnsworth. This was our way of getting back at the Yanks, taking their two best setup men.

January 2, 2009
Today opens the International FA period. This time, we didn't have many needs to fill. We only targeted Chang Jing Song from China. He wasn't in search of much, and we signed him for a year. Our bullpen was now dominant. We were now predicted to finish 98-64, first in our division. We were excited for the new campaign.

You sure didn't want Sanchez or Sandoval?

Who are just like Alomar and Vizquel they play short and second base

February 1, 2009
Baltimore sent us a trade offer. They would send Brian Roberts and we would send Juan Uribe. This trade was a no-brainer. We had to accept. Brian led the MLB in stolen bases and was in the batting title race. Baltimore must be stupid or something. Second base was the only position where we lacked talent, and now we have Brian Roberts.

Which one is the shortstop?

March 1, 2009
Just as I thought we were complete, I stumbled across a diamond in the rough. Carlos Sanchez, a Venezuelan shortstop, who is often compared to Omar Vizquel. Negotiations were rough, but in the end we convinced him to play in Chicago.

WHITE SOX ROTATION
1. Duke
2. Backe
3. Arroyo
4. Buehrle
5. Paulino
LR Cueto
LR G. Lee
MR Floyd
MR Chacon
MR Dotel
SU Hawkins
SU Song
SU Farnsworth
CL Duchscherer

LINEUP
1. Hirayama CF
2. Roberts 2B
3. Swisher RF
4. Konerko 1B
5. Thome DH
6. Sanchez SS
7. Pierzynski C
8. Viciedo LF
9. Crede 3B

Lineup W/O DH
1. Hirayama CF
2. Roberts 2B
3. Swisher RF
4. Konerko 1B
5. Sanchez SS
6. Viciedo LF
7. Pierzynski C
8. Crede 3B
9. PITCHER

April 2, 2009
Opening Day is the most exciting time of the year for baseball fans. There is always so much enthusiasm, but when you have a great time like the Sox, it is the best feeling ever. The 2009 Sox were ready to start another season.

Cleveland Indians 0-0 @ Chicago White Sox 0-0

Chicago started off the scoring in the second on back-to-back homers by Konerko and Thome. Daiki Hirayama doubled in a run later that inning. Later in the game, Paul Konerko hit another home run, giving the Sox a 4-0 lead. In the 8th, Jim Thome hit his second homer, making it 6-0. Zach Duke mowed down the Tribe, striking out the side to win the game.

W- Duke 1-0
L- Sabathia 0-1
HR- Konerko 1,2
Thome 1,2

Hirayama 3-4, RBI
Roberts 0-4
Swisher 0-4
Konerko 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Thome 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Sanchez 2-4
Pierzynski 0-4
Viciedo 3-4
Crede 1-4
Duke 9 IP, 5 H, 16 K, 0 ER

Glad to see you got two solid players and a grizzled veteran

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