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It is unclear who will win it all. Usually takes a few seasons for everything to equalize.

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While I don't exactly agree with my dad's rotation & lineup i will be patient and see what happens. If some of the younger players play to their potential this season, we could surprise many. We have the #1 minor league system.

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We'll look more at our opponents as the season progresses..

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Meet the 2000 Sox.
SP Alfredo Abate R/R. Born in Italy, moved to Lombard, IL when he was 3. My best bud. (clone of Alex Fernandez)

SP Daniel Atkinson R/R Veteran SP. 2 time MCA winner. Hope to resign him.

SP Bryan Coker L/L Also another veteran SP. Does walk a lot of batter but mows them down as well.

SP Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn R/R Still a popular player. Also likes to walk batters, can be wild at times. (clone of Nolan Ryan)

RP Tony Biernat R/R Solid P, should be in the rotation late this year or next year. (clone of Jack McDowell)

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RP Jake Crane L/L 1 of 3 LHP in the pen. Young crafty LHP.

RP Brian Farmer R/R Has the stuff to start but will be more of a long man out of the pen.

RP Lamont Mitchell R/R Has the makeup to be a CL, just hasn't had an opportunity. Would prefer him to be a SU.(clone of Mariano Rivera)

RP Jason Sintach L/L crafty LHP who will SU and be our lefty specialist. (clone of Scott Radinsky)

CL Darlene Schultz L/L The only female who has made a name for herself in the ABF. (clone of Billy Wagner)

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SP me (on steroids)

C Ray Harris L/R veteran GG C. Would like to see him split time with Zeile.

C Todd Zeile R/R power hitting C. Not the best arm. Can also play 3B/1B. Need to resign either Zeile or Harris for a few seasons bu their age concerns me.

1B Axl Rose L/L good hitting 1B. Kind of an attitude problem but he is Axl freaking Rose and GnR is my all time fav band. Does not like Slash. (clone of Wally Joyner)

1B Frank Thomas R/R power hitting young 1B who should be able to hit .310. Defense concerns me. Why my dad has him at 1B and Rose at DH, i dont get.

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2B/3B Tom Haynes R/R Veteran IF, who still has a ton of power. Can;t really hit too well anymore. For now he is on the bench but I can use him as the DH and might be trade bait late in the year.

2B Charles Small R/R Similar player to Haynes, although he is a solid defensive 2B. Seems to get better with age.

3B Joe Altott R/R solid offensive 3B, ok on D. little brother to my other bud Kevin. (clone of Ron Santo)

DH Stephen Farris. Is till a great hitter who almost never strikes out. Can no longer play the field. Would prefer him at DH, especially vs LHP. My all time fav Sox player, next to my dad, even if it was just for one season.

SS Bob Mason R/R young SS. I am weak at SS. I am hoping Ozzie Guillen can play well and then see who ius better, Mason can play 3B/2B as well. For now our leadoff hitter.

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SS Keith Bostic R/R Hasn't lived up to potential. Can play SS along with some 3B. (clone of Jose Valentin)

CF Lance Johnson L/L I have a very crowded OF for now and with Jeremy Miller in CF I am not sure if One Dog has a place on this team.When Brett Butler returns One Dog might find himself at AAA. Has good speed and should be great for this park with his ability to get Triples.

CF Jeremy Miller L/L Along with Big Hurt, J-Skillz will help this team offensively for years to come. I think he is better on D then Scout Ken Parkinson says. Also one of my buds, so he ain't going anywhere anytime soon. (clone of Ken Griffey Jr)

RF Harold Baines L/L we are very left handed batter heavy but Baines should take over in RF full time by next year. He does what is ased of him and should be great #6 hitter for us for a long time.

RF Slash R/R Best guitarist ever! Also a darn good RF. While i would like Baines to take over in RF next year, Slash is under contract thru 2001. Problem is he and Axl Rose hate each other. One might have to go before this season is over.Just wish Guns n' Roses will get back together. (clone of Dwight Evans)

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Some minor league & DL guys.

RP Randy Johnson L/L His best days are behind him and he pitched terribly in ST. Hoping he can get on track and could replace a SP or RP eventually.Otherwise I could trade him perhaps.

C Sandy Alomar Jr.R/R He is our only other C with ABF experience. If i fail to resign Zeile or Harris he could become the backup or starter.

3B Brian Gray R/R Can play 3B & SS. If Altott struggles Gray will replace him. If Mason struggles he will replace him as the starter but Bostic will go down regardless.Should be back on the ML roster by the 15th after some AAA rehab time.

SS Ozzie Guillen L/R can play 3B/1B. While he struggles to take a walk he has speed and is better then Mason & Gray on D.

RF Jody Gerut L/L Can play all 3 Of spots but he is best on LF. Has some pop and some speed. More of a 4th OF.

Not listed LF Brett Butler on the 60 Day DL. Wont be back til June.

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Opening Day at home vs Brewers. Don't know what they were doing in teh draft. They drafted higher then the Sox did and only got 3 star players. I really like thier C, even if I can't pronounce his name. He is from Crest Hill, IL so who knows where he will play if he reaches Free Agency.
SP Nick Lane was great for the Sox and I missed the chance to draft him.
They are projected to win the Central, I don't see why.

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Pilots lose 1B Sam Fairchild for 5 weeks.
Brewers SP Nick Lane shuts out the Sox.
Fire lose SP Bradley Steele for the season.
KC Rf Terry Burke goes 5 for 5.
Sox 2B Charles Small will miss 1- 2 weeks. He has not been placed on the DL.

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Their best player Sam Fairchild will miss afew weeks. They have decent rotation and Biffle is a good bat as well.

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Knights C Ryan Spencer goes 5 for 5.
Boston 1B Roland Babbel gets his 2000th Hit.
Sox place Sp Daniel Atkinson on the 15 Day DL. Randy Johnson took his place in the rotation.
Lakers C Randy Roberts goes 5-5.

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We suck so far. We are 0-6. The Liberty are 4-2. No superstars on Philly, so hopefully we can start winning.

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The Rockers have some cool jerseys and sport some solid hitters. Not a great starting staff.

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Rockers RF Ramiro Vazquez is named AA POTW.
Denver RF Gary Sheffield is named NA POTW.
KC loses CF Eric Davis for 5-6 weeks.
The Rock goes 5 for 6 vs Memphis.
Expos CL Gregg Olson gets his 300th Save.

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The Generals can hit a bit but they seem to be in rebuild mode. They have a superstar in Walker, a solid hitter in Baxter and a solid SP in Hollingsworth but then not much else.

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Chicago Sox traded Sp Randy Johnson to the Cincinnati Royals for RP Mark Neeley.
The Rock has another 5 hit game.
Rockers 1B Clu Haywood is named AA POTW.
Dwayne Johnson is is named NA POTW.

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Expos 1B Will Cable will miss 3-4 weeks.
KC Huskers Rf Chris Riley will miss 4 weeks.
Colonels 3B Jud Ervin will miss 3-4 weeks.
Cardinals 3B Thomas Hurt had a 5 Hit game.
Houston 1B Sandro Sanchez hit his 400th HR.

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3 games vs Lakers.
Lakers have a good offense but subpar pitching, so i am hopeful we can win a series finally.