6-4 Sim

2-1 @ CLE
2-1 vs. HOU
0-1 @ DET
1-1 @ ANA
1-0 vs. BAL

Wow, what a sim! Beating Cleveland in a 3 game series ON THE ROAD is simply amazing, winning series at home is always good, a split with Anaheim is also good, and they topped it all off by starting the series against Baltimore well. The one thing I'm confused and disappointed with is the 0-1 @ DET. Was that a makeup game?

Development:

Bobby Bonilla increases his Contact vs Righties from 7 to 8 .
Bobby Bonilla increases his Contact vs Lefties from 7 to 8 .
Bobby Bonilla increases his Overall Contact from 7 to 8 .
Keith Bucktrot increases his Movement vs Righties from 5 to 6 .
Keith Bucktrot increases his Movement vs Lefties from 5 to 6 .
Keith Bucktrot increases his Overall Movement from 5 to 6 .
Ronald Byler increases his Movement vs Righties from 6 to 7 .
Ronald Byler increases his Overall Movement from 6 to 7 .
Santiago Canton increases his Stuff vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Santiago Canton increases his Stuff vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Santiago Canton increases his Overall Stuff from 4 to 5 .
Eric Carter decreases his Movement Talent from 8 to 6 .
Oscar Crespo increases his Gap vs Righties from 6 to 7 .
Anthony DeWitt increases his Control vs Righties from 3 to 4 .
Anthony DeWitt increases his Control vs Lefties from 3 to 4 .
Anthony DeWitt increases his Overall Control from 3 to 4 .
Luis Edwards increases his Movement vs Righties from 6 to 8 .
Luis Edwards increases his Movement vs Lefties from 6 to 7 .
Luis Edwards increases his Overall Movement from 6 to 7 .
Derick Emmert decreases his Overall Control from 6 to 5 .
Felix Escalona decreases his Eye vs Righties from 4 to 3 .
Bartolome Fortunato increases his Stuff vs Righties from 7 to 8 .
Bartolome Fortunato increases his Stuff vs Lefties from 7 to 8 .
Bartolome Fortunato increases his Overall Stuff from 7 to 8 .
Ryan Garko increases his Overall Gap Power from 4 to 5 .
Ryan Garko increases his Strikeouts vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Ryan Garko increases his Strikeouts vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Ryan Garko increases his Overall Strikeouts from 4 to 5 .
Ryan Garko decreases his Strikeouts Talent from 7 to 5 .
Walter Knauss increases his Power vs Righties from 2 to 3 .
Walter Knauss increases his Power vs Lefties from 2 to 3 .
Walter Knauss increases his Overall Power from 2 to 3 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Control vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Control vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Overall Control from 4 to 5 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Movement vs Righties from 8 to 9 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Movement vs Lefties from 8 to 9 .
Brock Lockhart increases his Overall Movement from 8 to 9 .
Sean Marshall decreases his Movement vs Righties from 7 to 6 .
Sean Marshall decreases his Movement vs Lefties from 7 to 6 .
Sean Marshall decreases his Overall Movement from 7 to 6 .
Garrett Olson decreases his Movement vs Righties from 7 to 6 .
Garrett Olson decreases his Movement vs Lefties from 7 to 6 .
Garrett Olson decreases his Overall Movement from 7 to 6 .
Juan Peralta increases his Eye vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Kirby Puckett decreases his Center Field Arm from 10.000 to 4.000 .
Kirby Puckett increases his Right Field Fielding PCT from 0.000 to 0.930 .
Kirby Puckett increases his Right Field Range from 0.000 to 5.000 .
Kirby Puckett increases his Right Field Arm from 0.000 to 4.000 .
Ivan Rodriguez decreases his Power Talent from 2 to 1 .
Ivan Rodriguez decreases his Stealing Ability from 7 to 6 .
Ryan Scudder increases his Stuff vs Righties from 2 to 3 .
Ryan Scudder increases his Control vs Righties from 6 to 7 .
Emmanuel Sletten increases his Control vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Michael Sullivan increases his Movement vs Righties from 5 to 6 .
Michael Sullivan increases his Movement vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Michael Sullivan increases his Overall Movement from 4 to 6 .
T.J. Tucker increases his Movement vs Lefties from 8 to 9 .
Mike Vacas increases his Strikeouts vs Righties from 2 to 3 .
Marvin Walker increases his Strikeouts vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Marvin Walker increases his Strikeouts vs Lefties from 4 to 6 .
Marvin Walker increases his Overall Strikeouts from 4 to 5 .
Brandon Weeden increases his Control vs Righties from 7 to 8 .
Brandon Weeden increases his Control vs Lefties from 6 to 7 .
Olin Wick increases his Gap vs Lefties from 5 to 6 .
Olin Wick increases his Overall Gap Power from 5 to 6 .
Olin Wick increases his Eye vs Righties from 5 to 6 .
Robert Wilk increases his Stuff vs Righties from 3 to 4 .
Robert Wilk increases his Overall Stuff from 3 to 4 .
Robert Wilk increases his Overall Control from 3 to 4 .
Robert Wilk increases his Movement vs Righties from 7 to 8 .
Robert Wilk increases his Movement vs Lefties from 7 to 8 .
Robert Wilk increases his Overall Movement from 7 to 8 .

Bold denotes important development

Another reason that this was a great sim was the enormous amount of positive development. Lockhart increases his control and movement actuals, Bonilla increases his contact actuals, and Puckett finally develops a RF range. I don't like the fact that Puckett's arm got worse, nor do I like the fact that Olsen's movement actuals went down, but there's always going to be some negative development. On the whole, this was a great sim for the White Sox in terms of development.

Sim Results:

6/23: W 3-2 @ Cleveland - A great performance by Chaz Roe, who went 7 innings allowing 2 runs (both earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks and striking out a career high 11, was almost squandered by an inept White Sox offense. The bats finally came to life in the 9th, as the Sox scored 2 runs to tie the game, which would go to extras, where the Sox would score one more in the 10th to win it.
Player of the Game: SP Chaz Roe 7 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 11 K
Pitcher of the game: SP Chaz Roe 7 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 11 K

6/24: L 15-3 @ Cleveland - This game was a disaster from the start. 13 runs allowed in the first two innings, and the starter, Sunny Kim, didn't even get an out on his way to allowing 6 runs (all earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks. At least the offense was able to get 3 off Prior, all coming in the 5th inning, but that's about the only positive in this game.
Player of the Game: RF Tim Raines Jr. 1-2 2B 2 RBI
Pitcher of the game: MR Esteban Yan 2/3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER

6/25: W 6-4 @ Cleveland - A great bounceback game for the White Sox. Graman had a decent, but not great or even quality, start, going 5 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs (all earned) on 10 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. The offense, however, came alive, giving the pitching a tie ballgame through 8, and scoring one in each of the last two innings to get the win.
Player of the Game: CF Michael Bourn 3-5 R
Pitcher of the game: MR Esteban Yan 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 K W

6/26: W 1-0 vs. Houston - A GEM was thrown by Brock Lockhart in this game, who finally seems to be getting his stuff together at the big league level. Brock went 6 2/3 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 6. Fortunately, the offense was able to scratch out a run for him, which was all he needed to get his first big league win.
Player of the Game: SP Brock Lockhart 6 2/3 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 4 BB 6 K W
Pitcher of the game: SP Brock Lockhart 6 2/3 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 4 BB 6 K W

6/27: L 11-8 vs. Houston - Wade Miller really needs to retire. Another shellacking at the hands of an opposing offense for him. He doesn't even make it out of the first inning this time, going 2/3 of an inning, allowing 5 runs (all earned) on 3 hits and 3 walks and striking out 1. Both offenses got going early and often though, and this game wound up going to extras, but 3 runs in the 11th sealed the deal for the Astros.
Player of the Game: 1B Chris Duncan 2-5 1 HR 3 RBI 1 R
Pitcher of the game: MR T.J. Tucker 4 2/3 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

6/28: W 6-2 vs. Houston - Just the usual quality start from Chaz Roe. He went 6 2/3, allowing 2 runs (both earned) on 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. What stands out about this game is that he FINALLY got a win for his trouble, because he actually got some run support. The Sox got to Astros starter Oliver Perez early and often, scoring 4 runs in the first 3 innings, and Roe never looked back.
Player of the Game: SP Chaz Roe 6 2/3 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 6 K W
Pitcher of the game: SP Chaz Roe 6 2/3 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 6 K W

6/30: L 9-2 @ Detroit - The weird game in the bunch. For some reason, there was a 1 game series in Detroit for the White Sox, and they didn't fare well. Graman got shelled, allowing 5 runs (all earned) in 3.1 innings on 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4. The extremely streaky offense did not show up for this game. All in all this was just one of these bad games they tend to throw up once every 4-5 games.
Player of the Game: 1B Chris Duncan 1-4 HR, RBI, R
Pitcher of the game: MR Angel Moreno 1/3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER

7/5: L 2-1 @ Anaheim - This is the average start for Chaz Roe. He goes 6 innings, gives up 2 runs (one earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks, strikes out 3, and gets the loss. Why? Because the offense NEVER shows up for him. All the bats were able to muster was a late comeback attempt, but Ryan Wagner quickly shut the door on those thoughts.
Player of the Game: SP Chaz Roe 6 IP 4 H 2 R 1 ER 3 BB 3 K
Pitcher of the game: SP Chaz Roe 6 IP 4 H 2 R 1 ER 3 BB 3 K

7/6: W 4-0 @ Anaheim - A superb outing by Alex Graman gets him a win. He went 8 2/3 shutout innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks and striking out 5. The offense gave him some support early and more late, scoring a run in the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 8th innings.
Player of the Game: SP Alex Graman 8 2/3 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 5 K W
Pitcher of the game: SP Alex Graman 8 2/3 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 5 K W

7/7: W 3-2 vs. Baltimore: Sunny Kim was good while he lasted in this game. He went 4 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits, no walks, and striking out one. The offense provided him with an early lead though, and he pitched well with it. T.J. Tucker didn't, but he still wound up with the win since Kim didn't last 5.
Player of the Game: LF Bobby Bonilla 2-4 2B RBI
Pitcher of the game: MR Angel Moreno 3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K


Sim Notes:

- Brock Lockhart gets his first career win on 6/26

-Chaz Roe sets a new career high for strikeouts in a single game with 11 on 6/23

-Kirby Puckett learns RF

Player of the Sim: SP Chaz Roe 19 2/3 IP 12 H 6 R 5 ER 8 BB 20 K 1-1
Pitcher of the Sim: SP Chaz Roe 19 2/3 IP 12 H 6 R 5 ER 8 BB 20 K 1-1