Jose Abreu Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) The game is Monday, April 4th at 9:05 PM CT in Oakland, where the forecast for first pitch is 57 degrees with a 0% chance of rain and 5 MPH NE winds. Chris Sale makes his 3rd career Opening Day start for Chicago (missed last year's due to injury) despite earlier April Fools' reports stating that he has elbow soreness. Sale is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his Opening Day starts. Worth noting: Oakland's Billy Butler is 15-41 (.366) with 3 HR and 10 RBI against Sale; Oakland's Jed Lowrie is 5-13 (.385) against Sale. Sonny Gray makes his 3rd career Opening Day start for Oakland. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in his two Opening Day starts. He finished 3rd in Cy Young voting in 2015. Worth noting- Jose Abreu is 2-6 (.333) with 1 HR and 4 RBI against Gray. EDIT: Gray scratched with food poisoning. Rich Hill starting. White Sox: Eaton Rollins Abreu Frazier Cabrera Garcia Lawrie Navarro Jackson Oakland: Burns Lowrie Reddick Valencia Davis Butler Canha Vogt Semien Edited April 5, 2016 by raBBit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 It might be fun if we each posted our predictions for the line for each starting pitcher as well as the final score. My guesses are: Sale - 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Gray - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K White Sox win 6-4 behind an Abreu 3 run shot and a solo homer by Frazier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Man you think Sale is going to give up runs to the f***ing A's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I hope Sale gets 2 or 3 important strikeouts, and is more economical with his pitches to go deeper in the game. How about 8 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 1 bb, 6 ks in an easy 4-1 Sox victory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 05:15 PM) I'd like it to be 0-0 in the 7th so I can still be scared and then the Sox rip off 10 runs in the 8th and 9th innings. I certainly wouldn't mind that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 6 to 5 White Sox Guys, aces struggle on opening day. Remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (reiks12 @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 08:47 PM) 6 to 5 White Sox Guys, aces struggle on opening day. Remember? Well the OP says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 4-1 White Sox Sale, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 HR (Some asshole with no power, or Marcus Semien), 2 BB, 8 K. Robertson with the save. Lawrie with a 2-run HR because HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Over/Under on how many innings I watch is 3. It's not old age or my early wake up to blame. It's parenthood preventing my late afternoon prep nap. How I miss that nap. I do expect to see 8 strikeouts by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 For what it's worth (which is nothing), I've played this game 3 times in MLB 16 The Show, and for some reason, in every single one of them, Brett Lawrie went either 3-4 or 4-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 11:47 AM) For what it's worth (which is nothing), I've played this game 3 times in MLB 16 The Show, and for some reason, in every single one of them, Brett Lawrie went either 3-4 or 4-4. Former team venom? Lol I don't know but I hope so. I'm going to go with 2-1 Sox Sale 7.1 IP 8 Ks 2 BBs 1 ER Abreu solo HR and Rollins doubles bringing in Eaton. Robertson and Jones lock it down in the pen. The one run comes off As Butler solo HR Gray 7 IP 6 Ks 2 ER Edited April 2, 2016 by SouthSideSale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 @JaneMLB Sogard (neck) could potentially begin season on DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 01:49 PM) Damn, he sucks. Would have been nice having our lefties go up against him. He's the 2B with glasses right? I haven't paid attention to his numbers only the glasses lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Not that we haven't seen this already this spring, but Robin confirms Rollins will bat 2nd and Melky will bat 5th start the season. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/716333332192043008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Going to the game next Saturday when Sale (hopefully) pitches his 2nd start against Cleveland. Wanted to go to opening day, but it's probably Danks or Latos pitching and I don't feel like sitting in the nosebleeds when it's in the 40s when I could get tickets for almost the same price on the lower level the next day with Sale pitching lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Sox-A's at 9pm central, while Cubs-Angels, and the NCAA championship are going on...this could be the least watched opening day game ever. (I may be exaggerating.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) Sox-A's at 9pm central, while Cubs-Angels, and the NCAA championship are going on...this could be the least watched opening day game ever. (I may be exaggerating.) Especially if the Tar Heels are playing, I'll be glued to that. I'll have to flip back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (professa @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Not that we haven't seen this already this spring, but Robin confirms Rollins will bat 2nd and Melky will bat 5th start the season. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/716333332192043008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) Sox-A's at 9pm central, while Cubs-Angels, and the NCAA championship are going on...this could be the least watched opening day game ever. (I may be exaggerating.) Won't be any worse than a 1 o'clock game on a work day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napa_soxfan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Can't wait. Got new shirts for the kiddos and get to see it the local spot for dinner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (professa @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Not that we haven't seen this already this spring, but Robin confirms Rollins will bat 2nd and Melky will bat 5th start the season. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/716333332192043008 I honestly agree with this. Melky down in the order gives a switch hitter and gives him chance to be more of a run producing bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 04:15 PM) I honestly agree with this. Melky down in the order gives a switch hitter and gives him chance to be more of a run producing bat. Without another impact bat in the middle, I agree. He makes sense there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (professa @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Not that we haven't seen this already this spring, but Robin confirms Rollins will bat 2nd and Melky will bat 5th start the season. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/716333332192043008 While not ideal, it is the best use of the players we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 06:04 PM) While not ideal, it is the best use of the players we have. Oh, it's far from ideal, wouldn't you say? The team that was dead last in offense in the league last year STILL features Melky Cabrera in the middle of the order, STILL will be giving regular at-bats to Avisail Garcia, and NOW is graced with the offensive juggernauts that are Austin Jackson, Alex Avila, and Jimmy Rollins. That's not very promising at all. We will probably be better overall offensively than we were last year, but seriously, with this cast of characters, we could still be last in offense once again. We are going to need some big time career years and surprises to avoid that outcome. Edited April 2, 2016 by Thad Bosley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 06:31 PM) Oh, it's far from ideal, wouldn't you say? The team that was dead last in offense in the league last year STILL features Melky Cabrera in the middle of the order, STILL will be giving regular at-bats to Avisail Garcia, and NOW is graced with the offensive juggernauts that are Austin Jackson, Alex Avila, and Jimmy Rollins. That's not very promising at all. We will probably be better overall offensively than we were last year, but seriously, with this cast of characters, we could still be last in offense once again. We are going to need some big time career years and surprises to avoid that outcome. Leave it to the King of the buzzkill to take the absolute worst out of an off season that saw a ton of improvement in this line up, especially at 2nd, 3rd, and C. We don't need a ton of career years to avoid being "last in offense". We need career average years from most of the team, which we didn't see from a lot of players last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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