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They also might have to move on from Kolson if he continues to struggle at the plate...

LFG!

I think this is the correct roster. 12 pitchers should be enough for a short series. Acuna is needed for pinch running and emergency defensive replacement on the infield. Pham is pinch hit bat vs lefties. They both serve a purpose.

Actually, with so many days built into the playoffs, you don't really need 13 pitchers. Especially if you only really need 3-4 SP. At least the first 2 rounds.

Tommy Pham has a career postseason batting average of .315 with 41 hits, 6 home runs, and 12 RBIs in 37 playoff games. Statistic Postseason Total Games Played (G) 37 At Bats (AB) 130 Hits (H) 41 Home Runs (HR) 6 Runs Batted In (RBI) 12 Runs Scored (R) 17 Stolen Bases (SB) 7 Batting Average (AVG) .315 OPS .823 Not a bad playoff experienced bat to have on your to bench.

I think it's fine in a 3 game series. Plus if they play all 3 and win, there's an off day Friday and then Sunday after game 1 of the next series.

Yesterday's game and broadcast is something we're going to miss when the Bears move to a dome in Hammond or Arlington Heights. Beautiful evening and terrific shots of the city's world-class skyline on network TV. Games like this serve as great advertisement for Chicago. Of course, last week's game vs. Minnesota made many people think the Bears can't move into a dome fast enough.

Going with veteran "been there, done that" playoff experience...he and Benintendi, Rogers as well.

Agreed, JTB, it's an awesome thing! It's been such a kick following these guys throughout this season, and really kind of hard to grasp the fact that the "regular" part is done, and that the team now gets to participate in the "gravy" part. A couple of our fellow posters have referenced the concept of "playing with house money" at this stage. I don't know if everyone necessarily holds that point of view, but I think I probably lean that way. Nobody (except them) thought these guys would come this far, and they got here by playing loose, hungry, and aggressive. I hope they can just keep doing that. They've also had the benefit of truly loving one another as brothers, rising or falling as a team. No matter how things go from here, I would also observe that I've had a TON of fun following this forum this season, had many good laughs, and been truly impressed at all of you guys'/gals' ability to bounce opinions around "vigorously", but always emerge as friends. It's been a real pleasure.

For a 3 game series, who would you replace him with? Honestly I think Acuna should get replaced first from the position players side.

Richards will at least get a full playoff share...which is huge for those AAAA players.

Only going 12 pitchers is a choice especially when we use a ton of pitching typically but I guess it is only 3 games. You are literally putting Acuna on there to hopefully pinch run late in the game and Pham on there to possibly pinch hit a couple times

Kinda figured they were doing this when he threw 3.1 innings and 46 pitches Sunday

And that's the 5/6 offense in baseball. Focus on Hagen, Schultz, Sandlin, McDougal, and adding pitching help in any way shape or form possible has to be the top priority. Not sure what can be done with Castillo. Bullpens are always going to be easier/cheaper to fix...and league-wide that area for the Sox is surprisingly in the top half. But the absence of an elite lockdown closer is the single biggest weakness there. Finally, think Mune might be coming out of this and can build on a well over 800+ ops and at lesst not under .200 finish. Hopefully some key momentum-changing hits in the postseason, too.

I hope they use Sandlin well, I think he might be the key to this series

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The roster could have gone without Tommy Pham

So Richards and Davis bit the dust off of the pitching staff.

No Castillo or Quero...a year ago that was a pretty valuable trade package.

14 position players, 12 pitchers.

35th, it appears that I have NBCSN in my YouTube TV basic plan's channels (somewhat to my surprise). I don't have a traditional TV, so I just watch things on my little laptop, via YouTube TV, and it does the job just fine. Here in Springfield we have an AM radio station called Sports Radio 1450, which will be broadcasting the games (featuring Len Kasper and Darrin Jackson). I know this sounds nuts, but sometimes I think I enjoy catching a game on the radio more than I do watching it on TV. As an old Cards fan, I kind of grew up carrying my "transistor" around listening to Harry, Jack, and Mike doing the broadcasts.

10am in the city the game is played, so in 10 minutes

Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad....and kick the Astros ass!

Sandlin's splits against LHH may have changed since he started pitching really good in the minors and got the call up despite most fans clamoring for Thorpe. If you separate his last 3 starts from his earlier call up he has a 3.45 ERA and 2.08 FIP with only 1 walk and 16 K in 15.2 IP . I'm pretty sure in the those 3 starts there were plenty of LHH. But I think it's obvious he's made some changes to his pitch mix and has better command. It's a small sample size of course but you're either going to have to trust him or Fedde or both in the series because it's all hands on deck and they have been 2 of our best bulk innings pitchers lately. Fedde's had a 2.96 ERA in his last 85.2 innings since the start of June but he's better at home and gives up a lot of fly balls so they all have their warts. There are no perfect solutions and the same goes for the lineup. The 1st 2 games are crucial of course and they are going to get criticized no matter how they deploy their pitchers if we lose the series Why'd you use Fedde in the bandbox ? Why did you use Sandlin when LHH kill him? Why did you start Davis Martin when he sucked in his last start ? Burke had 5 starts in Sept , 3.47 ERA , 3.27 FIP 23.1 IP, 24K but 12 BB is a lot.