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game 1: Newcomb opener, Sandlin bulk game 2: Burke pop a cork in the locker room, quick celebration, get on the plane and get ready for Saturday against Cleveland .

Are they really pitching Burke on three days rest? Feels like he should start game #2 on regular rest and give us the best chance to win that game. He’d then be on regular rest for games #2 & #5 of the ALDS (if we can somehow make it there). With no other reliable SPs, I’d try to optimize his chance for success. Martin shitting the bed yesterday is super concerning. Is his calf still hurting him or does he just not have the stones to pitch in high pressure situations? Regardless, it’s going to be very hard to rely on him this post season. Given the lack of other options, he’s probably still part of the mix for game #3. Honestly, I may start Sandlin game #1. As insane as that sounds, he’s our hottest SP at the moment. Hagen should get two innings in relief and Taylor should get one to close things out. Not sure who throws the other couple of innings that will likely be needed. Ideally Kay would piggyback with him but that may not be possible if he starts today. I just can’t bring myself to start Fedde game #1 of a playoff series. He needs to pitch at some point, but I’d rather roll the dice on Sandlin in game #1. Also, the failure of the Castillo trade looms large here. It’s absolutely crazy that we have one reliable SP going into the playoffs. There is no one to blame but ourselves for that. I won’t dwell on it any further, but is super frustrating nonetheless.

Does optioning players down matter at all today? I wouldnt think so. I would call up Thorpe, Cannon, McDougal and Smith and option whoever you can.

Would rather play Texas instead of Houston in their dumb ass ballpark, but Sox have surprised me all year so I think they can pull off a series victory. And then hopefully the time off cools off the stupid ass Guardians.

Our Sox have surprised us all year. It's gonna be the Astros and we just have to beat them. They're not so great, they can't be beat. Our Sox seem to have canceled out all the past jinxes, so why not a playoff series win in Houston. LET'S FUCKING GO!

That’s what Getz said in an interview on Friday night but he mentioned about commitment from Colson, I found that interesting.

The wife and I attended the 1993 clincher, our last Sox game before moving to Florida a few months later. Quite a night even though we sat in row 29 in the upper deck, couldn’t get any higher, it was like watching the game from the moon.

Newcomb starting G2? 1) Burke 2) Newcomb/Martin (0 for his last 16 appearances...yikes!) 3) Kay/Fedde Lambert starting Sun for Houston

Huh?

Agree. Tomorrows game is meaningless, and we can’t waste any pitching needed for the playoffs next week.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/42823/teamId/18 Altuve Y.Diaz Paredes Pena have done well against him Ofc Alvarez but only 6 at bats overall 672 ops isn't bad at all https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/4867679/teamId/18 Burke at 756 ops against

Has to be in the pen or an opener...

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Our odds were pretty damn low to make the playoffs. Lets roll with it...

Exactly. Eight playoff appearances in 11 years for Cle. 8 playoff appearances in 9 years for Milwaukee. 6 in 8 seasons for TB. That compared to the Sox 8 playoff appearances total over JR's entire 45-year reign. Thank God the Sox were able to catch lightning in a bottle in 2005, but that doesn't excuse how infrequently they've made the playoffs in the wild card era.

Probably first game of the day. A potential third game has a chance to be later depending on how other series shake out

Planet Houston will not be fun

Bring em on!!!

All this effort to get 3 shitty away games that we have to take PTO to watch. f*** the fans I guess. Networks cant have 2 games at the same.

If he's not expected to start a game in the wild card, you want him to get some work in before then.

Thinking it over hell I'd start Martin Tuesday. He pitched less than an inning today and the way he performed I'm guessing he'll want to make things right.

Our offense needs to put on a show.... hopefully Mune stays hot.

Most likely. All this season and hardship just to end up with a couple games you have to use PTO to watch because for some reason networks can't have playoff games running concurrently. f*** the fans, I guess.

Might as well use an opener for every game. The rotation is a disaster minus Burke (who is a disaster less frequently but still prone to disaster).

Probably won't win against either Texas teams, but lets see what happens.