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Good old Cy Chen

They'll need to spend a lot if there really will be a salary floor. Just throw the fucking kitchen sink at Skubal. I feel like Jerry's "principles" will get in the way though. We know how he feels about signing pitchers to big deals. Even if we have a salary floor to hit, I think he'll be a gigantic prick about it.

That's unique

Would be nice to see the Sox lay off offspeed below the zone today. Starting to feel like the 2013-2018 era when soft tossing lefties like Bruce Chen were the bane of our existence.

Plenty of arms out there. Try to jump the gun early and before lockout

Every time Caulfield does one of these copy/paste jobs, I just think of this…

Maybe adopt a rule like the Frontier League has for extra innings. The 10th inning is played normally, but if no one wins, they go to sudden death. The home team chooses to bat or play defense. A runner starts at 1st base. If the offense scores, they win. If the defense gets three outs with no runs scored, they win.

It’s like if 2020 was a longer season

Yeah, the Sox can't rely on him so this point. I'm just assuming he won't be back.

They just need to make a big splash in free agency

Shane Smith looked bad again yesterday 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 ER Hoping for him to figure it out this year is a huge waste of time, he's bad

Extra division in each league and less wild cards?

They need to figure this pitching out if they are serious about winning in the postseason. This is negligence and unsustainable.

I'm gonna be salty for awhile about that umpire report card site that said the home plate ump's calls gave the Cubbys a run in game 1. Sox should have won Monday in regulation so I'm still pissed.

Sure. Honestly anyone to eat innings at the beginning of ballgames right now.

I don't think he needs to be replaced but there is still a learning curve that will frustrate us all.

And, 1 bad call by ump helped beat Hicks. He could not recover.

They hoped Davis Martin would get right and not sure why they bumped Fedde from a spot and then have not replaced him. I have no statistical proof but the opener does not seem to work for them. They should have looked to extend Newcomb deeper and see what they had. He had a great game in June I think it was, and then they went away from it. Their decisions surrounding the pitching staff have been odd. How does your closer not close either of these last two games? Hicks was the choice Monday but not Tuesday? I non idiot catcher and Hicks gets the save Monday.

I was fine with Getz moves at the deadline at the time, but after watching this all play out.. why the F did they not get 2 more starters? This is really embarrassing to try to win a division with 3 starters.

Burke, undecided and pray for rain.

Who are you yelling this at?

ok

Otoh Steele and/or Horton are going to be back at some point next season. But yeah, Suzuki Happ Imanaga (complicated contract, and time to go back into FA but no great pitchers after Skubal either)...

Davis Martin has a 3-4 record with an ERA of 6.08 and 28 strikeouts in 8 appearances against the Twins in his career.

Tip of the hat to Fedde for his excellent 4.2 innings. 8/28 @ Twins: Davis Martin's return could be just what this team needs.