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It would make sense to give Duque the rest, but from what I've always learned, pitchers like getting the ball every 5th day and I don't think the Sox want to mess with that. Plus these guys are horses and injuries are gonna happen regardless of it being a 5 man or a 6 man. The only thing is your gonna have fewer games started by your best pitchers (at this point Garland/Buehrle) and more started by the not so good ones.

Wow, sounds like it got real ugly.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 20, 2005 -> 07:07 PM) Calm down and re-read my post, it makes sense. No reason to rush the announement. Ya, for the reasons of, if Duque isn't that severely hurt than they wouldn't waste an option by announcing his call up too early. Of course if he is going to miss a few starts, than they'd know that be now and you'd think it wouldn't matter if they announced it a little more in advance.

Now that I think about it, pitching on Sunday for Garland would still have him on the same rest schedule. So its funny they didn't consider that and give Bmac the start on Monday in Anaheim (which would of pissed me off cause I can't go to the game since I'll be taking a final during that time period, lol). Plus you got to think if they moved Garland to Sunday and Bmac on Monday you'd break up the cuban connection once El Duque was back. I guess they aren't going for that and for all we know this injury is more serious than any of us believe. Of course on the other end of things, Duque may just be a little tired and Ozzie and the staff know that Duque has been known to break down so they figure they could have Bmac come up, get his feet wet, and get a few starts at this level while keeping Duque fresh (hell its possible, although I doubt it). Just throwing out some other possibilities.

On a totally random sidenote. Gloadie is supposed to begin his rehab in the next 2-3 days.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 20, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) Interesting. So we call him up waste an option and start the arb. clock for a rain out? Well they won't officially put him on the roster until its official. But thats also assuming he's only up for one start. HE's gonna be up here, like I said when Duque was signed i was pissed because its just a matter of time until he gets injured. However if Duque helps Contreras become a good pitcher I'll be happy.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ May 20, 2005 -> 06:07 PM) Is it just me, or having won 30 games and massing a 5.5 game lead on the Twins, is this the last thing you wanted to see? For me it is. Even if BMac does come up and do well, the idea of him sucking balls and Duque going down for awhile is not one that is well to ponder. As far as I'm concerned Duque has pitched like crap most of the time with the Sox anyway. This past outing was just a matter of time. Guys are on base all day long in his starts and his command for the most part has been awful.

Hey Welcome aboard Always great having another Sox fan on board!!!!

QUOTE(JimH @ May 20, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) We'll go with that info, now all we need to know is what's up with El Duque. I'd imagine that info will be very hard to come by. It's entirely possible they're just being cautious with El Duque and wanted to throw Brandon in the fire in a competitive situation. Let's see how it plays out. Either way it's great to have depth. Exactly..hopefully Levine is right and it will only be a couple starts max. It definately seems as if the Sox are trying to be as quiet as possible about it. Maybe they figure it will at least keep the Cubs guessing as to who the starter will be. Hell at least you have the team preparing for El Duque a little longer (not that I really think this will be much of a factor either way).

I was told that Contreras will be making his start tomorrow and that Brandon was/is still scheduled to go on Sunday.

Myers always had a hell of an arm, he's just finally reaching his potential. I've long been a fan of his but it figures I finally don't have him on my fantasy team and he starts pitching his ass off.

Article has been updated on FS.

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ May 20, 2005 -> 04:33 PM) do you know what flight meal he's going to have? Turkey

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ May 20, 2005 -> 04:28 PM) Bruce Levine was the first to report the rumor and Offman reported McCarthy boarding a plane. EDIT: Perhaps I should just congratulate Jason as that seems to be the trend. He is not boarding the plane right now. He's supposed to fly into Chicago tomrrow.

Hey Cheat...I know one thing, your by far as good as it gets for stuff on the majors. Your the only person that can get me to understand the Bill James type stats.

Personally I hope Bmac can whoop some ass and than the Sox can move Contreras to the pen. My guess is El Duque is only gonna miss one or two starts, but I can't verify that.

Lol Cheat...the trib and radio should just hire us

From what I've gathered thus far its unclear on what exactly is going on with El Duque. I'm trying to figure out in that regards, but we don't really have many major league contacts.

Brandon McCarthy Promoted to Chicago By Jason Gage May 20, 2005 FutureSox.com The Chicago White Sox are expected to promote RHP Brandon McCarthy to Chicago over the weekend. The 21 year old right hander is going to make his major league debut on Sunday at Wrigley Field in place of Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez. FutureSox.com is checking with its sources to find out the reason for Hernandez being scratched...MORE

Gimme 5 minutes, I'm putting something up on FS right now but I got the scoop

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 20, 2005 -> 03:52 PM) You're s***ting me right. Ya, I'm just f***ing around being an ass since everyones going all haywire.

Bmac was possibly traded along with Joe Crede and Robert Valido for Eric Chavez or at least thats the talk out of Charlotte

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 20, 2005 -> 03:44 PM) That's the strange thing. It isn't anywhere, except Levineline heard the rumor, and McCarthy was supposedly scratched from his start, which I believe someone on here confirmed Munoz started tonight. Heads and I both shot some emails to some minor league people we know. No response yet but I'd say there is at least some possibility to the rumor. The only other reason Brandon would be scratched was due to injury and I hadn't heard anything about that.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ May 20, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) :puke Three words. Rookie--Midst--Pennant-Race ...yes, that's right...I've hyphenated pennant-race. This guy is one of the best rooks in baseball and has his head on straight. I have no doubt if he came up here that he'd be able to keep the Sox in the games. He's very mature and would be pitching on pretty much any other team. Calm down everyone. I think more seasoning would be best, but we all knew if there was an injury or something along those lines we'd see Brandon. Thats why I was so happy he was in AAA, cause we knew it was just a matter of time until Duque went down (if that really is the case).

I've sent out a couple emails. Now its just the waiting game. I think Bmac is starting on Sunday though.