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5-0 unless the bullpen blows it...unlikely with Nathan out for Soria.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 05:58 PM) So what do we do if Thompson totally rakes at AAA? Make him a 4th OF? Nope. Needs to have a full season of offensive success....Shuck is fine for that role. He would be the first choice if theres an injury...although they seem to like Angel Beltre, too. Both Beltre and Shuck can sit on the bench.

97 is the best we saw in ST. Matt Sweirad says 90-94...maybe 93-97? Pitch count in low fifties in the fourth. 8/10 changeups at 85 for strikes, 89 mph slider...through 4 with no runs given up.

3 k's in the first already for Rodon Had a hbp, but thats normal for carlos...trying to demonstrate he owns inside part of the plate and isnt hesitant to come in and drill someone Saladino at ss....leury at 2b....will have to rotate with Sanchez arriving. Mitchell on the bench for TUIASASOPO AND Beltre. Tyler looking great so far, 5/9. Jayson nix and nolan reimhold sightings with the Tides.

Career journeyman Jerry Sands is getting a standing ovation in CLE....two big hits including a clutch gapper to come back and take the lead from David Price. Tom Hamilton going nuts.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 01:23 PM) Bases loaded, 0 outs, we get 1 run off a deflection off the pitcher..... hoooo-raaaaaay. Which would have been a dp if it got through to Santana.

That royally sucked. Alexei pull happy. Ultimately the bullpens will decide this, but taking the lead back there seemed a foregone conclusion.

67 pitches. First fb up to 96 mph.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) The Sox had no business even contending for a playoff spot in 2012 in my opinion, and the past two years things have been in rebuild mode and he has had some of the fewest talent at his disposal ever since he became the manager of the club. Even when in 2013 and 2013, Robin has showed his ability to put his players in a position to succeed, he just didn't have the horses to win the race (The 2014 Bullpen) and he has shown that he can develop some players along the way. This is a team that is still learning how to play together and their best player hasn't taken the field yet. So simmer down over there. Which position players has he helped to develop? Abreu? Conor? Eaton? Can he honestly take credit for that? Does he get the blame as well if Semien makes the All-Star team for OAK?

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) The Sox had no business even contending for a playoff spot in 2012 in my opinion, and the past two years things have been in rebuild mode and he has had some of the fewest talent at his disposal ever since he became the manager of the club. Even when in 2013 and 2013, Robin has showed his ability to put his players in a position to succeed, he just didn't have the horses to win the race (The 2014 Bullpen) and he has shown that he can develop some players along the way. This is a team that is still learning how to play together and their best player hasn't taken the field yet. So simmer down over there. Which position players has he helped to develop? Abreu? Conor? Eaton? Can he honestly take credit for that?

Micah has to learn how to cover that fb firstband the adjust to offspeed...cant try to push or guide the ball the opposite way.

Theyre actually alive? Two terrible routes in RF by both teams.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:39 PM) Boos coming from the Shark tank. Coop will fix him. Gordon will surely save this team... Choking it all away early this year, just like 2011. Less heartache, I suppose.

Well... I guess it can get worse. Boo birds out already. Navarro=Samardzija?

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:36 PM) If he has a killer season, you trade him at the trade deadline. If he sucks, you try to re-sign him to a bargain contract and hope he regains form. This team cant afford a James Shields contract going bad...not if this season falls apart.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:35 PM) It's why I actually really liked the move from the Sox perspective. They seemigly want him back and are willing to spend good money to keep him. but JS wanted to enter the season betting on himself, which I respect. So if he preforms great, Sox get a killer season out of him and hopefully can re-up, and if he sucks, the Sox get a draft pick and move on from a pitcher on the downswing. Not a ton of risk there. Unless Semien becomes a very good regular and Tim Anderson can't stick at SS.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:34 PM) Poorly constructed team Bad defense at all corners of the field and catcher... Total opposite of KC.

Here we go again. Hanging breaking ball...chest high. One more hit for the cycle in the inning.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:14 PM) Yes, very irritating. All of the damage in the first four games has been self inflicted. Splitter or change centercut. Catcher triples? That run is on Garcia...

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) Avi...lol. He wouldn't have gotten there with a perfect route but hah. Farmer and DJ disagree with you...called it the banana route. Complete misread.

Viciedo 2012 def >>> Garcia

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) Cooper has been with this team a long time. I do understand the groundball type pitcher in relief as we are looking at the Cell being a flyball HR type park. Hit it into the ground and hope for a DP. I don't see any issues myself with who we have in the pen. We have guys who can get the strike out and guys who can get the GIDP when needed. If we look at just the last four games you really have to say that all pitchers have failed and so has the offense. I admit I was a bit concerned with the late spring training displays by our pitchers. It seemed for awhile there and then in the opener we were always giving up ten runs. I am confident things will get better Other than Sale or Samardzija getting hurt or Verlander coming off the DL and throwing a no-hitter, against us, its's quite hard to imagine things getting a whole lot worse than they already are....knock on wood.

Or look at all the rookies on the 2012 roster. How many are still on major league rosters today? Quintana Humber Leyson Septimo Addison Reed Jhan Marinez Pedro Hernandez Dylan Axelrod Zach Stewart Brian Omogrosso Deunte Heath Hector Santiago Nate Jones Donnie Veal Obviously, Humber wasnt a rookie....included as an example of a fix that didnt hold that Cooper coaxed a no-hitter out of nevertheless. Other than Q, Reed, Jones and Santiago...pretty much all roster filler, at best.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/ind...gs_sort=adjppct Maybe this will make you feel better...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 06:28 AM) LMAO. And your Nolan Ryan reference totally contradicts the rest of your post. Explain if Robin is so emotionless, how he went after Nolan Ryan. He felt he had no choice, but didnt exactly wholeheartedly charge either...he was hesitant at first.