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Eaton's got to change "the threat of stealing" into some actual steals...for now, he's worrying pitchers when he's over at 1st.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 09:07 PM) Mitchell hit .174/.297/.275 last year at AA and then .132/.277/.170 at AAA. I'd be enormously surprised. Former 1st round draft picks are always going to get the benefit of the doubt...Buddy Bell, until this day, still probably believes the lights are just going to go on with Mitchell and he'll become a productive ballplayer.

Two out hitting has been such a pleasant change from last year. This team will battle you... 69 runs. And we haven't gotten anything out of Abreu or Viciedo (well, the bases loaded walk was big in that situation).

How has Micah Johnson looked at 2nd defensively this year? Has anyone been watching him closely?

I wouldn't be surprised if we see them give Mitchell some playing time at the major league level...or Thompson, just to see what they have the last two months if they're out of the race. Some are going to argue that Danks should be playing (everyday) instead, but it would be pretty surprising if the Sox went that route. You can also give them DH at-bats after/when/if you trade Dunn.

SIGH. C'mon Petricka. More gork shots. 105 foot iron into the bunker.

Veal and Cleto warming. Would have thought about bringing in Cleto to start the inning after the way Petricka escaped last inning, but you can understand Ventura seeing if he can get the game to the 8th.

28. TB, 18,538 29. CLE, 17,498 30. CHW, 16,765 Averaging 11,601 in our non-opening day games. Well...hopefully the offense can keep being entertaining. Didn't realize how devastating last season would end up being. Brantley has taken away two XB hits away from Abreu tonight. 68 runs scored, averaging over 6 per game (6.2). Feels a bit like the 2000 season...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) Don't think that run is unearned hawk. Maybe I'm wrong You can't assume a double play. That run should be earned. 13,605. Can't believe they're not drawing at least 20,000 tonight.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:18 PM) It'll be a miracle if were tied going to bottom 6 That's the same exact thing I said when Cleto came in against the heart of the Rockies' line-up. So that's two times the bullpen has exceeded our expectations, especially when you consider we gave the Indians two additional opportunities (and three outs that could have been recorded, DP ball on Conor and DeAza overrunning the ball in LF when he got worried about the fence coming up).

Gave away 3 outs this inning already. THANKFULLY, Petricka's pitched out of it. Last year, they definitely would be down and Sale's victory disappearing into thin air. Well, 0-4 against the Indians, I don't think he was even in this position once to get a victory over there in the first place.

Big pitch there. But DON'T let up and let Nick Swisher get you. Sale deserves this win. Can't let this one get away... Petricka can be nasty....when/if he can get his secondary pitches over. DeAza overruns a ball he probably should have caught. SIGH.

The runner wasn't even going... Should have had a double play, bases clear and a 5-4 lead. SIGH. 11 errors in 11 games. DeAza getting picked off again. Repeating some of the patterns...errors on routine plays.

QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:12 PM) Is the check swing reviewable ? Or is the 3rd base ump as far as it goes? Don't think so.

Well, here we go again. Dreaded leadoff walk and a gork shot on 0-2 that would have looked more elegant from an iron at Augusta.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:08 PM) How many check swings are we going to have called the wrong way, this season? C'mon man, that wasn't close. Watch the BAT, not the HANDS...sheesh. Semien might gotten a break on one, though.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:06 PM) Better than last night at least? http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance There's a good chance that we fall into last place in MLB attendance (ironically to CLE) unless we can beat 17,500. Averaging 56 more per game than the Indians. Farmer and DJ were saying how beautiful the day was there in Chicago and how they had to run their air conditioning in the car, so weather's not a valid excuse for this one.

Wow...never expected that after Viciedo was down 0-2. Mr. Spelling Bee only gave up two runs all of last season, although that wasn't his run yet.

Bringing in the lefty with the name nobody can spell, haha. Can't expect Abreu to come through every time...getting down in the count early hurt him there.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 07:51 PM) Not at all On the plus side, Webb and Lindstrom pitched well together. Bullpens, like good offense, tends to be a momentum type of thing. Maybe Cleto can build on his last outing in Colorado where he was really nasty. The problem is that you're going to have to string 2-4 guys together, and that hasn't happened much this year. Conor with another clutch hit. Kipnis got handcuffed a bit...a rocket, but he definitely would agree watching it again he should have played it better.

Maybe got a break on that walk call for Marcus. We'll take it. Very close, could have gone either way.

Sale just lost it like that...at least he recovered and kept it a tie game, almost down 5-3. Bullpen game. Which probably doesn't bode well. He was 0-4 with an 8+ ERA last year against CLE, lots of insinuations from Farmer they were reading signs or the hitters knew what was coming somehow.

Anderson with 3 K's, craziness. At least Hawkins has a hit and a walk. Anderson with a double, Hawkins with his 2nd K.

Wonder if Boras was calling the pitching coach, haha..."what the hell are you doing with my client?"

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20140411 Axelrod Snodgress Bucciferro Two strikeouts in W-S. Hawkins 9/29, Anderson 12/31 in K's/AB. Bubba Starling continuing to argue against drafting high school bats.