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With the lack of black jerseys this season, I think that starting pitcher choosing thing is over....which is good. And yes, all Sunday home games are 72 uniforms.

New pitcher. 72 unis. Nice day. Good day for win. Let's get it done.

Looks like Brandon McCarthy will be coming off the DL to face the Sox next weekend...probably Friday.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 10:52 AM) Actually I think it makes a huge difference. We have a great advantage over other teams if we can win the one-game playoff because we have 3 other #1-#2 quality pitchers ready to pitch in the next series. Say you're facing the Angels in the playoff...you throw Sale at them. You win. You go into the next series with TEX trotting out Peavy, Liriano, Q, and back to Sale. The one-game playoff would hurt us much less than teams with lesser rotations. The thing I keep hearing people say about the 1-game playoff is that teams will use their best pitcher. How the hell does anyone know that? Take the White Sox...what if they set up their rotation for Cleveland to be Liriano, Peavy, and Sale? If that happens, they're going to have to use Quintana or Floyd on Thursday for a 163, or Friday for a Wild Card. Or at best, Liriano starts Saturday in a Game 1 ALDS. My point is, don't assume these Wild Card games will automatically feature team's best pitchers. They may want to set up the rotation to win it in 162 games and not 163 or 164 games.

Floyd had a 1.33 ERA in his previous 3 starts. He's been incredibly durable in his career too. The frustrating part about him is his stuff is top of the rotation quality. But he's a quality #4 starter. Win some. Lose some. At the end of the year, he's around .500 with close to 200 innings. When you have Peavy and Sale doing the heavy lifting, guys like Liriano, Floyd and Quintana are good enough. And if you get a hot streak out of them, they can win a championship.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 11:37 PM) We're on pace. Based on win pct., the Sox are on pace for 88 wins. Based on remaining strength of schedule, I think they'll get to 90. They just can't get dominated by the Tigers, like 2-5 or worse. If the Tigers play .600 ball, they win 90 games. (33-22)

Red Sox and Jays under .500. Mariners ahead of Indians by percentage points. Oak 58-49 LAA 58-50 - Det 57-50 0.5 TB 56-51 1.5 Bal 56-51 1.5 It's going to be an interesting and exciting September. --- If you believe in run diffferential in the long run, the Cardinals should get there eventually, which could get the Pirates out. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings --- Tigers face Nova, Hughes, Sabathia, Kuroda, Holland, Darvish, and Dempster next week. Sox face Mendoza, Chen, Guthrie, and then probably Milone, Parker, and Colon. Sale better be starting Monday and Sunday next week. No Humber please, with the off day on Thursday.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) Doug Fister's going all 2011 Doug Fister post ASB right now. Hopefully he starts getting rocked again. I still expect the Tigers to win 90. The question is, will the Sox win 91?

Did the A's give up a run in the 9th just win on another walkoff? Tied going to the bottom the 10th.

This thing is long gone by 5:30. They'll be fine.

King Felix with a 2-hit shutout in the Bronx. If the Mariners maintain a 5-man rotation and don't skip anyone, the Sox will miss him later this month.

Regular lineup tonight.

The rain does look like it's moving fast. Maybe it gets there around 4:30 and out before 6:10. I think they'll get the game in. BTW, when is the last time the Sox actually had a postponed home game? Three years ago? It's been a long time.

Nasty looking radar out by Iowa/Illinois border. Maybe reaches Chicago around gametime.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 10:40 AM) The Angels are probably the second most important team for the Sox to beat after Detroit, because if Detroit goes on some kind of sick run in August-September, the Angels will be the team the Sox are battling for a WC spot. I say we just hit the gas and catch the Yankees and Rangers for best record in the league.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 09:19 AM) If the Indians are for real, we're about to find out. 3 at NY 4 at Bal 3 vs LAA 4 vs TB 3 at Tor 4 at TB 4 vs Bal 3 vs Det 3 at Min 3 at KC 3 at Det If they can play these 37 games at 19-18, I'll give them credit. Wouldn't be surprised if they go 14-23. Indians were 37-34, and 0.5 game out on June 24. at NY 0-3 at Bal 3-1 vs LAA 2-1 vs TB 2-2 at Tor 1-2 at TB 2-2 vs Bal 1-3 vs Det 2-1 at Min 0-3 at KC 0-3 at Det 0-1 They really didn't do too bad up until this road trip. But the Twins and Royals knocked them out of the race. And if they split these last two with the Tigers, they will go 14-23 in these 37 games. They gone.

Great win. I'll lay off Beckham. Without turning that DP, the Sox lose this game.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 08:58 PM) I think we're due for a walk off homer tonight. Youk, but I'll take credit for Beckham or De Aza too.

That Trout fella....he's coming up.

De Aza should get a token 10th place MVP vote from a Chicago writer.

Momentum shifter. We got this one.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) Are you willing to take that gamble tho. If it's all bad the next couple, then I'm sure they'll ditch the 6-man, or maybe Santiago will be ready to come up, or Axelrod again. I'd gamble on Humber for an August 15 start against Toronto. That's probably the next one.

Humber is what he is. 6th starter. If he's in there 7-8 more times to help the rest of the staff, and the Sox go 3-4 or 3-5, then he's done good enough. But if it's 1-6 or 2-6...then, not so good.

I think we're due for a walk off homer tonight.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 08:46 PM) You're the scheduling guru...what's the Sox strength of schedule the rest of the way compared to the Tigers? Overall, I think pretty even, but when we're done with the 4 game series with them in September, their schedule is cake, and we'll still have the Angels and Rays. I want the Sox to have a 5 game lead when that series is over. Otherwise, nothing will surprise me the final 19 games.