Lip Man 1

You are right, sorry I didn't catch the spelling issue. The three will stay united in a network it seems.

According to Bruce Levine and the Score tonight, the Cubs have decided to form their own TV Network in October 2019. They have hired Mike McCarthy to oversee it. He ran the MSG Network and the St. Louis Blues. The story said the Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks have hired Phil Bedella to help run their next regional sports network. He was the former G.M. of Comcast Sports Chicago. Sounds like those three are going to stay untied.

Any news recently with Dunning and / or Hansen? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks!

Saw this stat on Kopech today. He is the first pitcher since 1908 to start his first two major league games allowing only one run with no walks.

Rodon with another very solid start. Some timely hitting as well.

In a perfect world, you'd be right and I'm sure the Sox will make every effort to go after those guys this off season. But it takes two to tango and I just don't see the interest coming from them unless the Sox dramatically overpay.

I like this winning. Congrats to the kid.

Kopech so far is everything he was being hyped to be.

It will be interesting to see what direction the organization goes. I doubt any big name free agents will be interested in the Sox, rebuild promise or not so I hope they turn to and sign some guys that can improve the play of the team, help teach the youngsters and if needed be trading chips come next July. I think the Sox have got to now start showing some real progress in the win / lose column, another season where they win 60 games coming on the heels of six straight losing seasons is stretching the patience of everyone. They won't make the playoffs in 2019 but they need to become respectable.

Thank you sir!

Great outing by Gio. Nice of the Sox to give me a win on my birthday...always a welcomed present.

Tony LaRussa told me years ago that he was thinking about roughly the same idea. Take 12 pitchers and use three per game, three innings each in rotation #1 through #12. Extra inning games, rain outs would change the rotation from time to time but generally you'd be using guys in that cycle. Thought it was a very interesting concept but I don't know if it would really work. For example would you want say your #10 pitcher opening up a key series in the stretch drive of a pennant race with your #1 pitcher ready to go ?

Don't like it either but that's the reality of things so you try to find whatever silver linings you can.

I wonder if they'll give Shields the chance to lose 20 games?

Hurt thanks for the support! LOL Seriously to me it not a question of being "for" the owners or "against" them, its trying to improve the quality of the play on the field as well as improving things for the fans who in part make it possible for these folks to make the money they do and get the stadiums they play in both owners and players. Improving those conditions given the financial state of MLB isn't too big of a price to pay in my opinion.

For the good of the game warm weather teams and domed sites are going to have to bite the bullet and play more April home games than teams in the North and / or colder weather cities. Pay each team that has to go through this "inconvenience" X millions of dollars out of the MLB central fund for it. With MLB a 10 Billion dollar a year business they can easily afford it. As long as you pay them they'll fall in line for lost revenue because the kids are in school. Fans (who pay the freight and drive the train) shouldn't have to sit through 35 degree weather to watch baseball. Players should not have to try to play in it and risk injury because of it. Start the season later. You can play regularly scheduled split DH's on a regular basis, to make up for the time lost as well and still be able to charge two admissions (or even better require every MLB team to play a real old fashioned DH). Or you can actually cut the season down from 162 games back to 154 or 145 or so. And this actually has been reported as being discussed at the highest levels in MLB over the past season or two. That is still plenty of games to determine teams that deserve to go to the post season. These are simple common sense solutions and you'll see better baseball. (Ever try to throw a breaking ball in 35 degree weather, or try to hit an inside fast ball in it? I have and it's no fun either way...) And if you are to believe those who feel the climate is changing at some point MLB may have to address this issue regardless of if they like it or not. Just my opinions.

I didn't realize there was a long range forecast out already for March / April 2019. We'll see.

I think it is asking for trouble again to have such an early start to the season. And 14 home games in April in what will probably be brutal weather can't possibly be making the marketing department or organization very happy.

Covey is useless regardless if he starts or comes out of the pen.

Thank you

Any new information on Dunning? Last tweet I saw from him said he was heading to Arizona but that's all.

Just playing devil's advocate...by 2020 Rodon may be traded because of his agent and Dunning and Hansen may not be ready because of lost developmental time due to injuries. That leaves four from your list, which means the Sox would need to get another starting pitcher

L Garcia is always hurt.

This post reminded me of the Underpants Gnomes from "South Park..." Phase 1 = Collect Underpants Phase 2 = ? Phase 3 = Profit

Little: Keep in mind I said all things being equal. Like Caul said if the Sox overpay...sure... but if the money isn't different (or not that great of a difference) the franchise right now in this off season doesn't have a lot going for it but potential...and that may not be enough to entice guys who want to win now. We'll see.