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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) No, but if it is, so be it. I think the more interesting question is if Sale was at 125 pitches with 9 strikeouts, would you be mad if he were lifted, or would it be worth the possible damage in order to get this "record" most likely no one but Red Sox fans even knew Pedro owned up until now? That's really hard to know unless I knew more about the situation/circumstances. If he was "cruising" or throwing relatively low stress innings, I'd leave him in. If he was laboring and falling apart, then I'd pull him.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Yes, because Chris Sale should be put ahead of the team, and the Sox should throw Jose Quintana out there with short rest, risking injury among other things, so Sale gets a shot at the record. T So you want to see his streak end because of the weather? Ok, then. Sale is pretty much the only thing for us Sox fans to root for this year so I want this streak to be as long as possible.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) The version I see suggests it'll be clear around 7 for an hour then possibly a short burst of rain about 8. Unfortunately you don't do things like that, "make the person scheduled to go tomorrow go today" without any warning. I know it's not the norm, but you can't ruin Sale's streak because of the weather. You just can't.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) This may be one of those crazy, rain-delay games where Sale and Buehrle have to deal with four delays and they pitch like two innings each. So the weather may ruin the streak. If this is what it looks like, move everyone else in the rotation up a day so Sale can pitch a full game.

I like this thread a lot.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 10:38 AM) Ben Nicholson-Smith ‏@bnicholsonsmith 27m27 minutes ago Jeff Samardzija being "strongly pursued" by #BlueJays, @BNightengale writes. Wonder what we could get out of the Blue Jays. I think they could overpay. I'd like a package headlined by Hoffman or Pentecost and maybe also Devon Travis.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) The Jays have the highest team OPS against lefties, and the gap between them and 2nd is the same as the gap between 2nd and 19th. They are downright scary. This'll be a great test for Sale (not that he needs to pass any tests). The thing is that most lefty pitchers aren't like Chris Sale. The Blue Jays also have a lot of strikeout-prone hitters so I think Sale should get to 10 K's easily. *knocks on wood*

Sale is going to dominate. You know he's going to want to beat Buehrle so bad. I can see a complete game shutout with 16 K's today. He's going to be pumped up.

Let's make it two in a row with a second straight win over the best team in baseball.

I'd laugh if they blew this.

PLEASE GET A HIT SPANKY!

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:42 AM) I figured I'd try my luck at making a game thread. I'm 0-3 this year when I make a game thread, so hopefully that changes today. What are your predictions for Chris Sale tonight? I'm guessing: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K with the WIN. I was close too, except for the win part lol.

Chris Sale is god.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:35 PM) If you look at ERA. Otherwise, utterly false. Sale still has plenty of time to lower his ERA as well.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:28 PM) By advanced metrics he's right up there with all of them. He leads all AL pitchers in fWAR. Exactly. Also, Sale has 1 or 2 starts fewer than everyone else so it's not as fair to compare them.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:27 PM) nice question, but there has to be a standard to be used to judge the pitchers. is it based on wins, innings pitched, K's shutouts, If you judge Sale based on wins, you are f***ing crazy.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) As good as Sale has been, this is an overstatement. Who in your eyes has been better? Keuchel, Archer, and Gray have been fantastic but not on Sale's level.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) Pitchers in MLB history with 10+ strikeouts in 8 straight games: 1. Pedro Martinez 2. Chris Sale. Hand him the Cy Young now. No one comes close to him this year IMO.

Wow.

Sale can do absolutely everything on the baseball field.

Sale is so damn good. I HATE it so much that his prime years are being wasted on this awful team.

Told ya.

They won't score.

Sale looks locked in so far. He only threw 1 ball that whole inning.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) I will be at the game. Hoping for a Chris Sale perfect game Have fun! Hopefully Sale can put on a show for you.