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Sale will drill Cain on the first pitch.

Here is the updated leaderboard. The google docs file is uploaded everyday. Carlos Martinez has now taken the lead from MHizzle who just behind in second. Lets keeps the participation and enthusiasm up. Go Sox!!

Here is the updated leaderboard. The google docs file is uploaded everyday. Carlos Martinez has now taken the lead from MHizzle who just behind in second. Lets keeps the participation and enthusiasm up. Go Sox!!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 04:55 PM) Micah was going for his first home run there lol Would have been awesome if he connected.

Big time double on a slider low and away for OSO

Bacon with the D at 3rd base

The Shark is gritty today.

With the offense struggling I don't think it would be as bad of a call as you would might think.

I agree, or even a hit and run would be nice. With Eaton's ability to make contact I think it would work well.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) Do you send Jeff out for the 6th? Yes

That was a text book throw. Anything other then that he is safe

Playing with fire

Lets see some of those bats wake up now.

3 K's already. Hopefully the Shark is on today

That's what I like to see OSO

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:52 PM) Scott Merkin ✔ @scottmerkin Follow Today is Robin Ventura's 500th game as a manager I thought that was taken well before the start of the game, until I saw the top of the 1st. Man I wish I could move to chicago. I would be in those seats everyday.

Q was turned around, but unless something clicks for him again it's not looked for him this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:44 PM) So the solution would be to push pitchers more, get them hurt more often, and have more awful pitchers from our minor leagues pitching more regularly? See if we can push Sale into TJ surgery so we can see more Erik Johnson? Apparently Jose Quintana isn't "worth note"? Q was not developed with the Sox. He was brought up else where tossed aside and the Sox picked him up as a side project.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:42 PM) Jose Quintana. Hector Santiago. Addison Reed. Daniel Hudson. Gio Gonzalez. Nate Jones. Carlos Rodon. Floyd and Danks. Alexei and Abreu. Chris Carter. Ryan Sweeney. Marcus Semien. Paulo Orlando. They were developed in Cuba. 75 % of the others were not fully developed in our oraginzation bc they were traded away. Danks and Floyd are laughable (in my opinion). Rodon and Jones are not developed yet. Q is a huge question mark right now.

20 min or so left to get your HR picks in

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:02 PM) In desperate need of a win and some hitting. The hitting will come around. I think some of the players ha e been more patient as of late. It's only a matter of time before they all start to hit.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) If they have been so awful the last 10 years and don't seem to be doing anything to make themselves better, why do you continue to pay attention? I'm a fan of the organizationjust not how it has been run as of late. I AM NOT A FAIR WEATHER FAN.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) Wait, because they have one of the lowest injury rates is why they have been one of the worst organizations over the last 10 years? It hurts me to try to make sense of that. BC they coddle pitchers. I am not saying it is, just something to ponder. The Sox have not developed any pitcher or position player worth note other then Sale. Why is that?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) The innings cap needs to be there for physical health reason. You can believe what you want but you are risking the health of the pitcher. The 71 innings doesn't include the number of side sessions and getting up and down as relievers do. The key to that year was he had 58 appearances. With that much work it off sets the low numbers of innings. Rodon has not had any of this and has not pitched that many innings in a season. He has not pitched an entire MLB season in any role. Hitters who have not played an entire 162 game schedule get fatigued at the end of the season. Overuse injuries to pitchers are not complete freaks of nature. Some are you cannot predict all of them. However, you can do many things to decrease the chances of them occurring. There is a reason the Sox have consistently had one of the lowest injury rates to pitchers over the last decade. If you feel you know more than the Sox and the organizations you mentioned than more power to you. From my perspective of dealing with MLB pitchers, I don't agree. Could that be the reason the Sox have been one of the worst organizations in the last 10 years? Just something to think about.

Sale went from 71 IP to 192 (29 starts). I personally believe the innings cap is total bulls*** and is irrelevant. Pitchers can go from 130 to 190-200 without risk to injury or dead arm. The organization and others (I feel) just use the innings cap thing as an excuse for their situations. They are chicken to throw him out their now bc IF he gets injured people will point to how others have used innings caps to prevent injuries. When in fact the injuries are complete freaks of nature. I think that the Sox just are to scared that Rodon may not live of to the hype or might get injured. The problem is, if he is truly better then Danks and Noesi ( I think he is better then Q now as well but Q will turn it around) then he should be pitching in the rotation. There is no point to insert him into the rotation when we are 10+ games out of first, other then to gain experience.