May 20, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I thought 1 myself and it's not being negative. On the road against 2 good teams . Having a bullpen game and Covey will surely tax the bullpen for the rest of the games. Verlander , Cole , you see a win there ? Peacock tonight and he's been really good his last 2 starts. Maybe a win today but i wouldn't bet on the Sox in Houston with the bullpen starting. Berrios makes Sox hitters look drunk. If we don't get Perez and Ordorizzi might have a chance for another win. I'll go with 2. It's just a matter of time until Perez returns to being a below average major league pitcher and Odorizzi being merely average. These guys are pitching so far above their ability level right now. It is not sustainable.
May 20, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said: It's just a matter of time until Perez returns to being a below average major league pitcher and Odorizzi being merely average. These guys are pitching so far above their ability level right now. It is not sustainable. It also might be a matter of time before the Sox are closer to 10 games under .500 than 2 . The starting staff is being glued together right now,
May 20, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: It also might be a matter of time before the Sox are closer to 10 games under .500 than 2 . The starting staff is being glued together right now, Also likely true.
May 20, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Dick Allen said: 3-4 would be nice. They could get some confidence. Gio and Lopez are pitching pretty well. Nova usually alternates good and bad starts. Houston is great but banged up, and Minnesota isn't the house of horrors it used to be. I think they can do it. If I was putting money on it probably 2. I could put a positive spin on 3 and be really pleased with 4+.
May 20, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, ChiSox59 said: It's just a matter of time until Perez returns to being a below average major league pitcher and Odorizzi being merely average. These guys are pitching so far above their ability level right now. It is not sustainable. Perez was introduced a cutter that is now his primary pitch throwing it 34% of the time. Hitters are hitting .104 against it. Last year he threw his sinker 50% of the time, so now he has 3 pitches he can control, and the cutter/changeup getting a lot of whiffs. It made him a pitcher that was terrible against RHP suddenly better against Righties than lefties. He signed for .87 Jon Jays.
May 20, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, bmags said: Perez was introduced a cutter that is now his primary pitch throwing it 34% of the time. Hitters are hitting .104 against it. Last year he threw his sinker 50% of the time, so now he has 3 pitches he can control, and the cutter/changeup getting a lot of whiffs. It made him a pitcher that was terrible against RHP suddenly better against Righties than lefties. He signed for .87 Jon Jays. Yah, I'm aware. I live in Minneapolis and watch the Twins whenever the Sox aren't playing. He didn't become the second coming of Johan Santana over the offseason, new cutter be damned. I'd be surprised if he had an ERA below 4 by seasons end.
May 21, 20196 yr I expect a 7-0 road trip, with Alonzo & Castillo in a 2-way battle for AL Player of the week. One will lead the league in HR during this road trip, while the other will lead the league in mound chargings. I also expect Covey to fall short of a perfect game, as he hits the last hitter with a pitch, leading him to be ejected. Ricky Renteria will then get a 5 year contract extension, based on general principle. Dallas Keuchel will then sign for the league minimum, & lead this team to the world series. Yolmer will be the WS MVP, but will have to hold off Carson Fulmer for the award. What? Edited May 21, 20196 yr by Two-Gun Pete
May 22, 20196 yr On 5/20/2019 at 8:42 AM, Dick Allen said: Minnesota isn't the house of horrors it used to be. Twins are 15-8 at home this year.
May 22, 20196 yr I thought we could win 1-2 games on this trip now I’m wondering if we can score more than 1-2 runs on this trip
May 22, 20196 yr We lost the two games (bullpen game & Verlander) we all probably expected to lose. Now we have 2 games with realistic chance. If we grab 1 game in Houston it is a moral victory.
May 22, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, poppysox said: We lost the two games (bullpen game & Verlander) we all probably expected to lose. Now we have 2 games with realistic chance. If we grab 1 game in Houston it is a moral victory. Moral victory by going 1-3? No.
May 22, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, ron883 said: Moral victory by going 1-3? No. Perhaps you haven't noticed that Houston loses very few games at home.
May 22, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, poppysox said: Perhaps you haven't noticed that Houston loses very few games at home. The Sox have scored 1 run in two games. There is no such thing as a moral victory when you get clowned by a team and manage to win 1 out of 4. You think our players come out thinking "well at least we won one"? If they count that as a moral victory, they should be embarrassed.
May 22, 20196 yr Our roster isn't built to beat Houston in Houston. I would be shocked if we win one game in this series. One is always possible in baseball but frankly I don't see any reason we should get one of four there. Maybe 1-3 at the Cell vs. Houston.
May 23, 20196 yr On 5/21/2019 at 10:48 PM, T R U said: I thought we could win 1-2 games on this trip now I’m wondering if we can score more than 1-2 runs on this trip Ye of little faith.
May 23, 20196 yr A problem is that there is very little middle ground with this team. Some nights they look quite good, and are fun to watch especially when the young core guys are getting it done. But often they are grossly overmatched and I do not mean only by good teams like the Astros. That being said, a good game from Giolito and a split in Houston would be a very nice. It would be great to have some confidence going into Minnesota.
May 23, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Still think we'll get 3 on this trip. This would appear to be the turning point game on that prediction. Very excited about tonights game, which means they're going to lay an egg. Edited May 23, 20196 yr by mqr
May 23, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, mqr said: This would appear to be the turning point game on that prediction. Very excited about tonights game, which means they're going to lay an egg. Corbin Martin is legit. If Giolito walks away with a quality start, I’m happy. Maybe the Sox find a way to win a 3-2 game.
May 23, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, wegner said: A problem is that there is very little middle ground with this team. Some nights they look quite good, and are fun to watch especially when the young core guys are getting it done. But often they are grossly overmatched and I do not mean only by good teams like the Astros. That being said, a good game from Giolito and a split in Houston would be a very nice. It would be great to have some confidence going into Minnesota. that's the starting pitching mostly. hard to look good when you got three 5th starters (and borderline for a couple of those guys) in your rotation.
May 23, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, flavum said: Corbin Martin is legit. If Giolito walks away with a quality start, I’m happy. Maybe the Sox find a way to win a 3-2 game. It’s not like Martin has been setting the world on fire. He’s a young guy coming off of one solid start and a a very meh one. He very well could rip off a great one, but I feel better against him than Cole and that went okay.
May 23, 20196 yr Corbin Martin is no joke but neither is Lucas Giolito so at the very least the Sox stand a puncher’s chance tonight.
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