Thank you...nice quick outs will keep Herrera out of this ball game 

Giolito now has the second highest fWAR of all pitchers in baseball ?

Pull him now Ricky. 

Outstanding outing again by Gio...we have our ace!!!

He’s so damn good now you’re actually disappointed when he allows a hit

7.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 11 SO. (responsible for runner on first)

Stud. 

Do we ever, ever get Merrifield out.  JFC

What's crazy is that he did this without his good heater today. 

Edited June 8, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

Just now, Tomtom said:

Do we ever, ever get Merrifield out.  JFC

Good hitter + tiring pitcher often ends this way

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Pull him now Ricky. 

Ricky makes the normal guy decision to bring in Bummer...I'm proud of him for not out thinking himself.

Finally a good decision by RR. Let gio face the bottom of the order, and if he gives up a hit, you have Bummer in to face a lefty.

I'd honestly leave Bummer in the 9th too. Or at least for a hitter or two if you want Colome to still get the save.

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

Warning track?

Yes

Another thing to think about is having good starters makes Ricky’s job easy.  Having Nova, Banuelos, Lopez & Santana consistently going 4-5 innings forces Ricky to use the whole pen at sub-optimal times.  No way around it.  

1 minute ago, Jerksticks said:

Another thing to think about is having good starters makes Ricky’s job easy.  Having Nova, Banuelos, Lopez & Santana consistently going 4-5 innings forces Ricky to use the whole pen at sub-optimal times.  No way around it.  

It's sad that Covey is the only other starter who can really go 6 innings in limited damage at this point. 

4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

What's crazy is that he did this without his good heater today. 

He pitches with nice an easy control of the situation.  Looks calm and in charge.

3 minutes ago, SoxAce said:

I'd honestly leave Bummer in the 9th too. Or at least for a hitter or two if you want Colome to still get the save.

Put Colome in and let him keep boosting his trade value before we start playing good teams.

Just now, SoxAce said:

It's sad that Covey is the only other starter who can really go 6 innings in limited damage at this point. 

Yes that's true but reinforcements are coming next year.  Gio, Kopech & Cease will be mucho fun to watch.

8 minutes ago, fathom said:

He’s so damn good now you’re actually disappointed when he allows a hit

He's nearly reaching Chris Sale like dominance with us. It's incredible. 

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

He's nearly reaching Chris Sale like dominance with us. It's incredible. 

Actually, he’s already there this season.

So is Giolito starting the Allstar Game for the AL?

Just now, poppysox said:

Yes that's true but reinforcements are coming next year.  Gio, Kopech & Cease will be mucho fun to watch.

Kopech and Cease are still going to have their growing pains. It really sucks Kopech got injured. This is why I'm hoping Cease gets his feet wet, pitches well (and struggles which he will) and by next season he'll be on a good path. 

Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Actually, he’s already there this season.

Nearly. Sale was doing it far longer and had more double digit K's per outing. But he's very close. 

2 minutes ago, SoxAce said:

He's nearly reaching Chris Sale like dominance with us. It's incredible. 

And he hasn't cut up any uniforms.

 

Just now, SoxAce said:

Kopech and Cease are still going to have their growing pains. It really sucks Kopech got injured. This is why I'm hoping Cease gets his feet wet, pitches well (and struggles which he will) and by next season he'll be on a good path. 

Agreed.  Look at Giolito.  Look at Moncada.  Look at Eloy.  These guys all seem to struggle coming up and once they adjust, they are studs.