Would have pinch hit here

This is a lame use of Al Michaels 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

This is brutal by Cease. He’s let the Cubs right back into this game 

he might be a #3 in a year or two but you can see his problem, can't pitch under pressure

that's obviously due to being a young guy but the issues he had to start the year are identical to today, not much has changed, so hard to watch

Just now, harkness99 said:

he wont start in any playoff game anyway.. might get used out of bullpen tho.

With how bad his command is periodically I wouldn’t even trust him in the playoffs for that. Electric but his command prevents him from being as dependable as he should be

It seems like there's an interview every freaking inning. This is ridiculous. 

2 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

Cease seems to lose focus with men on,off the stretch.

Then maybe he should stop walking so many lol

1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said:

With how bad his command is periodically I wouldn’t even trust him in the playoffs for that. Electric but his command prevents him from being as dependable as he should be

Agreed. They shouldn’t have a problem with leaving him off the roster. Let him chill on bench.

Well Sox did their best to hurry it along.  Cease should have a short leash this inning.

2 minutes ago, joesaiditstrue said:

he might be a #3 in a year or two but you can see his problem, can't pitch under pressure

that's obviously due to being a young guy but the issues he had to start the year are identical to today, not much has changed, so hard to watch

What pressure?

Dude has all the run support in the world tonight against one of the worst lineups in the league.

5 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

Every time Cease doesn't have a dominant start there's a meltdown in the game thread

Welcome to SoxTalk!

Cease is far from an ace so of course you'll feel uneasy about him in a playoff game, but take a look at what other AL contenders will be starting in a game 4

Cease is as good or better than any AL teams 4th starter. For those that might mention the Astros, please look at how Valdez, Greinke and Odorizzi pitched in July.

Edited August 9, 20214 yr by maxjusttyped

FFS. Just call the damn game espn. This is a joke!

the dumb motherfuckign hit and run stolen base shit threw off the flow of the order.

i thought tony managed in the national league for a little bit.

Looks like our 7 runs were all because Davies was flat out awful. 

1 minute ago, Sox80 said:

FFS. Just call the damn game espn. This is a joke!

Better yet, let Al Michaels call the game.

4 minutes ago, Soxfest said:

Cease continues to play down to the competition

It’s dangerous to have so many base runners with the wind is blowing out.  We are lucky we are facing a AAA team tonight.

Hope we haven't packed the bats up for the night, if we don't score some more this one could get uncomfortable.

The radar does seem to portend rain

It's hard to resist looking at Twitter and seeing Cubbie fans venting and using the we suck who cares logic.

 

this broadcast sucks so bad.  jfc.

I miss John Miller and Joe Morgan.

 

 

ESPN has more money than god yet they still can't find a broadcast booth for baseball or the NFL that isn't an abject disaster

6 minutes ago, harkness99 said:

he wont start in any playoff game anyway.. might get used out of bullpen tho.

October Rotation should be Lynn, Rodon, Gio, Kuechel. 

You could even have Rodon go first. 

Kuechel isn't the greatest option either, but he's at least a solid #4. Cease is the odd man out, barring injury.

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

this broadcast sucks so bad.  jfc.

I finally muted it, who gives a F about Al Michaels and ABC's baseball history.