caulfield12 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 38 minutes ago, greg775 said: True. It's because of the new way teams use starting pitchers. Pitchers are restricted to about 4 or 5 innings max so the Sox can throw out a bunch of average to below average arms and then start the parade of relievers with guys who throw hard and have cutters. So with all teams' rotations about the same (4-5 inning wonders) you get six decent hitters and you can contend. We've now got close to six with Teel up and Elko up to go with Beni, Quero, Meidroth and Robert. OTOH, they're still disrespecting the White Sox to the point where they believe they can hold Tarik Skubal back for the Cubs on the weekend and STILL go 3-1 or 4-0 against the Sox regardless. As it worked out, that backfired in reality. When that kind of thing stops...then you know you're starting to earn more respect around the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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