I think I'm supposed to do this again?

I originally wasn't going to be able to catch this game as I was going to see the Tides/Bulls with my financial advisor where I was going to have to break the news that I dropped a few bands on the White Sox winning the division a few weeks ago. It has been rained out though so I can continue to monitor firsthand how brilliant/idiotic my bet was.

Lineup below. Teel sits against the lefty. Need Burke to go deep in this one.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by DirtySox

Burke is the only Sox starter who has a higher home ERA than road. Fortunately the Guardians aren't a scary team offensively.

I like Burke better with the opener first...........Lets take this one and insure a series win.

Romo ug

Burke was incredible last outing. Feel the momentum.

Id rather try Teel against a lefty than see Romo at all, let him get into a groove. Kyle had only one game back and he's already sitting? Someone said last night he still looked injured, I really hope thats not true.

2nd greatest band from Cleveland, evah:

25 minutes ago, Green Line said:

Burke is the only Sox starter who has a higher home ERA than road. Fortunately the Guardians aren't a scary team offensively.

Burke was dare I say it electric last outing. Guardians offense stinks as you said, lets have another great outing that gets us into 7th.

Makes sense to sit Teel with a day game tomorrow

I do not understand putting Meidroth in an RBI position. He is not good with RISP.

I really like Sam leading off no matter what side the pitcher is throwing. Maybe Will is trying to Kickstart Vargas out this mini slump?

2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

I really like Sam leading off no matter what side the pitcher is throwing. Maybe Will is trying to Kickstart Vargas out this mini slump?

Antonacci is hitting .171 against lefties. He's amazing vs. RHP, but he really should not be leading off against LHP. In an ideal world, he and Meidroth platoon at 2B.

38 minutes ago, Green Line said:

Id rather try Teel against a lefty than see Romo at all, let him get into a groove. Kyle had only one game back and he's already sitting? Someone said last night he still looked injured, I really hope thats not true.

He either sits today or tomorrow and today makes more sense.

6 minutes ago, tomtom823 said:

I do not understand putting Meidroth in an RBI position. He is not good with RISP.

He should be locked into the 9th spot when everybody is healthy. He's a good 2nd leadoff guy and overall his production warrants him 9th in a good Sox lineup.

6 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Antonacci is hitting .171 against lefties. He's amazing vs. RHP, but he really should not be leading off against LHP. In an ideal world, he and Meidroth platoon at 2B.

"batting splits are for the entire game when the starter was LH or RH. These splits include any subsequent plate appearances against a reliever regardless of their throwing hand."

So....when an opposing team deploys a LH starter , his split BA goes up to .325 (Baseball Reference.com) That, and the fact that Venable wants some of the young players like Chase, Colson and Sam to face good starting pitchers no matter if they are LH or a RH.

My own opinion is that Chase, Antonacci and Peters are gamers and therefore, I like them in the line-up whenever they are able to play.

Would be a nice night for Burke/Newcomb to team up for another gem, considering the bullpen availability (and opposing starter).