8 hours ago, pcintelligence said:

Sox went 7-6 v Guards no dreaming.

Should have been 8-5.

1 hour ago, hawkeyesox said:

I like to think the Sox management are looking to re- shape their whole approach to pitching and roster construction

Total moneyball strategy on pitching staff.

Get 12-14 good arms out there and get 27 outs every nite as a group effort nitely.

30 million/year starters kill your ability to be nimble. That guy has arm trouble you are screwed. Spread good money among 14 guys with power arms. Everybody can go 2-3 innings and everybody gets plenty of work.

The way arms break down these days just spread the risk.

part of me wonders how much easier it is as a manager to coach a bunch of kids who aren't multi millionaires (yet) and haven't become jaded because they're rich. money changes everyone.

I often think about this when it comes to MIL, TB, and CLE. obviously their front office is limited from the start, but I wonder if their front office would prefer it that way because young talented and cheap players are a lot easier to mold into the kind of players for that particular system/philosophy

This is no longer a "magical" season and whatever happens, we're good.

I want blood this series. I want to beat the hell out of Cleveland. f*** those guys. Crush'em.

3 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

Sox win the series 3-1. Cleveland’s rest will kill their luck mojo.

I got tickets for a game 4 so this would be absolutely amazing.

1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Noted Cubs fan Bruce LeVineLine actually made a decent point on The Score this morning that this series favors Venable and the Sox bullpen as they will have two days of rest between each game. So Venable can go a bit wild with his bullpen usage as he loves to do.

Probably nitpicking, but I gotta say I don’t think Venable actually LOVES going wild with his bullpen usage. I think what he WOULD love is having a couple starters that he can bank on going 6 innings, but he’s doing what he can with the very flawed roster he was given.

The overall point stands though. The extra rest is huge for the Sox pitching strategy.

with days off between game 1 and game 2 and another one before game 3 I imagine we just go bullpen games for the first one for sure then Burke starts game 2 with a short leash. I kind of like the bullpen games when we have days off, all 12-13 guys should be available to throw including starters during the season.

Go Go White Sox! What a great series. Next up the Indians

Is it Saturday yet?

10 hours ago, Green Line said:

I don't think Davis Martin should pitch in the next series unless they completely run out of pitchers. Please god no.

Hasn't he been significantly better his last 4 starts?