C'mon guys. Get a grip on reality. We haven't established dominace over anything. We are playing good ball against our top division rivals and getting off to a good start. That's great. That's important. That's better than the alternative. But we are only 5 games into a 162 game schedule.

I don't care how Minnesota reasons with these losses. If our club defeats Santana tomorrow even their club can't possibly act indifferent. Or continue this "It's just April" reasoning.

 

Our 3rd/5th starters outdueled their 2nd/4th starters. If Buehlre pitches on par with Santana, whom I'm expecting to be dominant, our hitters would have battled the best Minnesota has.  Rincon and Nathan will undoubtedly pitch if needed, so any victory earned will be hard fought and well earned.

 

However, let's remember several members of our lineup haven't seen Cy Santana. Iguchi will be overwhelmed, and you can likely forget about any production from our new LH hitters, Podsednik and Pierzsyski. Someone needs to step up, or atleast resist swinging at his changeup in the dirt. It can't possibly be that difficult

I'm liking our chances tomorrow very much so as well. Santana isn't a good starter, early in innings, and in April in general. There's a good chance the Sox could get out to an early lead on him, and all we'd need is for Mark to do his job and pitch well to keep that lead hopefully.

Santana isn't a good starter .......

 

Unless you finish the above with "without a left arm" then it's not a true statement.

Unless you finish the above with "without a left arm" then it's not a true statement.

I should have put that another way. He's a fantastic starting pitcher. However his record in early innings and early in seasons, isn't fantastic.

Every win you get in April is one less you have to get in any other month. The games count just as much in the standings. Radke is just pissed because he is 0-2, and has no answers.

C'mon guys.  Get a grip on reality.  We haven't established dominace over anything.  We are playing good ball against our top division rivals and getting off to a good start.  That's great.  That's important.  That's better than the alternative. But we are only 5 games into a 162 game schedule.

YAS, I know you're trying to keep things in check, and that's a solid rational move, but I will offer up that old chestnut that "you can't win the division in April and May, but you CAN lose the division in April and May".

What's nice about this is the confidence factor. You get the Sox thinking that "YEAH, we can beat these guys in their own house" and you get inside the Twins' heads a little bit, that can only be good for the Sox.

A good start is vital for the Sox because of the changes that have been made. A slow start would have everyone second-guessing and then they might start pressing, trying to do too much.

I like what I've seen so far, now I want to see them keep this level of starting pitching up!

YAS, I know you're trying to keep things in check, and that's a solid rational move, but I will offer up that old chestnut that "you can't win the division in April and May, but you CAN lose the division in April and May".

What's nice about this is the confidence factor. You get the Sox thinking that "YEAH, we can beat these guys in their own house" and you get inside the Twins' heads a little bit, that can only be good for the Sox.

A good start is vital for the Sox because of the changes that have been made. A slow start would have everyone second-guessing and then they might start pressing, trying to do too much.

I like what I've seen so far, now I want to see them keep this level of starting pitching up!

I could'nt have said it better!

Yes, the Sox made no "sexy" moves.

 

No, the media did not hype the team and give them more credit than they deserved.

 

And yes, the Sox have started 4-1.

 

Yes, the Mets made a bunch of "sexy" moves.

 

Yes, the media DID create hype for the Metropolitans.

 

And yes, the Mets have started 0-5.

 

Edited April 10, 200520 yr by Y2HH

YAS, I know you're trying to keep things in check, and that's a solid rational move, but I will offer up that old chestnut that "you can't win the division in April and May, but you CAN lose the division in April and May".

What's nice about this is the confidence factor. You get the Sox thinking that "YEAH, we can beat these guys in their own house" and you get inside the Twins' heads a little bit, that can only be good for the Sox.

A good start is vital for the Sox because of the changes that have been made. A slow start would have everyone second-guessing and then they might start pressing, trying to do too much.

I like what I've seen so far, now I want to see them keep this level of starting pitching up!

 

I don't disagree with anything so say. As you mentioned, I'm just trying to keep things in check. I'm thrilled with our start, and they are big games because they are against our main division rivals.

They also threw Paulie's homerun ball back.  They did the same thing in the first game of the series.  They're like friggin' Flubs' fans.  Losers.

 

I wish it would happen in every ballpark. One more unique Cub tradition gone.

Remember the sweep in May last year IN Minnesota and we were all talking s***?

 

Then the next series against them, was the famous Torii Hunter incident and they swept us in Chicago?

 

This is a good start, but it don't mean s***, fellas. If this were September, we could talk a lot more s***.

 

We HAVE to keep our perspective. It's early, bravo guys, but August and September is when these games in April really mean something.

Remember the sweep in May last year IN Minnesota and we were all talking s***?

 

Then the next series against them, was the famous Torii Hunter incident and they swept us in Chicago?

 

This is a good start, but it don't mean s***, fellas.  If this were September, we could talk a lot more s***.

 

We HAVE to keep our perspective.  It's early, bravo guys, but August and September is when these games in April really mean something.

Good Mourning Mr. Kap "Rain on the Fun" oMET

 

of course you are right

Remember the sweep in May last year IN Minnesota and we were all talking s***?

 

Then the next series against them, was the famous Torii Hunter incident and they swept us in Chicago?

 

This is a good start, but it don't mean s***, fellas.  If this were September, we could talk a lot more s***.

 

 

Bill Melton was talking about that after the game last night. I've never seen a sports dude so bummed after the team he reports on wins (or so he looked, maybe he was just tired).

Yeah, Radke is right, I would rather have those two losses that he has started than two wins any day, even in April, and I would rather be 0-2 with an ERA in the 10's or whatever, than 2-0 with an ERA in the 2.00s, what a moron.

Besides his corniness, there is usually little evidence to suggest that Bill Melton isn't always under the influence of a sedative

Radke is correct, because baseball enacted that April wins only count for half rule.

 

I'd rather have a May headstart then be making up ground.

Didn't we beat up on the Twins early last season too? Somehow we still lost the 2004 season series against them. Sure the games count the same in the standings but the losses seem to hurt alot more in September.

It's just April when you are on the verge of getting swept at home by your biggest rival.

 

 

So Radke can read a calendar?! WOW! The bottom line Twinkie's is that you got beat and we are on the verge of a 3 game sweep. The twinks have always been whiners and the Sox have always been winners.

I think he was referring more to the fact that the WSox have been stronger in the 1st half & weaker in the 2nd. Whereas the Twinkees have been one of the strongest teams in MLB in the 2nd half the past 4 yrs.

 

However; I think he said this not knowing that Silva is now gone till at least July & possible late Aug if indeed he needs surgery to repair the tear in his knee. Silva had the best start for the Twins this year & is coming off a 14-8 yr w 33GS. He was really coming into his own. Now that Lohse is likely to follow Radke I wonder if Radke would have said anything at all.

We swept them last year. It doesn't mean a thing guys. We have to get these wins and the wins in the summer. This is a nice start, but let's not talk s*** yet guys.

 

Edited April 10, 200520 yr by nitetrain8601

Hey I was wondering do wins in April count as less in the W column?

There is an old saying...

 

You can't win a division in April, but you sure can lose it.

And if we keep beating the Twins they are losing it...

 

I dunno that's just a dumb thing to say.

Is he saying they don't care if we get an 8 game lead in April?

 

Whatever-he's just bitter.

There is an old saying...

 

You can't win a division in April, but you sure can lose it.

Yeah, I heard that too, somewhere in this thread....

Counts same as SEPT bradley