Goodness, righties are just crushing his fastball.

Ok, so, Hector Santiago is going to need to stop throwing meatballs.

 

He is so not a closer, it's kind of amazing he was able to shut down the Rangers.

Closer in a non save situation = just plain stupid.

He is so not a closer, it's kind of amazing he was able to shut down the Rangers.

 

He needs another effective pitch to go along with the fastball that he can throw for a strike. The screwball's a nice pitch, but it's usually not a strike.

Ventura has been comparing Santiago with John Franco, his former teammate.

 

We can only wish he has that type of career.

 

 

He is so not a closer, it's kind of amazing he was able to shut down the Rangers.

 

And the Tigers too.

Get Reed warm, please

Get Reed warm, please

 

Ackley and Ichiro coming up. He just needs one more out.

Hawk forgetting that the Sox didn't use Jenks as a closer right away? It took Hermanson falling apart for Jenks to finally get the call.

Ackley and Ichiro coming up. He just needs one more out.

 

+1

Hawk forgetting that the Sox didn't use Jenks as a closer right away? It took Hermanson falling apart for Jenks to finally get the call.

 

Hermanson fell apart because of the back issue, didn't he?

 

OVA!

 

Nice recovery by Santiago.

I'm not going to lie, we may finish under .500 but I really enjoy this team.

Yay! Stay hot Dunn and Rios

That's what Santiago needs to throw a lot more often, his fastball is too flat to just keep pumping it in there pitch after pitch.

 

 

I'm not going to lie, we may finish under .500 but I really enjoy this team.

 

We will not.

We will not.

 

With how Peavy and Dunn have played so far, I agree.

 

If Peavy, Dunn, and Rios keep this up, we have a chance to win 85 games.

Ova. Good recovery. We can stay interesting for awhile if Dunn/Rios/PK/AJ keep taking turns playing well with the pitching we have. Still will need SOMETHING from Viciedo/Beckham.

Ventura doesn't trust Reed yet to be the closer.

 

There are issues with Santiago, but if he can gain confidence to throw his offspeed stuff more often, he should be fine. He has 4-5 pitches he can use, he just needs to stop over-relying on the fastball.

 

 

Chris Sale now leads the majors in K's. 32 Ks in 24 1/3 IP. He is averaging 8 ks per start.

 

EDIT: Nevermind, I lied. ESPN apparently updates their stats in real-time because I added his last start twice. Still has 21 K in like 17 IP though. Unfortunately, that goes along with 7 BB. A 11.1 K/9 is awesome, but a 3.7 BB/9 is not good at all.

Edited April 21, 201213 yr by JoeCoolMan24

Chris Sale wasn't even that great tonight with location, and he still struck out 11 and came away with a quality start. He's a special talent. Ace. #1 starter talent.

Chris Sale wasn't even that great tonight with location, and he still struck out 11 and came away with a quality start. He's a special talent. Ace. #1 starter talent.

 

This.

 

Sale is a joy to watch.

On a night like tonight, I can't help but think of the dumb f***s that booed Dunn last week. Idiots that didn't see the improvement in spring training I guess.

 

This. Everybody knew that frequent strikeouts were part of the deal after his acquisition. It was the price of doing business for what was supposed to be 40 or so HR a season. Every time I get the chance to listen or watch a game, the booing is right there with every strikeout. It's almost as if his 2011 stats carried over to 2012. The nearly record setting number of K's wouldn't get the reaction they did last year if he was launching the ball as well.

Edited April 21, 201213 yr by Swingandalongonetoleft