Wedge Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 This per Merkin's twitter. Cooper said so on his Sunday night radio show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 /humber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) I heard it. Humber to the pen. No plans to return to a 6-man. Edited August 6, 2012 by scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Why? I like giving Sale and Peavy a break in between starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Why? I like giving Sale and Peavy a break in between starts. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7873/g...x3fw1KZ7tCFCLcF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:03 PM) http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7873/g...x3fw1KZ7tCFCLcF Jesus. That gamelog is uglier than Macaulay Culkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sale, Peavy, Quintna, Floyd, Liriano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yeah I don't know about this. I understand Humber is awful, but Sale & Peavy need to be pitching effectively down the stretch and I think extra rest will allow that to happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Humber is under the impression that he doesn't have to be good anymore after throwing a perfect game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Humber is under the impression that he doesn't have to be good anymore after throwing a perfect game. Nah, thats not fair. I think the poor guy is struggling, this whole season must be one hell of a psychological mindf*** for him. He's a nice guy and I wish him only the best, but its just not working out for us with him as a starter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) Nah, thats not fair. I think the poor guy is struggling, this whole season must be one hell of a psychological mindf*** for him. He's a nice guy and I wish him only the best, but its just not working out for us with him as a starter... I was being facetious. But yeah... it's been all downhill since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 03:07 AM) Yeah I don't know about this. I understand Humber is awful, but Sale & Peavy need to be pitching effectively down the stretch and I think extra rest will allow that to happen... Cmon, this isn't equal opportunity everybody gets a trophy Little League. We're trying to uh, make the playoffs and not have to play in that stupid ass one-game wild card game. Six starters is too many, especially when one of them is named Humber. THANK GOD common sense has prevailed and we get five starters, not six. It's put up or shut up time and we need Peavy and Sale to come through, not sit on the bench getting extra rest. Edited August 6, 2012 by greg775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The reason this is happening is because the bullpen is short and this series proved it. Jones is not a long man and cannot pitch everyday. Humber should be lucky he still has a job. He's the long man now and I am, which he should be, and he can spot start if they need him to. This is the best thing for this team right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 What happened to Dylan Axelrod? He wasn't THAT bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) What happened to Dylan Axelrod? He wasn't THAT bad... Probably want him starting regularly. Probably get called up in Sep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:07 PM) Yeah I don't know about this. I understand Humber is awful, but Sale & Peavy need to be pitching effectively down the stretch and I think extra rest will allow that to happen... There's 45 games left. We can't afford to piss away 7 of them with a Humber start. Downside is that there's only 3 off days in those final 45 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Looks like we're going to win or lose this thing doing so with our best starters. We'll see how Sale looks tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 10:32 PM) Looks like we're going to win or lose this thing doing so with our best starters. We'll see how Sale looks tomorrow. I thought Sale was going Tuesday. Damnit. I wanted to see him pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) What happened to Dylan Axelrod? He wasn't THAT bad... Would you DFA Humber in order to let him pitch? Axelrod had a nice few starts, and a few meh starts, but I really dont think the guy has what it takes to be a part of this rotation. He is a nibbler, works a lot with smoke and mirrors, those guys tend to get flushed out once the scouting report catches up to the league. I am done with Humber and I hope that i dont have to see him start anytime soon(which means Floyd needs to get his head out of his ass), but if my choice is between Humber and Axelrod, I am choosing Humber every day and twice on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:46 PM) I thought Sale was going Tuesday. Damnit. I wanted to see him pitch. Originally was, but that was changed during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Axelrod is on the DL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Wedge @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:30 PM) There's 45 games left. We can't afford to piss away 7 of them with a Humber start. Downside is that there's only 3 off days in those final 45 games. Totally agree. Maybe if the AL Central/Wild Card picture clears up toward the end, give him a start or two to take some load off the other 5. It's not worth it throwing Humber out there when we are only two games from being out of the playoffs right now. Edited August 6, 2012 by IowanSoxFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Humber's biggest problem has been consistency. I think going to the pen will be good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The writing is on the wall for Humber. The organization loves Santiago, and they are stretching him out as a starter. I wouldn't be surprised to see Phil hit the road here soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 5, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) Humber's biggest problem has been consistency. I think going to the pen will be good for him. Consistency? He's been one of the worst starters in baseball. ERA well over 7 since the perfect game. Guys like Gavin Floyd and Matt Garza are inconsistent. Then you have Humber. Good move by the Sox. There's a division title to be had and we can't afford auto-losses right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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