May 23, 201411 yr Is there any such thing as a lockdown closer anymore? http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/sort/saves Street, Robertson, Uehara and Soria are the only ones without a blown save so far this year. Of course, Belisario's not expected to be an elite closer...but the White Sox have sure made things interesting in the 9th this year, that's for sure. Edited May 23, 201411 yr by caulfield12
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 22, 2014 -> 10:19 PM) Is there any such thing as a lockdown closer anymore? http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/sort/saves Street, Robertson, Uehara and Soria are the only ones without a blown save so far this year. Of course, Belisario's not expected to be an elite closer...but the White Sox have sure made things interesting in the 9th this year, that's for sure. You are so random...
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 22, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) You are so random... How many one-two-three saves have the White Sox had all season? ONE? For those who keep saying that pitching in the 5th-8th in a high leverage situation (Petricka, Putnam, Webb) is more important than protecting a 3 run lead in the 9th, it sure hasn't proven to be so easy for one of the best middle relievers in the AL the last month and a half.
May 23, 201411 yr Nice win. Sox are an interesting team. All these injuries and reasonably bad pitchers (aside from Sale and Q and maybe some others) and they are around .500. Can't argue with winning. Sox have won 3 of 4.
May 23, 201411 yr Sale was just nasty tonight. What's the stat for helmets flying off heads during swing and misses? He was making good hitters look like kids.
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 22, 2014 -> 10:25 PM) How many one-two-three saves have the White Sox had all season? ONE? For those who keep saying that pitching in the 5th-8th in a high leverage situation (Petricka, Putnam, Webb) is more important than protecting a 3 run lead in the 9th, it sure hasn't proven to be so easy for one of the best middle relievers in the AL the last month and a half. Agree. I don't really understand the argument that the 9th is the same as earlier high-leverage situations. It's the end of the game so clearly it takes more stones. And if people actually want to argue that men don't have varying levels of stones, then you are either lying or you've literally never met other males in your life. Please explain yourselves if you take that opinion.
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 23, 2014 -> 02:13 AM) Sale was just nasty tonight. What's the stat for helmets flying off heads during swing and misses? He was making good hitters look like kids. That was great. He was firing 95 mph fastballs, and then started one hitter off with an 84 mph change. The guy swung so hard he lost his helmet and nearly came out of his shoes. His slider was devastating, too.
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (bmags @ May 23, 2014 -> 08:27 AM) Last night was fun. I'm glad we decided not to shut him down for ten years. As I posted during the game, if you are old enough= Sandy Koufax like
May 23, 201411 yr Wow that was fun. He was filthy. Glad to have him back. I wana see this club when Abreu gets back.
May 23, 201411 yr I talked s*** to my Yankee co-workers all day, and Sale backed me up. That was the most fun I had watching a game at a bar in a long time.
May 23, 201411 yr Honestly it looked like the Yankees were Cricket players trying to hit baseball pitches for the first time. I've never seen people so turned around. *still waiting for tweet to confirm he feels normal*
May 23, 201411 yr Not to take away from Sale's performance at all, but that was quite the s***ty lineup put together by a $200 million payroll team.
May 23, 201411 yr That was some vintage Chris Sale, which sounds funny to say about a kid who is 25 years old.
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 23, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) Not to take away from Sale's performance at all, but that was quite the s***ty lineup put together by a $200 million payroll team. Their strength is all the lefty hitters they have. Their lineup will look much better tonight against a RHP.
May 23, 201411 yr I'm not sure these numbers are that great, but in Sale's last two starts (vs Boston, NYY), he's gone: 13 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 20 strikeouts. That 0.39 WHIP could be improved.
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) I'm not sure these numbers are that great, but in Sale's last two starts (vs Boston, NYY), he's gone: 13 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 20 strikeouts. That 0.39 WHIP could be improved. I think he's the best pitcher in the AL and it's not particularly close, and the only other pitcher I can even rate on his level is Kershaw.
May 23, 201411 yr -0.27 FIP last night. Yeah buddy. In fact, last night's start might be Sale's best start ever. While he only pitched 6 innings, that was Sale's lowest FIP and xFIP in any start. http://www.fangraphs.com/statsd.aspx?playe...=&sort=25,a Edited May 23, 201411 yr by chw42
May 23, 201411 yr QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) I'm not sure these numbers are that great, but in Sale's last two starts (vs Boston, NYY), he's gone: 13 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 20 strikeouts. That 0.39 WHIP could be improved. I think I see your point Fun watching the baseball experts last night on all programs just slobbering all over Sale.
May 23, 201411 yr Sale is great. Hopefully he'll get to a point where he can be relied on for 32-33 starts on a yearly basis.
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