What paper are you talking about. Ventura is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA versus the sox. Try facts they work better than your paper.

 

Samardzija is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA vs. KC. So if that's what you're going by, he might be right.

KW on the Score tomorrow morning at 9.

 

bump

Samardzija is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA vs. KC. So if that's what you're going by, he might be right.

 

However if you are going by his 15 straight scoreless innings on opening day, he may be wrong. However if you are going by his awful ST performance, he may be right. However if you are going by a coin toss for him over Q, you probably found the answer.

 

10 years ago today...

 

The Sox and Mark Buehrle beat the Indians 1-0 in a tidy 1 hour 51 minutes.

 

The beginning of a championship season.

 

(and then the Illini lost to NC)

Edited April 4, 201511 yr by flavum

Not that I minded your post but I forsee myself getting fed up with people talking about 10 years ago as the season goes on.

Not that I minded your post but I forsee myself getting fed up with people talking about 10 years ago as the season goes on.

 

Fair enough. I'd probably enjoy the whole 10 year anniversary thing a lot more if they actually didn't suck so much over the last 10 years.

 

I'll let it go.

I promised the baseball gods that I wouldn't complain about the team for ten years if they could win it all.

 

I have lots of untapped rage ready to pour out!

Edited April 4, 201511 yr by black jack

Fair enough. I'd probably enjoy the whole 10 year anniversary thing a lot more if they actually didn't suck so much over the last 10 years.

 

I'll let it go.

You are fine now. I'm just saying ill be sick of it by june.

Mark your calendar! j/k

2 more days. Can't wait

If the Sox win 2 of 3 against KC, I'll start believing.

If the Sox win 1 of 3 against KC, I will try not to get mad. Somebody remind me I said this if we go 1-2.

If the Sox get swept, it will be very annoying and the only reason I might not freak out is because the Royals did reach the World Series.

 

Right now would I take 1-2 if it was offered to me as a certainty? Probably not. I'd want to play it out and see if the Sox can scratch out 2 of 3.

 

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

If the Sox win 2 of 3 against KC, I'll start believing.

If the Sox win 1 of 3 against KC, I will try not to get mad. Somebody remind me I said this if we go 1-2.

If the Sox get swept, it will be very annoying and the only reason I might not freak out is because the Royals did reach the World Series.

 

Right now would I take 1-2 if it was offered to me as a certainty? Probably not. I'd want to play it out and see if the Sox can scratch out 2 of 3.

 

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

 

If it's realistic to want the Sox to go 10-9 in the season series against the Royals, Tigers, and Indians, starting out 0-3 would not be good.

 

Freaked out? No. But nobody wants to start with a deficit that needs to be made up.

If the Sox win 2 of 3 against KC, I'll start believing.

If the Sox win 1 of 3 against KC, I will try not to get mad. Somebody remind me I said this if we go 1-2.

If the Sox get swept, it will be very annoying and the only reason I might not freak out is because the Royals did reach the World Series.

 

Right now would I take 1-2 if it was offered to me as a certainty? Probably not. I'd want to play it out and see if the Sox can scratch out 2 of 3.

 

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

0-3 I'd be a little worried but that's because this team needs a fast start with so many divisional games early. However, I wouldn't change my judgment on the team over one series (unless we get outscored/outscore them by like 30 runs), especially over a small difference like 2-1 and 1-2.

10 years ago today...

 

The Sox and Mark Buehrle beat the Indians 1-0 in a tidy 1 hour 51 minutes.

 

The beginning of a championship season.

 

(and then the Illini lost to NC)

 

I spent about 12 straight hours at Murphys Pub that day. One championship dream died, but little did I know another one was born.

 

If the Sox win 2 of 3 against KC, I'll start believing.

If the Sox win 1 of 3 against KC, I will try not to get mad. Somebody remind me I said this if we go 1-2.

If the Sox get swept, it will be very annoying and the only reason I might not freak out is because the Royals did reach the World Series.

 

Right now would I take 1-2 if it was offered to me as a certainty? Probably not. I'd want to play it out and see if the Sox can scratch out 2 of 3.

 

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

 

 

If the Sox go 0-3 I think Ventura will be fired. If the Sox go 3-0 his contract will be extended until 2020............................

If the Sox win 2 of 3 against KC, I'll start believing.

If the Sox win 1 of 3 against KC, I will try not to get mad. Somebody remind me I said this if we go 1-2.

If the Sox get swept, it will be very annoying and the only reason I might not freak out is because the Royals did reach the World Series.

 

Right now would I take 1-2 if it was offered to me as a certainty? Probably not. I'd want to play it out and see if the Sox can scratch out 2 of 3.

 

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

 

Making judgements for an entire season based on the first three games of the season is only slightly more of an overreaction than putting too much faith into the spring training.

That said ... will any of you absolutely freak out if Sox go 0-3?

Not necessary. Somebody here will do all the freaking out needed for all of us put together.

Getting closer! The one thing I hate about opening day is knowing the next day there is no game.

Last year's Opening Day Thread was made a week in advance, so I figured three days wouldn't be too bad.

Kansas City on Monday- high of 73, but a 50% chance of rain.

:gosox1: :gosox1: :gosox1:

 

But a 100% chance of an ASS WHIPPING! bOOM!

Was wrong about Alexei batting 5th.

 

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/584789568727158785

Edited April 5, 201511 yr by flavum

Eaton

Cabrera

Abreu

LaRoche

Garcia

Gillaspie

Ramirez

Johnson/Flowers

Flowers/Johnson

Wow, I was pretty close.

Paulo Orlando made the Royals roster.

 

if this team goes on a 6-o streak to start the season. i am going to be a royal pain. i just know it.

 

The twitter link isn't working - could someone post the actual lineup?

 

The twitter link isn't working - could someone post the actual lineup?

 

Eaton, Cabrera, Abreu, LaRoche, Garcia, Gillaspie, Ramirez, Flowers, Johnson