August 14, 201510 yr Thought it might be cathartic for us let our feelings know about this guy. What meat ball tossing fraud... he had myself and many people fooled. If you look at his track history its not all that great. Wow did I have this guy wrong. Get the F*** out of dodge please. Edited August 14, 201510 yr by harkness
August 14, 201510 yr Absolutely disappointing...I also hate Cleveland and Boston for sucking so much vs the Sox at the end of July.
August 14, 201510 yr No worries. He's gone after this season. I think many of us have seen enough. I think we have already drafted his replacement.
August 14, 201510 yr He's likely to recover to some extent, but while I normally see things pretty optimistically, I really hated the trade we made for him.
August 14, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:45 PM) He's likely to recover to some extent, but while I normally see things pretty optimistically, I really hated the trade we made for him. Not sure how much he could recover from a 5.00 ERA this late in the year... and it's been going up and up.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 15, 2015 -> 12:45 AM) He's likely to recover to some extent, but while I normally see things pretty optimistically, I really hated the trade we made for him. He'll recover in the NL next year. I could totally see a situation where the Sox give him a QO, he declines and then no one signs him until May, when the Cubs give him a 1-year deal.
August 14, 201510 yr Author at this point he is 44-55 with a 4.00 ERA in his career. That's not Ace material for sure...
August 14, 201510 yr Author I will give Dick Allen some props on this he pointed out earlier that Shark was somewhat fools gold.. really only had one good year.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:48 PM) He'll recover in the NL next year. I could totally see a situation where the Sox give him a QO, he declines and then no one signs him until May, when the Cubs give him a 1-year deal. Dude, there is no chance of this happening. Scouts love the arm, someone will give up the pick for him a multi-year deal.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (harkness @ Aug 15, 2015 -> 12:52 AM) at this point he is 44-55 with a 4.00 ERA in his career. That's not Ace material for sure... Only person to ever view him as an ace was Billy Beane
August 14, 201510 yr Who would have thought six months ago the future would actually look brighter for John Danks than LaRoche, Shark and Tiger Woods? Well, at any rate, thanks Cubs fans for showing up to USCF so we can afford the next Bonifacio/Keppinger this offseason.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 15, 2015 -> 12:53 AM) Dude, there is no chance of this happening. Scouts love the arm, someone will give up the pick for him a multi-year deal. There's going to be huge doubts about his ability to pitch in the AL, and there are so many great pitchers available, it could get awkward for him.
August 14, 201510 yr Good news...Shark isnt sad with how he pitched today...just said the longball got him.
August 14, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) Dude, there is no chance of this happening. Scouts love the arm, someone will give up the pick for him a multi-year deal. Eh? Love the Arm. His fastball is 93 ish and his offspeed pitches are floaters. There is no arm at the moment.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Dude, there is no chance of this happening. Scouts love the arm, someone will give up the pick for him a multi-year deal. Sounds like Javy or Edwin Jackson... He can join Jake Peavy in the non big game pitcher category. Hopefully we get to see if Sale can get it done in meaningful September games at some point before we all start to receive circulars from AARP. Edited August 14, 201510 yr by caulfield12
August 14, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) Only person to ever view him as an ace was Billy Beane And the cubs two years...
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (harkness @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 11:56 PM) And the cubs two years... No way, they hyped him up. They definitely didn't offer him ace money.
August 14, 201510 yr Luckily the extension ship has sailed unless he begs back in some way. His agent made it pretty clear what his number was.
August 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (harkness @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:55 PM) Eh? Love the Arm. His fastball is 93 ish and his offspeed pitches are floaters. There is no arm at the moment. His arm from a scouting perspective has a track record. No doubt he hasn't flashed the same stuff this year, but that isn't going to stop at least one GM from giving him a multi-year deal. This is the MLB, dumb contracts are signed every offseason.
August 15, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) No way, they hyped him up. They definitely didn't offer him ace money. They weren't offering anyone that kind of money. They were in the destroy and rebuild phase.
August 15, 201510 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 06:55 PM) Sounds like Javy or Edwin Jackson... He can join Jake Peavy in the non big game pitcher category. Hopefully we get to see if Sale can get it done in meaningful September games at some point before we all start to receive circulars from AARP. Give Peavy credit. He has pitched bigger games than Shark. Also, notice this game was not particularly big. It just stings a little more because of the opponent.
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