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Highs in the 40's and a 30% of rain each day in Cleveland, Friday-Sunday. The forecast for Winston-Salem on Wednesday looks cold and possibly rainy for Floyd's last start too.

I like that news of Marquez getting waived. Now I hope they do the next thing and hold off on Humber starting not until April 9 and 19, when his likely opponent for both games is Wade Davis.

Buehrle starts. Pierre LF, Beckham 2B, Konerko DH, Ramirez SS, Pierzynski C, Teahen 1B, Milledge CF, Lillibridge RF, Morel 3B

Brewers took Nyjer Morgan for Cutter Dykstra. Who the hell names their kid Cutter?...oh wait...

What the hell happened to CJ? He had a good Arizona Fall League in 09, and that was it.

Not bad for Cleveland... http://www.accuweather.com/us/oh/cleveland...?mnyr=4-01-2011 Even better for Chicago on April 7... http://www.accuweather.com/us/il/chicago/6...?mnyr=4-01-2011 Still early to know about rain, but at least the temps are trending up.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 02:33 AM) When is the last time Ozzie took 11 pitchers to start the season? Not gonna happen, IMHO. I don't think it would be a season-long thing, but just to start the season, they could get away with it. But they would need to push Humber's first start back to April 9th. He would be the 7th pitcher in the bullpen in Cleveland. Buehrle 4-1, 4-6, 4-11, 4-16, 4-21, 4-26 Jackson 4-2, 4-7, 4-12, 4-17, 4-22, 4-27 Danks 4-3, 4-8, 4-13, 4-18, 4-23, 4-28 Floyd 4-5, 4-10, 4-15, 4-20, 4-25, 4-30 Humber 4-9, 4-19 Hopefully Peavy comes back on the 24th, and then also starts on the 29th.

http://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/51784155427639297 When Marquez was getting torched, I was thinking about this. Might as well see how long they can go without 7 in the pen. Marquez is just a run-of-the-mill arm. If they have to risk losing him by putting him through waivers, so be it.

Jeff Marquez starts. Pierre LF, Beckham 2B, Rios CF, Konerko 1B, Quentin DH, Teahen 3B, Castro C, Milledge RF, Vizquel SS

Morel at .317. Rookie of the Year candidate? Are there any good AL rookies this year?

If Pierre got hurt for an extended period of time, who would you rather have lead off, Milledge or Lillibridge? Milledge is a lock.

...and he shows good range. Nice play.

Beckham should have had that.

Watch: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/video/play...96&c_id=cws

Dunn likes the lights.

I think I'm rooting for Lillibridge. Can't believe I'm saying that.

First nine games matchups: 4-1 Buehrle - Carmona 4-2 Jackson - Carrasco 4-3 Danks - Masterson 4-4 4-5 Floyd - Hochevar 4-6 Humber - Francis 4-7 Buehrle - Price 4-8 Jackson - Shields 4-9 Danks - Davis 4-10 Floyd - Niemann

They gave Beckham an error on a grounder up the middle. It hit hard and bounced over Beckham's head. Definitely an Arizona hit.

error, my ass

I think Ozzie has said he'd like to set the roster on Monday. The last game out there is Tuesday. QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 04:59 PM) Anyone think the Battle of Millbridge will last until the last game of spring, or do you think Ozzie will want to make a decision by the end of this weekend so he can go with his normal squad for the last week?

Sox got Gaby Hernandez from the Royals for cash. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=hernan001gab

It'll work itself out as the season goes, but I'd rather see Dunn hit 4th.

9pm start Floyd starts Lillibridge LF, Beckham 2B, Dunn 1B, Quentin RF, Rios DH, Pierzynski C, Ramirez SS, Milledge CF, Morel 3B The Battle of Millibridge.

When the Sox get back from Oakland on May 15th, I'll take 21-20. It's a tough schedule the first couple months. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 03:43 PM) I'd imagine 10-17 in April could be tolerated if they're back to .500 by end of May...but that's pushing it.

Just looking at the rotations of some of the teams the Sox face in April, it looks like Buehrle's first three starts will be against Fausto Carmona, David Price (home opener), and Trevor Cahill. Last year for Buehrle to start on Opening Day? This, of course, is if they avoid rain and blizzards the first couple weeks.