KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Just said in their update that the Sox will skip McCarthy's start Sunday. Haven't seen this posted here yet. If so, disregard my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 If they're reporting it and its a fact, that's good news - it'll mean we finally split up the 2 Cubans in the rotation. Very good news for our bullpen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I just posted this in the McCarthy thread. I hope the short rest won't affect Jon's effectiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southside hitmen Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 that is great news.. If Prior cant go on sunday it will be Garland VS Williams Im predicting a Sox sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 09:45 PM) I just posted this in the McCarthy thread. I hope the short rest won't affect Jon's effectiveness. Jon will have the same amount of rest as always. We have an off day on Thursday, hence why they decided to skip McCarthy. Edited June 21, 2005 by KevHead0881 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southside hitmen Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Knight- Garland wont have a short rest because of the day off on thursday he will still have 4 days of rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircaffey Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 03:45 PM) I just posted this in the McCarthy thread. I hope the short rest won't affect Jon's effectiveness. 4 days rest with the off day on Thursday, regular rest...Good move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Does this mean BMac will be facing the Tigers or will he be skipped entirely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I figured that that might be the case. Thanks everyone for the quick correcting of me. B) :rolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 05:47 PM) Does this mean BMac will be facing the Tigers or will he be skipped entirely? He will be skipped most likely, since there is a day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 Definitely a good move. Splits up the Cubans (bullpen relief). Plus, although I wouldn't worry so much about making sure our best are pitching against the Cubs, I would be a tad afraid of putting McCarthy in a big situation like that. He's been pretty shaky lately, and I don't want to see his confidence crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spod=Ratings Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 all i have to say is Yeeeeeeeees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 A lot of people are writing off Bmac already, theres a reason why this organization is so high on him even though he hasn't been performing well. I actually think Bmac can put it together, ST wasn't a fluke. He just needs to locate his pitches and relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(Sox Hustler @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 10:15 PM) A lot of people are writing off Bmac already, theres a reason why this organization is so high on him even though he hasn't been performing well. I actually think Bmac can put it together, ST wasn't a fluke. He just needs to locate his pitches and relax. I haven't heard a lot of people giving up on him. I, for one, think no less of him. I think the consensus around here is that he simply looks like he isn't ready. He needs to get a better commond on his offspeed stuff and needs to keep the ball down. This can be seen in the alarming rate at which he's given up homers down in Charlotte. He'll be a good one. He just needs more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Garland would only be getting 4 days rest(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I don't like that at all. If you're not going to pitch BMac, send him down and bring up another pitcher. Our pitchers throw enough as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 05:25 PM) Garland would only be getting 4 days rest(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I don't like that at all. If you're not going to pitch BMac, send him down and bring up another pitcher. Our pitchers throw enough as it is. Yeah, I hate it too. We should go to a 6 man rotation when we don't have an off-day every 7 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 04:25 PM) Garland would only be getting 4 days rest(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I don't like that at all. If you're not going to pitch BMac, send him down and bring up another pitcher. Our pitchers throw enough as it is. You realize 4 days rest is normal rest, don't you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Until we need a 5th starter, just go with a 4 man rotation. We only require one more start from B-Mac before the all-star break. Here is how it breaks down. June 21st - KC - Garland June 22nd - KC - Buehrle June 23rd - OFF June 24th - Cubs - Garcia June 25th - Cubs - Contreras June 26th - Cubs - Garland June 27th - OFF June 28th - At Detroit - Buehrle June 29th - At Detroit - Garcia June 30th - At Detroit - Contreras July 1st - At Oakland - Garland July 2nd - At Oakland - McCarthy July 3rd - At Oakland - Buehrle July 4th - Tampa Bay - Garcia July 5th - Tampa Bay - Contreras July 6th - Tampa Bay - Garland July 7th - OFF July 8th - Oakland - Buehrle July 9th - Oakland - Garcia July 10th - Oakland - Conteras ALL STAR BREAK Everyone gets normal rest on this plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 10:25 PM) Garland would only be getting 4 days rest(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I don't like that at all. If you're not going to pitch BMac, send him down and bring up another pitcher. Our pitchers throw enough as it is. Um...pitchers get 4 days rest in 5 man rotations. All we are doing is passing up the 5th spot on an off day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 03:23 PM) I haven't heard a lot of people giving up on him. I, for one, think no less of him. I think the consensus around here is that he simply looks like he isn't ready. He needs to get a better commond on his offspeed stuff and needs to keep the ball down. This can be seen in the alarming rate at which he's given up homers down in Charlotte. I've heard a ton of people around here giving up on him - saying we should trade him immediately because he'll never amount to anything or that ST was a fluke. I think those sorts of comments started immediately after the Texas game. My thought is that he needs to work on throwing his changeup as a strike, to take more pressure off of his fastball and curveball. If he does that i think he'll be what we saw in ST again. But I've heard quite a few people who've already given up on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 03:27 PM) Until we need a 5th starter, just go with a 4 man rotation. We only require one more start from B-Mac before the all-star break. Here is how it breaks down. ..... ALL STAR BREAK Everyone gets normal rest on this plan. I hated it when we did this last year. It worked for a time in May and early June, but by late June and July you could really see it wearing on our pitchers. Guys like Buehrle don't like that extra day off because it throws off their schedule, but it at least shows up in the results. When we came into this season with 5 starters, I was hoping to God we wouldn't have to pitch Mr. Offday as our 5th starter more than 1 or 2 times this season, because it would really start to wear on our staff if we did. It'd be an awful risk running with 4 starters until the AS Break. I promise you that. Especially if 2 or 3 of our guys end up being All Stars. Extra rest in June will translate to fresher pitchers come October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Osuna Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I pride myself on being level-headed, realistic, and not making pronouncements like "This is the year!" or "so-and-so prospect is the future!", but even I see a lot of potential in Brandon. What does it for me is that it doesn't seem the problem is with his stuff. It seems the problem is entirely something that can be coached away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 10:28 PM) I've heard a ton of people around here giving up on him - saying we should trade him immediately because he'll never amount to anything or that ST was a fluke. I think those sorts of comments started immediately after the Texas game. My thought is that he needs to work on throwing his changeup as a strike, to take more pressure off of his fastball and curveball. If he does that i think he'll be what we saw in ST again. But I've heard quite a few people who've already given up on him. I've heard people give up on the whole team in the game threads. I don't take it too seriously. If people were quick enough to give up on BMac after a couple poor outings, then I don't think they were that high on him to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 06:30 PM) I hated it when we did this last year. It worked for a time in May and early June, but by late June and July you could really see it wearing on our pitchers. Guys like Buehrle don't like that extra day off because it throws off their schedule, but it at least shows up in the results. When we came into this season with 5 starters, I was hoping to God we wouldn't have to pitch Mr. Offday as our 5th starter more than 1 or 2 times this season, because it would really start to wear on our staff if we did. It'd be an awful risk running with 4 starters until the AS Break. I promise you that. Especially if 2 or 3 of our guys end up being All Stars. Extra rest in June will translate to fresher pitchers come October. When we played games everyday there for about 2-3 weeks, everyone got 4 days rest. This is not pitching anyone on short rest. To me, I don't see where it is risky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLAK Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 05:28 PM) I've heard a ton of people around here giving up on him - saying we should trade him immediately because he'll never amount to anything or that ST was a fluke. I think those sorts of comments started immediately after the Texas game. My thought is that he needs to work on throwing his changeup as a strike, to take more pressure off of his fastball and curveball. If he does that i think he'll be what we saw in ST again. But I've heard quite a few people who've already given up on him. I think all this kid needs is some mileage on him. Start him Monday v the Tigers. I think he will get better each time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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