Marty34 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) There are a lot of moving parts involving the Sox right now. That said, I believe their best chance of winning a World Series this year is to have Sale in the rotation at some point. He's got the top of the rotation stuff needed to compete with the Red Sox and Yankees in a short series. Wonder if they are thinking outside the box with regards to him on 35th? Edited July 28, 2011 by Marty34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) There are a lot of moving parts involving the Sox right now. That said, I believe their best chance of winning a World Series this year is to have Sale in the rotation sometime this year. He's got the top of the rotation stuff needed to compete with the Red Sox and Yankees in a short series. Wonder if they are thinking outside the box with regards to him on 35th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Probably Verlander because I still think the Tigers have a slight edge on the 3 other teams in the race. But for the White Sox I gotta go with Mark because he's been there before. Sale hasn't started this year and won't probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 If the White Sox are even going to pretend to compete they can't move Sale out of the bullpen during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 If we got to set the rotation? Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:53 PM) There are a lot of moving parts involving the Sox right now. That said, I believe their best chance of winning a World Series this year is to have Sale in the rotation at some point. He's got the top of the rotation stuff needed to compete with the Red Sox and Yankees in a short series. Wonder if they are thinking outside the box with regards to him on 35th? Let's make the playoffs first...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Danks, with how well he's pitched recently. The problem is you don't want Danks/Buehrle back-to-back, and that leaves you deciding between Peavy/Humber/Floyd to start in between them. If Peavy ever gets his stuff and stamina back, you have to go with Peavy (#2). Probably Humber (at this exact moment), but his last couple of starts have been shaky, and Floyd's Version 1B/2A of Edwin Jackson. It's saying something that we still have 5 (and recently 6) guys you could easily argue should be starting 1-2-3 in a playoff rotation. Of course, there are PLENTY of legit arguments against all 3 of our righties. Peavy, Humber and Floyd. Edited July 28, 2011 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshiner Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 whoever hasn't pitched in the 4 games prior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty34 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 I think they can win the division with Sale in the pen. Their best chance to win in the playoffs is with Sale in the rotation, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 It is 8:18 PM here in Chicago. And somebody suggested Chris Sale start game 1 of a playoff series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Sale better go to Charlotte in the next couple of weeks if they plan on that happening. Just don't see it with how well he's MOSTLY done the last couple of months....especially considering KW might trade Thornton. If his ERA kept climbing to 5 (six weeks ago), then you could see no legit reason not to commence the starting experiment ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Mark Buehrle is the pretty obvious answer at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) Mark Buehrle is the pretty obvious answer at this point. It's only been two starts, but JD has been electric since coming off the DL. If keeps this up, Ozzie would have a tough decision there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Trick question. the answer is oney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You start the guy who's been our best pitcher for the last decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyuen Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Danks, with how well he's pitched recently. The problem is you don't want Danks/Buehrle back-to-back, and that leaves you deciding between Peavy/Humber/Floyd to start in between them. If Peavy ever gets his stuff and stamina back, you have to go with Peavy (#2). Probably Humber (at this exact moment), but his last couple of starts have been shaky, and Floyd's Version 1B/2A of Edwin Jackson. It's saying something that we still have 5 (and recently 6) guys you could easily argue should be starting 1-2-3 in a playoff rotation. Of course, there are PLENTY of legit arguments against all 3 of our righties. Peavy, Humber and Floyd. Seriously? Please give it up with peavy. He is not getting his stuff back. He is no longer an ace and I want him nowhere near starting a playoff game Danks Mark Floyd Humber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) It's only been two starts, but JD has been electric since coming off the DL. If keeps this up, Ozzie would have a tough decision there. He has the track record to be the one guy that could possibly take over for Buehrle, I completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 02:59 AM) Seriously? Please give it up with peavy. He is not getting his stuff back. He is no longer an ace and I want him nowhere near starting a playoff game But come on, he's clutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:59 PM) Seriously? Please give it up with peavy. He is not getting his stuff back. He is no longer an ace and I want him nowhere near starting a playoff game Danks Mark Floyd Humber I actually agree with you but he's shown through 70 pitches that he can still be a very effective pitcher. Maybe(huge maybe) if he can build up some arm strength he can at least be a viable option come playoff time. Also, the one guarantee if we did indeed make the playoffs is that Ozzie would not throw Danks and Mark back to back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyuen Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 09:01 PM) I actually agree with you but he's shown through 70 pitches that he can still be a very effective pitcher. Maybe(huge maybe) if he can build up some arm strength he can at least be a viable option come playoff time. Also, the one guarantee if we did indeed make the playoffs is that Ozzie would not throw Danks and Mark back to back. Maybe so but a guy who can only throw 70 pitches should not start a playoff game. You can't destroy a bullphen like that in a short series. You could be right about him not throwing them back to back but that doesn't make sense to me. They are not at all the same type of pitcher and just because they are both lefthanded isn't reason enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 With our offense (as is), you want the guy most likely to limit the other team to 0-2 runs. That's Danks. If you're going for the starter most likely of all to pitch well enough (no matter his stuff) to keep you in the game, then you go Buehrle. With our lack of playoff history, it's probably a better idea to try to take Game 1 and then roll the dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 05:55 PM) That pretty much sums my face up after reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:52 PM) That pretty much sums my face up after reading this. It's so appropriate everywhere today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Well, nobody is asking why we didn't/couldn't get Rasmus for Alex Rios yet. It hasn't reached THAT point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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