southsider2k5 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Sale. Nothing more needs to be said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Were so lucky to be able to watch this guy every 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Chris Sale is gonna make this crappy season worthwhile by winning the Cy Young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Chris Sale is goddamn amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 US Saleular Field. I'm hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Bulldog performance with those delays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Avi found his power stroke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I have a friend who is an Astros fan that has been talking for weeks about how excited he was to see the Astros win at the Cell in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 11:34 PM) Avi found his power stroke! 296/351/453 iso up to .157. He's looking sexy. If he can hit 280/330/450 on the year that's a great step imo. Could see a prime of 300/350/520. THat's pretty damn good in today's s*** run environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thank god for Sale and some Avi oppo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 04:33 AM) US Saleular Field. I'm hilarious. That's actually a great line. Send that one to the beat writers and Rongey on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 http://espn.go.com/mlb/features/cyyoung Sale has a ways to go to get back into the race. (awarding 12 extra points for being in first place is kind of skewing it) Keuchel, Felix, Archer, Pineda and (probably) Kluber and/or Bauer are all going to factor into it. If you go by WAR, you've got Gray, Keuchel and Archer ahead of everyone....then Pelfrey (wow), Felix, Odorizzi, Kyle Gibson, Bauer, J. Chavez, Hector Santiago, Nick Martinez, Pineda and THEN Sale. David Price is right behind Chris as well, so it depends on what happens with the Tigers making the playoffs (if it's very close). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 My TV was on another sporting event of course, but following on my phone, it was like, "Hey, another strikeout, there's another, and another." What a beast. The Sox need to get him in the playoffs at least once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 1st Sox pitcher ever to K at least 10 in4 straight starts. 1st player since Randy Johnson in 2001 to K at least 12 in 3 straight starts. 4straight starts Sale has had at least 20 swings and misses. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last pitcher to accomplish that was Randy Johnson, from July 31-Aug. 15, 2002, for the D-backs. 1st pitcher since Johan Santana in 2004 to string together at least four straight starts of 10-plus strikeouts and no more than two walks. Chris Sale joined baseball legend Sandy Koufax as the only pitcher in the modern era with three straight sets of 12 strikeouts and one run allowed or fewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 08:21 AM) 1st Sox pitcher ever to K at least 10 in4 straight starts. 1st player since Randy Johnson in 2001 to K at least 12 in 3 straight starts. 4straight starts Sale has had at least 20 swings and misses. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last pitcher to accomplish that was Randy Johnson, from July 31-Aug. 15, 2002, for the D-backs. 1st pitcher since Johan Santana in 2004 to string together at least four straight starts of 10-plus strikeouts and no more than two walks. Chris Sale joined baseball legend Sandy Koufax as the only pitcher in the modern era with three straight sets of 12 strikeouts and one run allowed or fewer. The prophecy is coming true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GamesToLove Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I was sitting 15th row between the plate and the Sox dugout last night. This was goddamn amazing to see in person. And to think, so many Sox fans missed it for a hockey game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) I was sitting 15th row between the plate and the Sox dugout last night. This was goddamn amazing to see in person. And to think, so many Sox fans missed it for a hockey game. but the hawks are in the stanley cup finals. way different hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Brian Malone @ChiCityBrian 1h1 hour ago Most G with 12+ strikeouts since 2012: 1. Sale, 13 2. Darvish, 8 3. Hernandez, 7 3. Kluber 7 3. Scherzer, 7 6. Verlander, 6 6. Price, 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) Brian Malone @ChiCityBrian 1h1 hour ago Most G with 12+ strikeouts since 2012: 1. Sale, 13 2. Darvish, 8 3. Hernandez, 7 3. Kluber 7 3. Scherzer, 7 6. Verlander, 6 6. Price, 6 ummmm price.... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 10:04 AM) Brian Malone @ChiCityBrian 1h1 hour ago Most G with 12+ strikeouts since 2012: 1. Sale, 13 2. Darvish, 8 3. Hernandez, 7 3. Kluber 7 3. Scherzer, 7 6. Verlander, 6 6. Price, 6 The crazy thing is that two of the guys on the list haven't pitched in MLB this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think that was as good as I've seen Sale. Slider was as elite as it gets, FB touched 99, changeup was off early but he found it the third time through the order. Back-door sliders all night to get ahead, dotting to lower outside corner with the FB. Completely unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Three or more excellent pitches translates into a winner. Maybe our new draft pick phenom can follow suit? They say he has three real good pitches and a funky motion. Sometimes I think an unorthodox delivry is like a 4th pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Despite a rough start to the year, Sale is now tied for 4th in WAR among starting pitchers, and that's with missing a start too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 12:02 PM) I think that was as good as I've seen Sale. Slider was as elite as it gets, FB touched 99, changeup was off early but he found it the third time through the order. Back-door sliders all night to get ahead, dotting to lower outside corner with the FB. Completely unfair. The way he was painting the black with his changeup to RHB was the most impressive part IMO. Yea the velocity was there on his FB and the bite on his slider but the command on the changeup was ridiculous. When a guy comes at you with an 80 fastball, 80 slider, and 70 changeup from a funky 6-6" delivery, just grab some bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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