Jose Abreu Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Who would've thought that Rich Hill would be a 2016 Opening Day starter? New prediction- Sox 7, Oakland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 What if Drake LaRoche meant to poison Jimmy Rollins' food as payback, but he accidentally poisoned Gray's??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 01:41 PM) Maybe you are different from me, but every time I couldn't watch a game and recorded it, no matter how well I planned, it never worked out. Same here -- very rarely turns into the intended experience, for one reason or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I hate waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is a huge break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisox802 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I don't like this at all. Rich Hill is the typical shi**y starter we never hit...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (chisox802 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) I don't like this at all. Rich Hill is the typical shi**y starter we never hit...... Gonna be different this year. I can feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (chisox802 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:16 PM) I don't like this at all. Rich Hill is the typical shi**y starter we never hit...... 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA lifetime vs. the Sox. Averages a walk and a strikeout an inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:18 PM) Gonna be different this year. I can feel it. There are a bunch of new hitters this year too. Frazier and Abreu are going back-to-back. Good break for the Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (chisox802 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:16 PM) I don't like this at all. Rich Hill is the typical shi**y starter we never hit...... We were going to face him tomorrow anyway if it weren't for the food poisoning today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:56 PM) Tell that Triple A [bleep] to shut the [bleep] up. Tell him to start throwing some strikes or he's going to get Dusty fired. ~ Ozzie Guillen on Rich Hill #NeverForget THAT Rich Hill? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 At Cleveland and at Yankees postponed. Baseball is not meant to be played in early April for a bunch of the teams. Let's hope Tampa isn't moved to Montreal creating another lousy early season spot. Unless they also go indoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Unless gray is out for every game of the series how in the world is this a break? In fact this guarantees that we won't have a pitching edge in one of the games wheras we probably would have had the better starter in all four games otherwise. The season is longer than opening day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 04:00 PM) Unless gray is out for every game of the series how in the world is this a break? In fact this guarantees that we won't have a pitching edge in one of the games wheras we probably would have had the better starter in all four games otherwise. The season is longer than opening day It's always good to win the first one. If this helps the Sox win tonight, then it could relax them. You lose Sale vs Gray, the pressing could start right away. Edited April 4, 2016 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:42 PM) At Cleveland and at Yankees postponed. Baseball is not meant to be played in early April for a bunch of the teams. Let's hope Tampa isn't moved to Montreal creating another lousy early season spot. Unless they also go indoors. It's really not meant to be played in early November either but unless they go to a 154 game schedule or the MLBPA allows more doubleheaders -- this is what we get. I'm glad the Sox are in Oakland to start. Get some good weather to start, then even if it's cold in Chicago at least they'll be glad to be home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin city sox fan Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I wonder if we should scratch Sale tonight. Seems like pitching him here is a waste when he's not needed to win. Pitch Danks against Hill and let him pad his record for trade value. Than come back with Sale later in the series when he might be needed to get a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 04:13 PM) I wonder if we should scratch Sale tonight. Seems like pitching him here is a waste when he's not needed to win. Pitch Danks against Hill and let him pad his record for trade value. Than come back with Sale later in the series when he might be needed to get a win. Hell no, get the win then move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSox Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:13 PM) I wonder if we should scratch Sale tonight. Seems like pitching him here is a waste when he's not needed to win. Pitch Danks against Hill and let him pad his record for trade value. Than come back with Sale later in the series when he might be needed to get a win. This isn't MLB the Show... You take wins any way you can get them. I for one do not think this means an auto-win. Helps their chances? Sure, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 12:07 PM) If LaRoche hadn't retired, Avi would more than likely been a super sub of sorts spelling all three outfielders and DHing versus LHP allowing him to play 3 or 4 days a week. He would probably not be in the lineup today. Going into the pre-season, I would have agreed. After Avi's spring training, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Also pitchers have routines, preparation that goes beyond just the day of the start. You can't necessarily just scratch a guy and insert another because you feel like playing matchups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (glangon @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) Sonny Gray scratched due to food poisoning. Rich Hill starts in his place Speaking of Chipotle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) Watch Rich Hill kick our ass. He was pretty dominant at the end of last season. He may turn out to be a really good signing that Oakland can flip mid-season. A junk ballling lefty? There is always that chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:20 PM) 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA lifetime vs. the Sox. Averages a walk and a strikeout an inning. In a winter of crazy contracts, this one might have been one of the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Lets win the opener at the House of Horrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 04:32 PM) In a winter of crazy contracts, this one might have been one of the worst. People on this site wanted to give him 2/$16 million lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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