White Sox (12-12) vs. Cleveland Indians (12-10) 5/1-5/3 Series Discussion Thread

[Uman85]

vs.

_______Cleveland Indians (11-9)______ Chicago White Sox (11-11)


Location: U.S. Cellular Field
Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday May 1, 2012 7:10 PM CT on

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vs.

Chris Sale (2-1, 3.12 ERA) __________________ Ubaldo Jimenez (2-1, 4.50 ERA)



Wednesday May 2, 2012 7:10 PM CT on

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vs.

Philip Humber (1-1, 4.66 ERA) __________________ Josh Tomlin (1-2, 5.48 ERA)



Thursday May 3, 2012 7:10 PM CT on

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vs.

John Danks (2-3, 6.23 ERA) __________________ Justin Masterson (0-2, 5.40 ERA)




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[DewsSox79]

another nice matchup that we will probably fail on!

 

[Uman85]

I really like the pitching match-ups, but I think the best-case scenario is 2 out of 3. A sweep is definitely there for the taking, but with this offense, you never know.

 

[DewsSox79]

tomorow could be a duel

 

[Capt. Serious]

Damn, the Sox play at 11:35 pm on Thursday...

 

[brett05]

Think tonight is a rainout?

 

[Capt. Serious]

tomorow could be a duel

Humber vs Josh Tomlin is a duel

 

[DewsSox79]

Humber vs Josh Tomlin is a duel

umm it was last nite when i wrote that and i was talking sale vs ubaldo


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[Jntg4]

Think tonight is a rainout?

I hope not, Marco Pappa throwing first pitch.

 

[Capt. Serious]

umm it was last nite when i wrote that and i was talking sale vs ubaldo


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1:19 am is today son

 

[Jennifer]

The key to tonight's game, and perhaps the series, will be Sox hitter discipline.

Jimenez's biggest problem this year is that he struggles to go five because of excessive pitch counts. This can place a pretty big strain on a very good bullpen even though yesterday was an off day.. Wlth Tomlin, basically a six inning pitcher, pitching tomorrow night making Jimenez work tonight helps set up Thursday. More importantly the Tribe plays Texas over the weekend -- and you know the Tribe pen will be taxed -- so the Sox could face a very tired Tribe pen for Monday's double header.

On the other hand, the Sox are one of the least disciplined teams in the AL. The Sox are number 1st in strikeout ratio and 10th in walk ratio.

I'm also guessing that tonight's weather conditions will mean the ball won't carry well. If so, this will hurt the Sox more than the Tribe. The Tribe ranks 13th in the AL in homers but that is misleadingly high since they have not hit one in their last 11 games.

I'm cautiously optimistic that the Tribe wins tonight. Hey, what do you expect, I'm a Tribe fan.:dunno:

 

[Jntg4]

1:19 am is today son

It is a pretty safe bet that anytime someone says tomorrow at that time of night that they mean the same day but they haven't gone to sleep yet so it still seems like the previous day.

 

[Jennifer]

Damn, the Sox play at 11:35 pm on Thursday...

Unless Uman knows something I don't, the game is a 7:10 scheduled game.

 

[DewsSox79]

love rain delays.

We need 2 out of 3 people!

 

[Capt. Serious]

Another guy who can't hit in the 2 hole. Alexei hitting .205

 

[DewsSox79]

Another guy who can't hit in the 2 hole. Alexei hitting .205

again there arent enough abs to justify batting avg. you know he is a slow starter. settle down


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[Capt. Serious]

AJ!

 

[Capt. Serious]

Tank with a BB..very rare.

 

[Capt. Serious]

holy shit, Beckham with a HR!

 

[Jennifer]

I'm also guessing that tonight's weather conditions will mean the ball won't carry well.

On the other hand. . .