5/5 Sox v Sox

[Slasher9]

Red v White

Right v Wrong

Good v Bad

Democracy v Communism

 

LETS GO SOX! (the red ones).

 

Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox, at U.S. Cellular Field, May 5, 2016

Date:

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Start Time:

7:10ct (local), 8:10et

Venue:

U.S. Cellular Field

Series:

Game #3 of a 3-game series

Average Temp:

62° (based on last ten years) (today is calling for "breezy high of 51F)

 

SP: Henry Owens (23, LHP, 0-0, 4.82)

v

SP: Erik Johnson (26, RHP, 0-0, undef)

[Slasher9]

who the heck is Erik Johnson?

this will be his first appearance in 2016.

Sox have never faced him. i am always leery of this because we usually stink against an SP we have never seen before.

2015 he had a 3.34 ERA in 6 GS (35 IP). 1.4 WHIP.

not much of a book.

[mvp 78]

Win.

[Spudboy]

GO SOX!!!1!!!

 

Taking two of three here would be very big.

[Maxbialystock]

Tonight is a crap shoot with two relatively untried starters. Good for us that Chicago is starting a righty even if no one has seen him. White Sox fans probably think lefty Owens is good for them.

 

Rubber game in a key semi-defining early series.

[iortiz]

What I find interesting in Owens is his BABIP thus far. It is 346. Also, while his ERA is 4.8, his FIP/xFIP 6.92/6.45. His SIERA which consider BABIP? 5.92. Also his K/BB is 1.

 

While his BABIP should normalize, his ERA estimators and K/BB are not encouraging thus far.

 

This is going to be a tough game to win. We need to pound their rookie early.

[mvp 78]

I wouldn't put too much into the stats for his first 2 starts since it only amounts to 9.1 innings. His career numbers are a bit more relevant.

[cp176]

here's hoping Henry finds the strike zone!

[Spudboy]

Owen's fastball command is what is really key here.

 

He has to keep from getting behind and walking so many batters.

 

He has to not suck.

[Divinity]

Who would you guys rather have on your fantasy team this year, Evan Longoria or Matt Carpenter?

[Emp9]

Who would you guys rather have on your fantasy team this year, Evan Longoria or Matt Carpenter?

 

I drafted Carpenter and it's been a slow start thus far. I think he's gone 2/4 the past few days, but nothing special. Longoria is batting .015 better and has 2 more HRs and 3 less rbi than Carpenter. So not a big differential. Runs re about the same with MC 15 EL 14. It comes down to who you think will get hot and maybe look ahead at bat vs SP matchups.

Anybody know tonights Sox/sox lineup?

[Emp9]

who the heck is Erik Johnson?

this will be his first appearance in 2016.

Sox have never faced him. i am always leery of this because we usually stink against an SP we have never seen before.

2015 he had a 3.34 ERA in 6 GS (35 IP). 1.4 WHIP.

not much of a book.

 

Yeah i know what you mean. Last season had me in fits when they faced a new new SP. We made whoever look like the next phenom. I hope this years different.

[Kimmi]

GO SOX!!!1!!!

 

Taking two of three here would be very big.

 

I second that!

[Emp9]

Turns out we have faced Erik Johnson atleast once before. XB 0/3, JBJ 0/1, Hanigan 1/1, Papi 0/3. Must be hurt or sent down a lot. 2013 GS 5, 2014 GS 5, 2015 GS 6. This is his first GS for '16.

[Emp9]

Have we had THAT much turnover since 2013? No Betts, Pedroia was probly on DL. Nap, Vic, wMB, etc all gone. Etc...

[Jasonbay44]

Pedroia!

[redsoxdirtdog]

Atta boy Pedey!

[Station 13]

Pedroia was said to be done by jackolanturd.

[Spudboy]

Now if Owens can keep from giving up the lead.

[billge]

don't hold your breath

[TedWilliams101]

I just noticed that Xander leads all SS in WAR since 2015. Cool.

[jacksonianmarch]

Xander has been good. He could be great. His WAR lead is more a factor of how bad the SS's have been than how good he has been. If his power comes, he will be otherworldly

[Jasonbay44]

So, how far away is E-Rod?

[d-money]

This guy needs to throw strikes

[Jasonbay44]

So what exactly is good about Owens? He doesn't have a great fast ball and his command is horrible, am I missing something?

[Jasonbay44]

Terrible play by Hanley

[SoxHop]

Hanleys bad at pickle.. did you all use to call it that?

[d-money]

So what exactly is good about Owens? He doesn't have a great fast ball and his command is horrible, am I missing something?

 

Some of our minor league pitchers have been overrated recently. I don't know if our guys do a good job developing these guys.

[d-money]

Need the offense tonight

[SoxHop]

Owens has been projected as a number three starter at best.

 

He has had his ups and downs. In the minors he had really good times where there was some false hope that he was better than a number three, then bad times where people then felt like he failed because of overly high expectation.

 

I haven't ever seen him look over powering. But I think he is a work in progress and will fit in at some point. Just not an allstar.