8/30 @ Chicago White Sox

[iortiz]

He plays catch on flat ground.

 

When is he going to come back?

[jung]

Porcello has got to find a way to get to and through the 5th inning or this will turn into a mess an hour after showing up in Chicago.

[Station 13]

But Nunez is suppose to play better at 3B!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice job by Porcello locking up the 4th spot in the playoff rotation. I would prefer giving the fourth spot to Eovaldi, with Porcello pitching out of the bullpen (he is the weakest starter out of the four) but since Porcello will be totally useless as a bullpen piece, it makes more sense to move Eovaldi to the bullpen and keep Porcello in the rotation.

 

Porcello>Eovaldi. Neither is very good.

[Tedballgame]

No excuse for Mookie getting picked off in the first. Could have had first and second and no outs there.

[d-money]

Dreadful performance from porcello.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

When is he going to come back?

 

I'd heard the middle of September.

[vegasbob]

When is he going to come back?

 

No one speculates. All you get is that he feels good, whatever. I think he has got to be hurting in some way to not be scheduled for a return even if it was a week or two.

[vegasbob]

But Nunez is suppose to play better at 3B!

 

But the little phat phuque can't get off the DL

[Station 13]

Porcello has a s***** breaking pitches.

[iortiz]

Porcello has got to find a way to get to and through the 5th inning or this will turn into a mess an hour after showing up in Chicago.

 

IF —Big if here— this happens, we will win. Their starting pitcher sucks and their pen, even more jung.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It sucks that we only got to play 2 games against the Marlins.

[vegasbob]

Following up on a theme from a previous game, Porcello's problems are directly attributable to Leon's pitch calling. If Sandi would call tough pitches to hit, none of this would happen.

[Tedballgame]

The White Sox aren't just going to roll over for the Red Sox. The Red Sox had better come to play or this series could be embarrassing.

[illinoisredsox]

Porcello has got to find a way to get to and through the 5th inning or this will turn into a mess an hour after showing up in Chicago.

 

Given how much the pen had to be used the last 2 games and will likely be needed the next couple games, Porcello may just have to take the pounding, especially if the offense does nothing. He knows the deal.

[Tedballgame]

Sandy Leon is an awful hitter most of the time.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

IF —Big if here— this happens, we will win. Their starting pitcher sucks and their pen, even more jung.

 

There's only one starting pitcher that sux and he doesn't play for Chicago.

[iortiz]

I'd heard the middle of September.

 

No one speculates. All you get is that he feels good, whatever. I think he has got to be hurting in some way to not be scheduled for a return even if it was a week or two.

Wonder why all this mystery. We need him badly— “not right now” but definitely.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sandy Leon is an awful hitter most of the time.

 

 

That is true, but he is POR's personal catcher because POR feels comfortable pitching to him.

[vegasbob]

Giolito gets 5 K's and no hits through 3 innings. With very few pitches in the strike zone. Lots of movement on his 2 seamer. Edited August 31, 2018 by vegasbob

[illinoisredsox]

The White Sox aren't just going to roll over for the Red Sox. The Red Sox had better come to play or this series could be embarrassing.

 

They also are playing pretty well right now, they are 11-4 over the past couple weeks.

[vegasbob]

That is true, but he is POR's personal catcher because POR feels comfortable pitching to him.

 

Well with Rick out there, Sandi doesn't get to catch too many pitches because several of them get redirected at the plate by hitters

[Tedballgame]

When is the last time Porcello pitched well? The Yankee one-hitter? That was Aug. 3rd? Edited August 31, 2018 by Tedballgame

[illinoisredsox]

Even the White Sox announcers are commenting on Barret’s strike zone.

[d-money]

This is such a lame performance from porcello knowing we need him to go late into the game. In terms of sale i hope he comes back and makes 3 to 4 starts. I don’t want this guy to be rusty.

[Tedballgame]

He just walked a .220 hitter.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

Oh that's right, the independent league baseball player Sandy Leon is catching tonight. I blame this game on him--he isn't doing enough for the starting pitcher. He has been failing this pitching staff lately.

 

Get Swihart in there, at least he has some potential as a hitter.

[TylerD]

Porcello better get his s*** together with playoffs just around the corner. Man has been solid most of the year. But damn he is sliding now.

[d-money]

7 run rule in effect. Hope the tigers can beat the skanks.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If the SOX do win the ALE, with Sale well rested, this is the rotation I want to see in the 1st 3 games of the ALDS: Sale, Price, Sale.