This is going to be a 100% positive game thread. If you come bringing in the typical GT nonsense, I hope the ghost of Ed Jurak haunts you until the end of your days, that your fingernails fall off and that your breath becomes so foul that the underpaid employees at your local Dunkin Donuts no longer serve you.
If you don't have anything nice to say about this 103 win team, f*** off.
I don't think Farrell ruined Sale's arm and haven't seen that posited anywhere. He tires out at the end of the year due to his frame. I don't think Farrell broke him or had any impact on his current year.
Last year: it’s the manager’s fault that Sale pitched so many innings and was tired
This year: it’s the manager’s fault that they rested Sale down the stretch to save his arm
The problem is that you don't become a sports owner to make money. Also, Henry didn't make his money "pinching pennies." The Sox are a play thing, a luxury item that Henry has had no qualms paying above his comfort level before (he didn't want Crawford, but still wrote the check).