I get the idea of moving Sale to opening day at Fenway, but why take a fragile guy like Sale and push him back a couple days to throw in Boston where the forecast is rainy/overcast and 40s when you could have allowed him to throw in the heat/climate control of Arizona. I get the marketing part, but throwing a terrible guy out there today seems like a punt and pushing Sale to the bad weather seems like a bad idea. It would make sense to stick with the rotation and see if they can work things out
Hal sucks
IMO it's all about momentum. They're hoping...hoping that Sale will come through in Fenway and that a win there along with a homestand will get this team back on track.
Of course, the danger there is that it doesn't work and if that happens we're going to be waiting for some other pitcher to start a winning streak. But IMO it's worth a try!
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
I've been saying this all week, much to the shegrin of mvp. Sale will be gassed up to pitch the home opener, and it wouldn't surprise me if he asked Cora to get pushed back to Tuesday. Who wouldn't be gassed up to pitch on ring day? This will be the ultimate measuring stick in terms of his velocity, and either way, it will provide a spark to the fans and hopefully the team just to be back home.
I think the threat of rain on Tuesday might be a good thing. Worst case scenario the game gets rained out, and they get an extra day to get their body clocks back on east coast time. They've been in pacific time for 2 full weeks now.
Originally Posted by mvp 78
Was there a need to start another Vaz thread? Mal literally started one last night....
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This is Velazquez, not Vazquez
You get the first Mister Magoo award of the day, Slash.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
And you spelled them both right. Well done.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Hahahaha. I’m an idiot. Sorry jacksonianmarch. My bad.You get the first Mister Magoo award of the day, Slash.
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And now that I actually read it...I would have preferred starting Sale in a warm weather climate.
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But misspelled chagrin.😊
Ha.
I think having Sale start the home opener has a little bit to do with giving Sale that honor, but mostly I think Cora is just continuing to bring the starters along slowly. He wants to give the starters an extra day of rest, in addition to the off day.
The entire Sox starting rotation has been getting hammered like a fraternity pledge on Jell-O shot night. Why wouldn’t Cora give someone else a chance? What’s the worst that could happen? The other team’s batting average suffers?
He belongs in Pawtucket taking hitting classes! Make him write WAITM WAIT WAIT, QUICK QUICK QUICK, 1000 times before breakfast.
I'm sure histerrible hitting is affecting his hitting also.
The way things are going, have a drawing to get an Opening Day starter from the crowd.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
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