Season Record 1-0 +1.55 units
For White Sox 0-0 0.0
Against White Sox 1-0 +1.55
Overs 0-0 + 0.00
Unders 0-0 0.0
Dogs 1-0 +1.55
Favorites 0-0 0.0
Bartolo Colon is what is giving the Sox fans hope this year. The latest ?just one more starting pitcher? that Sox fans always crave had an impressive 2002 (and a great career, too). Maybe it?s because the White Sox used to shell this guy, maybe because whenever the Sox go out and get someone good, he?s a bust, or maybe because I don?t trust fat pitchers, I feel Colon will be THE reason that the Sox don?t win the division.
Colon?s k?s/inning ratio has fallen over the past two year, which necessarily a bad thing, but when you don?t get people out yourself as a Chicago pitcher, you?ve got no one to blame but yourself. Valentin and Jimenez as the heart of your infield, Lee in left field, Konerko at first, you can?t rely on any of them in the field. Once the trust in his fielders wanes, Colon will try to be the overpowering pitcher that he was in 2000 and 2001 and maybe he can do it; but gravity will most likely say no. The quick fix increases in the pitching staff look good on paper, look good for the fans, but it doesn?t solve the problem that the team is built for offense at the expense of its defense. The whole town (and much of the country) backs the Cubs and it hurts the Southsiders in the pocket books. But instead of trying to build a winner to get the fans back, they try and replicate the home run power of Sosa and they become a B-league ticket. All the pitching in the world coming up on the farm and they don?t give them any support. It sucks as a fan.
Sox are going to be under pressure from the start this season as a miserable April buried them in 2002. They had to decide between two all-stars for their opening day pitcher decision. The Royals flipped a coin. Chicago has to make hay early in the season as KC, Detroit and Cleveland are the only teams that it will play in April and if they can?t get a lead over the Twins now, it will only be harder later in the season. A lot of pressure for a team that got shut out Monday.
Sox will have some success this year, but Colon should have a terrible first half.
Affeldt + ~ 160 (will wait until gametime) 1 unit
P.S. Read and interesting factoid about K.C. ? No Left-Handed Relief Pitchers. None. Nada. Zilch. Can?t remember ever seeing that.
For White Sox 0-0 0.0
Against White Sox 1-0 +1.55
Overs 0-0 + 0.00
Unders 0-0 0.0
Dogs 1-0 +1.55
Favorites 0-0 0.0
Bartolo Colon is what is giving the Sox fans hope this year. The latest ?just one more starting pitcher? that Sox fans always crave had an impressive 2002 (and a great career, too). Maybe it?s because the White Sox used to shell this guy, maybe because whenever the Sox go out and get someone good, he?s a bust, or maybe because I don?t trust fat pitchers, I feel Colon will be THE reason that the Sox don?t win the division.
Colon?s k?s/inning ratio has fallen over the past two year, which necessarily a bad thing, but when you don?t get people out yourself as a Chicago pitcher, you?ve got no one to blame but yourself. Valentin and Jimenez as the heart of your infield, Lee in left field, Konerko at first, you can?t rely on any of them in the field. Once the trust in his fielders wanes, Colon will try to be the overpowering pitcher that he was in 2000 and 2001 and maybe he can do it; but gravity will most likely say no. The quick fix increases in the pitching staff look good on paper, look good for the fans, but it doesn?t solve the problem that the team is built for offense at the expense of its defense. The whole town (and much of the country) backs the Cubs and it hurts the Southsiders in the pocket books. But instead of trying to build a winner to get the fans back, they try and replicate the home run power of Sosa and they become a B-league ticket. All the pitching in the world coming up on the farm and they don?t give them any support. It sucks as a fan.
Sox are going to be under pressure from the start this season as a miserable April buried them in 2002. They had to decide between two all-stars for their opening day pitcher decision. The Royals flipped a coin. Chicago has to make hay early in the season as KC, Detroit and Cleveland are the only teams that it will play in April and if they can?t get a lead over the Twins now, it will only be harder later in the season. A lot of pressure for a team that got shut out Monday.
Sox will have some success this year, but Colon should have a terrible first half.
Affeldt + ~ 160 (will wait until gametime) 1 unit
P.S. Read and interesting factoid about K.C. ? No Left-Handed Relief Pitchers. None. Nada. Zilch. Can?t remember ever seeing that.
