The Chris Sale thread....

[Nemesis21]

We should have traded for Sale. Garcia is the only one in the rotation with an ERA under 4.00

I back this statement up a month later. Colon has been terrible, Teheran not good, Dickey ok, and Garcia and Folty good for the most part.

I offer no opnion on the statement above.

I will say--the big league pitching rotation is clearly missing an experienced PC like McDowell to help plot out a gameplan everyday.

For now, we're just waiting on the youth to congeal and make its way to the majors.

Agree, we miss McDowell big time. Dumb move by Hart/Coppy.

[Nemesis21]

Red Sox ace Chris Sale recorded his 14th 10-plus strikeout performance of the season Wednesday in a 4-0 win against the Mariners.

The American league Cy Young candidate tossed seven shutout innings with just three hits allowed and 11 strikeouts to improve to 13-4 with a 2.37 ERA this season.

Sale's 14 10-plus strikeout outings are good for third-most in Red Sox history, trailing only Pedro Martinez's 19 in 1999 and 15 in 2000. With a little over two months remaining in the regular season, Sale has a great chance to break that record.


Sale and Folty would have been a nice 1-2 punch for years.