1 run and 4 hits over 6 innings seems good enough.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

There's plenty of blame to go around.....Cease had a good outing....it was a quality start, not a dominating start. I don't see any other pitcher on the roster capable of the outing Cease provided.

Good, but not great....the 2022 Chicago White Sox in one sentence.

.Cease had a good outing....it was a quality start, not a dominating start.....Good, but not great....

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Cease got out of the first inning without giving up a run. He probably doesn't give up a run in the second if Pollock doesn't fall down like a dumbass and just tries to play like ball like a normal LF. Eloy probably gets to that ball and keeps the runner at second. I would venture to say that the team that is up two runs in the 7th wins about 2/3 of all games.

1R, 4H over 6 innings from your starter? I'll take that in a 'playoff' game ten times out of ten. Anybody who says that isn't good enough is either an genius, or a Cubs fan, or both.

Expecting a pitcher to have his best stuff EVERY TIME is batshit crazy.

You take that outing everyday, all season, and twice on playoff days.

For what it's worth Baseball Reference had the Sox with an 82 chance to win the game at the end of the 6th inning.

But I do expect a real top pitcher to be at his best in big moments. There are guys that do that. They do exist.

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I don't expect that. But I do expect a real top pitcher to be at his best in big moments. There are guys that do that. They do exist.

Cease has been good all season. Even in the CY Young discussion. For the season, he entered last night with a 2.16 ERA. By every measure that is great. After last night’s bad game (according to some experts around here), his ERA is 2.13. So he was actually better last night, than he has been for the overall season

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2-2 , 1 ND last 5 starts ( arguably the 5 most important of the season ) .

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It's more fun to be a victim

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:lol: Future HOFer(according to one idiot here)

He said the pain in his hand gets worse with each pitch in an AB but they keep rolling him out there.

:lol: Future HOFer(according to one idiot here)

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

Hard to fathom someone that talented could have a stretch like that

Hate to tell ya this "Amigo", but that is sort of the essence of how life works.

So on one hand they're telling players not to run hard to 1st, but on the other hand they're forcing someone to play through injury ?

Here's what I mean about Cease not being ready for prime time. He's probably the most difficult pitcher to hit since Nolan Ryan. And he has the same weakness- lack of control. By certain measures, what he has done this season is comparable only to Gibson's 1968 or Arrieta's 2015.

But I remember when Arrieta was set to pitch that Wild Card game against Pittsburgh and some sports radio guys in Pittsburgh were talking shit and Arrieta said something like this, "It won't matter. I won't lose that game." I'm pretty sure he pitched a complete game shutout. That's a prime time pitcher.

Hate to tell ya this "Amigo", but that is sort of the essence of how life works.

There's 2 guys who shouldn't be on any bullpen roster. I mean, if you can't throw it over the plate, just go away. I couldn't care less if they have a 100MPH double knuckle sliding screwball.

Bummer 10 BB in 22.1 INN 2 BH
Kelly 21 BB in 33.2 INN 3 BH

And while Graveman(25 BB in 61.2 1 BH) I s'pose is semi-acceptable, he should be so much better.

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I may be the only guy on the Kelly bandwagon but he’s been a lot better lately.

He was pure dogshit prior to the past few weeks.

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I may be the only guy on the Kelly bandwagon but he’s been a lot better lately.

He was pure dogshit prior to the past few weeks.

He's sucked for like 8 of his 11 years, not just prior to the last few weeks. Every pitching coach thinks they can fix him. I think he just doesn't much give a shit.

Hate to tell ya this "Amigo", but that is sort of the essence of how life works.

He's sucked for like 8 of his 11 years, not just prior to the last few weeks. Every pitching coach thinks they can fix him. I think he just doesn't much give a shit.