I'll be honest. I'll be happy if they are able to play those last 3 games.

I agree. I don't think this season lasts. I worry that politicians are going to close everything down.

The last thing a politician will do is try and shut sports down.

Politicians aren’t the threat, it’s the players. Why would politicians get involved if fans aren’t allowed to attend the games? But if enough big name players decide it’s not worth it then there goes the season. Same with football.

Yup. That's why I haven't lost confidence in there being an NFL season. Almost to a man all 2,000 NFL players want to play. They are already breaking social distancing protocols just to practice with eachother.

Society doesn't know what athletes are made of so it's a miscalculation to think they will say "it's not worth it". NFL players even more so.

The last thing a politician will do is try and shut sports down.

I'm going to be intrigued by what they do with the starting pitching staff this year. Assuming health, which is a huge assumption, they have seven guys who could potentially start (Giolito, Kuechel, Gonzalez, Lopez, Rodon, Kopech, and Cease). Do they treat it like the playoffs and give the starter a short (3 or 4 inning) rope, and use some of those guys as a second starter, or are two of those guys relegated to a more traditional bullpen role?

Deep indeed, I'd go 6 man rotation and take it easy on Kopech.

I think that Kopech gets one 2 inning stint per series. If the Sox are in contention, maybe they stretch him out to 4 innings the last two weeks and have him piggyback with Gio.

Nah, they will just try to piss off the fan base by virtue signalling that half the team names are racist.

How dare they be called the White Sox. Does the fact that their Sox are white make them superior? And yet they have players of color. They should just be called the Sox. That is more inclusive.

I'm going to be intrigued by what they do with the starting pitching staff this year. Assuming health, which is a huge assumption, they have seven guys who could potentially start (Giolito, Kuechel, Gonzalez, Lopez, Rodon, Kopech, and Cease). Do they treat it like the playoffs and give the starter a short (3 or 4 inning) rope, and use some of those guys as a second starter, or are two of those guys relegated to a more traditional bullpen role?

I've been thinking that for a week. I guess we'll find out shortly. Julie WAS his timeline when he got hurt.

Even if he isn't ready until August, they have what should be a decent/solid rotation - Giolito, Kuechel, Gonzalez, Lopez, and Cease. Lots of question marks, but there is nice upside with Cease and Lopez. If Giolito and Keuchel do what we expect, they will be fine.

The Sox will be streaming their intrasquad game on their YouTube channel tomorrow. It's supposed to start about 1

White Sox are on the air!

With real unpires!

Let's go!