Humber won his last time out against Tampa Bay, SHARKY.

Humber yesterday reminded me of Jose Contreras when the Sox first got him (late '04, early '05). Working at a PAINFULLY pace and not throwing strikes. The ONE inning where he got the ball and threw it was the second; and it was a 1-2-3 inning. As soon as somebody got on base, he slowed down and couldn't throw a strike. He worked very quickly and efficiently in his perfect game, and against the Cubs and Rays. I hope Cooper has him pick up the pace for his next start. As good as this team has been playing, they aren't going anywhere if Humber and Floyd continue to pitch like jagoffs.

Nobody, other than you steve, has said a word about shutting down Sale at 150IP. You have a hard enough time even getting your facts straight, so please do not make things up.

Once again, steve, nobody other than you has said anything about shutting Sale down early.

Perhaps I'll call into a segment with Bruce today on W&S on your behalf, just so you can confirm it.

:lol: I don't give a shit who you call. I have not heard ANYBODY affiliated with the White Sox say anything about shutting down Chris Sale at 150IP.

I get where you might not like the idea of the Sox shutting Sale down. But here is a guy who has never thrown 100 innings in a season and he's already at 66 2/3. At his current rate he will hit 153 1/3 innings after completing his 23rd start, which should be in the middle of August. Could they continue to trot him out after that? Sure. But limiting his innings this season would make a lot of sense. To mortgage the future of a guy that is truely exceptional would be crazy. It's a bit curious that the only guy with more innings than Sale, is Jake Peavy. The guy who has spent over a month each of the past 5 seasons on the DL, leads the team in innings pitched. But in Peavy's case, after this season "he gone", so his long term future probably doesn't concern them very much. Sale is a very different story.

They may be pitching real well for the White Sox right now, but Chris Sale & Jake Peavy both scare the snot out of me. For all I know, one may be Blue Cross and the other may be Blue Shield as the season progresses. If either one of these guys go down, especially as long as Gavin Floyd & Phil Humber are bad at baseball, these Sox could be in big trouble.

Thats why I said earlier that I see this start by Quintana as one to watch closely. He may well end up being a key factor in any Sox chances for a Divisional crown. I don't see the Sox or anyone from the Central winning a wildcard berth. To win the division I believe guys like Quintana will need to step up and contribute significantly. So far he's done a good job.

Yes, SHARK, but it wasn't because Quintana was pitching poorly. He has looked pretty good this year. I saw him pitch against Cleveland, and other than their 1-2 hitters, he was getting people out.