Cleveland is slowly becoming the new Kansas City of the AL Central. They have a nice ballpark, though...and that's a thing, I guess.

Adam Dunn is enjoying his workout because he can hit off of a tee in Cleveland.

Pitching probables:

Friday: Buehrle vs Fausto Carmona
Saturday: Jackson vs Carlos Carrasco
Sunday: Danks vs Justin Masterson

My take: Sox win Saturday and Sunday...

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Buehrle always seems to get lit up on opening day in Cleveland.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I seem to remember him beating them 1-0 in about 2 hours a couple seasons ago.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Huh? The last time the Sox opened up the season IN Cleveland, David Wells was the starter.

In ozzie's tenure, Sox have played game 1:

2004 @KC

2005, 2006, vs Cleveland

2007 vs Cleveland (Contreras pitched)

2009 vs KC

2010 vs Cleveland

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Buehrle's first starts of the season:

2010 - 7 IP, 3H, 3K, 1BB, 0 ER -- White Sox 6, Cleveland 0
2009 - 5 IP, 6H, 3K, 3BB, 2 ER -- White Sox 4, KC 2
2008 - 1.2 IP, 7H, 1K, 1BB, 7 ER -- @Cleveland 10, White Sox 8
2007 - 1.1 IP, 3H, 1K, 0BB, 1 ER -- White Sox 4, Cleveland 3 (Not opening day)
2006 - 4 IP, 4H, 1K, 1BB, 3 ER -- White Sox 10, Cleveland 4
2005 - 8 IP, 2H, 5K, 1BB, 0 ER -- White Sox 1, Cleveland 0
2004 - 6.2 IP, 8H, 1K, 1BB, 2 ER -- @KC 9, White Sox 7
2003 - 7 IP, 6H, 1K, 3BB, 2 ER -- @KC 3, White Sox 0
2002 - 6 IP, 2H, 5K, 2BB, 1 ER -- White Sox 6, @Seattle 5
2001 - 6 IP, 7H, 7K, 2BB, 5 ER -- Detroit 5, White Sox 3 (Not opening day)@

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

2008, Frank

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It didn't take Ozzie to get pissed. They were supposed to have a workout at (Not So) Progressive Field in Cleveland today, but the players got an unwelcome surprise and a sure sign that winter's not over with yet.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sp ... ?track=rss

The 2011 Chicago White Sox championship season starts today. 2005 was cool, but it's a great feeling to know at the start of the year that you are watching the future trophy winners. We actually had to wait until October to know the Sox were going to win it all then.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

+1 Brick. Let the fun begin!!

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Sox are going to be a 90 win team.

I don't understand the people that are so high on the Twins. The hallmark of the Twins has always been a lock down bullpen that allows their starters to be 6 inning pitchers and their defense rarely to get pressed. They lost a lot from the bullpen.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Neshek picked up the win for the Pads yesterday against the Cards. Still trying to figure out why the Twins released him.

Sox win 2-3

That game was at the Cell ....



And Shingo with the Save!!

Sox take 2 of 3 this weekend, but lose today.

Sox win today, drop the next 3, then win 4 in a row and take 2 of 3 from Oakland.

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Interesting that Edwin Jackson is going in game 2. Ozzie likes to split up the lefties in the rotation.

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Starting the season off with a solid base hit.

Ah, just a tease for the 7 months to follow

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Who is this Adam Dunn guy?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Someone who is going to do that a lot

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It looks like a line drive in the box score. Way to go Paulie.

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Keeping an eye on the Yahoo Gamechannel thingbob.

Looks like 2-0 on RBI singles by Konerko and Quentin.

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Hopefully a guy who will also do that 40 or 45 more times!

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That's who Adam Dunn is! Mercy!

4-0.

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I'm expecting upper 40's from him.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

That's a homerun from Quentin.

6-0.

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this is incredible

off Carmona too for that matter

Bases loaded nobody out for Dunn.

Cmon big man.

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Gapper! Double for Dunn. 2 more RBI.

8-0.

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And now 2 more RBI for CQ.

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Slaughter rule!

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<Hawk> YES! </Hawk>

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I can't keep up with this offense!

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