Sale to start ASG

[tims4wins]

Joins Lefty Gomez and Robin Roberts as the only guys to ever start 3 consecutive ASG.

Scherzer to start for the NL - 12th pitcher to ever start in his home stadium.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Great matchup.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Stick the 99 mph fastball and slider to that wishy washy lineup.

 

[Ale Xander]

very impressive to start 3 in a row in this day and age. Gomez did it pre-integration.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

AMERICAN LEAGUE
RF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
CF: Mike Trout, Angels
DH: J.D. Martinez, Red Sox
3B: Jose Ramirez, Indians
LF: Aaron Judge, Yankees
SS: Manny Machado, Orioles
1B: Jose Abreu, White Sox
C: Salvador Perez, Royals

NATIONAL LEAGUE
2B: Javier Baez, Cubs
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies
DH: Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs
1B: Freddie Freeman, Braves
LF: Matt Kemp, Dodgers
CF: Bryce Harper, Nationals
RF: Nick Markakis, Braves
SS: Brandon Crawford, Giants
C: Willson Contreras, Cubs

That American League lineup looks terrifying.

 

[dbecks]

As long as he gets thru two innings efficiently & still is on track to make his start on Sunday... all fine by me. Congrats to Sale; he definitely deserves it.

 

[Murderer's Crow]

I would love to see a full 9 inning game with those lineups. I know there are always naysayers about the ASG but how can you not get excited about seeing the AL lineup?

 

[Koufax]

It is a fabulous lineup. By the 6th inning they'll all be gone and replaced by players that most have never heard of.

 

[bosockboy]

That’s as good a 1-8 that I can remember.

 

[SirPsychoSquints]

That’s as good a 1-8 that I can remember.

1 Barry Larkin SS
2 Larry Walker RF
3 Sammy Sosa CF
4 Mark McGwire 1B
5 Matt Williams 3B
6 Jeff Bagwell DH
7 Mike Piazza C
8 Jeromy Burnitz LF

That could compare - they didn't perform all that great, for some reason.

 

[Ale Xander]

Surprised that Harper is batting that low in the order being ta home, but certainly doesn't deserve to be higher based on 2018.

 

[joe dokes]

It doesn't seem that long ago that starting pitchers went the first 3 innings. (I'm sure it was.)

 

[mauidano]

Enjoying watching Sale in all the interviews today. Pretty loose and fun guy. From what you hear from his team mates he is one of the funniest and craziest in the clubhouse. But man oh man; when it's business time he is a cold blooded assassin.

 

[SirPsychoSquints]

It doesn't seem that long ago that starting pitchers went the first 3 innings. (I'm sure it was.)

Greg Maddux in 1994 is the only one since 1988.

 

[grimshaw]

That's as poor an NL lineup as I can recall seeing.

If you had Crawford, Markakis, and Kemp on your team before the season started, I would assume it was a rebuilding club.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

It doesn't seem that long ago that starting pitchers went the first 3 innings. (I'm sure it was.)

I remember Clemens going 3 in his first ASG appearance in 1986. Looking at the box score, only five pitchers appeared for the AL out of eight on the roster. I imagine that's a factor. AS rosters include 12 pitchers now.

 

[Coachster]

 

[mauidano]

Chris Sale was awesome on High Heat with Chris Russo on MLB TV.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

It is a fabulous lineup. By the 6th inning they'll all be gone and replaced by players that most have never heard of.

You've never heard of Mitch Moreland?

 

[boxosII]

Cool.

 

[NAR29996]

Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know who this pitcher is. Dizzy Dean, perhaps?

 

[uncannymanny]

Yup.

 

[joe dokes]

Greg Maddux in 1994 is the only one since 1988.

Is this where I have to concede that 1988 is a long time ago?
[emoji32]

 

[ifmanis5]

Clip of Sale with Russo: