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CHICAGO -- It seems like a long time ago that manager Ozzie Guillen was contemplating whether to stick with a six-man rotation or send someone to the bullpen.For more than a month (May 11-June 25), Guillen had six healthy starters in his arsenal -- Mark Buehrle, Jake Peavy, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Edwin Jackson and Philip Humber. Without an obvious choice for who to relegate to bullpen duty, Gui free football streaming llen stuck with all six in his starting rotation. The White Sox posted a 24-17 record during that time.Well, a lot has changed since then. Jackson was long ago traded to the Blue Jays (and subsequently to the Cardinals), Peavy has been shut down for the season (arm fatigue), and both Danks and Humber have spent time on the disabled list. And the six-man rotation also seemingly failed to accomplish free football streaming its other goal: keeping starters fresh through the end of the season.Not only was Peavy shut down in early September, but the White Sox entered play on Sunday with a Major League-worst 6.21 ERA for the season's final month."I think we did a good job, and I don't regret a bit about it," Guillen said. "I think we were helping people to try to get them all the way to the end, but it didn't work. But free football streaming I don't regret that. I think we did what we were supposed to do."As for the future, Guillen said he can't rule out the possibility of employing a six-man starting rotation, but that's entirely dependent upon the arms he has at his disposal. Not only does the extra starter leave a manager with one less reliever in the bullpen, but breaking away from the standard five-man rotation requires a lot mo free football streaming re than just having six potential quality starters on the roster."There are different types of pitchers, but I think with the pitchers we had here, it worked out," Guillen said. "Maybe it doesn't work out for a lot of people [because] a lot of people, mentally, don't like to go out there with an extra day's rest. But that's mental. I think it physically helps, but mentally, maybe not."But in the [ free football streaming meantime], I think what we did here was the best for everybody this year." Facing Danks still a daunting task for hitters CHICAGO -- When opposing hitters step into the box to face John Danks next season, it's unlikely that any of them will be thinking about his 0-8 start in 2011 -- or the fact that he finished with nine wins.Those numbers will be a thing of the past by the time Opening Day ro free football streaming lls around in 2012 and, even over the course of this season, batters remained focus on the lefty's deceptive arm action and sharp cutter. Just ask Royals right-handed designated hitter Billy Butler."He's throwing a lot of strikes, gets ahead -- pretty much a strike machine," Butler said. "For righties, his changeup is really tough to pick up, and he throws it with a lot of arm speed. He's one of t free football streaming he tougher lefties for me. I'd rather face a righty than Danks."All season long, manager Ozzie Guillen has said that Danks' win-loss record isn't reflective of how the southpaw has actually performed. Danks followed up his 0-8 start to the season by reeling off a 6-1 stretch from June 6-Aug. 27. He then lost three straight starts, before closing out his year with back-to-back wins.Danks reminded e free football streaming veryone on Saturday about just how dangerous he can be, needing just 45 pitches to retire the Royals' first 14 hitters -- before losing his shot at a perfect game with two outs in the fifth. He also carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning of an Aug. 12 contest, before a tough-hop, two-out single ended that no-hit bid."He fights like the way people should be fighting," Guillen said. "Unfortunatel free football streaming y, he didn't have the year we [thought] he [was] going to have, because it was pretty tough for him the way he started. Like I said [on Saturday], his record should be a lot better than what it shows. This kid was consistent all year long." Third to first #149; Sunday's contest marked the end of the White Sox 28-game stretch against divisional foes. They finished 11-17 over that span, and 32- free football streaming 40 overall against the American League Central. #149; Floyd and Matt Thornton combined to strike out 12 batters on Sunday, as the White Sox continued to add to their club-record total. Sox pitchers have recorded 1,188 strikeouts this season, breaking the previous mark of 1,149 set in 2010. #149; The 28-year-old Floyd has now made 30-plus starts in each of the last four seasons. free football streaming
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