Dice-K Saturday vs BAL?

[j24jags]

What's everyone's opinion here?

I am always hesitant to start someone in his first start off the DL, but he did get a lot of rehab work while the Sox figured out who was going to be bumped from their rotation, and he also is facing the lowly Orioles. I'm split on this decision.

[pnoozi]

I'm starting him, but keep in mind I'm already benching 2 other starting pitchers (Duke against the Dodgers and Pelfrey against the Phils). So it's mainly just to stay competitive and meet my minimum IP. Also, Baltimore is the worst team in the MLB right now, so I wouldn't be too hesitant.

[woodson_28]

I'm starting him too, but I'm a little worried too.

Right now, I'm tied w/ my opponent w/ most of the pitching categories (wins, K, QS, etc...). He has 3 SP, I have 4 SP IF i play Dice-K. Simple numbers.

[j24jags]

I ended up rolling the dice with him

[pnoozi]

The first 4 innings were very encouraging, but the 5th inning was a total mess (6 ER). He lost his stamina and started falling behind in counts. I also noticed throughout the game that Dice-K kept missing badly with his fastball.

[j24jags]