Mid-Season Awards

[riverside sluggers]

Even after a crushing 19 inning loss, the Sox still find themselves as the 3rd best team in baseball and top of the AL East with 3 games ahead of NY. At this point last season, the Sox had 5 less wins and were 2 1/2 games up. I see them having a very good 2nd half

 

Red Sox Mid-Season Awards

 

MVP--

 

Comeback Pitcher--

Comeback Position Player--

 

Cy Young--

 

Best Glove --

 

Best Catch--

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher --

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player --

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Predictions of the 2nd half awards

[jsinger121]

Red Sox Mid-Season Awards

 

MVP-- Papelbon

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Gonzalez

 

Best Catch-- Crisp

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Clement

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Varitek

 

Edit: Changed to Varitek for disappointment

[BoSox21]

MVP-- David Ortiz

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Curt Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Mike Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Jonathan Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Alex Gonzalez

 

Best Catch-- Coco Crisp vs. the Mets

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Matt Clement

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Jason Varitek

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

MVP-- David Ortiz

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Curt Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Mike Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Jonathan Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- the WHOLE infield (Lowell, Gonzo, Loretta, Youk)

 

Best Catch-- Coco Crisp off David Wright

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- David Wells

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Jason Varitek

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[ORS]

MVP-- Manny. Ortiz has been flashier, but Manny is having a hell of a year, both at the plate and in the field.

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Beowulf

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Gonzo

 

Best Catch-- Coco vs. Wright, but Stern's dive to end the game with the bases loaded deserves mention.

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Nuke LaLoosh (Beckett). We knew Clement would suck. I had higher hopes for Nuke.

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Varitek

[BoSox21]

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Nuke LaLoosh (Beckett). We knew Clement would suck. I had higher hopes for Nuke.

 

2-3 ridiculously bad starts have blown up Beckett's ERA. Aside from that, he's been on par with Schilling. The only problem has been the 2-3 solo dingers he gives up a game, but the same can be said for Schilling. I put Clement cause I had hopes for him. I thought that he could be a respectable back-end starter with a low 4s ERA

[ORS]

I'm aware of what is driving his ERA in the wrong direction. 11/18 QS isn't bad, and he's earned his 11-4 record. That said, I still feel a let down due to his inconsistency. I expected nothing from Clement, and those expectations were met. I expected to be in the game 90% of the time or more with Nuke. His bad performances have been extremely bad, which doesn't keep us in the game, and that means he's fallen short of my expectations.

[BoSox21]

I can respect that. I agree that there's no excuse for a pitcher of Beckett's caliber to have outings, multiple outings at that, like the bad ones he had.

[a700hitter]

MVP-- Ortiz

 

Comeback Pitcher--Schilling

Comeback Position Player--

 

Cy Young--Papelbon

 

Best Glove --Gonzalez

 

Best Catch--Crisp vs. Mets

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher --Clement/Foulke

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player --Varitek

[Papelbon58]

MVP-- I really want to say Youk, but there is no category for what I would call him but I'll go with Big Papi

 

Comeback Pitcher--Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove --the infield, except for Papi

 

Best Catch--Coco againt Wright, no denying that

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher --Bronson Arroyo, that we don't have him

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Wily Mo? adn Varitek

[ORS]

Wily Mo has been a disappointment? In what way?

[Papelbon58]

not necessarily him, but the fact that he is not making as much of an impact as Bronson Arroyo could be. Because one of the most glaring faults of this team is the lack of another quality starter.

[MANNYHOF24]

I'm aware of what is driving his ERA in the wrong direction. 11/18 QS isn't bad, and he's earned his 11-4 record. That said, I still feel a let down due to his inconsistency. I expected nothing from Clement, and those expectations were met. I expected to be in the game 90% of the time or more with Nuke. His bad performances have been extremely bad, which doesn't keep us in the game, and that means he's fallen short of my expectations.

 

Also the 26 Bombs, which is really bad.

[DirtDog]

MVP-- Youkilis

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Gonzo, I really like Youk tho

 

Best Catch-- Crisp

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Beckett

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Crisp

[RoyNHSox]

MVP-- Paps (I think a lights out closer wins more games than a position player, so I didn't vote for Papi.)

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Paps

 

Best Glove -- Gonzo

 

Best Catch-- Crisp vs Mets on 6/29

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Clement

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Varitek

[Ray10]

Hey guys well I haven't posted in awhile. My Internet was out of commision for a few months but I'm back now.

 

MVP- Big Pappi

 

CY Young- Lil Pappi (Papelbon)

 

Comeback Pitcher-Beckett

Comeback Player- Lowell

 

Best Glove- Crisp

Best Catch- Crisp

 

Biggest Dissapointment of a Pitcher- Wells

Biggest Dissapointment of a Position Player- Harris

[ThirdBase]

Does Johnson count as a dissapointing pitcher yet, or is that just a dissapointing aquisition?

[jsinger121]

Ray how can you put Harris as a disappointment when he is not an everyday player in the first place and is not very good to begin with.

[schillingouttheks]

MVP-- Ortiz

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell/Nixon

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Gonzo

 

Best Catch-- Crisp vs. Mets (Like ORS said, Stern's deserves mention too)

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Beckett

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Varitek

[SoxFan02]

MVP- Papelbon

 

Comeback Pitcher: Schilling

Comeback postion Player: Loretta (lowell won a gold golve last year)

 

Cy Young: Papelbon

 

Best Golve- Do I have to choose

Best Catch: Coco

 

Biggest Dissapointment of a pitcher: Clement

Biggest Dissapointment of a postion player: Varitek

[MC Hammer]

Red Sox Mid-Season Awards

 

MVP-- Papelbon

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Curt Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Mike Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Youk

 

Best Catch-- Coco's

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Clement ... expected him to start falling apart in the 2nd half

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- As much as I dont want to say it ... Tek.

[MC Hammer]

Ray how can you put Harris as a disappointment when he is not an everyday player in the first place and is not very good to begin with.

I originally picked Harris as well. The reason, was that I'm really not disapointed in any of our position players. Eventually I ended up going with Tek, but I think that's where he's coming from.

[Cocos Disciples]

MVP-- Big Papi

 

Comeback Pitcher--Curt Schilling

Comeback Position Player--Mike Lowell

 

Cy Young--Jonathan Papelbon

 

Best Glove --Mike Lowell

 

Best Catch--Coco vs. Mets, although that DP on the home opener, where Loretta hit it to Gonzalez was pretty sick.

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher --Clement/bullpen veterans besides Timlin

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player --Varitek

[Mr Crunchy]

you can lay disappointment at the hands of tek but give coco an honorable mention for his 14 rbi 1st half

 

sure

i know he was hurt for a while but 14 rbi with no power??

his gloves been fine but so has jteks and tek has done very very well with the staff outside beckett,who has his head too far up his own ass to see the signs that perhaps he dont know everything he should know and maybe its time to listen to the catcher for a change.

 

paps gets cy

papi gets mvp with an assist to manny without him it wouldnt be possible

[Cocos Disciples]

Neither have been stellar at the plate, but just looking at VORP, Crisp's is 2.9, slightly above average offensively, while Varitek's is -1.8, slightly below average offensively.

[Cocos Disciples]

Fun fact (or not so fun, depending how you look at it): After Papelbon, Tavarez has the second most games pitched, and after Timlin, Seanez comes in fourth.

[TheKilo]

Red Sox Mid-Season Awards

 

MVP-- Jonathan Papelbon

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Curt Schilling

Comeback Position Player-- Mike Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Jonathan Papelbon

 

Best Glove -- Alex Gonzalez

 

Best Catch-- (t) Coco Crisp v. Mets, Adam Stern v. DRays

 

Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Josh Beckett

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Coco Crisp

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[ORS]

you can lay disappointment at the hands of tek but give coco an honorable mention for his 14 rbi 1st half

 

sure

i know he was hurt for a while but 14 rbi with no power??

his gloves been fine but so has jteks and tek has done very very well with the staff outside beckett,who has his head too far up his own ass to see the signs that perhaps he dont know everything he should know and maybe its time to listen to the catcher for a change.

 

paps gets cy

papi gets mvp with an assist to manny without him it wouldnt be possible

Sorry, I ain't buying it.

 

Coco started the year hot and hasn't been the same since the injury. I don't think he's made a full recovery. The injury is probably healed, but the recovery isn't complete until the timing is back, and he hasn't got it back yet.

 

Tek has been awful.....for a year. A whole year. And, he's not doing the job behind the dish either. Everyone and anyone are swiping bags this year. It's not even close lately.

[riverside sluggers]

Tek has been awful.....for a year. A whole year. And, he's not doing the job behind the dish either. Everyone and anyone are swiping bags this year. It's not even close lately.

 

A stat has been dished out on weei, Tek's avg is .221 since his september slump

yuck, its beyond me how he is the 6 & sometimes 5 hitter in the lineup

[ksushi]

MVP-- Ortiz, he will make a strong case again for AL MVP.

 

Comeback Pitcher-- Schilling.

Comeback Position Player-- Lowell

 

Cy Young-- Papelbon. Absolutely lights out.

 

Best Glove -- Gonzalez. Our left side of the infield is the best of any team I have been alive to see.

 

Best Catch-- Coco vs. the Mets

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Biggest Disappointment of a Pitcher -- Clement. He let me down big time. I understand the Beckett thing, but for him there is still the second half and hes 26, has great stuff, and so far is proving capable of handling the work load. There are positives there. With Clement there are none. Watching Clement pitch for the Red Sox is about as comfortable as a prostate exam in public.

Biggest Disappointment of a Position Player -- Tek, but he gets a pass.