Who had the most surprising first half?

by chrome on Jun 28, 2006 12:32 PM CDT

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Bobby Jenks

I never would have expected him to be so dominating. I expected flashes of dominance mixed with lots of inconsistency.

Jermaine Dye would be second, I suppose. Crede isn't a surprise at all to me. I think a lot of us saw Joe Crede coming.

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by The Cheat on Jun 28, 2006 1:03 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree with you on Jenks.

I'm absolutely thrilled with how dominating he has become this year, to the point where you don't even worry about him coming in on the third consecutive night.  But with Crede, while I expected this season to be closer to post-DL 2005 than pre-DL Crede, he's really only had one bad road trip the entire season.  That's some remarkable consistency from a guy who had yet to show it at the major league level.

by chrome on Jun 28, 2006 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

another vote for jenks

his learning curve has been nothing short of tremendous...

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Jun 28, 2006 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Crede...

I didn't expect him to be as consistent at the plate as he has been.  And I think Dye is only slightly above the numbers I expected from him, which I would attribute to Thome and Konerko hitting in front of him.

by defensive indifference on Jun 28, 2006 1:06 PM CDT reply actions  

In a bad way

Jon Garland.

Obviously, a lot of that has to do with BAPIP as he's been a little unlucky this year, but there's no chance in hell I would've believed you if you had told me Garland would have an ERA approaching 6.00 for the first half.  

I didn't expect Jon Garland of 2005, but at worst, I was thinking the usual Garland -- 4.50 ERA, a little inconsistent.

He needs to rebound against the Cubbies on Friday in a big way.

by CWSKeith on Jun 28, 2006 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I knew I was forgetting someone.

by chrome on Jun 28, 2006 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sock it Thome

My vote was Thome. I think we were all a bit worried about the potential of injury (and we're still not quite at the half-mark, let's hope he holds up). Providing he stayed healthy, I expected him to be solid, but in no way expected him to lead the league in HR, RBIs, runs...

Plus the effect he has had on the bats of Dye and Paulie is another surprising perk. Not to mention the unquantifiable effect he's having on the clubhouse as a whole.

by brookswashere on Jun 28, 2006 5:06 PM CDT reply actions  

What about Thornton?

His solid performance is certainly one of the biggest surprises...we were (not undeservedly) expecting an awful reliever who would blow any lead handed to him and dig bigger holes if we were already down...we've gotten (thanks to Coop), a reliable lefty with great K capabilities.  Certainly better in this role than Marte was the last few years...

by hiphopnerd on Jun 28, 2006 11:50 PM CDT reply actions  

i'd half vote for thornton

i'd probably use the other half for BMac; i thought he would be much better out of the pen than he has been. sure, new role and young kid, so i see why maybe he wouldn't be included in the poll. crede's numbers don't suprise me; i expected them about two years ago. now it's just nice that i can finally have people stop looking at me like i'm crazy when i tell them crede will be a very good hitter in this league.

by larry on Jun 29, 2006 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

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