Who Finishes with the Lowest ERA?

by The Cheat on May 10, 2008 6:01 PM CDT

I know it's not the best measure for a pitcher, but it is the simplest, most accessible.

I'm curious how you'll respond...

Poll

Who finishes with a lowest ERA?

Gavin Floyd

114 votes

John Danks

104 votes

Jose Contreras

22 votes

240 votes | Poll has closed

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At this point (15 votes)

I’m surprised that Floyd has as many votes as he does (6).

I personally chose Danks and I’m not so high and mighty as to think my choice is definitively correct, I just assumed that more of the SSS community had greater faith in Danks than Floyd

-Jeeves Life in the Cell

by jeeves on May 10, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

their numbers

 	                W-L  	G  	GS  	CG  	SHO 	SV  	BS  	IP  	H  	R  	ER  	HR  	BB  	K  	ERA  	WHIP
2008 - Gavin Floyd 	3-1 	6 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	39.2 	20 	14 	11 	4 	18 	19 	2.50 	.96
2008 - Jose Contreras 	3-3 	7 	7 	1 	0 	0 	0 	46.2 	44 	20 	19 	2 	13 	25 	3.66 	1.22
2008 - John Danks 	3-3 	7 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	39.2 	34 	14 	14 	2 	10 	30 	3.18 	1.11

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on May 10, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

pre tags work in posts!

yipee!

was odacrem the name of the guy that writes things in sbn?
if so thanks to odacrem

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on May 10, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

"Other" would probably win.

But I’ll go Gavin too. If he’s really turned a corner, I’m smart. If he hasnt, I’m stupid too.

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by Chiburb on May 10, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions

can gavin survive the summer in the cell?

personally I have more faith in jose than gavin, I maybe stupid too!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on May 10, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Speaking of young pitchers...

Another Broadway start today…

7 IP, 1 R (solo homer by Mike Hessman), 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K.

Current ERA – 1.13.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 10, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

jre...

you’re a peninsula guy, right? hiked for the first time down there this morning/early afternoon. most excellent.

Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.

by Toonderstrook on May 10, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I live in the city.

Although I have an uncle that lives down there. Beautiful.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 10, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

doubt i could live or work down there (especially work...very sterile looking), but the access to nature is great.

Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.

by Toonderstrook on May 10, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions

In other news...

I notice that veteran lefty Ray King pitched for the Knights last night.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 10, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

ray king

in case this gets lost on the gamethread

Reliever Ray King owns two Foreman grills: one for his home and one to use at spring training and during the season.
“It’s fast, it’s easy and it cooks perfect burgers,” King said. “It has to be healthier than cooking them in a skillet, with all the grease.”

According to King and fellow hamburger connoisseur David Weathers, the Foreman grill sparked a mini-controversy in the Brewers’ clubhouse before a game last season in Houston.
“Davey doesn’t usually go back into the kitchen area very often,” King said, referring to Lopes. “When we were at Enron (Field) last year, he came back there before a game and caught me and Weathers each with two big burgers on our plates. He wasn’t too happy. He started yelling at us and right away Stormy said, ‘I told Ray King not to do it.’

“We were both laughing but Davey got so mad that he took the grill away.”

Grill mania sizzles clubhouse

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on May 10, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Lopes chuckled when he recalled the incident recently but he didn’t see much humor when it happened.
“I don’t have anything against hamburgers,” he said. “But the Dagwood hamburgers those guys were making? Are you kidding me? They were making double-deckers with double cheese and eating them right after batting practice.

“I walked in at 6:30 (a half-hour before game time) and they had these big burgers on their plates. You can’t play with that stuff sitting down in your stomach.

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 10, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions