2007 State of the Sox

Week in a Box: April 9-15

Considering all the ugly twists and turns this week took, along with turns in the rotation for Sox killers Johan Santana and C.C. Sabathia, it's almost a miracle the Sox finished 2-3.

Player of the Week:  Juan Uribe.  A four-RBI game against Cleveland helped the Sox to avoid the sweep, and he drove in runs in the final two games against Oakland as well.

Player of the Weak:  Darin Erstad.  He went 2-for-20, one walk, eight strikeouts, hitting second all week long.

Pitcher of the Week:  Mark Buehrle.  Jon Garland pitched seven shutout innings, but Buehrle retired 17 out of his last 18 batters a start after he was nearly knocked out for the season. 

Pitcher of the Weak:  John Danks.  If we can have more weeks where the worst starter only gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings, we'll be happy campers.

Fireman of the Week:  David Aarsma.  Four innings, one hit, no walks, seven strikeouts.

Gas Can of the Week:  Bobby Jenks.  Added another chapter to the Oakland horror story by blowing a save in the opener.

Super Sub:  Pablo Ozuna.  Went 2-for-4 against C.C. Sabathia, one of the few to show up.

Super Scrub:  Gustavo Molina.  Get well soon, Toby Hall.

Gold Glove of the Week:  Brian Anderson.  Saved a game against Oakland in a rare start.

Hands of Stone:  Joe Crede.  A rare two-error performance led to a Cleveland win, even though the Tribe only collected one hit.