2008 State of the Sox

Week in a box: April 21-27

Player of the Week: Carlos Quentin.  He's got a six-game hitting streak and a three-game HBP streak.  He drove in two runs alone with bases-loaded HBPs. He started the winning rally off Joba Chamberlain with a double, stole his first base and stole a run with some heads-up baserunning.

Player of the Weak:  Juan Uribe.  He started the week 2-for-3, and finished it 0-for-9.  He's just giving away at-bats, although if Paul Konerko hadn't hit two homers Sunday, this would likely be his award to take home.

Pitcher of the Week:  Jose Contreras.  He should have had two quality starts, but Ozzie Guillen left him in one batter too long against the Yankees and the bullpen blew it.  He bounced back nicely against the Orioles.

Pitcher of the Weak:  Javier Vazquez.  He shied away from the strike zone in the second inning against the Yankees, and they made him pay.

Fireman of the Week:  Bobby Jenks.  He pitched in three non-save situations this week, and did exactly what Ozzie Guillen asked of him.  He picked up two wins, even though he didn't look pretty throwing a scoreless inning against the Orioles.

Gas Can of the Week:  Octavio Dotel.  Not a week he'll want to remember -- he gave up a grand slam to Bobby Abreu, and then let a game get out of hand against Baltimore, even though Konerko can receive a fair share of the blame for that one.

Super Sub:  Brian Anderson.  He drove in the game-winning run with a single -- better yet, he did so while starting the at-bat 0-2.  That's a good week's work.

Super Scrub:  Alexei Ramirez.  Right now, the only reason to call him the Cuban Missile is because his bats explode with the best of them.

Gold Glove:  Bobby Jenks.  He made a helluva nice stab on Melvin Mora's comebacker to keep the game tied Saturday.  Nobody else stands out.

Hands of Stone:  Paul Konerko.  He committed three errors in the Baltimore doubleheader, although only two of them counted.  The other was charged to Dotel, who had the nerve to hit Konerko's wrist with a pickoff throw.