July 10, 200619 yr Tough one for me to vote on...I went with Dye because he seems to have come up with the most clutch hits but Thome has changed the entire lineup with his power and walks. Can't go wrong with either guy really.
July 10, 200619 yr Dye. I love Big Jim but Dye has been so amazing it's really no competition as far as I'm concerned.
July 10, 200619 yr IMO. Jenks Dye (very close microscopic second) Thome (probably will be in the running with Ortiz this year of the MVP award after the half) Count
July 10, 200619 yr Jim Thome. We had a rough first two weeks, or so. Without Thome, our record would've been far worse. And his presence along changes an entire game. He's got the best overall numbers, and even a one thousand fielding percentage! :lol My choice.
July 10, 200619 yr No way in hell I can pick just one out of that bunch. All of those guys have contributed massively to our success so far.
July 10, 200619 yr Listen. Dye has had an MVP type caliber season for the MLB IMO. My pick was Thome, because I sincerely believe that he has changed the way this team hits. Paulie, Dye, Crede, AJ, all of them have benefitted greatly from his addition, and I believe that is serious value to this team.
July 10, 200619 yr SEASON STATS: NAME G AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS Jermaine Dye 78 280 56 15 1 25 68 .318 .397 .646 1.043 Jim Thome 82 289 69 12 0 30 77 .298 .414 .651 1.065 JT JD JD JT JT JD JT JT JT JD: 3 | JT: 6 w/ RISP NAME AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS Jermaine Dye 69 25 2 0 9 48 .362 .449 .783 1.232 Jim Thome 66 25 3 0 9 46 .379 .500 .833 1.333 NA JT NA NA JD JT JT JT JT JD: 1 | JT: 5 | NA: 3 w/ RISP & 2 OUT NAME AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS Jermaine Dye 34 13 0 0 5 23 .382 .523 .824 1.347 Jim Thome 27 8 0 0 2 10 .296 .387 .519 .906 JD NA NA JD JD JD JD JD JD JD: 7 | JT: 0 | NA: 2 CLOSE AND LATE NAME AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS Jermaine Dye 30 8 2 0 2 9 .267 .353 .533 .886 Jim Thome 38 7 2 0 3 7 .184 .340 .474 .814 JD NA NA JT JD JD JD JD JD JD: 6 | JT: 1 | NA: 2 They're both having amazing seasons and both have been incredibly clutch, their RISP numbers are eerily similar. Thome kept the Sox alive for the first month or so of the season and JD has been carrying the team of late and has been the most ridiculously clutch player on the team (outside of Pablo). You really can't go wrong with either one. Edited July 10, 200619 yr by Kalapse
July 10, 200619 yr Too many players have made great contributions to pick one guy as the Most Valuable Player IMO.
July 10, 200619 yr It's either Thome or Jenks. Thome has been the main ingredient in transforming this offense from above average to argubly the best in baseball. The impact he's had has trickled up and down this lineup. If not Thome, it's gotta be Jenks. Words can't describe how dominant he's been.
July 10, 200619 yr I went with Dye. The best part of this poll is that you can make a legit case for 4 or 5 guys.
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(The Critic @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:11 AM) I went with Dye. The best part of this poll is that you can make a legit case for 4 or 5 guys. Hey Critic, that Indians loss was 4/4.
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:08 AM) We have 3 legit team MVP's. That's rather neat. 4 if you throw in Konerko.
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:15 AM) Hey Critic, that Indians loss was 4/4. I was trying to pretend it never happened? to me. Now I'm off to correct the date.....
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:39 AM) 4 if you throw in Konerko. I don't think Paul's a genuine candidate this year for team MVP. It's all Thome, Dye, Count or Jenks.
July 10, 200619 yr now, I love Jermaine Dye, but I don't see him having this good a season without Jim Thome in the lineup. That's why I voted for Thome, not only the team's MVP, but the league MVP as well in the first half. Jim Thome 1st Half MVP
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 11:41 AM) now, I love Jermaine Dye, but I don't see him having this good a season without Jim Thome in the lineup. That's why I voted for Thome, not only the team's MVP, but the league MVP as well in the first half. Jim Thome 1st Half MVP I voted for JD, although for me it was a tossup between him and Thome. No single player has changed the makeup of this team like Jim Thome has, but my gut just says Dye, the other bookend of the best 3-4-5 in baseball. It's hard to argue against any of those four guys, but A.J. has also had a big half for us. He is always in the right place doing the right thing at the right time, like sliding high into second to break up a double play ball by forcing an errant throw, a play which meant the game. His average is up this year, and while he isn't popping them out of the park like Thome or Dye, he consistently moves the line. His greatest assets are his intangibles, which stats don't really measure. I think that JD has a better chance of winning AL MVP simply because he plays the field. IMO it's why Ortiz didn't win over A-Rod last year, and IMO should have. What I love about this team is how difficult a decision this is.
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Drew @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 02:32 PM) I voted for JD, although for me it was a tossup between him and Thome. No single player has changed the makeup of this team like Jim Thome has, but my gut just says Dye, the other bookend of the best 3-4-5 in baseball. It's hard to argue against any of those four guys, but A.J. has also had a big half for us. He is always in the right place doing the right thing at the right time, like sliding high into second to break up a double play ball by forcing an errant throw, a play which meant the game. His average is up this year, and while he isn't popping them out of the park like Thome or Dye, he consistently moves the line. His greatest assets are his intangibles, which stats don't really measure. I think that JD has a better chance of winning AL MVP simply because he plays the field. IMO it's why Ortiz didn't win over A-Rod last year, and IMO should have. What I love about this team is how difficult a decision this is. I wish AJ were fast because he's absolutely money with nobody on base or leading off an inning. We'd be able to replace old worthless out in LF if AJ could run.
July 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:41 PM) now, I love Jermaine Dye, but I don't see him having this good a season without Jim Thome in the lineup. this is my reasoning also. initially i would want to say dye, but i don't know if dye would be having the year he is without thome in the lineup.
July 11, 200619 yr Thome has been the Offensive MVP, but if you couple Dye's Offensive numbers with his solid D, he gets the slight edge.
July 11, 200619 yr Its tough to choose beetween these guys. Im gonna go with Dye. Hes been a rock all year putting huge number, clutch hits and solid defense. A close second would be Carl Everett tough.
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