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It’s time for an annual tradition: The Cubs-Sox Wagers! This is our fifth year doing it, which I believe has gone two for the White Sox, one for the Cubs, and one undecided (see below for reason).
So here’s the setup. To make the season a little more interesting, my friend Tim and I choose seven categories where we each pick the team or players from either the Cubs (Tim) or the Sox (Steve) for those categories. Whoever wins a majority of the categories wins. We do have a small prize but its more for the bragging rights.
Tim and I have had a discussion and here is a summary of what transpired.
Category 1
Steve: Alright, let’s do the easy one first. Season Series with runs as the tie-breaker.
Tim: Yup just like always.
CATEGORY 1: HEAD TO HEAD GAMES (RUNS AS TIEBREAKER)
STEVE HAS: WHITE SOX
TIM HAS: CUBS
Category 2
T: Home Runs. 2 Players.
S: This is a little bit of a tough one. I know I want Carlos Quentin, but the question is who I want going with him. I don’t trust Jermaine Dye even though he was pretty good last year. So it’s got to be Paulee or Thome.
T: Thome seems to be a solid pick despite his age, but you know he is slated for at least one DL trip. Once he has a back injury we all know that it never goes away.
S: Yeah, Just ask Mr. Joe Crede. But Thome is the DH, which I think helps his chances of avoiding injury. Plus Paulee’s thumb might give him trouble. Alright, I am going with Carlos and Thome.
T: I will choose Aramis Ramirez.
S: No surprise there.
T: The next one is kind of tough.
S: I was thinking you were going Soriano
T: Bradley has some power and Soriano’s a frontrunner.
S: Plus Bradley will have a little more protection then Soriano in the 1 hole.
T: D-Lee is out, and Soto won’t put up HR hitter numbers.
S: What, the 12 HRs he hit from June to the end of the year doesn’t impress you?
T: Not really, the 4 HR after the All-Star break is bad for a hitter like him. I am going to go with Soriano.
CATEGORY 2: MOST HOME RUNS BETWEEN 2 PLAYER
STEVE HAS: CARLOS QUENTIN & JIM THOME
TIM HAS: ARAMIS RAMIEREZ & ALFONSO SORIANO
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