05/21: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Eight
Posted by: Patrick
This is my weekly recap of the performance of the YanksBlog.com teams in the Yankees Bloggers Fantasy Baseball League.
Last Week
This wasn't the prettiest week for James or Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) - the winning numbers for their match were as follows: 32 R, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 5 SB, .275 AVG, 4 W, 9 S, 44 K, 4.71 ERA, 1.37 WHIP. Even so, James managed to come out on top for most of the categories, allowing him to take an 8-2 victory.
James' offense was led by Mark Teahen, who hit .379 with 5 runs, 6 runs batted in and 2 stolen bases. Jen's squad was led by Miguel Cabrera, who had 4 runs and 5 runs batted in to go along with a .296 average. Pitching wise, Jen picked up 4 wins (Gorzelanny, Wang, Hoffman, Tankersley) and 5 saves (2 for Ray and Fuentes, 1 for Hoffman). James managed 9 saves, in big part thanks to a 4 save week from Jose Valverde. Joakim Soria pitched in 3 with Billy Wagner and Bobby Jenks each picking up 1. James' 2 wins came from Escobar and Lilly.
Seamus and Joseph (River Ave. Blues) took a split decision, 4-4. Seamus won the offensive side (taking 4 of 5 categories) while Joseph won the pitching side (taking 3 of 5 categories). They tied on both wins (3) and saves (1). For Seamus, David Wright was on fire this week, hitting 4 homers and scoring 7 runs while driving in 2, stealing 2 bases and hitting .409. Victor Martinez (5 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG) and Rafael Furcal (3 R, 4 RBI, .500 AVG) were the best on Joseph's side.
Seamus got a 2 win week out of Jered Weaver, who struck out 11 with a 1.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. His other win came from Ervin Santana with his lone save coming from Todd Jones. Joseph's wins came from Greg Maddux, Bartolo Colon and A.J. Burnett with his save coming from Papelbon. Joseph's pitchers put up an incredible 76 strikeouts - 19 from Bedard, 13 from James Shields, 10 each from Aaron Harang and A.J. Burnett and 9 from Maddux.
Finally... wow. I got crushed. If my team didn't manage to hit a whopping 15 homers (more than any other team hit this week - except for Aziz's team, of course), it would have been a 10-0 loss. Instead, it's a 9-0 loss. Both offenses were very good - but Aziz's was simply amazing. And his pitching - well, forget about it. A 1.57 ERA and 0.93 WHIP for the week.
Jorge Posada led my offense with 5 runs, 3 home runs, 4 runs batted in and a .476 average. Kevin Youkilis was the man for Aziz, hitting .407 with 5 runs, 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in. Pitching wise, I got all of my wins from one player thanks to a 2 win week by Justin Verlander, who also had 10 strikeouts, a 2.30 ERA and 0.77 WHIP. All of my saves came from one guy, too, which makes sense being that I only had 1 (Joe Borowski). Aziz's 4 wins came from Oliver Perez, Randy Johnson, David Weathers and Ben Sheets. His saves came from Francisco Cordero (2), Takaski Saito (2) and Weathers (1). The Unit had 10 K's.
Much like the Yankees, my team is in a lot of trouble.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (43-24-3)
2. James (39-28-3)
3. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (38-29-3)
This Week
James (2nd, 39-28-3) vs. Mike (1st, 43-24-3).
Seamus (8th, 29-37-4) vs. Patrick (10th, 23-42-5).
Last Week
This wasn't the prettiest week for James or Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) - the winning numbers for their match were as follows: 32 R, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 5 SB, .275 AVG, 4 W, 9 S, 44 K, 4.71 ERA, 1.37 WHIP. Even so, James managed to come out on top for most of the categories, allowing him to take an 8-2 victory.
James' offense was led by Mark Teahen, who hit .379 with 5 runs, 6 runs batted in and 2 stolen bases. Jen's squad was led by Miguel Cabrera, who had 4 runs and 5 runs batted in to go along with a .296 average. Pitching wise, Jen picked up 4 wins (Gorzelanny, Wang, Hoffman, Tankersley) and 5 saves (2 for Ray and Fuentes, 1 for Hoffman). James managed 9 saves, in big part thanks to a 4 save week from Jose Valverde. Joakim Soria pitched in 3 with Billy Wagner and Bobby Jenks each picking up 1. James' 2 wins came from Escobar and Lilly.
Seamus and Joseph (River Ave. Blues) took a split decision, 4-4. Seamus won the offensive side (taking 4 of 5 categories) while Joseph won the pitching side (taking 3 of 5 categories). They tied on both wins (3) and saves (1). For Seamus, David Wright was on fire this week, hitting 4 homers and scoring 7 runs while driving in 2, stealing 2 bases and hitting .409. Victor Martinez (5 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG) and Rafael Furcal (3 R, 4 RBI, .500 AVG) were the best on Joseph's side.
Seamus got a 2 win week out of Jered Weaver, who struck out 11 with a 1.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. His other win came from Ervin Santana with his lone save coming from Todd Jones. Joseph's wins came from Greg Maddux, Bartolo Colon and A.J. Burnett with his save coming from Papelbon. Joseph's pitchers put up an incredible 76 strikeouts - 19 from Bedard, 13 from James Shields, 10 each from Aaron Harang and A.J. Burnett and 9 from Maddux.
Finally... wow. I got crushed. If my team didn't manage to hit a whopping 15 homers (more than any other team hit this week - except for Aziz's team, of course), it would have been a 10-0 loss. Instead, it's a 9-0 loss. Both offenses were very good - but Aziz's was simply amazing. And his pitching - well, forget about it. A 1.57 ERA and 0.93 WHIP for the week.
Jorge Posada led my offense with 5 runs, 3 home runs, 4 runs batted in and a .476 average. Kevin Youkilis was the man for Aziz, hitting .407 with 5 runs, 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in. Pitching wise, I got all of my wins from one player thanks to a 2 win week by Justin Verlander, who also had 10 strikeouts, a 2.30 ERA and 0.77 WHIP. All of my saves came from one guy, too, which makes sense being that I only had 1 (Joe Borowski). Aziz's 4 wins came from Oliver Perez, Randy Johnson, David Weathers and Ben Sheets. His saves came from Francisco Cordero (2), Takaski Saito (2) and Weathers (1). The Unit had 10 K's.
Much like the Yankees, my team is in a lot of trouble.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (43-24-3)
2. James (39-28-3)
3. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (38-29-3)
This Week
James (2nd, 39-28-3) vs. Mike (1st, 43-24-3).
Seamus (8th, 29-37-4) vs. Patrick (10th, 23-42-5).
